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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
1
Toronto's 4700 TTC workers strike at 5 am over a 15 cent wage demand. City officials urge calm as automaker traffic surges. emergency measures and one way streets cited. The walkout, ongoing, shows no violence with a likely weeklong duration.
The British rescue tug Turmoil’s first mate joined Captain Kurt Carlsen on the crippled Flying Enterprise as weather worsened. The U S destroyer John W Weeks reported attempts to tow amid 28 to 32 knot winds while gale warnings were issued.
Regina reports a wildcat well near Fosterton in west central Saskatchewan, Socony Western Prairie Roseway No. 1, yielded oil at 3,070 to 3,100 feet. The crude, 26 to 30 degrees gravity, may be medium to light and could be commercially significant, boosting 1952 exploration estimates to about $30 million.
United Steelworkers of America postpones threatened walkout for 45 days and sets a contingency to strike in late February if the government fails to settle the steel contract dispute. President Philip Murray urges a 45 day postponement until the wage stabilization board begins hearings in Washington. The plan, endorsed by Murray and the 36 member executive board, targets about 90 percent of U.S. basic steel production.
Joyce Saunders, an 11 year old ward of the Louisville Jefferson County Children's Home, confessed to being the "spook" behind flying objects at the Henry Thacker home. She said she caused some incidents when excited, while others were imagined by onlookers who visited and watched the activity on TV.
Canadians in the Far East express gripes about losing national identity amid British and Australian occupation. Defense Minister Claxton and Veterans Minister Lapointe tour units, note desire for Canadian newspapers and canteens, and plan visits to Cayuga and Athabaskan before Tokyo conferences with Japanese officials.
Gen. Georges Catroux, an early Free French organizer with De Gaulle in 1940, quit the French People’s rally after DeGaullists opposed ratifying the Schuman plan to pool western Europe’s coal and steel in parliament.
In London two experts question whether the 300 year old embaled heart linked to the Montrose lineage is human. Mrs Maisie Armytage Moore of Vancouver seeks the relic, while historian C V Wedgwood and Dr C J Broom challenge its authenticity, calling it not a human heart.
Lloyds sets 30 guinea premium per 100 pounds of coverage for Cant Kurt Carlsen to reach harbor with the damaged Flying Enterprise. The destroyer Weeks and tug Turmoil attempt lines to the starboard bow as Carlsen vows to tow the ship to safe harbor despite a gale.
Road conditions report light traffic on No 1 East with snow and slippery patches. No 1 West shows snow to Calgary with slick and heavy spots and free movement overall. No 3 West notes snow at highway edges and Grassy Lake to Coutts with slippery sections. Plow activity reaches Willow Creek. southward routes light snow with variable heaviness. Hilda Schuler area open but heavy in spots. side roads generally travelable.
In Paris small nations show backing for a Soviet plan for a high level UN council meeting to discuss world tensions. The proposal, presented by Andrei Vishinsky, draws interest from smaller powers but is greeted coolly by Western states. The United States warns the move could derail Panmunjom armistice talks and questions whether Moscow seeks an end to the Korean war or to reopen it.
Weather forecast notes mild conditions through Saturday with afternoon highs from 10 to 20 degrees above in the north and near 30 above in the south. Arctic air remains absent with only slight cooling in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan by Saturday evening. Medicine Hat sees clear to cloudy sky with continuing mild temperatures around 10 to 25 degrees above.
Prime Minister Churchill will land in New York aboard the Queen Mary and depart soon after for Washington. No formal ceremony is planned as he proceeds by plane or train.
A man is described as feeling very badly and anxious after losing 110 pounds. A woman identified as blonde is also noted in the readable text.
Seven Canadians from the Royal 22nd Regiment received decorations for a late November action near Seoul. Maj Real Liboiron won the Distinguished Service Order. Cpls Leo Majer and Joseph Paul Andre Harvey won the Distinguished Conduct Medal with bar and one DCM respectively. Lieuts Raymond MacDuff and George Nash, and Cpls Earl Istead Jr and Daniel Prudhomme were mentioned in dispatches. Liboiron commanded D Company during a five day stand on a ridge west of the Imjin River, resisting Chinese attacks despite heavy shelling and mortars.
JAFFREY CENTER NH AP 80 year old Mabelle Cutter slides belly bumps down Main Street for her 80th birthday and plans to continue while snow lasts. She refused to ride in an elegant sitting position, saying she will keep doing it regardless.
London Reuters reports a 2 million plan to build an experimental atomic furnace capable of powering an aircraft carrier or electricity station. After 18 months of research, Harwell scientists expect a one year build and claim the device could save millions of tons of coal over 30 years. The project awaits parliamentary consideration after January 29, with sodium as a heat transfer medium and a metal robust enough to withstand nuclear bombardment.
Reuters reports scattered fighting as gangs of terrorists roamed Suez, shelling water plants and installations while British troops sealed the city at the canal's southern end. Two British officers were killed in last night’s clash, and Brig. J W Tweedie ordered road closures after a probe into the violence.
Ottawa report shows the cost of living index fell one tenth to 191.1 in November, the first decline in 23 months. Food price drops, especially pork meat and eggs, weighed down the index while potato prices rose and milk butter and vegetables edged up.
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