World’s Deadliest Air Disasters Through 1953
A concise chronology lists the deadliest air crashes by date and region. It notes the 1950 Cardiff tragedy, the 1955 United crash near Laramie, the 1953 Tokyo C 124 disaster with 129 dead, and other major losses in Canada and the United States, including Lake Michigan, Washington state, and Elizabeth New Jersey incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
U.S
United Air Lines
Laramie
Wyo
Trans Canada Air Lines
Moose Jaw
Sask
U. S
New York
Minneapolis
Lake Michigan
Elizabeth
N. J
Eastern Airlines
Washington
Tokyo
Washington State
Venezuelan airliner disaster off New Jersey shores claims 74
A Venezuelan four engine airliner with 74 aboard crashed into the Atlantic off Asbury Park New Jersey in the early hours. Coast guard Lt Cmdr Frederick Hancox described a ball of flame and a 60 degree dive after reporting engine trouble. Debris and an oil slick were sighted as searchers worked through the night for survivors or wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Idlewild
Cmdr
Frederick Hancox
Asbury Park
N. J
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis Plata
Farm man burns with flame-thrower blast near Carberry
32 year old Arthur J. Evans from Brookdale Man was taken to Winnipeg hospital in fair condition after a grass burning accident when a flame thrower exploded on his farm home 20 miles north of Carberry. Leo Schmaltz Beiseker was in serious condition after a highway crash south of Irricana on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Brookdale
Man
Arthur J. Evans
Carberry
Calgary
Leo Schmaltz
Beiseker
Irricana
Here
Edmonton appoints Peter Jamie as provincial agriculture leader
Peter Jamie, district agriculturist at Lethbridge, was named principal of the Provincial School of Agriculture and Home Economics at Fairview. Calgary reports note a missing boy, Fred Jesse, found crying after 18 hours away from home. Alberta mental hospital population totals 4 326, half of provincial hospital inmates per executive director R Desmond Sparham. Lt Gen Guy Simonds denies plans for a Hitler type movement in compulsory registration talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Peter Jamieson
Lethbridge
Provincial School of Agriculture and Home Economics
Fairview
Calgary
Fred Jesse
Alberta
R. Desmond Sparham
Alberta Division Association
Guy Simonds
General Staff
Wabamun steam power plant unit arrival and capacity rise
EDMONTON CALGARY Power Ltd notes a major unit weighing 120 tons valued at 8 million dollars for the Wabamun steam power plant will arrive this Thursday from the east. Officials say the plant will double capacity to 88 000 horsepower and be in operation by next fall. GRANDE PRAIRIE Melvin Felix Knott 21 of Brownvale Alta is committed for trial on murder in the June 10 death of 25 year old Roy Francis Burleau. A doctor testified the victim died from a broken neck and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Calgary Power Ltd
Wabamun
Calgary picks 22 year old Shirley Willock Stampede Queen
Shirley Willock a 22 year old insurance office receptionist was named Queen of the Calgary Stampede for 1956 on Tuesday. The announcement marks the ceremonial top honor for the Calgary fair showcasing local youth and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Shirley Willock
Calgary Stampede
Alberta Tops Dominion In Autos Per Capita
The Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports one passenger car for every 5.3 Canadians and a motor vehicle for every four. Vehicle numbers rose 8.2 percent from 1954 to 1955 to 3,943,382, with Canada’s motor fleet up 163 percent since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Halifax
Vancouver
Port Arthur
Ont
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Traffic toll in Canada rises on poor road network
Winnipeg report cites 3000 annual Canadian deaths from accidents blamed on Model T style roads. Chauncey of the Canadian Automobile Association notes 4,000,000 passenger cars will use highways this summer and calls attention to narrow two lane highways nationwide with only about 340 miles of adequate highway plus 65 miles in Quebec and 275 miles in Ontario featuring four lanes and a dividing strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
H. R. Chauncey
Canadian Automobile Association
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Mystic
Weiner
Reid Walker
Jack Coyle
Alberta tops Canada in vehicles per capita ratio
The report shows Alberta leading with about one vehicle for every 1,000,000 residents, while Ontario Saskatchewan and British Columbia hover around one vehicle per 3.2 people. Ontario has a car for every four people and BC about one per 4.3, Alberta about one per 4.5. Thirty percent of the population holds driving licences, indicating more drivers than vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Mayor Warns Dogs and Cars To Stay Clear Of Skeeter Machine
City officials led by Mayor Weiner announced a trial run of an insect killing spray at Lions Park and surrounding areas. The fogging unit uses 5 percent DDT with diesel fuel oil No 2 and must be kept away from pets and vehicles to protect paint and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiner
Lions Park
Athletic Park
14Th St. S.W
Division Ave
Hillside Cemetery
Tainty
Suffield Experimental Station
J. M. Brown
M.O.H
Dr. Brown
Medicine Hat
Brisk Turnout Reported At Saskatchewan Polls
Regina reports clear hot morning as voters head to polls for Saskatchewan's 15th government since 1905. 8 a m MST opening for 10 hours amid possible thundershowers. turnout expected to match or exceed 1952's 82.9 percent among about 515,000 eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Maple Creek
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Highways Department
Athabasca
Marilyn Monroe to marry Arthur Miller in days
The New York Post reports Monroe and Miller will wed soon after his appearance before the House committee on un American Activities. Miller sought a passport but the State Department rejected it over alleged Communist ties, potentially hindering their England trip for a Laurence Olivier film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Post
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
House Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
Miller
Miss Monroe
England
Laurence Olivier
Warm with scattered showers across Alberta and Saskatchewan
Cooler air advances into Alberta with increasing clouds and scattered showers. Highs range from 65 in western Alberta to 80 in western Saskatchewan as the cooling trend continues into Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Smile stones hangover: when night brew meets cold day
A compact headline notes the clash between late night drinking and tomorrow's chill. The line evokes a reveler’s wakeful dawn and the lingering effects of celebration. No specific people or events are named in the readable text.
Soviet weapons parade marks Cairo evacuation celebrations
Russia began withdrawing 33,000 troops from East Germany as Cairo hosted a public display of $250,000,000 in Soviet military gear. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod opened an examination into charges of false doctrine filed by two other synods. More than 3,000 French troops began operations against insurgents near Oran. President Truman received an honorary degree from Oxford despite poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Feyptian
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Russia
East Germany
Oran
Fight to Wire in Quebec
In Quebec a tight election campaign closed with last minute appeals as voters decided whether to re elect Premier Duplessis and the Union Nationale or to give the Liberals a chance. Duplessis urged protection of race language and religious rights while labeling Ottawa controlled Liberals as obedient to federal orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Union Nationale
Liberals
Duplessis
Ottawa
Scores From National League Baseball Games
The standings show St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York all tallying runs in a series of one to four outcomes. Final tallies indicate a mix of shutouts and late-inning scoring with multiple teams recording at least one error and players contributing in key innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Particles Drift Inland After British Nuclear Test
Australian Supply Minister Howard Beale said clouds carrying particles from Tuesday's British atomic test in the Monte Bello islands had drifted inland. He cautioned the drift should ease and there was no need for anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woomera
Australia
Reuters
Howard Beale
Monte Bello Islands
Wives Claim Husbands Succumb From Household Fatigue
In Levittown Pennsylvania an elderly Mrs Agnes Ferguson Murdoch argues modern wives burden husbands with excessive housework after long work days. She says coercive cooperation pushes men toward heart strain and early death, noting her own 44 years of marriage managing a 15 room home. Her husband Alexander, 91, remains active and sturdy as she stresses the need for relaxing home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levittown
Agnes Ferguson Murdoch
Alexander
Writer's Dream of a Grand Chamber Office
A reader recounts a surreal dream of visiting a vast Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce on 6th Avenue, where a secretary leads him to a secretary Bob Lacey amid breadloom and mahogany. The dream recalls past talks in 1956 about moving from South Railway to a new office location and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
South Railway
6Th Avenue
Royal Bank
3Rd Street
5Th Avenue
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce
Lacey
Bob
Chamber
Compith Bae Ee
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New York International
American Overseas Airlines
Hare Hill
Stephenville
Nild
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Anchorage
George Sehn
4Th St
N.W
Sehn
Pattison
Selin
Mr. Selin
J. M. Cowan
E. D. MacCharles
Fox Valley
Everett
Dominion
Marilyn
Lethbridge Oe
Swift Current
Bulletins
Warry S. Truman
Oxford
Imperial
Irina Skobtseva
Desdemona
Mosfilm
Irina
West
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