30 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1953
Page
1
The United States develops a guided missile using an electromagnetic homing device to defend cities. The sequence shows a contact event and a bomber crashing after a wing engine is ripped away. The project is named after a Greek origin.
William L. Ryan describes a three month stay in the Soviet Union and his conversations with Russians without interpreters. He notes 6,000 miles traveled off escorted tours and explains how youth is indoctrinated. The Young Pioneers system is highlighted as the party’s tool to shape future leaders.
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP Apples sold for 50 cents each last week at the remote village of Aklavik at the mouth of the Mackenzie river in the Northwest Territories. Bol Rice who delivered a box of apples and a plane load of machinery reported the box sold in an hour and a half at the premium price.
The narrator tours a Pioneer palace in Tashkent, Uzbek S S R, after an unannounced Sunday entry and gate clash with a guard. A female guide leads through a tour arranged for foreign delegations including Brazilians Indonesians and Mongolians, with further details on page eight.
Nottingham University expert Michael Lewis argues comic strips aid reading and vocabulary in children. He notes he reads about 120 comics weekly and cites Glasgow data showing 74 percent of words in popular comics known to seven year olds, six percent slang or misspelled, and 20 percent new.
Ontario reports the latest cold wave driving a mixed pattern on the Prairies. Manitoba and northern Saskatchewan stay frigid with Winnipeg at 22 below zero. Edmonton reaches 22 below with Chinook winds. Regina, Yorkton, Dafoe see an inch of snow. Manitoba towns report half an inch. Armstrong Ontario records 57 below zero, eclipsing prior Prairie lows.
The New York stock market edged higher with a broad rally lifting most sections. Canadian issues mixed with Ram Walker up 14 and Distillers Seagrams up 14 while International Nickel fell 18 and Canadian Pacific slid 14. Royalite Oil and Giant Yellowknife fuels rose, and Lake Shore gained 48 on the American stock exchange.
Dr William Kaufman tells the AAAS meeting that many physical and emotional symptoms may stem from money related stress. He notes how meaning given to money and early childhood experiences shape lasting personality and behavior patterns.
Mild air covers a region southwest of a line from Edmonton to Swift Current with near zero temperatures northeast of that line. A weather disturbance brings strong west winds in Alberta this evening and overnight, while Saskatchewan faces snow with strong east to southeast winds overnight and Thursday morning. No return to very cold weather is expected before the new year.
Two RCAF airmen were killed when an aircraft from No 2 Flying Training School crashed near Tilney Moose Jaw during a routine training flight. The cause remains undetermined as officials withheld identities pending next of kin notification.
Ottawa Trade Minister Howe said nothing has been decided on salary boosts for Commons members. Reports say Parliament may consider raises from the current 6,000 indemnity with 2,000 tax-free expenses to options including higher sums with taxable status or tax exemptions for certain expenses, but no definitive decision has been made.
Ottawa and Washington have a history of exchanging isotope processing data for peaceful uses. A Canadian official confirmed no new details, while Senator Hickenlooper noted possible legal changes to expand international pooling of atomic materials.
Arctic air from Canada sent a frigid blast across the northern Midwest. Temperatures plunged to 30 below in northern Minnesota with sub zero readings in Wisconsin North Dakota and Iowa as the cold front stretched from Michigan through Illinois toward northern Texas.
Time Magazine selects Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany as the 1953 man of the year. He expresses hope for an integrated Europe with French agreement and Germany’s return to the community of free democratic Christian nations. Time credits his role in restoring West Germany to world power status.
Canadian farm cash income totalled 1.9015 billion dollars for January through September, a record for the period driven by unusually high western wheat deliveries and prices. Wheat participation payments reached 70.2 million, while barley rose slightly and other grain receipts fell. Potatoes dropped 35 percent, livestock and poultry income stood at 542.6 million, with cattle and other livestock contributing to the lower total.
University of Manitoba debater Dave Bowman resigns from the McGoun Cup team claiming the Kinsey reports topic would prejudice the event the university and the students union. He cites publicity and attitudes of western universities under the debated motion “Resolved that the Kinsey reports are a benefit to society.”
A Washington farm style show features two daughters of Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson modeling garments created from waste products. The event, at an American Marketing Association meeting, highlights corn coat fabric, cotton-wool blends, fertilizer-sack dresses, and a raincoat made from recycled fats and acids treated materials. Frank Teuton of the agriculture research administration explains the push to find uses for surplus crops and waste, including Vicara fabric and odor-resistant dress materials.
Canadian business editors foresee overall good conditions for 1953 with high still rising incomes and large savings. They warn of pockets of weakness in textiles and consumer goods, but expect renewed opportunities if pressures and new setups are managed well.
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