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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1956
Page
1
Game-guardian Henry Bertel reports progress on a trout planting project 15 miles east of Medicine Hat. He notes 16 gill nets were pulled up, with about 600 rainbow trout caught. Plans include possibly placing two nets again to boost distribution and price stability for residents.
Mr Howe told the House Canada will await Washington talks on a draft statute for an international atomic energy agency before proceeding. Exports would be surplus to Canadian needs and under an international framework with security provisions. Eldorado Mining will negotiate contracts through 1956 with deliveries to 1962.
A new central method of gaining greater control over bank credit takes effect June 1 in Ottawa. Indications are it will cause a credit shortage for financing Canada’s forecast 1956 capital investment program totaling 7.5 billion dollars.
The Alberta royal commission heard that a 1954 loan of 6870 dollars to former minister A J Hooke was unauthorized. Treasury official A K Olive explained the loan was first 2000 dollars in May then increased to 6870 by October, with head office not authorizing the credit extension.
The index shows 116.8 points while 116.3 stands as the previous year’s level. Analysts note a slight decline from last year’s reading and caution on ongoing market movements amid uncertain conditions.
Premier to introduce liquor resolution calling for creation of a legislative committee to review the Alberta Liquor Act. The panel, listed for three days, will convene through the year and report recommendations for amendments at the 1957 session. Both sides will be represented. several revisions are slated.
Charlotte reporter Dick Bayer interviews Douglas Clyde Walker former Wake Forest coach and Montreal Alouettes assistant about Ike Eisenhower's bid to run again. Walker weighs about 180 and stresses speed matters for a player, while unsure of Ike’s decision.
Lands and Forests Minister Norman Willmore announced in the legislature that 10,000 dollars has been added to the 1956-57 estimates to start the Steveville Dinosaur Park development north of Brooks. The funds cover a development plan, area surveys, and land titles, with possible work on an improved access road as an extension of the proposed Highway No. 6.
Ottawa area readers and Canadian dealers await production boosts after a Canadian GM plan to accelerate 1956 model shipments. Oshawa plant shipments will supplement local output while Canadian specifications match car orders. Letters to the News office show readers seek jobs housing and climate details.
The bureau of statistics estimates Canada 1955 wheat crop value at 556,270,000 dollars, over 200,000,000 higher than 1954’s 349,570,000 figure, reflecting improved yields despite prior weather.
The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial to reassess libel damages. Former Toronto mayor Allan Lamport was previously ordered to pay taxi operator Thomas Ross. The report notes a separate railway incident and rabies vaccination guidance in Ontario.
The NEWS reports Finland facing its worst political and economic crisis since independence. Farmers and industrial workers strike in protest of price control abolition amid ongoing national turmoil.
The quote recalls a childhood paid for by a mother who hired a woman to wheel him as a baby. He notes a lifelong pattern of being pushed for money, reflecting on early influences on his life.
Winnipeg's expansion pulses with new factories and housing as 62 plants since 1945 boost a $90 million 1955 building boom. Commissioner Fanset notes limited serviceable land by year end and ongoing demand from secondary industries in Canada’s fourth largest city.
A massive snowslide near the Punchbowl battleground in Korea crushed 83 South Korean army barracks. Officers returning from the front report 78 known dead, 25 missing and believed dead, and 54 injured with tolls rising as snow up to 19 feet buried soldiers. Rescuers face hard access as the mass of snow toppled from crags and precipices, trapping many servicemen.
Amman reports King Hussein dismissed two British officers of the Arab Legion including Gen John Glubb Pasha amid rising nationalist pressure over Western defense ties. London's ministers reacted with surprise as Cairo officials noted Arab League concerns and Bedouin robes.
Temperatures will range from 20 to 40 degrees over the Western Prairies today and Saturday. Cold air from the Peace River area will spread southeast overnight bringing lower temperatures to northern Saskatchewan. Snow flurries are expected in many areas of Alberta this afternoon and overnight.
A tentative March meeting agenda outlines council discussions at City Hall. The focus includes a hospital zone development and related works with a formal petition under review.
Children from many nations sang and danced at the Vatican in an audience for Pope Pius XII marking his 80th birthday and the 17th anniversary of his election. A pontifical mass will be held at St. Peter's Basilica Sunday, March 11, the eve of the coronation anniversary.
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