City considers oiling dusty streets amid paving doubt
The Calgary council finance committee will study oiling 20 dusty blocks after Ald Scholten urged action. Estimates put cost around 75 dollars per block or 2 500 dollars total, with Carswell noting only enough bylaw funds for 10 blocks next year. The matter was referred to finance for study.
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Dirk Scholten
Scholten
James Carswell
Don Hawthorne
Macleod Trail
Carswell
Hawthorne
Ald Wilson Riley
B. C. Armstrong
Riley
Calgary
Hector Lang
Ald. Scholten
Finance Committee
Shriners
Parks and Finance Committees
Holiday Accidents Claim 663 Lives In United States
Chicago reports the worst Independence Day toll on record with 676 killed over a three day weekend. Traffic deaths reached 239, drownings 240, and other violent accidents 135, led by Texas with 47 fatalities and New York with 45.
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Chicago
National ‘Safety Council
United States
National Safety Council
Texas
New York
Michigan
Financial Experts To Meet This Week In London
Britain Canada and the United States will hold talks in London late this week to discuss Britain's economic crisis. The meetings precede the Commonwealth finance ministers conference due next week. Canada is represented by Finance Minister Douglas Abbott with Norman Robertson, secretary to the cabinet, aboard the Queen Elizabeth en route to the UK.
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London
Britain
Canada
United States
Douglas Abbott
Canada House
Norman Robertson
Robertson
Would Build Ark And Live on Lake
Flagstaff Maine residents face imminent displacement as the Dead river dam creates a new lake that will flood Flagstaff and nearby plantation. Captain Cliff Wing, 77, proposes building an ark like Noah to gather people and relocate them before the rising waters. The town held a solemn farewell day with about 400 former residents returning for one last look.
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Flagstaff
Cliff Wing
Noah
Dead River Plantation
Arthur R. MacDougall
Europe Sees Rain After Prolonged Drought
London records first rain in 21 days and cooler weather as drought relief arrives though ground remains dry. Thunderstorms spread across the Netherlands and Germany reporting first rainfall in 23 days in Frankfurt. June rainfall runs about 40 percent below normal.
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London
Europe
Britain
Netherlands
Frankfurt
Germany
King approves Sandringham waterworks transfer plan
The King has confirmed an arrangement by 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
Medicine Hat News Adopts New Headline Type
The Medicine Hat News introduces new headline type as part of a patchwork rollout. Three type families from different manufacturers replace the old style, with 28 point and 18 point sizes soon to follow the current 14 and 24 point usage. The upgrade aims for a balanced look and improved readability on front page headlines.
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Medicine Hat News
Metro
the News
Chicago
Britain’s Emigration Policy Target Lingering Question
A royal commission report predicts Britain will reduce its British stockpile of emigrants as Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa need 226000 immigrants yearly to grow two percent. Canada would require 110000 annually while Britain may supply only 65000. If birthrates hold, 650000 reach age 20 yearly, with emigration capped well below that rate.
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London
Royal Commission On
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Britain
Commission
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Senate poised to approve Atlantic Pact amid arms debate
In Washington the Atlantic Pact faces swift Senate approval as leaders seek a compromise allowing military aid to France alongside Greece and Turkey. Senator Taft questions the arms outlay while pledging to speak for the pact later in the week as debate proceeds.
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Senate
France
Greece
Turkey
United States
Robert Taft
Reap
Ohio
State Department
Congress
Tom Connelly
Foreign Relations Committee
Connelly
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep.Mich
Western Europe
North Atlantic
Taft
Alberta lawmakers urge safeguards as gas exports rise
In Edmonton, Arthur H. Wray urged Alberta to safeguard its economy by encouraging new industry in the province and restricting gas exports. He cited Medicine Hat’s past industries and warned overly tight controls could hamper progress. Premier Manning said more debate would follow as revised oil measures and new gas export rules move forward.
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William Hogle
Edmonton
Alberta
Arthur H. Wray
Ind-Sc
Banff- Cochrane
Wray
Medicine Hat
Peter Chaba
S.C
Redwater
Chaba
E. C. Manning
Ontario
Prairie
Natural Gas Utilities Act
The
Conservation Board
Husband Divorces Wife Over Pets In Small London Home
A London court granted Francis William Chamberlain a divorce citing his wife’s growing affection for animals. The judge ruled that four dogs and six cats made life intolerable in their small bungalow.
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London
Reuters
Francis William Chamberlain
Denmark Harvests 1948 Grain Output reportedly up by ten percent
In 1948 Denmark harvested about 3,500,000 tons of grain, roughly ten percent more than in 1947.
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Denmark
World Money Without Gold Copper Tobacco and Stones as Currency
The Yap islanders use large stone disks as money with items like coconuts, land, canoes, or a wife purchasable by a 30 inch stone weighing 175 pounds. Other regions show diverse currencies from copper coins to salt slabs and animal parts, all part of a historic museum collection detailing 4,000 years of money standards worldwide.
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New York
Yap
Carolines
Pacific
Chase National Bank of New York
China
Coipata
India
Sweden
Africa
Elephants Menace Kilifi Town Coastal Kenya
Herds of elephants driven to the coast by drought flood Kilifi, a small town near Mombasa. Government officials have shot eight elephants after they damaged property. Motorists on the coastal highway are warned against the attacking herds. Kilifi sits about 30 miles from Mombasa with 25 Europeans and 500 Africans in population.
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Mombasa
Kenya
Kilifi
Drought Devastates Northeastern Crops Across Eight States
New York AP dispatch reports a 43 day drought that has killed or spoiled more than 50 million dollars in crops across eight northeastern states. Dairy and fruit regions face mounting losses as rain delays continue. Milk output in Putnam County declines and farmers warn losses could rise without timely rain.
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New York
New Jersey
New England
State Agriculture Department
Putnam County
New York State
Lewis Coal Miners Return to Work Without Contract
The United Mine Workers end the no contract no work policy and order a return to duties without a new pact. John L. Lewis directs dues payers to resume digging, with soft coal miners east of the Mississippi on a three day week and western members on a five day week for unknown reasons. Talks resume July 12 with soft coal operators. anthracite leaders meet in Philadelphia Thursday.
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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
181 Rescued After River Collision Near Woosung
Two rescue boats saved 181 survivors from the small river steamer Hsin Hung Lee after a collision with a Chinese steamer caused it to sink off Woosung. One child is reported missing in the incident.
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Shanghai
Hsin Hung Lee
Woosung
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