Highway Death Toll Hits Fifty During Victoria Day Observance
The Canadian Press reports 50 highway fatalities linked to the Victoria Day weekend losses surpassing the four-score mark by Tuesday noon. Ontario leads provinces with 28 deaths followed by Quebec with 25 and Nova Scotia with 10. The toll includes 20 drownings and 2 fire deaths among 82 total serious incidents.
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Canadian Highway Safety Council
Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Surgeon claims to remove his own appendix in Tokyo
Dr. Sadao Omura described performing an appendectomy on himself without anesthesia. He said he plunged the knife into his abdomen after viewing the diseased appendix in a mirror and removed it, claiming to be the first surgeon to do so.
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Tokyo
Reuters
Sadao Omura
Dr. Omura
Medicine Hat Hatters Shine at Dominion Drama Festival
Special to The NEWS Edmonton patrons praised Medicine Hat Civic Theatre in Stalag 17 at the Dominion Drama Festival. Robert Speaight of London lauded the Hatters as British-Canadian spirit and festival best, noting their defiance of Betty Mitchell’s record and praising cast Garry Mitchell John Komanchuk Sefton Stosh. Speaight joked about red hangman neckties and Gestapo uniforms at events with Edmonton officials.
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Edmonton
Robert Speaight
London
England
Medicine Hat
CPR
Medicine Hat Civic Theatre
Stalag 17
Speaight
Jubilee Auditorium
Hat
Betty Mitchell
Alberta
Dominion Drama Festival
Henry Allergoth
John Komanchuk
Stosh
Garry Mitchell
Sefton
Company
City of
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce
Macdonald Hotel
Don Hanright
City and Chamber Send Congratulatory Wires to Edmonton Cast
Medicine Hat leaders praised the Stalag 17 director and cast after a strong Edmonton reception. Messages from Mayor Harry Weiner and Chamber President James C. Miller extended heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for Saturday night performances.
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Harry Weiner
Chamber of Commerce
James C. Miller
Campaign chatter marks federal race across Canada
Prime Minister St Laurent probes Diefenbaker and Ontario premier Frost on their plans while Diefenbaker pledges PFRA expansion in British Columbia to counter flood and land issues. Coldwell dismisses coalition talks with Social Credit as Low campaigns in Peace River and Bonner touts debt trimming in Kitchener Ontario.
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Maritimes
John Diefenbaker
British Columbia
M. J. Coldwell
Solan Low
Diefenbaker
Frost
Ontario
B.C
PFRA
Canada
Low
Alberta
Peace River
Robert Bonner
Kitchener, Ont
Weather forecast for Edmonton May temperatures
Skies mostly clear with temperatures expected to reach the fifties and low sixties tomorrow. Despite the rise, readings will be five to ten degrees below normal for May.
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Edmonton
Frost Hits City Gardens in May Chill
A cold snap left Medicine Hat area gardens badly damaged with temperatures plunging to 24.8 degrees around 6 am, freezing tomatoes cucumbers beans and corn while gardeners scramble to replant. Crescent Heights resident Mrs. Frank Roddy reports complete losses to tomatoes cucumbers and flowers and eight other city gardeners report similar damage. Mrs Biel of Powerhouse Road says calls for new tomato plants flooded in.
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Medicine Hat
The
News This Morning
Department of Transport Weather Office
Crescent Heights
Frank Roddy
Tenth St. N.E
Biel
Powerhouse Road
John Biel
Woman ferries five children on bus in tense moment
A woman boards a bus with five small children clinging to her skirt. The conductor asks if the children are hers or part of a picnic. She confirms they are hers and notes it is no picnic.
Council Studies Ban On Sale of Fireworks
Medicine Hat city council debates a year round ban on fireworks with supervised displays allowed. Fire Chief Morris and Police Chief Bull cite multiple fires and daily complaints from youths using firecrackers.
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Medicine Hat
Stampede Company
E. L. Morris
A. R. Bull
Morris
Chief Bull
Heavy Tank Obsolete By Britain New Guided Weapon
Britain moves to retire heavy Centurion tanks after trials of a guided missile system. The army will adopt four guided weapons including nuclear cannons and the Saladin light vehicle, with changes under the Five Year Plan to a mobile, nuclear age force.
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House of Commons
Hare
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Alderman Reports Youth Disrespect on Fireworks Debate
Alderman Ed McCombs told the city council last night that some youths on a downtown street were disrespectful to elders and passersby. He recounted a confrontation during a motion to ban fireworks where he urged better behavior but was met with a retort about going to a place he has avoided.
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Ed McCombs
Ald
McCombs
City considers fireworks ban after holiday safety concerns
The chief reports widespread incidents from fireworks this year, including burned upholstery and a boy injured by a windbreaker flame. Aldermen debate restricting sales to allow supervised displays, with Scott opposing a ban and Craig criticizing bans that curb parental use.
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F. Scott
Lloyd Craig
Old Power Plant On First St to Be Demolished
A demolition contract was approved in a public works meeting with John C. McArady. The plant will be torn down and the site salvaged, with work starting soon and finished by July 1. The council had previously ordered boarding up of openings, a mandate now nullified. Safety for children and trespassers at the site is required during demolition.
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First St
Public Works Committee
John C. Mcarady
Council
W. J. Southam Dies At 79 In Hamilton
William James Southam, longtime publisher of the Hamilton Spectator and scion of Canada’s leading newspaper family, collapsed from a heart attack in downtown Hamilton and was slated to turn 80 next Monday. Born in London Ontario, he rose through the Southam chain to publish the Spectator after his father’s death in 1919 and retired in 1930.
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Hamilton
Ont
William James Southam
Hamilton Spectator
Canada
William Southam
Southam
London
London Free Press
Adjudicator Hails Medicine Hat Stalag 17 Run
Robert Speaight lauded Medicine Hat Civic Theatre's Stalag 17 as nearly flawless praising the all male 21 cast led by John Komanchuk Garry Mitchell Ernie Kresnyak and Lorne Havard. He praised direction Henry Algroth technical craft and tempo noting the production as a strong team effort at the Dominion Drama Festival.
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Henry Allergoth
Speaight
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Mr. Speaight
Fred de Maris
Harry Shapiro
Ernie Kresnyak
Price
Lorne Havard
Corporal Schultz
Adjudications Heard On C B C Broadcast
Local residents may hear a rebroadcast of portions of the adjudication last evening of Stalag 17 in Edmonton if they tune to CBK Watrous at 5 p m today. The CBC presents a daily 15 minute station program with festival highlights and rebroadcast of part of proceedings.
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Stalag 17
Edmonton
CBK
Watrous
CBC
Separate Board backs fluoridation of city water
Medicine Hat separate school board unanimously approves adding fluoride to the water supply. A letter will be sent to city council urging action. Dr J M Brown cites potential plebiscite this fall and notes a fluoridation committee is forming to educate the public.
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Medicine Hat
Separate School Board
J. M. Brown
Brown
Twisters Continue Ravage U S Areas
Missouri faced a fresh wave of deadly tornadoes killing 13 more people for a 50 total and injuring over 270 as workmen dug through Kansas City suburb rubble. Fremont suffered a direct hit with 6 dead and 40 homes leveled. radio alerts saved many by urging storm cellar shelter.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Fremont
van Buren
Desloge
ALERT
Alvin Bell
Tornado risk in southwestern Ontario prompts basement shelter warning
The Dominion weather office says a 50-50 chance of a tornado could strike southwestern Ontario before midnight amid thunderstorms. Malton meteorologist Fred Turnbull warns 3.7 million residents southwest of a Bruce Peninsula to watch for a funnel cloud and head to basements if storms threaten.
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Toronto
Dominion Public Weather Office
Ontario
Fred Turnbull
Malton
Bruce Peninsula
Lake Ontario
City Men Prepare for Premier Manning Safety Conference
Medicine Hat will send a large delegation of safety-minded representatives to Premier Manning's highway safety conference on June 3 in Edmonton led by Highways Minister Gordon Taylor. The aim is a fatality-free Alberta traffic record matching Medicine Hat. Attending officials include Aldermen Lloyd Craig Lor Thompson E. E. Amos president of Safety Council W. B. Medi secretary manager of the ACS and Police Sgt. Bill McKenzie.
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Manning
Edmonton
Gordon Taylor
Alberta
Lloyd Craig
Lor Thompson
Momeci
E. E. Amos
Safety Council
W. B. Medi
Acs
Bill Mckenzie
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