01 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1959
Page
1
In the Medicine Hat area farmers begin harvesting rye barley and corn while potatoes and sugar beets show promise under irrigation. Swathing of winter wheat starts next week and growers note a need for more rain amid hot dry July conditions.
Seventy seven children from the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors were ordered released from a government dormitory in Nelson area after assurances they would attend provincial schools. Magistrate William Evans, citing the move as potentially ending years of trouble, said the children would be freed Sunday and return to Kootenays homes if they choose.
A 16-year-old from Savannah Georgia was rescued after six days in the Grand Canyon facing heat treacherous trails and river currents. He lost 30 pounds and survived by eating cactus pulp and mesquite beans while his companions perished. He constructed a crude raft, swam across the river and clung to a sandbar before being found by rangers, later thanking the rescue crew.
Seven months after Fidel Castro toppled Batista Cuba faces a deep economic slump as tourism fades, private building stalls, and sugar exports shrink. Castro enjoys public support and peasant backing as he reforms land while weighing harsher steps to keep control amid mounting U.S. tensions and uncertain future.
Halifax announces Maj. Gen. George Vanier of Montreal as successor to retiring Vincent Massey. He will assume duties Sept. 15 with Prime Minister Diefenbaker noting Vanier's wide experience and that future governors general may come from other Commonwealth realms. Massey leaves after seven years.
Political observers in St John’s note labor may back the Progressive Conservatives under Malcolm Hollett or stay independent after federation talks at Corner Brook. Labour groups condemn Smallwood Liberal legislation decertifying woodsworkers and join regional reaction as Sam Drovers runs in Trinity North. MNP reveals four candidates including James Higgins and A M Duffy.
In Cedar, B C seven miles southeast of Nanaimo, fire consumed three frame homes early today. Lance Wardrobe five, Clayton three, and Karine twenty months perished. Father Jack Wardrobe injured, mother and older daughter absent in Vancouver. Nearby residents Robert Sage and Rod MacDonald escaped unharmed.
Weather outlook suggests Medicine Hat could reach 100 degrees as temperatures rise today. Sunday expected sunny and warm with a low around 60 and a high near 90 degrees.
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