New Gas Well Sets Record in Medicine Hat Field
A record gas well began production in the Medicine Hat northeast supply field with an open flow of 6,286,000 cubic feet per day and a rock pressure of 490 psi. The well, the second of four planned this summer, exceeds the 1950 record by 8.4 percent and is being tied into the transmission line as part of ongoing field development to meet rising city demand.
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Medicine Hat Northeast
Vo Asa
Rcich
Ald R. C. Gardner
Conservation Board
Beitz
Calgary
Armoury Park
Central Park
Secret Sessions End in Korea Fruitless Says Allied Leader
MUNSAN Korea three week news blackout ends with no progress on prisoner exchange as Maj Gen William K Harrison Jr calls talks completely fruitless. UN offers 13000 more prisoners to be exchanged while 170000 Allied POWs include 83000 willing to return and 116900 demanded by the Communists. Public sessions resume with daily briefings starting tomorrow.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
U.N
P.o.w.’S
Harrison
P.O.W.S
USN
Truckers Open to Talks to End Alberta Highway Strike
Calgary CP report notes the Alberta dump truck operators strike has halted road work. AMTA says Benedickson hinting government wants settlement. AMTA will negotiate with any arbitration authority to resolve the dispute.
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Calgary
Alberta
Jack ‘Taylor
Alberta Motor Transport Association
AMTA
H. E. Benedickson
Board of Industrial Relations
Taylor
Benedickson
Lightning Deaths Sweep Italy Killing Eleven
A severe storm across central and southern Italy and Sardinia yesterday caused eleven fatalities. The fatalities occurred as lightning struck multiple locations amid the intense weather. Local authorities investigated whether there were additional injuries or missing persons.
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Rome
Italy
Sardinia
Long Night Session Shapes Democratic Convention
In Chicago a lengthy convention session resolved disputes while Southern and Northern factions formed coalitions around Stevenson. Rumors linger of Truman, Barkley, Harriman, Russell, and Kefauver as other potential nominees, but Stevenson appears to command broad support despite a split alliance. Virginia and other states rejected a loyalty pledge aimed at locking in candidate names.
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Chicago
Adlai .Stevenson
Democratic Party
Stevenson
The
Bolt
Dwight Davd
Eisenhower
South
Truman
Washington
William Green
Alben Barkley
Organized Labor
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes
Kefauver
Tennessee
Coalition 18
Hartiman-Kefauver
Russell
Virginia
Harriman-Kefauver
South Carolina
Louisiana
Commonwealth Division Honored by Van Fleet in Korea
General James A. Van Fleet saluted the British Commonwealth division in Korea as great and gallant. He praised its courage and combat excellence since integration under Maj. Gen. A J Cassels. Maj. Gen. Paul W. Kendall also commended the division, formed July 28, 1951 with six nations represented: Britain Canada India New Zealand South Africa and Australia.
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Korea
James A. van Fleet
United States Eighth Army
Aji J. H
Jm) Cassels
van Fleet
Divi
Ion
Paul W. Kendal
U.S. 1St Corps
Commonwealth Divison
Eighth Army
Cassels
Commonwealth Division
Divison
Britain
Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Australia
City Groups Push Plans for Subway
The local safety council urged citywide backing for a Second Street level subway plan with a plebiscite yielding ratepayer support. Delegates from about 10 organizations approved a project estimated at 150000 dollars in 1949 and to submit a bylaw request to the August 7 council meeting.
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Second St
Safety Council
E. A. Amos
W. B. McQueen
E. Heckbert
Chamber of Commerce
D. Fraser
Junior Chamber of Commerce
R. S. Boyd
Police Commission
Douglas Aland
Kiwanis Club
A. C. Wade
Trades and Labor Council
Parker Kent
Rotary Club
Amos
No Action On Taber Nomination Protests Till Alberta Vote
Edmonton CP reports no protest action on Taber nomination issues until after the August 5 Alberta general election. Fred M. Pritchard, agent for Harold Wood, asks for election by acclamation while Roy Lee’s nomination lacks party designation. The election result can be challenged in court post election. Lee appears on the ballot without party affiliation.
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Edmonton
Taber
Alberta
R. A. Andison
Executive Council
Andison
Fred M. Pritchard
Harold Wood
Harold Addy
Wood
Social Credit
Roy Lee
Tabor
Lee
Addy
CPR Promises Heavy Effort to Move Prairie Grain
CPR will deploy all available cars to transport western Canadian grain after harvest this fall. C. E. Lister of Winnipeg, acting general manager of the prairie region, said the energy will not be reduced and noted many elevator companies have added annexes to increase storage space on the prairies.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway Agriculture Department
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Lethbridge
CPR
C. E. Lister
Smilestones Detectives Rally Over Clockmaker Trade
In a noir exchange, Smilestones Detective asks about business while clock maker responds that it is running down, revealing a tense moment in a craftsman tale. The dialogue hints at a shared struggle between two trades, with a noir mood pervading the scene.
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Smilestones
Hat economy shows sharp weekly bank clearings in Medicine Hat
Bank clearings in Medicine Hat through July run well above 1951 levels. For week ending July 12 they hit 1 380 409 and 1 323 065 for July 19, stampede week, near records. First six months average 1 109 500 weekly, six month total 28 835 276, up 28 percent from 1951. Fire wrecks ferry Catskill in drydock at Jersey City shipyard. no injuries reported. Cause unavailable.
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Medicine Hat
Jersey City
N.J
Catskill
The
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Wheat delivery quotas set for new crop year
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a five bushel per seeded acre delivery quota for wheat for the 1952 53 crop year starting Aug 1 1952. Oats and barley face four bushels per seeded acre and rye five, flax seed has no restriction. The board expects elevator congestion and aims to divide space equitably while allowing some regions to maintain old crop deliveries until harvest.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Weather Summary Promising July Day Across Western Prairies
Clear skies and rising temperatures forecast a fine July day for south and central western prairies. Cool air and clouds linger in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan with light rain. By Saturday west winds intensify with sun, pushing highs to the mid 70s to low 80s, Medicine Hat mostly clear.
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Western
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Edmonton
United States Pays Part of UN Dues Amid Ledger Gap
The United States paid 15,439,894 dollars to the United Nations this week while U.S. bookkeepers report a 966 dollar debit on the 1952 assessment. Washington has been assessed 15,844,860 dollars of the UN's 42,940,000 dollar budget, an American spokesman called the debit a bookkeeping issue to be resolved.
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U.S
United Nations
United States
U.N
Mexico's Da vis Cup Team Arrives for Canada Tie
Mexico's Davis Cup squad reached Montreal to prepare for the North American zone second round tie with Canada on August 1 2 and 3. Only three players Pedro Vega the playing captain Mario Llamas and Manuel Galeana made the trip.
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Montreal
Mexico
Canada
Pedro Vega
Mario Llamas
Manuel Galeana
Montreal watchmaker hanged in 1949 airline murder case
Genereux Ruest, 54, a tubercular watchmaker from Quebec unable to walk, was hanged at Bordeaux jail in Montreal for his role in the mid air bombing that killed 22 aboard an airline flight near Quebec. He built the time bomb and was executed after cabinet rejection of clemency.
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Montreal
Genereux
Ruest
Quebec
Airlines
Bordeaux
Roger Jeannette
Rita Guay
Garson
Secretary Department
Democratic presidential race unsettled after first ballot
Chicago reports a split field with Kefauver at 340 Stevenson 273 Russell 268 Harriman 1214 and Kerr 65. Early indications show Stevenson may gain on a second ballot while Humphrey releases his Minnesota favorite son vote and factions debate backing moves.
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Kefauver
Stevenson
Russell
Harriman
Kerr
Chicago
Sea
Strenson
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
James Roosevelt
California
Michigan
RECN
Kever
Last Minute Shot Delivers Brazil Victory Over Canada
In Helsinki Brazil edged Canada 57 55 on Angelo Bonfietti’s last five seconds set shot. Olympic track records dominate as 21 marks and four world records fall since the games began last Sunday. Ten people died in a Guaratingueta plant explosion near Sao Paulo.
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Helsinki
Angelo Bonfietti
Brazil
Canada
Husa
U.S
Marjorie’ Jackson
Zalatta Ia. Ord
Horace
Aschenfelter
United
Sweden
Knut’ ‘Holmquist
American freighter delivers 22 Sherman tanks to Dutch army
Rotterdam reports an American freighter arrived today carrying 22 Sherman tanks for the Dutch army. The delivery supports Dutch defense efforts amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Rotterdam
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Optometrist
Second Street
City Hall
Adlai Stevenson
Him
Charles Nichols
Southam Washington. Bureau
Commonwealth
Airline
Rio
DE Janeiro
Ania
Guaratingueta
Sao Paulo
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