03 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
1
Paris notes the first U S arms shipment to France may trigger rioting at ports as Communist influence looms. French morale has sagged despite renewed calls for defense while Russia mocks Paris protests over Indo China questions. Continued on page nine.
Edmonton reports show Premier Manning tabled his budget amid heated throne speech debate. A cabinet minister delivered a verbal spank ing to Rebel Social Credit, while West Coast Transmission faced bribery accusations over a natural gas export franchise. Arthur Wray alleged $200,000 in bribes, denied by West Coast Transmission director George McMahon. Speaker Lou Helter Dawson ruled the charge out of order. The discussion touched on conservation board export applications and internal party tensions.
Harper Parry secretary manager of the Western Junior Hockey league told The News in an exclusive interview that no player replacements will be allowed for the playoffs. Prior rumors claimed four teams in the semi finals might add two players from eliminated teams. Names tied to the chatter included Vern Pachal Bill Shvetz Pete Petrovich and others from Bellevue Lions Calgary Buffaloes. Parry dismissed the rumor as definite.
Calgary CP report on a preliminary court hearing into the December Southesk railway crash that killed three and injured 08. A CPR master mechanic testified the eastbound locomotive showed no detectable defect after inspection. emergency brake had been pulled and steam discharges may have obscured the engineer’s vision in cold windy conditions. The Eastbound conductor Maurice MacArthur described steam making it difficult to move along the crash scene as signals were given three to four miles west of Southesk.
Otis McNelly of Wenatchee asks city council for an ordinance requiring dogs to be tied up during the growing season. He uses bone meal fertilizer in his garden and says the scent draws many dogs to his yard. They dig relentlessly, giving his property the look of a battlefield.
An Egyptian reform program aims to uplift Nile delta farmers through 111 welfare centers and 1,500 planned within 20 years. Each center provides a doctor, a nurse, and a social worker to improve health, farming methods, literacy, and child welfare while governments fund most costs and farmers pay a small yearly fee.
President Truman urged immediate federal seizure authority amid a national coal crisis. He proposed an impartial compensation board, a government payment plan to miners, and a commission of inquiry to study the industry. Congress moved toward swift action as the 372,000 miners defied a court order.
Ottawa member Mr Shaw presented a new Trans Canada route via the David Thompson corridor through Rocky Mountain House, the Kootenay plains and Howse Pass. He argued this path, including the Howse Pass at 4800 feet, would cost less to build and maintain than other routes and avoid semi arid prairie regions. He claimed central Alberta routes would still reach Red Deer and be safer.
The House of Commons debates endless questions from MPs. A Walrus analogy reflects MPs asking about ships shoes sealing wax and cabbage and kings. Officials note many inquiries require cross department research and long returns.
A weary tramp knocks on a farm house door asking for aid. The woman questions his safety then offers aid, asking whether he would prefer to be shot or struck with an ax as a test of his intent.
London newspapers controlled by Lord Beaverbrook escalate the drive to oust War Minister John Strachey. They challenge him to prove he has ever repudiated Communism, citing his past statements and U S immigration concerns while reporting Attlee's government defends him as not a Communist.
An unidentified individual stole a DC transport aircraft in Anchobagis Alaska yesterday and flew it for about 11 minutes over a residential area before ditching it on a runway. Northern Consolidated Airlines and police continue to search for the thief. No obvious damage was found on the plane. A whiskey spill stained the cockpit floor.
London reports that high pay in state run sectors is attracting Britain’s trade union leaders. James Bowman, 51, ex-NUM vice president and Yorkshire ex-miner, becomes chair of a coal board. Observers note wages in nationalized industries tempt leaders away, risking weakened union strength amid economic crisis. The Daily Mirror and other papers debate the impact on organized labor’s resolve and public commissions.
Montreal Canada. The Canadian Pacific Railway announced a deficit for the month amounting to 1 943 705 dollars, compared with a year earlier. The company reported a net deficiency of 301 124 dollars, noting declines across freight and passenger sectors.
Fragmented OCR summary notes a debate on nationalizing steel and related industry measures. Mentions leaders, opposition demands, and figures around three million members, with references to a confederation linked to shipbuilding and engineering and a new position or policy to be decided.
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