04 May 1949
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
1
Peiping radio says Red troops seized Kwangteh on the Kiangsu Anhwei Chekiang border with 2400 nationalist captives. Verification from other sources is lacking. Navy spokesman says Allied ships left Shanghai waterfront over claimed plot blocks to sea.
A Communist radio reports capture of slang west of Peiping while nationalist forces near Tsingtao surrender. A U S naval spokesman said ships from Shanghai fled to avoid Communist action on the Whangpoo river and a plot to scuttle a vessel was uncovered. Big ships shifted down the Yangtze estuary to stay out of Woosung fort range.
Saskatchewan's 125 000 farmers confront grasshopper outbreaks and dust storms amid a spring crop setback. The agriculture department reports early grasshopper hatching near Lemsford and warns rain is crucial as 30 percent of spring wheat and 10 percent of coarse grains are seeded. Poison bait ready. April weather could determine crop outcomes.
Blondie the cat in Goderich Ontario has her own kittens and also nurses three infant jack rabbits found by the owner Waverley Nelson. The cat feeds the rabbits after tending her litter and makes space for them when her kittens finish.
Canada deposits its instrument of ratification with the United States at 11 15 a m CDT becoming the first of the 12 NATO members to ratify the pact. The Canadian Parliament approved the measure 185 to 0 in the Commons before dissolution and the Senate did not vote. Prime Minister St Laurent signed the document. Canada joins Belgium France Iceland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway Portugal Britain and the United States in the alliance.
Ottawa reports about eight million Canadians will be eligible to vote on June 27, up from 6.95 million in 1945. Over 1,000 candidates are expected across 262 ridings with Liberals aiming in all but Comox Alberni, PC’s planning 255 nominees, CCF and Social Credit fielding hundreds overall, and changes in voting law requiring employers to grant three hours for voting and candidates to be resident for one year in Canada.
City council plans a round table on central control of gas electric and water utilities after Utilities Superintendent H O Davis resigns to return to the power plant post A new distribution director lineup may include Bob Beitz for gas Frank Rothwell for electric and a water foreman A proposed executive commission with mayor and department heads would keep policy with the council drafting by law and defining duties The city manager issue is also on the agenda
Aboard the ammunition laden freighter Tricape in Montreal harbor a fire broke out and was soon controlled by city firemen. A harbor policeman suspected possible arson as loading continued under ship officers. The ship owned by Triton Steamship of Montreal and crew are part of the CS strike.
London AP Princess Elizabeth sang Minnie the Moocher at the Palladium last night joining Danny Kaye in several choruses. It marked the third Kaye show the Princess and Prince Philip had attended since his British premiere last year. They viewed for about 50 minutes then spoke with Kaye backstage for 45 minutes.
The Pulitzer Prize winners include James Gould Cozzens for Guard of Honor and Arthur Miller for Death of a Salesman. Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun is cited for crime reporting, C P Trussell of the New York Times for national coverage, and Price P Day for India’s independence.
Ottawa reports Parliament adjourned without approving the Abbott budget, leaving tax cuts and deductions at source in limbo. Officials warn April 30 rates may stand as before and any new government could reintroduce or revise the budget to shape tax policy before elections. Opposition attacks argue whether the plan goes far enough or too far.
United Automobile Workers Local 600 ordered a strike of 60,000 Ford workers for tomorrow and the international executive board authorized a walk out at noon Thursday.
Richard Tabor, a first year West Virginia medical student, assisted in delivering his own baby after arranging a hospital room. he left to fetch a doctor and returned as the birth began. The wife and infant arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later and are reported fine.
Eight aircraft including two Lancaster bombers searched the Similkameen valley 175 miles east for a Yellow Fleet Canuck presumed down with Vancouver pilot Bill Grant 30 and Sheila Cure 28 of Cardston Alta. They disappeared after a holiday in Cardston while returning to Vancouver.
A water by law may require meter installation or a five dollar fine for a second offender, discussed at a special city council forum on the water supply crisis. Water restrictions likely from May 16 to August 31, with Sunday open watering and alternate day limits. Residents urged Crescent Heights adjustments and a larger system to meet peak demand amid leaks and low pressure.
The famous Oberammergau passion play in Germany will resume in 1950 after a 16 year hiatus the longest lapse in the play’s history.
Ann Arbor reports X rays and radium now save 40 to 50 percent of women treated for cancer of the cervix, twice the rate of a dozen years ago. Prof Isador Lampe at the University of Michigan notes five year cures mean patients alive five years after initial diagnosis.
In Montreal Freda Linton was freed on conspiracy to violate Canada's official secrets act charges. The crown emphasized no acquittal, saying the investigation failed to link her to an overt act with the Soviet espionage ring. Charges may be revived if future evidence shows an offence.
A Calgary coroner's jury ruled Jack Muir's death accidental with no blame assigned. The inquest cited a wood splinter penetrating the brain as the cause after a struggle at Florence Trudeau's Capitol Hall address on October 20, 1943, and subsequent medical neglect concerns. Prosecution or fault not found.
A Pittsburgh credit manager Julius R. Hohman was approached by a bandit who demanded an envelope. Hohman handed it over and laughed while reporting the theft. The envelope held a bank statement and numerous canceled cheques.
Edwin J. Heale of Stepney East London died aged 101. Heale worked as a cobbler until he was 90, leaving a long career in repair and footwear.
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