This is How It Happens Crowded Casualties Plague Regions
Three railway workers were injured when their gas powered work car jumped the tracks on a CNR isolator section between here and Sherridan and were sent to hospital in Flin Flon. Clarence Innes 69 of Smoky Lake died when his tractor overturned near end of a field. Reginald Gordon Graham 71 of Kenora swam to shore after engine fire on a boat trip through Keewa tin Channel. A mid dle aged man was killed in a Woking road collision. The body of a man was pulled from the Red River at Lockport with police noting a possible identity clue. RCMP report drinking wood alcohol from a bottle.
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Cranberry Portage
CNR
Here
Sherridan
Flin Flon
Edmonton
RCMP
Clarence Innes
Smoky Lake
Kenora
Reginald Gordon Graham
Keewatin Channel
Grande Prairie
Woking
Winnipeg
Red River
Lockport
Dikes Hold as Kootenay River Rises Near Crest
Western Roundup reports dikes along the Kootenay River held firm at 24.14 feet with danger at 25 feet. American troops patrolled the Idaho border near Porthill to assess dike protection while Manitoba merchants press for federal credit terms. Calgary notes Mayor Mackay presenting Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery with a large item.
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Creston
B. C
Kootenay
United States
Porthill
Idaho
Here
Calgary
Don Mackay
Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Train Derails Near Parkersburg Kills Engineer
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited derailed after emerging from a tunnel 30 miles east of Parkersburg West Virginia. The engineer was killed and two crew members were missing. The diesel struck a boulder in heavy rain, causing the engine and baggage car to overturn. Several passengers had minor injuries.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
National Limited
Here
New York
Closure Move Sparks Debate Over Pipeline Bill
Ottawa reports opposition cries of Shame as Prime Minister St. Laurent seeks a third closure on debate of the $80 million Trans-Canada pipeline loan. The move limits speaking time, aims to finish clause-by-clause review by Friday, amid protests that it overrides Parliament.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Progressive Conservatives
CCF
Trans - Canada
Harris
Davie Fulton
Kamloops
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg North Centre
Fulton
Howe
Communists Ordered Out of Korean Armistice Supervisory Panel
The United Nations command ordered Communist truce inspectors from Poland and Czechoslovakia to leave South Korea within a week and suspended the neutral nations supervisory commission until breaches of the armistice are rectified. Swiss and Swedish members will also withdraw from North Korea. The move follows complaints of obstructions and violations by North Korean troops and Chinese volunteers, and concerns over Czech and Polish inspectors. The suspension remains until all armistice terms are met, including bans on troop and material buildup.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
South Korea
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Poland
Czechoslovakia
North Korea
Switzerland
Sweden
U.S
United States
U. S
South
Wille
Reds
Supervisory Commission
Opening of St. Joseph's Home for the Aged in Calgary
The opening ceremony for the $375000 St. Joseph's Home for the Aged drew about 300 attendees. Attendees included MOST Rev. F. P. Carroll D D Bishop of Calgary who spoke, Mrs E G Robinson MLA for Medicine Hat who presented the home, and Hon F C Colborne Calgary who cut the ribbon. Also on the platform were R H A Lacey chairman of the ceremonies Mayor Harry Weiner and other political and religious leaders from Alberta. The event showcased provincial support for southern Alberta care initiatives.
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F. P. Carroll
D.D
Diocese of
Calgary
St. Joseph’s Home For
Alberta
E. G
Harry Weiner
Harry Strom
Burdett
Cypress
Paul and
Patrick O'Byrne
E. J. McCoy
Bill Anderson
E. G. F. Skinner
Elroy’Brest
Bow Island
Fist fights erupt at Crystal Beach resort riot
At Crystal Beach Ontario a Memorial Day crowd of 18 000 clashed in fist fights. Police arrested eight youths four white four Black Americans. Some injured, bail posted for whites but not for the Negroes. Rioting also occurred aboard the Canadiana cruise ship.
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Crystal Beach
Ont
Lake Erie Shore
Donnybrook
Buffalo
Welte
Canadiana
Cpl. J. E. Legate
Ontario
Buffalo Courier-Express
F. L. Hall
New Air Line for the Hat Seen in Flight Talks
Rumors say Trans-Canada Airlines may drop daily flights to Medicine Hat. A Vancouver TCA official would not confirm or deny, noting inquiries from other airlines wanting prairie routes. A private northwest franchise operator is eyeing the Edmonton to Winnipeg milk run for better time connections.
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Trans-Canada Airlines
TCA
Vancouver
Northwest
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Medicine Hat
Weather disturbance enters western Canada with showers
A Pacific disturbance will move into northwestern Alberta tonight and reach southeastern Saskatchewan by midnight Friday. A band of clouds with showers or thunderstorms accompanies the system, followed by somewhat cooler air.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Bees At Post Office Spark Curious Customer Question
Patrons at the Medicine Hat post office hear a buzzing from crates of honey bees awaiting shipment to farmers and beekeepers. A lady patron asks about bee shipping and queen bee containers, while the clerk explains hive formation and travel details before she asks about birds.
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Medicine Hat
Flood Waters Enter Trail Basements
Flood waters from the rising Columbia River invaded basements in Trail British Columbia today. An engineer said that if the river continues to climb some homes may have to be evacuated.
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TRAIL
B.C
Columbia
British Columbia
Twin Sisters Share Kidney Transplant Breakthrough
Wanda Foster of Sand Springs Oklahoma and her identical twin Edith Helm of Chandler Oklahoma underwent a pioneering kidney transplant in Boston. Surgeons removed a healthy kidney from Mrs. Foster to replace a diseased one in Mrs. Helm during a four and a half hour operation. It marked a historic first as the procedure had never been done on women before. Conditions for both patients were satisfactory.
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Wanda Foster
Sand Springs
Okla
Edith Helm
Chandler
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Foster
Helm
Memorial Day traffic deaths fall short of NSC forecast
Chicago AP reports Memorial Day traffic toll at 94 deaths over a 30 hour period from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight, lower than the 110 predicted. Drownings reached 29 and 28 other deaths occurred in miscellaneous accidents, totaling 151 versus 111 in an earlier AP survey.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Rail Strike Ends as Workers Back to Work in New Delhi
Indian railroad workers suspend a two day strike after assurance from Feroz Gandhi that he will press the rail ministry on their demands. The protest followed the Kalka firing last Tuesday that left five dead in clashes with police.
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New Delhi
Reuters
Feroz Gandhi
Nehru
Kalka
Here
Cheques Stolen From Revelstoke Sawmill Office
About $1,500 in employee pay cheques were taken from the Revelstoke Sawmill Co. office safe last night. The thief gained entry by breaking a window and left a messy scene with papers scattered. Police are investigating. this follows two other break-ins in Medicine Hat in recent weeks.
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Revelstoke Sawmill Co
Edward Tredger
Fred Beck
Mr. Tredger
TV programs drive viewers to doctors says CMHA
The Canadian Mental Health Association told a royal commission on broadcasting that some TV dramas misrepresent psychiatry and psychiatric hospitals. It notes viewer distress and increased clinic visits after certain programs and calls for some program controls without outright censorship.
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Toronto
Mental Health Associatin
The
Association
Royal Commission On Broadcasting
J.D. Griffin
Mental Health Association
United States
Oral Roberts
U. S
Calgary mother seeks Judy Madison Fund help for disfigured son
Gladys Goeson waits with hope and fear that seven hundred dollars raised for Judy Madison may aid her 12-year-old Pat who has lived at Wood's Christian Home. An orthodontist says treatment costing about 450 could restore a normal mouth if funds are released promptly.
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Calgary
Gladys Goeson
Judy Maddison
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Pat
Wood
Christian Home
Clifford Wilmott
Council For Crippled Children
Mayo Clinic
Wilmott
Edmonton
Coordinating Council For Crippled Children
Medicine Hat safety drive hits 500 day record
A clipping from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the Medicine Hat News safety campaign achieved 500 days without an automobile fatality. Since November 12, 1953, no traffic deaths occurred in the city of 20 000, marking the achievement reported by Karl Baumler of Sedalia Missouri.
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Karl Baumler
Sedalia
Missouri
Cleveland Plain Dealer
America
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Cleveland urges hopeful traffic safety effort after failures
The speaker cites past traffic safety campaigns that failed due to mental reservations and fear. He urges daily commitment and recalls Medicine Hat as an example of achieving goals with a willing, optimistic approach.
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Grob
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Berberet
Gum
Larsen
Morgan
Howard
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Mother Clara
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Cleveland
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