Europe reels from deadly floods and blizzards
Winds and high seas lash Europe from Scandinavia to the Balkans. The death toll nears sixty as floods threaten the Reyran valley near Frejus. In the Atlantic, waves up to 80 feet hinder ships. rescues save crew of a Swedish freighter as others perish. Inland, snow and freezing temperatures isolate towns and disrupt transport.
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London
Europe
Scandinavia
Balkans
French Riviera
Reyran Riiver
Malpasset
Atlantic
Trustee Says Hycroft Did Not Make Offer
M G Graves of Clarkson Gordon Co Calgary acting as Medalta assets liquidator said no disposal was made yet. City council had heated discussion over bidding while Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Weiner clashed with Calgary lawyer Shannon amid threats and verbal blows in a tense session. Graves noted the city bid was high but taxes utilities queries remained. disposal could occur next week with Hycroft China not having a bid on assets.
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M. G. Graves
Clarkson,Gordon Co
Chartered Accountants of
Calgary
Medalta
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Graves
Hycroft China
Mr. Graves
Weiner
Hycroft
M. E. Shannon
Millican, Shannon, Rowbothan and Cook
Medalla Potteries Holdings
Shannon
Medalla
Medala
Ald. Miller
Calgary lawyer argues Hycroft bid on Medalta assets
A Calgary lawyer told Calgary council that Hycroft China may have bid $10 000 for Medalta equipment held by Hycroft. Mayor Weiner challenged the claim and a heated exchange ensued as the session continued with Alderman Miller restoring order. The brief suggested city taxpayers may be subsidizing the bid while McArthur and Associates seek to revive the Medalta plant with 200 to 300 jobs, tax gains, and utility revenue.
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Shannon
McArthur
Medalta
Medalta Bankruptcy Bid Sparks City of Medicine Hat Clash
Lawyer states Medalta assets including eight acres of land thirty six city lots a Saskatchewan quarter section and Hycroft equipment were advertised for tenders during bankruptcy City of Medicine Hat allegedly bid 101500 for plant and 3600 for lots with Hycroft 10000 for equipment. Counsel questions city action and urges city to drop its bid to allow private bidders to revive Medalta.
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Medalta
Saskatchewan
Hycroft
City of
Medicine Hat
Shannon
Medalta Debt Questions Highlight City Council Briefing
Lawyer M E Shannon presented a brief for Malcolm Mc Arthur and Associates at the council meeting. The council approved providing answers to questions about Medalta indebtedness to Medicine Hat, the fate of $27000 insurance funds, rentals from Robertson Transport and Northwest Nitro Chemicals, and other related bid terms and city dealings with Hycroft China.
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M. E. Shannon
Malcolm McArthur
Council
Robertson Transport
Northwest Nitro- Chemicals, Ltd
Medalta
Hycroft China
Medicine Hat weighs annexing 1280 acres near Brier Park
Public Utility Commissioners held a hearing in Medicine Hat Court House on City of Medicine Hat plans to annex 1,280 acres northwest of the city for industrial expansion. Opponents include Redcliff town, Henry Dacre, and Rabel Ltd. Proceedings before W. J. Major and W. Nobbs. city solicitor James Kidd, QC. Redcliff counsel John Davies. Dacre and Rabel Ltd. represented by J. M. Pritchard. The hearing began at 9:30 am and reconvened at 2 pm.
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Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Medicine Hat Court House
City of
Medicine Hat
W. J. Major
W. Nobbs
Edmonton
Brier Industrial Park
Town of
Redcliff
Henry Dacre
Rabel Ltd
Cubans Jail U S Pair In Cuba Conspiracy Case
A Cuban military tribunal sentenced two Americans, Frank Austin Young and Peter Lambton, to lengthy prison terms for conspiring against Fidel Castro. Young received 30 years, Lambton 20 years, with Bertot and others also cited in the case and the prosecution seeking heavier penalties.
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Pinar Del-Rio
Cuba
Frank Austin
Young
Peter John Lambton
Fidel Castro
Fernando Pruna Bertot
Lambton
Bertot
Cook's Calmness Slightly Shaken
RED DEER Alberta CP It is sort of a rule Robert Raymond Cook told Supreme Court Monday when you're picked up by the police you don't always tell the truth The remark came during testimony in a case where Cook faced questions about his statements to police and the investigation.
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Red Deer
Alta
Robert Raymond Cook
Supreme Court
Cook
Stettler
J. W. Anderson
Edmonton
Attorney - General's Department
RCMP
Giffard Main
Bowden
British Columbia
B.C
Rail Rate Ruling Near In Ottawa Prairie move eyed on freight inequities
Canada’s royal commission on transportation weighs a Prairie motion to unify inquiries into rail rate inequities, focusing on low export grain rates fixed since 1900. If accepted, costing data on a wide rail operation cross-section could take four years to compile, with further motions planned on costing procedures and subsidies aimed at offsetting rail losses.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission On Transportation
British Columbia
M. A. MacPherson
Regina
Commission
CPR
Ian Sinclair
Prairies
Alberta
J. J. Frawley
Sinclair
Fire Report Questioned in Richmound Fire Dispute
Stein Brothers of Richmound dispute press statements about a undetermined origin fire that destroyed two buildings and threatened others last Thursday. The firm defends the use of a modern portable pumping unit with 600 feet of hose and a full 40 000 gallon reservoir noting water was available and water flow issues were due to minor carburetor trouble. Volunteers with wetted sacks fought embers to protect nearby structures.
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Richmound, Sask
Stein Brothers
Richmound
Lou J. Hein
Eleventh St. SE
Hein
Stein Bros
Eisenhower Ayub Khan Issue Communique on Free World Unity
In Karachi President Eisenhower and Pakistan's Ayub Khan issued a joint communique urging free nations to maintain defence alliances against communism. The leaders stressed cooperation among free nations for mutual security and disarmament, with Eisenhower promising sympathetic consideration for Pakistan’s needs.
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Karachi
Eisenhower
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan
Liberal federation hearing ends with constitution fray
Ottawa CP report says Liberal rank and file will vent at the National Liberal Federation advisory council in private session. Delegates spar over constitutional amendments, translations promised, and a noisy meeting with speakers entangled in points of order.
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Ottawa
Liberal Party
National Liberal Federation
Turkey
Walter Tucker
Saskatchewan
Council
Pilot describes weightless ascent to record breaking height
Navy Cmdr. Lawrence E. Flint, 39, of Patuxent Maryland, piloted a McDonnell F-4H Phantom from Edwards AFB to reach 98,560 feet, eclipsing the previous 94,658 feet. The flight lasted 40 minutes with 10 minutes of weightlessness, ending after engines were calmly reignited at 70,000 feet. The mission earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Lawrence E. Flint
California
Edwards Air Force Base
Flint
Patuxent
Russia
Va S. Dyshin
City Tender on Medalla Assets Sparks Confidentiality Clash
Alderman Jack Edwards questions the city bid of $101500 for Medalla assets and the secrecy of tender details. Mayor and council discuss deposits, other bidders, and plans to restore Medalla operations while an auditor seeksFacts and council votes to obtain clarification.
Driving Week Toll Narrows Motoring Fatalities Down
Canadian Press tally shows Safe Driving Week ended Monday night with 49 deaths from traffic accidents across Canada. The total exceeded the 1958 and 1957 figures, reflecting a higher toll for the period sponsored by the Highway Safety Council.
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Canada
Safety Council
Landslide Forces Evacuation Near Adriatic in Ferrara
Engineers and firemen in amphibious craft moved to Goro and Gorino as a landslide shifted part of the Po River dike. Women and children were told to abandon homes in both villages, near the Adriatic Sea, to avoid dike breach risk.
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Italy
Reuters
Adriatic Sea
Goro
Gorino
Gore
Goring
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Anna
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George Robb
English Channel
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Switzerland
M.E. Shannon
Mr. Shannon
Ald
Jim Miller
Saskatchewan Land
Medalta_i
Little Cloud
U.S
Prince Albert
Treasury
Free World
U.S.A
Jack Edwards
Ald. Edwards
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