Tax Reprieve on Lady Dogs in Medicine Hat
City officials discuss bylaw revisions to raise dog licences and pound fees aiming to curb female dogs and fund pound operations. Proposals include $15 for female dogs, $6 for male, $5 pound return fee, with debate over practicality and fairness.
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Medicine Hat
Jack Starritt
Lorne Thompson
Lillian Gust
Harry Weiner
Starritt
Gust
Weiner
Ald. Thompson
Secret Service
Swift Current rail injury death and Western region notes
Russell Bailey, 32, of Beverley Saskatchewan, was killed near Swift Current when a rail grinder piece fractured and a rock struck his forehead. A coroner s jury viewed the body and the inquest was adjourned indefinitely five miles west of Swift Current. A 16 year old Birch River girl burned to death Sunday in a fire caused by an oil heater explosion. inquest to be held. Edmonton reports a new fall rye Sangaste variety now available at University of Alberta. Winnipeg Wheat Board opens flaxseed delivery quota March 22 for the 1956 57 crop year. Calgary reports Victor Borge touring western Canada by a bus with a bedroom and twin beds, travelling with his wife as shows begin in Edmonton.
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Swift Current
Russell Bailey
Beverley
Sask
Birch River
Man
Caroline Ptience
Winnipeg
Edmonton
John Unrau
University of Alberta
Estonia
Europe
Alberta
Canadian Wheat Board Today
Trade No. 80
Calgary
Victor Borge
Borge
SUEZ Canal Reopens to Smaller Vessels This Month
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says ships up to 1000 tons may pass as the waterway slowly resumes operations after last fall's fighting. Earlier, vessels under 300 tons and then up to 500 tons were cleared. UN salvage teams aim to clear the canal for maximum-size ships by April 10.
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SUEZ
Egypt
Suez Canal Authority
Weather leads mild Pacific air into Alberta and Saskatchewan
The article notes mild air from the Pacific raising daytime highs to 40 to 55 degrees and nights generally above 20. Maximum yesterday 58, minimum 29, precipitation nil. Edmonton 45 30, Calgary 58 30, Lethbridge 55 25, Saskatoon 45 25, Swift Current 45 30. Yesterday’s highs Calgary 50, Lethbridge 54, Swift Current 35.
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Pacific
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Saskatoon
Swift Current
Smilestones Misquoted Debt Exchange Sparks Laugh
In a playful exchange the speakers joke about a five dollar debt, recalling a dodge into a doorway as a humorous moment. The fragment hints at a lighthearted tiff and character dynamics. No additional facts are identifiable from the readable text.
City to require cash and carry for land sales
City to establish a land department handling sales of city owned land with cash payments and a six month construction deadline. Repossession and refund allowed if construction does not begin. Officials defend measure against speculators while aiding buyers unable to pay in full.
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Weiner
New Crisis Threat in Uneasy Middle East
Rabbi Arthur A. Chiel of Winnipeg addressed the Medicine Hat Canadian Club on Israel and the Middle East. He argued Israel as a democracy challenges the Arab status quo and warned of a potential new crisis from dealings with Nasser, citing U.N. responses and historical lessons.
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Middle East
Arthur A. Chiel
Medicine Hat
Rabbi Chiel
Winnipeg
Israel
United States
Nasser
U.N
London Spectator
Washington
Israel Threatens War If Suez Blocked
Premier David Ben-Gurion warned that if Egyptian President Nasser blocks Israel’s passage into the Gulf of Aqaba Israel will go to war. He stressed he does not want bloodshed but will respond with force if necessary.
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New York
David Ben-Gurion
Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Newsweek Magazine
Tel Aviv
Ben-Gurion
Haven of Rest to mark 10th anniversary with open house
The Baptist Haven of Rest celebrates its tenth anniversary tomorrow with an all day open house and a commemorative program in the evening.
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Haven of
Baptist Haven of Rest
Nurse Stronach Testifies in Adams Murder Trial
Crown witness Helen Stronach recalled Mrs. Edith Morrell’s final days as Dr. John Bodkin Adams faced cross examination at Old Bailey. The defence pressed her notes claiming she misrepresented the patient’s condition and latest meals while Adams maintained a calm, confident stance during the session.
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London
Reuters
John Bodkin Adams
Helen Stronach
Edith Alice Morrell
Adams
Old Bailey
Cerral Criminal Court
Geoffrey Lawrence
Miss Stronach
Lawrence
Rence
Eastbourne
Crown
Morrell
Queen Elizabeth Possible Canada Visit For Parliament Opening
Indications suggest Queen Elizabeth may visit Canada for a few days next fall to officiate at Parliament's opening after a possible U.S. stop. No invitation from the United States has been issued, though one may be likely.
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Ottawa
Elizabeth
Canada
United States
U.S
Building inspector cites lax zoning in hospital area
Medicine Hat building inspector G D Nuttall told council enforcement of single family zoning is not feasible due to staffing privacy concerns and rapid basement-suites proliferation. He listed 23 known basement suites in the hospital area and urged real estate agents to align buyers with zoning rules to improve enforcement.
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Medicine Hat
G. D. Nuttall
Civic Wars
Mr. Nuttall
Prospect Drive
Warmite
Nuttall
Develop‘ment Board
Tea and Coffee Prices Drop In City Stores
Retail prices for tea and coffee fall after a federal tax cut. The average price decline is seven cents per pound for coffee and eight cents per pound for tea, with effects seen today or tomorrow in local shops.
Workers to Strike Selectively in Britain as Talks Fail
British union leaders of 40 unions in the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions order an initial two week selective strike by 2.5 million workers starting Saturday, demanding a 10 percent wage rise with a national walkout if unmet by April 6. A 200,000 shipyard strike continues. Government considers an emergency cabinet committee.
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London
Reuters
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
Ian Macleod
Macleod
Macmillan
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Home Secretary
R. A. Butler
Ted Hill
Langlois vows east-end violence cleanup in Montreal
Police director Albert Langlois, reinstated last week after a vice-toleration acquittal, said the force has already tackled the east-end violence problem. He returned from a 29 month unpaid leave and pledged full police backing for victims amid recent window smashings and shootings.
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Montreal
Albert Langlois
Langlois
Quebec Court of Appeals
Ontario Prosecutions Launched Against Telegram Globe and Star
Ontario Attorney General Kelso Roberts announced prosecutions under the Lord's Day Act for the Toronto Telegram for a Sunday issue. He said he will also pursue the Globe and Mail and the Star, along with CBC and radio CKEY, in related actions.
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Toronto
Kelso Roberts
Ontario
Toronto Telegram
Empress forms fourth Fish and Game branch in southeast Alberta
Empress becomes the latest of three Alberta branches to join the Fish and Game Association, forming with 62 members under charter president Newell Russell. Frank Rogers and George Clarke serve as officers, a 10 member directorate will be chosen, and a $2 membership fee is set.
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Fish and Game Association
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Empress
Newell Russell
Frank Rogers
Bindless
George Clarke
Russell
Harold Ronnenberg
W. Colby. Reeser
Nick Sommers
Reeser
Ronnenberg
Foremost
Bow Island
City Uses Bylaw Surpluses to Fund Asphalt Plant
Civic authorities learned last night that funds from two bylaw surpluses will finance a new $85,000 asphalt mixing plant. The $500,000 power plant bylaw carries $48,800 unexpended, while the subway and underpass bylaw shows a $44,674 surplus due to grant income. The city will apply to the board of public utility commissioners for authorization to use the surpluses for the plant.
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Board of Public Utility
Commissioners
Alberta legislature approves near fourteen million capital program
The Alberta legislature approved a 14.5 million capital program for the coming year. Medicine Hat receives no funding while Hanna, Camrose, Calgary, Red Deer, and Wetaskiwin gain new or enhanced provincial buildings. Premier Manning faces questions from Social Credit member Mrs. E G Robinson on Medicine Hat’s lack of a new court house.
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Medicine Hat
E. G. Robinson
Social Credit
Court House
Hanna
Camrose
Calgary
Red Deer Court
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