Prospective Home Builders Find Choice Lots Sewed Up By Contractors
Ottawa reports a quiet housing shift as builders acquire most desirable serviced lots before sale, prompting questions about monopoly profits. Real estate and mortgage officials note tight lot supplies and price escalations, with contractors often owning the bulk of available lots. A city study found several builders quoting prices about $1,000 above the CMHC average for a standard three bedroom bungalow, raising concerns over market freedom and builder control.
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Douglas Leiterman
News Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
National
House Builders’ Association
Asker
Weather outlook shows showers then sun in many areas
Forecast lists showers followed by sunny intervals with highs near 75 largely. Lighter showers expected in Med Hat 65 and L'bridge 71 with overnight lows around 50s, while Calgary 66 and S Current 75 reach mid to upper 60s to mid 70s.
Medicine Hat Stampede sets 1955 cast and prices
Rube Gardner urged directors to wear rodeo garb and the group approved. The cutting horse contest is dropped amid controversy. Local stars include Buddy Heston and Stan Walker as the list of riders grows. Box seats rise to 25 and 40 dollars.
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Bruce Hogle
Rube Gardner
Rube
Bob Buss
Lorne Thompson
Buddy Heston
Stan Walker
Cliff Vandergrift
Monty Woods
Steve Johnson
Johnny Hauch
Donna
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg moves 9 million bushels to Communist Poland
Charles Schwartz of Northern Sales in Winnipeg announced a 19 million dollar deal to ship 9 million bushels of Canadian wheat to Poland with initial shipments of 1.9 million. The deal, financed in Canada, covers nine months starting with September shipments from Atlantic and Pacific terminals to Baltic Sea ports. Negotiations began in Paris and continued in Ottawa before finalizing at the Polish embassy in Ottawa. M Nusgart now handles shipping in Poznan.
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Winnipeg
Poland
Charles Schwartz
Northern Sales Ltd
Canadian Wheat Board
Atlantic
Pacific
Baltic Sea
Mr. Swartz
Canada
Swartz
Paris
Ottawa
M. M. Nusgart
Northern Sales
Poznan
Parliament in uproar over Poland wheat deal misled in statements
In Ottawa the Commons heard PC leader George Drew and CCF leader Coldwell accuse government statements of misleadership on Canada's 19 million wheat sale to Communist Poland. They pressed whether the deal was completed or pending, noting conflicting remarks from Howe and St Laurent amid a Winnipeg press note.
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CCF
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Canada
Poland
George Drew
Coldwell
Howe
Drew
Northern Sales Ltd
Winnipeg
St. Laurent
Beaudoin
Trade Department
Signi Forms Pro Western Cabinet To Lead Italy
Rome AP Antonio Signi forms a pro Western coalition to end a 14 day crisis. The new middle of the road government faces Parliament approval with Christian Democrats holding 14 posts Social Democrats four and Liberals three. Former premier Mario Scelba backed the coalition. Republican party declines its one seat. The cabinet oath is due later today and a parliamentary presentation is planned next Wednesday.
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Rome
Antonio Signi
Signi
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Liberals
Mario Scelba
Italy
Republican
Doug How Joins Public Works Chief in Medicine Hat
Former newspaperman Doug How arrives in Medicine Hat today with Public Works Minister R. H. Winters as executive assistant. Appointed last month, How will liaison between Winters and the press Parliament and the Lunenburg-Queens constituency.
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Doug How
Medicine Hat
R. H. Winters
Mr. How
Ottawa
Mr. Winters
Lunenburg-Queens
Winters Visits Medicine Hat Amid Western Ties and Talks
Canada's public works minister Robt H Winters visited Medicine Hat aboard The Canadian. He toured downtown, met CPR officials and workers, and reflected on western life, railroading, and federal building plans while savoring local hospitality and a Maple Creek rodeo.
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Robt. H. Winters
Canada
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
R. C
Bob) Black
J. Lyle Wyatt
R. W. Cummings
Mr. Winters
CPR
Robert H. Winters
Federal Post Office
Rodeo
Winters
Winnipeg
Vancouver
R. C. Black
Sere
N. R. Crump
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fort Walsh
R.C.M.P
Crump
Maple Creek
L. R. Smith
Nine hostages freed as Walla Walla prison revolt ends
News wires report that convicts at Washington State's Walla Walla prison released nine hostages and ended a Tuesday morning rebellion. Other items note Calgary court action against two Social Credit lawmakers for contempt, UN barring reporters from Panmunjom press conference, golf leaders at St Andrews, Eden's round table talks on Malaya, and BC teacher training reorganized under UBC next year.
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Washington State Prison
Walla Walla
Vancouver Dock Strike Hits Fourth Day With Freight Backlog
Vancouver docks see a four day strike by 350 seamen against Union Steamships Ltd. Freight backs up along the British Columbia coast while airlifts move meat to Moresby Island to ease a fresh meat shortage for about 400 loggers. Canadian Pacific Airlines ships 10 tons of meat to Moresby, with delivery expected today.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Union Steamships Ltd
Prince Rupert
Moresby Island
Queen Charlotte
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Moresby
Unsettled Showers Continue Into Thursday
The unsettled weather persists with showers and temperatures near the mid 70s. A weather system moving from the south toward Saskatchewan will trigger thunderstorms tonight and Thursday morning.
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Saskatchewan
Smile Stones Umpire Mask Sparks Coy Banter
In a playful exchange, a woman asks about a man in a dark blue suit with a wire mask. He explains the mask hides his face as the umpire, while she quips about his purpose. The dialogue hints at baseball setting and lighthearted banter.
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Angel
Darling
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