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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1956
Page
1
Donald Fleming urges immediate tax cuts and rejects a large 1956 57 budget surplus. Howard Green accuses the government of steering a Crown monopoly to Overseas Telecommunications Corp. Opposition charges stray mail contract transfers invite patronage.
Eastern Alberta rat colonies have fallen from about 500 in 1952 to under 100. A 19 year old Calgary girl survived a fall over Johnston canyon falls. A Saskatoon man was sentenced for sexual crimes. University of Alberta opens summer courses for nearly 2,000 students. Alberta Wheat Pool notes crop progress. Sam Hola wachuk wins 34 pound lake trout and a car at Flin Flon festival. A Calgary student body found seven months after disappearance. inquest not planned. Buffalo Pound Lake water worries in Regina and Moose Jaw. Port Arthur saves life in holiday swimming incident.
Helena officials announce Montana will enforce a 65 mph daytime speed limit for all vehicles from July 15, excluding larger trucks limited to 45 mph. The move follows a 1956 highway toll of 113 with a higher rate than last year and aims to curb fatalities after years of no daytime limit.
Prairie provinces report good hay crops and above average Medicine Hat yields despite localized floods and drought effects. Rain improves Calgary Edmonton areas. Hanson Hanna Sedgewick and Brooks show strong growth. Highway safety focus shifts to Montana 65 mph limit amid rising traffic fatalities in 1956.
A Montana storm crossed the southern prairies into North Dakota bringing heavy rain across the region. Thursday should see decreasing cloudiness in the south with slightly higher temperatures. northern areas remain sunny. Calgary reached 47 yesterday with a low of 0. Lethbridge 51. Swift Current 53. Moose Jaw 53.
Undertakers C. W. Pattison and T. W. Cook warn they will abandon ambulance service August 31. City officials weigh two options: subsidize current service or create a hospital board run district ambulance linked to the new hospital. Mayor Wei ner notes equipment is minor. personnel and coverage are key. A council committee may study the issue.
Medicine Hat marks 600 fatality free days aiming to beat Fort William’s 628 day record for cities over 20 000. Officials plan large roadside billboard markers on approaches to warn travellers Dont Be Our First Ald Lloyd Craig led the campaign with backing from The Medicine Hat News and the Safety Council. Mayor Harry Weiner proposed horn blasts from motorists for speeding as a deterrent while Ald Ed McCombs noted blast tactics in the U S.
Aldermen discuss speed control and a citywide billboard to mark the 600th day of a safety milestone and the 629th day when Medicine Hat would set a Canadian record. They propose changing daily figures on signs and front pages to warn pedestrians and speeders.
Canadian Press reports a short U S steel strike would barely strain Canada but a long stoppage could cause real pain. Canada imports about a fifth of its steel from the United States and faces shortages of wide flange beams big pipe and plates. Trans-Canada Pipe Lines lists 115 miles of 34 inch pipe on hand with two crews ready to lay two miles daily within two weeks.
Reuters reports Saeb Salam says Israel has concentrated armed forces along the Jordan armistice lines especially in the Jerusalem sector with stand by orders issued. He notes Arab countries would aid Jordan at any moment if attacked and talks on mutual aid with Syria are under way. Reports from Damascus say Syrian troops are to stand by at front line positions.
Byrne Hope Sanders told the Canadian Nurses Association that many women have no opinion and that men and women read approval or disapproval in similar proportions. She argued women are not inherently kinder or more capable and warned that nursing can blind women to outside opportunities.
Pittsburgh reports unemployment in allied industries climbs past 46 000 as a three day country side steel strike expands across America. Government orders a temporary freeze on some steel products for defence needs with talks between United Steelworkers and industry at a standstill ahead of July 4. Federal mediators schedule separate sessions for union and industry negotiators.
California teen Jean Margetts, 18, was found alive nine days after a car wreck near Salt Lake City. She had been pinned beneath the wreckage with the body of her fiancé James Hixon Jr. in Parley's Canyon. She was hospitalized in critical condition with exposure and injuries while Hixon’s body lay nearby.
It's sure great to bowl along like this at 90 miles an hour. Makes you glad to be alive, eh. Glad! I'm astounded.
The American League won 10-6 in the city and district age nine to twelve all star circuit at Athletic Park. Uniforms are donated by service clubs and sponsor groups. Some players may reach the major leagues someday, according to parents.
Medicine Hat has reached 600 consecutive days without a traffic death, aiming for 629 days on August 2 to edge Canada’s 20 000 plus city record held by Fort William. The city’s safety drive began after a string of minor crashes and has earned praise from officials, police, and newspapers across North America.
Calgary principal J H McCulloch told a provincial liquor laws commission that vodka is produced in Calgary. Commission member Ira McLachlan challenged the claim asking if vodka comes from Russia, leading to the exchange confirming local production.
The consumer price index rose 1.2 points in May to 117.8, the sharpest monthly gain in five years, driven mainly by higher food prices. Potatoes, coffee, fruits, and all meat items led the rise, with rents and other costs also edging higher while coal and some clothing prices fell. The index remains near the record high.
A four engine Lancaster bomber landed at the local airport Tuesday afternoon due to low ceiling and possible fuel shortage. It carried an estimated 500 gallons of fuel and a crew of five. The aircraft from No 122 of 408 photo squadron, RCAF, is to refuel at Lethbridge and continue westward.
The Nickle family of Calgary, oil wealth, arrives in Britain for a 74 day holiday financed by Sam Nickle. The Daily Sketch calls it the most fabulous holiday and plans reporters with the party as they visit Brighton on day one.
The Columbia River fell below the flood level of 15 feet at Vancouver Washington, ending the longest flood in modern times. The river had carried more water this year than in any year since the great 1894 flood and had stayed above flood stage for several days.
In a two roundups operation the French forces killed 39 people in a northern labeled area near Grarem. Seventeen were shot in one incident and twenty two in another as troops swept the town and surrounding district.
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