23 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1957
Page
1
A 16 year old, Bernard Scholes, died after falling into a 400 foot mine shaft and being found about 10 feet below the level. Three other teens escaped as timbers and earth blocked the shaft with 30 feet of water. Rescue work lowered timbers to shore the shaft and air was sought for the trapped boy who received sedatives.
A man asserts he will cut out something if others do not remove it. The warning centers on coercive actions and a threat of physical harm. No clear names or places are provided in the readable text.
Singapore officials say a secret Communist plot to seize control prompted a nationwide anti subversion drive. Police raided left wing offices after a government report warned of an essentially dictatorial state, with Gurkha troops standing by during the large crackdown.
Rotary officials expect a large turnout for tonight's action at 6 and 8 oclock with Calgary against BilinasMt and Grand Centre's Tisch. The event features top pitching and power at the plate as players vie for a share of the $3 000 prize in a tough field under favorable weather.
Claude Jodoin of the Canadian Labor Congress said Prime Minister Duplessis promised a report by week’s end or early next week. He also sought a federal Labor Minister Starr interview on migrants’ role following Monday’s flare up at Gaspe Copper Mines Limited gate.
Montreal report says a 47 year old man linked to a travel agent faced charges related to a death by self harm and a sequence of charter flight mix ups. About 200 people on both sides of the Atlantic were affected as 72 Paris bound passengers faced return plans. The Canadian government plans to charter a plane to bring 52 back to Canada while others arranged their own returns.
Moscow radio described Confidential magazine as exposing private lives of Hollywood stars and praised its libel trial coverage as a moral example for the United States. The commentator noted the staff includes ex policemen and former private detectives who spy through keyholes to report on celebrities.
A fragmented weather note describes a developing system moving toward eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan, bringing cool cloudy unsettled conditions in the east while parts of the region expect warm sunny weather. Temperatures range from the cool mid 60s to near 90 in the extremes.
Dr Cornelius A. Tobias of the University of California Lenner Laboratory described a proton beam system that treats patients by destroying pituitary glands to halt hormone production fueling breast cancer. Thirty patients, including several women with advanced cases, received the therapy as a safer alternative to X-rays, with less skin burning and reduced collateral damage to nearby tissues.
A report from northern British Columbia details a fatal rock fall near Vancouver where Rex Gibson, president of Canada, died after three men accompanying him plunged about 250 feet into a gully. Dr Sterling Hendricks of Silverdale Md. and another companion were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officials say grain movement has slowed between the Prairies and the eastern seaboard with elevators at Lakehead jammed to capacity. 250 to 300 workers laid off as ships remain unable to unload while boxcars stay full awaiting transfer at CPR yards near Winnipeg and across the Great Lakes.
Alberta government reports an 18.223 million cash surplus for the quarter ended June 30, 1957. Receipts totaled 74.348 million with expenditures at 56.125 million, down from the prior year due to lower Crown lease sales and reserves. Debentures and debt redemption influenced net results while highway and public works spending rose.
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