Two U S Pilots Die In Crash Near Edmonton
Two United States air force men were killed when their F-89 Scorpion crashed and burned in a farmer's field near Namao eight miles north of Edmonton as it approached to land. The jet returning from exercises in Alaska was to refuel at Namao. the pilots' names were withheld. Debris scattered over a wide area a mile south of Namao.
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Edmonton
United States’ Air Force
Namao
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Alaska
Red Barter Endorsed In U S Compromise
The House agreed to permit barter of surplus farm commodities with Communist satellite nations as part of a compromise bill extending the Agricultural Trade and Assistance Act. Barter with Russia and Red China is prohibited, and the measure boosts financing for foreign currencies and famine relief. A separate Poland aid pact awaiting Senate approval would provide $95 million in U S surplus foods and materials.
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House
Senate
Senate House
Eisenhower
Russia
China
Red
Poland
U. S
Border clashes on Israel Syria resume amid ceasefire bid
Israeli and Syrian forces fought along the border north of Lake Tiberias after a day of mortars and machine guns. One person killed and 12 wounded on the Israeli side as UN officials urged a ceasefire. a civilian and seven police officers were among the casualties in Gonen. Ceasefire attempts continued into the night with UN truce supervisors warning both sides.
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Tel ‘Aviv
Reuters
Lake Huleh
United Nations
Iraeli
Gonen
Israel-Syria
Arms Accord Still Possible as Moscow Seeks Nuclear Pact
Moscow Radio cited Valerian Zorin defending a potential Soviet Western pact to end nuclear testing. The broadcast warned against assuming progress exists without a multilateral commitment. It criticized Western calls for an immediate experts panel on a testing moratorium as potentially misleading.
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London
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Valerian Zorin
Orin
Moscow
Zorin
Community groups host outdoor 4-H activities at Elkwater Lake
The Medicine Hat district 4-H clubs wrap a three day camp at Elkwater Lake with beach time and instructional sessions. Participants include Jan Atwood Bow Island Beef Club Roy Spooner Cypress Beef Club Alvin Myer Harvey Sturm Irvine Beef and Grain Club and many others guided by University of Alberta extension staff and district agriculturists.
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Medicine Hat
Elkwater Lake
Jake
Atwood
Elizabeth ‘Bartman
Leth
Raymond” Simington
Foremost
Grain «Club
Larry Green
Bow’ Island
Mac Deering
Irvine Beef and Grain Club
del Steed
District Agriculturist
Cardston
Albert Sauer
Conquerville Grain Club
Ray Ehrman
Irvine Grain Club
Danny Coole
Irvine
Charles Parry
Baw Island
Jerry Jones
District Agricultist
Taber
Queen to Open Canada's Parliament in Historic Royal Visit
Ottawa reports that a reigning monarch will open Canada's Parliament for the first time. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel from Oct 12 to Oct 16 for a six day U S visit after Ottawa ceremony. The Queen will read the throne speech in the session opening and stay at Government House.
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Ottawa
Canada
Diefenbaker
George VI
Elizabeth
Queen Mother
Queen
Prince Philip
United States
Government House
Massey
Jamestown
U.S
Washington
New York
London
Dilizabeth
Prince
West
King George
City Council Approves Industrial Gas Rate Increase
A special session approved a 2 cent per thousand cubic feet rise for industrial gas use, aligning with a 10 cent delivery price. A further 2 cent increase for industrial gas takes effect January 1958. The council also backed enhancements along the first-base line and favors a Kensington bridge plan with a cost survey by a local engineering firm.
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Kensington
Coulee
Malenkov Offered Asylum in Britain Says Daily Mail
The Daily Mail reported that ex premier Georgi Malenkov was offered asylum by Britain twice, first in March 1956 during a visit and again recently while on Khrushchev’s purge list. Malenkov reportedly declined both offers. a Foreign Office spokesman had no information on the report.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Georgi. Malen
Russia
Britain
the Mail
Malenkov
Nikita Khrushchev
Foreign Office
Smileestones on love and money in mirrored chatter
A blonde remarks that a handsome man like Donald should marry a woman twenty years his senior, while a friend counters by saying when you collect bank notes you don’t look at the dates. The exchange blends social judgment with a playful take on value.
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Donald
Bomber Crash Sparks Widespread Flight To Save Lives
In Glendale California a Navy A 4 Skyhawk jet on a test flight suffered engine trouble and bailout. Cmdr Durup parachuted to safety after the 700 mph craft dove through a heavily populated suburb near a major intersection. Wreckage and fire caused minor property damage with no serious injuries reported.
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Glendale
Calif
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Cmdr. P
Durup
Atom
Medicine Hat Rodeo Queen Contest Faces Busy Stampede Prep
Henry Cavan leads the All-Canadian Rodeo Queen contest effort in Medicine Hat with six entrants from Alberta and more possible contenders after a Calgary visit. The committee, including Ted Slack and Lorne Thompson, handles piloting and chaperoning while Mrs. Ethel Currie manages contestant logistics. Judges for personality and cowgirl skills include Mrs. E G F Skinner, Jean Robson, Clem Gardner, and Floyd Peters.
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Larry Wood
Henry Cavan
Hentys
Henry
Alberta
Calgary
Ted ‘Slack
Lorne
Thompson
Ethel Currie
High River
Lethbridge
Taber
Ton
Raymond
Medicine - Hat
E. G. F. Skinner
France backs six-nation Euratom and Common Market assembly
France's National Assembly commits to Euratom and Common Market integration with six West European neighbors. It also approves a plan for a single joint parliamentary assembly and sets ratification hopes for end of year with implementation slated for January 1959.
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Paris
Reuters
National ‘Assembly
France
Assembly
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Rome
National Assembly
Killer Wants Life Spared By Killer Gerald Eaton
Lawrence Moore, father of eight year old Carolynne Moore killed in 1956, rejects requests for forgiveness from Gerald Eaton awaiting hanging. Moore says Eaton knows where to seek clemency and will not receive mercy. Eaton sought to delay execution by appealing to Prime Minister Diefenbaker and asked forgiveness for the crime and related acts.
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Vancouver
Lawrence Moore
Gerald Eaton
Carolynne Moore
Diefenbaker
Moores
Moore
Eaton
Russell warns atom war would be immeasurable catastrophe
Bertrand Russell told an international science conference in Pugwash that major war must be abolished or it will become nuclear and unleash immeasurable catastrophe. He urged steps to reduce suspicions and foster scientist cooperation to avert global annihilation.
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Bal Warrington
Pugwash
Earl Bertrand Russell
Earl Russell
Milenia
Russell
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Japan
Red
China
Poland
Australia
Austria
France
Cyrus K. Eaton
Cleveland
Window Decoration Contest Proposed for Medicine Hat Stampede
A release from J H Cocks chair of the store decoration committee states Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Company will cooperate with city store managers to decorate windows for next week. A store decoration contest has been proposed and managers received entry forms. The aim is free publicity for owners by showcasing storefront windows during the Stampede.
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J. H. Cocks
Stampede Company
Early Canadian Stampedes and Medicine Hat Origins
The text recalls the 1901 first organized stampede in Medicine Hat, originally near the east of Montreal Street School, noting participants like ranchers Jim Mitchell and Jack Hargrave. It mentions 1912 Calgary Stampede leadership by Guy Wiedick and the growth of stampedes since, with figures such as Harry Hutchings and Dr. Leo Lewis linked to the introductions and thanks.
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Cane
Coe
Canadian Plains
Ler
Medicine Hat
Montreal Street School
Jim Mitchell
Jack Hargrave
Calgary Stampede
Guy Wiedick
Mr. Cavan
Harry Hutchings
Leo Lewis
Weather report sketches Canada regional cloudiness and showers
The Edmonton weather bulletin notes a minor disturbance bringing cloudy skies and a few showers to western Alberta while Saskatchewan enjoys sunny warm conditions. A developing low pressure area off the Oregon coast will move inland toward Montana by Thursday, elevating cloud cover and spawning scattered thunderstorms in central regions.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Oregon
Montana
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Swift’ Current
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U.K
CAVAN
Bertrand Russel
Albert Einstein
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