City considers oiling dusty streets to ease unpaved areas
City finance committee weighs buying oil for 20 blocks in unpaved districts. Alderman Scholten urged action citing severe dust and poor conditions on Seventh Eighth and Ninth streets. City engineer Carswell warned oiling requires prep and funds. plan referred to finance committee for study.
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Ald
Dirk Scholten
Public Works Committee
Scholten
James Carswell
Don Hawthorne
Macleod Trail
Carswell
Hawthorne
Medicine Hat
Ald Scholten
Ald Wilson Riley
B. C. Armstrong
Ald. Riley
Calgary
Hector Lang
Finance Committee
Als
Parks and Finance Committees
Holiday Accidents Hit Record Death Toll Across U S
The National Safety Council reports 676 people died in violent accidents during a three day Independence Day period. Traffic mishaps caused 296 deaths, drownings 245 and other violent accidents 135 with Texas 47, New York 45, Michigan 42 among the highest totals. Sweltering weather spurred millions to highways lakes and rivers as fatalities surged beyond prior records.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Texas
New York
Michigan
Financial Experts To Meet This Week in London
Britain Canada and the United States prepare talks in London this week on Britain's economic crisis ahead of the Commonwealth finance ministers conference. Canada will be represented by Finance Minister Douglas Abbott with Norman Robertson, who arrives aboard the Queen Elizabeth, assisting as cabinet secretary. Robertson formerly served as Canadian high commissioner to Britain.
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London
Britain
Canada
United States
Commonwealth
Douglas Abbott
Canada House
Norman Robertson
Robertson
Queen Elizabeth
Would Build Ark And Live on Lake Flagstaff Me
The 25 families cling to Flagstaff as the Dead river dam flood nears. Captain Cliff Wing proposes building an Ark like Noah to ferry residents to a new lakeside life. The town bids farewell as 400 former residents return for a final visit to the submerged home. The mood is solemn and mournful.
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Flagstaff
Cliff Wing
Dead River Plantation
Arthur R. MacDougall
Europe Gets Rain After Long Drought
Northwest Europe welcomed first rain in weeks as London received its rain after 21 days and Germans in Frankfurt marked 23 days without rainfall. Thunderstorms spread over the Netherlands while June rainfall stayed about 40 percent below normal and churches prayed for relief.
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London
Europe
Britain
Netherlands
Frankfurt
Germany
King approves Sandringham waterworks transfer
The King has confirmed an arrangement in which Rural Councils will take over the waterworks on the Royal Estate at Sandringham in Norfolk England.
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Freebridge
Norfolk
England
Royal
Sandringham
New Loo News Selects New Headline Type Across Sizes
The Medicine Hat News introduces a new headline type across three size ranges to update appearance. The middle size arrived first in May, smaller sizes used for single column heads today, with the largest range to come for main front page top headlines.
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Medicine Hat News
Metromedium
the News
Chicago
British element in Commonwealth to shrink says royal report
A royal commission report predicts the British component in overseas Commonwealth populations will decline. Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa need 226000 annual immigrants to grow 2 percent, while Britain can supply at most 65000. Canada would require 110000 yearly to double by 35 years, given current natural increase.
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London
Royal Commission On
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Britain
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Commission
Swift Senate approval seen for Atlantic pact
The Atlantic security pact faced swift Senate action with few opponents. Debate focused on arms aid linked to the treaty, with Senator Taft signaling possible support for France while questioning aid to other signers. The pact unites 12 nations for mutual defense against Communist expansion in Europe and the Atlantic area.
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Washington
Senate
France
Greece
Turkey
United States
Robert Taft
Ohio
State Department
Congress
Tom Connelly
Dem
Foreign Relations Committee
Connelly
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep.Mich
Western Europe
North Atlantic
Taft
Alberta Legislators Debate Gas Export Safeguards
Edmonton session concentrates on natural gas and oil export by pipeline. Arthur H. Wray urges safeguards to protect Alberta's industry and economy while allowing progress. Premier Manning says full debate will resume, with revised oil conservation measures and new export permit rules.
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William Hogle
Edmonton
Alberta
Arthur H. Wray
Ind-Lc
Banff Cochrane
Wray
Medicine Hat
Peter Chaba
S.C
Redwater
Redwater) Who Seconded the Throne Speech. Mr. Chaba
E. C. Manning
Ontario
Prairie
Natural Gas Utilities Act
The
Conservation Board
Husband Divorces Wife Over Animals in Small Home
In London a judge granted Francis William Chamberlain a divorce after his wife’s growing affection for pets, four dogs and six cats, made life intolerable in a small bungalow.
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London
Reuters
Francis William Chamberlain
Denmark Harvests 1948 Grain Output Climbs 10 Percent
Denmark harvested about 3,500,000 tons of grain in 1948, roughly 10 percent more than in 1947. The rise reflects better yields and favorable weather across major grain regions.
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Denmark
Unusual Native Currencies Across the World
The Chase National Bank in New York houses Yap island stone money and other ancient forms of legal tender. Specimens span from 4000 year old Chinese copper money to a 150 year old Colpata gold coin, with diverse currencies like salt slabs in Africa and various natural items such as dog teeth and tiger claws.
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New York
Yap
Carolines
Pacific
Chase National Bank of New York
China
Colpata
India
Sweden
Africa
Elephants Besiege Kilifi Town on Kenyan Coast
Herds of elephants driven to the coast by drought threaten Kilifi Kenya as officials report eight elephants shot for damaging property. motorists on the coastal highway warned as Kilifi with 25 Europeans and 500 Africans teeters under animal attack.
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Mombasa
Kenya
Kilifi
Drought Costs US Farmers Over 50 Million Dollars
New York AP reports a 43 day scorching drought has damaged or spoiled more than 50 million dollars worth of crops across eight northeastern states. Milk production dropped 20 percent in Putnam County as pastures dried up and rain remains scarce.
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New York
New Jersey
New England
State Agriculture Department
Putnam County
New York State
Miners Return to Work Under Shortened Week Pact
United Mine Workers scrapped the no work policy and ordered a three day week for soft coal miners east of the Mississippi after their contract expired June 30. John L. Lewis told dues payers to resume digging while talks with soft coal operators resume July 12.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers (Ind
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
Mississippi
Lewis
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
Pennsylvania General Assembly
131 Rescued After River Collision Near Woosung
Rescue boats recovered 131 survivors from the river steamer Hsin Hung Lee after a collision with another Chinese vessel caused it to sink off Woosung. One child was reported missing amid the accident.
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Shanghai
Hsin Hung Lee
Woosung
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Armando Diaz Y Diaz
Dominican Coast Guard
Dominican Foreign Office
U.S
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Miami
Fla
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Calif
Optometrist
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A.R
Legion
Athletic Park
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