31 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1956
Page
1
Two brothers George Rhodes 22 and Arthur 25 were killed when their car left the road struck a power pole and plunged into the bush near Gibsons British Columbia. The brothers worked at a nearby logging camp.
A daylight-saving concept is credited to an old Indian who cut one end of his blanket and sewed it on the other to make it longer. The anecdote frames the origin of the seasonal timing idea as a clever practicality.
Western Prairies to stay cool with dull conditions. Edmonton forecast says cold weather in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan will spread to southern regions by tonight.
Bruce Hogle notes boxing argments since 1882 about the greatest heavyweight. Tunney claims he could have beaten Jack Dempsey that night, insisting his undefeated reign and retirement rank him top, despite later slips by Louis and others.
A description of Easter Monday pilgrimage to the Mount of Olives and nearby sites. The journey starts in the Garden of Gethsemane in the Valley of Cedron, passing the Rock of the Agony and Rock of the Three Apostles, then climbs toward Jerusalem with glimpses of the Church of the Assumption and shared shrines of various nations.
The article describes a pilgrimage ascent to Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Ascension. It recalls Abraham and Isaac, Solomon's temple, and the ascent site beneath the mosque dome, noting theRock of the Ascension set in a square recess and Jerusalem spread across the hills.
The Christian world waits for Easter dawn marking Christ's resurrection. Easter brings joy after Lent, with sunrise services, masses, and processions from Jerusalem to Hollywood. Children seek chocolate eggs and baskets while fashion showcases the Easter parade.
Moscow says it backs a three month freeze to Dec 31 1955 levels, then gradual cuts to 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 in the U S S R China Britain and France, with reductions in conventional arms and a proposed international control agency. Hydrogen weapon tests would be banned and a zone of limitation in parts of Europe created.
In Ceylon Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala campaigns on anti communist neutralism as April 4 elections loom after parliament dissolves over language policy. In London rumors surface Stalin killed his wife Nadia, tied to Khrushchev's critique of Stalin at the 20th party congress.
Canada enters a four day Easter weekend as 16 people die in accidents. A Canadian Press survey reports 13 traffic deaths and tallies show Quebec with seven, Ontario six, and British Columbia three.
Thirty heavily armed rebel leaders knelt before Mohammed Ben Youssef in Rabat pledging obedience to restore peace. The scene, at the aerial palace, signals the end of fighting with French forces and hints at a broader pivot in neighboring Algeria and Tunisia. One chief presented a sabre to Prince Moulay Hasgar as staff for the embryo Morocco army.
A Canadian Press summary notes winter brought above normal precipitation to western Canada yet southern and central Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan had shortages. Alberta’s overall precipitation was 1 percent below normal, Saskatchewan 6 percent above, and Manitoba 32 percent above. The winter was notably cold with regionally low temperatures and varied snowfall across provinces.
Prospect of a post Easter pickup lifts the U S economy with expected job gains in factory and construction sectors across most major areas. Auto industry inventories improve as March sales near production levels and second quarter output nears 1.8 million cars.
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