01 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1959
Page
1
Ralph Rogers assisted in coaxing a male resident down from an apartment ledge while three Roman Catholic priests spoke through a megaphone to calm the situation before the person descended to safety.
West Germany's Chancellor Adenauer arrives in Paris for a two day meeting with President de Gaulle to review Western alliance issues. They emphasize unity yet discuss Berlin status and reunification, disarmament, and European unity as observers note possible talks on the upcoming Paris summit and recent Franco German ties.
Social Credit MLAs meet in Edmonton to discuss a general redistribution of Alberta Legislative seats by the 1960 session. A committee will study constituencies and populations and decide on possible changes to total House membership ahead of the 1963 election, following a 1952 redistribu tion that reduced seats from 65 to 61 and created the Dunvegan riding.
Judgment reserved in Regina as the crown appeals acquittal of O K Economy Stores for trading stamps violations of the criminal code. Dec 14 hands down. Crown and defense presented lengthy arguments before Judge J B Friesen.
In Edmonton the Social Credit MLAs at the fall caucus criticized Ottawa’s plan to share relief costs for prairie farmers. They called the federal formula unfair for not accounting for individual need and noted relief would go only to farmers who have threshed 50 percent or less of their crops, leaving many affected growers unsupported.
The 17,029-ton British liner Braemar Castle carrying 300 passengers was refloated by three British admiralty tugs after a gale drove the vessel aground near Gibraltar. The ship's voyage included west African ports and a return via the Suez and Mediterranean routes.
Transport Minister Er nest Marples is awakened as about 40 men and a woman arrive at 33 Eccleston Street after midnight. Police are called as guests refuse to leave and are escorted out, with reinforcements arriving to handle the growing crowd. A 19 year old, Charles Proctor, recalls being told the party location at a Grenadier pub.
Russia joins the United States and 10 other nations in a treaty banning military bases explosions and missile sites in Antarctica. The 14 article pact sets up a global inspection system allowing all signatories to inspect any installation or equipment anywhere in the region to ensure peaceful scientific use.
A5 Exhibits Entered. In Stettler Alberta a murder trial opens for Robert Raymond Cook 28 charged with killing his father and seven family members. Photographs and other exhibits fill the courtroom as RCMP witness Constable George Sproule testifies on identification from the crime scene.
An Allegheny Airlines twin engine airliner, en route from Philadelphia to Cleveland with 25 aboard, struck Eagle Mountain in a snowstorm while attempting an instrument landing. Three survivors were found, two later died at hospital. Witness Tom Schadt reported hearing the pilot gun engines before the crash.
Washington AP reports Neil H. McElroy resigned as defense secretary. President Eisenhower named Thomas S. Gates Jr. to succeed him, with Gates already serving as deputy secretary. McElroy, 55, plans to return to business and may become chairman of Procter and Gamble.
Aviation Minister Duncan Sandys told the House of Commons that roads slow travel to Heathrow, noting flights to Paris take under an hour. He dismissed monorail or helicopter links as too costly and predicted road improvements would trim the drive to 23 to 25 minutes from about an hour in daytime traffic.
Ottawa reports the St Lawrence Seaway Authority will allow upstream and downstream grain ships to pass through the St Lambert and Iroquois locks until midnight tonight. The extension covers six downstream vessels and three upstream ships, following Western Canada pressure, with no broader deadline change anticipated. The move aims to improve grain storage movement as 24 ocean-going freighters remain to clear the route before winter.
The strip character Sleighfoot with ever growing feet debuts on page three of The News today and will appear daily through Christmas Eve.
The Medicine Hat NEWS prints a 16 page Christmas gifts flyer as a special Wednesday feature. It offers timely gift hints for every family member and includes shopping guides from local merchants in Medicine Hat.
A Manitoba royal commission on education recommends a core program of English history geography mathematics and sciences in all grades with limited frills and expanded religious training and gifted student support. It backs public funds for church and private schools and outlines changes in teacher training and high school pathways.
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