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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1952
Page
1
Police cleared a 1000 prisoner holdout at the Ontario Reformatory in Guelph after a 12 hour weekend riot. Guards used tear gas and riot guns to restore order. one guard and one prisoner were seriously injured. Fire, damage and cleanup followed with estimates over 200000 dollars. None escaped as officials blamed no clear cause beyond unspecified grievances.
British Columbia awaits final results from 10 Vancouver seats as CCF and Social Credit race to form a minority government. Second counts under alternative voting reshuffle leads in Burrard and shifts in New Westminster, Nanaimo, and other ridings. No party yet holds a 25 seat majority.
At Chicago the Republican National Convention opened amid a fierce Taft versus Eisenhower floor dispute over seating rules. Aimed to derail a lengthy contest, aides stalled the session before Taft backers won a 1948 rules proposal. Eisenhower supporters urged states vote on each contest, risking a Taft victory in later rounds. Taft claimed 607 or so pledged delegates but would decide on the first ballot as the convention proceeds.
The AP outlines a century of speed records with ships from Pacific to Mauretania, listing vessels, routes, durations, and maiden voyages. Key eras include 1908 Lusitania and 1938 Queen Mary records, with Mauretania noted for longest hold from 1910 to 1929. A Berlin incident reports a West Berlin couple crossing a border, gunfire, and injuries.
In British Columbia a 100 pound Royal Canadian Air Force nurse, carrying 60 pounds of gear, dangled for three hours from a parachute above ground during a rescue mission for injured youth Ken Northcote. An RCAF doctor and a para-rescue veteran aided the operation before helicopter pickup.
In Jackson Michigan an estimated 140 inmates seized two guards as hostages and damaged the cell block. The incident followed April riots at the same prison, with one convict shot and several wounded. Guards were freed after threats of harm, as state troopers fired shots to quell the uprising.
United Nations and Communist delegates conducted their fourth consecutive secret session in Munsan Korea on a business like basis. The talks focused on a single issue exchange of prisoners of war, lasting 48 minutes with executive sessions set to resume at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Brig Gen William P. Nuckols reported no propaganda blasts from the Reds and said both sides read prepared statements without confirming progress.
An official estimate shows Canada had 292 plants making leather footwear in 1951. The count reflects the scale of the domestic shoe industry and its contributing firms across the country.
Southern Saskatchewan shows no new foot and mouth cases since May 3, prompting plans to lift the 21 municipality general quarantine and 41 municipality buffer zone within two weeks. Individual quarantines on 28 infected premises and 12 suspected sites remain. 399 head stock will be held for 30 days for testing. Dr. Thomas Childs will set the termination date in Regina. Farmers may restock gradually after the test period under 60 days of federal veterinary observation.
London coverage notes Labor MPs weary of early elections. A prominent Labor MP suggests the party prefers restraint and a waitandsee approach, hoping Conservative budget steps yield a favorable outcome with few risks. Continued discussion promised on page eight.
Mexico held its general election with a record turnout near 70 percent, though early returns were fragmentary. Adolfo Ruiz Cortines led with about 24 percent, while Efrain Gonzalez Tuna and Vicente Lombardo Tolcano trailed. observers noted no gunfire or violence as police patrolled and officials awaited full results.
A fragmented dialogue shows a man admitting poor dancing and a woman teasing him about past dancing. The exchange hints at awkward social moment and humor.
The United States completed a maiden Atlantic crossing in three days 10 hours 40 minutes to reclaim the trans Atlantic speed record for the United States. Commodore Harry Manning led the 53,000 ton liner on a 2,938 mile crossing from Ambrose Light to Bishop's Rock with 1,700 passengers aboard. The ship averaged 35.59 knots and finished at 5 16 am GMT as a sunrise gale whipped the ocean. Margaret Truman was among the passengers and the ship headed for Havre and Southampton before returning to New York.
Violent thunderstorms swept Saskatchewan Manitoba and northwestern Ontario with 80 mph winds and hail. One death reported Anna Jean Haacke 23 at Minaki Ontario struck by lightning. Widespread damage to rail lines roofs barns crops and windows across Estevan Brandon Portage la Prairie Winnipeg and surrounding areas.
In a night assault near the Panmunjom talks site, a large UN raiding party supported by tanks and flamethrowers hit three Red outposts but was pinned by Communist mortars and grenades. Two squads scaled a Chinese hill outpost but flame throwers and rockets failed to dislodge the Reds. Allied reinforcements arrived after midnight and dawn air strikes pounded positions as troops withdrew, with other UN raiding parties clashing in east-central and central sectors under bright moonlight in a four hour battle.
In 1951 Canada counted 1,306,634 horses reflecting a sharp decline from the 1941 total. The drop indicates long term changes in agriculture and transportation affecting equine numbers nationwide.
Chicago AP report says Guy Gabrielson urges a united Republican Party after a heated nominating fight between Taft Eisenhower and others. He pledges party loyalty, condemns Democratic corruption, and warns against disunity as delegates assemble for the 25th national convention.
A volatile start as 12 000 delegates pack the convention hall in Chicago. The key fight centers on seating rival delegations from the same states and the rules governing who may vote for Dwight Eisenhower or Senator Robert Taft.
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