Reds Release Prisoner List From Korean War Exchange
The Communists handed over 11 559 prisoners to the United Nations including 3 198 Americans and one Canadian. The UN list totals 132 474 Chinese and North Korean prisoners. Gen Ridgway’s HQ in Tokyo notes Maj Gen William F Dean is listed, along with AP photographer Frank Noel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Reds
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
William F. Dean
United States
Dean
Taejon
William P. Nuckols
U.S
Canada
Greece
Netherlands
Mately
Blizzard Disrupts School Day and Regional Transit
Schools closed at noon as bitter weather prompts caution for outdoor activities. The Alberta region reports heavy drifting and zero visibility west of Calgary, with buses still running but trains delayed. Some records show极low temperatures across western towns, while motorists urged to avoid out-of-town trips amid worsening conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Crow’s Nest Pass
Calgary
Yukon
Continent
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Regina
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Death of Calgary MP Art Smith Beloved Witty Legal Mind
Arthur LeRoy Smith, 65, longtime Calgary Progressive Conservative MP and king's counsel, died of a cerebral hemorrhage after resignation from parliament due to illness. A renowned trial lawyer, he defended Tommy Burns in a manslaughter case and served as counsel in the 1932 Charbonneau power debate. Known as a beloved, witty figure, he championed underdogs and rail union workers. His seat was filled by C. O. Nickle, elected a week earlier.
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Calgary
Arthur LeRoy Smith
House of Commons
King’s Counsel
Smith
C. 0. Nickle
Regina
University of Manitoba
Osgoode Hall
Toronto
Tommy Burns
Arthur Pely
Luther McCarthy
Pelky
Towa
Ottawa
Art Smith
Arthur
Premier Manning in Good Condition After Appy Surgery
Premier E. C. Manning of Alberta was hospitalized after an acute attack and underwent an appendectomy at University Hospital Edmonton. Officials said he is in good condition and expected to be released before week’s end, plan to resume duties after the Christmas holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
E. C. Manning
University Hospital
Alberta
Social Credit
Thieves Break Into Basingstoke Club Take Wine Spirits
Thieves broke into a local Basingstoke club and drank a quantity of wines and spirits. They also took a supply of aspirin tablets from the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basingstoke
Hampshire
England
Dhow Capsized in Red Sea Storm. 22 of 24 Feared Dead
An Arab news agency dispatch from Asmara Eritrea reports a dhow capsized in a Red Sea storm last Thursday with 22 of the 24 aboard drowned. The vessel is a crude sailing craft long used in Red Sea trade.
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Cairo
Asmara
Eritrea
Ready Health Unit Formed for Medicine Hat Region
A health unit combining Medicine Hat and surrounding areas including Brooks Bow Island and part of Newell district will begin early next year. Provincial director N Baster said the order setting up the unit should be approved in January and retroactive to January 1. Bassano will join with East Calgary instead.
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Medicine Hat
Brooks
Bow Island
Newell
N. Baster
Mr. Baster
Baster
Bassano
East Calgary
Monkeys Train In Texas For Atomic Radioactivity Study
In San Antonio a band of monkeys and chimpanzees undergoes aviation medicine tests to determine how atomic radioactivity could affect mental abilities and sensory motor skills. The study simulates Green, partly trained, and fully trained troops with memory tests and problem solving using peanut rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio, Tex
Texas
Air Force
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Lack of Information Blamed for Hospitals Plan Reception
Bow Island council blamed lack of information for cool reception to municipal district hospital proposals by Bow Island and surrounding areas. Irvine seeks more data while Red Cliff votes by law in February. If districts reject, out-of-town patients pay full costs. district plan could still proceed with grants and a new ward wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow Island
Redcliff
Irvine
E. E. Maxwell
Er. Martin
Martin
Ald. Lorner A. Walker
E. W. Smith
Ald. Walker
Council
Ald
Lillian E. Gust
Springer Township Pledges Liquor Lounges Vote Result
Sturgeon Falls area in northern Ontario approved liquor lounges with 78.7 percent in favor. Springer township, surrounding Sturgeon Falls, had previously voted in favor on December 3, marking the first northern Ontario municipality to back cocktail lounges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Falls
Ont
Springer
Ontario
Ottawa Round-up by The Canadian Press
Justice Minister Barson urged Commons to approve price resale maintenance ban. KE D Fulton proposed a six month hoist effectively killing the bill. Agriculture Minister Gardiner said the government will maintain floor prices for eggs and bacon. Senators debated CBC operations.
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Barson
Commons
KE. D. Fulton
Smilestones Cop Cites Lady Over Parking by Water Plug
A police officer issues a parking fine to a woman who parked beside a water plug, prompting a sharp exchange in which the driver asks for reading the sign and the officer cites the posted rule. The episode reflects a roadside dispute over a parking restriction.
Niblock Elected Medicine Hat School Board Chairman 1952
C W Niblock K C chosen chairman of the Medicine Hat School Board for 1952 at the final 1951 trustees meeting. W A Church to be succeeded, with J L Wyatt elected vice chairman and Geo H Davison reappointed secretary treasurer. The group will set committee chairs early in 1952 and discussed selling surplus equipment to American buyers, plus Dominion grant prospects for a new technical wing.
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C. W. Niblock
K.C
Medicine Hat
W. A. Church
J. Lyle Wyatt
Geo. H. Davison
National Defence
Johnston Machinery Co
Newark
N.J
Dominion
Wyatt
Niblock
Alberta
Calgary
First Ave
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Connaught
Trustees Church
J. T. Cuyler
C. E. Peasley
Evelyn McDonald
Ethel Cobb
ATA
Medicine Hat Mayor to Press Tax Relief Conditions
Mayor Riley and Union of Alberta Municipalities officials will meet the provincial cabinet to seek clarification and possible modification of the municipal assistance act. Next year’s plan would require at least three mills of the gasoline tax to be passed back as tax relief. Medicine Hat received $83,000 as an unconditional grant this year from a four cent per gallon gasoline tax fund.
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Wilson Riley
Medicine Hat
Union of Alberta
Riley
Liquor Sales Boom In Both Berlin Sectors
In East Berlin liquor prices were cut 50 percent as a Christmas present, vodka at 50 cents a bottle. West Berlin cut liquor sales tax by 30 percent after appeals. Both zones report booming liquor sales amid cold war tensions.
Canadian Troops in Korea Benefit From Free US Rations and Parcels
Canadian soldiers in Korea get large weekly US rations and free parcels with shaving cream toothpaste soap and more. They also rely on British and US canteens for supplies, drawing on both supply lines while enjoying cheap prices.
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Korea
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
United States
NAAFI
Navy
Army
Air Force
May End Saturday Prompts Bus Service Standstill in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat faces about five to six weeks without city bus service after a bylaw defeat blocks a 10 cent per mile subsidy. Mayor Wilson Riley said the city must draft a new bylaw for council action while operator L. R. Blair could halt services by December 22.
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Medicine Hat
Wilson Riley
L. R. Blair
J. G. Kidd
Ald
Lillian Gust
Blair
Moose Jaw
Gust
Lorne A. Walker
Jack Cocks
E. W. Smith
Riley
Local Post Office Records Break Day Letter Count
Medicine Hat post office meter totals 64 108 letters passed through the cancelling machine on Monday December 17, exceeding last year’s Christmas peak of 62 208. Hand cancelled bulk mail and mis stamped items are excluded, and 24 large city firms with their own meters are not counted.
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Medicine Hat
Washington Moves To Avert Danger Of Steel Strike
The United States government scheduled a high level meeting with union and management on Thursday to head off a nationwide steel strike set for December 31. Cyrus Ching of the federal mediation service urged a resolution, warning any curtailment would harm the economy and defense effort. The United Steelworkers seek a 15 cent per hour raise and other concessions, with Philip Murray warning a strike is unavoidable if talks fail before the contract expires.
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Washington
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
Philip Murray
Electronic Brains Demonstrate Wide Ranging Jobs
In Philadelphia AP reports electronic brains from IBM and Burroughs perform varied tasks. An IBM guided missile brain tracks and analyzes flights at 100 frames per second, reducing a two week calculation to eight hours. other systems assist with the 1950 census and design of new brains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Atlantic
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Road Report For East To West Canada Routes
Road conditions describe No 1 east as slippery with very poor hard surface in places. No 1 west rough but passable, with Bassano to Gleichen segment bad and Gleichen to Calgary fair. No 3 west icy near Lethbridge. Macleod to Calgary ver icy. Calgary to Edmonton icy with edge snow. Monalta not recommended. Hilda Schuler rough and slippery in spots. Lethbridge to Coutts icy but passable.
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Bassano
Gleichen
Calgary
Lethbridge
Macleod
Edmonton
Monalta
Hilda Schuler
Coutts
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Men
Panmunjom
Associated Press
Frank Noel
John Bird Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Enort
Mizpah
GRA
Masonic Temple
Tometrist
Nancy True Thorne
Pasadena
Calif
City College
Illinois
Stanford
23Rd Airborne Brigade
Favor Liquor Lounges
Berlins
Beveridge’s
Medicine Hat Public Library Board
Medicine Hat Recreation Cmmission
W. A. Keith
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