Tractor pins workman after hill descent incident
Calgary scene reports a tractor running over a workman on a hill near Regal. Brian Alderman, riding the tractor, jumped and was pinned by the rear wheel suffering a broken leg. Leslie Monks, 20, of Kimmitt Concrete, also had a close call when the chair slipped and upended into a gravel pit. A De Havilland eight passenger plane made an emergency landing at Medicine Hat with one engine. repairs started today for a return to Calgary.
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Calgary
Brian Alderman
Leslie Monks
Kimmitt Concrete
Redcliff Hill
Monks
Medicine Hat
Empress
J. W. Irwin
Sun Oil Co
Western Roundup Interprovincial business talks and local protests
Alberta and British Columbia delegates meet at Grande Prairie for a regional chamber convention to review activities and elect leaders. Lethbridge Chamber protests higher Bank of Canada rates, citing tight credit and agricultural weakness. Alberta ministers to join Montana officials in Calgary for a regional commerce meeting. Michael Selci faces trial on slander charges under the Unfair Competition act for remarks about a rival's kitchenware.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
User Chamber of Commerce
Grande. Prairie
Jack Baker
Lethbridge
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce
Harris
Bank of Canada
A. R. Patrick
Ralph R. Moore
Calgary
Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Organization
Montana
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Michael Selci
Pielci
City adopts 1956 tax plan eliminating general civic levy
Savi Levy reports 1956 rate set at 43 mills up four from 1955 and matching 1952 34 levels. Education and hospital requisitions drive the rise while the city ends the general civic tax levy. Utilities and government grants fund about 2.5 million to run city business as a deficit budget of 43 119 is projected.
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Council
Andy
Weiner
Wreck Halted CPR Freight at Antelope Saskatchewan
A westbound CPR freight derailed near Antelope Sask about 100 miles east of Medicine Hat eight cars piled up two landed in a ditch. Ken Perry CPR superintendent led a 20 man crew to scene at 6 30 a m no injuries reported. Right of way damaged. repairs expected to finish by 6 p m.
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CPR
Antelope
Gull Lake
Sask
Medicine Hat
Ken Perry
T. Blakey
E. Foster
Swift Current
Bassano
Webb
W. H. Harding
James Gayle
Charles Blaney
R. C. McGee
Agreement Ends Great Lakes Shipping Strike in Montreal
A late Tuesday accord in Montreal ends the Great Lakes shipping strike. Labour dispute centered on dockyard work and wages drew regional attention as negotiators reached a settlement.
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Montreal
Great Lakes
Alberta Saskatchewan Weekend Warmth Expected
Fine sunny weather remains established over Alberta and Saskatchewan with temperatures Saturday ranging from the 70s in northern regions to the low 80s in southern localities. Winds will strengthen on Saturday in northern areas.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Redcliff Citizens Press for Daily Express Service
A Redcliff protest meeting, convened by the Redcliff Board of Trade, urged the CPR to restore a daily express train service to Glass Town. George Hawreluk says current service is only 25 percent of standard, with westbound trains late and redirected via Bassano or Calgary. Resolutions will go to CPR, the Board of Transport Commissioners, and riding representatives.
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Redcliff
Marshall
C.P.R
Glass Town
Bassano
Calgary
Board of Transport Commissioners
Writer Calls for Federal Probe Into Labor Racketeering
Victor Risel, blinded by an acid attack, urged a U S government investigation into the labor movement’s underworld at a hospital press conference. The 41 year old writer said unions are infested by racketeering and that a federal inquiry could earn respect from both sides. He predicted a hospital discharge next week and planned to continue pushing for reform.
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New York
Victor Risel
United States
Riesel
Bilks Company Career Woman Gets Ten Years
Minnie Mangum a 52 year old bookkeeper and charity worker was sentenced to 10 years for perjury before Virginia banking regulators. She faces later trials on embezzlement charges from Commonwealth Building and Loan Association totaling about 1.08 million and related counts across 22 years risking more than 200 years more in prison. Federal suits seek to recover over 1 million allegedly given away.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Virginia
Miss Mangum
Linwood Tabb
Bar of Justice
Final C W B Payment 54 55 Pool Starts Soon
The final payment of 39.68 million dollars under Canada’s 1954 55 wheat pool will begin early next week. Average 12.46 cents per bushel on 318.4 million bushels delivered by Prairie farmers last crop year. No 1 northern top grade net 14.8 cents per bushel total price 1.65 delivered Lakehead. Government storage subsidy 32 million dollars partly allocated to 1954 55 and 1955 56 pools. Larger durum payments apply to No 1 northern deliveries.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Pool
Howe
Lakehead
Utilities Dominate Medicine Hat Budget With 57 Percent Revenue
The 1956 civic budget shows taxes funding 23.65 percent of costs while utilities and other sources cover 76.35 percent. Utilities are estimated at 1,836,731 with education costing 575,979 and a new district hospital levy of 53,000. total taxes 761,800 support education, library, and hospital plans.
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Medicine Hat
New Municipal District
Revenue and expenditure estimates for 1955 and 1956
The figures show estimated and actual revenue and expenditures for 1955 with a municipal surplus of 15 298 after hard surfacing and gravelling costs of 125 000. For 1956 the estimate projects revenue of 31 178 662 and expenditures of 3 221 781 with a predicted deficit of 43 119 after discounting utility sales.
Phyllis Lapworth Named New Public Librarian
Medicine Hat appoints Phyllis Lapworth of Calgary as the new public librarian succeeding Robert M. Block who left last fall. Lapworth, with 11 years in the field and youth service expertise, will report August 1 to assume administration of the city library. She is a Revelstoke native with degrees from the University of British Columbia and a library science diploma.
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Medicine Hat
Phyllis Lapworth
Calgary
Robert M. Block
Kitimat
Lapworth
Crescent Heights
Calgary Library System
Revelstoke
University of British Colombia
Severe Burns Fatal to Baby at Farm Home
David Laird Bassett, 13 months old, died in General hospital after a gasoline explosion at his parents farm home 28 miles southwest of Medicine Hat. A jar of gasoline toppled on the kitchen floor igniting flames that spread, burning the house down. The parents and two other children escaped. the infant died minutes after admittance. RCMP and coroner Dr E G Skinner found no inquest. House uninsured. funeral arrangements by Cook's Funeral Chapel.
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David Laird Bassett
General Hospital
Dick Bassett
Medicine Hat
RCMP
E. G. ¥. Skinner
Cook
Grisly details emerge in trial over model’s death
In New York a manslaughter trial quotes statements about the death of Jacqueline Smith and the disposal of her severed head after a failed Christmas Eve abortion. Witnesses allege Thomas Daniel provided a knife and Leo Pijuan disposed of the head on a garbage pile near 72nd Street. No body has been found.
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NEW York
Thomas Daniel
Jacqueline Smith
Leo Pijuan
Walter Morrissey
Daniel
Manhattan
Pijuan
Alexander Herman
Morrissey
72Nd Street
Broadway
Brewery Explosion at Molson's Kills One Injures Two
Montreal officials report an early morning explosion at Molson's brewery kills one worker and injures two others. The plant, built 474 years ago at a total cost of $2,000,000, is not a total loss, with officials estimating damages will take time to determine. Investigations by plant engineers and Montreal fire department are ongoing.
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Montreal
Molson
Hartland Dem Molson
Unemployed Down In April Amid Weather Hurdles
Canada saw a fall in unemployment in April as spring industrial activity rose despite cold wet weather. The total labor force expanded while those without jobs and seeking work dropped by 38 000 in the week ending April 21 to 257 000 from 295 000 the week ending March 24. The monthly report notes a 70 000 decrease from 327 000 a year earlier.
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Ottawa
Canada
Army of
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau and Labor Department
Smilestones Pedestrian Clash in Traffic Incident
A pedestrian and a driver collided amid a heated exchange about visibility. Witnesses described a quarrel escalating into a crash, with both parties alleging fault as authorities investigate.
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Antelope Siding
Medicine Mat
Ae Aarn Pacific
Fic
Savi Levy
Jim Middleton
Bev Bray
K. J. Crawford
Tenance
Bilks Company
C.W.B
General E
Nicholas Rudak
Whitby
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