13 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1957
Page
1
Southeastern Alberta readies for the Medicine Hat Stampede with a full carnival lineup. Rodeo events attract entries and midway rides promise excitement across Thursday to Saturday, as residents and visitors join a welcoming three day celebration.
The list records multiple infractions including excessive speed and failing to stop. It notes impairments and failure to yield right of way among other violations, with scattered entries and numbers.
CHICAGO hosted a nationwide test named Operation Alert 1957 aiming to gauge civil defense readiness. The exercise simulated a northern bomber approach and coordinated relief, reconstruction, and mobilization under a top level home-front agency for price, wage, rationing, and manpower controls. Public participation was limited and casualty estimates were withheld to prevent misinformation.
Russ McBride of T Eaton Company here leads stamping committee efforts as manager and police liaison. He chairs parking plans with Chief A R Bull, coordinates grounds access, and supervises patrols to ensure smooth Stampede flow. He also helps welcome dignitaries with Alex Stewart and Bob Buss, aiming to showcase Western Canada’s best rodeo.
Police roundup foreshadows limited flareups as 60 suspected extremists including three women are rounded up in County Fermanagh on the Glorious Twelfth commemorating the 1691 Battle of Aughrim. Protestants celebrate while sectarian tension lingers among NI Catholics.
The body of Adrian Demik, 26, a Dutch immigrant, drowned with three friends while swimming in Rattlesnake Coulee last Saturday. RCMP constables Den Vogan and Ted La Fontaine recovered the body around noon yesterday after days of searches hampered by depth and weeds. Investigators were en route from a prisoner escort to Lethbridge when they conducted a routine check and spotted the body.
A Canadian Pacific Railway inquiry in Vancouver examined firemen’s duties on freight and yard locomotives and their impact on passenger safety. Testimony highlighted lookout responsibilities on steep mountain grades and the risks if firemen were removed. The commission plans a four week European rail tour for judges before resuming in Ottawa in October.
The Wash Research Committee hopes a Megger Earth Tester will locate the buried causeway and buried royal baggage beneath reclaimed Lincolnshire farmland between Cross Keys and Long Sutton. Historians note the 13th century jewels were carried from King John’s baggage during the 1216 retreat after Magna Carta.
The NEWS reports expected cabinet action on a natural gas export permit to supply Saskatchewan cities via a Power Corporation pipeline. Calgary sources indicate Britain’s Corporation gas may be routed through a Medicine Hat representation to discuss conservation board recommendations and a buffer zone.
Ottawa prepares for a high stakes visit as US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives July 27 28 for informal talks with Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Australia’s Prime Minister Menzies visits July 22 24. Key topics likely include Wheat Trade GATT defense planning and Canada US relations.
The dollar strengthened to a one year high, trading near 1.5,364 terms, as investors noted ongoing demand for the greenback. Analysts cited US firms expanding heavy investments and broader Canadian dollar influence on US markets, signaling persistent currency strength through the day’s close.
A fragmented report shows a prisoner denying charges related to a bed fire incident. The wording is unclear but indicates a courtroom setting and a plea of not guilty.
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