29 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
1
The British and American authorities say the Berlin airlift will be cut back in stages starting Aug 1 1949 due to a favorable stock position. The joint statement notes that a reduced force will remain ready to restart the airlift if a new blockade arises, with adequate supplies and transport capacity in place.
Canada's reserve army trains for modern warfare at Petawawa Ontario big camp. About 700 reservists took part in an armored advance guard exercise with 62 vehicles including 29 tanks. Demonstrations aim to show teamwork of a full army as 5,000 of 6,000 expected reservists trained that summer.
Copenhagen reports a floating WWI mine nearly struck the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog as King Frederik and Queen Ingrid sailed. Crew fired on the derelict mine, destroying it while in the Atlantic path.
Mrs. Robert Cashmore phoned the Waukegan News Sun to locate the owner of a dog that wandered into her home. She began a standard advertisement but paused then declared she had seven lost dogs. The found animal had just six pups.
Medicine Hat sweet corn fresh ly picked will be on sale in a Montreal store Saturday. It was shipped from here today by Haworth Wholesale Produce and grown by Power House Gardens. This is the first time Medicine Hat corn has been sent on a commercial scale to Montreal. It was sent on the early afternoon plane and will be as dewy fresh on Montreal counters Saturday as here.
The first known abdication of a sovereign is recorded as Sulla’s retirement from power as Roman dictator in 79 B.C. This historic act marked an ancient precedent for voluntary relinquishment of rule by a state leader.
Prairie crop prospects show mixed results with rain lifting Manitoba and Peace River yields while southern central areas face crop failure. Saskatchewan sees improved late crop potential as moisture aids grain filling. Alberta notes some regions holding ground but overall needs more warmth to fill heads. Pasture and feed may benefit from recent rains.
A Dakota touched down at Rockcliffe airport, Ottawa, and 13 U S Civil Air Patrol cadets stepped out for a two week tour of eastern Canada. The group represents eastern and central states as part of a Canada U S Great Britain three way exchange. Another plane with 12 cadets was due in Calgary for western Canada duties.
In Ottawa a new push to unite the Dominion and provinces on housing follows talks between Reconstruction Minister Winters and Manitoba and British Columbia officials. A Toronto visit to discuss Ontario plans is planned, with optimism that provincial fed eral coordination could address deficit suburban housing and municipal subsidies.
Senator William Knowland of California toppled from a chair in the Senate while casting an appropriations vote. The chair tipped back when a colleague leaned on it, sending Knowland to the floor before he quickly recovered as colleagues laughed.
The Arctic Institute of North America, an infant yet active in polar research, operates from offices in New York and Montreal. Supported by the National Research Council, it seeks to study Arctic conditions, preserve records, publish reports, and foster international cooperation in Arctic science.
President Truman said the three governments reached a January 1945 agreement on collaborating on raw material supply for atomic energy. Uranium ore from Belgian Congo and Canada is central, with Czechoslovakia and Soviet areas as other sources. Lilienthal notes vast tonnage inputs yield minute outputs in uranium production.
Calgary reports three suspected poliomyelitis cases in the last 24 hours with a fourth expected. A five-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy are under observation, a 27-year-old farm woman from Rumsey district has polio, and a 12-year-old girl from High River is to be admitted for examination.
James M. Quackenbush, 28, received six months in jail and 10 lashes for attempted rape of two girls under 14 in Bronte Ontario. Two similar charges were dismissed. Bronte lies 10 miles northeast of Hamilton.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania residents try every superstition to bring rain on July 29 as official rainmaker John Daily bets hats against Crosby Dempsey and Vince Johnson. Weather forecaster hints at a brief thunder shower but none arrive.
Italy's first major postwar airliner the Breda BZ 308 completed a successful maiden flight. The craft carries 52 passengers and a crew of six.
Charles Chaplin Jr., 24, son of the comedian, was arrested early today on a drunkenness charge after causing a disturbance outside a cafe according to police.
In Windsor Ontario this weekend descendants of U S slaves plan a three day observance marking the 117th anniversary of emancipation. organizers expect about 156 000 attendees at Jackson Park with participants from Windsor Detroit New York and southern states. The event honors the 1832 revolt of enslaved people and features barbecue watermelons and communal festivities.
Washington reports defense leaders from Johnson to Bradley testified before the House foreign affairs committee in support of President Truman’s 1.5 billion arms aid plan for allied nations. Acheson warned Western Europe cannot defend itself and cited Soviet strength and expansion as a real danger.
East side barber Charles Sparino is sued for 25000 in a common pleas petition by Edward Nelson after his 18 month old son David Nelson allegedly had his neck twisted during a first haircut on June 24. The child neck is at a 30 degree angle and cannot move it.
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