Calgary Fire Sparks Danger as Baby Is Fed
In Calgary a crib fire was averted when Dawn-Eye Antaya removed seven month old Brian for feeding at 5:54 a.m. The crib near a hot plate burst into flames, hospitals report no injuries. A second Calgary item notes a gas tank car incident where an eight year old boy Jimmy Watt was rescued with help from a motorist and cabbie after fumes filled the car.
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Brian
James Watt
CNR
Monty Skalerud
Jimmy
Western Roundup items span politics floods protests and awards
Western Roundup reports provincial CCF leader Alex MacDonald condemns an 80 million federal loan to Trans-Canada Pipe Lines as unsound. Winnipeg fears 1956 flood costs exceed 100000. A Toronto swimmer plans a May 27 debut on Juan de Fuca Strait. Forty women from the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors march Nelson streets. Edmonton businessmen back five cent half hour meters to spur downtown garages. Canada may lead uranium production in two years per Desmond Kidd at a trade conference. Calgary honors John L. Laurie as outstanding citizen of the year. See Western.
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Alex MacDonald
CCF
Trans-Canada
Census aims to map Canada’s farm changes since 1951
Census chief Dave Broadfoot announces the 1956 all-Canada census will gather farm data to measure shifts in field crops across the Dominion. Enumerators will visit farmers, with advance schedules mailed, to create a new benchmark for annual statistics.
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Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
AGGIE
Liberal majority closes debate on pipeline vote
The Commons passed a government closure motion 122 to 73 to end debate on the cross Canada natural gas pipeline loan. Trade Minister Howe led the measure amid opposition jeers as Liberals used the weapon for the first time in 24 years. St Laurent voted in favor.
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Social Credit
Raoul Poulin
Beauce
Paul E. Gagnon
Chicoutimi
Carl Nickle
Calgary South
Two Killed In Explosion In Oak Ridge
The second of three men injured in a Monday explosion in Oak Ridge died today. I Lyons 27 and W R Stooksbury 27 died of extensive burns and other injuries. G R Myers 26 remained in critical condition with the loss of an arm. AEC said the blast originated in a scrap heap of zirconium oxide and zirconium. the atomic plant was not damaged.
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G. R. Myers
Atomic Energy Commission
Medicine Hat Health Unit Reports Restaurant Dishwashing Progress
The Medicine Hat Health Unit releases a quarterly report noting improvements in restaurant dishwashing and hygiene in Brooks Redcliff and Bow Island. A second round of swab testing will grade establishments A for Good B for Fair and C for Poor based on dishwashing practices with results posted publicly.
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Nine Die In Crash Near Louisville Indiana
A twin-engine Lockheed plane owned by Crane Plumbing Co of Chicago crashed in a rainstorm on an Indiana farm near Jeffersonville across the Ohio River from Louisville. Nine executives were killed as the craft nosed into a muddy field in a 45 degree angle, with wreckage spread over about 100 yards. Police recovered all nine bodies from the semi swamp site.
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City expands Kingston subdivision as half of lots bought
City controller Tommy Legge reports that just over half of the 120 Kingston building lots have been purchased. More lots may be sold soon as residents show interest but have not yet acted. By Monday close, over 60 lots were paid for. The area was initially fully booked after a Brown and Hogg survey, but many options lapsed before the deadline. If no construction starts within six months, purchased lots revert to the city. Local opinion blames aggressive brokers and a 900 square foot minimum. Development continues with more lots available for sale.
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Kensington
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Brown and Hogg Co. Ltd
Santee’s Amateur Status Upheld by New York Supreme Court
New York AP reports Justice Walter A. Lynch upheld the lifetime suspension on Wes Santee by the AAU for professionalism. The ruling criticized amateur officials while noting Santee’s self-idolizing stance. Santee, KU graduate and Marine Corps officer, had alleged AAU rule violations and jurisdiction issues.
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Guesstimate on Kensington area costs outlined
A News survey estimates new Kensington area service costs near 120000 dollars or about 1000 dollars per lot for 120 lots. Fire alarm system unclear but up to 2000 dollars per box possible, with roads about 32000 dollars funded by by law and sidewalks and gutters at 28000 dollars charged to property owners. Total city development cost around 379000 dollars this year.
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Smilestones Training Mandy As Maid Inhed Long Distance Call
Mandy begins work as a maid and handles a phone call. When asked who called she replies that it was nobody just a woman from far away New York, confirming it was a long distance call.
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New York
Alberta Safety Council reports drop in fatalities
The Alberta Safety Council released figures showing 44 road deaths to end of April, down from 65 last year. April fatalities were ten, down from 21 in 1955, while injuries fell to 991 from 1,083. Total accidents rose to 5,773 from 5,461. Edmonton led in accidents with 438, Calgary 210, Lethbridge 23, Medicine Hat 20.
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Alberta Safety Council Today
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Medicine Hat
Look Out Zeke the Revenooers Are Coming
Washington report on IRS agents chasing moonshine operators from the backcountry to northern cities. In the past two decades 24 000 illegal stills produced 36 million gallons, with most for commercial use. industry pushes tax cuts while government expands arrests. Forty one agents killed, 658 injured. affirms persistent, dangerous cat and mouse with the bootleg trade.
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New Yorks Times
North Carolina
Hill Country
Alabama
Rain Delays Seeding Across Alberta and Saskatchewan
Agriculture officials and farmers report twelve days of continuous rain with more wet weather likely delaying seeding for at least ten more days. Affected areas include Manyberries and Hilda Schuler with 98 percent of wheat planted in a rare exception. Temperatures have fallen to freezing and wild ducks gather south of Medicine Hat as gardens suffer.
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Pool
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Hilda- Schuler
Manyberries
Medicine Hat
Car Collision Takes 3 Lives in Alberta Highway Crash
Calgary police report a head on crash on No 2 highway 22 miles south of the city killed three people and left Dorothy Papp 37 hospitalized in serious condition with a fractured arm and head injuries. The dead include W J Elliston 71 of Parkland Alberta and his 70 year old wife Edith Jessie and an RCAF Station Claresholm aircraftman unnamed.
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Claresholm
Alberta and Saskatchewan Weather Outlook
Variable cloudiness persists in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan while southern areas stay mainly clear. A storm near Great Slave Lake will push warmer air across all regions tonight and lift temperatures to the low seventies tomorrow.
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