15 Mar 1954
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1954
Page
1
Vancouver police statistics show the city has the highest intoxication arrests in Canada. Police chief Walter Mulligan notes 1653 arrests reaching 9,470, with magistrate Oscar Orr remarking on the large weekend totals. New Westminster reported far fewer charges compared with Vancouver.
Temperance forces have launched a drive to block cocktail lounges in Victoria BC as protests grow over liquor by the glass. A local option petition from the Victoria Citizens Committee seeks a plebiscite to bar beer parlors, amid 12 000-plus signatures and a government check before a six week vote.
University president Dr. Andrew Stewart told the Alberta legislature education committee the school favors a divided course starting in grade seven and opposes a six week program to train student teachers and certifying after one year. The brief urges a separate high school academic program to prepare students for university entry with higher standards and competitive exams, running from grade seven through high school. Alternative support measures include subsidies, bonuses for isolated areas, more married teachers, retirees, and continued scholarships and bursaries.
The remark frames a clash of self made status with divine duty as the politician recalls Horace Greeley’s quip about relieving the Almighty of responsibility. The exchange highlights debates over wealth merit and providence in public life.
The Progressive Conservative party may abandon the Progress ive prefix at next week’s annual meeting in Ottawa. A resolutions committee will consider changes to drop the hyphen and revert to plain Conservative, a move with broad support among younger members but mixed views in parliament. If allowed by party leaders and constitutional rules, the change would mark a centennial era shift from 1854 roots and the Winnipeg 1942 convention.
Republican leaders weigh an under oath showdown between Senator Joseph McCarthy and top army officials as the Army report alleging pressure for favors in the Schine case fuels a feud. Nixon calls for fair procedures while McCarthy plans a speaking trip and hints he may testify under oath if another panel leads the probe. The Senate Republican policy committee meets to decide how to proceed and whether McCarthy’s subcommittee should handle the inquiry.
West Bromwich Albion, top of Division 1, drawn to meet Port Vale in the FA Cup semi final on March 27. The other semi pits either Leicester or Preston against Port Vale’s would-be opponent Polton Wan derers or Sheffield Wednesday. Port Vale is the second third division club to reach the semi final in 82 FA Cup years, Millwall achieving it in 1937.
Gordon Churchill a 55 year old Winnipeg lawyer and MP for Winnipeg South Centre agreed to stand for the National Conservative Association presidency. George Hees of Toronto also entered the contest, while M A MacPherson of Regina refused to run. George Drew avoided taking sides, leaving the decision to the association.
Clouds move into southern Alberta today and cover all regions by Tuesday morning. Cold air from the north pushes south and will cover Saskatchewan and all but southwestern Alberta by Tuesday evening.
Halifax CP reports a campus protest by female students advocating a green lipstick ban at Maritime University Parliament. Claire Murphy led the campaign, arguing green lips reduce unwanted male attention, while male students crushed the revolt.
In Barrie Ontario two Toronto youths face murder charges for the Oct 29 death of Fred Scotty Cameron a 57 year old brokerage house messenger whose body was found Oct 30 in a Barrie district ditch. Kingsley 19 testified detailing the shooting and the claim that Robertson 20 uttered the line about shooting for 14 dollars.
Beer waiters at 23 Edmonton hotels vote this afternoon on a 40 hour week and other benefits. Staff at five Hat hotels in Medicine Hat are in a separate dispute now in day 21 of the strike.
Senator Joseph McCarthy accepted an invitation to respond on television to criticisms by CBS commentator Edward R. Murrow. Murrow had accused McCarthy of crossing from investigation into persecution in his anti- Communist inquiries and offered McCarthy a chance to answer on the program.
McCarthy says the Army investigation uses threats against Schine as a club and tensions rise over which congressional group should probe the matter. He cites memos from Roy Cohn and Frank Carr as interceding on Schine s behalf and criticizes Army Secretary Robert Stevens and General Counsel John G Adams.
Maj. Gen. Ernest Cowell says his former son Robert is now Roberta, fully female in appearance, acknowledging gradual transition from a male pilot and husband. Roberta, 34, remains divorced with two children and had publicized the change in an illustrated magazine.
President Eisenhower states there will be no U S entry into war without a constitutional declaration by Congress. He emphasizes the issue amid McCarthy era tensions and references Dulles remarks on a policy of instant retaliation by choice of means and places.
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