Growling Turtle Mountain Sparks Old Warnings in Alberta
In Blairmore near Frank Alberta residents recall the 1903 Turtle Mountain disaster when 70 million tons of limestone unleashed a 1300 by 4000 foot slide burying the coal town and killing many as they slept. Today fissures emit dust or steam as road builders work and locals fear renewed danger.
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Frank
Turtle Mountain
Vern de Coux
Blairmore
Alberta
de Coux
Crows Nest
Benson says U S will not glut world food markets
U S secretary of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson told a Calgary audience that U S farm surpluses will not flood world markets. He acknowledged concerns about foreign marketing programs and pledged to compete fairly but aggressively in the world grain market. Canada is handling its wheat disposal more efficiently, with U S exports expected to rise in coming years.
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Calgary
United States
Ezra Taft Benson
Alberta
Benson
U.S
Canada
Howe says hydrogen bomb era worsens world danger since 1951
Ottawa reports Defence Production Minister Howe warned Russia's hydrogen bomb acquisition worsens world conditions compared with 1951 Korean War era. His interjection came during Commons debates on extending the Defence Production Act which expires July 31, 1956.
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Howe
Canada
Smile Stones Hostess-Susie Ice Cream Query
A light dialogue shows Susie and a hostess named Susie debating extra ice cream at a family meal. Susie cites her mother’s rule about one dish, while noting the small portions available.
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Susie
Unusual Pig Birthing Baffles Alberta Farmer
Coal Dale Alberta reports a Yorkshire sow owned by J D Siemens farrowed 11 piglets on May 23 and 13 more the next day. The farmer questions the three week gestation claim as Dr. Robert Connell notes such cases are rare but possible in mares and cows.
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Coaldale
Alta
J. D. Siemens
Yorkshire
Siemens
Robert Connell
Lethbridge
Ontario Returns Frost Youthful Robber Surrenders
A 17-year-old youth, exhausted and covered in insect bites, surrendered to police after a bank robbery near St Marc Quebec. A brother, Leo Cyr 28 of Montreal, was captured. another fugitive remains at large. Police pursued with a 40 man posse under orders to shoot to kill if needed. The suspects fled into bush country and endured harsh conditions.
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ST. Raymond DE Portneuf
St. Marc
Que
Leo Cyr
Montreal
St. Leonard
Quebec City
Gerard Martineau
Ontario Conservatives win fifth straight majority under Leslie Frost
The Ontario Progressive Conservatives led by small town lawyer Leslie Frost secured a 68 seat majority in the general election, matching their 34 year governance and signaling continued Liberal and CCF competition with taxes and welfare promises. The final tally shows PC 68 seats, Lib 32, CCF 17, Ind-PC and Lab-Prog minor listings. The result mirrors the 1951 outcome with the Frost government holding a steady lead from polls closing.
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Toronto
Ontario
Leslie Frost
Progressive Conservatives
Liberal
CCF
G. Howard Ferguson
Frost
Liberals
Plucky Dale Rose And Brother Build Replica Old Fort
Redcliff boy Dale Rose 13, sidelined by osteomyelitis, passes grade eight exam while in a body cast. With his brother Dan 11, he builds a 50 by 30 inch Hudson Bay trading post replica in a store window using wood and burnt match sticks, featuring a trading centre, shops, guard houses, and pioneer figures.
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Redcliff
Dale Rose
Skein
Young Dale
Dale
Dan
Hudson Bay
Harry Hutchings
Gospel Needed More Than Polio Vaccine
Dr Philip S Dybvig of Minneapolis told the Evangelical Lutheran Church biennial in Saskatoon that spreading the Gospel is greater than the Salk polio vaccine. He warned polio affects few but sin affects all, noting many Canadians are unchurched and half are church members.
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Saskatoon
Philip S. Dybvig
Minneapolis
Canada
United States
Mississippi River
Weather forecast continues dry across Edmonton area
The Weather Edmonton reports continued dry weather is forecast for Saturday. A cooler spell is expected in the Peace River area and southern Alberta will see a cloudy Saturday afternoon.
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Edmonton
Western
Prairies
Peace River
Alberta
Oil firms stake major test for gas near Calgary
Three oil companies Anglo-Canadian Kray Oils and Union of California report a major gas test four miles southeast of Calgary. The well will be drilled to 8700 feet, potentially marking a large Devonian-1 stratigraphic trap center. Vancouver notes cooler weekend forecast after extreme heat. Fraser Valley Hope leads hottest spots at 97 degrees. Kamloops 94, Vancouver 81, Victoria 88. Winnipeg reports TB association warning against premature eradication optimism. Calgary event features CCF leader M. J. Coldwell speaking to local candidates.
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Calgary
Anglo-Canadian
Kray Oils
Union of California
Vancouver
Fraser Valley
Hope
Kamloops
Victoria
GM Losses Mount as GM Closes 20 Plants in Strike Fallout
GM closes 20 car assembly and body plants across the United States in a strike related shutdown leaving about 60,000 workers idle. National bargaining continues as GM weighs adopting terms similar to Ford contract including guaranteed pay and benefits seeking to avert a larger strike. UAW President Walter Reuther said GM's 325,000 members face pressure amid the slowdown.
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Detroit
Geerar Mststs Corp
United States
United Auto Workers
CIO
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Walter Reuther
Talks Continue As British Rail Dock Strike Stalls Industry
London AP reports ongoing negotiation talks amid a 13 day rail strike that has slowed industry. Despite pared production and creeping paralysis, officials hope a formula to end the walkout will emerge soon as talks proceed.
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British Rail
London
Transport Comoo
Canadian Farmers Seed Roughly Eighty Seven Percent Of Spring Wheat
Farmers across Canada seeded about 87 percent of spring wheat acreage and 77 percent of the five major grains by May 31 according to the Bureau of Statistics. Normal years see full seeding by this date.
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Bureau of Statistics
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