Taylor Reports Will Be Kept in the Dark
Five engineers from Ford, Bacon & Davis in New York worked over the weekend in Medicine Hat completing location surveys and collecting data for a proposed 22 million dollar industrial nitro chemical plant set to begin construction soon and finish late next year.
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Ford, Bacon & Davis Inc
New York City
Medicine Hat
Ford, Bacon & Davis Associates
Commercial Solvents Corp
New York
Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Medicine Hat News
J. Albert Woods
Commercial Solvents
Alberta
New British Dominion Oil Co. Ltd
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc
Frank McMahon
Calgary
Eastman, Dillon & Co
New
British Dominion
Pakowki Lakes
Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Volcanic Threat Looms Over Eastern Hawaii Amid Eruptions
Eastern Hawaii faced ongoing danger as eruptions and earthquakes persisted from Kilauea toward Puna. Governor King and volcanologist Macdonald warned the danger remained though conditions improved, with 600 residents evacuated and $2 million in damages from lava encroaching homes and farms.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Kilauea
Puna Peninsula
Gordon A. Macdonald
Puna
Samuel Wilder King
Macdonald
Hawaii Island
Pohoiki
Kapoho
Kalapana
Opihikao
One World or None Cited by Top Canadian Scientist
Dr. O. M. Solandt, chair of the defence research board, warned the Canadian Club that nuclear weapons create a stark choice between a single world or none. He echoed remarks from Montreal, highlighting civil defence needs and the broader role of scientists beyond pure science.
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Toronto
Canada
O. M. Solandt
Defence Research Board
Montreal
Smilestones Fashion Quip Highlights Dress Banter
Dialog captures a witty exchange about a costly dress and a fashion ideal. One partner shows pride in the garment while the other teases about size and affordability, underscoring a lighthearted shopper dynamic.
Trade Minister Howe launches 1956 simplified census across Canada
Trade Minister Howe announced a simplified census will be conducted in all provinces by the federal government in 1956. Other items include a murder charge against a 14-year-old boy tied to two deaths near Williams Lake B C and Saskatchewan adopting a net royalty lease policy to spur oil development.
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Howe
RCMP
Williams Lake
B. C
Saskatchewan
CCF
Penticton Wins World Hockey Title Over Moscow Millionaires
Penticton athletes crown Canada world hockey champions with a 5 0 victory over Moscow Millionaires to reclaim the title lost to Moscow Dynamos last year. The Russian team trained eleven months for the event amid speculation Canada may withdraw from future finals. Pictured players include Ivan McLelland top goalie and a lineup featuring Bill Warwick and Dick Warwick among others.
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Penticton Vs
Moscow ‘‘Millionaires
Penticton
Canada
Moscow Dynamos
Germany
Bill Warwick
Ivan McLelland
Mike Shabaga
Don Moog
Dick Warwick
Jack McIntyre
Ed Kassian
Bernie Bathgate
Don Berry
Grant Warwick
Jim Fairburn
George McAvoy
Dino Mascotto
Harry Harris
Hal Tarala
Key Conway
Jack MacDonald
Doug Kilburn
Ernie Rucks
Medicine Hat Tigers
Predicts Pipeline Carry Alberta Gas To Central Canada
A government official forecasts two major pipelines to move Alberta gas to central Canada and to the west coast from the Peace River region. Trans-Canada Pipe Lines plans a 2200 mile line costing about 300 million dollars with Route changes under review and U S licensing needed. Westcoast Transmission will build the Peace River to west coast segment pending U S licences.
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Alberta
Canada
Ottawa %&Cp
Peace River
British Columbia
G. S. Hume
Scientific Services
Mines Department
Chemical Engineering Division
Chemical Institute of Canada
Central Canada
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
St. Laurent
The
Commons
United States Federal Power Commission
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
West Coast
Westcoast Transmission Co
U.S. Power Commission
U. S. Pacific Northwest
Princess Margaret and Townsend Romance Rumors Revived
Press whispers persist that Princess Margaret may marry divorced RAF officer Peter Townsend. The Mirror interview with Townsend from Brussels hints at bond with Margaret, while tabloids The People and The Pictorial insist the romance remains active as Margaret nears her 25th birthday on August 21, when she could wed without the Queen's permission.
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Peter Townsend
London
Margaret
Nsend
Townsend
Brussels
The
People
Pictorial
Mirror
Howard Johnson
Johnson
Buckingham Palace
Princess Margaret
Penticton Vs Celebrate Hockey Cup Triumph Parade
The city of Penticton in British Columbia erupted in celebration after the Penticton Vs won the Canadian title. An estimated 6000 residents joined a 11 mile car parade led by fire chief H M Foreman. City officials plan a March homecoming with bunting banners and a civic holiday.
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Penticton
B. C
Okanagan
Penticton Vs
H. M. Foreman
Feat
Skaha Lakshore
George Cady
Penticton Club
Vancouver
Granville Street
Grant Warwick
Mike Mangan
Indianapolis Speedway
Dick Warwick
Brother
Sudbury Wolves
Ald. H. M. Geddes
Canadians Triumph Over Russians In Ice Hockey Showdown
Western and Communist press alike praise the Penticton Vs for a 5 0 victory over the Russian champions. Reported from Bonn and Krefeld, the Canadian team is described as stronger faster and more cohesive while Russian star Babich vents anger by breaking four sticks and tossing his skates from a hotel window.
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Bonn
Reuters
Russia
Krefeld West Duetsche Zeitung
Pentictons
Duesseldorf der Mittag
Neues Duetschland
Penticton
Vienna Montag
Krefeld
Babich
Prairie mild weather across western prairies
Weather summary notes mild conditions across the western prairies. Temperatures range from 35 in northern Saskatchewan to 45 in southern Alberta as a warm spell continues into Monday.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Scholten Plans Ship Steers to Edmonton Exhibit
Twenty two purebred Hereford two year old steers weighing about 1600 pounds each will be shipped from the S and T Ranch for exhibition at the Edmonton stock fair on March 19. Dirk Scholten, owner of the scientific feeding operation, will enter the cattle with ranch manager Dick Gray. Scholten also adds 1500 sheep at Tilley, and plans overland transport to the ranch where irrigated pasture and a new grass strain will support the herd this spring.
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Edmonton
Dirk Scholten
Dick Gray
Scholten
Tilley
PCs Charge Department With Ruthless Attitude
The Liberal majority on the estimates committees blocked two Conservative CCF motions seeking to force Immigration Minister Jack Pickersgill to produce four Taylor reports on the department. The motions were debated amid accusations of a ruthless attitude and secrecy enabling unscrupulous behavior in immigration administration.
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Warren Baldwin
News Ottawa
C.C.F
Taylor
Immigration Department
E. D. Fulton
Kamloops
Jack Pickers
House of Commons
Walter Tucker
G. W. McLeod
S.C. Okanagan-Revelstoke
Liberals
Social
Charles Yuill
Jasper Edson
Bar Association Committee
John R. Taylor
Vancouver
Pickersgill
Laval Fortier
Winnipeg
Bar Association
K Fk
Queen of Bermuda Leaves 300 Deserters in New York
The Queen of Bermuda sailed 22,500 tons with 120 crew aboard after a strike by British National Union of Seamen members who left the ship. The line says the walkout was wildcat, while the consulate weighs deportation of the deserters after a 30 day U.S. stay. Deserters protested firing of three waiters seeking higher costs of living pay.
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New York
Queen of Bermuda
Bermuda
Furness Withy Bermuda Line
British National Union of Seamen
Line
Steamship Line
Charles
Allen
U. S
Responsible Government and Canadian Constitution Address
The address on responsible government and the Canadian constitution by Hon. J. W. Pickersgill, minister of Immigration, delivered in Medicine Hat last Friday, is printed on page 5 for historical context and school reference.
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Medicine Hat
J. W. Pickersgill
Fourth of Current Atomic Tests Set Off in Nevada
The largest Nevada test to date lit the dawn sky 20 minutes before sunrise near Yucca Flat. A 500 foot tower shot produced a 30 kiloton blast with a visible vapor trail and mushroom cloud as Las Vegas watched from 75 miles away.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
Northern Ireland Police impose border movement blackout
Belfast dispatch reports Northern Ireland police impose total security blackout along the 200 mile border with the Republic after weekend shootings left one dead and two injured. IRA calls for action. drivers shot during halt orders. inquest opened for 20 year old Arthur Leonard with bystander Claire Mahon injured and Austin Stinson wounded.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Reuters
Irish Republic
Ulster Police
Irish Republican Army
Border
North Ireland
Arthur Leonard
Claire Mahon
Austin Stinson
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Lethbridge
Oil Workers’ International Union
Cio-Ccl
Regina
Saskatchewan Power Corp
Josip Tito
Yugoslavia
Board of Transport Commissioners
Lake Superior
U.S
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