10 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1953
Page
1
Communist police guard Berlin rail terminals with machine pistols, turning back crowds seeking free American food parcels. Despite the crackdown thousands ride in by bike or on foot, while reports of brutality and discontent spread through the Russian zone.
The first group of homeward bound Americans released from Communist prison camps will be loaded onto ships at Inchon as 389 Allied prisoners return in the sixth day of the exchange. Health varies with many sick and wounded placed on hospital ships or sent to Tokyo, while others travel by air back to the United States.
Polls show Elm and Montreal leading turnout with 33 percent by 1:30 p.m. in a citywide tally as voters choose among Liberals, Conservatives, CCF, Social Credit and others. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent seeks a second term against George Drew as Canada heads to a major federal election in 1953.
Police and troops began delivering mail in some towns as France endures its worst labor crisis in 17 years. In Paris, no mail moved yet though a troop push emptied boxes. Government ultimatum threatens suspension of strikers while unions urge a unlimited walkout.
Reports from Davidson Saskatchewan quote M. J. Coldwell stressing cooperative work as a solution. U S population clock hits 160 million at 11:04 and continues to rise. French postal strike threatens Canadian election mail flow, with some service votes at risk. Soviet radio jamming targets East Germany to curb anti communist unrest.
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario reports the first section of the Edmonton to Sarnia crude oil pipeline splashed into the Straits of Mackinac. The 20 inch line, part of a project valued over 8 million dollars, will cross to Michigan and connect with a second line later.
In Wiesbaden AP reports 21 of 24 American airmen aboard a C-119 Flying Boxcar parachuted to safety before a late Saturday crash in the Libyan desert 60 miles southwest of Tripoli. The three missing crew members remained unaccounted as rescue helicopters and land parties moved to the scene near Wheelus Field.
The Kashmir government said Sheikh Abdullah has been arrested after a cabinet ouster by Chief Minister Yovaraj Karan Singh. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed was installed as new premier, pledging Kashmir’s independence stance would worsen poverty and geography, likening it to Korea.
Continuing cool upper air brings unsettled weather across southern Alberta. Temperatures Tuesday near or just below the normal 70 to 75 degrees with Medicine Hat predicting sun today and Tuesday, scattered afternoon showers, and light winds.
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet applauded Malenkov as he claimed hydrogen bomb progress while Lavrenty Beria was publicly stripped of power and jailed. The ceremony highlighted Malenkov's rising authority and raised questions about the Beria-Malenkov alliance and Moscow power dynamics.
Britons fear Churchill illness as rumors spread after weeks of rest and secrecy. Doctors ordered rest for at least a month while nominal duties continue. Reports mention nervous fatigue and possible strokes though officials show no serious condition.
Attilio Piccioni agreed to form Italy's government after Alcide De Gasperi's ouster. He told President Luigi Einaudi he would announce a cabinet by Wednesday and seek confidence in both chambers, aiming to keep a fragile four party coalition intact.
A short, humorous remark centers on a child wary of parental discipline tied to grades. The line reflects a light domestic moment and the tone of a family page item.
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