26 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1957
Page
1
Canadian geese return north over southwestern Ontario drawing crowds and straining local resources. In Amherstburg Henry Rebido ux runs a long standing sanctuary now overwhelmed by 4000 to 7000 geese, sparking a plea for government aid to cover food costs as locals push for wildlife support.
Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau told Western Canada audiences that crime news fuels crime waves and could be halved if media stopped covering it. He blamed entertainment media for inspiring youths to seek notoriety and warned against restricting press freedom.
Firefighters from Milk River battled a 35 000 bushel grain elevator fire assisted by a Lethbridge unit three hours after it started near the top. The Lethbridge truck brought gas masks lights hoses and no injuries were reported. Grain quantity on hand at outbreak unknown.
Ralph Dunlop of the Indian Head experimental station will keynote a Walsh conservation conference. He supervised planting of about six million trees in two Conquest area townships near Saskatoon last year and will discuss new species and progress at the event. Delegates from Cypress Hills to Many Islands Lake will hear PFRA assistant director E L Gray and Alberta deputy agriculture minister R M Putnam, with local BFRA officials reporting survey work.
Second to last bite of winter dumped eight to ten inches of wet snow on dry ground in Medicine Hat disrupting traffic and snapping some utility wires. Winds caused deep drifts while thawing cleared streets by noon with gutters running and cables restored by midday.
The weekend blizzard left deadly drifts across eight states with 33 deaths. Texas and Illinois each tally seven fatalities, Oklahoma five, Kansas four, Nebraska and Indiana three, Missouri two, New Mexico and Iowa one each. Rescue work began as skies cleared and heavy snow thawed, with thousands isolated and food airdropped.
Calgary report of a University of Alberta psychiatrist Dr S S Spaner at an industrial mental health seminar noting women now form about 36 percent of Canada's labor force. He warned tensions remain as men resist women in business and discussed chivalry, efficiency, and perceived traits of career women.
Edmonton physician Dr. S Greenhill told business executives that a sense of belonging matters as much as pay. He cited the Canadian Pacific Railway diesel firemen strike as evidence that prestige and social significance drive labor, not money alone, and warned that modernization has eroded personal satisfaction at work.
Dr. David Lander of Black Diamond, speaking at an industrial mental health seminar, said about 80 percent of accidents stem from unstable mind states. He linked factory mishaps to emotional disturbances at home or work and warned of self destructive impulses, noting 300,000 annual deaths worldwide by self harm.
Ottawa signals federal half share for standard ward care and diagnostics after six provinces sign agreements and pass enabling legislation. Opposition parties press for broader health plan. plan would extend to mental health and tuberculosis costs. Current talks show faster cooperation than earlier, with five provinces already operating plans.
Health Minister Martin said federal cost sharing of hospital insurance will start when six provinces sign agreements and pass enabling legislation. The Commons passed the hospital insurance resolution and the enabling bill. Opposition called for broader coverage including mental health and depreciation costs. Transport Minister Marler rejected calls for a prairie transport inquiry. Tuesday sits Senate debates farm grain loans.
Officials indicated permits may not be required after Saturday under a new system. George Clash, chair of the liquor control board, said the change is not yet confirmed. The purchaser would sign a slip with address and a statement that they are over 21 and eligible to buy liquor.
The Medicine Hat School Division No. 76 board approved a department of education plan for textbook rentals. The province will cover 40 percent of costs. students pay 1 to 7 dollars yearly by grade. Initial district cost is about 30,000 dollars with future costs lower. First orders paid in three instalments.
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