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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
1
The Memorial Day period saw 89 highway deaths 37 drownings and 33 other holiday related fatalities by Thursday midnight. The National Safety Council had predicted 120 deaths for the 30 hour span. Council President Ned H Dearborn called the lower toll welcome but not cause for celebration.
Khrushchev allegedly told Polish journalists the hydrogen bomb is so massive it cannot be tested even within the Soviet Union. API dispatch quotes him saying a test at the North Pole could melt the Arctic ice cap and flood oceans, a claim tied to fears of sea level rise and inundation of cities like London and New York.
City hall reports May 1957 building activity with 60 permits valued at 506 300 dollars. Comparisons show higher new construction and alterations than 1956, while garages decreased. Total permits January 1 to May 31 hit 210 for 1 360 200 dollars, against 58 and 1 146 050 last year.
Pierre Pflimlin won approval from his Popular Republican party to form a government quelling a nine day political crisis. He visited the MRP congress in Biarritz and began talks with all parties except the Communists and Poujadists, including outgoing Socialist Premier Guy Mollet whose government fell May 21 over tax policy tied to Algeria and Suez fallout.
Algerian insurgents massacred 301 Muslim men over 15 in La Casbah near Setif, with bodies found in streets and a house. French authorities suspect rivalry between MNA and FLN and note the village lies on a rebel route toward Algiers. Several killed and wounded reported among Tunisian forces nearby.
Supreme Court justice awards 11500 to three Alberta highways employees for injuries from a October 7 1955 two car crash on the Trans Canada highway near Medicine Hat. John Lutz died. William Pigeon Sidney Reay and John Metcalfe were injured. damages ordered against Lutz estate. A G Kidd represented plaintiffs and Ida and Leslia Lutz administered the estate.
In Washington AP report portrays third group of man made moons planned for space. The satellites include a magnetometer and a release balloon to study gas content and air drag in space. Observations will also reveal earth’s shape and crust composition through orbital variations.
Labor gains in three by elections cut Conservative majorities in South Edinburgh and Hornsey, with East Ham North seeing a small Labour gain. Dissatisfaction over Suez and rising living costs cited. Douglas Home leads Liberal challenge in Edinburgh. House of Commons balance shows Conservatives 335, Labor 279, Independents and Liberals fill remaining seats.
More than 5,000 students at the University of Illinois rioted for eight hours across campus until police, numbering over 200, fired at least 150 tear gas volleys. Two co-eds were injured, 50 arrested as waste baskets became water jugs in a holiday outbreak during finals week. The university president warned disciplinary action, possibly expulsion.
Swissair DC-7C transport en route from New York to Bonn-Cologne suddenly flipped onto its back and dropped 13000 feet before the pilot could recover. None of the 52 aboard were hurt. emergency landing in Boston May 23 followed by onward travel next day. Captain Armin Borner of Zurich attempted to feather a malfunctioning propeller, the action reversing the engine and sending the craft into a dive as Coast Guard planes escorted it to safety.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said the West is preparing to submit to Russia a proposal of great moral significance after talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. He could not disclose details, noting Western allies are still consulting ahead of the London disarmament talks. The plan aims to ease East West tension.
Canadian Press notes campaign chatter across provinces as leaders tout promises. St Laurent claims Newfoundland confederation progress while a royal commission reviews terms. Diefenbaker pledges more provincial revenue and less federal control. Coldwell challenges parties to disclose campaign donations.
City council in special session votes to postpone the sale of 100 wartime houses on 11th and 12th Streets southwest for two weeks. Tenants and the Canadian Legion to be consulted as the city aligns with a five year repayment plan and a Uniform City Act amendment.
A tense exchange reveals George questioning aspects of his wife’s will as rumors swirl about her status. The dialogue hints at hidden motives and unresolved tensions within the family concerning inheritance and relationships.
A G Schnarton of Fort Macleod was reelected president of the Alberta Hotel Association. G T Barr Edmonton J J Blake Holden and J W Starchuk Calgary were reelected vice presidents. A board of directors includes R F Slinger Edmonton TK Rk Logan Grande Prairie S A Hauptman Edmonton C A Cottam Red Deer C S Semenink Big Valley E G King Rocky Mountain House C B Gutterson Drumheller G Dunaway Calgary T Brown Didsbury J Zaozhny Calgary.
Fifteen graduates from the New Hilda Junior High School grade wine class were honored Thursday evening in the school auditorium. Principal J. M. C. Logan chaired the ceremony as the class and list of names were presented.
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