08 Jan 1951
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1951
Page
1
The Allied rearguard yielded Wonju to Chinese and North Korean forces after a fierce holding action. U N troops retreated to new lines while Communist forces occupied the road and rail hub at mid day, with patrols later returning to the town.
First Saturday as the new five day work week took effect city hall and many civic offices closed for the day. Firemen remain on a platoon system while other workers shifted to forty hours. Separate notes mention a proposed Dominion government purchase of a gallon pump tank truck for medical use and a rush of applications for tag days and market square junk sales.
Federal and local police tracked Bill Cook, a former convict from Joplin, across the desert into northwestern Mexico after hijacking and killing several people. A car found near El Centro showed bloodstains and missing plates, and Dewey’s body was later found in California. Cook, accused in the Mosser family case, was paroled last June after robbery sentences.
The Rasmussen triplets born New Year’s Day weighing two pounds each in Rocky Mountain House Alberta are reported to be improving and doing as well as could be expected. Birthing details and hospital updates are noted by authorities.
The message outlines a hard line against appeasement with the Soviet Union while signaling readiness for full wartime mobilization. It calls for price controls, labor and farm powers, federal aid, and united Western strength to deter aggression.
Britain pressed the United Nations to renew efforts toward a Korean cease fire warning China could break with the free world on terms. Sir Gladwyn Jebb backed US calls that a cease fire precede broader negotiations as he warned of a possible China world split. He urged weighing actions carefully and urged joint leap if action is taken. The UN moved into its new Manhattan headquarters amid unfinished work with many offices still at the Lake Success complex.
Kenneth Roberts discusses Henry Gross the Maine game warden who uses a dowsing rod to locate underground water veins. The technique reportedly pinpoints springs miles away and even traces veins on maps with precise depths and distances.
Reuters reports Britain will unveil the full impact of its rearmament program in Parliament later this year. Details show defence spending rising from initial estimates to over four billion pounds, with new additions expected to lift the total bill further.
Fragmented diary-like lines reveal a rider recounting a stubborn horse willing to continue, and a separate query asking who won, with a clipped note about a toss and eating. The readable text hints at a rural scene and a tug between animal and rider.
A Civil Defence School will train planners from all areas with a 1 week course of instruction. Maj Gen F F Worthington heads the federal CD authority coordinating the project with officials from the United States CD organization and Canadian attendees. The federal government will fund the school and related CD projects. estimates to be presented to Parliament. Continued on page ten.
London reports that Britain sees no basis to label Red China the aggressor in Korea until cease-fire efforts fail. Qualified diplomats say Commonwealth prime ministers may back a new U.N. bid to halt the war, even if the move may not succeed.
Frontline battle rages as UN forces clash with North Korean units. Air strikes ignite villages north of the UN line, causing widespread destruction amid heavy fighting.
Bermuda attracts foreign and British owned companies since 1946 with about 50 registries. New arrivals from Britain Norway and the United States mainly engage in overseas import export shipping and foreign investment. Local restrictions prohibit trading buying selling or owning property by the firms within the islands while operations remain globally dispersed.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions religion and loud chants at a cottage turning to some instruction. Details are unclear and names or places are unreadable.
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