02 Aug 1958
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1958
Page
1
Ottawa Bureau Bruce Phillips states an immediate investigation will be launched to trace the leak that delivered a copy of the famed hidden report to The Toronto Daily Star. Trade Minister Gordon Churchill leads the tracing effort amid the disclosure.
Ottawa headline notes CCF House Leader Argue pressed for immediate Commons debate on gaps between Finance Minister Fleming budget forecasts and a confidential 1958 economic outlook report. Speaker ruled motion out of order. debate to occur Monday with a supply motion.
A large army munitions storage near Rio de Janeiro exploded in a four hour sequence of blasts. Authorities feared up to 1,000 may have perished, with later estimates suggesting many evacuated residents and a large fire area. President Kubitschek and rescuers coordinated swift evacuations and relief.
Ronald Berger age 2 and Charles Falkins age 53 improved after Thursday crashes. Berger was hit while running from behind a parked car on Seventh Ave SE and taken to hospital with abrasions. Falkins, aiding a store patron, was struck on Third St SE and suffered a pelvic fracture and leg fracture.
John Danderier of 1165 Queen St pleaded guilty in city police court to failing to yield to pedestrians after his car struck Charles Falkins 53 and Robert Gold about 50 in a crosswalk near the Astra Theatre on Third St SE at 5 10 p m The court noted his view was blinded by sun glare and the pedestrians were knocked to the pavement after entering the crosswalk 13 feet from the curb.
President-elect Fuad Shehab met rebel leader Saeb Salem behind security barriers in Beirut as U S forces bolster the city. Troop reinforcements, 70 Patton tanks unloaded, and 3,000 sailors at sea set the stage for a tense political moment with Chamoun loyalists clinging to power while Salam calls for Chamoun's resignation.
Ottawa welcomed Princess Margaret with a chinchilla cape and earlier a full length Labrador mink coat as part of a royal visit. Mayor George Nelms lauded Ottawa's ties to the Royal Family and the city’s new 3.5 million dollar city hall on Green Island near Rideau River. The day featured public greetings, music by Scottish regiments, and crowds in Hamilton and Niagara Falls, with locals shouting Hello Maggie as she toured sites and met veterans and children.
Dag Hammarskjold rushed preparations for a UN Security Council summit on the Middle East as Khrushchev weighs attending. Britain and the United States push for an Aug 12 meeting at UN headquarters with possible later dates and Geneva as a backup, while De Gaulle favors Geneva. Only Eisenhower Macmillan and Diefenbaker had agreed to sit in.
Vancouver Canadian press report states hockey player Murray Bert Olmstead was released on $1000 bail less than five hours after being sentenced to six months for a brutal assault on a West Vancouver mining executive. Chief Justice DesBrisay set bail during an appeal in Victoria on September 9. Olmstead’s counsel Allan Mercer said he will return to his farm at Sceptre Saskatchewan to tend crops pending appeal.
The weather office forecasts a clear and hot weekend with temperatures near 68 degrees. Sunday should remain sunny and warm, with similar conditions continuing through the weekend.
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