10 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1957
Page
1
Vancouver reports July was the wettest on record with 2.11 inches of rain and August forecast to repeat the dreary pattern. Forecasters say a weakened high pressure ridge over BC and nearby regions allows storms to funnel rain into the province. An inland low pressure area draws showers from afar.
Britain plans a special team to explore producing British anti polio vaccine abroad in the United States and Canada. The health ministry says current evidence favors the British vaccine over the American Salk vaccine amid supply shortages and a above average polio case rate this year.
London Reuters reports Britain cites Russia shipping arms planes and instructors to Yemen as sporadic fighting continues along undefined Yemen Oman borders. The foreign office notes Soviet arms to Yemen and submarines to Egypt, with dozens of Soviet instructors in Yemen and a recent arms shipment observed at ElSalif under Yemeni crown prince supervision.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive in Virginia October 16, then attend the Jamestown festival in Williamsburg and a Washington stop. The White House announced the surprise addition to their U S itinerary, with Harvard officials and British Information Services involved. The trip includes a Maryland College Park game on October 19 and other state events.
An early Saturday accident east of the city involved a Medicine Hat man driving toward Saskatchewan. His car left the highway and overturned into a ditch, landing upright. He was injured and unidentified at the time of reporting. Moose Jaw and other details could not be confirmed.
Rushmore described Fied de Scaffa’s access to many Hollywood homes and a wide social circle to obtain Confidential stories. He cited a wrist microphone and recording device as methods, mentioning legal action when her claims were disputed and noting her recent marriage.
Washington observers warn the London disarmament talks verge on a point of no return. If either side rejects an agreement, the world faces a costly arms race or a fourth nation may unlock H-bomb secrets. Eisenhower hopes for an Open Skies plan, while Dulles faces questions over scope and acceptance. See STALEMATE Page 12.
A fragment shows a woman telling guests that she and Ed are always on the go and have had no dull moment since they last met, capturing a lively social moment.
Berlin AP reports Nikita Khrushchev told thousands in Leipzig that Western nations will eventually turn communist. He urged East Germans to unite with Russia for peace and socialism, denounced Western troops and nuclear arms in West Germany, and predicted peaceful victory of communism in the capitalist world.
Russian submarines sailed from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and Egypt last month amid excitement in Britain. A naval spokesman said it would be unusual for submarines to be on normal maneuvers near this area as they watched from outside territorial waters. The Polish Embassy in London had no information and the admiralty said the subs moved away and minesweepers were ordered back to base.
A blaze at the Redcliffe Plant swept through brick and tile works on Friday evening. Fire crews battled the flames threatening dryers and nearby structures but saved the main buildings. No injuries reported.
Investigators found Arnold Vernon Kirk his wife Amelia and their son David dead in a two story Toronto area house. Bodies lay on beds and floor with maggot rotting remains. Police wore masks entering after noting a locked house and gas boiler active. Neighbors reported eerie signs including flies near second story windows and a lingering smell.
The tele vision mast at CHAT TV in Redcliff steadily rises as preparations speed toward an on air date of September 7. In the foreground sections of the mast and the three section antenna unit are shown before assembly.
AP report from Cleveland describes a tragic incident where a mother and her children were killed by a train. The mother died at the scene with the children shortly after, while Mrs Leonard Ball survived in hospital as investigators work at Cleveland Central. The collision occurred as a carriage wheel failed, and the train struck at high speed, leaving wreckage and questions about causation.
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