Urgent slide hill survey approved by city council
City council approved $1,500 for a survey of a sliding hill near Sixth Ave and Hill Road to assess risks from natural groundwater and potential rapid movement. Prof. R. M. Hardy of the University of Alberta reported an extremely serious situation and evaluated options, including possible home relocations or corrective measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Ave
Hill Road
Tenth St. S.E
R. M. Hardy
University of Alberta
Faculty of Engineering
E. W. Smith
R. C. Gardner
Prof. Hardy
Linfield
Special Council
Hardy
Ald
Lorne Walker
Jack Cocks
Wilson Riley
Calgary
Alberta
Mayor Riley Names Committees for 1952 City Council
Medicine Hat council set 1952 committees to two members each with regular committee of the whole meetings. Alderman J H Cocks elected deputy mayor for the first quarter. transportation and hospital board arrangements noted with current members and advisory appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Wilson Riley
E. W. Smith
J. W. Douglas
D. A. Scholten
S. F. Scott
J. H. Cocks
R. C. Gardner
Parks Cemetery
L. A. Walker
J. ¥. Scott
L. E. Gust
H. O. Gardner
Ald. Cocks
Gust. Douglas
Hospital Board
H. O. Duggan
W. I. Cocks
H. J. McCallum
J. W. Harris
Foremost Reclaims 70 Tons Copper From Wreck Near Australia
The salvage tug Foremost docked at Port Eden New South Wales with 70 tons of copper ingots recovered from a ship believed sunk by a mine in 1918. The Cumberland rests 50 fathoms deep near Gabo Island off Victoria coast.
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Sydney
Australia
Reuters
Foremost
Port Eden
New South Wales
Cumberland
Gabo Island
Victoria
Million Dollar Fire Ravages Sept Iles Centre
A massive blaze gutted the centre of Sept Iles on the north shore of the St. Lawrence after starting in a garage. Bulldozers leveled nearby structures to contain the fire as 15 below zero halted pumps. By midnight fire was contained, though a shed with blankets and oxygen tanks briefly reignited concerns of evacuation. No deaths reported.
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Septiles
St. Lawrence
Sept. Iles
Ungava
St. Lawrence Bay
Quebec City
Quebec
Jack Layden
Jacques Cartier
Polar cold returns to the Prairies with snowfall ahead
Polar air grips Alberta and Saskatchewan lowering temperatures near or below zero. A Pacific disturbance west of Vancouver Island heads toward the Alberta BC border by noon Wednesday bringing snow in central and southern areas. Clearing expected in Saskatchewan tonight with sunny but cold conditions Wednesday. temperatures tomorrow from 15 above in southwestern Alberta to 10 below in central Saskatchewan. In Medicine Hat, tonight is 10 below with milder Wednesday and snow in the evening.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Medicine Hat
Death of Soviet Propaganda Chief Dmitri Popov
The Soviet press reports the death of Dmitri Popov deputy chief of the propaganda and agitation department of the central Communist party. He died January 7 after a lengthy illness.
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Moscow
Dmitri Popov
Central Communist Party
Popov
Royal Visit and Iran Trouble Spur Alberta Migration
Britons driven from Iran’s oilfields have moved to Canada, mainly Alberta, as part of a steady postwar migration. Alberta House reports 200 applications last November, boosted by Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh’s royal tour. Many emigrants seek building trades, artisanships, or have service backgrounds.
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Iran
Alberta
London
Canada
Alberta House
Middle East
Princess Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Housing Woes Slow New City Bus Contract Talks
A city council meeting revealed that suitable housing for a bus fleet remains the main obstacle in negotiations with Blair and Connor of the Moose Jaw Transportation Company. A proposed by law is delayed until housing is clarified. The council is evaluating purchasing or leasing Cory and Broad properties for depot use. Mayor Riley said the city has a moral obligation to provide service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Jack Cocks
L. R. Blair
G. T. Connor
Moose Jaw Transportation Company
Connor
M. A. Cory
Wesley Broad
Dirk Scholten
Wilson Riley
Council Tightens Check on Athletic Park Expenditures
The recreation bylaw will be amended to place Athletic Park under a three member committee from the recreation commission, reporting to city council to keep expenditures within budget. The plan follows a $800 deficit last season and was proposed by Mayor Wilson Riley and the special committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Kidd
Recreation Commission
Wilson Riley
Jack Cocks
Lorne A. Walker
Riley
Lillian Gust
J. W. Douglas
R. C. Gardner
Commission
Council
Ald
Walker
Als
Smith
Park Committee
Egyptian Workers End Suez Strike After Two Days
Egyptian workers on the Suez Canal returned to work after a two day strike that threatened to halt the vital waterway. Canal officials feared closures as more than 1,500 quit in protest over an alleged insult to a union official during talks. Twenty ships moved through the canal and berthing operations began for others amid anti British demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismailia
Egypt
Reuters
Suez Canal
Canal Company
Government to tighten security checks on sensitive workers
London reports the government will add stricter vetting for atomic energy staff and others in secret roles. Communists and Fascists are already banned from such positions, and new special checks will ensure compliance.
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London
Reuters
Atomic Energy
Smilestones First Man Dialogue Fragment
A brief newspaper card presents a dialogue exchange with lines about time and trouble framed as a conversational moment. The fragment hints at a casual interaction between two speakers noted as First and Second.
Stalin's Protege Heads For Top Power In Moscow
William L. Ryan reports Moscow public praise for Georgi Malenkov as Stalin's protege and potential successor. The piece notes Malenkov's rise in the politburo, Molotov's fading influence, and the high state ceremony observed on Stalin's health and the party leadership's shifts.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Politburo
Georgi Maxmilianovitch Malenkov
Stalin
Communist Party
Council of Ministers
U.S. S.R
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Mos
Canadian dollar hits parity with British pound in London
The Canadian dollar rose to U2.80 per pound in London, reaching parity for the first time since unpegging 15 months ago. The U.S. dollar remains slightly above parity, with the Canadian currency trading about three quarters of a cent below the U.S. dollar after Canada removed exchange controls last month.
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London
Reuters
United States
Bank of England
U.S
Communists Reject Rephrased POW Exchange Plan
In Munsan Korea the United Nations rejected a reworded prisoner exchange proposal. Allied truce negotiator Rear Admiral Libby said the plan aimed to remove technical objections. Reds continued to oppose the terms as a second sub committee debated allowance to rebuild air fields during the armistice. New sessions were set for 9 am Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
R. E. Libby
U.N
Il Am
Road Report Notes Mixed Conditions Across Regions
Road report states No 1 East traffic moving freely while No 1 West is snowbound toward Calgary though conditions are easing. No 3 West shows snow on edges with slippery spots. Monalta to Elkwater open with drifting toward Thelma. south of Willow Creek no snow but drifting likely.
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Calgary
Monalta
Elkwater
Thelma
Willow Creek
Canada Calls for UN land reform in developing nations
Paris Canada urges the United Nations to press for land reform in underdeveloped countries. Jean Lesage says a basic agricultural system is essential for economic development and cites Canada as a model with family land ownership and high farm living standards. He urges self initiative by nations with UN technical aid.
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Paris
Canada Today
United Nations
Jean Lesage
Canada
Economic Committee
Lesage
U.N
Talks in Washington Face Iran Oil, Suez and China Issues
Prime Minister Churchill and President Truman resume talks in Washington covering Iranian oil policy, Southeast Asia Communist aggression, and the Suez Sudan dispute. A communique is expected soon as Churchill plans a New York Ottawa trip with a return to address Congress January 17.
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Washington
Churchill
Truman
Southeast Asia
Suez
Sudan
Britain
Egypt
China
New York
Ottawa
Congress
New Developments Promised in Case Vanished Woman
In Miami Florida sheriff's Deputy James O Barker said new developments may alter the case of Huguette Lemay a 21 year old Canadian missing since Friday during a Florida Keys fishing trip A five hour search yielded a pocket of clues Raymond Daoust her brother said she was seen Saturday near the Tamiami Trail about 28 miles west of Miami Joe Morris a Frog City fishing camp operator reported a jeep party spent an hour at his camp before heading toward Fort Myers Lemay's husband George Lemay and Daoust traveled from Montreal to aid the search The couple honeymooned in Montreal and Miami last May recovery efforts continue with no confirmed sightings yet
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Miami
Fla
Huguette Lemay
Florida Keys
James O. Barker
Monroe County
Raymond Daoust
Huguette
George Lemay
Daoust
Montreal
Smokey” Morris
Frog City
Morris
Fort Myers
Lemay
Lemays
Census shows Ireland population at 2 58 878 3 711 more than 1946
The Central Statistics Office announced that Ireland’s population reached 2 million 58 thousand 878 last year, an increase of 3 thousand 711 from 1946.
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Dublin
Reuters
Republic of Ireland
Central Statistics Office
Renew Campaign Pushes District Hospital Sale Plan
City council moved to sell Medicine Hat General Hospital on a district basis and asked Health Minister Dr Cross to hold rural meetings on hospital plans. A new hospital admin by law is being drafted to allow appointment of non elected board members with voting rights. Four advisory members named last year retain no voting status.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
W. W. Cross
Wilson Riley
Order of Moose
D. N. MacCharles
Lorne A. Walker
J. G. Kidd
Ald. Walker
Railways Ordered to Cut Prairie Freight Rates
Ottawa the Board of Transport Commissioners ordered railways to apply new legislation that cuts freight charges to the prairies and apply by January 15 chiefly affecting Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Rates between the east and interior west may not exceed 1 1 3 times the east coast rate, benefiting canned goods and other freight moved toward coast routes via Panama Canal.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
The
Prairies
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Royal Commission On Transportation
West
Manitoba
Chevrier
Interior West
Panama Canal
Canada
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Port Said
Royal Navy
Peggy Simpson
Sliding Hill
William L. Ryan
Malenkov
U.S.S.R
Lavrenty Pavlovitch Beria
Secret Police
Molotov
Medicine Hat Tigers
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