Lee Renominated by Social Credit in Taber Race
Roy S. Lee, who resigned amid charges of illegal seating, is renominated by the Social Credit party to contest Taber in the June 29 Alberta election. An anti Lee effort in Barnwell failed as Keith Johnson lost the nomination 69 to 26.
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TABER
Roy S. Lee
Alberta
Social Credit Party
Lee
Barnwell
Keith Johnson
John C. Landeryou
Lethbridge
Landeryou
J. A. Cullen
Liberals
C. J. (Cliff) Black
Progressive Conservatives
Wetaskiwin
Edson
Thomas Booker
Walter Kimmel
A. J. Hooke
Social Credit
Rocky Mountain House
Six Finalists Vie For Ralston Suffield Marble Title
Six champions from Ralston and Suffield advance to Sunday’s thumb-off for the southern marble crown. Winners proceed to Edmonton June 1 for the Prairie marble championship, with entrants from Calgary North Battleford Brandon and local city. Finalists include Bill Holsdworth Jimmy Muggleston Sidney Thompson Lois Rose Jimmy Haywood and Jimmy Isberg. The event, sponsored by the Ralston ACT, uses an 11 of 21 point system across three rounds ending in a round robin at the Ralston recreation hall.
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Ralston
Bill Holsdworth
Blaston
Jimmy Muggleston
Suffield
Sidney Thompson
Lois Rose
Jimmy Haywood
Jimmy Isberg
ACT
Bill Pennycook
Claude Diehl
Ralston Recreation Hall
Easter Seal drive aids 22 crippled Medicine Hat children
The Medicine Hat A C T Easter Seal campaign raised 6000 dollars for 22 disabled local children over two years. Funds covered medical and surgical costs at Mayo Clinic and Calgary Red Cross Hospital, braces, wheels chairs, shoes, physiotherapy, transport to Edmonton Toronto Rochester and Calgary, and professional fees. Jacqueline Stodolka, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ken Stodolka, received an 855 cheque for Mayo Clinic treatment with July follow up.
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Jacqueline Stodolka
Medicine Hat
Associated Canadian Travellers
Medicine Hat A.C.T
Jacqueline
Ken Stodolka
Dominion Street
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
A.C.T
Calgary Red Cross Hospital
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Mayor Denies Victoria Only Cemetery in Canada With a Business Centre
Victoria civic debates split between progressives and entrenched forces. Stuart Keate of the Victoria Daily Times criticizes the myth of a cemetery with a business section and portrays the city as in transition. He cites population growth, publicity stunts, and civic frustrations, noting no civic auditorium to host conventions.
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Victoria
Canada
Stuart Keate
Victoria Daily Times
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Keate
B. C
Yukon
Chamber
Strait of Juan de Fuca
United States
Surviving Quints Are Richer Today
The four Dionne sisters turn 21 on May 28 and will inherit nearly 1 million dollars. North Bay Daily Nugget editor C. M. Fellman recounts the quintuplets birth in 1934 between Callander and Corbeil, noting the event transformed the paper and the town.
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North Bay Daily Nugget
C. M. Fellman
North Bay Daily Nugget North Bay, Ont
North Bay
Elzire
Eliza Dionne
Callander
Corbeil
E.H
Eddie) Bunyan
Leon Dionne
Leon
Edmonton Prairie Sunny Skies Forecast
Dry air across the western prairies today brings sunny conditions in Edmonton with temperatures reaching the sixties. Expect clear skies and mild warmth for the day ahead.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Polar expedition halted by fuel shortage in 1955
The Col Stanwell-Fletcher led polar expedition was cancelled due to a fuel shortage. Wesley Stevenson of Brantford challenged by a $96,000 traffic judgment says his only asset is $20,000 in insurance. A head on collision killed three, including Stevenson's wife. Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co-operation Ltd must pay $23,000 in income taxes for 1948 through 1951.
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Wesley Stevenson
Brantford
Stevenson
Income Tax Appeal Board
Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co-operation Ltd
UN aid program called token by Keenleyside
The News reports Canadian director general Hugh Keenleyside says the UN technical assistance program for underdeveloped countries is merely a token effort. A 20-man Japanese trade mission departs tonight for a two month selling tour of Canada. Manitoba seeks federal flood relief for farmers as marsh waters threaten Kipling Saskatchewan.
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Hugh Keenleyside
UN Technical Assistance Administration
Canada
Miner's son shoots police in Creighton Ontario
In Creighton Ontario 22 year old Henry Sikala fired on Constable Ernest Paul wounding him four times then shot himself. He had earlier fired on others injuring two more and fled through town with a public safety item. The incident occurred near the Inco Hotel as residents described a chaotic rampage ending in Sikala's death at hospital.
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Creighton
Ont
Henry Sikala
Ernest Paul
Sikala
Ontario
Paul
Frank Cassidy
United States
Inco Hotel
Cassidy
Sgt
Frank Coyle
Arbo
Kiskannen
Matti Katanen
Katanen
International Nickel Company
Sudbury
Third Day Tornadoes Hit Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri
Tornadoes and severe storms raked Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma for a third day, killing at least 114 and injuring over 700. Udall suffered a deadly Wednesday night twister that killed 73 and left more than 200 injured, with relief efforts mobilizing from nearby towns and agencies. Blackwell Oklahoma also faced flooding after Wednesday’s tornado, with 18 dead and more than 500 injured. about 15 families evacuated. A hailstorm struck Arnold Kansas, piling six inch stones and flattening vegetation.
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Udal
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Udall
National Guard
Red Cross
Blackwell
Okla
Arnold
Former Idaho governor Says Libby Dam Is Not Feasible
Former Idaho governor Len Jordan told the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee that Libby Dam in Montana is not feasible because Canada will not agree on storage reservoir plans. He urged consideration of a cooperative agreement with Canada and expressed hope for an equitable solution despite high water rights prices.
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Missoula
Mant
Idaho
Len Jordan
Libby
Montana
Canada
Jordan
Columbia
Travel briefing tour by A M A branches and Calgary visit
The group journeyed to Lethbridge Waterton and Banff for a briefing while Mrs Lefever spent a day in Calgary. The photo from the local course shows from left Mary Rayment Gertie Bann Mavis Miller Dollie Preston and Mrs Lefever in front of the A M A office. Everett’s photo credits.
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Lethbridge
Waterton
Banff
Lefever
Calgary
A.M.A
Mary Rayment
Gertie Bann
W. B. McQueen
Mavis Miller
Dollie Preston
Mrs. Lefever
Everett
Ford Invited to Union Contract Negotiations
CIO United Auto Workers chief Walter P. Reuther invited Henry Ford II to join today's Ford UAW contract talks in Detroit to resolve a dispute over a five year package. Ford officials may not attend. union delegates seek direct questions on Ford proposals and potential strike support.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Reuther
UAW International
National
Ford Council
United States
Renest Breéch
Ford Board
Smilestones Humor and a Cheaper Get Well Card Request
A clerk hears a shopper ask for cheaper Get Well cards for a person who isn’t very ill. The exchange hints at frugal gifting in a lighthearted retail scene.
Scunthorpe Parents Back Cane Use In School
London Bureau reports a Scunthorpe vote showing 182 yes and 18 no on corporal punishment in a school for 350 pupils aged 10 to 11. The piece notes Britainwide debate with two schools of thought and cites past cases of teachers punished for caning and a class caning incident.
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London
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
Britain
George
Pape
Canada
la Wh
Ottawa Post Office Theft Row Spurs Calls For Action
Canada’s postal service faces criticism for lax theft prevention after 328 thefts since 1953, with only 60 court actions. William Hamilton cites high theft success, while Postmaster General Pickersgill says every case is reported to police and denies the charges. The Chinese Benevolent Association urges broader entry for relatives of Chinese Canadians. Social Credit leader Solon Low presses for a government backed small loan program with low fixed rates, denouncing 24 percent charges as usurious.
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Canada
William Hamilton
Ec-Montreal
Notre-Dame-de-Grace
Pickersgill
The
Chinese Benevolent Association
Social Credit
Solon Low
Commons
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Roper
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CCF
Elmer Roper
Elec
C. Reid
Club
J. C. Haworth
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A.C
Laslo Tabori
Hungary
Chris Chataway
Brian Hewson
Tabori
John Landy
Chataway
Hewson
PRO Wrestling
Primo Carnera
von Erich
Mat
Bulletins
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kipling
Henry Sutara
Libby Dam
Alberta Motor Association
Motor Club
Marg Lefever
Henry Ford
Jack Stepler
News London
Willow
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