Two Teens Recaptured With Police Dog Aid In Alberta Escape
In Lethbridge a RCMP tracking dog named King guided officers to a CPR ditch where Sydney Thomson and Stephen Benning, Calgary reseidents aged 19 and 18, were found hiding. They had escaped a Calgary custody and face new charges. In Edmonton 25 RCAF Guthrie School leaders threaten a Monday strike over salary disputes, with current pay ranging from 2200 to 5550 yearly. Regina plans a five day work week for grocers and meat markets following a council vote. Pouce Coupe trial opens for three Edmonton men charged with assault of a Fort St John girl. Portage la Prairie courthouse fire causes 4000 damage and threatens jail and RCMP offices.
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Local Jaycee Contest Photographers Identify Participants
In the front row from left to right stand Don Oliphant of Medicine Hat Geraldine Pratt Medicine Hat Elaine Gibson city and Don bnck city The back row features Jaycee president Cliff Adam and contest coordinator Earl Kidder for the event official lineup.
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Strike Settled At Glass Plant In Redcliff
After four hours of talks a wildcat strike at Dominion Glass Co. Ltd in Redcliff ended at 2 pm. Machinists returned at 3 pm and full production resumed by 4 pm. Seven suspended workers may rejoin tonight as grievance procedures under the contract proceed.
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Redcliff
Halmrast Proposes Survey of Irrigation
Alberta Agriculture Minister Sen C Halmrast announced a survey plan for irrigation on the Bow River scheme in the Medicine Hat area. He outlined soil tests in a 48 000 acre Chin Coulee block south of Barnwell to judge suitability and determine siphon size, with broader 45 000 acre east Chin a block noted as higher quality.
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Ontario dodges southern tornadoes after weather watch
The weather office said southwestern Ontario escaped storms that threatened a tornado. Forecasters noted storms stayed south of the Great Lakes with no tornadoes entering Ontario. A prior warning had projected a marked possibility of a tornado west of the Bruce Peninsula to Trenton.
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Mayflower II Gains Breezy Boost
Mayflower II radioed from England detailing departure from the Sargasso Sea into the westbound north equatorial current. Cmdr. Alan Villiers said the 180 ton vessel was just over 1,000 miles from the West Indies and making three to four knots amid unsteady trade winds. The ship covered 125 miles from noon Wednesday to noon today.
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Eisenhower calls for halfway meet in disarmament talks
President Eisenhower urged a half way approach with the Soviet Union to pursue a limited disarmament pact. He warned Americans to keep an open mind despite Russia's history of broken promises and said the first moves should test good faith and inspection efficiency. A counter proposal to Soviet ideas is being drafted by aides for London talks.
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Quebec Play Praised By D D F Adjudicator
Edmonton CP report notes Robert Speaight praised the Sherbrooke French production Our Town as delicate and sensitive with a strong Mrs Gibbs, Luce Triganne, and Emily Webb, Lise Cheno. He criticized the University of New Brunswick cast in Dangerous Corner for too much dead energy and poor audibility.
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Clive Endersby
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Alberta
Native of B C Replaces Norman in Egypt Ambassadorship
Ronald M. Macdonnell, 48, a Vernon B C native, named ambassador to Egypt and minister to Lebanon. The deputy undersecretary for two years rises to lead Canada’s Cairo post, reflecting Ottawa’s ongoing focus on Middle East affairs.
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Lebanon
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Pearson
Jules Leger
Middle East
Adventurer's Arrival in City Highlighted by Paper Photo
A photo in the paper shows adventurer Stan Rayner with his mother Mrs. C Rayner of 502 Fourth Ave S W as crew members prepare music for the journey. Rayner holds a ukulele and poses with his mother before departure.
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Medicine Hatter
TV Contestant Misses 26000 Misses 26000
Los Angeles AP Al Einfrank a Douglas Aircraft worker lost on the $32,000 geography question costing him prize money a car and his marriage for a time. He keeps working at $83 a week and hopes a new TV chance will come after more study.
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Violence marks Quebec strike in Murdochville clash
In Murdochville Quebec violence erupted during a strike as non union workers were beaten on the main street near the Gaspe Copper Mines. Police reported facial injuries to three or four men with no hospital care required while United Steelworkers alleged four or five beatings. No arrests were made as tensions rose with outside striker arrivals and disputed plant headcounts.
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Roger Bedard
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Smile Stones of Science Explain Heredity Laughable Exchange
A classroom joke frames heredity as a misread idea that if both parents lack children the student believes the chance you will have any is zero. The professor’s playful prompt about heredity contrasts with the student’s misunderstanding in a light moment for science education.
Federal campaign pay hike enters vote speeches
Federal campaign speeches spotlight civil service pay raises as June 10 election nears. Prime Minister St Laurent rejects pre election raises but pledges fair treatment. Diefenbaker urges immediate announcement while Frost lashes at federal tax-sharing tactics. Police remove a heckler as St Laurent speaks in Halifax.
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Diefenbaker
Halifax
Eden in Britain Prime Minister’s health questioned
Former prime minister Eden is reportedly not as well as press reports suggest. Robert Allan, parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Macmillan, said Eden spoke with him and his wife in Ottawa by telephone and was in good heart though not as well as expected. Eden had an internal operation in Boston on April 13 and is recovering at Governor-General Massey’s residence, with a return planned for June 3.
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