Calgary Mayor Urges Liberal Farm Team in Taber Rally
Calgary Mayor Don Mackay addressed about 60 in Taber urging Liberal candidates Harry Weiner and Asael E Palmer. He stressed farm expert leadership, national unity, and returning the St Lawrence Seaway and other projects to safeguard Canada’s economy and prestige. Also present were Palmer Veiner Kitchener Elton and Mayor Low.
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Canada
Liberal
Calgary
Don Mackay
Tabor Legion Hall
Harry Weiner
Medicine Hat
Asael E. Palmer
Lethbridge
Mackay
House of Commons
Alberta
Ottawa
St. Laurent
TCA
St. Lawrence Seaway
Trans-Canada Gas
Palmer
Veiner
Northland
Weiner
Kitchener Elton
J. S. Low
Cardston
Weather Cooler Pushes South With Light Rain Ahead
A cold front moves into the western prairies as cooler air advances from the north west. By Thursday morning all regions feel the chill with light rain accompanying the change. yesterday’s highs ranged in the 80s and 60s with noon around 79.
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Prairies
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Crepello Captures 178th Epsom Derby In Style
Crepello the 6 to 4 post time favorite triumphed at Epsom in the 178th Derby before about 100000 spectators including Queen Elizabeth. The Sir Victor Sassoon trained chestnut colt covered 1 1/2 miles in 2 35.4 as Ballymoss and Pipe of Peace trailed. Crepello earned over £18000 with Lester Pigott aboard while Ballymoss paid 33 to 1 and Pipe of Peace 100 to 8.
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Vernon Morgan
Epsom Downs
Eng
Reuters
Crepello
Britain
Mahmoud
Europe
Sir Victor Sassoon
Ballymoss
Pipe of Peace
John McShain
Philadelphia
Stavros Niarchos
Lester Piggott
Tempest
Elizabeth N. Graham
Maine Chance Farm
Kentucky
Royaumont
George Ohstrom
the Plains
Bahram
Battle in Grande Kabylie as French clash with rebels
In the Grande Kabylie mountains 60 miles east of Algiers a fierce battle between French forces and nationalist rebels left 125 rebels dead and French losses at 10 killed and 15 wounded. A French helicopter crashed amid fighting and a pro French Algerian leader Khoussa Adda and his nephew were found burned to death in a suspicion crime. The day followed a series of deadly incidents and mounting tensions as authorities seek relief and both sides push for different resolutions.
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Algiers
Grande Kabylie Mountains
Khoussa Adda
Adda
Mayors’ Association
Algiers Department
Rene Coty
Algeria
United Nations
France
Foreign Ministry
Canadians Win Sweep Prizes In Derby Ticket Grab
Two Ontario residents and a Vancouver man won Irish sweepstakes prizes after Crepello won the Epsom Derby. Don Pearson of Pickering S G Farrow of Toronto and Bob Cleator of Vancouver split $140,000 tickets. Additional Canadians shared $56,000 on Ballymoss with five named winners. Pipe of Peace took $28,000 for several others.
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Ontario
Vancouver
Don Pearson
Pickering
Ont
S. G. Farrow
Toronto
Bob Cleator
Cleator
Barry Holly Lee
Ballymoss
E. Cross
Hamilton
Herbert Lilles
St. Catharines
Pflimlin Drops Cabinet Bid in 15 Day French Crisis
Pierre Pflimlin abandoned his bid to form a new government as President Rene Coty invited Guy Mollet to attempt formation. Mollet declined to join a new cabinet, while Socialists backed a proposed regime without their participation.
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Paris
Reuters
Pierre Pflimlin
France
Guy Mollet
Mollet
Pflimlin
Rene Coty
Strasbourg
Coty
Pfilimlin
Truman’s Daughter Gives Birth To First Grandchild In NYC
Margaret Truman Daniel gave birth to a six pound eight ounce boy in New York City. Both mother and infant were reported doing fine. Clifton Daniel of the New York Times said Margaret is very happy and he is tired but happy. Harry and Bess Truman enjoyed news of their first grandchild through their daughter.
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Truman
New York City
New York
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Margaret
Daniel
Harry Truman
Bess
The
New York Times
Spectre Tax Cut Prompts Haunted Home Valuation
In Petersfield England a tax valuation court cut Lt Col Alyron goonham-Carter's tax on his 500 year old home by 10 percent after a real estate agent testified the ghost in a first floor bedroom caused disturbances. The source notes the ghost reportedly visited one of four main bedrooms, and the true identity remains unknown.
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Petersfield
England
Alyron
Goonham- Carter
Canadians face uncertain federal vote on June 10
Prime Minister St Laurent and Social Credit leader Solon Low cast doubt on a decisive outcome for the June 10 federal election. Diefenbaker camps through Quebec as Liberal strategy and service-vote letters draw attack.
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Social Credit
Solon’ Low
Nno
St. Laurent
Mr. Low
Ontario
Quebec
Trois - Rivieres
Union Nationale
Jean - Louis Bambeau
Legislative Council
Diefenbaker
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Saskatchewan
Rosetown
Biggar
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg- North Centre
Liberal Party
Liverpool
N.S
St.Laurent
Harris
Elmira
Ont
Galt
Dawson Creek B.C
Low
Mr. St. Laurent
George Hees
Court ruling invokes probe into Japan trial in US case
The decision to let Japan try American soldier William C. Girard on homicide charges sparks a U S Senate probe. Girard, 21, faced a Japanese trial for killing Mrs Naka Sakai at an Army firing range on January 30. Japan asserts jurisdiction in about 460 cases. 435 tried, 89 convicted.
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Washington
Japan
United States Senate
Defence Department
Armed Services Subcommittee
Ralph ‘Flanders
Rep. Vt
William C. Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Naka Sakai
Girard
Dulles
Defence
Wilson
James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
Queen Soars Home in Comet II Flight
Queen Elizabeth sat in the co pilot seat of a Comet II jetliner from Scotland to London at 450 miles per hour. The 72 minute flight showcased Britain's faith in the redesigned four jet airliner after the earlier Comet disasters. Prince Philip joined briefly on the Scotland trip.
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London
Scotland
The
Royal
Sairdringham Estate
Prince Philip
Signature required questions at town hall forum
Med icine Hat Junior Chamber of Commerce to host a 8 p.m. town hall open forum at the senior high school auditorium with five candidates. Chairman Lyle Flynn says 15 minute speeches and 5 minute rebuttals determine Q and A time and questions must bear a signature. The event is part of the get out the vote campaign and will alternate between verbal and written questions.
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Town Hall
Lyle Flynn
The
Med
Icine Hat Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Flynn
Federal Electoral Office urges rapid Canadian election returns
Chief electoral officer Nelson Castonguay orders returning officers to aid The Canadian Press in quickly collecting accurate results for the June 10 federal election. Deputies must deliver ballots with preliminary poll statements, or call in results from outlying stations, and provide progressive bulletins to media and candidates.
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Ottawa
Nelson Castonguay
Ontario
Quebec
Commons
Castonguay
Canada
Rogue Missile Crashes in Mojave Desert at Edwards AFB
A United States Navy Regulus I guided missile went out of control and exploded in the Mojave Desert near Edwards Air Force Base. The 33-foot supersonic missile did not carry a warhead and was fueled by jet fuel, causing a huge blast observers described as a miniature atomic cloud.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Mojave Desert
Navy
U.S
AEC
U S Fires Tiny Nuclear Device At Test Site Nevada
U S exploded a small nuclear device from a balloon 500 feet above Yucca Flat at 5 45 a m MDT near Las Vegas 70 miles away. Officials described the blast as successful with safety measures keeping fallout minimal. President Eisenhower signaled openness to disarmament talks and future limits on hydrogen bomb testing.
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United States
Yucca Flat
Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Gerald W. Johnson
University of California’s Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Calif
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Russia
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy
Willard F. Libby
Congress
Fitness concerns rise as U S children lag in tests
Bonnie Prudden, appointed to the Presidents Citizen Advisory Committee on Youth Fitness, warns American children are flabby due to television, cars, and school buses. She compares U S needs to Soviet Gymnastics spending and urges women’s clubs to promote family fitness nationwide.
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Asheville
N.C
Bonnie Prudden
White Plains
N.Y
Miss Prudden
U.S
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Smilestones Club Makes Cremation Decision
A club member declares intent to be cremated while a rival voice urges action, triggering quick, cryptic reactions in the room. The dialogue suggests tension and a demand for practical steps.
Four Parties Given Identical Service Personnel Lists
Maj. Frank Zink announced that all four major federal election parties received identical lists of service personnel at the same time. The statement was released by A. X. MacDonald, Zink’s chief assistant, in Halifax.
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Halifax
Frank Zink
Armed Forces
Atlantic Command
Zink
A. X. MacDonald
Kilduff to Be Chamber Speaker Friday Evening
Tom Kilduff a fieldman with Alberta Agriculture in Lethbridge will address the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce Friday at 6 30 p m. The topic is Vegetable Marketing Problems and the meeting will be held at the Assiniboia Hotel.
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Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Kilduff
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Assiniboia Hotel
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Eagles
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