Marilyn Bell named Canada's woman of the year 1956
The Canadian Press reports Marilyn Bell, 18, of Toronto, is Canada's woman of the year for 1956 for her Juan de Fuca Strait swim. Her three major feats include Lake Ontario, English Channel, and Juan de Fuca in a record streak. Mayor Charlotte Whitton dominates public affairs in the poll, with other top figures including Gisele MacKenzie and Maureen Forrester.
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Marilyn Bell
Canada
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Toronto
McGill University
Coun
Try
Lake
Ontario
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa
Gisele MacKenzie
Matreen Forrester
Montreal
Whitton
CBC
United States
New York
Maureen Forrester
Lois
Tragedy on John Hart highway claims two youths
Two teen brothers Kelly Hanson and Jimmy Lawrence aged 13 and 15 died in a head on collision on the John Hart highway north of Prince George B C A third teen Harold Wade about 16 was hospitalized with both legs amputated and other injuries. The incident occurred Friday and the car driver was believed to be among the injured.
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Prince George
B. C
Here
Kelly Hanson
Jimmy Lawrence
South Fort George
Harold Wade
Alberta Drama League names five for Alberta Regional Festival
The Alberta Drama League announced the Pre-Regional Adjudications results selecting five plays for the Alberta Regional Festival in Lethbridge from February 6 to 9. Chosen: The Country Girl University of Alberta Alumni Studio Edmonton. Anne of a Thousand Days Workshop 14 Association Edmonton. Stalag 17 Medicine Hat Civic Theatre Medicine Hat. Ladies in Retirement Coal Dale Little Theatre Coaldale. The Heiress Playgoers of Lethbridge Lethbridge.
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Alberta Drama League
Alberta
Lethbridge
University of Alberta Alumni Studio
Edmonton
John Rivet
Anne of
Daphne Manson
Coburn Company
Red Deer
Laughlin Taylor
Suez canal clearing faces new Egyptian demands
UN salvage chief Lt. Gen. Wheeler said Egyptians agreed to start Southern end clearance but new conditions followed. Nasser's withdrawal of British and French forces was met, prompting celebrations and the destruction of a Ferdinand de Lesseps statue.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Nasser
United Nations
Raymond Wheeler
Port Said
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Sumatra
Java
Magnificent Sails for Egypt
The aircraft carrier Magnificent sailed from Halifax Naval Dockyard at 10 03 a.m. AST bound for Port Said Egypt with over 400 Canadian soldiers aboard. The ship, stripped of armament and carrying army trucks jeeps and four RCAF planes, forms part of Canada’s UN police force deployment to the Middle East.
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Halifax
Egypt
Halifax Naval Dockyard
Said
Suez Canal
Canada
United Nations
Middle East
Unseasonal Warm Spell Sets Medicine Hat Records
Unseasonal balmy weather covers Medicine Hat for 13 straight days with temperatures above 50 degrees for four days. Records were broken on Christmas Day and Friday as the warmest December in city history, with highs of 51.3 and 54.0 respectively.
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Medicine Hat
Mercury
Start Long Skin Graft
In Chicago surgeons at Children’s Memorial Hospital transplanted skin to three year-old Cindy Evans after a Decatur IL fire burned seventy percent of her body. Skin came from three year-old Gilbert Case III of Chicago who was fatally injured in a car crash and donated his tissue.
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Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Cindy Evans
Decatur
Gilbert Case III
Cindy
River Of Vinegar Floods Tower Road District
A 20 foot vat at a Birmingham vinegar factory burst spilling about 45,000 gallons into Tower Road. Housewives battled the flood with brooms and barriers as vinegar rose through drains. Firefighters diverted the flow and pumped out cellars.
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Birmingham
England
Tower Road
Doris Jenney
Family doctors back boycott in Britain over pay rise
A labor union of family doctors endorsed the British Medical Association campaign to boycott the socialized system unless a 24 percent wage increase is granted. Dr Bruce Cardew accused the health ministry of wriggling from its obligations as the union represents about 20 percent of Britain's doctors.
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London
Reuters
British Medical Association
Bruce Cardew
Medical Practitioners Union
Health Ministry
Practitioners Union
Briain
Doctor bets on Grace Kelly baby birth date
A doctor attending Princess Grace of Monaco predicted the former actress will give birth on January 25. The forecast came as Monaco awaits the delivery and officials keep tight lidding on the event.
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Monte Carlo
Grace of
Monaco
Alberta Warm Spell Sets City Records Across Provinces
Temperatures rose through the province with Edmonton at 51.3 degrees, surpassing 48.5 set in 1919 while Lethbridge topped 60, Calgary reached 59, and Claresholm hit 63, making it the warmest spot in Canada on Friday. See Weather.
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Edmonton
Lethbridge
Calgary
Claresholm
Canada
Aussie Ace Turns Pro
Ken Rosewall the 22 year old Australian Davis Cup ace signed a 65000 dollar contract to join Jack Kramer’s professional tennis troupe. The deal includes a five percent bonus on gross gate and a 25000 dollar renewal if he defeats Pancho Gonzales, plus 25 percent of receipts over 300000 dollars.
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Adelaide
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Jack Kramer
Sydney
Kramer
Rosewall
Pancho Gonzales
Parley Aims to Avert CPR Rail Walkout
Ottawa negotiations among Labour Minister Gregg CPR and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen aim to forestall Canada's first major rail tieup since 1950. A Jan 2 strike by about 3,000 firemen looms as talks seek a compromise or a suspension for a joint investigation.
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Ottawa
CPR
Gregg
Labor Department
Canada
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
CLC
Still Seek Mad Bomber as Police Pursue 36 Bomb Scares
New York police pressed an all-out hunt for the so called mad bomber after 36 bomb scares in 24 hours. A Times Square Theatre object proved harmless, while other devices turned out to be firecrackers or fakes. Rewards totaling 26000 were posted as authorities chase the suspect who has planted 33 bombs since 1940.
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New York
James B. Leggett
Times Square Theatre
Madison Square Garden
Macy’s Department Store
Queens
Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
French liner Liberte suffers storm damage en route to New York
The 50,000 ton Liberte, sailing from Le Havre with 393 passengers, sustained a cargo hatch failure and three loading cranes damaged in an Atlantic storm and is returning to France.
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Paris
French Line
New York
France
le Havre
Start Clearing SUEZ Salvage Team Clears Canal Entrance
A United Nations salvage crew began removing major obstructions at the southern entrance of the blocked Suez Canal. The effort aims to restore navigation and ease regional shipping disruptions.
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Suez
United Nations
Suez Canal
Heiress Seeks Annulment in Boy Friend Marriage Claim
William Wallace Meinel says he and Isolde Constantani are not married though they took out a Reno license six weeks ago. The Meins family matriarch said she may pursue annulment while praising her son's resolve and noting age differences. The UC Berkeley student and former maid are at the center of a high profile, awaited resolution.
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Berkeley
Calif
William Wallace Meinel
William Wallace Mein Jr
San Francisco
Billy
Young Mein
University of California
Isolde Constantani
Reno
Miss Constantani
United States
Mannheim
The
Meins
King Mein
Henry Miller
California
Calaveras Cement Co
Bishop Oil Co
Doctor Remanded Again For Murder
Dr. John Bodkin Adams, a 57 year old physician, was remanded in custody for a further week in Eastbourne on charges of murdering Edith Morrell, an 81 year old former patient. The case follows a Scotland Yard probe into deaths and wills of many local women.
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Britain
John Bodkin Adams
Julia Bradnan
Edith Morrell
Dr. Adams
Eastbourne
England
London
Brixton
Adams
English Channel
Scotland Yard
Smile Stones Interview Gaffe Prompted Manager's Wry Reply
A conceited young man boasted of his talents in an interview with the manager. After claiming his university education his closing line drew a dry retort: avoid slamming the door as you depart.
Ottawa Holds 5 Percent Housing Loan Interest Rate
Despite a sharp drop in mortgage money supply authorities say the government will hold the interest rate ceiling for insured housing loans at five percent under the National Housing Act. For weeks there has been discussion of raising the ceiling to six percent to attract more funding into the housing field.
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Ottawa
CNR Prepared To Run Extra Traffic If Strike Hits
Canadian National Railways said it would carry extra traffic if a strike by Canadian Pacific Railways occurs. A spokesman stated CNR would use its own lines from St John’s to Vancouver and strive to meet the demand, though equipment shortages during the holiday season pose challenges. Posts about mail service adjustments and wartime efficiency were noted, with pool trains likely to continue between Montreal and Toronto.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
CNR
St. John’s
Mld
Vancouver
Toronto
CPR Officials Say They Will Run Trains If Others Cross
Montreal CPR vice-president D S Thomson stated that if union members beyond firemen are ready to work despite the January 2 strike date, trains will run. W E Gamble of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen had warned the company would suspend operations if firemen strike.
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Montreal
D. S. Thomson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomson
W. E. Gamble
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
CLC
CPR
Gamble
Non-Operating Rail Unions Detail CPR Strike Pickets
In Montreal, Canada 15 non operating rail unions plan sympathy pickets if the CPR firemen strike proceeds. R Melancon of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen says safety coverage will cover perishable shipments and protection duties. The unions total 120000 members with about half at CPR. Carmen layoffs begin next Wednesday. Ottawa reports M W Helston of the Order of Railway Conductors has 1200 members with about 300 on CPR work.
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CPR
Montreal
Canada
R. Melancon
Brotherhog@dl
Railway Carmen of America
CLC
Melancon
Carmen
Ottawa
M. W. Helston
Order of Railway
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George H. Rose
Board of Public ‘Utilities Commissioners
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Paul F. Newhouse
Calgary — Foundation Company of Canada Ld
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Edson
Alta
Finday
Optometrists
Stalag
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
Canadian Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Quint Venture
Marie Dionne
Quints
Canadian Safety Council
U.S
Royal Home
Sandringham
Duke of Edinburgh
Britannia
Magnificent
Little Ranier
Ken
John Leblanc
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