Saskatchewan Election Prospects Seen For CCF Leader Douglas
No. 11 Saskatchewan series notes battles near June 4 nominations with Premier T. C. Douglas leading a fragile CCF against Social Credit, Liberals, Conservatives, Independents and Labor-Progressives. Athabasca votes postponed to June 18 with polling July 4, election day June 20. Douglas praised for leadership and rally skills amid mixed party prospects.
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Falkirk
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Saskatoon Officer Drowns in Pike Lake Fishing Accident
Constable Glen Haas, 24, of Saskatoon police, drowned when his boat capsized during a fishing trip on Pike Lake. Three others were rescued. In Raymore Saskatchewan, five year old Roger Carter died after a truck backed over him while he was under a vehicle searching for a pet dog.
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Jumping Pound rancher loses Supreme Court expropriation claim
Western Roundup reports Clarence Copithorne sought 5000 damages alleging Calgary Power Ltd and minister L C Halmrast expropriated land for a transmission line without consent. Justice Boyd McBride ruled Halmrast acted within Crown rights, dismissing the suit.
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Thinks a Dentist Has Qualification To Win Election
Ted Matheson Liberal candidate in Athabasca district says voters want a road, telephone, and a dentist. He notes three needs remain for Uranium City the area’s largest centre, though being a dentist does not guarantee election. Athabasca spans a large northern area with voting deferred.
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Prince Albert
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Ted Matheson
Prince Albert Haberdasher
Northland
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Messiahs Change Tunes In Saskatchewan Campaign
Regina CP: Liberal MP Henry P. Mang criticizes the CCF government as a party of self-appointed messiahs who must save souls or attack capitalists. He backs three Liberal candidates in the June 20 provincial election, recalling 1944 as not the year one and criticizing the Regina Manifesto and the CCF’s shift toward private enterprise.
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Saskatchewan
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Henry P. Mang
Qu’Appelle
People of
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C. D. H. Cole
Douglas
Bow Island Plans Buy Land For Water Plant Site
Bow Island calls a public meeting for Tuesday June 19 at 8 p.m. in the community hall to consider a bylaw funding land purchase for a subdivision and water reservoir project. A vote of proprietary electors will occur Thursday June 21. An option from the lands and forests department totals 3366.80 dollars for a block slated for a new subdivision and a filtration and water storage plant.
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Department of Lands and Forests
27 Suspended For NY Subway Strike
New York subways operated normally as hundreds of thousands returned to work after a nine hour strike paralyzed the system Thursday night. The transit authority suspended 27 motormen including 25 union officials from the Motor Men's Benevolent Association for their roles in the walkout.
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Final watering hours issued for Crescent Heights
Officials settled the watering schedule with permits from six to eight in the morning and from four to eleven at night or an hour before midnight. Water bans apply between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, aligning with the operating hours at the new chemical plant.
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Canada Posts Record First Quarter Trade Deficit in 1956
Ottawa reports a first quarter deficit of 345 million dollars in Canada's foreign trade of goods and services, nearly double the 1955 pace. Imports of capital boosted foreign debt as direct foreign investment abroad surged to 45 million, while the current account suffered a 190 million adverse commodity balance despite export receipts rising to 1.357 billion and tourism and related income growing.
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Million Dollar Rain Breaks Drought Threat
Rain totaling .89 inch fell on Medicine Hat district ending a two week dry windy spell. The moisture boosts surface soil and farmers call the event a million dollar shower as sub moisture remains fair but surface land is very dry after the dry spell.
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Retrial Ordered For Jacob Dyck in Fourth Murder Trial
Regina Saskatchewan Appeal Court ordered a new retrial for Jacob Dyck, the 45-year-old handyman who faces a fourth jury trial for the bludgeon murder of Mike Tudor. Dyck awaits September proceedings after his murder conviction and death sentence were overturned on appeal.
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P. H. Gordon
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Tootsie) la Fleche
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Smilestones Schmidt’s witty marriage remark
Schmidt announced he would marry a widow. A friend questioned being a widow’s second husband. Schmidt replied it might be better than being her first husband.
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Liberal pledge targets Saskatchewan education and farm security
Saskatchewan Liberal leader A H McDonald outlined policies to boost school grants to 50 percent of operating costs, reimburse rural electrification costs of about 500 per farmer, and fund a grid of all weather roads. He pitched provincial conference talks to improve revenue and responsibility distribution, contrasting with CCF plans.
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CCF Leader Critical Of Social Credit During Saskatchewan Rally
National CCF leader M J Coldwell campaigned for re election in Moose Jaw urging voters to back the CCF government. He criticized Social Credit ideas and cited Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association rate cuts as proof of price competition against provincial schemes.
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No Interference From B C Alberta If Surprise Win
Premier W A C Bennett of British Columbia told 800 in Prince Albert that a sound financial base needs growth not tax hikes. He highlighted B C achievements, noting a $77,000,000 drop in net provincial debt in four years and more municipal aid, urging Saskatchewan voters to consider Social Credit in the June 20 election.
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W. A. C. Bennett
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Bennett
E. T
Tom) Martin
Social Credit
B. F. McIntosh
West Coast
B. C
Sudbury completes 1954 slaying case with hanging
Convicted killer Robert Bruce Duesharm died on the gallows at 12:12 a.m. in Sudbury district jail, 18 months after teacher Steve Klapouschak was found shot five times near Dalton schoolhouse. About 70 onlookers read the notice as a six man jury witnessed the execution.
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C. Ross Ferguson
Hamilton
Steve Klapouschak
Dalton
Windshield Design Called Hazard by Eye Experts
An eye specialist at the American Medical Association meeting criticized wrap-around windshields as a major safety hazard. Dr Pont Guerry of Virginia Medical College cited distorted vision, increased glare, and ghost images potentially contributing to accidents. He urged uniform standards for driver eyesight tests and periodic medical checkups to improve highway safety amid 35,000 deaths annually.
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Chicago
Spont Guerry
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Virginia
Guerry
Windsor to Dial Long Distance First in Canada
Windsor customers will be the first in Canada to dial their own long distance calls next month. Hailstones up to marbles damaged Ontario tobacco crops at 500000 dollars. Trade Minister Howe rejected Flemings demand he resign or quit as an executor of Sir James Dunn's 66000000 estate. John Diefenbaker called the rail interim freight rate increase decision strange before evidence. Marlene Stewart defeated Jackie Yates to advance in the Women's U.S. collegiate golf tournament. A 72 year old Ontario salesman faced a murder charge in connection with a blonde Montre death. Saskatchewan crude oil production in March reached 1375707 barrels, more than double March of last year.
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Donald Fleming
Sir James Dunn
John Diefenbaker
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