Warden Trant Killed Testing Shotgun at Jail Range
William S. Trant 45 warden of the provincial jail was killed Tuesday when a sawed off shotgun he was testing discharged at a nearby shooting range. He was found by a jail guard near Prince George British Columbia. A coroner's jury ruled April 12 traffic injuries to John O Skarin 77 accidental. Edmonton officials note Skarin was Edmonton's sixth traffic fatality of 1956.
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Prince George
B. C
William S. Trant
RCMP
Trant
Edmonton
John O. Skarin
Skarin
Eight year old Carolyn Moore funeral held in Langley
Carolyn Moore was laid to rest in Langley today with services by ministers from three local churches. Gerald Eaton, a 51 year old ferry deckhand, faces murder charges in her death after she was found beaten following her disappearance last Saturday while walking to meet her mother near the Anglican Church.
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Langley
Carolyn Moore
Gerald E. Eaton
Friday Special With Contractors Re Future Plans
Mayor Weiner will convene a special meeting Friday at 2 30 PM with local building contractors to survey summer building requirements. The aim is to map new dwelling prospects, aid city expansion, and allocate city lots including Crescent Heights where a subdivision is planned. Registration in the area may open early next week. Ernie Johnson of the Medicine Hat Builders Association notified contractors.
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Weiner
Crescent Heights
Ernie Johnson
Medicine Hat Builders Association
Hammarskjold Arrives in Damascus for Second Israel Talks
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold landed in Damascus for a second round of talks aimed at resolving Syria and Israel river Jordan water dispute. He and aides quickly met Syrian officials after arriving by air and driving from the airport to the foreign ministry.
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Damascus
Syria
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Jordan
Hammarskjold
Foreign Ministry
Blood donor clinic fills St Barnabas basement with volunteers
At St Barnabas church basement the Red Cross unit runs a busy blood donation night. Ken Knowles and George Oliver lead donors, nurses, and junior volunteers through a 6 PM start, with 92 donors in the first hour and a canteen serving coffee and treats to sustain workers and donors alike.
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St. Barnabas Church
Red Cross
Ken Knowles
Ken
George Oliver
Suffield
George
Len Morris
Leslie Moncks
Hutchinson Ave
Leslie
Warren Kimmitt
Mission of Mercy
Hissmother
B. Johnson
Muriel Smith
Leslie Ker
G. W. Pingle
Janice Sulz
Red Cross Unit
Joyce Edwards
Secret Service
B. McCallum
Calgary
Alberta
B.C
V.A.D
St. John Ambulance
S. F. Solley
Wilf Campbell
Wilf Crossling
C. L. Jackson
16Th Avenue
Crescent View
E. R. Ganden
Third Ave. S.W
Julie
Connaught
Clara Seitz
Emma Schaff
Mary Schneider
Frank Butler
Dan
Jaycees
Fred Splett
Ald
Ed Heckbert
Jack Cuthbertson
Russ McBride
Tom Montgomerie
Sam Stone
Blood donors set record at local clinic
Mrs. W. C. Campbell reported 295 donations at the blood donor clinic on Tuesday night, the busiest ever. Officials praised the turnout, noting donors' inconvenience, including three sightless Dirk children helped by their mother and a neighbor, and Jenny Ferretti, a teacher who last fall received a cornea transplant.
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W. C. Campbell
Dirk
Jenny Ferretti
Smileston es Boss Jokes About Dozing At Work
A humorous remark from a boss suggests that employees who nap at the office would be more comfortable if laid end to end. The quip plays on office fatigue and workplace morale.
Baseball Scores from the American League
Kansas City was blanked 28 to 3 by Boston after a Bostons 1st inning onslaught. Ditmar and Gorman worked late. Ginsberg Brewer and White homered for Boston. Detroit beat New York 15 to 8 in a high scoring game. Mantle and Berra homered for the Yankees while Del House hit for Detroit.
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Kansas City
Boston
Ditmar
Gorman
Harrington
Ginsberg
Brewer and White
L-Ditmar
Detroit
New York
Lary
House
Kucks
Coleman
Berra
Del
Ny-Mantle
Flooding Hits St Francois Xavier District Prompting Disaster Request
Three quarters of the Assiniboine river district are flooded by ice jam waters in St. Francois Xavier. The council unanimously asks Manitoba to declare a disaster zone and taps the National Disaster Fund as crests approach from the upper river. Crews repair a 140-foot break in the Poplar Point dike while volunteers shore smaller breaches. Civil defence chief Maj.-Gen Worthington visits as preparations continue.
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St. Francois Xavier
Manitoba
Assiniboine
National Disaster Fund
Campbell
Winnipeg
Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Act
Poplar Point
Civil Defence
F. F. Worthington
Ottawa
Toba
Literary Sleuth Blasted
CHISLEHURST England Reuters Clifford Hoffman an American literary sleuth drew sharp sarcasm on Tuesday for failing to prove Shakespeare was a fraud The London Evening News mocked his claim that Christopher Marlowe wrote Shakespeare’s plays arguing the notion is as preposterous as questioning the Gettysburg Address The paper noted Hoffman's assertion about Marlowe and Walsingham’s supposed manuscripts as a dubious lead LIT Page 13
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Chislehurst
England
Reuters
Clifford Hoffman
Shakespeare
Hoffman
London Evening News
Hamlet
Denmark
Evening News
Christopher Marlowe
Gettsyburg
Canada records March trade deficit as imports hit new high
Ottawa reports March 1956 trade deficit of 132.7 million with imports rising to a record 465.9 million and exports slipping to 333.2 million. The three month deficit totals 225.2 million, with U S trade contributing most of the gap as imports from the United States soar.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Britain
U. S
PM Says No Decision Yet on Trans Canada Pipeline Aid
Ottawa reports indicate the government has not decided on extending extra funds to begin construction of the 2200 mile cross country gas pipeline this year. Prime Minister St Laurent told opposition leader Drew no decision has been reached regarding an 80 million dollar advance to Trans Canada Pipe Lines Ltd for the Prairie leg. He denied seeing any offer to Trade Minister Howe about an alternate plan and said such letters, if any, have not reached cabinet.
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Ottawa
The
Commons
Trans - Canada
Trans - Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Prairie
Drew
Howe
Frank McMahon
Calgary Oil and Gas Executive
Railways unions reject reopen talks on wage dispute
Montreal based unions refuse to renegotiate but open to a conference on implementing conciliation board recommendations. The board urged an 11 percent wage rise with fringe benefits, costing about 60 million dollars, far below unions’ initial 90 million demand. The government may intervene to convene a fresh meeting in Montreal.
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Montreal
Cp) — Railways Union
Conciliation Board
Frank H. Hall
Ottawa
Gregg
Redcliffe housewife recounts washing machine shock injury
A Redcliffe mother of five told THE NEWS she remains unable to fully use her arms after a washing machine short circuited while she did laundry last Friday. The cord was knocked from the wall, stopping the shock as she fell, with neighbours and family rushing to her aid. The fault was blamed on copper wiring under the machine.
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Redcliff
THE
News Today
May Hildebrand
Medicine Hat
Harris Construction Wins Bow River Canal Contract
Edmonton CP Harris Construction Ltd of Medicine Hat won about 10.5 miles of Bow River development canal work in Lomond area northwest of Lethbridge. Agriculture Minister Halmrast announced the bid of $246,491 was the lowest of 11 received for the irrigation project.
Capsizing is Fraud Blame Negro Youth in Vancouver Harbor
Reports of a capsizing in Vancouver harbor were blamed on the imagination of a stowaway. Police investigate a youth from St Kitts, Bruce Walls, who claimed to be penniless and jumped from an outbound ship. Flares and boats searched after he said he and two companions were swept overboard. He later recounted a changed tale, then disappeared from sight on the Merton, a British freighter bound for St Kitts via Capetown and England.
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Vancouver
West Indies
Bruce Walls
Merton
St. Kitts
Leeward Islands
Capetown
England
Weather relief eyed for southern province regions
The extreme southern areas will see relief from recent wintry conditions with slightly higher temperatures and occasional sun expected on Thursday.
Fail to Agree On Disarmament
London Reuters reports the United Nations disarmament sub committee failed to reach an East West disarmament agreement after seven weeks of meetings. Representatives of Canada Britain the United States France and Russia concluded the talks and the secretariat was instructed to prepare a report to be presented Thursday.
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London
Reuters
United Nations
Ask Bail Jumper To Return In Toronto Case
A suburban New Toronto couple appealed for Edwin McDonald 31 who jumped 50000 bail to face trial. McDonald brother of famed criminal Mickey McDonald failed to appear as trial resumed. Judge ordered arrest and bail forfeiture while the Thomases explain their decision to post the remaining 25000.
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Toronto
Edwin McDonald
Joseph P. Thomans
McDonald
Mickey McDonald
Canada
Ian Macdonnell
Thomas
Himalayan Crown: Mahendra Becomes Nepal King Amid Pomp
In Katmandu a 36 year old Hindu monarch, Mahendra, was crowned at 10 43 a m local time with gem circlet and bird of paradise plumage. The ceremony mixed ancient rites with modern cameras foreign observers and tourists as guns boomed and bands played.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mahendra
Mahen
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