British Ships Fire On Reds Near Macau
In Hong Kong two British warships the Consort and Mounts Bay returned fire on Redshore batteries after Reds raided a British operated passenger vessel Takshing and forcibly removed two Chinese. Commodore Harold G Dickinson Hong Kong naval chief said the raid occurred about 3 am ten miles east of Portuguese Macau in a channel of normal international traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Harold G. Dickinson
Consort
Mounts Bay
Takshing
Macau
TAKSHING INCIDENT REPORTED NEAR MACAU
British vessel Takshing was attacked by a Chinese Communist gunboat and a launch near Lantao and Macau in heavy firing. The Takshing was damaged but not sunk, two Chinese passengers were removed, and British warships responded escorting the ferry back to Hong Kong amid ongoing protests.
Thirteenth Polio Case Diagnosed In Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat reports its 13th polio case of the year a three year old Donna Turner from 505 Eighth St SE was diagnosed after care at the Tate home 926 Braemar St and hospitalised. Ten other children in the Tate home will be quarantined for 14 days. Nine cases have been city residents and four from outside. Most cases occurred in August with four in this month.
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Medicine Hat
W. D. Tate
Braemar ‘St
Donna Turner
Wm. R. Turner
Eighth St. S.E
Tate
French Submarine La Sibylle Believed Crushed Near Toulon
The French navy says submarine La Sibylle with 48 men aboard sank off Cap Camarat in the Mediterranean. An oil patch and wreckage surfaced, the safety buoy cable was broken, and search efforts found remains of a disaster endangering all hands.
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Toulon
Francé
Reuters
Mediterranean
Here
Admiralty
Cap Camarat
la Sibylle
Royal Navy
France
Geran
Yankees clinch tie in AL after 3-2 win at Boston
New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 to assure at least a tie for the American League lead. They head into the final three games with a 244 game edge over the Cleveland Indians, who have two games left. Reynolds and Berra drove in runs for the Yankees while Hudson and White tallied for Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Indians
New Drug May Cure Blood Clots
Discovery of trypsin shown to dissolve clots may halt heart attacks strokes and lung blockages. Researchers Irving Innerfield Alfred Angrist Alfred Schwartz and Wilfred Ruggiero report dramatic results in treating milk leg arthritis and other clot related conditions using highly purified trypsin delivered into veins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American College of Surgeons
Irving Innerfield
Alfred Angrist
Alfred Schwartz
Wilfred Ruggiero
Doctors Urge Alberta Widen Cancer Services
The Alberta division of the CMA urges the government to recognize cancer diagnosis by outlying-area doctors and expand clinics beyond Edmonton Calgary and Lethbridge. It calls for radiotherapist staffing and warns against government takeover of cancer care while maintaining leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canadian Medical Association
Edmonton
Calgary
W. Bramley-Moor
J. M. Lees
R.C.A.F
Contractors State Will Not Proceed With Tech Wing Project
The school board in Calgary forfeits the Burns and Dutton contract for 314600 after a clerical error left out 90000 in their bid. The plan to build the tech wing of the new high school is paused pending a special session with architect John Stevenson to decide on future steps and whether to proceed with both academic and technical wings in sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stevenson
Stevenson and Dewar
Calgary
Burns and
Burns and Dutton
Weather Watch for Alberta and Saskatchewan Trend
A weather bulletin notes Pacific disturbances bring cloudiness and light rain to northern Alberta and Saskatchewan today and Friday. High pressure weakened, clouds rise, temperatures ease but southern regions stay warm with sunny days. Medicine Hat forecast calls for clear skies today and Friday, continuing warmth, light winds, turning southwest 15 mph tomorrow afternoon, low tonight and high tomorrow around 45.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Alberta Cities See Only Two Mayoral Contests
Alberta municipal nominations close with 28 alderman seats in seven cities. Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin host three way mayoral races, while Drumheller faces a two candidate race for three council posts. Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge fill many boards by acclamation. Edmonton reports four women among 45 candidates overall for 28 aldermanic seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emonton
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Wetaskiwin
W. D. Draager
Wetaskiwin Times
H. A. Inglis
Co. D. Enman
L. A. Bennett
Drumheller
William Hawrelak
Edmonton
Don Mackay
Calgary
Paul Crawford
Red Deer
L. S. Turcotte
Leth
Bridge
Lethbridge
Citizens’ Committee
Civic Government Association and
Labor
CGA
Civic Labor Organization
Carl O. Berg
Mack Lyle
Tom Graham
E. I. Clarke
F. L. Hanna
Fred J. Mitchell
J. C. McDonald
Ethel Wilson
Public School Board
Robert H
Nixon Evidence Pins Nixon On Republican Ticket
Eisenhower and Nixon appeared united after a Wheeling reunion as the GOP moves to keep Nixon on the ticket. The Eisenhower campaign cited broad committee support and public telegrams backing Nixon despite questions over private donations, while Stevenson campaigned in Illinois.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Diight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Wheeling
W.va
Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
Ill
Smilestones Doctor and Little Man Exchange Quip
In a humorous exchange a doctor asks about a pain in the head while a little man quips that the issue is really in the neck and implies nothing can be done about it. The brief vignette captures a light moment in medical banter.
Withdrawal Acclamation Sets Medicine Hat School Trustees
The Medicine Hat school board will gain two new trustees for the next term with no election. Trustee Harry Grant withdrew from the race, leaving Arthur Q. Stanley postal supervisor and Joe L. Levinson businessman elected by acclamation. Mrs. Ron McAffer remains re elected by acclamation.
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Medicine Hat School
Harry Grant
Arthur Q. Stanley
Joe L. Levinson
Ron McAffer
J. Lyle Wyatt
Grant
Saskatchewan Prosperity Seen From Bank of Canada Office
Regina reports from the Royal Bank of Canada with M. M. Walter of Montreal saying Saskatchewan is exceptionally prosperous. He notes the wheat crop will generate wealth, oil and uranium developments add to growth, and talks up future Williston basin light oil wells and northern uranium potential.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Royal Bank of Canada
M. M. Walter
Montreal
Walter
Williston
Government trims cattle support price as traders weigh effects
District cattle men react to Agriculture Minister Gardiner's Sept 29 cut from 25 to 23 per cent on government support for cattle. Quotas on packinghouse sales limit the amount taken at the support price, leaving many cattle at buyer mercy. Western cattlemen urge the government to buy surplus cattle at the support price and remove them from market, while buyers anticipate 800 head of beef cattle at Walsh auction on Oct 4.
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Ottawa
Agricultural
Gardiner
United States
Toronto
Montreal
J. G. Gardiner
Alberta
Meat Board
Carl J. Anderson
Eastern Irrigation District
Anderson
Walsh
Tragic Farm Accident Claims 18-Year-Old Harvester
An 18-year-old Fort Erie youth, Douglas Reihl, was killed when a Graham Ellis ranch tractor rolled over on a Box Springs district hillside. He and Richard Horton, 20, were transporting hay. Horton escaped injury as the machine jackknifed, pinning Reihl beneath the tractor. Pattison’s Funeral Home handles arrangements. RCMP investigated. no inquest planned.
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Douglas ‘Reihl
Fort Erie
Graham Ellis
Springs Disstrict
Noth
Medi
Reihl
Richard
Horton
Goderich
Ont
German Leader Pushes Quick Four-Power Conference
Erich Ollenhauer of West Germany's Social Democratic Party urged the western Allies to stop notes to Moscow about German unity and pursue an immediate four power conference to resolve the German question. He spoke at the CDU convention beneath Kurt Schumacher's portrait and attacked Allies for pursuing individual interests with Russia.
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Dortmund
Germany
Erich Ollenhauer
Moscow
Social .Democratic Party
Kurt Schumacher
Schumacher
Ollenhauer
Macher
Ollen Hauer
Allie
France
Russia
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Lantao Island
Reds
J. B. McCaw
Lapsapmei Island
Lapsapmei
McCaw
Hong Kong-Macau
Yangtse River
China
Britain
Peiping
Hong Kong-Macao
William Asbury
Malton
Ontario
International Nickel Co
Sudbury
Brinks Inc
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Singapore
State
U.S. Air Force
Far North Air
Thule
Greenland
Fred Parker
E. B
Pete) Lyle
Carl V. Harstrom
Roy. V. Devell
D. F. McIntosh
Walter Boote
Harry B. Brogden
E. G. Callbeck
J. Leslie Hill
Isabella Stevens
Archie Edwards
Ernest H. Starr
Feelix Leew
C.G.A
Glen L. Palfrey
Box Springs
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