City Council Eyes Britalta Offer For Gas Buffer Zone
The Britalta Corporation of New York prop oses a contract worth as much as ten million dollars, granting the city exclusive oil and gas rights in a buffer zone west of Britalta holdings. City officials have not announced acceptance or rejection and details remain undisclosed.
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Britalta Corporation of
New York
Britalta, ‘Holdings
Ald
Lloydig
Voneeeaya
Mob Ransacks CSWA Offices in Gaspe Peninsula Strike Turmoil
A mob of about 100 men rampaged Monday night in Murdochville, tearing into the United Steelworkers offices and overturning seven autos and a truck. The attack followed labor unrest drawing 450 delegates from across the province to the isolated Gaspe peninsula.
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Guy-Rondeau
Murdochville
The
United: Steelworkers of America
CSG
Gaspe
Diefenbaker Adds Two Cabinet Members from Saskatchewan and Ontario
Prime Minister Diefenbaker appointed J Waldo Monteith of Perth Ontario as minister of health and Alvin Hamilton of Saskatchewan to a cabinet post for the time being. Ontario gains a sixth cabinet member while Saskatchewan now has more than one, a first since 1945. The two join a 20 member cabinet with defence production and citizenship and immigration still led by other ministers. Monteith had represented Perth since 1953. Hamilton, a former Saskatchewan party leader, won Qu Appelle on June 10 after five prior defeats.
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Ottawa
Oh CP
Diefenbaker
Saskatchewan
Ontario
J. Waldo Monteith
Alvin Hamilton
Horthern
Montest
Perth
Qu'Appelle
Defence
Brooks
Monteith
Stratford
Ont
A.J. Brooks
New Brunswick
Royal
Hamilton
Saskatoon
Conservative Party
Warwick Brothers Leave Medicine Hat for New Venture
A handwritten note to Pete Nadeau at the NEWS confirms Dick Bill and Grant Warwick have chosen not to locate in Medicine Hat this year. The Warwick brothers plan a resturant business elsewhere and left town quietly last night, signaling an abrupt departure with hopeful signs of returning to the hat in the future.
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Warwick Brothers
Bill
Grant
Medicine Hat
NEWS
Pete Nadeau
Warwicks
Pete
Ood
Tucke
Warwick ‘Brothers
Edmonton Weather Outlook Sees Warm Period Ahead
The forecast calls for sunny warm weather in most regions today with isolated central and northern thunderstorms by afternoon. A band of showers and thunderstorms will cross Alberta tonight into Wednesday morning reaching western Saskatchewan by Wednesday afternoon. Cooler follow.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Violence Rages in Algiers on Second Anniversary
Rebels attack Algerian villages as French troops and police stand by on the second anniversary of the August 20 1955 bloodbath. The violence recalls the killings of Europeans and deaths in the 1955 massacres.
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Algiers
Reuters
Algeria
Rmen
Typhoon Agnes Advances West Toward Korea
Typhoon Agnes roared west of southern Japan toward South Korea. Police report two injured and two missing, 543 homeless, and 19 houses destroyed in Japan. Heavy rains continue as rivers rise rapidly across Kyushu areas.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
Kyushu
Bargain Typewriter Sells in Pawnshop Display
In a local pawnshop a clerk notes a customer purchasing a typewriter from a sale tied to an elderly lady who valued quick, economical purchases. The scene captures a quiet moment of thrift and practical regard for a useful tool.
Balloon Flight Sets 100000 Foot Altitude Record
United States Air Force doctor Maj David G Simons reports a 100000 foot ascent in a huge polyethylene balloon launched from a 450 foot deep mine pit near Detroit Lakes. He described night skies from violet to jet black and possible Earth curvature while taking data and hundreds of photos to study survival in space.
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Air Force
David G. Simons
Simons
Mani
Coli
J.w.mccurdy
Negro family moves into Levittown under police protection
In Levittown Pennsylvania a Black family led by William Myers moved into a new 15 000 home development amid jeers and rocks from about 250 protesters. Police with riot sticks and state troopers kept order as one man Donald Walker 34 was fined for disorderly conduct.
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Levittown
William J. “Myers
Was'ar
Donald Walker
Myers
Dogwood
Daisy
Ok Ok
Ultraviolet Tests At Livermore Medical Unit On Asiatic Flu
In Livermore California the Veterans Administration runs a bold ultra violet light study to see if Asiatic flu spreads via air. The unit houses 140 long term patients and 520 staff volunteers. Walls house ultra violet lamps aimed to kill germs. Blood tests will compare infection rates among patients and staff after an expected epidemic to assess ultraviolet impact on transmission.
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Livermore
Calif
United States
Veterans Administration
Atlanta
Public ‘Health’ Service
City Hall May Get Exterior Makeover After Bid Plans
City council discusses decorating Medicine Hat City Hall exterior with a special brick concrete paint. Aldermen approve inviting tenders to allow all firms to bid on finishing the outside of the building.
Thief Robs Green's Shoe Store During Noon Heist
A youth entered Green's Shoe Store at noon, stole 40 dollars from an open safe in the rear office while clerks served customers, and fled via the rear exit on Second Street. He is described as about five feet ten with a husky build, blond hair, wearing khaki pants and a blue sweater. Police have no suspects.
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Green’s
City Council Votes To Raise Gas Prices For Industry
City council approves increased natural gas rates for industrial customers effective August with a plan for a further rise in January. The vote was five to two against the motion to rescind and reflects concern over cost figures and policy impact.
Industrial chamber questions by law increases at meeting
The industrial committee of the chamber of commerce questioned by law increases discussed at a meeting held early last week. Ald Stairitt warned the large rise could impact companies and urged the council to reconsider the by law’s two increases and the plan to replace one price with a jump.
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Industrial Committee
Chamber, of
Commerce
Stairitt
Confidential libel trial limits witnesses in celebrity parade
In Las Vegas Judge Herbert Walker ruled testimony in the Confidential magazine libel case would be limited to articles already read into evidence. Actress Mylee Anderson testified she is the subject of a September 1956 article about a rug party in Mark Stevens office. Names of many celebrities subpoenaed were listed, including Maureen O Hara and Frank Sinatra, as the prosecution hailed the ruling.
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Los
Angeles
Mylee Andreason
Mark Stevens
Herbert
Walker
Stevens
The
Las Vegas
Nev
Singer
Maureen O'Hara
Alan Dale
Dorothy Dandridge
John Carroll
Frank Sinatra
Eddie Fisher
Atella Ekberg
Anthony Steele
Billy Daniels
William Rizzi
Gary Cooper
Britain Plans Further Copper Disposal
London Reuters reports the government will dispose of about 27,000 tons of copper to reduce strategic holdings. The method and pace will be set after consultations with Commonwealth producers and trade representatives, with a monthly rate not likely above 2,700 tons and no sale before October.
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London
Reuters
Parties Search For Lost Climbers On Marmolada Peak
Italy AP reports two rescue parties moved up Marmolada peak in search of seven trapped climbers. Weather cold with snow and sleet hinders progress as hopes rise for survivors. Two more climbers join the effort, united in a difficult high mountain rescue.
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Italy
Marmolada
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