Alberta to boost school grants by 1.8 million for 1954
Education minister Aalborg announced a new straight teacher grant of 850 per room, up from 25. per-pupil grants rise to 7 from 5. Alberta's 1954 55 operating grants total about 14.26 million, with 29.5 million approved for estimates, and 400,000 more annual cost for equalization grants.
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Edmonton
Alberta
A. 0. Aalborg
House
Education Department
Agriculture Department
Hugh John MacDonald
Calgary
Dust Storm From South Shrouds Manitoba Skies
Dust storms from the southern United States drifted northeast into Manitoba on Wednesday, creating a hazy twilight as high-altitude dust moved up to 30 000 feet and lowered visibility by late afternoon. Officials traced the dust to storms in New Mexico about 1100 miles away, with pilots reporting haze reaching 280 miles north of Winnipeg. No Manitoba origin noted amid lingering snow and ice.
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Winnipeg
United States
Manitoba
New Mexico
Engineers Refuse Pay Union Dues Face Dismissal
Thirty Canadian Pacific Railway engineers in Toronto with 30 to 40 year records face dismissal for refusing to pay union dues. They belong to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and want to keep insurance policies up to 4500 dollars. They refused an extra six dollars monthly dues demanded by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers under a January agreement.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Queen City Lodge
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Eginemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Hoods
Ghost patrol cars to patrol highways in paired units
Alberta will deploy radio-equipped ghost cars manned by plainclothes police to cruise highways in pairs. The rear car will drive at the speed limit and radio ahead to stop speeders who pass. The plan, approved by the Alberta Safety Council, follows advocacy by the council and a Tuesday legislature announcement by Attorney General Lucien Maynard.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Safety Council
Lucien Maynard
Davey Speaks for the Irish in Edmonton St Patrick’s Day
In Edmonton the Irish observance began with Davey in the legislature and Mrs. E. G. Robinson joining the remarks. Robinson was elected in a December by election to fill her late husband Hon. Dr. J. L. Robinson, longtime industries and labor minister who died suddenly.
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Edmonton
Fred Colborne
Calgary
E. G. Robinson
Medicine Hat
J. L. Robinson
Dr. Robinson
Alberta French classes blamed for limited language uptake
Calgary French teachers told a legislative committee that Alberta high school French is too short and inappropriate for university entrance. They urged starting French earlier, adding bursaries and better texts, noting Swift that current courses teach only enough to meet entrance requirements and not to speak French.
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SWIFT
Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
W. H. Swift
Lucien Maynard
Catharine Barclay
Alberta government to give cost of living bonus to all workers
Premier Manning announced in the legislature that every Alberta government employee from junior filers to deputy ministers will receive the cost of living bonus. The measure, linked to the federal index, pays about $25 a month and follows earlier wartime flat payments and later index-based increases.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Manning
Minister Says Alberta Schools Deciding Centralization
Education Minister Aalborg states the province will not push or block rural school centralization. He answers a Red Deer area question, noting only school boards have authority over amalgamation plans and local superintendents act under board direction.
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Edmonton
Aalborg
Alberta
W. J. C. Kirby
Red Deer
Premier to probe hail insurance delays in Alberta
Premier Manning pledged to investigate farmer complaints about withheld hail insurance payments. Elmer Roper cited a case of a 100 percent loss with payment delayed after adjusters assessed damage. Alberta Hail Insurance Board allegedly held funds to see if farmers would earn from second growth while private insurers paid within two weeks. C I Sayers defended the withholding as sound policy, noting crops could recover from early hail damage.
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Edmonton
Manning
CCF
Elmer Roper
Roper
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
C. I. Sayers
SC Camrose
Right Turn Arrows Now in Operation
Technicians from the city’s electric department adjusted the right turn arrows at Second and South Railway streets. Drivers may turn right on red from both west and east approaches if safe, aided by a new sign at North Railway and Second Street corner.
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Second
South Railway
North Railway
Second St
Accidents Blamed for Delays in Trans-Canada Bridge
R A Blyth contractor backs accident and river bed shift as main causes of delays to the Trans-Canada highway bridge over the South Saskatchewan River. He cites under pinning and pier redesigns, with both federal and provincial governments to approve changes.
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South Saskatchewan
R. A. Blyth
Chamber of Commerce
Blyth
Mr. Blyth
Edmonton
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
No Truth Rumor Beer Parlors Reopening Today
The Medicine Hat strike reached its 24th day amid rumors beer parlors in strike bound hotels would reopen. No hotel reported such a change and union officials discounted the reports while operators declined comment. Picketing continued as hotels ran regular operations without beverage rooms. Lethbridge and Edmonton waiters approved strike action but no move seems imminent. The dispute centers on implementing a 40 hour week across five or six days.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Edmonton
New Alberta Water Board Formed with Thomson Aid
Premier Manning appoints a new Alberta water resources and land conservation board chaired by L. C. Halmrast with ministers Gerhart and Gasey on the cabinet team. Ben Russell heads the water resources department as the board studies irrigation flood control and drainage. The panel met with Dr. L. B. Thomson of Regina to discuss Bow River project contracts and potential policy versus working agreements.
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Water Resources and Land Conservation Control
Alberta
E. C. Manning
Agriculture
L. C. Halmrast
C. E. Gerhart
Ivan Gasey
Lands and Forests
Ben Russell
Water Resources Department
N. E. Tanner
J. L
Lodge vows veto to keep Red China out of UN
United States ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. said he would not shrink from using the veto to prevent Red China from getting a United Nations seat. He declared the U S opposed to seating the Chinese Communists and foresaw no Geneva conference development that could alter this stance. He believed the U S would secure enough support to block Peiping's UN seating.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
U.S
Peiping
Saskatchewan allows grazing leases seeded to grasses
REGINA CP Provincial policy on grazing leases now encourages breaking and seeding crown land to cultivated grasses. If a lessee improves the land with seeded grasses, the rental rate stays the same for the lease term. Most re grassing costs are recovered in grain crops, with department approval required for re grazing.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department
Weather clears across Alberta as sunshine returns
Cloudy conditions blanket Alberta and western Saskatchewan with clearing expected Friday. All regions except southern Saskatchewan should see sun by afternoon, with little temperature change anticipated and overall mild weather.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Professor Collects Papers for Simultaneous Grading
A professor instructs students to pass papers to the side and place carbon sheets under each page so errors can be corrected all at once. The scene emphasizes efficient assessment and orderly handling of test materials.
Alberta confirms irrigation project in Lomond Retlaw district
Alberta government proceeds with an irrigation scheme to bring 60 000 acres under ditch in three years. Agriculture Minister L C Halmrast confirmed the Bow River developmental appropriation of 755 000 dollars in the legislature, to fund western end contracts and new reservoir dams. The P F R A advances work in the central block near Vauxhall and the Hays townsite.
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Alberta
Lomond-Retlaw
L. C. Halmrast
Bow River
P.F.R.A
Vauxhall
World's Biggest Fuel Pipeline Links Europe for War Readiness
The Atlantic Allies plan a 4000 mile pipeline system across nine European nations to pump 10.5 million gallons daily, connecting ports to storage centers and airfields. At a projected cost of about 210 million dollars, the project aims to shunt fuel from the Caspian region toward central Europe to sustain jets and tanks in conflict.
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Charles C. Lane
Paris
Atlantic
Europe
Germany
Baku
Caspian Sea
United States
France
NATO
Russia
Edmonton vice report due Monday
City commissioners prepare a full report on the Edmonton Police Department operations after a gambling raid on February 11. The inquiry may propose reorganizing police forces and possibly abolishing a separate morality squad. Mayor Hawrelak declined comment as Chief Constable Jennings faced resignation rumors.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Police Department
William Hawrelak
Reg Jennings
Uniformed Division
Morality Squad
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