Suez Crisis Sparks Global Tensions Across World Powers
Egypt's Premier Nasser proclaims Suez Canal nationalization amid Egyptian crowds, promising canal revenues to fund the Aswan High Dam. Britain and France protest, with Sterling credits blocked and military moves around the canal while the United States cautions, and an August meeting as world powers watch closely.
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France
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United States
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Mediterranean
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Examination results show high failure rates in grade IX
Local board notes June exams produced 21 percent failure in grade IX with 171 candidates, 135 passing and 36 failing. Provincial rate listed at 14.7 percent. Principal Norris Aitken flags high failure and urges review as academic results compare to recent departmental reports.
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DCTI
Norris Aitken
Aitken
W. G. Booth
Dauphin
Dauphin Upgrades Airport With 5000-Foot Runway
Taman Construction of Winnipeg is deploying $750000 in equipment across 20000 square feet of land for a new 5000 foot runway at Dauphin Municipal Airport. The project, led by the department of transport, aims to place the facility as a northern aviation gateway and is not due for completion until summer 1957. The surface will be 150 feet wide and 25 feet deep with a 3.5 inch asphalt layer on a gravel base, tested by an elaborate inspection unit and soil analyses. Delays from heavy rains and the need for precise elevation drive cautious progress.
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Taman Construction Company of
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Dan Tallman
Department of Transport
Tallman
the Herald
W. L. Coleman
Cement Surface Poured For Mackenzie School Addition
Sam Warner, contractor, reports the Mackenzie school auditorium addition reached a 2 a.m. Friday pour for the first floor cement. Twenty workers placed 160 yards of concrete over two days under floodlights amid potential rain concerns. Completion is targeted for December with walls to rise to four and a half feet after form removal.
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Sam Warner
Mackenzie School
Warner
Dauphin Considers Liquor Referendum By-law
Dauphin council prepares a licensed sale by law under the new Liquor Control Act. A vote on restaurant beer wine dining cocktail cabaret licenses will be held at the October municipal election if the by law passes readings at the August meeting.
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Dauphin
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
E. N. McGirr
Manitoba Liquor Commission
Local Crops Show Big Improvement In Summer Conditions
District agricultural representative Dave Hill notes ideal growing conditions have boosted crop prospects in the Dauphin area. Wheat fields are heavy and filling well while flax shows variability but strong yield potential. hay crops recover after wet July weather. Overall, prospects are improved over last year with good market gardening outlook and a hoped for later shower.
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Dave Hill
Car Smashed as Moose Killed on Park Road
Local restaurant operator Dave Tevendale and two passengers escaped serious harm after a 1953 sedan collided with a bull moose nine thirty Saturday evening ten miles south of Riding Mountain National Park north gate. The animal killed, occupants injured mildly but not hospitalized, car damaged with shattered windshield and moose fur inside.
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Dave Tevendale
Clear Lake
North Gate
Riding Mountain National Park
Jean Federick
Mr. Tevendale
Rose Kanuka
Local Air Cadets Attend B C Camp
About 800 air cadets from western Canada converge on Abbotsford B C for the final two week summer camp. No 50 Dauphin squadron is represented with 43 cadets and mentors F J Lieut D J Kells F E Wilcock plus two civilian instructors. Other squadrons include Port Arthur Geralton Ont Winnipeg Rivers Swan River and The Pas. Approximately 2400 cadets aged 14 to 18 attend each summer for drill rifle sports leadership and tours with an hour flight in a service aircraft as a key highlight.
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Abbotsford
B.C
RCAF
Air Force
British Columbia
Glad Display To Be Shown At CNR Station
A floral welcome awaits visitors as the Dauphin Horticultural Society sponsors a gladiolus show at the CNR Station. Exhibitors must register by 12 noon Friday. decorative baskets and bouquets will enhance the display in the ladies waiting room and station grounds.
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CNR
Dauphin Horticultural Society
Sixty six Swimmers Awarded By Rotary Safety Course
Sixty six Red Cross swimming awards were earned by members of the second course in water safety completed here last week. Instruct or Arnold Taylor reported that 113 persons took the course and tests. The third course is now underway with a total 164 certificates issued to date across levels from beginners to seniors.
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Red Cross
Arnold Taylor
Beverley Anderson
Don
Follow-up Meeting Endorses Action Plan at MFA Convention
In Dauphin on Friday Aug 3 MFAC No 2 district delegates approved the suggested action plan from the organization committee formed June 19 at the MFA convention. Thirty five MFAC representatives from Roblin to Makinax attended with Watson Crossley of Grandview chairing. The plan aims to protest perceived actions by MFA elements at the convention.
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MFAC
Dauphin
Committee On Organization
MFA
Roblin
Makinax
Watson Crossley
Grandview
Dauphin No
Dauphin Collegiate Reports Strong 1955 56 Year
Principal Norris G. Aitken reports the Dauphin Collegiate and Technical Institute posted a peak 546 in total enrollment for 1955 56 with 504 by June 15 and a daily average of 495 5. The commercial course led with 70 students, 17 graduates securing business roles, and the graduates’ success rate higher than other Manitoba schools. Additional notes cover home economics 12 students shop course 38 agriculture 14 and staff of 22.
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Norris G. Aitken
Dauphin Collegiate and Technical Institute
Dauphin-Ochre
Aitken
The
Dauphin Collegiate
Manitoba
A J. Drebinsky
Reception Program Planned for Dauphin Excursionists
The Dauphin chamber of commerce plans a Friday welcome for 200 excursion guests arriving from Canada and the United States on two Canadian National trains. Activities start at 2:30 p.m. with city officials greeting visitors, then a tour by the chamber with refreshments, running commentary, and a drive‑about town. About 60 cars are requested to support transport, with the second train stopping at Dauphin a week later.
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Canadian National Railways
Dauphin
United States
Minnesota
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
C of C
McCreary
Herald
CNR
S. E. McLean
John Potoski
J. E. Burton
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Middleton
IODF
Bob Oliver
Provincial Fruit Show Prize List Available
Ninety dollars in prizes will be awarded at the Provincial Fruit Show in Dauphin on August 30 and 31. The Manitoba fruit exhibition joins the 22nd annual Garden show by the Dauphin Horticultural Society. Prizes include biggest plum for a small display and top honors for best home grown fruits, with 44 classes detailed in a booklet of rules, entry blanks, and shipping instructions.
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Dauphin
Manitoba
Dauphin Horticultural Society
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