Manning Calls June 3 Conference on Highway Safety
Premier Manning announces the second Edmonton conference on highway safety to discuss engineering laws enforcement and public action. The all day session June 3 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium runs 9 am to 5 pm with no fee and delegates cover expenses. General chairman is Gordon E. Taylor with registration by May 25 at Room 327 Highways Building Edmonton.
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E. C. Manning
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Medicine Hat
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Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
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Blairmore not headed to ghost town despite mine layoffs
In Blairmore Alberta a government official says the town will survive despite 250 miners being laid off when Greenhill mine closed. Logging lumbering and summer tourism are expected to keep Blairmore viable, according to John Ferguson of the provincial coal miners rehabilitation committee.
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Edmonton
Blairmore
Alberta
Greenhill
John Ferguson
Coal Miners’ Rehabilitation Committee
Record Seeding of Mustard Grows on Prairies
Prairie farmers seed over 175000 acres to mustard amid rising export demand from Japan the Far East and the United States. Yellow and oriental varieties lead plantings with contracts guiding sowing costs and returns, while cow cockle remains the main weed challenge and Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba output is noted.
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Prairies
Canada
Japan
Far East
United States
G. K. Harris
Dominion Experimental Farm
Swift Current
Sask
Alberta
Harris
Manitoba
Altona
Man
Here
B.C
Saskatchewan
Howe Says Canada Happy To Sell Wheat To China
Trade Minister Howe voices willingness to sell Canadian wheat to China in exchange for gold or dollars. He says no negotiations are underway yet and mentions upcoming talks on Prairie grain transport in Winnipeg. A 500-strong crowd heard Howe in Weyburn with a motorcade and rally signs.
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Canada
China
Weyburn, Sask
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Winnipeg
Legion Hall
Main Street
Minimum Hospital Tax Of 12 Dollars Declared Not New Levy
The $12 minimum tax for hospital purposes is not new and does not apply where taxes exceed $60 or property is assessed at $1,400 or more. The rate targets owners of low value lots, ensuring those paying $2 or $3 still receive hospital benefits. Alderman Douglas clarifies water frontage charges: a 50-foot lot pays $6 for summer lawn and garden use, up from $4.
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Ald. J. W. Douglas
Toronto youth acquitted in fatal asphyxiation case
A 15-year-old boy was acquitted at a second trial on juvenile delinquency charges for the death of seven year old Wayne Mallette in Toronto. Wayne, from Seeley's Bay, was visiting with his parents when his body was found at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. The death was ruled asphyxiation after he was choked. The youth had earlier been convicted and sent to a training school before escapes and transfers. The Ontario Supreme Court ordered a new trial after Peter Woodcock was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a separate murder case. Woodcock testified at the second trial.
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Seeley’s Bay
Kingston
Ont
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Supreme Court of
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Carole Voyce
Woodcock
Finlay Bridge
Ricky Lewis
Connaught
Montreal St
Morris
Moris
Graham Crusade Draws Record Crowds in New York
The Billy Graham evangelistic crusade drew 13,000 to Madison Square Garden on the second night, with 545 responding to altar calls and 704 cards turned in, while a funeral tragedy and a Sunday-like atmosphere marked the third day of the six week New York campaign.
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Madison Square Gardens
Graham
Jesus
Cliff Barrows
Christ
Graham Crusade
Gertrude Mabray
Medicine Hat considers fireworks ban after alarming teen abuse
Police Chief A R Bull and Fire Chief Len Morris weigh a city council ban on selling fireworks as reports show teens tossing lighted crackers from cars and multiple damaging incidents around Medicine Hat. Alderman Ed McCombs plans a bylaw repeal proposal at the May 21 meeting with a formal resolution.
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A. R. Bull
Len Morris
Medicine Hat
Ald
Ed McCombs
Bull
Edmonton Plane Missing Near Goose Bay Search Ongoing
The RCAF reported a Canberra jet bomber on a flight from Edmonton to Goose Bay Labrador is missing since Thursday. Five RCAF and two US Air Force planes plus a helicopter are searching near Goose Bay. Crew size unknown but Canberra typically carries two.
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RCAF
Edmonton
Goose Bay
Labrador
United States Air Force
Gooseay
Canada in Campaign Turmoil After PM St Laurent Accident
Prime Minister St Laurent survived two crashes during a campaign swing to Camp Borden after visiting Penetanguishene. A farmer’s car collided with the PM’s vehicle, and earlier a barrier toppled as Cathy Sauve was photographed with him. Political leaders urged highway and power development while defending party lines.
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Camp Borden
Ont
Penetanguishene
Norman McGirr
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Cathy Sauve
Cathy
John Diefenbaker
Manitoba
Flin Flon
Canada
Canada - United States
Weather warms up for Saturday in western regions
A storm center southwest of the Queen Charlotte Islands will push milder conditions across most regions Saturday. Highs are forecast in the 75 degree range as the system moves through.
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Edmonton
Queen Charlotte Islands
Road fatalities rise in Canada amidplethora of cars and lax road rules
A Canadian Press survey shows a about five percent rise in road deaths this year across provinces with more than 680 fatalities so far. Ontario tops with 1,710,000 vehicles and 1,180 deaths. several provinces report record registrations and fatalities as road conditions strain infrastructure.
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Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
New Brunswick
United States
Airplane Missing in New Brunswick Found
The RCAF announced the missing plane carrying New Brunswick Municipal Affairs Minister T. Babbitt Parlee and two men has been found. Wreckage sighted from the air Thursday night 14 miles west of Haircourt in a heavily wooded district. All aboard were Moncton residents.
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RCAF
New Brunswick
Air Force
T. Babbitt Parlee
Howard Smith
L. C. Russell
Moncton N.B
Haircourt
N.B
Stassen Seeks Partial Disarmament Talks After London
Harold Stassen returned from London and said Russia and Western powers are pursuing a partial disarmament agreement with arms, manpower, and defense cost cuts plus an inspection system. He warned the UN talks aim beyond a test zone and pending London talks resume May 27 with the U.S., Britain, Russia, Canada and France.
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Harold Stassen
London
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Stassen
United Nations
United States
U.S
Britain
Canada
France
Boy 7 Trapped 24 Feet in Dry Well Stymies Rescue
Benjamin Hooper seven remained trapped nineteen hours in a narrow dry well in Manorville New York as Brookhaven National Laboratory sent vacuum hose equipment to remove sand. Rescue plans shifted to a parallel shaft and horizontal tunnel but sandslides hampered progress. Parents, fire crews, and hundreds of villagers endured a tense night under floodlights with the father aiding efforts until collapse.
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N. Y
Benjamin Hooper
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Betty
Riverhead
New York Telephone Co
Benny
SmileStone Neighbor Jests About Wilbur's Car
Two Americans discuss a neighbor and joke that Wilbur keeps a car for many months after it is fully paid for. The remark implies unusually lingering pride or attachment to the vehicle.
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