Money on the Line In June 29 Election
Karl Ludwig Brucker a Saskatchewan CCF veteran is the Medicine Hat riding contender in the June 29 provincial election. The 47 year old Regina native built a life in Leader and Medicine Hat with farming, businesses, and local politics. Opposing him is Social Credit candidate Elizabeth Gladys Robinson and Liberal John White McLane a longtime Medicine Hat resident and public servant with roots in irrigation and prairie development.
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Regina
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North Dakota
Hertha
Bruckers
Irene
Clifford Schmidek
Dunmore
Harold
Alexandra High School
Violet
Connaught
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Gladys Robinson
Davey
Social Credit
CPR Telegraphs
Telegraphers’ Union
C. J
Chuck) Davis
Fort Macleod
CPR
Edmonton
Michael John
Derrick Hugh Beaton
Robinson
Dr. Robinson
Crescent Heights
John White McLane
Jack
Union Pacific
Colorado
McLane
Alberta
Canada Land and Irrigation Co. Ltd
Dominion
PFRA
Bow River Development
Vauxhall
Redcliff-Ronalane
Bow
Seamen Strike Halts Queen Mary in Southampton Port
Britain's wildcat seamen strike tied up the 81,000 ton liner Queen Mary with 1,100 New York bound passengers disembarking. More than 500 of 1,267 crew walked off to protest scab labor, delaying sailing and threatening further disruption to Cunard's Atlantic fleet.
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Indian envoy Menon arrives amid cold war talks at UN
V K Krishna Menon arrives in New York amid rumors of a Soviet withdrawal from the cold war. He meets Dag Hammarskjold after talks with Red Chinese in Peiping and British and Canadian officials, before planned discussions with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles in Washington on a plan to cede Quemoy and Matsu to Red China and to seek a Geneva parley in June on Formosa.
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Weather forecast for Saskatchewan and Alberta
Showers and thunderstorms are expected in Saskatchewan while Alberta remains mostly sunny with a few scattered showers. Near normal temperatures in the low seventies are forecast across the regions Friday with sunny skies and brief cloudiness.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Revolt in Argentina After Peron Is Excommunicated
Bombings struck Buenos Aires near government house and Plaza de Mayo as Peronist rebels clashed with troops. The Vatican excommunicated Bishop Manuel Tato amid the turmoil. Reuters noted the Canadian ambassador was present. labor leader Hugo di Pietro urged workers to rally at the federation HQ.
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Reuters
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Tato
Rome
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General Federation of Labor
Federation
Peron
Veterans seek Alberta grazing land leases for settlers
Absentée ranchers at the Alberta command of the Canadian Legion convention call on the provincial government to cancel all leases held by non residents and grant them to veterans who gave their services to the country. The Stavely branch submits a resolution noting extensive grazing lands are held by absentee leaseholders, some not Canadian citizens, and that many veterans on small farms wish to obtain leases to stabilize farming operations.
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Alberta
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Canada
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Canada’s 1955 growth forecast and defense stance
Ottawa reports Minister Harris predicting unemployment drop and GNP reaching a record 26 billion by year end 1955 as capital investment surge drags growth. Defence Minister Campney warns defence spending will stay high despite calls for easing Cold War tensions. CPR employee parking fees in Winnipeg provoke protests over new charges from May 23.
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Farmers seek compensation for flood losses in Brandon district
More than 100 farmers from the Brandon district plan to ask the federal and provincial governments for 25 dollars per acre in compensation for flooded crop lands. Norman Way, a blind father, rescued his two sons from their Regina home after it was struck by lightning. A Brazilian airliner carrying 24 people crashed today with 15 reported killed or missing. Florida officials edge toward kidnap murder theory in the disappearance of Judge C. E. Chillingworth and his wife. Four men charged with attempted murder in the beating of a Vancouver addict are said by prosecutor Stewart McMorran to be part of a Montreal narcotic ring aiming to take over Vancouver’s drug trade.
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Brandon District
Norman Way
Regina
Vancouver
Montreal
Stewart McMorran
Smiletones exchange sparks a boastful family plan
A terse exchange has a young man joking about supporting the family and the father quipping that he only plans to support the daughter, implying others must cope themselves. The humor centers on a stubborn bet over marriage and responsibility.
Social Credit Candidates Sweep Alberta Ballots
Social Credit forces contest all 61 Alberta seats in the June 29 vote with 62 candidates fielded. Rose Wilkinson leads Calgary slate, heading the party ticket as official nomination.
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Social Credit Forces
Alberta
Calgary
Rose Wilkinson
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Calgary Social Crediters
Wilkinson
Alberta Nominating List for 61‑seat Legislature Revealed
The complete list of candidates nominated yesterday in Alberta for the 61‑member legislature appears on page six. The page also shows the margin of victory of the successful candidate in the last provincial election.
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Alberta
Social Credit Nominee Seeks City Council Seat Again
A Social Credit candidate from the 1952 slate runs for one of the city's six council seats. The campaign notes she failed to win the nomination previously but returns to contest in the current race.
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Social Credit
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Watering Begins Soon in Southern Alberta Irrigation Areas
Irrigation officials report farmers in the irrigated regions of Southern Alberta have not started watering yet but are expected to begin within several days. Some irrigation has occurred on grain, pasture and hay in the Fincastle Medicine Hat area.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Fincastle Medicine Hat
Health insurance for everyone eyed within decade in Canada
Dr H H Lees of Windsor head of Trans-Canada Medical Plans tells the BCMP conference that voluntary hospital surgical and general medical insurance could be offered to all Canadians within ten years. He argues provincial steps to allow local governments to collect premiums would speed coverage and predicts cost effectiveness, while cautioning a national plan could cost taxpayers more than anticipated. Alberta mulls a seven dollar family subsidy per year.
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Medicine Hat
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Canada
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