03 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
1
Prime Minister Diefenbaker hinted tax changes may occur this session but denied a formal budget. Opposition pressed for a budget statement as debates over auto industry layoffs and possible car tax cuts dominated the session.
Pacific weather disturbance brings milder air to Alberta and Saskatchewan with thawing temperatures in the south. A new disturbance may cause light snow in Alberta on Wednesday. highs around 32 in Calgary and 30 in Lethbridge with variable winds.
Ottawa Parliament debate on current auto industry layoffs drew opposition from John B Hamilton who warned that allowing discussion could foster government by newspaper. Paul Martin pressed emergency debate amid GM Chrysler Ford Canada slowdowns and tax uncertainty.
A Medicine Hat city council meeting erupted in controversy as two aldermen left before adjournment. The clash centered on Alderman Starritt and Mayor Veiner with threats of resignation, a failed censure motion, and disputed borrowing policies tied to a radio report.
London AP report on runaway lovers Tessa Kennedy and Dominic Elwes ordered by Judge Roxburgh to return from Scotland and end their romance. They vow to fight any action banning their marriage as observers consider parental opposition and possible U.S. flight. The case follows an injunction won by Kennedy’s parents.
The report notes a letter from a client to his solicitor is privileged and not admissible in court. The Saver confirms this legal principle and its newspaper practice.
Engineers race to ready the first US space satellite for dawn launch at Cape Canaveral. A ground cooling valve error and second stage radio noise threaten a 72 foot Vanguard rocket that would place a 6 1 2 inch ball into orbit 300 to 1200 miles high.
Following Monday's council meeting Mayor Harry Weiner appointed Ald. Lorne Thompson and Ald. Ed Heckhert to the civic finance committee. Thompson will succeed Ald. Jack Starritt whose resignation was requested, while Heckhert will join as an additional member alongside chair Ald. J. W. Douglas, Ald. Phil Carry, and Ald. Mrs. Helen Beny Gibson.
Indonesian trade unions occupy Royal Netherlands Shipping Line offices in Jakarta amid a government backed anti Dutch campaign over West New Guinea. A union delegation delivers a takeover letter and vows to hold the line, with troops and police present and a 24 hour Dutch boycott enforced.
Alderman Jack Starritt said he will issue a statement within the next day or two about any actions planned after last night's council meeting. A detailed statement will be released at that time.
Arab delegate Ahmad Shukairy of Saudi Arabia accused Britain and France of an unholy alliance at the United Nations as Algeria and Cyprus questions loom. He linked Algeria’s struggle to a broader North African imperialism while urging a measured approach by the Afro Asian bloc.
Ottawa reports a second consecutive record peacetime personnel level at 119,143 as of Oct 31, aided by higher service pay and rising unemployment. Effective strength totals 116,416 after excluding cadets and apprentices. Navy 19,558, Army 47,610, RCAF 51,975, with ceilings of 20,000, 49,000 and 51,000 respectively.
The RCAF launches Christmas airlift to Arctic weather stations aboard a C-119 Flying Boxcar loaded with 60 baskets of food and gifts. Flights will drop parcels by parachute to sites including Isachsen Eureka Sound Mould Bay and Grise Fiord with 1 800 miles distance from Edmonton.
A triangular memorial marker at St. Andrew's Church Bendale Scarborough Ont bears three inscriptions. It commemorates the 1796 Indian trail used by David Thompson the Thompson settlement and the 1831 St Andrew's Presbyterian church frame. Chief Big White Owl participates in the unveiling. Remains of Indian villages have been excavated nearby.
In Bothwell Ontario 41 year old mother Jean Tait won the mayoralty by a single vote over Morris Long, prompting a required recount. Gravenhurst also re elected Wanda Miller, while Leamington’s Grace McFarland lost after six years as mayor to Arthur Cullen.
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