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Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

Aug 17, 1959

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CPR Trains Collision Wounds 69 Injured at Gull Lake

CPR detectives probe a wreck at Gull Lake Saskatchewan where the Dominion passenger train No. 8 was rear ended by express No. 6. Sixty nine were treated and ten remained in hospital amid a early cleanup. Witnesses praised engineer Ralston's rescue efforts.

Canadian Pacific Railway Medicine Hat Gull Lake Sask CPR Dominion Vancouver Monteal W. R. McCracken No. 8 Regina Medicine Hall Guill Lake Hospital David Ralston Fourth St. S.E Ian Price Dunmore Jack Mowbray Burnaby B.C Gwen Wenyon Newton A. C. Cook Joan Cook St. Boniface Man Brenda Cuddihy Outremont Que Violet Jennings Seattle Buella Mcllraith Toronto J. P. McManus Swift Current W. E. Leach R. G Doug Walton Dick Wideman Joe Nash J. Breen Brandon Andy Kerekes Calgary Ralston No. 6 Breen Gull Lake Hospital McManus

British Expert Outlines Soviet War Doctrine and Six Step Plan

A London analyst says Soviet military leaders believe they could win a world war with a six step plan starting with a forestalling nuclear strike on U S targets and ending with Soviet occupation of the United States. He notes Russians rule out limited wars and will treat satellites as potential enemies.

Washington Soviet Union J. M. Mackintosh Institute of Strategic Studies London U.S. News and World Report Mackintosh United States Europe Russia Africa Siberia Alaska Atlantic South America Canada U.S No. 1 Bulgaria

Burke cites Russian missile launching submarines likelihood

Admiral Arleigh Burke says Russia probably has submarines able to launch ballistic missiles. The U.S. Navy is building the first Polaris capable subs and conducting initial firing tests. Burke notes a recent submarine near Iceland may have such capability, but underwater launch accuracy remains uncertain.

Washington Arleigh Burke Naval Operations Russia United States Burke U.S. Navy Iceland

Ts Killed As Cars Hit

Collision in Columbia Missouri Sunday night killed 11 people, a record auto toll. Eight injured in two cars. six adults and five children among the dead.

Columbia, Mo Missouri

Shelter Ordeals Concluded In Atomic Shelter Tests

In Aurora Ontario Mr and Mrs Ross Parry stepped from an eight by ten foot concrete shelter after a week and reported full strength with slight dizziness as they viewed life after confinement The Powners in Princeton lived two weeks in a 72 square foot shelter in a lab basement for civilian defence research and said the experience improved family understanding.

Aurora Ont Ross Parry Parry Toronto Telegram Kay Ross Princeton N. J Thomas A. Powner Powners Princeton University Federal Office of Civilian Defence

Castro Rumors Swirl of Chile Conference and Raids

Rumors spread that Premier Fidel Castro may attend the OAS foreign ministers’ conference in Chile, while his brother Major Raul Castro travels to Santiago with documents about a revolution threat. Cuban security officials reportedly arrest suspects linked to the alleged conspiracy as Haiti protests an invasion by Cuban-revolutionary forces.

Havana Reuters Fidel Castro Chile Organization of American States Castro Raul Santiago Raul Castro Rafale Trujillo Dominican Republic inter-American Peace Committee Panama Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras Haiti Cuba

Violent Unrest Returns in Natal Province South Africa

Rioting and arson flare across Natal as police move extra guards from Port Shepstone and Pietermaritzburg. Arrests exceed 100 African women at Umbwalumi and 84 more at Ifafa for disturbances. Two armored cars assist police after about 1 000 demonstrators gather at St Faiths Mission. Two rioters killed near Pietermaritzburg as schools burn and unrest spreads across the region.

Durban South Africa Reuters Natal Port Shepstone Pietermaritzburg Umbwalumi Pietermaritizburg Cato Manor Hafa Ifafa Isipofu South Natal St. Faith’s Mission George Radebe Gordon Ndhlovu Lebanto

Showers Move Through Western Provinces

A Pacific disturbance moving through British Columbia will keep Alberta unsettled with showers expected across all regions. Medicine Hat will see showers this evening and Tuesday afternoon with temperatures not changing much. a low around 50 and a high near 70 are forecast for Medicine Hat.

British Columbia Alberta Medicine’ Hat Medicine Hat

Polio Rate Steady Amid Montreal Mild Epidemic

Montreal hospitals admitted 23 new polio cases since Friday, but the rate remains stationary says Dr. J. Henri Charbonneau. The city reports a mild polio epidemic with 274 cases treated to date.

Montreal J. Henri Charbonneau City Health Board

France Will Demand Full Allied Backing for Algeria

Premier Michel Debre, speaking in L ile Bouchard, vows France will not be pushed around by allies and will demand complete support for its Algerian policy. He links France’s destiny to Algeria and calls for equal footing with the United States and Britain in the Atlantic alliance. Debre notes surprising Moscow Washington talks as a sign powers can cooperate without being crushed by big agreements.

L’le Bouchard France Michel Debre Algeria de Gaulle Eisenhower Debre Loire Valley United States Britain Atlantic Alliance Hisenhower Khrushchev Moscow Washington

Man retrieves 22-pound muskellunge from Trent River

Grant Potter, walking near the Trent River in Belleville Ontario, spotted a large fish under water. He dove in and dragged the 42 inch muskellunge onto the wharf, drawing curious neighbors to witness the catch.

Belleville Ont Grant Potter Trent River Potter

The Steel Strike How Harmful Will It Be

President Eisenhower says government will act only in a national emergency as the steel strike nears. AP reports show most users are stocked with steel and many firms expect supplies to hold for weeks to months, with some warning it could become critical like a tornado.

Sam Dawson New York Eisenhower Associated Press Transporta A. C. Smith Milwaukee Groton Conn Electric Boat Division General Dynamics Marlow C. Hodge Steel Metal Products Inc Los Angeles Detroit Steel Corporation Ford Pittsburgh Westinghouse General Electric Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Whirpool St. Paul Paper Calmenson and Co Minneapolis Western Air and Refrigeration International Harvester of Chicago Fairbanks Morse

Weekend Toll 20 In West

The Canadian Press reports Western Canada recorded 20 weekend violent deaths with 60 nationwide. Traffic crashes caused 12, drownings 11, fires 3, and other accidents 6. British Columbia led western fatalities with seven, Alberta and Saskatchewan five each, Manitoba three. Ontario tallied 21, Quebec 16, Nova Scotia three. Names include Wayne Mealey 15 killed in Alberta auto crash near Panna, Richard Weims 46 in Calgary truck collision, Thomas Wong 69 hit at Edmonton, George Hanna 34 who died after a Calgary fall, Edwin Nilsson 26 drowned at Sandy Beach Alberta.

Western Canada British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia A’ Nelson B.C Panna Calgary Wayne Mealey Richard Weims CNR Thomas Wong Edmonton George Hanna Edwin William Nilsson Lloydminster Sask Sandy Beach Alta

Indonesia Marks 15th Anniversary in Independence Rally

Jakarta marks 15 years since independence with parades and pledges from Sukarno’s new government. He warns foreign capitalists against negative roles and vows action to reclaim Dutch New Guinea while urging a shift from liberalism to guided democracy and economy amid ongoing economic and political turmoil.

Jakarta Indonesia Reuters Sukarno Freesdom Palace New Guinea Holland Dutch New Guinea

Kin Denies Debs Wed In Winnipeg Case

The brothers-in-law of Jacqueline Hart deny reports she married in Winnipeg. They say they have no knowledge of a Winnipeg ceremony and last heard she planned a holiday. Hart disappeared after seeing fiance Stanley Gaines depart Newark, later claimed kidnapping, then retracted.

Winnipeg New Jersey Robert E. Warrer Jacqueline Hart Miss Hart Stanley Gaines Pittsburgh Newark Chicago

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