27 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
1
A European Diary excerpt notes Vienna’s discomfort with film fame from The Third Man The author recalls postwar travel through Vienna Venice and Trieste describing cautious pilots improvised takeoffs and a lingering haze of cigars and smoke as the journey begins.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will visit Canada in spring. The Duke hopes to visit his Alberti ranch near Pekisko in Alberta’s High River district in March or April, his first trip there since 1941. He and the Duchess arrived in New York yesterday and will stay until departure.
The 6,700 ton British motorship Silver Walnut grounded on Royal Captain shoal in the South China Sea about 50 miles west of Palawan Island. Four tugs departed to attempt to refloat the vessel.
Across the United States more than 544 people died in violent accidents during the Christmas holiday period. About 400 fatalities were traffic related, with total violent deaths including 65 in fires and 92 in other accidents such as shootings falls electrocutions plane crashes exposure and asphyxiation.
Three persons died and seven were injured as a wave of fires across Manitoba left 34 homeless and caused about 250000 in damage. The worst blaze struck Waohowden where a mother and her three month old baby perished. A plane crash in British Columbia added to 38 holiday fatalities, with Ontario reporting the most deaths from traffic accidents.
Britain may face a water famine within 20 years despite heavy rainfall. Population growth and modern plumbing boost consumption. demand could double since WWII. A Health Ministry committee urges waste elimination, public appeal, and better detection of underground leaks rather than metering.
Washington estimates U S military shipments to western Europe will start about February 1, five months to spend a $1 billion Atlantic pact aid package. Delays arose from lengthy talks with Britain. eight nations require separate accords on use of equipment. Formal British talks expected soon as other seven nations proceed.
London reports show British working people resist the Bishop of London Dr Jo W C Wand's proposal to curb gambling. He urged banning football pools and tightening racing bets, but many workers and wives prefer their leisure spending. A clergyman disputes the view noting betting remains a social pastime and sign of freedom.
A snippet shows Smilestones recalling a morning remark that opened eyes while BORED chimes in about the alarm clock. The exchange hints at a shared moment of realization framed as casual banter.
Queen Juliana proclaimed self government for Indonesia, ending decades of colonial rule after four years of guerrilla conflict. The United States of Indonesia emerged as a new independent nation, linked to the Netherlands in a loose Dutch-Indonesian union. US officials assumed control in Batavia as the UN evacuation plan continued.
Indianap olis cafe owner James Bo Hightower offered free chicken dinners to the first 400 customers from 10:80 a.m. to 2 p.m. The small cafe quickly filled, a long sidewalk line formed, and by 2 p.m. all meals were claimed and workers closed the doors.
Moscow accuses Tokyo of airborne fleas and planned germ assaults targeting the Soviet Union and others. An indictment names 12 former Japanese officers led by Lt Gen Shiro Ishii and details tests on human subjects, plutons in Manchuria, and secret centers near Harbin with a 3000-worker military city.
Ottawa report names nine firms and a trade association secretary as part of a cartel in wholesale and installation of flat glass. It alleges price fixing and bid submission schemes, with limited competition. Action pending after legal review. former commissioner McGregor had resigned over prior disputes.
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