Montana Power to Import More Alberta Gas Postwar Demand
The federal power commission authorized Montana Power Company to raise imports of natural gas from southeastern Alberta from 40 million to 100 million cubic feet daily. The approval, valid through May 14 1974 with a 20 billion cubic feet annual cap, hinges on potential review if appealed and on Canadian authorization. Local officials plan talks in Edmonton to expand supply for Medicine Hat and a new plant.
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Montana
Alberta
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Montana Power Company
Butte
Mont
Pakowki Lake
Pawkowki
Montana Power
Etzikom
Medicine Hat
New British Dominion Oil Co
Mid- Con
Weiner
E.G. Robinson
Edmonton
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Howe
Richard N. Ivins
Commission
Face Lifting and Bells Discussed for Jubilee in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat plans a civic beautification during May 14 to 28 to mark the Golden Jubilee. Aldermen and the mayor discussed city improvements including painting, lighting the city hall dome, restoring the old bell, greenery plans, and a rubbish cleanup. committees were named to report on beautification and dome feasibility.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Ald. L
Ald
Ed McCombs
Mayor Weiner
City Hall
S. F. Scott
Ald. McCombs
Ald. Walker
Parks Department
Parks
Ernie Heald
Public Works Department
L. E. Gust
Ald. Heald
McCombs
Lloyd Craig
Plane Crashes Killing 66 Aboard at Hawaii Depot
An AP report from Honolulu states a USS Navy transport plane with 66 aboard crashed into a mountain at the Laulaulei naval ammunition depot on Oahu. The craft carried 57 passengers and a nine-man crew plus military dependents. Rescue teams found no survivors as heavy rain and a low overcast hampered recovery efforts.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Navy
Lualualei
Oahu
Roy Essoyan
Naval
Essoyan
Hickam Field
Air Force
Marine
Army
J. F. la Spada
Marine Barracks
Clarence Hoe
Cmdr. J. Smith
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Moffett
Miss Medicine Hat Contender Hopes for City Support
City council discusses sponsoring a Miss Medicine Hat contender for the Miss Canada pageant. Alderman Walker urges assistance while Mayor Weiner resists funding, offering only good wishes. Mrs Gladys Simpson volunteers to sponsor. service clubs also weighing in as council awaits further developments ahead of the June 27 to July 2 London Ontario event.
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Ald. L
Gladys Simpson
Selah Hall
Council
London
Ont
Ald
Lloyd Craig
Weather winds down in western prairies as storm moves south
Blowing and continuous snow ends across most western prairie regions as the storm center shifts southeast into the United States. Southern Alberta and central and southern Saskatchewan still face cold temperatures, but improved conditions are expected elsewhere.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United States
Churchill Dodges Retirement Question In Commons
Sir Winston Churchill, 80, dodged a parliamentary query about his plans to retire as prime minister. He denied Manchester Guardian claims he is being pushed out by Tory colleagues while leaving open when he might step down, prompting laughter and mixed reactions in the House.
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Fraser Wighton
London
Reuters
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Manchester Guardian
Emanuel Shinwell
Labor
Churchill
Shinwell
Winston
Alberta plans subsidized medical insurance scheme
Edmonton Alberta's proposed subsidized medical insurance for residents could foreshadow a national plan Health Minister Cross said the federal government is ready to participate if all provinces join He proposed the province would cover one third of the cost with potential federal and municipal or individual shares also involved resulting in a tripartite funding model
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Labor
Gregg
Claude Ellis
CCF
Regina
Claude Jodoin
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
TLC
Federations of Labor
Ottawa
A. R. Mosher
Canadian Congress of Labor
Mosher
National Employment Service
Statistics Bureau
Edmonton
Alberta
Cross
Graham Scores Biggest Success In Glasgow Crusade
Billy Graham opened his evangelistic crusade in Kelvin Hall Glasgow before 11 000 Scots with 470 converts in the first night a record for any Graham crusade. An overflow 3 500 watched a private TV view as the preacher urged a return to the Bible and warned his audience not to miss the six week meetings.
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Ranald Maclurkin
Glasgow
Reuters
Billy Graham
North
Graham
Canada
United States
Blizzard Strikes South Alberta Delays Travel
A spring storm swept southern Alberta hitting Medicine Hat with blowing snow and winds up to 50 mph. Roads became impassable, buses halted, and several towns reported up to three inches of snowfall with drifts up to five feet. Utilities worked to keep streets clear while trains and some buses remained on schedule, though western Lethbridge buses ran late.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Crowsnest Pass
Bow Island
Taber
Rolling Hills
Suffield
Public Works Department
CPR
Trans Canada Airlines
Greyhound Bus Depot
Lethbridge
Manitoba
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Smiles and Jokes Highlight Truck Drive Event
A light hearted line prompts questions about interest in girls and responses noting attraction beyond gender. The remark linked to the SmileStones truck drive event sparked chatter among attendees and organizers.
Canvassers For Red Cross In Calgary Drive 1955
Inclement March weather slows but does not deter Red Cross canvassers in Calgary. Under chairmanship of Eric Schmid, volunteers led by 25 zone captains continue house to house solicitations for Red Cross funds supporting the crippled children's hospital, blood transfusion service, and general work at home and abroad.
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Red Cross
Bob Reidy
Red Cross Crippled Children’s Hospital
Calgary
General Red Cross
Eric Schmid
Debate over Alberta gas export and all Canadian pipeline plan
In the Commons Carl O Nickle presses the government on selling Alberta natural gas to the United States versus Trans-Canada Pipe Line Ltd plan for an all Canadian line to Ontario and Quebec. Prime Minister St Laurent says no taxpayer subsidy or fixed commitment to a pipeline serving Ontario and Quebec and notes no change in policy since 1953.
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Carl O. Nickle
Calgary South
Oil and Gas News
Nickle
Alberta
United States
Trans-Canada Pipe Line Ltd
Ontario
Quebec
North
Great Lakes
Trans-Canada
Beaulieu
U.S
Canada
St. Laurent
Mr. Nickle
Mr. St. Laurent
Medical murder case shocks Oklahoma families
Dr. Ben Galbraith, 34, an Oklahoma physician, admitted killing his wife and three children and expressed a wish to die quickly. The report notes a dramatic domestic tragedy amid other distant weather and budget items.
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Ben Galbraith
Oklahoma
New Cloth for Atomic Protection in U S Tests
Canada's Weinburger cloth, developed by Dr J W Weinburger, is tested in U S atomic energy commission Nevada shots. Defence Minister Campney says the process will be made available to industry soon under Crown control with royalties to the Crown and inventors. Televised spinning occurs at Dominion Woollens Ontario with seven mills under military contract.
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Douglas Leiterman
Ottawa
Canada
Defence Department
Central America
Mr. Campney
The
Commons
Campney
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Seven Persons
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William A. Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Canadian Legion
Everett
Canadian - Montana Gas Company, Limited
Canadian-Montana
Laulaulei
Smith
Answeg Cn
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A. I. Rook
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C. Forner
P. B. Nelson
E. Koch
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J. Zeigler
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J. Michelzki
G. Blanchard
E. Fox
L. Plotsky
C. Taber
C. Osborne
Bervin Johnson
Trout Lake
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Upper Peninsula
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Indianapolis
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