04 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1950
Page
1
Bright yellow paint adorns Robertson and Rotary Park pools to seal minor cracks and give a sparkling green look to the water. City activities include a stampede parade with bands, rodeo setup, and a civic holiday with buses running from noon to midnight.
In Rome a blast at an arms dump in the suburbs killed one man and injured several others. Authorities say heat may have caused the explosion and are investigating the incident.
Miss Catherine McCulley resigns as matron amid staff layoffs and tighter finances as Medicine Hat General Hospital shifts to dual city and hospital control. Pro tem directors Ceoil Lepage and A T Legge oversee a year end bylaw vote for municipality takeover.
Moscow accuses Washington of armed aggression and war against the Korean people and calls the United Nations Security Council to demand the unconditional cessation of U S military intervention and immediate withdrawal from Korea. Washington replies that Korea could be used as a strategic bridgehead in the Far East.
The Calgary civic transit system could close at 2 a.m. Thursday after a six month wage and hour dispute with transit workers. Both sides say they are willing to negotiate but offer little new. City council, meeting at 1 p.m. today, may hear a representative from the Calgary Trades and Labor Council. If no settlement occurs, the council will consider operating the system during the strike.
Ernest Toffan was stabbed 20 times in the right hand by a gang of youths after an argument at a suburban intersection. Hospital says wounds are not serious. The city reports a second serious hoodlum outbreak in two days with five men wounded in a Granville Street incident.
Dawson Fawcett reports plans for the Stampede parade including marshal instructions from Gordon Simmons. The event will feature a U shaped drill team from Lethbridge and Coaldale Boy Scouts color party, bands from Havre, clowns, and a large western parade with decorated cars banned. Emerson Porters will lead as parade marshal.
Traffic and other accidents killed at least 534 persons since the four day Fourth of July celebration began Friday night. Midway through the period 345 died on highways, 113 drowned, and 75 in other accidents with fatalities averaging more than one every ten minutes. The National Safety Council estimates 36 million vehicles on highways by midnight tonight.
John was invited to the funeral of his friend's third wife but he declined. His wife questioned the decision while noting his prior attendance at the first two funerals. He cited awkwardness and repeated acceptance of such invites as the reason.
Military orders shift resources to reinforce Japan as Gen. Douglas MacArthur moves to strengthen U S forces. Marines and additional air power are being mobilized to deter aggression and support occupation duties amid strategic tensions in the Pacific.
The Bureau reports May 1940 consumer price index at 165.4, up from 164.6 in April, driven mainly by higher meat prices. Food index rises as fresh pork, lamb, and beef costs increase, with pork up 6.3 cents per pound, overall meat prices climbing.
AP dispatch reports General MacArthur announcing intensified Korean War fighting around Suwon with North Korean tanks and patrols expanding south toward American posts. Communiques claim Suwon airfield fallen, heavy fighting west of Seoul and efforts to encircle the Seoul-Inchon-Suwon area.
Edmonton Alberta postwar building boom moves ahead at the University of Alberta. Four large new buildings and an addition to the university hospital, costing about 6.75 million dollars, push total campus development past eight million. Rutherford Memorial Library opens year end, the Student Union building targets summer. The hospital addition totals 82.4 million, with obstetrical and children’s wards. A tuberculosis sanatorium is under construction at about 1.5 million.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions supposed figures near 900 million and 250 thousand, referencing police, military, and government moieties. It lacks coherent context but hints at funding changes and official rates amid ambiguous wording and broken phrases.
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