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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1955
Page
1
The Ottawa bureau reports Milton Gregg plans to revise unemployment insurance. Workers pay one percent of weekly salary, with 20 percent government match and employer share. Benefits rise to a top of 30 dollars weekly for high earners, with more for dependents. Stamps will be abolished and deductions moved to payroll.
Weekly US business activity picks up with auto and steel output near records. Crude oil and electric power set new highs while department store sales exceed last year by 16 percent. Toolmakers see orders climb, and leaders express optimism, though go slow signals appear at a home builders convention.
Radio station CJOC and the Lethbridge Herald announced they will form a company to apply for a licence to operate a television station in Lethbridge Alberta.
Dr. Samuel Laycock, Canadian educator and former Saskatchewan dean, told a Canadian Club dinner that critics ignore the research behind new methods. He compared past rural schools with today’s demands, urging parental discussions with teachers to align schooling with future stress and changes.
In Magog Quebec eight members of one family dedicate their lives to 125 mentally disabled children in an old farmhouse near Austin Township. The Cecil Memorial Home grew after Cecil Butters died in WWII, with children arriving from Ontario Manitoba and New Brunswick seeking refuge and care.
London AP report says Princess Margaret departs January 31 for her first major official journey abroad a tour of the Caribbean. The 24 year old sister to the Queen blends royal formality with a lively temperament and will visit Trinidad Jamaica and other locales. The trip includes a Jamaica race meeting a garden musical evening and a raft ride down the Rio Grande.
A baby girl born to known narcotics users in Vancouver showed withdrawal symptoms after birth, including refusal to feed, abdominal cramps, and high crying. She was discharged in the care of her father after the parents were arrested on narcotics charges.
Reginald Hardy reports that a majority of CCF MPs support ratification of the Paris Agreement while four CCF members oppose. The debate centers on arming Germany versus risking Communist alignment, with the four dissenters citing objection to a fait accompli and fear of a Nazi past.
Ottawa reports the first decline in building costs in 17 years with a leveling price index across Canada. CMHC estimates reductions of about 300 dollars per 25 acres and 100 dollars or less for 36 areas, though the effect on buyers remains modest.
Federal agriculture minister Gardiner told the Saskatchewan Liberal party executive he wants to abdicate any authority over province politics. He repeated that A. H. McDonald is the sole leader of the party, addressing the Friday night meeting in Regina.
A U S Navy carrier task force moves from Manila Bay toward troubled Formosan waters amid Red air offensives on outposts. British Commonwealth leaders schedule London talks from Jan 31 with all prime ministers expected. Local notes include a Moose Jaw hospital debenture for a memorial wing and Saskatchewan opposition to tax amendments.
Edmonton weather report notes temperatures in the 20s and close to 30 on Sunday. Cold air flow into Saskatchewan is to end tonight, signaling a moderating trend to begin.
The Seine swelled over suburbs and flooded basements in Paris with 1000 evacuees in St. Maur after a dike breach and 2000 fled in Choisy le Roi. Water reached Notre Dame and the Palais Bourbon while sandbag barriers rise as city landmarks and venues face inundation.
TACOMA Washington AP Mrs Robert Kathleen Denham 18 and husband Bob 20 wed last August. She sits 60 foot pole top in a tiny camp with cot radio phone and pickles awaiting doctors advice after revealing pregnancy. Record may be tied at 153 days and she plans to stay until February 5 before deciding next steps. Bob has visited but contact is limited to protect the attempt.
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