Weather Forecast for Western Canada and Edmonton Region
Pacific disturbances move eastward across western Canada but southern areas remain warm with tomorrow’s highs 75 to 83. Edmonton expected 80/55, Calgary 80/50, Lethbridge 85/55, Swift Current 80/55, Saskatoon 75/55, yesterday's highs near Calgary 83 and Moose Jaw 84 with variable winds and no precipitation reported.
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Edmonton
Canada
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Swift Garrens
Moose‘Jaw
Saskatoon Exhibition Attendance Sets New Record
A record 22,944 people attended the first day of the 1956 Saskatoon Exhibition, surpassing the 1952 mark of 21,220. Bettors wagered a new high of 61,131 dollars at the accompanying race meet.
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Saskatoon
Eisenhower Assessed as 34th President Anew
Washington report by J R Walker analyzes Dwight D Eisenhower through three years in office using Robert Donovan's Inside Story and official cabinet minutes. The piece notes Adams's influence and the president's fit with public mood amid Congress seeking access to White House files. See page 10.
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J. R. Walker
News
Washington Bureau
Washington
Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower
Robert J. Donovan
White House
New York Herald Tribune
Sherman Adams
Marine drill instructor in marsh death march on trial
Testimony in a general court martial centers on Staff Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon who led 74 recruits into a marsh in April. Six died as witnesses describe a plan to toughen the platoon with a vodka bottle raised. McKeon faces charges of involuntary manslaughter oppression and two counts of drinking on duty.
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Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
David H. McPherson
McKeon
McPherson
Worcester
Mass
Hoak
Nixon and Eisenhower greet at airport amid ticket speculation
President Eisenhower lands from Panama to a warm greeting from Vice President Nixon and a handshake with Harold Stassen. Stassen announced plans to promote Governor Herter as Nixon’s replacement, claiming an Eisenhower Herter ticket could boost GOP strength.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Panama
Richard Nixon
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Columbine III
National Airport
Congress
Heavy slash on flaxseed rates ordered by transport board
The board of transport commissioners ordered a heavy reduction in flaxseed freight rates from the Prairies to the Pacific coast for export. Some hauls drop more than 50 percent, allowing Vancouver to capture part of the 7,000,000 bushels a year now moving through eastern ports due to lower eastbound tolls. From Calgary to Vancouver the rate falls to 21.5 cents per 100 pounds from 54 cents, after an interim 45-cent cut last fall.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Prairies
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Calgary
Anti insect spraying schedule outlines residential zones
The war on insects spraying program continues with zones defined for tonight and Wednesday including specific streets from Division Ave to Sixth Ave SE and 3rd to 13th Streets SE. Spraying runs 5:30 to 9 PM and 5:30 to 8 AM. residents should remove cars, children and pets from the fogging area.
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Division Ave
Sixth Ave. S.E
3Rd St
13Th St
4Th Ave
6Th Ave
6Th Ave. S.E
Allowance Ave
River Bank
Spencer St
Crescent Drive
Divided Opinions on Early or Late Shopping Hours
The Medicine Hat special committee studies early versus late shopping hours as merchants favor current hours while consumers push for night shopping. A plebiscite idea is floated, with a report due at the August 6 council meeting and a likely split between majority and minority views.
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Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Tony Cox
Ron May
Hardy Delmart
George Murray
Vic Hadler
Ed McCombs
Ald. McCombs
Thatcher shifts to Liberal bid amid Liberal stance
Ottawa report details Ross Thatcher leaving the CCF for the Liberal party under Prime Minister Louis St Laurent. Thatcher acknowledges friction in caucus but says disagreement is allowed, though not too often, as he faces a risky Moose Jaw-Lake Centre seat bid.
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Douglas Leiterman
News Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Ross Thatcher
Social Credit
CCF
Social
Saskatchewan
Thatcher
B. C
Bennett
Moose Jaw-Lake Centre
Moose Jaw
Jimmy Sinclair
Sinclair
Alberta tightens forest travel as fires burn near Edmonton
Alberta enacted an emergency order closing large forest areas west and northwest of Edmonton after 13 fires raged out of control. A 13,000 acre blaze near Mercoal threatened ore operations while 12 other fires in the Edson Whitecourt region complicated containment. A separate out of control fire near Sturgeon Lake endangered 3 million board feet of lumber.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Here
W. W. Cross
Lands and Forests
Edmonton - Jasper
North Saskatchewan River
Rocky Mountains
National Park
Mercoal
T. R. Hammer
Forest Protection
Dunsmuir
Edson-Whitecourt
Sturgeon Lake
Grande Prairie
Peace River Country
Mother of 3 To Jail
Kathleen Glancey, 34, mother of three, was sentenced in Belleville Ontario to three years for theft by conversion of more than 10000 from the Canadian Bank of Commerce where she was a teller. She pleaded guilty to theft and forgery counts after being arrested July 9. Police noted the loss covered about 18 months and may have funded major medical expenses.
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Belleville
Ont
Kathleen Glancey
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Glancey
Employment rises in June Ottawa report shows growth
The June employment survey reports 5,647,000 people with jobs on June 23, up 148,000 from May and 189,000 above June 1955. The federal government notes rapid gains in the job market.
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Ottawa
London lawyer Derek Curtis-Bennett found dead at home
A prominent London criminal lawyer Derek Curtis-Bennett was found dead in his apartment. His 26-year-old wife died last May from an overdose of sleeping pills.
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London
Derek Curtis - Bennett
Smilestones Bottle Message Sparks Curious Courtship
A bottle washed ashore contains a handwritten prompt asking for a turn-in value to be sent to the signer. The fragment hints at a promotional or personal exchange with no clear origin or date. Local authorities report no accompanying details to identify the sender or purpose.
Canada Wheat Exports Seen at Three-Year High
Canada will export about 310 million bushels of wheat this crop year, the highest in three years. Carryover at the start of the new crop year August 1 is projected around 523 million bushels.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lorna Bauer Chosen for Pan American Junior Red Cross Study Centre
Medicine Hat High School selects 17 year old Lorna Bauer as one of three Alberta students to attend the Pan American Junior Red Cross Study Centre at Hood College Frederick Maryland August 1 10. Delegates from the US Canada and other nations will join lectures discussions and visits including Washington DC and New York City. Bauer daughter of Albert and Mrs Bauer of 360 10th St SW has led MHHS Junior Red Cross and previously joined the United Nations Youth Pilgrimage. She departs Thursday at 1 30 PM by train to Maryland.
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Medicine Hat High School
Hood College
Frederick
Maryland
USA
Lorna Bauer
Alberta
Red Cross
United States
Canada
Europe
Asia
South America
American Junior Red Cross
American Red Cross
Washington, D.C
New York City
United Nations
New York
M.H.H.S
Bruce Northam
Sweden
Miss Bauer
Albert Bauer
10Th St. S.W
MHHS
Junior Red Cross
Order of Odd Fellows United Nations
Miss. Bauer
Inquiry Ordered After Birth on Calgary Hospital Steps
Veterans Minister Lapointe ordered a board of inquiry to examine the incident at Col. Belcher Military Hospital where Mrs. Harry Wolff gave birth on the stone steps while awaiting ambulance. Hospital officials defended care, noting limited maternity capacity and no negligence. the inquiry will be led by William Roaf of Vancouver.
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Ottawa
Lapointe
Calgary
Col. Belcher Military Hospital
Co. E. Johnston
Bow River
Harry Wolff
J. N. Crawford
The
Department
Jeb Mulloy
Col. Belcher
Eight Missing Sailors Feared Lost After Sudden Squall
Search planes failed to find the eight people from a 32 foot sailboat missing since Sunday near Georgian Bay. RCAF and private planes circled the area as more than a dozen boats hunted the surface. An oil slick was seen northwest of Collingwood and a woman's purse lifebelt and a schooner were noted as clues. Six men and two women left Craigleith on a fishing trip.
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Owen Sound
Out
Georgian Bay
RCAF
Collingwood
Craigleith
Here
Canadian officers wounded by mine in Jerusalem border zone
Two Canadian Army majors J L Flint and Marcel Breault, members of the UN truce supervisory team, were seriously injured when they stepped on a mine while checking Jordanian troop penetration into the demilitarized zone near Jerusalem. Their hometowns were not disclosed.
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Jerusalem
Reuters
United Nations Truce Supervisory
Jordan
Demilitarized Zone
J. L. Flint
Marcel Breault
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Juan de Fuca Strait
Cliff Lurmsdon
Tom Park
Greta Anders
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Ena Tt
Medicine’ Hat
Dick Dickson
Clare
Len Roy
Val Marshall
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Lee
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Soviet Union
N.Y
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Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba
Chartered Accountants
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