Hansen's disease named after doctor to shed fear
The text argues for renaming leprosy as Hansen's disease to reduce stigma. It notes transmission requires prolonged close contact, not casual exposure, and highlights historical isolation practices. Modern treatment can render patients non infectious and able to live normally, though public acceptance lags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bauer
United States
Canada
French Guiana
Martinique
Guadeloupe
WHO Chronicle
Better Mosquito Trap Advances found in Uganda report
An East African Virus Research Institute entomologist in Entebbe describes a new mosquito trap using timed blowers and suction to guide insects to a cyanide killing bottle. The 332 page report outlines colonal research and notes preliminary encouraging results. The article cites a large following with 370,000,900 adherents founded over thirteen centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East African Virus Research Institute
Entebbe
Uganda
Yorkton Eyes Tripling Street Lights With Mercury Plan
Yorkton council reviews a Saskatchewan Power plan to double street light numbers using mercury vapor lamps. The proposal would lift operating costs to 3.5 times current levels, with capital costs yet to be determined, leaving the matter pending.
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Yorkton
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
S.P.C
Sask
Royal Empire Society Renames to Royal Commonwealth Society
The Royal Empire Society has announced a name change to Royal Commonwealth Society effective immediately. The move reflects a broader geographic and historical shift in its branding and outreach aims.
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The
Royal Empire Society
Royal Commonwealth Society
Twenty year service award to R. R. Keith
Ralph Richard Keith received a 20 year service button at the Saskatchewan Power Corporation Regina staff Christmas party. Keith, assistant general manager in charge of operations, has a long career with the Power Corporation from Saskatoon in 1937 through roles in North Battleford Prince Albert and Regina. He is married with two children.
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Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Regina
Aese Keith
Ralph Richard Keith
Rouleau
Luther College
University of Saskatchewan
Keith
The
Power Corporation
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan
Engineering Institute of Canada
Rotary Club
RCN Reinforces Fleet in 1957 Strengthening Anti Submarine Defences
The Royal Canadian Navy expanded its force in 1957 with HMCS Bonaventure an upgraded carrier and three St Laurent class destroyer escorts Skeena Fraser and Margaree plus four modernized frigates. Tracker and Banshee aircraft joined the Bonaventure crews along with helicopter trials. Commander strength reached 19 558 with NATO aid transfers and notable retirements Magnificent and Labrador.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Bonaventure
Guard of Honor
HMCS
St. Laurent
Portsmouth
England
National Defence
Canada
RCN
Hmcs Bonaventure
Fraser
Ottawa
Atlantic Command
Pacific
NATO
Turkey
Italy
Denmark
Navy
Magnificent
Labrador
Royal Navy
United Nations
Middle East
Northwest Passage
U.S. Coast Guard
Arctic
Bellot Strait
Poothia Peninsula
Somerset Island
Halifax
Department of Transport
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan
Okinawa
Hawaiian Islands
West Indies
Europe
Mediterranean
United States
Great Lakes
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic
Channel
Bay of Biscay
North Sea
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Sweden
Finland
Levelling off in economy Outlook from Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce year end message quotes President Ralph C. Pybus urging recognition of a leveling economy as a chance to consolidate gains. Outlook for 1958 includes rising national income, flat consumer prices, declining wholesale prices, easier money, modest imports drop, steady exports, and more government spending offsetting private-sector decline. The note also mentions Argentina's Gran Premio Nacional at Palermo as its Derby equivalent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Pybus
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Pybus
Canada
Hangar Nears Finish at Indian Head Airstrip
Indian Head Flying Club completes hangar at airstrip with volunteer labor. Roof remains. weather may delay. Piper Cub bought and stored in Yorkton will fly in when ready for crop spraying training and general flights.
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Indian Head
Indian Head Flying Club
Yorkton
Sask
Mysterious hollow icicle blamed on Sputnik sighting
A fragment resembling a hollow icicle about a foot long and an inch thick was brought to The Enterprise by Bill Barrett CPR Expressman. Officials suggest it may have come from the halls of Sputnik as it passed through the cold atmosphere. Yorkton Sask December 19 1957.
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Sputnik
Enterprise
Bill Barrett
CPR Expressman
Yorkton, Sask
Ceremony marks royal visit with naval guards in Ottawa
The account notes extensive participation in the October visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Ottawa. Nearly 600 officers and men from eight naval establishments formed a Royal Guard contingent along with a composite naval band and a portion of the Household Guard.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Ottawa
Royal Guard
Household Guard
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Hansen's
R. R. Keith
Palermo
Argentina
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