Land Speculation Fears Tied to Alberta Irrigation Plan
Agriculture Minister D A Ure warned of possible land price speculation in the St Mary's Milk River irrigation project in southeastern Alberta. He noted the risk is not immediate and said the program targets small holders, with large owners facing fixed per acre charges. He suggested a tax idea on profits from selling large lands and emphasized veterans receive colonization preference.
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Edmonton
D. A. Ure
St. Mary’s
Alberta
Hugh John MacDonald
Calgary
Mr. Ure
Ure
A. J. E. Liesemer
CCF
J. Harper Prowse
Parliament At a Glance
Finance Minister Abbott said the government hopes to collect 12,000,000 owed on seven ships sold to China are remote. Trade Minister Howe said Canada s tough and damp wheat problem is serious. N R Studer said the CCF is composed of conditional Canadians. Douglas Harkness said he is glad the government is taking action to increase allowances to veterans prematurely aged. Ross Thatcher said trade in allowances are making a force of credit restrictions.
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Abbott
China
Howe
Canada
N. R. Studer
Maple Creek
C.C.F
Douglas Harkness
Calgary West
Ross Thatcher
CCF
Moose Jaw
Nervy pilot flies burning transport away from homes
In Dallas a navy C46 transport burning after refueling at the naval air station was steered away from a southeast Dallas neighborhood by Capt. R C Wesley who parachuted to safety from about 500 feet. Two service men were killed in parachute accidents and one is missing. A search party was to be organized for the missing man.
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Dallas
Tex
Navy
R. C. Wesley
Penascola
Fla
Wesley
S. Sikorsky
Jeeps Unloaded as Leghorn Dockers Protest Under Guard
In Leghorn Italy a U S army transport unloaded a cargo of jeeps watched by 500 police. Communist led dockers protested the berthed ship at a commercial dock while non Communist stevedores discharged under U S army contract.
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Leghorn
Italy
U.S. Army
Ottawa urged to curb price wars in appliances
MP Ross Thatcher of Moose Jaw urged Ottawa to curb price wars and “fictitious” trade in electrical appliances. He argued trade-in allowances erode down payments and push small retailers toward bankruptcy, urging higher cash down payments and tax cuts to ease unemployment in the industry.
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Ottawa
Ross Thatcher
Moose Jaw
Sask
Thatcher
C.C.F
Vancouver
Alberta Rejects Colored Margarine Probe
Alberta Agriculture Minister Ure said the province will not investigate colored margarine as it could disrupt the surplus dairy industry reliant on butter exports. A J E Liesemer argued for study amid rising butter imports.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ure
A. J. E. Liesemer
CCF
Calgary
Dairy Men Demand Imports Ban from Canadian Government
Gilbert McMillan president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada contends the government’s reluctance to ban dairy imports invites strong criticism. He warns rising production and cheaper imports could force price drops, closing cheese factories, and harming the economy. He urges industry unity with consumers to set milk prices and reduce internal rivalries.
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Seigniory Club
Gilbert McMillan
Dairy Farmers of Canada
National Dairy Council
Canada
MacMillan
Encouraging Step In Moose Jaw Bus Service Negotiations
Moose Jaw council heard from George Conner one of two bus operators negotiating a franchise with the city. Conner said he applied to Ottawa for depreciation on equipment to be brought here and is awaiting federal word. Alderman Jack Cocks called the move encouraging and noted actual steps are being taken. A plebiscite had been planned this month if negotiations advanced. The Boulder Dam on the Colorado rises 726 feet.
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George Conner
Moose Jaw
Conner
Council
Ottawa
Jack Cocks
Conner Line
Blair Company
Medicine Hat Council Champions Welcoming Spirit
Medicine Hat council votes to boost newcomer friendliness and ease settlement. Aldermen Lillian Gust Jack Cocks and Lorne Walker named to investigate welcoming measures as two city agencies pledge support and recreation facilities offer access for new arrivals.
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Canada
Medicine Hat
Lillian Gust
Jack Cocks
Lorne A. Walker
Wilson Riley
Alberta Premier defends capital, rejects oil field experiment
Premier E C Manning, closing Alberta’s 1952 53 budget debate, blames eastern Canadian capital for underinvestment in the province’s resources while noting U S capital has entered the market. He rejects Liberal and NDP charges, defends public funding priorities, and discusses school land funds and widow grants policy.
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Edmonton
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Canada
C.C
Elmer Roper
Manning
Social Credit
Eastern Canada
United States
J. Harper Prowse
Mr. Roper
Police Commission Moves Toward Five Member Board
The city council advanced two readings on a bylaw to place the police department under a five member police commission. The move would shift control from a council committee to the commission while expenditures still require council approval. Police Chief A R Bull and officers favor the plan, which would include the mayor plus four appointees.
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Board of Police Commissioners
A. R. Bull
Council
Weather Summary for Prairie Regions
Cloudy skies cover the prairies with snow across northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Strong easterly winds cause drifting in western Saskatchewan. Little change expected Wednesday with overnight snow. Tomorrow afternoon highs 20 to 35 degrees, about 10 below normal. Medicine Hat reports cloudy skies with light flurries tonight and milder conditions tomorrow. winds southwest 20 today, light Wednesday. low tonight 15, high tomorrow 30.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Boa Constrictor Found at Cincinnati Zoo
A two foot long boa constrictor arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on Monday after being loaded with a truckload of bananas from New Orleans. A dock foreman discovered the snake, boxed it, and handed it to zoo staff for care.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
New Orleans
Governments consider easing meat embargoes after foot and mouth outbreak
Ottawa hears hints of relaxing four province embargoes as Agriculture Minister Gardiner and Manitoba's Campbell discuss moves to end the ban. Saskatchewan seeks action to lift controls while Regina area butchering begins to supply fresh meat. Health officials note no human transmission from meat and dairy products.
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Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Gardiner
Campbell
Manitoba
Regina
Mayhew
Victoria
British Columbia
Bowman
B.C
Health Department
Department
Prairie Pacific engineers secure 11 percent wage rise
A new contract between Canadian Pacific Railway and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Montreal raises basic salary rates by 11 percent for CPR locomotive engineers in the Prairie Pacific region, effective April 1 1952. The agreement may set a pattern for other rail unions across Canada as wage talks expand this year.
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CPR
Prairie-Pacific
Company
Union
Montreal
F. K. Godfrey
Brotherhood
George McDonald
Winnipeg
CNR
Rail Transportation Industry of Canada
Godfrey
Rescue at Tokyo Fire Hospital By UF Japan Aid
U S airmen joined Japanese civilians to rescue 219 patients from a burning Far East air forces hospital in Tokyo. The operation involved coordinated evacuation and rapid response to the blaze.
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Tokyo
U.S
Far East Air Forces Hospital
Smilestones Parody on Taxes and Everyday Restraints
A satirical list mocks tax avoidance by urging abstention from common habits and purchases. It playfully bundles prohibitions on smoking drinking alcohol soft drinks gasoline cooking appliances and even life and death as an exaggerated premise. The piece reads as a wry social critique in a newspaper voice.
Truman Secretly Feared War on Two Occasions
Washington AP report notes President Truman feared a third world war during the Berlin crisis of September 1948 and after China’s entry in Korea in December 1950. The private papers reveal worries about Stalin, Russia, and preventive war, plus a Byrnes memorandum where Truman asserted final foreign policy control.
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Washington
Truman
Berlin
United Nations
Korea
Red China
Stalin
Russia
Farrar, Straus and Young Inc
William Hillman
Mutual Broadcasting System
Kremlin
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Moscow
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