Britain declares great emergency for Suez crisis mobilization
London announces state of great emergency to call up army reservists for possible use in the Suez Canal crisis. War Minister Head gains sweeping mobilization powers affecting reserve forces. navy and air force plan no immediate calls. Britain France and the United States push for a 24 nation conference in London to establish international canal authority.
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London
Quen
Britain
Anthony Head
Navy
Air Force
France
Mediterranean
E63
Canal
Russia
Egypt
1956 Traffic Violations Summary Card
Yester- To Date totals show excessive speed and other infractions. Recorded items include excessive speed without due care failing to stop impaired ability fail yield right of way and other violations. Counts noted 36 56 15 12 13 1.
Unsettled Edmonton Weekend Forecast With Showers
Weather report for Edmonton indicates unsettled conditions with evening thunderstorms likely today and Saturday. Temperatures around 70 degrees for highs and mid 50s to 60s for lows, with light winds from the southwest. Cities listed include Calgary Lethbridge and others with varied highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 50s to 60s.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Wild cats cleared from Donald St cafe basement
A veterinarian confirmed that all wild cats were removed from a Donald St cafe basement after eighteen cats were captured and executed. Other brief items note a Manitoba man's heart operation recovery, a moose hunting invitation, a Montana chamber tour of Alberta, a city pigeon hunter plan, and gas delivery delays for Brandon and Winnipeg into 1957.
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Winnipeg
Donald St
E. N. Arndersor
Cost of Living Hits 11-Year Peak in June
Ottawa report shows the cost of living index rising to 118.5 in June from 117.8, driven mainly by a 1.7 percent jump in food prices including potatoes, eggs, coffee and meat. Shelter costs edged up slightly and clothing and household operation costs stayed steady.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Four Drowned In Rough Pusan Surf
Four people presumed drowned near Pusan Korea on Thursday after high waves pulled them from rocks. The victims include two Canadian nurses a U S air force officer and a U S army private. Two bodies washed ashore authorities said while Korean police reported another drowning nearby involving a Korean boy and a woman missionary who attempted a rescue.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S. 8Th Army
U.S. Air Force
U. S. Army
Big Money Keeps Eye On Gas City Growth
Toronto based Principal Investments Ltd plans a 3 million dollar North Hill shopping centre in Calgary with Medicine Hat being studied for a suburban complex. A J Bennett says no American money is used and Alberta towns like Calgary Medicine Hat Red Deer lead industrial plans, with Edmonton Lethbridge trailing.
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Big Money
Medicine Hat
Principal Investments Ltd
Toronto
A. J. Bennett
Canada
Calgary
Bennett
North Hill
Simpson-Sears
Alberta
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Edmonton
Coldwell Re-elected CCF President At Winnipeg Convention
M J Coldwell was unanimously re elected as president and national leader of the CCF at the Winnipeg convention. He said health allows continued leadership but a successor should be considered. Stanley Knowles and George Grube declined to stand. He spoke on a Winnipeg Manifesto aligning with Woodsworth’s 1933 ideals.
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Winnipeg
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg North Centre
George Grube
Toronto
Coldwell
Vancouver
Regina
Co - Operative Commonwealth
J. S. Woodsworth
Woodsworth
Howe notes hope Trans-Canada reaches Prairie gas line
Trade Minister Howe told Commons he still hopes Trans-Canada will complete the Prairie section of its gas pipeline to Winnipeg this year despite reports of a possible delay. Officials including Sanford Reis and D A Golden cited delays from pipe shipments and the Toronto office of Trans-Canada.
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Brandon
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines
Winnipeg
Prairie
Montreal
Ottawa
Howe
Tol Commons
Trans- Can Pipe Lines Ltd
Commons
Donald Fleming
Toronto
Trans Canada
PUM
Amursady IBM
Flamk Vv
Dalington
Edmonton
Trans-Canada
Braindon
Man
Sanford Reis
Great Northern Gas Utilities Ltd
Plains - Western Gas and Electric Co. Ltd
Simington
Reis
Bernard Lowe
Canada
Fleming
D. A. Golden
Northern Ontario Pipe Line Crown Corporation
Trans- Canada
U.S
Kitching Named Vice Chief of Army Staff
Brig. George Kitching will be promoted to major general and become vice chief of the army general staff on September 16. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Elliot Rodger who retires by his own request. Kitching has led the Loyal Edmonton Regiment and the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade, was born in China and educated in England.
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Ottawa
George Kitching
Army General Staff
Army Headquarters
Elliot Rodger
Army
Kitching
British Columbia
Vancouver
Rodger
Armed Forces
John L. Plant
RCAF
Air
Air Force
China
Brig
Loyal
Edmonton Regiment
11Th Canadian Infantry
Canadian Armored
England
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
Imperial Army
Singapore
India
Canada
Montreal
Chins Up Dieters At Pasadena Convention
About 500 food producers gathered in Pasadena for the 18th convention of the National Dietary Foods Association. They showcased non fattening foods and sugar substitutes, noting modern processing and products like chocolate nougats, soy oil butter substitutes, one calorie per spoonful jelly flavors, and low calorie pie fillings to tempt calorie counters.
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Pasadena
Calif
National Dietary Foods Association
Youth Falls 80 Feet In Crevasse Rescue Near Lake Louise
Edward Fowler a 20 year old from Tennessee suffered multiple rib fractures and frostbitten hands after plunging into an 80 foot crevasse on the Six Glaciers plain near Lake Louise Alberta. Rescuers including hotel staff and park wardens pulled him to the surface after a three hour effort and he was treated at the Six Glaciers Tea House by Dr. C W Norstrom.
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Lake Louise
Alta
Edward Fowler
Tennessee
Here
Calgary
Fowler
Mike
Chateau Lake Louise
Frank Campbell
Campbell
Wardens
Peter Heron
Plain of Six Glaciers
C. W. Norstrom
Chateau
Winnipeg Worker Dies From Bullet
In Winnipeg Elmwood district a 42 year old packing plant worker died in hospital from a gunshot to the head and his wife, 38, is hospitalized with a cheek wound after what police describe as an attempted murder and self inflicted death. Their 18 year old son alerted police after the 5:45 am shooting.
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Winnipeg
Elmwood
John Penner
Imperial Bank awards new branch in Medicine Hat
D. H. Oland Ltd. wins the contract to build the Imperial Bank of Canada branch at Third Street and Fifth Avenue in Medicine Hat. The six story project will feature a 40 foot frontage with a modern design. site work begins within a week with basement and first floor construction underway. Architects Meech Mitchell Robins and Associates.
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Imperial Bank of Canada
Medicine Hat
D. H. Oland Ltd
Chartered Bank
Third St
Fifth Ave
Imperial Bank
Meech, Mitchell, Robins and Associates
Kiwanis Leaders to Attend Havre Ceremony
Kiwanians from multiple regions plan to attend the Montana State Kiwanis convention in Havre this weekend. The event features a border marker unveiling to symbolize goodwill between the United States and Canada, with a 3 30 band concert and a 4 p.m. official ceremony. Simon Reynolds of Rochester New York will introduce chief speaker Harold Coolen of Billings Montana.
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Kiwani Ternational
Montana
Kiwanis Conytion
Havre
Wilt
ePhigtinat
United States
Canada
Kiwanis International
Will
Simon H
Si) Reynolds
Rochester
N.Y
Harold M. Coolen
K.I
Billings
No Drive In Theatres For Any National Park
Ottawa. Resources Minister Lesage said no drive in movie will be built in any national park while he holds his post. He criticized commercial interests and said Banff visitors are there for scenery not outdoor cinema.
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Ottawa (Cp
Lesage
National Park
Banff National Park
Coney Island
Banff
National Parks Administration
Douglas Harkness
Calgary North
National Parks
Harkness
Calgary Herald
Ottawa
Lesage Said That If Mr. Harkness
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Official Weekly Chronicle
Eden
House of Commons
Medicine
Yester
Portage LA Prairie
Dale Proden
Winnipeg General Hospital
Fort William
Hubert Badanai
Surguja
Yukon
Badanai
Paceannes
Montana Chambers of Commerce
Jasper
Coe
Ontario
Shelburne
Rotary Club
Martimes
Barbara Anne Little
C.C.F
David Rush
Dieters
K.J
Sundi
Kiwanis
SI Reynolds
Orphans
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