04 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1955
Page
1
Thousands face job losses as rail strikes disrupt industry. A Scottish steel firm warns 17 000 workers of possible layoffs until the stoppage ends while six Welsh plants cut output. Other plants shift skilled staff to maintenance as firms switch to shorter weeks.
Lieut. Joe Conrad of the U S Air Force captured the 36 hole final for the British amateur title at Windsor 3 and 2 overcoming Alan Slater of Yorkshire and Canada TLC. The report mentions labor disputes and political notices alongside sport results.
Calgary newsroom reports Premier E C Manning and the Social Credit party face renewed scrutiny as opposition charges shake the government. The piece notes pledges and dissensions, cabinet defenses, and disqualification cases exposing tensions ahead of the June 29 Alberta vote.
Soviet party journals criticize the press as boring and uniform, urging reforms. In Party Life and Kommunist critics attack editors for laziness and lack of originality, while Literary Gazette condemns hacks and swindlers in newspapers. Big circulation figures cited accompany the critique.
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent told this writer there was no military junta in Canada seeking to seize power. He stated the armed services remain under civil authority and refused to endorse any plan that would bypass Parliament or the government.
U S auto production fell to a year’s low as Ward's reports show 132 774 cars and 26 243 trucks produced for the week against prior totals. Steel mills ran at about 97 percent capacity while coal, construction, rail freight and electricity usage stayed near record levels. Optimism remained among businessmen about the summer outlook despite some slowdown and planned cutbacks.
Sunny weather expected in most Alberta districts this weekend with considerable cloudiness in Southern Alberta Sunday morning. Western Saskatchewan to be mainly cloudy tomorrow.
In Houston, premature infant Miracle Ann Dupree was pronounced dead after birth but revived on an embalming slab. Dr M Desmond and Dr Robert Kelley described CPR, stimulation, and a heart beat returning during transport to a funeral home, with mother and father expressing astonishment at the revival.
AP report contrasts Nikita Khrushchev with Joseph Stalin, noting Khrushchev’s talkative, gregarious style versus Stalin’s measured, dry manner. It describes Khrushchev’s bouncing walk and amiable personality compared with Stalin’s grim, bearlike bearing and short temper.
Calgary’s returning officer ruled that Canadian women married to Americans who remain otherwise qualified may vote in the June 29 Alberta general election. The decision followed a council ruling allowing these women to be added to the voters list on revision day June 27. Two more nominations noted as Red Deer Liberals vote.
Medicine Hat Health Unit reports the second polio inoculation run finished Friday led by Dr. J M Brown. Second series reached 2087, with 1525 in the first run when vaccine ran out. A third shot phase starts June 16 in the city and continues next week district wide.
A brief wry exchange about a new position at a pottery works. One speaker jokes about being a psychiatrist there, framing the role as taking care of cracked pots.
Roper of Edmonton will be the featured speaker at an 8 pm public meeting after the Elm Street School nomination event in Medicine Hat. The CCF faces a two or three way fight for the riding with Mrs E G Robinson and J W McLane as likely opposing candidates. In Cypress riding, Libs set their convention for Medicine Hat Eagle's Hall Monday at 2 pm and Social Credit may field a challenger to incumbent Underdahl with Harry Strom or Ted Herrmann also mentioned.
Defence Minister Campney states Russians have improved capability to deliver nuclear weapons against North America and Canada and the U S are preparing to meet the threat. He says North Atlantic treaty security and allied measures are crucial to both nations. discussions on butter price support and a rail expansion plan are also noted.
The Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee led by H R Hutchings will receive the remaining 571.25 portion of the total 4571.25 grant after government cheques cleared. The city and Jubilee committee agreed the unspent sum near 1500 will fund lasting mementoes. Proposals include museum extension after its move to the Trans Canada highway site and a mural for the Balfour Armstrong room by Prof. H G Glyde of Edmonton at an estimated 250. Main celebrations noted. see balance on page 5.
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