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UNANIMOUS VOTE

\2clal Credit MLA boosts faddists

Pluoridati i ization of milk, use of sulfa drugs and just about
&y Tidation of water supplies, pasteurization o " :
Arse advance made by Medina science over the past century were denounced by Mrs. Lydia

S, Social Credit MLA, when she addressed a meeting of faddists and cultists in Van-
49,99 this week. Among the objects of the faddists’ wrath is projected immunization of
‘C. schoolchildren with Salk anti-polio vaccine, to start April 19. Photo shows Dr.
(left) and Dr. George Elliott, assistant provincial health officer, carrying the $100,000
Nt of vaccine at Vancouver airport. For story see page 6.

SASKATCHEWAN HOUSE
ASKS H-WEAPON B

REGINA

Following a three-hour debate last week in which 10
MLAs took the floor, the. Saskatchewan legislature unani-
mously went on record for abolition of all nuclear weapons.

The resolution was moved by Arnold Feusi (CCF,
Pelly) and seconded by Depster Hemming (CCF, Moose

Jaw). It reads:

“That this Assembly urges the
government of Canada fo inten-
sify its efforts to achieve world
disarmament by mutual consent,
together with abolition of the
use, possession and manufacture
not only of all nuclear weapons
but also of all other weapons of
mass destruction to the end that
the marvellous new forces made
available to man may be used
for welfare not warfare and that
peace may be based on the solid
foundation of mutual understand-
ing and cooperation.”

The action was taken twe
weeks .after close to 200 dele-
gates from all “parts of Saskat-
chewan had visited the degisla-
tive buildings in a lobby called
by Saskatchewan Peace Council,
during which 14 MLAs, includ-
ing several cabinet ministers,
signed the World Appeal against
the Preparations for Atomic War.

In speaking to his resolution,
Feusi showed that the great
powers were making heavy ex-
penditures for ‘military and de-
fense purposes. In 1953, Can-
ada’s defense budget was 48.4

Continued on back page
See H-WEAPONS

Harris speaks
on May Day

Guest speaker at Vancouver's
May Day rally this year will be
George Harris;of Toronto, secre-
tary-treasurer of the United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Work-
ers of America. The march and
yally will take place Sunday,

‘May 1.

With the traditional route to
Stanley Park closed last year be-
cause of traffic congestion caus-
ed at park entrances, the parade
this year will assemble on Powell
Street Grounds and march east
on Hastings to Exhibition Park,
where the rally will be held in
the PNE outdoor theatre.

The 1955 May Day Committee
will hold its final conference this
coming Wednesday, April 13, 8
p.m., in Pender Auditorium.
Unions and other organizations
intending to participate are be-
ing asked to send in their fin-
ancial contributions immediately
to cover immediate costs.

The radiation peril
Reports from Tokyo

‘page 3

Hearst’s interview with
Marshal Gregori Zhukov

page 9

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