Manitoba projects 439431 surplus in coming year budget
Manitoba aims for a 439 431 surplus and revenue of 57 322 450 in the coming year led by federal tax rents. Turner notes current year revenue 25 755 000 from Dominion provincial tax and gas tax growth expectations. He cites debt retirement gains and a net dead weight debt of about 31 000 on March 31 1955, with Manitoba's economy aided by postwar manufacturing growth and resource development.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
R. D. Turner
Liquor Control Commission
Mines and Natural Resources
Winnipeg Filectric Company
Winnipeg Electric
Turner
Telephone System
The
Power Commission
Hydro-Electric Board
Social Credit
Hartley Twin Given Oxygen After Eating Refusal
The weaker Hartley twin Daniel Kay, three months old and born with two heads and four arms, is receiving oxygen therapy after two days without eating. Doctors say he was given oxygen for thirty minutes when breathing became difficult and the mother also provided oxygen on several occasions. The twins share a single torso with two stomachs, but Daniel Kay’s digestive tract is incomplete.
Smilestones Echoes in Funeral Banter
Mrs Gogarty consoles Mrs Asclly after the husband’s death from gangrene. Mrs Devlin quips about the color of it, and Mrs Gogarty replies thankfully for the color.
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Mrs. Gogarty
Irish marchers flood Fifth Avenue in St Patrick parade
More than 100000 Irish enjoyed bright sunshine as they marched up Fifth Avenue on St Patrick's Day. Mayor Wagner led the procession, with Cardinal Spellman commanding Catholic dignitaries from St Patrick's Cathedral steps and Dublin's Lord Mayor Bernard Butler among reviewers.
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New York
Fifth Ave
St. Patrick’s Day
Robert F. Wagner
McTague
Sista
James J
Jimmy) Walker
Francis Cardinal Spellman
St. Patricks’s Cathedral
Bernard Butler
Dublin
Sons of Erin
Moisture Outlook Positive for Western Canadian Wheat
In Winnipeg CP report grain men see good moisture prospects for western Canada with normal spring and summer rainfall needed for an average wheat yield around 16.2 bushels per acre. Fall moisture stored in ground plus adequate spring rains could yield an overall average crop, though oats barley and flax may underperform on stubble lands. Major H G L Strange notes rainfall uncertainty remains and forecasts depend on seasonal rains.
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Winnipeg
United States
Canada
H. G. L. Strange
Searle Grain Co
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Texas
New Mexico
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Major Strange
West
New School Curricula Reflect Social Changes
Regina CP report covers Saskatoon superintendent F J Gathercole at the provincial trustees convention. He says education is divided into traditionalist and progressivist camps and blames social values for anti intellectual and amoral trends rather than schools. He notes compulsory attendance and student rights prompt curriculum changes. Catholic schools section backs a Catholic teachers registry and wider Catholic teacher placement. J C Ryan re elected president and E D Feeham re elected VP.
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Regina
Hilda Neatley
F. J. Gathercole
Saskatoon Public Schools
Gathercole
E. M. Schiefner
Milestone
Association
G. Mulligan
Marquis
Mulligan
J. C. Ryan
E. D. Feeham
Saskatoon
Saint Patrick statue placed at St Patrick’s Church
The Italian marble statue of St Patrick is installed at St Patrick's Church marking the church's yearlong improvement. The statue fulfills plans from over four decades ago and stands between the church doors with a bilingual blessing inscription Beir Beannacht Om Croidhe Go Tir Na Eireann.
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St. Pat’s
Irish Drop Politics For Today at Least
Dublin reports St Patrick’s Day in the Irish republic finds politicians set aside as crowds celebrate industrial progress. De Valera, nearly blind at 71, tours London and plans the May 18 election while Fianna Fail faces Fine Gael in a race tied to industry goals and northern county integration.
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Dublin
St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Republic
Eamon de Valera
London
Boston
New York
Third Avenue
Republic
Emerald Isle
de Valera
Fianna Fail
Ireland
John Costello
Fianna Fair
Fine Gael
Labor
Farmers
Independent
Republicans
French Victory Taking Shape Over Vietminh
French forces at Dien Bien Phu repel Vietminh assaults with heavy artillery fire and air reinforcements. French estimates show rebels hit hard with about 3,000 killed and 9,000 wounded as the siege enters a crucial phase near the Laos and China border area.
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Hanoi
Indo - China
Dien Bien Phu
Indo-China
Lai Chau
Laos
Red China
Viet Nam
Alberta to use plainclothes ghost patrol cars this spring
Alberta Attorney General Lucien Maynard announced in the legislature that police will deploy plainclothes patrol cars that travel in pairs with radios to chase speeding motorists. The rear vehicle will have officers who testify in court. the move aims to cut traffic accidents and expand police effectiveness.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lucien Maynard
Maynard
J. Harper Prowse
Attorney-General’s Department
Washington State
RCMP
Ottawa
Prowse
Calgary
Duke of Edinburgh to get green convertible on return
The Duke of Edinburgh will choose a new green six cylinder coupe in May when he returns from the Commonwealth tour with the Queen. The car reaches speeds up to 100 mph and includes radio air conditioning heater and de mister. A push button top adds a rare feature.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
Alberta Catholic Education Society Defends Teaching Religion
In Edmonton the Alberta Catholic Education Society argues religion should be taught to minority students and university teacher trainees. The group says larger divisions have reduced religious instruction, while legislators hear on a plan to use student teachers to fill gaps and shorten training for permanent certificates.
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Edmonton
Alberta Catholic Education Society
Gerard Amerongen
Alberta
Education Committee
R. E. Ansley
Ind
Leduc
Ansley
Catholic Education Association
Aalborg
H. E. Nichols
University of Alberta
Board of Governors
Mr. Nichols
Nichols
W. F. Gilliland
Peace River
Paul Brecken
Calgary
Association
Manning Defends Alberta Towns Against Opponents Criticism
Premier Manning accused the opposition of misleading criticism of the Alberta government’s treatment of municipalities. He cited higher town water and sewer coverage, debt raised for utilities, and favorable borrowing terms under an expanding development program tied to a record 205 million budget.
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Edmonton
Manning
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
House
Canada
CCF
Elmer Roper
Saskatchewan
Paul Brecken
Calgary
Youth sought in Edmonton after hospital disappearance
Police search for 17 year old Walter Turlock who vanished from a city hospital after a high speed chase. He faces potential charges of wanton and furious driving and was last seen with three other youths who visited him in hospital.
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Edmonton
Walter Turlock
Turlock
Cloudy Alberta Weather With Snow Overnight
Skies are cloudy over Alberta with patches extending into Saskatchewan. Light easterly winds will thicken clouds and bring snow overnight, especially in the south. Clouds break up slowly in the north Thursday after noon as modified arctic air remains over the region.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan looks to curb traffic deaths with new safety plan
Saskatchewan reports a drop in road deaths and injuries since a safety program began last November. December to February totals show declines from 1952 and 1953, with two deaths so far this year. Province tightens drunken driving penalties and paves way for harsher fines, license suspensions, and wider vehicle act revisions.
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Wilf Chislett
Regina
Saskatchewan
C. M. Fines
Fines
RCMP
Highway Traffic Board
Hees Has It as TV Glamour Draws Eyes in Ottawa
Ottawa reports George Hees, 43, Toronto Broadview MP, elected national president of the Progressive Conservative party. Observers praise his TV poise, camera presence, and potential to modernize Conservative campaigning, likening him to Clark Gable and Tyrone Power.
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Reginald Hardy
News Ottawa
Ottawa
Hees
George Hees
Toronto-Broadview
Progressive Conservative Party
George Drew
George
Clark Gable
Capital Hill
Broadway
John Barrymore
Mr. Hees
Mrs. Hees
Tyrone Power
James Mason
Gary Cooper
George Knowlan
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