Civic Theatre gains provincial finals bid in Stalag 17 run
Civic Theatre showcases a brilliant Stalag 17 performance earning a berth to the provincial drama finals. Also highlighted are artist Roloff & Beny in photography and Alberta enterprise optimism from Rotarian Harry Hutchings. Hockey league stats and American League winners noted.
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Civic Theatre
Stalag 17
Roloff& Beny
Medicine Hat
Harry Hutchings
Alberta
National Hockey League
Hungarian refugee recalls malnutrition in forced labor camps
A 27-year-old Hungarian engineer and photographer describes harsh conditions in Soviet-backed labor camps near Hungary. He says 10 to 12 hour days, 600 florins monthly paid to the war ministry, damp rooms, and thousands died from malnutrition and overwork. He and two other youths fled after the uprising began.
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Ottawa
Hungary
War Ministry
Rudolph Szabo
Erno Bon
Budapest
Averted Destruction of St. Marys School Fire Near Under Construction
Alex MacKenzie spotted flames at 12 20 am leaping along the side of the $300 000 St Marys school under construction. A broken gas line elbow allowed gas to enter the furnace room and feed the blaze but the flames were extinguished after firefighters shut off the gas, saving the building from a likely blast.
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Alex MacKenzie
St. Mary’s
MacKenzie
Eleventh Street
S.W
Len Morris
Medicine Hat gas export hearing set for January 15
The conservation board spent half an hour on gas withdrawal allowances while Saskatchewan Power seeks to export natural gas from the Medicine Hat field. City of Medicine Hat opposed the export, with special counsel to back opposition groups to press for an export ban affecting nearby municipalities. Irvine favors export and asks for gas from the new grid system. Britalta holds mineral rights east of Medicine Hat toward the Saskatchewan line.
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Conservation Board
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Medicine Hat
City of
J. G. Kidd
Kidd
Stabback
Many Islands Lake
Irvine
Walsh
Saskatchewan Power Corp
Hatton
Saska
Moose Jaw
Regina
Mid-Canada Gas Export Co. Ltd
Britalta Gas and Oil Co Ltd
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat Chamber Opposes Gas Export Plan
The Medicine Hat chamber of commerce announced it will oppose any gas export from local fields. It plans to mobilize public interest for the Conservation Board hearings in January where Saskatchewan Power will seek an export permit for the Britalla Gas and Oil Co. holdings adjoining Medicine Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Industrial Committee
James C. Miller
Blind Man Becomes Bridge Life Master
Dr. Arthur Dye of Charlotte, a 60 year old osteopath who lost sight at 17, earned 300 points to become a contract bridge life master in New Orleans. He uses Braille markings on his marked cards and commends the sportsmanship of fellow players who call cards for his benefit.
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Charlotte
N. C
Arthur Dye
New Orleans
New Orleans This Week Dr. Dye
Dr. Dye
Easttern
United States
Alfred Sheinwald
Rioters Attack Soviet Consulate in Szczecin
A drunken street argument sparked clashes as rioters smashed windows at the Soviet consulate in Szczecin. Police said a militiaman was arresting a drunk when others freed the prisoner and attacked the officer. The crowd blocked a street and damaged streetcar windows.
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Warsaw
Szczecin
Stetlin
Stores Open for Christmas Shopping Hours in Medicine Hat
A number of Medicine Hat stores will open tomorrow afternoon for special Christmas hours. The advertisement on Page 6 lists the shops adopting extra shopping periods, including two Wednesday afternoons and two Friday nights.
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Medicine Hat
Read's
Factory Street
Weather system nears from Vancouver
A weather system near Vancouver moves eastward bringing snow and drifting in southern regions tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures drop to 10 to 25 below tonight and stay below zero through Wednesday.
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Edmonton
Vancouver
Peanuts in the Lake Case Heard by Judge
Three young boys appeared before the judge on peanut throwing incidents at the lake. The first two admitted guilt for throwing peanuts in the water while the third claimed ownership of the act, saying I’m peanuts.
Protest Strike Grips Budapest as Soviet Ties Stand
Tens of thousands of Hungarian workers launched a 48 hour strike in Budapest to oppose the government of Janos Kadar. Transportation slowed and some business activity continued under police and Soviet troops. Reports say guerrilla units operate near uranium mines at Pecs and in other western towns.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Pecs
Dunapentele
Komaron
Szombathely
Missing British lieutenant amid Egypt kidnapping claims in Port Said
In Port Said, a young British second lieutenant is missing and may have been kidnapped by Egyptians. Cairo sources tie the incident to tensions as Egyptian authorities plan extra police deployment after a threatened Brotherhood move against the British and French pullout.
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Ottawa
Queen’s Own Rifles
United Nations
Egypt
Calgary
Halifax
Howe
Middle East
Magnificent
UEF
RCAF
Namao
Alta
Naples
UNEF
E. L. M. Burns
Port Said
Brotherhood
Nasser
Suez Canal
Reuters
Mohammed Riad
Army
To Seize Property of Hungarians Abroad
The Hungarian government announced over Budapest radio that the state will seize property of all persons who have left Hungary since the start of the anti Soviet rebellion on October 23.
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Vienna
Budapest
Hungary
Aid for Hungarians: Medicine Hat council coordinates refugee care
The Medicine Hat Council of Social Services will coordinate placement and care for Hungarian refugees arriving in the district. A dinner meeting with local organizations approved the plan, with John Miller handling applications and Mayor Harry Weiner funding initial costs.
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Medicine Hat Council of Social Services
Medicine Hat
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Medicine Hat News
Salvation Army
YWCA
City of Medicine
John Miller
City Hall
Harry Weiner
Hopes of Al Hatters Buried in Pennies and Concrete
Eight Ogilvie Flour Mills workers in Medicine Hat lost a bet on the Alouettes and buried 8 000 pennies worth 80 dollars in Edmonton. The heavy pack weighs 180 pounds and is sealed in cans sunk in concrete under a plywood coffin frame with a Montreal Alouettes epitaph.
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Alouettes
Ogilvie Flour Mills
Medicine Hat
Ogilvie
Edmonton
Eskimoes
Montreal Alouettes
Medicine Hatters
Grim Weather Bases Search Restart For Missing Airliner
The Vancouver search for the North Star airliner with 62 aboard resumed as weather cleared. Officials cited hope for survivors and focused on Silvertip mountain area after reports of flashes and motor sounds near the canyon 100 miles east of the city.
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Vancouver
TCA
North Star
Fraser Canyon
Kerea
RCAF
Silvertip Mountain
Nwest
Hope
B.v
Fraser River
Sada
Ldr
Sheahan
Thresman
Big North Star
Hope Restore Western Unity in Atlantic Pact Talks
Paris hosts four day Atlantic Pact ministers seeking to heal rifts amid tougher Soviet moves. Officials aim to restore normal U S Britain France relations and draft a political directive to prevent Suez style episodes, with prior consultation among NATO members highlighted.
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Paris
Palais de Chaillot
United States
Britain
France
NATO
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Unfrocked Vicar Faked Death in England
Rev Philip Saint John Wilson Ross, 52, was unfrocked by a Church of England court for allegedly abandoning his parish to fake death by drowning and later living abroad with a wealthy English businesswoman. He admitted the charges and consented to sentence. The Bishop of Chester pronounced removal from all clerical offices and orders, plus loss of glebe and income, in the Clergy Discipline Act case.
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Chester
England
Reuters
Church of England
Philip Wilson Ross
Woodford
Zerland
Gerald Ellison
Philip
John Wilson Ross
Ross
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