Fire destroys Hull Block in Lethbridge center
Fire raced through the 53 year old Hull Block in central Lethbridge on Saturday sending eight firemen to hospital for smoke exposure and injuries. William Short remained hospitalized with bronchial inhalation as flames caused heavy damage to eight stores and offices. The block owner estimates 250000 in losses, Empire Furniture stock smoke and water damage at 100000 after a two hour blaze.
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Lethbridge
Hull
William Short
Coaldale
Empire Furniture Store
Campaign Disrupted as Leaders Face Winter Weather
The Canadian Press reports harsh winter conditions hampered campaign stops nationwide. T. C. Douglas canceled a Toronto engagement after a snowbound flight. Diefenbaker spoke to a 750 crowd in St John’s amid blizzard and near zero temperatures. Pearson endured picket lines outside a Quebec City gathering while scuffles occurred among demonstrators and a placard thief.
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Newfoundland
Diefenbaker
St. John’s
Sydney
Nos
Real Cagnette
Social Credit
Cireuga
Quebecs
Pearson
Quebec City
Smith resigns as AWB manager in Medicine Hat
E W Smith quits as Alberta Western Beef Co. Ltd AWB manager for personal reasons. He leaves Medicine Hat next week to return to Hochelaga Western Beef in Montreal but will stay on as AWB director. He thanks civic officials Chamber of Commerce and local businessmen for their support.
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FW. Smith
Alberta Western Beef Co. Ltd
Smith
Hochelaga Western Beef
Montreal
Medicine Hat
Alberta Western Beef
AWB
J.C. Wheatcroft
Chamber of Commerce
Mrew Smith
Queen Elizabeth visits renowned Aboriginal leader in Australia
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip made an unscheduled call at Waipuldanya Wadjiri-Wadjiri’s home in Australia's far north. Waipuldanya, 42, famed as the northern territory’s most noted aborigine, is an initiated Alawa tribesman born beside the Roper River near the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Darwin
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Australia
Waipuldanya
Philip Roberts
Northern Territory
Roper River
Gulf of Carpentaria
Somali seeks British withdrawal of diplomats
A Somali government note handed to British Ambassador Lancelot Tyman in Mogadishu calls for Britain to withdraw its diplomatic representation.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Reuters
Britain
Lancelot Tyman
Fire destroys Atlee store and community buildings
Mr and Mrs Dave Garrioch and children escaped in night attire as fire consumed their general store post office and community hall at Atlee. The wind spread flames to the hall. The Garriochs lost their home and dog perished. Insurance details unavailable. rubble smouldered at 11 am.
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HL AL Mehachiean
Dave Garrioch
Atlee
Garrioch
Medicine Hat
Court Fines Sugar Firms for Price and Quota Conspiracy
Three Canadian sugar companies Acadia Atlantic Sugar Company Limited Canada Dominion Sugar Company Limited and St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries Limited were fined 25000 each after pleading guilty to a conspiracy under the federal anti-combines act. The charges involved an agreement with Cuban sugar industry representatives to buy and import large quantities of raw sugar between January 1, 1954 and January 20, 1955.
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Montreal
Acadia- Atlantic Sugar Company Limited
Canada Dominion Sugar Company Limited
St. Lawrence
Two U S Women Freed From Cuban Prisons
Two American women released from Cuban jails as part of a prisoner exchange tied to a cargo of U S medicines and foods worth 53 million dollars. James Donovan said 1,113 Cubans will be freed as the goods arrive, and Fidel Castro may free nine divers if innocence is shown. Russians reportedly test firing missiles near Guanajay Prison outside Havana.
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Miami Flag
United States
James Donovan
New York
Donovan
Cuba
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Shamma
Guanajay
Havana
Boston
Young Driver Jailed After Careless Driving Accident
Keith Barsness, 17, of Webb Sask, was jailed 15 days for careless driving and fined 79.50 for driving while suspended. In a 12:05 am Sunday crash near the Dunmore Efill, witnesses said he drove at 60 to 70 mph, failed the turn, struck a light standard, and somersaulted into a ditch. The cousin’s car was a total loss.
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Keith Barsness
Webb. Sask
A. Yo Spivack
Barsness
Dunmore Efill
Pavsness
Hat Man Dies After Highway Crash Near Elkwater
Aloveius Gaspodar 42 of Medicine Hat died at 7 15 p m after his car left No 40 highway two miles north of Elkwater Sunday. He suffered a skull fracture when the 1965 model car struck guard rails and went to the ditch. His wife Mary was unhurt. RCMP alerted. Mae's Ambulance responded. Pattison's Funeral Home to handle arrangements. An inquest is unlikely.
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Aloveius Gaspodar
Tat General Hospital
Medicine Hat
Medicine
Elkwater
Gaspodar
Mary
RCMP
Mae
Pattison
N. E.G. F. Skinner
Keller Advises Residents On Voter Lists
Medicine Hat residents should have received a voters list for the April 8 election. Returning officer Peter Keller urges anyone missing their list or finding errors to contact the Insurance Exchange Building or the court of revision at the Red Cross Rooms.
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Medicine Hat
Peter Keller
Keller
Insurance Exchange
JAZ
Court of Revision
Red Cross
Cuban Fails Atlantic Barrel Crossing to Havana
A 34 year old Cuban Pedro Leon Barba attempted to cross the Atlantic from Las Palmas to Havana in a barrel. After drifting a few yards the craft capsized and Barba was rescued and placed in an asylum for a mental examination.
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Las Pabmas
Canary Islands
Reuters
Pedro Leon Barba
Havana
Barba
French unions widen strikes amid wage protests and talks
Paris Reuters reports two more major unions call four hour strikes as 2,090,000 workers prepare to resume talks with the government. Coal miners meet the committee of wise men to press wage parity and a full walkout looms if offers fall short. Natural gas workers push for higher pay, threatening extended stoppages unless a satisfactory response is received within 48 hours.
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Paris
Reuters
France
Wise Men
Ducardent de Gaulle
Pierre Masse
General Planning
Laoq
French Coal Board
Tough Line Urged Tough Line Urged
Ontario's royal commission on crime reports extensive illegal gambling but no major organized crime or corruption. Justice W D Roach calls for tougher action, removal of a deputy commissioner, and study of four other officials for possible prosecution. The Mafia is not a factor. commission aided policing and suggests cleaner hiring to curb political interference.
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Toronto
Ontario
Royal Commission On Crime
Attorney General's Department
W. D. Roach
Ontario Court of Appeal
James Bartlett
Ontario Provintial Police
Allan Stringer
Peterborough
Sete
Joseph McDermott
Vincent Ferley
Commission
Life Mines
James Maloney
McDer- Inatt
Feeley
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