Alberta Liberal leader calls election over treasury branch question
Edmonton CP report notes Liberal leader J Harper Prowse says the provincial election was called because the government refused to answer a question in the legislature about Social Credit members having accounts with government operated treasury branches. Premier Manning set the June 29 vote after Prowse alleged illegal seating and borrowing by MLAs.
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Alberta
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Social Credit Party
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Legislative Assembly
Social Credit
Supreme Court of Alberta
Pyrez Nominated Progressive-Conservative Candidate in Leduc
Manny Pyrez, 33, a Leduc theatre owner and real estate agent, veteran of the RCAF and married with two children, was named Progressive-Conservative candidate for the Leduc riding in the June 29 Alberta election. The current seat is held by Independent Social Credit member R. E. Ansley.
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Manny) Pyrez
Alberta
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RCAF
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Liberals Named Soon in Calgary Nominating Dates Set
In Calgary the Liberal Association set May 30 or 31 to nominate candidates for Calgary's six electoral seats in the June 29 Alberta election. The move comes as the four major parties have begun their campaigns, with nomination planning confirmed at a Calgary meeting last night.
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Two Month Delay Over Beam Steel H S Addition
A two month delay in the junior high school addition results from Dominion Bridge Co failing to deliver structural steel beams as promised. Johnson Construction Co reports site work continues slowly with foundation walls in place and excavation finished. Reinforcing steel has arrived and the new gym roof support beams are delayed until June 1. Renovation of the old gym will proceed this summer for classrooms, with completion of the new gym not before year end.
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Salk vaccine not total preventive of polio says Martin
Ottawa Health Minister Martin warned at a federal provincial conference that the Salk polio vaccine is not a total preventative of paralysis. He cited supply challenges and noted the aim to inoculate up to 1,000,000 children before July 1 while production shifts from US sources to Toronto Connaught Laboratories.
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Soldiers Help Plug Seepage in Dikes Near Brandon
About 200 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery men joined 80 others to shore up the As siniboine river flood dikes 40 miles west of Winnipeg. Maj. Buff Cameron leads the effort as engineers aim to seal seepage and protect farmland while warning of rising water near Poplar Point.
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Smile stones at wedding gift display puzzled guests
At a wedding, a bride explains the laughing man next to her father’s check for $1,000 is the bank manager. The moment captures social humor around gifts and financial oversight during the celebration.
Post Office Worker’s Push Mishap Sparks Lesson
An employee from Medicine Hat post office asked a friend for a car push to start a stalled vehicle. While the driver left to get something, the friend began to push the car, which rolled away and collided with a parked vehicle.
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Weather boosts Western crop sowing amid flood peril
Warm temperatures spread across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba lifting hopes for timely sowing despite flood damage. Officials estimate 1.48 million acres flooded and 3.23 million acres affected as Assiniboine river peaks. By May 13 Saskatchewan had 19 20 percent of planned wheat acres seeded and Alberta 34 percent of wheat with oats and barley lagging.
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Start on New Store This August
An August start is slated for the new Safeway retail outlet on the Hill at the former Memorial Park site on Division Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Development engineers studied the location yesterday. projected cost ranges from 250000 to 300000 with modern services. A Little League diamond may operate until excavation begins.
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Senators Probe Alleged Favors in Navy Contract Scandals
Witnesses describe gifts including a coat to contract officer Mrs Hart and a home freezer and lingerie to unnamed individuals. Marvin Rubin testifies he did not pay bribes, claiming the coat was a Christmas gift and loans of $50 to navy inspector Julius Goldman.
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United States
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Senate
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John McClellan
Dem. Ark
Navy
Julius Goldman
Goldman
Ansonia Garment Company
Connecticut
Mella Hart
Ansonia Company
Bonita Originals, Inc
New York
Appointment Pending for Medicine Hat Returning Officer
The location of the election office remains undetermined until Cyril D. Grover secures his writ as returning officer for Medicine Hat riding. Allan Fretts will serve as assistant R O or chief clerk once writs are issued by Edmonton.
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Rocky) Grover
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Senate backs time limit on vacancies in upper chamber
Ottawa reports indicate growing Senate support for a bill to require filling vacancies in the 102 seat Senate within six months. Two Liberal senators A K Mugessen of Quebec and Gordon Campbell of Ontario voiced backing, part of a larger trend in an extended debate. The measure would not affect current 22 vacancies and aims to speed appointments.
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Bank Clerk Killed in Toronto Holdup at Dundas Bank
In central Toronto at the Dundas and McCaul Street TD Bank branch, a 25-year-old clerk Allan Tramman was killed during a holdup. Two men fled with about $1,000 in a car, one believed wounded. the vehicle abandoned with bullet holes and a rifle inside.
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City Hall Cracks Down on Topsoil Predators
An official order to police to crack down on topsoil thefts across the city was issued this morning. Mayor Weiner cited multiple reports of truckloads of soil removed from city properties, with one trucker to be charged promptly and others to face action once identified. A new chemical plant site near Crescent Heights will be monitored. Reg Rose holds grazing rights on the old McDonald farm until construction starts this summer.
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Tuktoyaktuk Map Dispute Over Old Port Brabant Label
Ottawa chief chart maker John Bell objected to a Canadian Press report saying Beauport sea Village was not on the map. He noted Tuktoyaktuk and Port Brabant appeared on ante 1949 maps and that the Mackenzie delta area was clarified after 1949. He said the 1948 chart listed Port Brabant, renamed in 1949.
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Alberta Sask Weather Outlook Shows Showers and Thunderstorms
Cooler air from the Peace River region moves into Alberta and Saskatchewan today and Friday bringing showers and a few thunderstorms. Friday turns sunny with some clouds, and afternoon highs reach 65 to 70.
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Doukhobors Refuse to Participate in Nelson Land Inquiry
In Nelson British Columbia the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors refuse any participation in the land inquiry over 18 000 acres held since foreclosure. They accuse courts of denying justice and seek UN involvement citing child welfare under the genocide convention. A spokesman calls the government actions hostage taking with 75 children at a New Denver school. Judge Arthur Lord will decide disposition of the land once the inquiry proceeds.
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Dynamite Ditch Causes Truck Crash Near Saint Roches
A Rimouski truck carrying 4000 pounds of dynamite ran off the highway near Ditch Saint Roches Des Aulnaies and overturned after the driver said he had fallen asleep. Rescuers found the driver unhurt.
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Ball Diamond to Be Built Near Hillside Cemetery
Despite some protests, a Little League ball diamond will be built near Hillside cemetery triangle to avoid funeral disruption. Alderman Ernie Heald, parks chairman, said construction proceeds as there is no alternative and will not interfere with funerals. Regulations prohibit games before 6 p.m. and on Sundays, as funerals occur primarily on Sundays.
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Women Must Learn Accept Criticism When in Politics
Saskatoon CP report on Mrs Marjorie Cooper Saskatchewan legislature member speaking to National Council of Women delegates. She urged women to enter federal and provincial legislatures, embrace criticism, and advance human relations through social science and public life. She dismissed women being too emotional as bunk.
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Marjorie Cooper
Saskatchewan
National Council of Women of Canada
Canada
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United Nations
National Council of Women
Two Local Parties Pick Candidates On Same Night
Social Crediters and Liberals of Medicine Hat riding will nominate on the same evening. On Thursday May 26 both parties meet at 8 p.m. Social Credit convenes in the Assiniboia Hotel banquet room and Liberals in the Eagle's Hall. Cypress riding nominating convention set for Saturday June 11 at 2 30 p.m. in the Eagle's Hall.
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R. H. Kent
Winnipeg Building Permit Sets City Bond in Post Office
The News reports a $9,250,000 building permit filed in Winnipeg for a new post office, the largest in the city's history. Alberta studies groundwater this summer for municipalities reliant on wells. Rattlesnake Pete Robert Dixon dies at 94 after ties to Jesse James and Louis Riel.
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Frank James
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