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Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

Jan 10, 1955

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Three Youths Charged in Priest Murder Near Brandon

RCMP allege robbery motive in slaying of Rev. Alfred Quinton 44, found shot in his car six miles northeast of Brandon. Three Montreal youths arrested. two possibly juveniles. Priest had been returning from Winnipeg with seminarians. Bishop Lucien praised his service and plans for emigrants.

Brandon RCMP Alfred Quinton St. Edouard Alta Quebec Winnipeg Edmonton Montreal Father Quinton Portage la Prairie Frank Britton The Bran St. Jean de la Lande Father Quirion Quebec City Vilna Elk Point Alberta Phillip Lucien St. Paul Canada Lucien

Claims 14 Crashes Narrowly Averted

Winnipeg CP report says 14 air incidents involving RCAF or military planes have been reported to the Canadian Airline Pilots Association since the Moose Jaw collision. An unnamed spokesman says the incidents involve flights into airline routes against altitude or weather rules, with some near-disasters and one near Moose Jaw. He criticizes Transport for lack of interest in including pilots in discussions on visual flying rules.

Winnipeg the Tribune Canadian Airline Pilots Association Moose Jaw TCA North Star Harvard Association Department of Transport

Transfusions Fail Keep Man Alive

Hubert Harris a 47 year old Dallas manufacturer died after toting up over 168 pints of blood. He had b negative rare blood type and bleeding from multiple intestinal areas thwarted by surgery. Doctors said the diffuse bleeding prevented a corrective surgical method.

Dallas Tex Hubert Harris Harris John Emmert

Manitoba union seeks curbs on Hutterite colonies

A Winnipeg based union of Manitoba municipalities submitted a resolution to limit Hutterite colonies to 10 or 15 sections per holding and require colonies be at least 40 miles apart. The package also urges broader reforms including municipal pay, school district reorganization, highway funding, and tax exemptions for equipment.

Winnipeg Manitoba Union of Manitoba Union

Smile Stones Clever Crime Judgment Cited By Judge

The judge notes the crime was executed in a clever and skilled manner. The prisoner pleads for mercy but is confronted with the assessment of the court.

Should Practice What is Preached

FT LEE Va A clerk typist in the quartermaster school personnel division Leroy A Heuer of Chicago supports the army practicing what it preaches Heuer holds a management degree from the University of Illinois and recommended elimination of his job after a course stressed removing unnecessary duties He was reassigned to different duties.

FT. Lee API Leroy ‘A. Heuer Chicago Quartermaster School Heuer University of Illinois

Ministers Reject Near Crash Claims As Exaggerated

Ottawa Transport Minister Marler told Parliament that reports of a near collision between a TCA airliner and an RCAF trainer were grossly exaggerated. He said pilots sighted each other near Moose Jaw with no danger, the TCA plane veered to avoid the Harvard trainer, and none of the passengers were disturbed.

Ottawa Marler TCA RCAF the Commons Moose Jaw North Star Harvard CCF Coldwell

Opening of Canada's Parliament as TV era begins

Ottawa coverage recalls Vincent Massey hosting the ceremony with a young page boy stealing the show. Senators and judges, described vividly, watch as TV cameras and Klieg lights transform the scene, while the throne speech unfolds in a boisterous, media driven setting.

Ottawa Vincent Massey Peace Tower Supreme Court Doug Abbott Canada Commons

Smoking linked to heart disease say BMJ reports

The British Medical Journal cites United States and Britain studies showing a clear cut relation between smoking and heart diseases. It notes statistical significance due to large case numbers and compares a British doctor death study with a U S survey of 190 134 white men aged 50 to 69. The journal calls agreement between studies strong evidence of real association.

London Reuters British Medical Journal United States Medical Journal American Cancer Society The

Heavy Ottawa Commons agenda includes 19 government bills

The Canadian House of Commons faces its heaviest early program in years with 19 government bills and 32 private members resolutions on the order paper. Expected actions include two river use bills tied to Columbia river development and a throne speech debate led by Earl Rowe, with Prime Minister St Laurent responding.

Ottawa Commons Earl Rowe St. Laurent CCF Coldwell Social Credit Low Howe British Columbia Kaiser Aluminum United Stas Columbia River B. C Kaiser Bonneville United States Mr. Coldwell John Diefenbaker Pco Prince Albert David Croll Ltoronto

Le Van Vien Goes Straight Amid Saigon Reform Drive

In Saigon Indochina AP Gen Le Van Vien governor of vice says government padlocks his gambling houses as Premier Ngo Dinh Diem targets corruption and communism. Vien heads a reform committee while expanding a new palace of sin in a separate district.

John Roderick Saigon Indochina le van Vien Vinh Xuyen Society Dinh Diem Diem France Cholon

Edmonton Weather Outlook After Tuesday Warmth Rise

Sunny skies with occasional clouds expected across districts Tuesday. Temperatures rise by about five degrees from today.

Edmonton

Eisenhower asks Congress for tariff cuts and economic program

President Eisenhower asks Congress for power to enact a moderate reciprocal tariff cut up to 15 percent and to streamline customs, boost private investment abroad, and study tax treaties as part of a broader foreign economic program to spur growth and security in the free world. He also seeks travel duty-free increases and clearer authority on tariff reductions over three years.

Washington Eisenhower Congress United States Free World Jbl Tm Finance Corporation Vnaé World Bank

Red Planes Bomb Tachens Islands in Major Raid

The defense ministry reported 66 Chinese Communist planes attacked the Tachens Islands in Formosa area. Two aircraft were shot down and two more heavily damaged. Over 300 bombs were dropped, mostly into the sea, as the fleet pressed the raid north of Formosa.

Taipeh Formosa Tachen Islands Defence Ministry

Ford of Canada UAW talks yield mixed strike outlook

Toronto reports on a week of secret contract talks between Ford of Canada and the United Auto Workers show optimism and pessimism about ending the 92 day strike. Emil Mazey said a brief recess allows both sides to explore new ideas while John Eldon warned the dispute is not closer to settlement.

Toronto Ford of Canada United Automobile Workers CIO - CCL Ford Emil Mazey Windsor John Eldon UAW International Eldon Chrysler Corporation Chrysler

MPs pressure for fuller story on missing British diplomats

UK MPs press the foreign office for full disclosure on the 1951 disappearance of Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess after leaving St Malo. Capt. Henry Kerby says western security is involved and demands a clear explainer to prevent a repeat. The Foreign Office had only said the pair and Maclean’s wife are believed to be behind the Iron Curtain.

James F. King London Foreign Office Donald Maclean Guy Burgess St. Malo France Maclean Melinda Switzerland Henry Kerby Skeedoodle Burgess Capt Kerby Burgess-Maclean Herbert Morrison Labor Parliament

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