Ruth Ellis Hanged for Murder of Lover at Holloway
Ruth Ellis, 28, a former model and mother of two, was executed at Holloway Prison for the Easter Sunday murder of her lover, David Blakely. The public crowd, police, and prison staff witnessed the gallows as the case sparked nationwide debate over capital punishment.
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London
Ruth Ellis
Holloway
Britain
Albert Pierrepont
Ellis
Gwilym Lloyd- George
David Blakely
Charity Taylor
Julian Arthur Neilson
Ruth
Violet van der Elst
John Oakes
Crop Looks Good 12-In. Wheat Here
Ottawa reports rains have improved crop prospects across the Prairies with moisture generally adequate except in the Peace River district. Winter wheat headed ahead with late sown crops lagging. hail damage noted in Saskatchewan and hot dry spells in Ontario and Quebec.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Bureau of Statistics
Peace River
Bureau
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Ley
Lethbridge
Calgary
Sedgewick
Red Deer
Vermilion
Colinton
Beaverlodge
Young Survivor Gave Clothes To Injured Temple Boys
Banff Canada reports Mount Temple avalanche kills eight climbers. four survive, two severely, with three of the dead aged 16, 15, and 13. A boy survivor donated most of his clothing to injured peers as the group of eleven, led by two counselors, attempted the summit without a guide.
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Banff
Mount Temple
Tony Woodfield
Rye
N.Y
Canadian Rockies
William Watts
White Marsh
Richard and
James Balls
Philadelphia
William Wise
Miles Marble
Collegeville
David Chapin
Stanford, Conn
Luther Seddon
St Louis
Frederick Ballard
Rocky Mountain
B.I. M. Strong
Banff National
Rockies
C. D. Dickenson
Vancouver police chief accused of seeking deal with bootleggers
Detective Sergeant Robert H Leatherdale testified to a royal commission that Police Chief Walter Mulligan sought a deal to shield the operations of certain Vancouver bootleggers. The testimony centers on alleged attempts to protect illicit liquor networks in the city.
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David Rowntree
Vancouver (Cp
Robert H. Leatherdale
Royal Commission Today
Walter Mulligan
Vancouver
Tupper
Mulligan
Reginald H. Tupper
Leatherdale
Leonard Cuthbert
Sgt
Cuthbert
Reds Plan Reunification While Urging European Security
The Soviet Union proposed a step by step re unification of Germany within an all European collective security system. It warned against involving West Germany in any military alliance, linking German questions to European peace and warning of war if security is not ensured.
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Richard Kasischke
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Reich
Europe
West Germany
Amateur roping contest highlights Medicine Hat Stampede
The Medicine Hat Stampede adds an amateur roping contest open to riders within 75 miles, with a $20 entry fee and prize share. Directors meet at city hall annex to settle program placements and confirm schedules. entries for ladies, students, horticulture, and livestock are outlined with contact points and deadlines.
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Medicine Hat
E. V. Elford
Stampede
City Hall Annex
Archie Marshall
Sun Life
Third St
City Hall
Marshall
Hat Film Board Takes Pictures of Gas City Mayor
Mayor Harry Weiner received a letter of appreciation from Hon. R. H. Winters for hospitality last week. His executive assistant Doug How is in training for an Indian wrestling rematch, after Weiner defeated him in their wrestling bout. National Film Board still pictures will be taken around the city tonight and offered to newspapers for features on the Gas City.
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Harry Weiner
R. H. Winters
Doug How
How
National Film Board
Excavation to Start for $25 Million Chemical Plant
Excavation and grading for the new $25 million Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd plant will begin next week with construction to follow this summer. Local resident engineers from Ford, Bacon and Davis of New York are in the city planning the start, and hiring will begin soon mainly through the National Employment Service.
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Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Ford, Bacon and Davis
New York
National Employment Service
Europe Faces Sixth Day of Heat Wave Toll Surges
Europe endures a sixth day of record heat with at least 60 deaths. Heat reaches the 80s across the continent as drownings and lightning fatalities rise, notably in Scotland and Italy. France reports five lightning deaths amid storms. Sweden records two heat deaths in the 90s.
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Europe
London
Scotland
Italy
France
Sweden
Alberta Weather Shifts From Hot to Storm Threats
Edmonton forecast notes continued sun and warmth with a chance of thunderstorms tonight. Thursday brings cooler northern Alberta but 80s in the south with a continued risk of storms at night.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Editorial Rooms Echo War and Trade Debates Across Nations
Several people were killed and many injured when a Russian ammunition truck exploded in Austria today. A royal commission in Canada heard sharp views on coastwise shipping and national trade. Saskatchewan seeds a delayed road grid due to spring flooding and weather. Three Cleveland judges denied Dr. Samuel Sheppard a new trial for his pregnant wife murder conviction. Vancouver Supreme Court upheld an injunction against the Seafarers' International Union.
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Austria
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
International Union
Vancouver
Supreme Court
Soviet ambassador fuses common ground with Canada at Stampede
Russia’s Dimitri Chukhavin says Canada and the Soviet Union share many similarities and should be our best neighbors. In Calgary for the Stampede with Nicolai Ostrovsky, he lauds Canadian hospitality and envisions broader cooperation in science and industry while noting the wheat deal as a first step. He stresses independence and a progressive Soviet education system, while avoiding a hard push for communism.
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Calgary
Dimitri Stephanovich Chukhavin
Canada
Chukhavin
Nicolai O. Ostrovsky
Ottawa
Canadians
Soviet Union
Chukhayin
Mr. Chukhavin
Doctor arrives with six goats in Fraser Valley tale
Dr Isabella Mac Donald and two taxi drivers reunited six goats and a dog after a cross country taxi voyage from Ontario to British Columbia. She stayed behind while the others continued toward Blairmore and the Rockies, spending about 500 on travel and seeking social welfare work.
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Fort Langley
B.C
Fraser River
Ontario
Isabella K. A. MacDonald
Rocky Mountains
Steve O’conner
Bruno Lemieux
Blairmore
Ont
Miss MacDonald
O’connor
Alexandria
Montreal
Fraser Valley
Marilyn Bell May Miss Channel Swim
Marilyn Bell a 17 year old Toronto swimmer rests awaiting a doctor’s verdict on missing a Channel swim due to a throat infection. She hoped to present to the Queen with 45 Canadian debutantes at Buckingham Palace and train for a Channel attempt later this month in Britain.
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Folkestone
England
Marilyn Bell
Toronto
Lake
Ontario
Drew Says Favors All Wheat Deals in Parliament Debates
Opposition leader Drew stated the Progressive Conservative party backs selling Canadian wheat and farm products to Iron Curtain nations with no special advantage for communist governments. He spoke during debates on a CCF motion for parity prices, with reactions from Hazen Argue and Victor Quelch supporting broader export options and barter ideas.
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Ottawa
Drew
Progressive Conservative Party
Canada
CCF
H. A. Bryson
Humboldt- Melfort
Hazen Argue
Assiniboia
China
Argue
St. Laurent
Victor Quelch
Sc—Acadia
Humidity Drops. Humiture Eases During Storm Spell
The Humiture Hotters report shows today milder conditions as humidity falls. Early afternoon temperature reached 82 with humidity at 38, yielding the lowest humiture reading during the thunder storm spell. Forecasts show temps in the mid 70s to low 80s with humidity rising later.
Marilyn Bell Improves After Throat Infection
A doctor reports Marilyn Bell is improving after a throat infection kept the 17 year old Toronto distance swimmer in bed. The medical assessment says progress is satisfactory as she recovers.
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Folkestone
England
Marilyn Bell
Toronto
Marilyn
My Roses and Cactus Moment Steals the Scene
A romantic vignette unfolds as a whispered line and playful insult spark charged tension between two lovers. The exchange centers on a velvet cheek and a fiery retort, shaping a vivid, intimate moment.
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