Salk Polio Vaccine Field Tests Heading for April Start
New York AP reports that enough trial vaccine to inoculate over 370,000 children will be ready for polio field tests around April 12. Dr Hart E Van Riper, medical director of the Infantile Paralysis foundation, announced in a status report to state health officers. The vaccine was developed by Dr Jonas E Salk at the University of Pittsburgh under foundation funding.
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New York
Hart E. van Riper
U.S
National Foundation For
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Hudson's Bay Plans $3.25 Million Edmonton Store Expansion
Hudson's Bay Co announces a $3,250,000 extension to the downtown Edmonton store doubling its floor space. Construction slated to start next summer and finish in about one year. The three storey expansion will feature two stone carvings symbolizing Edmonton's history and ties to the company dating back about 160 years.
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Edmonton
Hudson's Bay Co
Company
Gifted Pupils Classes To Start In Winnipeg Schools
Winnipeg officials announce experimental classes for gifted pupils in fall next year. The program will serve students up to grade seven and focus on extra reading, study, and deeper science and social studies work rather than accelerating pace.
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Winnipeg
A. D. Thomson
Maple Creek Curlers Plan Artificial Ice Facility
Maple Creek curlers, hindered by warm winter, pursue artificial ice after touring Macleod Claresholm High River and Picture Butte plants. They will disband the old rink company and form a new one with each curler as a shareholder at five dollars. Estimated cost is about $22,000 upon installation.
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Maple Creek
Syd Dee
Elmer Hoffman
Eugene Ekart
Macleod
Claresholm
High River
Picture Butte
Prairie moisture deficits ease but crops rise to record levels
Moisture shortfalls persisted across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba for fall and winter but were smaller than last year. By February end Alberta showed a 4 percent deficiency Saskatchewan 2 percent and Manitoba 12 percent. Weather swings included heavy winter snows in parts and above normal rainfall in others, yet heavy yields followed, with Canada’s 1953 crops second largest in history behind 1952.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Federal Transport Department
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairies
Medicine Hat
Mnitoba
B C store managers say Western children grow bigger than expected
Vancouver CP reports department store managers in British Columbia note children there grow larger than Premier Bennett's proposed sales tax exemption sizes account for. They estimate 90 percent of 14-year-olds would miss sweater exemptions and 85 percent would miss shoe exemptions, with shirts size 15 limiting sales tax relief for many youths due to regional size differences.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Bennett
B.C
Citizenship Day Set for May 21
Immigration Minister Harris announced Citizenship Day will be held Friday May 21 with observances in many communities and essay contests on the theme for school children. The number of new migrants filing declarations to become Canadian citizens rose, rising to 25,000 in 1953 from 13,000 the year before.
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Ottawa
Harris
Canada
Royal Tan Wins Grand National Triumph for Griffin
Royal Tan ridden by Bryan Marshall won the 108th Grand National at Aintree by a neck over Tudor Line with Irish Lizard third. It was Griffin and Marshall’s second consecutive National win, following Early Mist last year. Only six of 29 finished, with Sanperson Martinique Uncle Barney Southern Coup and Ontray also completing. Payouts: Royal Tan tickets in Irish sweepstakes worth 950 000, Tudor Line 20 000, Irish Lizard 10 000 pounds.
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Aintree
Eng
Joe Griffin
Royal Tan
Tudor Line
Irish Lizard
Tudor Tine
Griffin
Bryan Marshall
Sanperson
Martinique
Uncle Barney
Southern Coup
Ontray
Smilestones Magistrate Locksmith Custodian Gambler Joke
Magistrate questions a locksmith found in a gambling joint after arrest. The locksmith replies he was making a bolt for the door, a claim that adds a dry punchline to the scene.
Father Son Share Ward in Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Robert Biggs and his six year old son Chuckie share a two bed ward at the William Ross sanatorium in Lafayette Indiana as both undergo treatment for tuberculosis. Dr J W Strayer notes it is the only recorded father son combination in such care. Biggs learned of his illness last December after a mobile X ray at Crawfordsville and routine checks showed Chuckie infected.
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Lafayette
Ind
Chuckie
Robert Biggs
Biggs
J. W. Strayer
William Ross Sanatorium
Crawfordsville
Chuck
Lust in Custody Awaiting Hearing on Threat Charge
Emil Lust remains in police custody after a threatening letter to his in laws prompted a shooting incident at the Seitz home. He awaits transportation to Lethbridge jail or an April 31 preliminary hearing to determine if higher court charges will follow.
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Emil Lust
Lethbridge
Lust
Fred Seitz
Eighth Street
S.E
Seitz
A. Y. Spivack
Prairie Weather Holds With Light Snow Across Regions
Weather in Edmonton and surrounding prairie areas shows little change. Clouds linger with intermittent snow in the south while the north endures subzero overnight temperatures. daytime readings forecast near 20 above across all regions. Medicine Hat reports cloudy skies with occasional snow, steady temperatures, northeast winds increasing to 20.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Canadian pair claim Grand National glory at Aintree
Two Brit ish Columbia Canadians, Dan Wood of Britannia Beach and another from Peasantside, win $140 000 each as Royal Tan wins the 108th Grand National in England. Tudor Line and Irish Lizard riders also cash in, with Kingston and Toronto ticket holders earning second and third prize money.
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British Columbia
Royal Tan
Aintree
England
Tudor Line
Dan Wood
Britannia Beach
B. C
Peasantside
Opening of Canadian Red Cross HQ in Medicine Hat
Official opening of the Canadian Red Cross Society head quarters in Medicine Hat is planned for next Wednesday at 3 p.m. Provincial Red Cross officials from distant points will attend, including D. N. Tomlinson. The building on Third St opposite Toronto St School has housed the branch for a month. W. I. Cocks serves as branch president this year.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Medicine Hat
N. Tomlinson
Red Cross
Third St
Toronto St
W. I. Cocks
Sask to Build Red River Carts for Jubilee
Winnipeg reports Saskatchewan will use Red River carts as historic site markers for its golden jubilee celebration. The Manitoba committee secured elm logs from Winnipeg after Saskatchewan lacked suitable wood for authentic carts. Eleven elm logs weighing about 3000 pounds were sent from a Winnipeg golf course identified by A. J. Taunt on, deputy city engineer.
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Winnipeg
Red River
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Jubilee Committee
A. J. Taunton
Canned Goods Prices Expected to Drop Under New Rail Rates
The board of transport commissioners announced a new order enabling railways to contract with canning and packing companies in six eastern provinces to move goods to the far west at lower freight costs. The basic rate drops to 20.7 and 2.97 per 100 pounds from Ontario to Vancouver, a six percent reduction, with Alberta and the B C interior at 11/3 the Vancouver rate.
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Medicine Hat
Board of Transport Commissioners
Far West
Ontario
Vancouver
Alberta
B.C
Interior
Honorary life member for Bob Allan
Bob Allan retired fire chief of Medicine Hat received a special certificate in the mails making him an honorary life member of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. The award honors his long years of outstanding service to the association.
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Bob Allan
Medicine Hat
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Association
Churchill to address Commons on United States hydrogen tests
London Reuters reports Prime Minister Churchill will make a major Parliament statement next week on US hydrogen bomb tests. He may say Britain cannot urge the US to abandon experiments, while Labor MPs push for a meeting with Eisenhower and Malenkov on international control. Civil defence chiefs fear fear may slow town recruiting as Britain fields 395,000 volunteers but needs 105,000 more.
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London
Reuters
Churchill
United States
Disenhower
Bikini
Pacific
Commons
Russia
Eisenhower
Malenksy
Britain
Reds Describe Hydrogen Bomb as Moscow Meteorite Echo
The New York Times reports a Moscow dispatch citing Red Star claiming a hydrogen bomb explosion matched the 1908 Tunguska meteorite event. The piece notes a drawn diagram of the weapon and says Soviet public exposure to bomb magnitudes may be new, with U S confirmation of a test adding to the debate.
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New York
New York Times
Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Tunguska River
Siberia
Times
Harrison E. Salisbury
Soviet Union
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow Dispatch
Drew Again Opposes Red China Recognition
Ottawa CP reports opposition leader George Drew argues recognizing the Chinese Communist government would be appeasement and invite war. He calls Red China robbers and murderers and warns that signaling with the Kremlin increases war prospects while Pearson resists Geneva pressure for recognition.
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Ottawa
Canada
George Drew
St. Laurent
Far East
Nize
China
Drew
Pearson
Geneva
Korea
Indo- China
Kremlin
E. G. Hansell
Macleod
New Antibiotic Azaserine Seen Hope Against Cancer
A new antibiotic azaserine shows promise against cancers in mice by slowing growth and sometimes destroying tumors when paired with another drug. Early human tests are not yet impressive, but researchers from Sloan-Kettering and Parke Davis remain hopeful for better results.
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Kansas City
American Chemical Society
G. Chester Stock
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
New York City
Sloan-Kettering
Parke, Davis and Company
Detroit
Parke
Avis
Stock
Mystery virus hits Townsville thousands
A mysterious illness struck Townsville, Queensland, affecting about 15 000 people in the month. Dr N Seo Young of Townsville Hospital says the disease remains unidentified with dengue like symptoms. Scientists consider a rare virus as a possible cause.
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Sydney
Australia
Reuters
Queensland
Townville
Townsville Hospital
N. Seo Young
West Brom reach FA Cup final after 2 1 win over Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion advanced to the FA Cup final after a 2-1 victory over Port Vale, with a late penalty sealing the win. They will meet Preston North End, who beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the other semi-final, in a bid to claim the trophy next May.
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London
Reuters
Bromwich Albion
Port Vale
Teader
West Bromwich
Preton North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Wverhampton Wanderers
Middlesbrough
Behs
Huddersfield
Charlton
Arctic cold front settles across Canada prairies and coast
A Yukon and Northwest Territory cold air mass sweeps eastward driving subfreezing to Prairies including Edmonton Saskatoon Regina and Winnipeg with White River Timmins seeing extreme lows. The system proceeds toward Ontario and Quebec as Pacific coast snow hits Vancouver Victoria and surrounding areas.
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Prairies
Yukon
Northwest Territies
West
T Prairies
Edmonton
Saskatoe
Regina
Winnipeg
Onta
Timmins
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Coast Vancouver
Pacl
Arctic
Wear
Canada
Va Couver
Victoria
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Rule
Wynn & Rule
Burt
Sask
Champ Bromwich Info
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