Cyprus gunmen hunted as royal security tightened in London
Police hunt three Cypriot gunmen who fled Cyprus with forged passports and may reach London. Extra security around the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh ahead of the troop parade prompts heightened measures, with concern over Cypriot-linked plots and possible attacks on royals.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
News Chronicle
Cyprus
England
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Yard
Pros
Scotland
Bugston
Western Roundup News Briefs From Across Canada
Fire department officials report a 34-year-old laborer’s arrest Friday night linked to a string of arson fires with six more arrests still pending. Four Edmonton bowlers set a Canadian nonstop bowling record at 25 hours 34 minutes. Ontario police join forestry officials for the province’s most thorough forest fire probe. Saskatchewan pulp and paper plans to be announced soon. Hereford bulls sell for $23 640 as 63 head average $375 at the Southwest Saskatchewan event. Edmonton reports a rabbit ears antenna sighting noted as See West.
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Vancouver — Fire Department
Terrace Bay
Ont
Ontario
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Moose Jaw
Sask
Southwest Saskatchewan Hereford Association
Weekend Toll 42 Died in Western Canada Weekend
A Friday to Sunday survey reports 42 weekend deaths across Canada with 27 in the east and 15 in the west. Drownings in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and fatalities in Alberta and Manitoba are detailed, naming several victims and locations including Vancouver, Dawson Creek, Jasper Place, and Weyburn.
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British Columbia
Squamish
Gordon Confrtin
James Harding
Edward Grams
Denis Nordholm
Vancouver
Trout Lake
Donald Harvey Milne
Langley
Smithers
B.C
Sidney Arthur Martle
Spirit River
Alta
Dawson Creek
Net earnings rise in 1955 despite lower cash income for farmers
Canadian farm earnings climbed to 1.454 billion in 1955 from 1.190 billion, boosted by unsold grain on Prairie farms. Cash income fell to 2.353 billion from 2.395 billion, with higher operating expenses offsetting gains. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba saw mixed outcomes in net and cash figures as inventories grew.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Girls Ball Practice Opens for Softball Prospects
First practice for girls aged 12 to 15 interested in playing softball this season will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the junior high grounds. Prospects may form a four team league. Report to Bill Keith or Alex Kaleta at the grounds.
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Bill Keith
Alex Kaleta
Beaudoin vows to seek Speakership impartiality amid pipeline debate
In the Commons debate on the natural gas pipeline bill, Speaker Beaudoin pledged to present the issue to the Privileges and Elections Committee. He criticized press coverage of officials, urged an opposition-led committee, and referenced Stanley Knowles as a potential chair. Colin Cameron cited a Montreal Gazette editorial accusing ministers of compromising Parliament rights.
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Commons
Beaudoin
House
Colin Cameron
CCF
Nanaimo
Montreal Gazette
Cameron
House of Commons
Woman survives 100 foot fall on Mount Seymour cliff
An Edmonton woman, Olive Bavins, 29, fell 100 feet and slid into a 20 foot fissure while climbing Mount Seymour near Vancouver. Rescued by a twin rotor RCAF helicopter, she was flown to Shaughnessy Military Hospital in satisfactory condition. Her husband and companions watched.
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Vancouver
Edmonton
Mount Seymour
Olive Bavins
Shaughnessy Military Hospital
Four Escape Injury As Car Turns Over
RCMP arrived within minutes after a car driven by Kimball Scheurer blew a tire and rolled on Elkwater trail. Four occupants stumbled from the vehicle and, despite the scare, no one was injured.
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RCMP
Kimball Scheurerman
Elkwater Trail
Cincinnati Cubs Rally Past Chicago In Narrow Win
Cincinnati edges Chicago 131 to 4 in a low scoring game. Pitcher Nuxhall and relievers Fowler Jueffont Lapalme Burgess Rush and Chiti contribute as the Cubs secure the victory.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Nuxhall
Fowler
Jueffont
Lapalme
Burgess
Rush
Chiti
L-Nuxhall
Mayor Protests Wheat Car Pile-Up In City Traffic
Mayor Weiner sent a telegram to wheat board officials protesting a pile-up of loaded wheat cars. Most cars head to Vancouver. he urges rerouting to Fort William to clear the cars faster.
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Weiner
Wheat Board
Vancouver
Fort William
Warm Tuesday Expected After Weekend Thunderstorm
Dry air moves in after a weekend thunderstorm sweeping southern regions. Warm readings forecast for all areas Tuesday with light winds and temperatures mostly in the seventies.
Beasley the Man in the Iron Mask Dies at 80 in London
Harry Beasley famed for walking 30 000 miles in an iron mask and pushing a baby carriage died last week in London at age 80. He earned £5 000 a year from Russian investments in 1908 and later walked through 169 towns in Britain and 125 cities abroad for a £21 000 bet before war halted the challenge.
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London
England
Reuters
Harry Beasley
Pierpont Morgan
Lord Lonsdale
Beasley
Trafalgar Square
Edward VII
Newmarket
Dartford
Kent
New York
Montreal
Sydney
Australia
X-ray Clinic Ends Campaign in Medicine Hat
Assistant chairman Lloyd Walmsley of the ATA Mobile X-ray clinic announced the campaign completed its best year in Medicine Hat, x raying 15 125 people which is 84.8 percent of those who intended to take the X rays. The effort fell short of the 95 percent objective but was a success thanks to residents, Kinsmen Club sponsors, Zone 7 social services, and local media support.
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Lloyd Walmsley
ATA Mobile
Medicine Hat
Mobile Clinic Committee
Kinsmen Club of
Council of Social Services
Gordon Anderson
ATA
Medicine Hat News
Companies Charged in Two Separate Price-Fixing Combines
Ottawa government charges 22 companies for alleged price fixing in two combines. Twelve named in a January report tied to the transmission chain industry and ten in a September report on asphalt and tar roofing products. Prosecutions to follow.
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Ottawa
Commission
Willing to Resume Debate On Pipeline Bill
Opposition leader George Drew moved a motion censuring the government for subordination of the House committee chair to partisan interests after Prime Minister St. Laurent announced the government was willing to resume Commons debate on the gas pipeline bill.
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Ottawa
George Drew
House Committee
Drew
St. Laurent
Commons
Mr. Drew
W. A. Robinson
Donald Fleming
Toronto Eglinton
Robinson
House
Mr. St.Laurent
Howe
Rene Beaudoin
Mr. Robinson
Swiss Climbers Scale Everest and Lhotse Again in Historic Push
Swiss team reports victory on Lhotse May 18 with Ernest Reiss and Fritz Lundsinger, then Schmied and Marjet summit Everest May 23, followed by Reist and von Gunten May 24. Nepalese spokesman calls all members proud. Argentine and Japanese teams also active. season described as highly successful in Himalayan climbing.
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Nepal
Everest
Lhotse
Ernest Reiss
Fritz Lundsinger
Ernst Schmied
Jurge Marjet
Edmund Hillary
Tensing
Adolf Reist
Rudolf von Gunten
Dhaukagiri
Manaslu
Dollar Days Bargains Arrive Ahead of Summer Sale
Merchants announce the annual Dollar Days event, with shelves stocked and prices paved for Thursday through Saturday. A 12 page flyer in the regular News edition arrives Wednesday, inviting customers to shop and save before summer.
Smiletones Weekend Dime Keeps Pocket Ready
A light bobble of dialogue shows a child returning a dime to the piggy bank on Friday. The exchange hints at caution and a plan to have money set aside for the weekend, reflecting a common domestic humor tone.
Fire risk rises as warm weather grips British Columbia
Warmer conditions and lower humidity raise fire danger for forestry officials across British Columbia. In other frontline news, French forces in Algiers uncover a cache of military loot in a surprise Casbah raid. Britain pushes Dag Hammarskjold to press peace efforts in the Middle East as Greek officials reshuffle.
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B.C
Algiers
Casbah
Britain
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
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