Infection Closes Calgary Hospital Operating Rooms
Col. Belcher hospital in Calgary halted operating rooms for two weeks except emergencies due to a staphylococcus infection causing post operative complications. No deaths reported. reopening hoped by July 1. Other Calgary hospitals untouched so far. Officials say the outbreak is affecting western Canada, with calls for stricter sterilization and revised techniques to curb the germ.
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Col. Belcher Hospital
J. K. Mulloy
Mulloy
Col. Belcher
Canada
Vancouver Police Chief Faces Libel Case After Closed Meetings
Vancouver police chief Walter Mulligan faced a libel writ from the Toronto tabloid Flash amid two hush hush police commission meetings called by Mayor Fred Hume after the Senate narcotics committee criticized Vancouver law enforcement. Attorney General Bonner attended one session as magistrate Oscar Orr spoke on changes and announcements were promised later.
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Vancouver (Cp
Vancouver
Bonner
Fred Hume
Commission
Senate Narcotics Investigating Committee
Walter Mulligan
Toronto
Flash
Alberta Teachers Draft English Exam On Opposite Sex Theme
Edmonton CP report notes Alberta educationists prepared Grade 12 English departmental exams asking students to write an essay on the opposite sex Dr W H Swift deputy minister of Education said neither he nor education minister A O Aalborg approve papers He said measures discussed but announcements premature given ongoing litigation
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. H. Swift
A. O. Aalborg
Swift
Manning defends Social Credit at Empress rally
Premier Manning denounces opposition as slander and a big lie while presenting 20 years of Social Credit governance. About 200 to 300 were locked out of the Empress Theatre as Manning outlined debt reduction, health, highways, education and municipal aid. He accused Liberals and Conservatives of trying to halt monetary reform and touted oil earnings and debt cuts since 1947.
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E. C. Manning
Social Credit
Empress Theatre
Manning
Medicine Hat
Cypress
Bow Valley-Empress
Elizabeth G. Robinson
Harry Strom
Burdett
Wilson E. Cain
Brooks
R. H. Kent
Alberta
Dominion
UFA
Rae Milligan Wins Ontario Ladies Open Golf Crown
Rae Milligan of Jasper Park Alberta defeated Nor Een Laing of Toronto 12 and 10 in the 36 hole final at Burlington Golf Club to capture the Ontario ladies open title. The University of Alberta student finished with a record score and led 8 up at halfway, finishing on the 26th hole after Laing conceded. Milligan’s impressively steady play included a 40 foot birdie putt on the 19th to seal the win.
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Ont
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Jasper Park
Alta
Ontario
Noreen Laing
Toronto
Burlington Golf Club
University of Alberta
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Toronto Missisauga Club
Anne Sharp
Fonthill
Surviving Quints Doing Quite Well in Rhodesia
One of quintuplets born to Mrs Judith Kauzini near Mtoko Southern Rhodesia died at Salisbury maternity hospital. The remaining three girls Paulina Maria and two boys Alois Sophia are reported doing quite well. The mother about 30 is fit and the father a farmer continues at home.
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Southern Rhodesia
Reuters
Judith Kauzini
Mtoko
Paulina
Maria
Alois
Sophia
Manitoba Children Receive Salk Vaccine
Approximately 52,000 Manitoba children have received polio vaccine shots this year. Dr. M. R. Elliott, deputy minister of health, told delegates to the farm women's week that vaccine would be available later this fall to do another 50,000.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
M. R. Elliott
Edmonton Advance Poll Sees 31 Certificates Issued
A total of 31 advance poll voting certificates were issued yesterday by R. C. D. Grover. Of these, 25 voters cast ballots. The poll continues today and Saturday at city hall with 350 Edmontonians voting so far. Premier Manning toured by CPR train from Medicine Hat to Calgary and the capital.
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R. C. D. Grover
Edmonton
E. C. Manning
Medicine Hat
CPR
Calgary
Capital
Ottawa reports union of world affairs and domestic policy notes
Opposition leader George Drew urged Russia to permit free elections in communist satellites and oppose China joining the UN. He spoke at a Commons tribute as the UN marks its 10th anniversary. Also: pilot fatigue study following a Montreal pilot’s fatal crash prompts possible limits. Maurice Lamontagne named cabinet economic adviser. Parliament roundup notes defence claims vs German press and salaries debates. Nowlan calls for 12 mile offshore limit.
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Russia
China
United Nations
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San Francisco
Dmitri Chuvakin
Transport Department
Norman Ramsay
Montreal
Brampton
Ont
Quebec
Maurice Lamontagne
Laval University
Defence
Campney
Germany
Commons
Fisheries and Justice Departments
George Nowlan
Digby-Annapolis Kings
Canada
Alberta Weather Outlook This Weekend
Slightly cooler air moves in as sunny conditions persist today and Saturday. Isolated thunderstorm activity expected in Southern Alberta tonight and in Central and Northern Alberta Saturday night. A risk of thunderstorms in Southern Saskatchewan Saturday night.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Smilestones Auctioneer Offer For Wallet Reward
An auction note states a wallet worth a hundred dollars is lost and the finder offers ten dollars as a reward for its return. The call indicates the audience response with Voice-Eleven.
Vancouver police shakeup discussed with Mulligan possible suspension
The Vancouver Sun reports a wholesale shakeup of the city police department is under discussion and police chief Walter Mulligan may be suspended. A secret Thursday meeting of the police commission and Attorney General Robert Bonner is cited, with Deputy Chief Gordon Ambrose and Superintendent Jack Horton possibly involved.
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Sun
Police Commission
Robert Bonner
Gordon Ambrose
Jack Horton
Criminal Investigation Branch
Pirates top Cubs in late rally to win 8 14
National League game summary shows Pittsburgh scoring in the final innings to beat Chicago 14 to 3. Mejias and Banks homered for Chicago while Friend Mejias Pricey Face and teammates contributed for Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
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Pricey
Face
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Banks
Ex Squad Chief Wounded In Vancouver Police HQ
Former head of Vancouver gambling squad is critically wounded at police headquarters. Detective-Sergeant Len Cuthbert, recently moved to the detective office, shot himself after an interview with Superintendent Harry Whelan. Cuthbert, 52, is married with three children and had been stated to be near a nervous breakdown.
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Harry Whelan
Len Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Whelan
Walter Mulligan
Mulligan
Dulles Urges End to Cold War By Stopping Force
In blunt language Secretary Dulles told Russia to end the cold war by halting force against other nations and halting subversion. He declared that one point suffices to end the cold war, dismissing the need for seven.
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Dulles
Russia
Dulles Replies to Molotov at UN Anniversary Talk
Secretary of State Dulles rebutted Molotov at the United Nations tenth anniversary meeting. He defended Western alliances and UN collective security, argued Communists delayed settlements, and noted Korean and Indochina conflicts ended only after UN action.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Molétova
Molotov
United Nations
Indochina
Most Favor Retention Of The Death Penalty
Ottawa special poll of 27 members on the joint parliamentary committee shows two thirds favor retaining the death penalty. Supporters want to replace hanging with the electric chair. Only two favor total abolition. five undecided. three unwilling to disclose.
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Reginald Hardy
News Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Joint
Parliamentary Committee On
Graham Draws 4000 Converts at German Rally
American evangelist Billy Graham addressed about 20 000 in Mannheim Germany during his fourth revival. After an hour long sermon roughly 4000 people including many Americans moved forward to make a decision for Christ.
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Mannheim
Germany
Billy Graham
Graham
Pupils Win Cancer Awards in Provincial Scrabook Contest
Three Medicine Hat District students won grand prizes in the 1954 55 Alberta Division Canadian Cancer Society Scrapbook Contest. Shirley Jean Roll won the senior grand prize. special mentions went to Gerald Sailer and Joanne May Stenhouse for their entries.
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Canadian Cancer Society
Shirley-Jean Roll
Theodore Roll
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Shirley
Cancer Society
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FWUA
Irvine High School
Glee Club
Gerald Sailer
Christian Sailer
Steel Street
Joanne May Stenhouse
Joseph Stenhouse
Second Street
Redcliff
Gerald
Elm Street
Canadian Legion Pipe Band
Girl Guides
Red Cross
St. Ambrose
Eisenhower ties navy plane firing to Soviet action in Bering Strait
Bulletin from Whitefield reports a US navy patrol plane was fired on by Soviet planes over international waters in the Bering strait area and crash landed on American soil. Argentine President Peron works on cabinet lineup while saying he stays in office for national need. Nora Laindon of McIntosh Ontario found guilty of manslaughter in the Dec 10 slaying of her daughter. Edmonton Eskimos re-sign guards Jim Quondamatteo and Normie Kwong.
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N.H
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U.S. Navy
Bering Strait
Supreme Court
Kenora
Nora Laindon
McIntosh
Ont
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Jim Quondamatteo
Normie Kwong
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