23 Aug 1952
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1952
Page
1
A major Bakersfield quake killed two people and injured 32 damaging city blocks. Buildings toppled and churches closed as the disaster area and emergency were declared. County offices moved to tents after the courthouse damage from a prior quake. aftershocks continued overnight.
Four major U.S. oil firms and six subsidiaries face civil suits totaling 67 million dollars. The government alleges overcharges on foreign aid oil shipments to Europe as part of a broader effort against a claimed international oil cartel. Three separate suits were filed in New York by the government and Congress.
Prime Minister St Laurent returns from his summer home to Ottawa to begin a tour of British Columbia and Manitoba with a Vancouver Bar Association visit, seen as a prelude to the autumn 1953 federal election. The trip aims to boost Liberal prospects amid provincial defeats and rising Conservative momentum.
In Athens Premier Nicholas Plastiras maintains a fragile coalition after a 127 to 118 confidence vote as he pushes new electoral laws to bar women and armed forces from voting. Papagos demands resignation, citing a slim majority in the 258 member parliament amid economic tensions and U S ambassador Peurifoy remarks. Washington backs efforts, while Greek media debate intervention.
Vancouver and Fraser valley carpenters vote to end a 74 day strike with 10 cent hourly wage rise to 2.10 dollars. New Westminster locals accept same terms. Victoria remains strike pocket while Vancouver Island cities ended earlier. Union officials call gains in board rate concessions a key achievement.
Washington reports say Stalin may use the Moscow party congress on October 5 to replace up to 60 purged or dead leaders. A State Department radio commentary notes 26 of 139 central committee members have died or were purged, with 34 little mentioned recently. The broadcast predicted the plan could abolish the politburo, but the USSR would still be a dictatorship under Stalin.
EDMONTON CP reports the horse promotion branch of Alberta agriculture says at least one good team is needed on every farm. Horses still perform jobs tractors cannot, though farmers are too busy to train them. Unmarketable horses rise as slaughter outlets shrink, but demand for horse meat and by products persists. Breeding of light and thoroughbred horses regains favor in Alberta.
U S embassy sources say negotiations are advanced for a new 10 story site about 132 miles from the Kremlin. Russian authorities are aiding the move which will replace the Mahavaya street building near Red Square. The lease runs to December 31 and Moscow University plans expansion in the structure.
A spiritualist told how her husband asked for a package of cigarettes but provided no address. She noted the oddity that he did not request matches, prompting humorous speculation about where to send the package.
Medicine Hat reports a new gas well burst Friday afternoon after drilling through gas sands. The nine inch casing bottomed through the gas rock allowing a large release, with a potential peak near 7,000,000 cubic feet. Officials noted the wind helped keep spectators safe amid the dramatic blow-in.
Cooler air moved into Alberta overnight and spreads eastward today. Temperatures retreat 5 to 10 degrees from yesterday's 75 to 98 range. Sprinkles reported. Medicine Hat sees sunny periods with cooler Sunday, light southwest winds shifting northwest, 55 tonight and 75 tomorrow.
A defence production official said four Ontario and Quebec shipyard strikes halt about 70 million dollars of navy shipbuilding and conversions. The labor dispute stops minesweepers, escort vessels, a gate vessel, and frigate work, delaying first launches planned for 1952 and 1953. About 1,000 workers are involved across Port Arthur and Quebec yards.
A Swiss team launches a balloon to cross the Alps toward Italy or Austria in an unprecedented attempt. The mission will also test equipment for a planned Everest expedition to Nepal next autumn.
Winnipeg dispatch reports Canada's largest labor body calls for an all embracing social security system with health insurance and broader protections. It seeks price controls housing aid higher minimum wages and restricted immigration to protect Canadian jobs during cold months.
U S Fifth Air Force reports 26 Soviet jet downings in the first 22 days of August over North Korea with only one allied plane lost in air combat. August totals include 29 Migs crippled and 17 UN planes lost, while Sabres blocked enemy interference in airstrikes along the front. North Korea condemned the raids in Pyongyang broadcasts, and leaflets urged evacuation of target areas before major Allied raids.
Paris officials announce a formal inquiry into a string of engine defects aboard the month old luxury liner Flandre during recent transatlantic crossings. The investigation seeks to determine causes and assign responsibility. Local authorities emphasize safety and passenger protection as primary goals.
West German government provided allies a detailed memorandum detailing a string of communist inspired provocative incidents at the Soviet zone border. Allied officials disclosed the document yesterday.
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