25 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
Communist China announced a nationwide grain rationing plan aimed at redistributing food to cities and towns. The state council and Peiping radio described measures to raise deliveries from peasants, with ration levels varying by age work type and region, and rural households categorized by surplus self-sufficiency or deficit.
A brief weather bulletin lists temperatures across regions including Med Hat 75 and Calgary 69 with scattered showers. It notes 8 current and varying highs and lows, reflecting a mixed day across local zones.
George Scott head keeper at the Bronx Zoo in New York forcibly removes a cracked penguin egg that failed to hatch after 55 days. The egg was reportedly the first in the zoo to be deemed no good and Scott was pecked by the bird during removal.
Vancouver's Royal Commission hears a claim that Chief Walter Mulligan and the police board demoralized a 700-man force through maladministered policy. Det. Fred Dougherty testifies about the 1947 shakeup, promotions disputes, and the prowler squad controversy amid decades of union battles.
Niagara-on-the-Lake crowd of 13 000 erupts as French scouts demand French narration during the American scouts pageant. Officials note French is a common language and Canada is bilingual, sparking chants that disrupt performances.
About 15 000 doctors and dentists in Austria began a two day strike with non emergency care halted. Medical Association protests a proposed national health insurance law arguing it endangers private practice and independence while hospitals continue care for current patients.
Prime Minister St. Laurent’s broken left ankle is healing nicely with no complications. He has a small walking cast and is told to rest for two days while using a cane, with the cast to come off in two weeks. He plans to travel to Ottawa then western Canada after a stay at his summer home in St. Patrice.
Parliament members questioned the government Tuesday as Production Minister K C Reddy stated New Delhi is studying the possibility of nationalizing coal mines. The discussion signals potential shift in control of coal resources.
A quirky sports note captures a player’s inner dialogue as nerves clash with instinct. The moment frames tennis as much mental test as physical game, with the line between ambition and doubt briefly exposed.
A Boise prankster threw a rock through the Boise Farmers Insurance Group office window on Wednesday. The window was not insured and the agent said premiums would have cost more than the window itself.
Red Bluff California United States airman Daniel Schmidt, freed from a Chinese POW camp after 244 years, has nullified his six day old divorce filing as he reunites with wife Una in Oregon. County official notes reunion voids action and a new suit would be required if pursued. Alfred Fine, Una's prior husband, is reportedly out of the picture.
Almost 3,000 packinghouse workers in the Okanagan stage a strike to back wage demands of 10 cents an hour for men and eight for women. In Osoyoos, 100 workers quit the union and report to work. The dispute affects thirty plants as peach harvest nears and apple prices fall due to weak markets.
Edmonton Saturday hosts the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities five day convention with addresses in English and French. Edmonton Mayor William Hawrelak and at least two aldermen seek re election in the Oct. 19 civic vote. Winnipeg coach Al Sherman rejects Bobby Free man bid to rejoin the Bombers. Cutter polio vaccine lots linked to polio in a four month US health study. Manitoba opposes further coast trade restrictions. royal commission told in Winnipeg.
A major part of Calgary construction could stop as 200 journeyman painters strike, halting ongoing and planned projects and prompting city officials to seek alternatives. The walkout signals widespread disruption across multiple sites.
Russia's agriculture chief Vladimir Matskevich leads a Soviet delegation arriving at Dorval airport to tour Canadian farm lands amid a flurry of questions.
Jeronimo Remorino resigns as Argentina's foreign minister due to ill health and treatment in a Buenos Aires hospital. Ildefonso Felix Cavagna Martinez is expected to succeed him and leads efforts on a regional economic union. Unofficial sources also predict changes in Peron's security leadership and other ministerial resignations.
Edmonton reports say alcoholism cuts life expectancy by 12 years and costs the industry one billion dollars yearly in lost output. C W Ross and J George Strachan of the Alberta Alcoholism Foundation outline the profile of an average alcoholic, including age 35 to 45, marriage, home ownership, and two to three children. They note Canada spends about five hundred thousand dollars annually on research, treatment, and education and that six percent of male workers and two percent of female workers are problem drinkers.
Reuters reports French security forces killed at least 56 rebels in 24 hours as they suppress new outbreaks in scattered centers. Six rebels died after a bomb blast in Constantine, others in clashes near Jekkapes and in the Lan ncy region. Police seized a large arms cache in Algiers amid street patrols and searches.
The Weather reports sunny and warm conditions for Alberta and Saskatchewan today and Friday, signaling pleasant late week weather for residents and travelers.
France readies a costly six battalions and 50 000 to 60 000 reservists to reinforce North Africa as riots leave more than 1 700 dead. Rabat notes surface calm while Oued Zem and Kenifra face mass violence. In Algeria, rebels are treated as a rebellion against the state with 100 000 troops already engaged. Final Oued Zem European deaths reach 70, including 21 children.
Prague radio said Czechoslovakia will reduce its armed forces by 34 000 men following Russia's plan to trim 40 000. Both moves cite an improving international situation. Casual estimates place the Czech army around 200 000 men.
In Moscow Idaho G C Anderson of the University of Idaho notes that a new cow can disrupt herd status, triggering aggression until accepted and lowering milk and butterfat production by as much as five percent.
In North Grosvenor Dale, Mrs. and Mr. Dery lost the living room plaster and buckled kitchen floor after the North Grosvenor dam burst from hurricane Diane. The couple, jobless after a textile mill closure, shelter with a daughter as about 300 families evacuated from the village near the Massachusetts line.
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