Britain detonates second hydrogen bomb test near Malden Island
A Royal Air Force jet bomber dropped the device near Malden Island in the central Pacific to minimize fallout. Scientific director William Cook said the high air burst would produce slow worldwide fallout with no significant local contamination. Instruments on Malden and nearby lands tracked radioactivity as readings were taken in Australia.
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Frigate
Alert
South Pacific
Britain
Royal Air Force
Pacific
Malden
Christmas Atoll
William Cook
Cook
Central Pacific
Brisbane
Adelaide
Australia
Malden Island
Christmas Island
Japan
Hawaii
Christmas
Malden Atoll
Anglican Bishop Urges Renunciation Of H Bomb War
In Britain the latest hydrogen bomb explosion dominates front pages while Most Rev. William D. L. Greer, bishop of Manchester, tells the Manchester Diocesan conference that use of the H bomb would be worse than defeat. He says no to its use under any conceivable circumstances.
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London
Britain
William D. L. Greer
Manchester
Russia
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Express
Traffic Violations Totals by Type For 1957
Report lists to date counts of traffic violations by category including excessive speed 32 without due care 15 failure to stop 13 impaired ability 9 yield right of way 9 and other violations totaling 34 across categories.
Miller Guilty of Contempt for Refusing Names
Washington AP Arthur Miller playwright husband of Marilyn Monroe found guilty of contempt of Congress in a six day nonjury trial. Judge Charles McLaughlin issued a 15 page written opinion announcing the verdict. Miller refused to name Communist writers before the House committee on un American activities citing conscience. Sentencing time not set.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Congress
Charles McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Miller
House of Representatives Committee
New York
Fire Fatalities in Redcliff Apartment Fire Claim Fitzhenry
Thomas Fitzhenry 63 of Redcliff and William Waters of Redcliff were seriously burned in a Sunday morning blaze in the Bergeron Building near the Redcliff Post Office. Fitzhenry died in hospital from burns. Waters remained in serious but non dangerous condition.
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Thomas Fitzhenry
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Rede
Atts Henry
William Waters
Stanley Britt
Dominion Glass Factory
Mr. Fitzhenry
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Mac
Fitzhenry
Waters
E.G.F. Skinner
Bergeron
U S Reviews China Trade Policy After Britain's Move
Senate leader Lyndon Johnson says the United States must re-evaluate its Red China trade stance in light of Britain's decision to expand trade with Peiping. Johnson notes a new, urgent foreign policy challenge while acknowledging London’s concerns about job impacts and allied friction.
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Washington
United States
Senate
China
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
U.S
William I F. Knowland
California
Johnson
London
Red China
Russia
Britain
Peiping
Moscow
United Nations
Ther
Welwyn Lloyd
Alberta Crop Report Urges Rain For Late Sown Seed
Alberta Wheat Pool says almost all rain is needed across the province to promote germination of late sown seed with southeastern areas most in need. Seeding of wheat is nearly finished and farmers are advised to finish by mid next week.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Voter List Revised In Medicine Hat Election
There will be 12,273 eligible voters in Medicine Hat for the June 10 general election. Returning Officer W. J. Campeau confirmed the revised figure with 50 names added and 18 corrections during the revision period.
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Medicine Hat
W. J. Campeau
Telegraphic Message Misread as Personal Crisis
A Scotsman sent a cryptic telegram to a friend that read jumbled words about bruises and infections. The recipient interpreted it as a report that Bruce is hurt racing a Ford and Alice is also hurt and unconscious, revealing how misreading can distort intent.
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Bruce
Alice
Coty Pleads For World Backing After Algerian Massacre
President Rene Coty urged civilized nations to shun the killers after reports from Algeria of a village massacre where 302 villagers mostly Muslim were slain amid nationalist rivalries. Coty spoke on radio appealing for universal condemnation of the “horrible terrorism” in North Africa.
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Paris
Rene Coty
North Africa
France
Algeria
Algiers
Coty
Ballot Boxes Mailed For June Election
Ballot boxes for the June 10 general election were mailed to 142 polling stations in Medicine Hat constituency. Returning Officer W. J. Campeau said city boxes will arrive next Friday and Saturday while some remote points may take days to receive them.
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Medicine Hat
W. J. Campeau
St Laurent, Diefenbaker Campaign in Quebec Defence Budget Talk
Prime Minister St Laurent and Progressive Conservative Leader John Diefenbaker campaigned in Quebec on defence spending. St Laurent argued defence consumes about a third of the national budget and emphasized NATO duties, noting 24 hour vigilance and reluctance to rely on nuclear weapons.
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St.Laurent
Progressive Conservative
John Diefenbaker
Quebec
Social Credit
Solon Low
Canada Council
CCF
Me J. Coldwell
Regina
Matane
Que
St. Laurent
Newfoundland
Medicine Hat voters hear five federal candidates speak
Voters in Medicine Hat and district receive candidate statements from five federal contenders. Each candidate outlines priorities from agriculture and manufacturing to national power, with views on Ottawa representation and government influence in Parliament.
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Medicine Hat
Texans Hit By Severe Weather Floods Kill Two Teens
A violent Texas storm system left two Arlington boys dead by lightning as floods swamped towns from Brackettville to Kingsville. More than 11 inches fell in three hours in southern Texas, with 18 inches reported near Brackettville. Bridges collapsed and crops faced heavy delays as farmers awaited dry fields.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Weather Bureau
Big Spring
Kingsville
Brackettville
San Antonio
Klinck Wins Students' Union Presidency At Local School
A tight vote at the high school produced Don Klinck as president of the Students' Union for the next year. Kathy Starling and Carol Rutherford trailed, with Milton Spitzer as vice-president Pat Sailer as secretary Bart Eastabrook treasurer and Anne Hashizume assistant treasurer winning positions.
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Don Klinck
Students’ Union
Klinck
Kathy Starling
Arol Rutherford
Milton Spitzer
Pat Sailer
Bart Eastabrook
Anne Hashizume
Bart Estabrook
Jim Papsdorf
Carol Cameron
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Namao
National Defence Department
Federal Campaign
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Canada
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Weiner
House of Commons
Brunsden
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Harry Weiner
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Optometrists
2Nd Street Medicine Hat
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Arena Gardens
Medicine Hat City
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Riverside Park
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