12 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1957
Page
1
Anti Alcohol Advertising Manitoba expands from a seasonal push to a yearlong campaign to curb liquor consumption. The Bracken Commission urged education, and the legislature funded 50 000 dollars. Ads appear in newspapers and university papers stressing responsible hosting and awareness of alcohol effects.
The Ottawa proposal to move about 25 000 British and French immigrants by Air Bridge to Canada is criticized as bargain basement policy. Five American airlines won bids over Canadian lines prompting calls for restraint on federal spending and questions about who benefits from the deal.
London says the Paris six nation talks on a European free trade area mark a long, hazardous road but a key step toward a treaty by year end. Exchequer official Peter Thorneycroft calls it vital for Britain and Western Europe as nations study gradual removal of barriers and a common market over years.
Bridge column by B Jay Becker recounts a decisive hand from the Masters Individual Championship chairing a North South deal. West leads seven of clubs. declarer plays low from dummy. East misguesses on clubs, West wins with a spade back to the lead, and the contract is beaten by one. The piece appears in Stargand Stripes amid wartime newspaper notes.
City of Medicine Hat and the Chamber oppose Britalta and Crescent’s plan to sell gas to Saskatchewan Power, arguing a future shortfall and that Alberta cities should have first call on gas. Premier Manning may intervene as the Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board weighs the export proposal.
The scene describes Jesus going up a mountain, sitting with his disciples, and delivering teachings. The opening beatitude proclaims blessedness for the poor in spirit as the crowd listens. The passage emphasizes humility and spiritual dependence.
A religious excerpt from St. Matthew 5 1 11 presents the Beatitudes praising the mourners meek merciful pure in heart and those persecuted for righteousness. It frames blessings linked to comfort inheritance the earth and seeing God.
A bold proclamation stresses the newspaper as the sole mass medium, asserting it is the primary channel for information and public discourse. The piece emphasizes the paper’s role in informing, shaping opinion, and serving as a trusted community beacon.
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