Alberta Liberal says municipalities in debt faster than province
J Harper Prowse accuses municipalities of rising debt speedily despite provincial cuts. He calls for an independent commission to reallocate responsibilities between provincial and local governments and suggests interest free loans. Officials respond that urban debt trends differ from provincial debt and point to dollar value and tax allocations.
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Edmonton
J. Harper Prowse
Alberta
Liberal Party
Prowse
C. E. Gerhart
C. I. Sayers
Sc—Camrose
A. J. E. Liesemer
CCF
Calgary
Eight Die In Milford Farm House Fire
Police report eight persons burned to death in a Milford farm house blaze near Somerset Pennsylvania. The fire began in the home of 45 year old John Whipkey the father of fourteen with one boy escaping by jumping from a window of the three story frame structure.
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Somerset
Milford
Here
John Whipkey
Holden Area Youth Fevers In Holden Sicks
Edmonton reports a 19 year old Holden area youth with undulant fever likely contracted from cattle. Public health officials trace possible source to bovine exposure and warn of dairy and beef handling risks.
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Holden Area
Edmonton
Holden
Smilestones Voices of a Misplaced Civilian Soldier
A recruit insists he is not a soldier, claiming to be a misplaced civilian, while a sergeant questions the recruit’s self perception in a terse exchange. The dialogue reveals tension between military identity and civilian status.
Budget Approval Reaches 116 Million Alberta Year
The Alberta legislature completed detailed approval of estimated expenditures of 116.5 million dollars for the 1952-53 fiscal year. Only two readings remain to adopt the bill drawing funds from the province's general revenue. Expenditures exceed the 1951-52 total by about 22 million dollars. The budget introduced by Premier Manning projects revenues near 117 million dollars, about 22 million higher than the next year's ending.
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Edmonton
Alberta
General Revenue Fund
FE. C. Manning
Philippine underwater volcano erupts rocks into air
Manila Evening News survey party said the underwater volcano hurled rocks 3000 to 4000 feet high. A boat stayed a mile away as the ocean sizzled nearby. Huge boulders rolled around the volcano rim while smaller stones rose into the smoke cloud. cone height remained about 250 feet above water, with a larger crater area than on March 19.
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Manila
Philippines
Manila Evening News
Luzon
Evacuation urged as Purmal flood floods south Alberta
Purmal residents prepare to evacuate as eastern Alberta floods surge due to Ross Creek rise from prairie drainage. Ice jams at Medicine Hat Brick and Tile bridge prompt ice blasting and gas line checks. Ban on main roads spreads across Bow Island Foremost and Eastern Irrigation District. Authorities warn of potential citywide flood risk. 24 hour alert remains in effect.
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Purmal
Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Co
Ross Creek
Cypress Hills
Hargrave Mitchell
Jim Carswell
Carswell
Bow Island
Eastern
Walsh
Swift Current
Bassano
No. 3
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary
Greyhound
Defence Research
Suffield
Elkwater
Hilda-Schuler
AMA
Wilson Riley
Division Ave
Bassett Reserve
Connaught
Seven Persons
Robt
Beitz
Dominion Supports National Health Scheme Explore Federal-Provincial Plan
Saskatchewan health investigators propose a nationwide health insurance scheme funded by federal income tax and administered by provinces. A 270 page report with 115 recommendations urged universal care based on need, harmonized disease control, standard immunizations, and new Western Canada professional schools. The 244 year inquiry chaired by Dr. F. D. Mott will be presented to the Saskatchewan legislature.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Health Department
Saskatchewan Health Department
Department
Saskatchewan Committee
College of Optometry
Western Canada
F. D. Mott
T. J. Bentley
White House admits Tulip Bloom Delay for Queen's Visit
The White House said there will be no tulips in bloom for Queen Juliana of the Netherlands during her April 2 to 5 visit. Dutch immigrants of a new orange variety faced shipping delays from New York amid a longshoremen strike and remodeling at the White House further delayed planting.
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Washington
White House
Juliana of
Netherlands
Truman
Juliana
R. J. Benkenkamp
Holland
New York
Embassy
Manning Sees Tax Free Era For Alberta
Premier Manning suggested Alberta could become tax free in the future. He noted revenues from natural resources recently doubled the amount of 15 or 16 years ago and said continued development might balance income and expenditures. If resources peter out the scenario may not occur.
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Edmonton
Manning
Alberta
A. J. E. Liesemer
CCF
Calgary
Liesemer
Mr. Manning
Parliament At a Glance
The commons backed a CCF motion for the government to give income taxpayers a better break on medical expenses. H. W. Herridge proposed a federal provincial conference on conservation. Sen. J. J. Haynes Doone urged immediate loans to maritime fishermen hit by recent Atlantic storms.
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Commons
CCF
H. W. Herridge
Kootenay West
J. J. Haynes Doone
New Brunswick
Minister Opposes Split for CD Fire-Fighting Costs
Edmonton debate centered on federal three way cost split for uniform fire fighting gear. Minister C E Gerhart argued provinces and municipalities should fund their own shares, with emphasis on smaller towns aligning with Calgary Lethbridge and Edmonton. Liberal MP Hugh John MacDonald warned of industry dispersal risks to Edmonton.
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Edmonton
C. E. Gerhart
Gerhart
Calgary
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
J. Harper Prowse
Hugh John MacDonald
Lib
Weather Outlook for Western Canada region
Cold air edges toward the forecast district but mild weather continues today and Friday. Saskatchewan mostly sunny while central and northern Alberta are cloudy. Southern Alberta becomes cloudy tomorrow with light snow in the Peace River area tomorrow morning and occasional light rain in western Alberta tomorrow evening. Medicine Hat remains sunny and warm today and Friday with cloudy periods tonight. Low tonight 40 in Medicine Hat and high 50 tomorrow.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
Medicine Hat
Strike Dispute May Cause Flare-up In Washington
Washington AP describes Charles Wilson dropping plans for a top level parley on a steel strike. He met price and wage control executives and rejected an immediate move to avert a strike. WSB proposals, including a 1744 cent hourly increase, face criticism as inflationary.
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Washington
Charles Wilson
Wilson
CIO
Philip Murray
WSB
Roger Putnam
Nathan Feinsinger
Truman
Florida
Canadians May Get Bigger Medical Expense Deductions
In Ottawa the Commons approved a CCF private resolution seeking to abolish the four percent floor on medical expense deductions. Debate suggested Finance Minister Abbott may consider the change in his upcoming budget, with talk also of raising ceilings for deductions and including items like drugs and eye-glasses under review.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Commons
C.C.F
James Sinclair
Coast Capitano
Sinclair
Knowles
Mr. Sinclair
Mr. Clair
Give Up Crown For White Wife In Bechuanaland Rift
London Reuters reports Seretse Khama, chief of the Bamangwato, loses his throne over his marriage to Ruth Williams, a London secretary. Exiled two years, Khama declines a Jamaican government post as Britain prepares to invite nominations for a new chief from within the Bechuanaland reserve.
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London
Reuters
Seretse Khama
Khama
Lord Salisbury
Commonwealth Relations
Ruth Williams
Britain
Bamangwato
Bechuanaland
Tshekedi Khama
Polar Discoverer Peary Reaches North Pole in 1909
The first man to reach the North Pole was American Admiral Robert E. Peary, achieving the historic milestone in April 1909.
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North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Test Tube Humans Seen for Future Times
Dr Ralph W Gerard of the University of Chicago warned at a Mutual Fire conference that tomorrow may bring breeding by test tubes with selected human parents contributing eggs and sperm. Artificial insemination has begun, but future conceptions could lead to castes and cloned traits with new organs and aging techniques aided by machines and electronic directors replacing clerks.
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New York
Ralph W. Gerard
University of Chicago
Mutual Fire and Insurance Companies
Herit
Gerard
Louis N. Ridenour
Los Angeles
Alberta threats B C embargo in interprovincial livestock row
Alberta Premier Manning says British Columbia's embargo on southern Alberta cattle is intolerable and edges toward legal action. The dispute centers on cross border shipments and health rules amid looming decisions after Alberta talks with B C officials. Anne Lillicrop fined for drunk driving in Edmonton.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Edmonton
Uwe
B.C
Manning
Saskatchewan
Victoria
Harry Bowman
Vancouver
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Wuenther
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Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg North Centre
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