City District Hospital Move Backed by Medicine Hat Council
Medicine Hat council and General Hospital board representatives agreed to apply to Alberta government to form a municipal hospital district and trigger a plebiscite on provincial hospitalization plans. Debate focused on costs, deficits, and the $1 per day rate, with broad support but concerns over funding and debt.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
General Hospital Board
H. C. Leinweber
S. F. Scott
Department of Public Health and Welfare
E. E. Maxwell
Hubert Calder
Carter
Loade
R. S. Boyd
Hospital Board Finance
Hoa
Boyd
Ald
B. C. Armstrong
Qwarteas
W. W. Cesss
Piinister Amoblic Health
Maxwell Edmonton
Edmonton
War Surplus Radios Sold With Concealed Bombs Warned
Michigan police and investigators warn buyers about war surplus high frequency radios containing TNT charges built to destroy sets if captured. More than 1,000 sold in Michigan, mainly to amateur operators who strip parts. Officials urge buyers to avoid handling until safety is confirmed.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Donald Ss. Leonard
Detroit
War Assets Administration
Washington
Ottawa Main Estimates Hint at Larger Budget, Tax Question
Ottawa reports show main estimates at 2.217 billion dollars, up 232 million from last year. Critics say comparing this year's main estimates to last year's totals plus supple mentaries is misleading and may hide further additions.
CPR Seals End of Steam Era with Last Selkirk Locomotive
A CPR delegation inspected locomotive 5935 at Montreal works, signaling the possible last steam purchase as the company shifts to diesel power. The Yocomotive, built for heavy Canadian mountain routes, is the 3,252nd steam engine CPR has owned, and part of a six engine order.
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Montreal
Canadia Pacific Railway
C.P.R
N. R. Crump
Yocomotive
Calgary
Revelstoke
B.C
British Empire
Montreal Locomotive Works
Esquimalt
Nanaimo
Vandcouver Island
Wells River
Czechs Consider Arm Law to Aid Allies
A draft arm law presented to a National Assembly committee would let Czechoslovakia's armed forces intervene in armed conflict even without a direct attack on the country. The measure ties into post war mutual aid treaties and shifts the status of the armed forces.
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Prague
Reuters
Czechoslovak National Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Search For Airmen Missing During War Still Goes On
Ottawa reports the postwar search for missing airmen continues. Of 10,000 plus Canadian airmen listed as missing in the Second World War about 4,400 have been recovered. An estimated 2,800 to 4,000 were lost at sea and will likely never be found. The task now sits largely with RAF teams in Europe under liaison from Canada, with hundreds identified by dental records.
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Ottawa
Europe
Asia
Africa
Pyrenees
W. R. Gunn
RCAF
Canada
Air Ministry
London
United States
Alberta irrigation funding outlined for 1949 50
Ottawa reports 4 900 000 in Dominion estimates for Alberta irrigation. An additional portion of a 600 000 survey and engineering vote will fund water development costs in Alberta. Major projects include 2 900 000 for St Marys irrigation and 2 000 000 for Bow River irrigation contingent on agreements.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Alberta
Red Deer
St. Mary's Irrigation
Bow River
Depreciation funds fail to reflect rising prices in accounting
The Canadian Press reports that depreciation practices struggle with higher replacement costs as firms face a gap between prewar estimates and current prices. Robert C. Stanley of International Nickel Co. of Canada notes traditional methods understate wear and tear, prompting discussion on adopting current values and new safeguards. The piece traces this toward possible accounting revisions.
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Robert C. Stanley
International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd
Loaf of Bread Fetches High Price in Winnipeg Strike
During a four bakery wage strike in Winnipeg, a loaf of bread sold for 3.25 dollars at a radio auction. A buyer, while disrupting his home, secured the scarce item as housewives rushed to stock up amid bread shortages. Public notices note bread-making recipes appearing in newspapers.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Winnipeg
Wild Boy Gerald Sullivan escapes tenement and finds new life
Bewildered Gerald Sullivan, nearly fourteen, fled a brick tenement after being kept in seclusion since birth. Police halted him in a girl’s dress, placing him in a private home while court action follows. Adoption is delayed by state ward laws and ongoing custody disputes. His mother, who hid him away, he says was cruel.
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Boston
Gerald Sullivan
Gerald
Francis W. Russell
Gera ™l
Capt
Russell
Bette Davis Sued for Back Taxes by U S Government
The government filed a suit against film actress Bette Davis seeking 89 820 59 dollars in additional taxes for 1942 and 1943.
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Bette
Los Angeles
Bette Davis
Canada defence bill to hit peacetime record in 1949 50
Finance Minister Abbott told Parliament the 1949 50 main estimates project at least 421 million for defence, rising from 251 million this year, with total federal outlays to about 2.218 billion. He indicated the budget will be introduced a week from March 22, barring unforeseen circumstances.
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Ottawa
Canada
Abbott
Defence
Defence Department
Commons
No 1 Bureaucrat Attack on St Laurent in Commons
In Ottawa on Monday George Drew led a sharp attack in the Commons denouncing Prime Minister St Laurent as Canada s No 1 bureaucrat and servant of big interests He accused him of using power for political purposes and of censorship regarding the Hong Kong matter The exchange tagged the PM as a great corporation lawyer and linked him to financial interests as the trade minister interjected.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Canada
George Drew
Hong Kong
Mr. St. Laurent
Mr. Drew
Montreal
Progressive Conservative
Drew
Chamber
Great Corporation
Gaspard Fauteux
Howe
Margarine rules tighten in Alberta legislature
Alberta passes first reading of a margarine control bill requiring clear packaging and visible menu notices in restaurants. It sets a 500 dollar fine and up to six months in jail for violations with limits of 16 percent moisture and 80 percent fat.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ure
Committee of Supply
House
Government seeks authorization for 632 million defence costs
The government plans to spend or commit itself for more than 632 million dollars on defence including 1500 thousand for jet engine work 1 million for defence purchases and preparedness under trade 4.2 million to keep arsenals in trim and 215 million for flexible long range orders. Most of the total stems from uncontrollable items like war pensions and unemployment insurance.
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Defence
Abbott
Newfoundland
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Northern Manitoba Areas
North Manitoba communities report widespread influenza with over 200 cases. At Sturgeon Landing 122 of 139 pupils at Guy boarding school are ill, while epidemics near Moose Lake and the local Indian reservation ease. Dr. R F Yule leads aerial survey of affected areas and notes no progression to virus pneumonia.
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Pas, Man
Manitoba
R. F. Yule
Pas
Sturgeon Landing
Guy
Rochet
Fort Hail
Cashmere Lake
Lake Egewolf
Sandy Hills
Wolaston Lake
Sask
Moose Lake
Yule
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Schoepp
No. 1
Leduc
Stam Td
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Eve Melicine Hat
Bird Youthi
Gireau
Finance Department
Reg Hardy
Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Edward
Attorney General's Department
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Maynard
Justice
Greece
Mizpah Lodge
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