Medicine Hat Floodes Threaten Towns and Farms
Flooding from runoff waters endangers homes in Medicine Hat and nearby communities. Six families evacuated as creeks Ross and Seven Persons flood the area. City crews divert water, widen troughs, and monitor roads while a rescue is made near Seven Persons creek. Agriculture officials urge delaying beef cattle sales to April 4-5 pending market plans.
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Nurmal
Medicine Hat
Walsh
Irvine
Dunmore
Cavan
Bow Island
Calgary
C.P.R
Highway Department
No. 1
Jack Leitert
H. C. Dixon
Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Co
Otto Frank
Edwin Bischke
John Bailey
J. J. Zeiber
Michael Sabit
Gottlieb Wirth
Zeibers
Holland
Ross Creek
Ross
Jim Carswell
Carswell
Saratoga Park
Seven Persons Creek
Maple Leaf Mill
Education Minister says schools struggle against media in Alberta
Edmonton CP education minister Ivan Casey told the legislature that schools face stiff competition from movies radio comic books and television for students interest. He warned United States schools face similar pressures and criticized over emphasis on progressive education citing media as a factor. He noted interference from TV in Toronto and recalled memorizing The Ancient Mariner stanzas in school while defending limited drill and emphasizing fundamentals.
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Edmonton
Ivan Casey
Toronto
Hugh John MacDonald
L—Calgary
A. J. E. Liesemer
CCF
Calgary
Social Credit
Casey
MacDonald
Liesemer
Alberta
A. J. Hooke
Chiang Kai Shek Says Korea Armistice Is Red Victory
Chiang Kai Shek warned that UN acceptance of a Korea truce would be seen by communists as an invitation to strike elsewhere. He urged limited offensives in the mainland to draw large communist armies and prevent renewed aggression in Korea and Southeast Asia.
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Bill Boss Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai Shek
United Nations
Korea
Southeast Asia
Chiang
Asia
Indo- China
Burma
Red Deer Hospital Posts Profit for 1951 Operations
The Red Deer municipal hospital reported a net profit over 8600 dollars for 1951. Gross revenue exceeded 218000 dollars while expenditures neared 209500 dollars. Costs per patient day rose to 8.35 dollars from 7.52.
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Red Deer
Red Deer Municipal Hospital
Voice of America Courier Arrives in Laguaira on Caribbean Test Cruise
The seagoing Voice of America vessel Courier of 5,600 tons arrived yesterday at Laguaira, Venezuela, marking the first stop on a Caribbean shakedown cruise.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Voice of America
Laguaira
St Laurent backs continued social welfare amid defence spending
Prime Minister St Laurent told a Canadian Congress of Labour delegation that social welfare programs will continue regardless of future party rule. He rejected higher old age pensions at lower ages and opposed direct price controls, arguing Canada cannot afford them amid high defence spending. He noted unemployment concerns but cited past cycles and overall prosperity.
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Ottawa
Canada
St. Laurent
Canadian Congress of Labor
TLC
CCL
St. Laur Nt
Congress
Canadian troops tally Korean War casualties
Ottawa reports the 99th Korean war casualty list with four killed and six wounded. Total Canadian casualties reach 837, including 189 dead and 582 wounded, with 61 injured in action, four missing, and one captured. In Genoa, about 8,000 dockers walked out for a 20 percent raise, now earning around $5 daily as cargo ships halt.
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Ottawa
Army
Genoa
Canada Faces Polish Demand Over War Relics
Ottawa reacted to Warsaw’s latest note on Polish treasures held in Canada. Poland demands immediate return of the artifacts said to be in Quebec City under government guard. Premier Duplessis says they will stay in provincial hands until tribunals decide rightful ownership.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Poland
Canada
Warsaw
Pearson
Quebec City
Duplessis
Quebec
Parliament At a Glance
George Drew the Progressive Conservative leader says Canada should refuse any secret deal giving Formosa to the Chinese Reds. PCs will vote against a CCF motion of non-confidence over Atlantic aid. Sen J C Davis of Manitoba opposes birth control as a solution to over population and undernourishment.
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George Drew
Progressive Conservative
Canada
Formosa
Progressive Conservatives
CCF
Atlantic
J. C. Davis
Manitoba
Weather Update Mild to cool with rain in the west
Weather today stays mild in most areas. Cooler air from the west moves into western Alberta this evening with rain showers and fresh westerly winds. It crosses Saskatchewan tomorrow bringing cloudy cooler conditions and a few snow flurries. In Medicine Hat expect cloudy skies with sunny intervals and late rain showers, turning less mild. Winds south 25 shifting to west 20 tonight, low 35, high tomorrow 45.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Smilestones on Marriage and Safety Roles Revealed
A brief quotation highlights a husband described as a safety expert in a large organization. The joke contrasts men’s and women’s perspectives on safety duties with a sharp line about nagging. The snippet reflects gendered humor from a period newspaper.
Navy Ready to Use 3 Guided Missiles This Year
The U S Navy plans to operate three new guided missiles soon with production underway. Testimony shows Terrier 1 Sparrow II and Regulus to be deployed within months, while air modernization continues toward all-jet fighters by 1954.
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Washington
United States Navy
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Navy
Dan Kimball
William M. Fechteler
Naval Operations
Spain
Mediterranean
Spanish
Fechteler
Forrest P. Sherman
John H. Cassidy
Air
Cassady
Ure Attacks Beef Floor Price Plan Amid Embargo Debate
Agriculture Minister David Ure criticized a proposed floor price on beef tied to lifting interprovincial livestock bans. He warned the plan may be ineffective and noted British Columbia keeps prices high without a floor. He pointed to Alberta and Saskatchewan with the most livestock and no embargoes to lift.
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Edmonton
David Ure
Ottawa
Ure
British Columbia
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Arab nations seal collective security pact in Baghdad
The Iraqi senate unanimously ratified a collective security and economic aid pact among Arab states. Iraq becomes the third Arab country to approve the agreement.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iraqui
Prairies Proposed as Vast Duck Hatchery by Ducks Unlimited
Angus Gavin of Ducks Unlimited of Canada urged U S trustees in Memphis to convert millions of barren prairie acres into a giant waterfowl hatchery. He noted 1.7 million acres already transformed with only 10 percent used and predicted a population surge sufficient to darken the Mississippi Valley flyway during fall and winter.
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Memphis, Tenn
Canada
Angus Gavin
Ducks Unlimited
United States
Gavin
Mississippi Valley
Ottawa set to shape beef price and livestock rules
Federal and provincial ministers will discuss beef floor prices and easing embargoes on livestock movement at an Ottawa conference next week. Alberta and British Columbia dispute southern Alberta bans while Ottawa leans toward price supports and interprovincial rule changes.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Anderson
Lethbridge
Brooks
West
Seattle-Portland
Alberta
British Columbia
West Coast
Prairie Farmers’ Unions
Agricultural Products Board
J. L. Phelps
Saskatoon
Howe
Victoria
B.C
Bowman
Bootleg Cattle Sneaking North to B C Through Edmonton
Edmonton livestock sources report a covert flow of southern Alberta cows to British Columbia despite an embargo. Cattle from near Calgary comprise about one third of cows leaving Edmonton for B C, aided by trains to the coast and a Mason Dixon line across Alberta. A B C veterinarian in Edmonton checks shipments to ensure only northern Alberta cattle enter B C.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
Alberta
B.C
Calgary
Regina
Lacombe
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Carl J. Anderson
E.ld
Mr. Anderson
James G. Gariier
Agricultural Federation
Elko
New
U.S. Air Force
Red Deer Hospital
Eaton's
Toek
Medicine Hat News
Parliament
Guatemala City
Guatemala
U.S. Navy
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