27 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
1
A historical traffic violations tally lists excessive speed 171 cases for the year, without due care 56, failing to stop 2, impaired ability 28, failure to yield right of way 24, and other violations 184. These figures reflect enforcement patterns across the period.
VANCOUVER The RCAF curtailed search activity but said the hunt for the missing North Star airliner and its 62 passengers and crew would continue if new leads appeared. In Alberta debris from a $300000 drilling rig was cleared as fire crews awaited Myron Kinley of Los Angeles to help control a wild well. Anita Goertz, 13, copes with shipwreck memory as family tragedy lingers. Police investigated a fatal shooting at a lumber camp near Edson. an RCMP dog aided the probe. A Northern Stage Lines bus stranded near West Pine forced passengers to miss Christmas dinner. Six people were injured in a bus plunge near Pender Harbour with others later released from hospital.
Elkwater may gain electricity by next July as two more Medicine Hat businessmen Bob Morris and Stan James and resident Ralph Noble sign up along with the Elkwater Community Association reaching 33 subscribers. Calgary Power requires 35 names by December end and preliminary work will start. deposits of 200 dollars are expected from all initial subscribers.
In Montgomery Alabama gunfire hit two integrated buses as a year long Negro boycott continues. In Tallahassee Florida the city commission suspended Cities Transit Co franchise amid a push by the Inter Civic Council to force bus integration with buses still running awaiting police action.
A brush and timber blaze near Malibu spreads with gale force winds up to 80 mph. In its second day the fire has burned over 20 000 acres, destroyed several homes, and caused one fatality as two new hot spots flare along Corral Canyon and Sequit Canyon toward U S 101 and Mulholland Highway.
A grandfather asks Betty how she feels about school. Betty replies that she enjoys going and coming home but cannot stand staying there between times.
In North Sumatra the revolt leader was thought to have surrendered to his second in command after tanks encircled his home early today. The surrounding units indicated a possible end to the insurrection as authorities reported no further heavy fighting in the area.
Marie Dionne, one of the surviving Dionne quintuplets, shut her Pine Avenue flower shop Salon Emilie in Montreal for personal reasons. The store, opened last May, drew crowds and tourists seeking the famed quints but Marie said her decision does not affect her health. She plans to tend house for her sisters in their west end apartment, while sisters Yvonne and Cecille remain nurses at Notre-Dame hospital and Annette studies music at L Assomption College.
Westerly winds ease as Friday warms less than today with afternoon highs near 40. Yesterday's records show Calgary at 37, Lethbridge 40, Saskatoon 25, and Swift Current 38. Edmonton expected high around 49, low 35 with noon at 47 and a light wind.
The weatherman predicts a shift to colder conditions over the next three weeks, with heavy precipitation in cold regions. Medicine Hat may see a brief delay before the chill, while east and west coast Canada should expect below normal temperatures. recent readings show fluctuating daily highs and lows around the mid 40s to low 20s.
Montreal reports that BLFE members will walk off their CPR jobs at 4 p.m. next Wednesday in a planned strike that could halt the system. About 2,800 firemen, 200 hostlers, and 20 engineers are affected as picket lines form and CPR freight and yard firemen helpers may be eliminated. The dispute centers on a CPR plan approved by a federal conciliation board to remove firemen helpers, with wage talks not seen as core to the walkout.
Dirk Scholten of S and T Ranch Co announces a contract with Douglas Lake Ranching Co to finish Douglas Lake yearlings in 1957. Cattle ship from Nicola BC to Medicine Hat, fattened 100 to 120 days, then sold through S and T outlets. First shipment of twenty rail cars arrives Feb 20. The deal marks a boardinghouse style contract where breeders retain ownership through finishing.
Canadian Pacific President N R Crump writes 75 000 employees outlining the company stance in the dispute with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers The letter notes wage gains and holiday pay for firemen in yard service passenger trains will keep firemen while diesels will run without firemen in freight and yard work Read includes mention of government conciliation board and seniority protections for firemen with three years or more service.
In Montreal, corneal transplant from a deceased man to a near blind young man was performed last Thursday at Maisonneuve Hospital. The donor had wished his eyes benefit a sightless person, a plan initially for a 15 year old Montreal boy who could not proceed due to medical condi tions. Doctors await results of the operation.
The Canadian police report 74 deaths in the Dominion during a five day Christmas holiday period with 52 occurring on highways. Authorities note heavy travel and multiple accidents across major routes.
New York reports Dr. Kenneth Crooks of Fort Valley State College says 100 to 500 college students misspell common words and struggle with reading and writing. He cites lack of drill in writing, overreliance on slogans, and teachers who deem spelling beneath dignity as factors.
The Canadian Press poll picks top world and Canadian news events of 1956. World leaders include Suez and Hungarian revolt with other events. Canada centers on the Ottawa pipeline debate and the Springhill mine disaster with 39 dead and 88 rescued as major stories. Eisenhower’s re election leads world news.
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