Edmonton Exercise Brief Details Fallout Scenario
Civil Defence workers simulate radioactive fallout across multiple Canadian cities using five megaton bombs to map downwind contamination. Meteorologists assess wind and weather as Maj Gen Worthington notes no aircraft use in the test. A Medicine Hat rodeo section follows with injuries and results from the first day of the exhibition.
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Douglas Leiterman
News
Ottawa
Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Hamilton
U.S
Bikini
Hiroshima
F. F. Worthington
Fraser Valley
Traffic violations report 1956
A summary of violations shows excessive speed and without due care leading to 50 cases, failing to stop 13, failing to yield right of way 11, with other violations totaling 127. Yester- To Date records list 108.
Rejected Bids For Bindloss New School
Medicine Hat Divisional Board No 4 opened bids for a Bindloss four room plus gym auditorium school and rejected all as bids exceeded architect estimates. Bids from D H Oland Ltd Bird Construction and Santa Construction of Lethbridge, re-tender planned likely next January. Buffalo site delays push back, Seven Persons project main work in summer under Olands, water needs unresolved.
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Medicine Hat
Bindloss
D. H. Oland Ltd
Bird Construction
Santa Construction
Lethbridge
Buffalo
Oland
Gas City welcomes eastern train passengers during stampede festivities
An eight minute stop in Medicine Hat delighted westbound CPR passengers as locals staged a western show. Stampede queen Marianne Massy and companion Pat Brodie rode astride. 200 residents watched while Indians from the Blood Reserve observed in colorful dress. The welcoming party included a two man orchestra and eight square dancers led by Frank McLeay and Emerson Porter with Frank Driscoll on violin and Cal Cavan on guitar. CPR superintendent Ken Perry noted the passengers’ faces lit up as they passed through during the celebration.
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Medicine Hat
Ken Perry
CPR
Henry Cavan
Frank McLeay
Emerson Porter
Joe Slack
Bonnie Hutchison
Lionel Cavah
Harris Pahl
Donna Brodie
Stampede
Marianne Massy
Pat Brodie
Lorne ‘McCaig
Frank Driscoll
Cal Cavan
Blood Reserve
Oppor
Opening day stampede attendance near top yearly totals
Attendance estimates for the opening stampede range from 12 000 to 15 000, with afternoon rodeo crowds around 5 500 and the night show about 4 009. Councilman Alderman and Medicine Hat civic affairs figure among speakers at the event. A Lethbridge rodeo queen contest is set for today and tomorrow, and Miss Rodeo Canada is planned for July 27 28 in Lethbridge Exhibition. An Indian relic collection at Mackenzie Drug Co valued by Alec Oliver at over 5 000, with two pieces alone over 1 000 each, includes a buffalo sinew bow and a Norseman era axe brought to Canada before Columbus.
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Medicine Hat
Tom Brook
Calgary
Northwest
Nitro. Chemicals. Company
Mr. Brook
Ol’ Swen
Lethbridge
Marianne Massy
Mackenzie Drug Co
Tom Slobodin
Alec Oliver
Canada
America
Oliver
Ontario
Average Canadian motorist travels 8600 miles a year
Reginald Hardy reports a survey by the Canadian Good Roads Association showing the average Canadian motor vehicle owner spends about 25 cents daily for road usage, totaling around 90 dollars yearly. The piece notes rising highway quality and per capita road expenditures by province, with Alberta highest and Quebec lowest.
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Reginald Hardy
News
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Canadian Good Roads Association
Canada
Alberta
Quebec
Newfoundland
P.E.I
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Notable Drowning Incidents and Global Tensions Across Regions
A collage of short items reports ocean swims and river fatalities in Canada and the United States, Syrian crossfire near the Sea of Galilee, UN talks with Ben-Gurion, NATO remaining intact, and a Saskatchewan jail death. A Washington state assault case ends with a commitment to a mental hospital for a 12 year old who killed a legislator's daughter.
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Washington
Seattle
Ray John Parker
Kathryn Ruoff
Heat Wave Sweeps Western Regions With Highs Above 100
The temperature hovered near 90 here while western cities sweltered past 100. Lytton led with 106 degrees, followed by Kamloops 101, Vancouver 89, Victoria 88, Pendleton 104, Portland 102, and Yakima 101 in a broad heat event.
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Here
B.C
Lytton
Kamloops
Vancouver
Victoria
Pendleton
Ore
Portland
Yakima
Prize Money Distributed at School Exhibit and Stampede Office
Prize money for the school exhibit building categories and for the ladies section horticulture parade and livestock is now being paid. Winners are urged to pick up funds at the designated locations on the grounds as soon as possible.
Smilestones Birthday Gifts Mention Socks and Fur Coats
A lighthearted quote notes a married couple exchange sensible gifts such as socks and fur coats. The remark playfully contrasts practical and extravagant presents within their relationship.
Edmonton heat expected through weekend with near 90s to 100s
CP reports afternoon through Saturday temperatures in Edmonton forecast to range from near 90 in northern areas to 95 to 100 near the US border hot belt. No widespread cooling is anticipated before Sunday.
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Edmonton
United States
Four Thousand Dollar Bondloss Ferry North Approach Funded
A special appropriation of 4000 dollars will complete the Bindloss ferry north approach. MLA Mrs. E G Robinson announced she has confirmation from Highways Minister Gordon Taylor. The work moves from special areas to direct departmental execution and will start immediately. The ferry operates this week, with the north approach pending improvement.
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Bindloss Ferry
E. G. Robinson
Gordon Taylor
Trio Mistook Underpass for Public Lavatory
A trio hesitated at a city underpass and admitted they believed it was a public bathroom, delaying their passage while confusion over the facility persisted.
Stampede Boxscore Highlights First Day Winners
The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede lists top money winners on day one across events. Calf roping leads with Byron Woolford and Floyd Peters posting fast times, while steer decorating and saddle bronc riding see strong performances from Bud Butterfield Ken Schocker Bennie Reynolds and others.
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Jack Tyler
Hanna
Spider
Medical Arts
Pattison
Buddy Heaton
Slim Pickens
Slim
Norman Loftgren
Gwyenne
Byron Woolford
Tyler
Gordon Hall
Tabor
Hap Campbell
Cavendish
Jim Campbell
Dick Cosmo
Brooks
Bennie Reynolds
Melrose
Mont
Lee Price
Ellie Lewis
Penticton
Medicine Hat
Byron
Woolford
Tex
Floyd Peters
Sana Rieta
Norm Loftgren
Johnny Hawke
B.C
Alvin Owens
Patricia
Bob Duce
Cardston
Brian Butterfield
Ponoka
Bra
Tragedy in Battleford as four shot in home
In Battleford Saskatchewan a 22 caliber revolver killed Nellie Yakwin 34 and her daughter Judy 15 in a four room bungalow on the main street. Henry Bedyk 28 and Martian Wojewodo 50 were wounded with multiple bullet wounds. Wojewodo shot himself after firing at police and was captured. Police report no motive found at the scene.
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Battleford, Sask
Nellie” “Yakywin
Judy
Yakywin
Henry Bedyk
Wojewodo
North Battleford
Bedyk
Abdos
Saskatoon
C. Beaudry
Maxine Brookman
Stanley Tupper
Walter Rolland
Battleford Court
Neil Smith
Doug Light
Yakuwin
Albert Weir
Speers
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