Communist China to Help Russia in Event of War
Saskatchewan farmers flood damage prompts CCF demand for $10 per acre compensation and a June 1 seed unplanted deadline. Alberta gas pipeline delays loom as Ottawa talks aim for progress. Vienna reports a final draft treaty restoring Austria's independence with Moscow agreement references and Western concessions.
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China
Russia
Vienna
Reuters
Austria
Moscow
Soviet Union
Turbo jet liners to fly Atlantic in six hours
Clayton Glenn of Trans-Canada Air Lines predicted at the Engineering Institute of Canada meeting that turbo jet transports in five to six years will travel the Atlantic in about six hours, carry 100 passengers, and cross Montreal to London in half the current time, with triple fuel capacity and much higher cost.
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Toronto
Atlantic
Clayton Glenn
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Engineering Institute of Canada
Glenn
Montreal
London
Baseball scores from Canada Press report
In the American League, Kansas City defeated Boston 8 to 12 with Raschi and Delock sharing pitching duties and Delock landing the win. In the National League, Chicago beat Pittsburgh 4 to 0 as King took the loss for Pittsburgh and Tappe hit a homer for Chicago.
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Kansas City
Boston
Raschi
Boyer
Sleater
Astroth
Delock
Hurd
White
Atwell
Jones
McCullough
L—King
Chicago
Tappe
Toronto Playcraftsmen and UBC Players Shine at Dominion Drama Fest
Adjudicator Mrs. Gerda Wrede praised two standout performances, Toronto Playcraftsmen's The Country Girl and University of British Columbia Players' Club Alumni's The Crucible, for professional standard and strong direction. She noted the BC group’s staging used nonverbal theatre to reach the audience, with excellent timing and lighting.
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Regina
Toronto
British Columbia
Gerda Wrede
Toronto Playcraftsmen
The
Crucible
University of British Columbia Players’ Club
Wrede
Regina Little Theatre
Newfoundland
John van Druten
Winnipeg Little Theatre
Congress weighs stand-by powers to control polio vaccine
Washington AP reports Rep. Jesse Wolcott calls a plan for stand-by presidential authority to regulate distribution and prices of Salk polio vaccine a compromise between voluntary guidelines and full federal controls. The move comes as the House banking committee reviews vaccine control bills amid Public Health Service actions.
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Washington
United States Congress
Eisenhower
Jesse Wolcott
Rep. Mich
Wolcott
House of Representatives Banking Committee
U. S. Public Health Service
Quebec youths to stand trial for priest murder
Three Quebec youths age 17 to 18 were committed to stand trial at the Brandon fall assizes for the pistol slaying of Rev. Alfred Quinton. The preliminary hearing ended with 29 crown witnesses and rigorous defense arguments over admissibility of statements. The victims and suspects were linked to Montreal and Riviere des Prairies.
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Quebec
Brandon
Brandon Fall Assizes
Claude Paquin
Gerard Yvon de Tonnancourt
Montreal
Guy Ferragne
Riviere
Harry Walsh
Winnipeg
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Walsh
F. O. Meighen
RCMP
W. J. Major
William Stordy
George Parquette
Harold Luross
Criminal Investigation Branch
Plans for 100 bed nurses home near Medicine Hat hospital
Trustees of the Medicine Hat municipal district hospital board received sketch plans for a new 100 bed nurses home. If approved by ratepayers, construction could begin in months and the home would be completed with the new hospital. The project fits beside the hospital with possible connecting passages.
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Medicine Hat Municipal
Ficials
Medicine Hal
Dave Broadfoot
Bill McQueen
D.S. Hawthorne
Jack Cuthbertson
Peng accuses United States of seeking world domination
Peng Teh huai, defense minister of Red China, pledges aid with the Soviet bloc if war erupts in Europe. Speaking at the Warsaw conference, he asserts China will join a struggle against imperialist aggression and predicts the destruction of capitalism, while accusing the United States of seeking global dominance.
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Macmillan
Pinay
U.S
Dulles
Paris
North Atlantic Council
Molotov
Warsaw
Peng
United States
China
Soviet Union
Europe
Peng Teh-huai
Red
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Albania
East Germany
Weather outlook for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Cloudy skies cover most of Alberta and Saskatchewan with afternoon showers in Alberta and southern Saskatchewan and intermittent rain in central Saskatchewan over the period.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Smiletones Clash Over Ugly Faces Lesson
Aunt Bessie recalls a childhood warning about making ugly faces. Little Elberta retorts that she was warned, noting the cartoonish exchange between relatives.
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Elberta
Flood Crest Moves Toward Brandon as Manitoba Floods Rise
Flood crests on the Assiniboine and QuAppelle rivers push toward Brandon Manitoba with a one foot rise in the As siniboine near St Lazare. Crews sandbag homes and a municipal road while Sifton declares a disaster area and seeks aid. About 30 000 acres of farmland are underwater and Mystic creek floods close No 10 highway near Flin Flon.
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St. Lazare
Assiniboine
Qu’Appelle
Manitoba
Kirkella
Sask
Kamsack
Sifton
Pipestone Creek
Oak Lake
Belleview
Tipestone Creek
Assiniboine Valley
Mystic Creek
Flin Flon
Premier Campbell backs summer equalized assessment talks
Premier Campbell of Manitoba announced a provincial municipal conference on equalized assessments will be held this summer. Banff-Jasper highway opening pushed to after May 24 due to snow and frost at the summit. Alberta agriculture committee to hear briefs on marketing legislation including Walsh Cattle Marketing Association. Sad Sam Jones no hitter for Chicago Cubs against Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. Premier Duplessis schedules three by-elections in Montreal area on July 6. St Laurent to meet Sask ministerial group on flood damage and drainage financing.
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Campbell
Manitoba
Banff-Jasper
Alberta
Agriculture Committee
Walsh Cattle Marketing Association
Bert Hargrave
Manning
Chicago Cubs
Sam Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jones
Saskatchewan Flood Recovers as Levels Hold Steady
Regina reports flood fears easing as water levels remain static or fall across the province. Deputy civil defence coordinator L V Moxham says the situation is bright with no further flood threats. Wednesday sees no new sandbag requests.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Civil Defence
L. V. Moxham
Civil Defence Department
Tantallon
Kipling
Qu’Appelle
Archerwill
Manning calls for election after Alberta legislature dissolution
Premier Manning announced a snap provincial general election after the Liberal led opposition triggered the dissolution of the third Alberta legislative session. He urged the Lieutenant Governor to prorogue the session immediately and said voters should decide on the government’s actions.
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Peiping
Formosa
Edmonton
Manning
Alberta
Treasury Branch
Rocket Explosion Kills Three at Valcartier Camp
At Valcartier army camp in Quebec three civilians were killed when a rocket they were salvaging for scrap metal exploded. The victims were Paul Odilon Daigle 26 Marie Claire Daigle 16 and Adrien Labranche 21 all of Saint Gerard Magella. Mrs Daigle survived with injuries and walked two miles to seek aid.
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Valcartier
Que
Valcartier Army Camp
Army
Montreal
Paul Odison Daigle
Paul Odilon Daigle
Marie Claire Daigle
Adrien Labranche
St. Gerard - Magella
Odilon Daigle
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H. A. Bryson
Humboldt-Melfort
A. M. Nicholson
Mackenzie
McCann
James Dempsey
Progressive Conservative
Ontario
Renfrew South
Fred S. Zap- Hitny
CCF — Dauphin
Dempsey
Canada
Senate
M. F. Anthony
St. Laurent
Ottawa
Gas Company
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Board of Transport Commissioners
Massey
Saskatoon
Prissana and
Napit Polpinyo
Jwapon Karsemsak
University of Chicago
Bangkok
Department of Health
Ed Herrmann
Emil Schneider
Lethbridge Hospital
John MacKay
Endre Marton
Associated Press
Budapest
Dr. Marton
Bulletins
Duplessis
P. M. St. Laurent
Prairie
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Valcartier Camp
Daigle
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