12 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1950
Page
1
City column reports Scouts and Guides camping at Elkwater with Henry Allergoth delivering groceries in rain, while dogs stir garden disputes and cats go unchallenged. Redcliff residents face strict water restrictions after June usage spikes. five fined for violations as authorities monitor daily consumption.
Frederick Red Ducharme, a 37 year old millworker condemned for the Nov 9 killing of Ferne Fisher in Vancouver BC, awaits Friday hanging. He ordered a 10 pound roast turkey no sage, salad, ice cream and pie with cherry brandy as his last meal. Guards say he remains confident new evidence will prove innocence though appeals have failed.
Prime Minister St Laurent announced three destroyers would be sent to Korean waters as UN police action. The ships, due at Pearl Harbor, will receive orders to proceed to Korea as dispatches arrive. The action followed cabinet ratification and UN confirmation of usefulness. Acheson noted conferences aim to aid broadened support.
Gen Omar Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that United Nations ground forces may join U S troops in Korea. Millard Tydings said other UN members offered ground forces and accepted. Bradley warned the campaign is extremely difficult and weeks may pass before the full picture is known.
From the hillside front, exhausted American troops recount a clash with strong Red forces. Private Freddy Pickens of Columbus, Mississippi, describes relentless waves and encirclements as echelons advance and fall under heavy fire.
Tokyo dispatch describes intense ground actions along the Kum River south of Seoul with American and Australian air strikes pounding North Korean forces. Allied air power cripples tanks trucks and bridges while units regroup south of the Kum near Taejon and Chonan Changju.
Mrs. Hamilton of Dallas won $800 in a court damages case after a chimpanzee performer at the Texas State Fair threw a tricycle and struck her in the front row. The incident occurred last August when the animal toppled from its ride and hurled the equipment into the audience.
Bertine A. Hall aged 67 returned from work with Jay yesterday and rested in a hammock when a 12 foot porch railing collapsed and struck him in the head. He died at the hospital.
In Canada and the United States, Dominion Weather Division offices provide routine six hour forecasts for newspapers and radio, plus special requests for concrete pouring, factory humidity, and fire hazard alerts. Builders, shippers, and manufacturers rely on 48 hour or longer forecasts through telegraph bulletins and regional offices.
In Helsinki Finns read the fine print of a Moscow signed agreement aiming at $350 million annual trade exchanges over five years. Russia pledges to buy Finnish electric motors, light factory products, and three 10 500 ton icebreakers, while maintaining wood and paper exports. The pact could balance east west trade but raises questions over price clauses and diplomatic interpretation.
A terse report notes a man and his wife securing work and managing domestic tensions as they adapt to new night shifts and steady wages. The piece highlights resilience amid hardship and small gains in daily life.
Calgary Stampede second day attendance fell to 45 004 from 66 943 last year, with rain and cool winds blamed for the lower turnout. In Bombay, a high court ordered release of 25 top ranking Indian Communists jailed for two years for alleged activities prejudicial to the state, deeming the detention order faulty.
East Germans streaming into West Germany face identity paper hurdles and work limits as guards tighten border controls. West observers blame East Germany for swelling West unemployment while East officials claim near full employment. Thousands of East youths are conscripted to uranium mines or serve in the people’s police, with some seeking better rations and prospects in the West.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe predictions of campaign ties and a looming military build up in Okinawa and inland territories. References to Korean vantage on shortages and suspected moves by Communist forces in Korea and China suggest rising alarm about potential escalation and political shifts affecting regional stability.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Spain Belgium and Middle East amid a report context. It references Frederiick Nolde and studies at an institution in Philadelphia and a commission on international affairs with a monetary figure around 000.
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