29 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
1
Premier Manning denounces Landeryou and Lee amid a four‑article series. The piece notes a London desk report on Spain where bullfighting loses appeal as Spaniards prefer football and road projects under Franco era modernization.
In De Red Deer, Premier E C Manning repudiates Roy S Lee and John C Landeryou amid election tensions. He says the pair have no support from him or the Social Credit League after disqualification and ongoing court action over property dealings.
Voters in the Medicine Hat riding show 17 percent turnout by 1 p.m with 2 123 of 12 762 ballots counted. Redcliff Montreal Toronto and City Hall polls lead at just over 18 percent as the final four hours of voting run 3 to 7 p.m. Returning Officer C D Grover reports no incidents at opening.
Vancouver reports an army of trained dike workers and auxiliary police prepared to patrol the Fraser river as floodwaters advance from the interior. Agassiz families flee as the river breaches shorelines and Mission City gauge sits at 21.06 feet rising steadily.
Cool moist air from the west moved through Alberta overnight and will reach central Saskatchewan Thursday morning. Showers and some thunderstorm activity accompany the new air mass with heaviest precipitation in the south. Temperatures in the cool air will range from 65 to 70 while elsewhere they reach 75 to 80.
Alberta Government Telephones will start CP wired returns at six o clock with rural polls closing. Southeast corner results go to THE NEWS office for direct wire to Edmonton chief returning office. City results expected after seven. progressive summaries only. detailed data limited. Readers may visit THE NEWS for more information.
A Toronto survey shows average prices for new and used cars about $200 below rivals within 100 miles. Dealers use aggressive ads and financing deals to attract buyers, with late hours and holiday sales. Manufacturers and dealers blame overproduction and underbuying demand, while some cut accessories to hit price targets.
Jerusalem Reuters reports Israel's four party coalition led by Premier Moshe Sharrett resigns after a split between Mapai and General Zionists. The rift followed General Zionists abstaining on a non confidence motion over a libel case. The crisis comes a month before national elections set for July 26.
Prairie crop progress is improving but some areas urgently need rain, per a telegraphic government report. Argentina lifts siege after June revolt, and Eisenhower says the Soviet plane shootdown was a local incident, not policy. Rabid raft expedition abandons New France voyage. steel industry brace for strike as furnaces resume.
An economic sub committee in Winnipeg proposed using planned co operatives to address Manitoba Indian and Metis issues after completing extensive provincial Indian affairs studies.
In dense fog off Newfoundland's northwest coast the 163 ton Rupert Brand sank after a collision with the steamer Agenir. Twenty one men were rescued with no injuries as the tug Louise Simard ferried 13 from the Rupert Brand and eight from the Agenir before the Rupert Brand went down.
A man on a streetcar gave a woman his seat. She fainted, then recovered and thanked him. Moments later he fainted himself.
Baltimore and New York game ended with scores 2 to 9 with 11 hits. Detroit defeated Chicago 8 to 2 after strong offensive innings.
In Reading England a 51 year old man named Charlie Dunford, deemed an invalid by his late mother, was kept indoors in a childlike state for 40 years. Doctors at the hospital say he is normal physically but mentally undeveloped, now slowly relearning to walk, talk, eat, and read under specialist care. He recalls nothing of his early years and says his past is dark.
Gates open at 7 30 with games from 8 to 9 pm. Admission is 10 for 25 cents and includes a free 10 jackpot game prize.
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