Eisenhower disarmament plan faces Soviet skepticism
The Soviet delegate rejects Eisenhowers bid for an East West exchange of military secrets as too narrow a step toward world disarmament by passing the nuclear weapons issue. Big Four plan a night session to discuss key problems as ministers resume talks on German unity European security and directives for future UN disarmament talks.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Washington
Britain
United States
France
Russia
Molotov
Eden Eisenhower
Bulganin
Faure
Gesture Across Europe Rekindles Hopes for Peace Plan
European reaction to President Eisenhower's offer to exchange military blueprints and aerial reconnaissance with the Soviet Union sparked optimism for a Geneva peace foundation. Newspapers across Britain Sweden Italy and France weighed the plan with cautious praise and skepticism, noting its potential to shift the mood toward peaceful coexistence.
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London
Eisenhoower
Europe
West
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Britain
Geneva
London News Chronicle
Russia
Géneva
Sweden
Stockholm
Dugene Nyheter
Rome
Il Paese
Bulga
Cattle Rancher Jim Mitchell Dies of Heart Attack
James Mitchell a charter member of the Western Stock Growers Association and major cattle rancher died early today at his home 324 4th Street SE. Born in Regina he moved to Medicine Hat and helped found the LA Ranch at Willow Creek. He ranched 72 000 acres with 400 to 500 breeding Hereford cows. Survived by widow Izzette and four children.
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Western Stock Growers Association
Canada
James Mitchell
4Th Street
Regina
Mr. Mitchell
Medicine Hat
Elm Street
Robert Mitchell
Elkwater Lake
Willow Creek
Elkwater
Bonnie
Janet
Jyce
John
Vulcan
Bryce
Seattle
A. J. Day
Los Angeles
Ford Day
Bird's Landing
Calif
Eisenhower tops Geneva talks with secret exchange proposal
President Eisenhower’s offer to swap military blueprints and permit reciprocal aerial reconnaissance shifts Geneva discussions to a practical level. He presented the dramatic plan in a near theatral manner, aiming to appeal to both Russian delegates and the general public as the summit advances toward Germany reunification and security issues.
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Alan Harvey
Geneva
Eisenhower
Germany
Horse show at Stampede grounds Saturday morning
Judges will preside at the Stampede grounds with the event starting at nine oclock Saturday morning. All interested are invited to witness the horse show.
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Stampede Grounds
Western Cow Waddies Hold Edge Over Yanks
Western Canada cowboys dominated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede opening day. Canadian riders won four firsts four seconds and four thirds in the afternoon events while the Americans took two firsts two seconds and two thirds.
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Western Canada
Oldtimers Quietly Rest at Jubilee Centre
The senior citizens program at the fair grounds draws many visitors for rest in cool comfortable quarters. They are served tea or coffee with sandwiches and cake or cookies. The project, run by the Jubilee committee, is chaired by Red Amos and overseen by Mrs Alma Torgeson and Mrs Kate Knight.
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Jubilee Committee
Red Amos
Alma Torgeson
Kate Knight
Children Parade Delights Medicine Hat Seniors and Families
Hundreds of Medicine Hat residents cheered the second annual Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede children’s parade. Participants aged 6 to 12 wore diverse costumes from nurses to cowboys, with ponies carriages bicycles and a Davy Crockett band. Notables included Buddy Heaton with his monkey, majorettes the City Band RCMP and visiting rodeo queens. A juvenile king and queen Donnie Chesney and Beverly McLeod rode in a convertible as Scouts and band entertained.
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Buck Boyce
Missoula
Mont
Paul Templeton
Mis
Soula
Jerry Norwood
Bonner’s Ferry
Lynn Ellis
Ralph Vossler
Jim Sparrow
Tom Duce
Cardston
Red
Jacobson
Bindless
Johnny Hawk
Hardisty
Bob McKay
Black Diamond
Jim Turner
British Columbia
Slim Pickens
Buddy Heaton
City of Medicine Hat
Herman Linder
Davy Crockett Band
Monkey
City Band
RCMP
Connie Ivens
Mary Ellen Jones
Ponoka
Blood Indians
Russ Carson
Donnie Chesney
Beverly McLeod
Pete Sereni
Davy Crockett
Bow Island
Prize monies available at Stampede grounds
Prize monies for exhibition sections and parade are now payable at the Stampede grounds main office. Prizes cover the school, ladies, horticulture, and parade sections and will be paid as award sheets are turned in. See secretary KE. V. Elford or staff for details. Livestock judging began today and will finish tomorrow.
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the Stampede
KE. V. Elford
Moore's Window Wins First Prize at Stampede Display
J. J. Moore and Son's Furniture shop won the window decorating contest tied to the stampede. The pioneer general store displays many valuable mementos of the old days attracting hundreds of visitors to view the title setting. Well worth seeing.
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J. J. Moore and Son
Kelowna Regatta Declines E I D Proposal Clash
Kelowna mayor rejects postponing the regatta set for August 10 to 13 due to an Alberta irrigation water show and ogopogo hopes. The Brooks regatta committee asked for Ogopogo to attend but the date clash with the Kelowna event blocked the plan.
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Kelowna
B.C
Alberta
J. J. Ladd
Okanagan
Edmonton Exhibition Attendance Tops Last Year on Oldsters Day
EDMONTON CP The first day of this year’s Edmonton Exhibition saw 46 230 people attend compared with 44 893 on the same day last year. Overall attendance to Thursday totals 161 670 versus 183 000 in 1954. The pari mutuel total reached 217 597, about 36 000 more than last year.
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Edmonton
Melfort nursing home called a million dollar front
J R Ferrers, former superintendent, accuses Saskatchewan Welfare of understaffing and misusing a million dollar provincial home for the aged. He says he was fired for demanding more staff and cites cases of long unattended periods and forgotten patients. Premier Douglas questions staff utilization. He reports 150 residents with 66 bedridden and 38 totally incompetent. A Page 10 continuation is indicated.
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T. C. Douglas
Fernets
Saskatoon
Regina
Doctors Call for Ban on Atomic and Hydrogen Explosions
An international medical commission from nine countries reports in The Lancet that radioactive contamination from atomic and hydrogen explosions poses serious genetic and health risks. Surviving victims in Japan show after effects including blood diseases and pregnancy losses, with later mental and physical retardation observed in exposed children.
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London
Reuters
Lancet
Britain
Tokyo
Osaka
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
South Africa
France
Block-Tackle Modern Method For Life Saving
A New Plymouth New Zealand report describes a new life saving method demonstrated on beaches with strong support from lifeguards. The technique could spread worldwide, changing equipment toward a rod and belt system and reducing reliance on traditional reel and rope with a winch. Lifeguards foresee future crews resembling fishermen with portable gear.
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New Plymouth
N.Z
Australia
New Zealand
Gershaw Confirms CMA Backing Health Plan Not State Medicine
Liberal Senator F W Gershaw tells the Senate that the Canadian Medical Association backs health insurance but opposes state medicine. He cites the Trans Canada Medical Plan as proof doctors support insurance, with premiums funded by groups and government aid for those unable to pay. Page 10.
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Gershaw
C.M.A
Ottawa
Alberta
F.W. Gershaw
Medicine Hat
Senate
Canadian Medical Association
Association For Years
Association
Weather Outlook For Alberta Clouds Saturday
A cloud system from the Western Alberta foothills brings occasional cloudiness today and Saturday across Alberta. The update notes scattered overcast periods with no major precipitation expected.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta crops face aphid threat prompts insecticide imports
Reports from Alberta mention barley and corn at risk from aphids as the provincial agriculture department says insecticide supplies are being secured. Other items include Adenauer’s rearmament approval and West Germany planning a 500000-man defense force. RCMP search for missing prospector near Uranium City, Sask. Big Four leaders adjourned while foreign ministers met. Argentina’s vice president and a rear admiral resign from party leadership.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
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