British Columbia election set for tomorrow amid campaign turmoil
British Columbia faces its third provincial vote in just over four years. Premier Bennett denounces smear tactics as Sommers case shadows the race. Sommers resigns from cabinet but seeks re election in Rossland Trail amid heckling and platform disruptions across cities.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Sommers-Sturdy
Bennett
Social Credit
R. E. Sommers
Sommers
David Sturdy
Royal Commission On Forestry
Rossland Trail
Misson City
Nangaren Grewall
CCF
Dewdney
Grewall
Victoria
B.C
Anglican Anglican United Merger Talks Under Study
Archbishop Philip Carrington of Quebec said studies on a possible merger between the United Church of Canada and the Anglican Church are continuing. He urged frank talks with United Church members and other denominations and called for honor toward affiliated Protestant and Catholic bodies.
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Anglican-United
Walifax
Philip Carrington
Quebec
United Church of Canada
Anglican Church
New Evidence Links San Diego Kidnap Case to Mexico Find
Police say new items including five corporate seals cheques and handwriting samples were found under a mattress in a Tijuana home linked to Mrs. Latham's abductors. Mrs. Victoria Winn and Mrs. Lucille Whisenand pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and related charges after her disappearance last Wednesday.
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San Diego
George Latham
Victoria Beatrice Winn
Lucille Whisenan
California
A. E. Jansen
Latham
Confident Skywatch on 55 Will Be Completed Jan 1st
Ottawa report describes the Mid-Canada Warning Line under construction across the north. RCAF crews, engineers, and laborers push a 3000 mile, 170 million dollar defence project toward a January 1 1957 completion, facing permafrost, muskeg, and austere logistics.
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Canada
Kingsley Brown
Mid-Canada
RCAF
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
China
Be a Newsman? The real life of a newspaperman
Bruce W. Hogle argues against glamor and outlines typical pay and risks. Beginning reporters earn 50 to 75 dollars weekly, five year veterans 5000 to 7500 annually, with executives often 10000 or more. He notes hospital and group insurance common in Canadian papers.
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Bruce W. Hogle
Reds Will Tour Chalk River First Communist Delegation Visit
The Russian ambassador and three other Communist country representatives will tour Canada's Chalk River atomic energy plant, the first such visit. The 21 member diplomatic party will also include envoys from Belgium the UK Brazil Cuba New Zealand Denmark West Germany Turkey Switzerland Sweden Israel South Africa Greece the Netherlands Spain Australia France and Norway. They will attend ceremonies marking the start of construction of Canada’s first atomic power project at the des Joachims hydroelectric station on the Ottawa River about 150 miles northwest of Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
Chalk River
Ont
Dmitri
Chuvahin
Czechoslo
Vakian
Bedriih Hruska
Obrad M. ‘Cimil
Des Joachims
Ottawa Ri
Ver
Belgium
United Kingdom
Brazil
Cuba
New Zealand
Denmark
West Germany
Turkey
Switzerland
Sweden
Israel
South Africa
Greece
Netherlands
Spain
Australia
France
Norway
Walnuts and Chestnuts Flourish in Hill District Gardens
Hill area residents note annual fruiting of walnuts chestnuts and butternuts in local gardens. Poyser's Greenhouses Fourth Street S E hosts two walnuts while Stella Coyte 214 Fifth Street S E holds chestnuts and the Baldwins 230 Fifth Street S E own the butternut. The piece also covers Canada's Nuclear Power Demonstration project costing 14 5 million by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd Ontario Hydro and Canadian General Electric with sod turning near Chalk River and tours to NRX and NRU reactors planned for late 1958.
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Hill District
Poyser
Fourth St. S.E
Nuclear Power Demonstration
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission
Canadian General Electric
Canada posts record 1956 GDP growth surpassing prior year
Canada’s gross value of all goods and services rose to an unprecedented annual rate near 29.55 billion in 1956, up about 3 billion from a year earlier, with production gains and higher prices driving the advance. Labor income climbed, investment remained strong, and consumer spending surged to roughly 18.12 billion. Exports and imports rose while the trade deficit hit a new high for the period.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Noy
Sparta
Harris
Traffic Drops to 31 Ships in Suez Canal Operation
In Port Said Egypt traffic through the Suez Canal fell to 31 ships on the fourth day of operations run by Egyptian and Greek pilots. The daily transit rate averaged 38 with 47 vessels passing Saturday and counts of 36 on Sunday and Monday as pilots work long hours to keep the 103 mile waterway open.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Mediterranean
Nassau County Kidnapping Trial Highlights Public Aid Controversy
Police traced a May kidnapping of a child to Angelo J. Lamarca 31 who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The child’s body was found in a honeysuckle thicket near his home days after the abduction. Lamarca is indicted on kidnapping charges.
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Nassau County
Nassau
Coun
Ben’ White
Macdonald
Pinnell
Statemen
Wesa
Angelo J. Lamarca
Plastic surgery ethics and patient safety debate
Plastic surgeons discuss limits on cosmetic nose jobs and the trend toward safer practices. Experts emphasize consent, risk assessment, and avoiding unnecessary procedures to protect patient welfare.
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Nada
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