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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Jun 11, 1971

Page

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Final Wheat Pay 12 Cents in Canada

Ottawa reports western wheat growers will receive an average final payment of about 12 cents per bushel from 1943-44 certificates. Surplus on the wheat board account is around $36 million on 293,575,116 bushels. Payments start after related equalization steps, with 2.5 million certificates involved and an estimated 400,000 cheques.

OTTAWA C.P MacKinnon Canadian wheat board Mr. MacKinnon Fort Wiliam Port Arthur Vancouver Saskatchewan Alberta wheat board Joan Bracken

Missing Trapper Davis Body After River Search

Police seek the body of Don Tessier 34 a trapper and sawmill fireman missing since last Tuesday near Dalton Mills Ontario Two expended bullets and tracks around the trapping shack spur the search Emile Bouchard 21 a nephew of Tessier is questioned in connection with the case but police deny a suspect at this time

DALTON MILLS Ont Don Tessier

40 Deaths Is Holiday Toll

Sixteen drowned in Canada during the King's birthday weekend and 24 others died violently. The toll includes four US fishermen near Sault Ste. Marie and four US anglers at Rondeau Park, plus several murders and accidents across Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes. Ontario records show 32 deaths with 19 in the Toronto area. five killed in Quebec, all Montreal area. and one Maritime fatality from a colt incident in Truro.

Canada United States Sault Ste. Marie Ont Rondeau Park Lake Erie Hawkesbury Montreal Max Barshaw Toronto Ontario Quebec Maritimes Truro N.S British Columbia Douglas Miller William Miller

Truman vetoes Case labor disputes bill

President Truman vetoed the Case labor disputes bill saying it would compel men to work for private employers in peacetime democracy. He called the measure a false start, noting it targets symptoms rather than causes and would not end strikes by decree. The House passed it 220 to 106, Senate 39 to 29, with veto over ride unlikely.

WASHINGTON Truman federal mediation board house senate congress Ta house of representatives rules committee

House Upholds Veto on Case Labor Disputes Bill

Washington reports the House of Representatives sustained President Truman's veto on the Case labor disputes bill by 135 to uphold. The vote fell five votes short of the two thirds needed to override, effectively killing the bill for now and sending the matter to the Senate for action on the veto.

HOUSE WASHINGTON house of representatives Truman senate

Strikes Against Private Em- End of Week of Rumor

A four thousand five hundred word message concluded more than a week of speculation about strikes against private employers. The document details tensions, potential wage demands, and calls for solidarity among workers amid ongoing negotiations. The piece notes the broader context of labor actions and political reactions.

Pear Shaped Pigs and Digest Magazine Influence

Reader's Digest popularity soars with a vast global reach as the New York Times notes. In 1934 the magazine drew 11,006,000 monthly buyers, with the British edition selling as a top shilling periodical in England and Spanish and other editions booming worldwide. Pear shaped pigs are being designed by U S Department of Agriculture scientists, including plans for a long thin pork body with large hips to boost bacon and ham production, plus tougher eggs.

New York Times England Toronto Telegram U.S. agricultural department

Queen in exile arrives in Lisbon to begin exile

Queen Marie Jose of Italy reached Lisbon by cruiser on Sunday to begin her life in exile. Reuters reports the arrival marks the start of her separation from royal duties as European politics swirl around her family.

LISBON Reuters Marie Jose Italy

Arab League weighed plan for Palestine government

BLUDAN Syria June 1147 The Arab League received a proposal to establish an Arab government in Palestine and to withdraw British forces. The plan, presented at an extraordinary session, also sought $40 million over five years to fund the government and curb Arab land sales to Jews. The fate of Haj Amin al Husseini, former Grand Mufti, remained unclear as officials and observers awaited his location and arrival.

BLUDAN Syria Arab League Palestine Holy Land league Jerusalem FRANCE Haj Amin Al Husseini Mediterranean Husseini Jamel Al Husseini PARIS surete nationale police witihout LONDON C.P Grand Mufti Middle East Mufti mught

Postpone Sessions in New York Delay UN Talks

Delegates to the United Nations second council held individual conferences Monday seeking common ground on a compromise plan for handing a report on Franco Spain. The next council session was postponed until Thursday at the British delegation's request, pending home instructions.

NEW YORK United Nations second council Spain

Death Toll in Two Hotel Fires Last Week Totals 76

The Canfield hotel fire near BOUBTQEUE Iowa raised deaths to 16 with 2 investigations under way to find the blaze cause. The 26th victim was Mrs William Canfield 73 wife of the owner. her husband died earlier. Fire swept the 200 room structure shortly after midnight Sunday.

BOUBTQEUE Canfield hotel William Canfield

Death toll rises in Dubuque hotel fire tragedy

Fire at the Canfield hotel early Sunday claimed additional lives. A badly burned unidentified man was found with a charred prayer book in his hand, raising the death toll to 17.

DUBUQTE Canfield hotel

Quebec hotel fire spares guests as 200 flee Charlevoix blaze

In St Irene Quebec on Monday a three storey Charlevoix hotel burned with about 200 guests evacuated unharmed. Fire origin unknown but no injuries were reported and initial losses are not yet estimated.

Red Cross Zach Cook Harold Cosgrove Dubuque La Salle Chicaco QUEBEC ST. IRENE Quc Charlevoix

Presbyterians ban marriages in unseemly places

Toronto June 11 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada instructs all presbyteries to bar ministers from solemnizing marriages in places or circumstances that impair the ceremony’s sanctity. The ruling aims for church settings when possible after Rev R S Burton of Calgary married in a boxing ring May 22 between bouts of Johnny Ameś and Edna Anderson drawing criticism from Rev J B Skeane of Vancouver who called it unseemly.

TORONTO General Assembly Presbytrran Church Canada tS presbyteries R. S. Burton St. Andrew's Presbyterian church Calgary

Short supply of cedar wood for caskets in BC

Vancouver June 11 A strike in the British Columbia lumber industry has funeral directors strained. Supply of cedar wood for casket manufacture is nearing its end with only enough for another two or three weeks.

VANCOUVER British Columbia

Judicial Feud Shocks Washington Supreme Court Drift

Washington is rocked as Justice Robert H. Jackson publicly attacks Justice Hugo Black accusing bullying tactics over mine pay case ties. Lawmakers see a chance for overhaul of court procedure to reduce bench bickering and consider rules on disqualification and ethics amid a near war between the justices.

R. B. JACKSON U.S. Supreme Court Hugo Black Nuernberg WASHINGTON A.P United States supreme court Robert H. Jackson congress Jackson Black Justice Black United Mine Workers senate house of representatives judiciary committee house

King of Siam Is Found Dead, New Ruler Named

King Ananda Mahidol of Siam was found dead from a bullet wound in the royal palace. His 18 year old brother Phumiphon Aduldet was named the new king by the Siamese legislature twelve hours later. Police say the death appears accidental and the bullet struck the center of the forehead. The king was to travel to the United States and had shown illness in the prior two days.

BANGKOK Ananda Mahidol Siam rexal palace Frince Phumiphon Aduldet kine United States

Italian Mobs Seek Burn Communist HQ

Ottawa report notes June 11 as Labor Minister Mitchell announced an additional 499 German prisoners of war would work in Ontario and Manitoba sugar beet fields. He said 20 would go to Ontario and 200 to Manitoba. totals for the three provinces and Algeria rise to 1,922 1,650 and 1,449 respectively. A violent monarchist mob in Naples attacked the six storey Communist HQ after clashes with police, while Rome saw a large republican demonstration at the Viminale palace with a shift toward republican leadership as tensions threaten civil conflict. Royalists and republicans clash amid guards. premier De Gasperi moves to assume head of State. government warns of possible civil war.

OTTAWA Mitchell commons Ontario Manitoba Algeria NAS A.P Naples Rome Viminale Piazza Del Popelo House of Savoy Viminale palace Giuseppe Romita Interior Piazza Del Popolio Romita Humbert Alcide De Gasperti Quirinal Palace Eine Viminale Pralace ta Reuters sens cabinec De Gaspert Alcide De Gesperi Humber Portugal supreme court mid Italy Giuseppe Spataro PARIS IA.P Felix Gouin constituent assembly WASHINGTON Willie Francis E Frandis MOSCOW Reniers Bucharest United States London DRUMHELLER CALGARY Robert Livett United Mine Workers of America KING ERVICEMEN SAM SOUHAMPTON Jane Mackenzie King Southampton Canada Halifax SOUNDS C.P Welland itaders Canadian Seamen's Union

East To Get Less Coal

Reconstruction Minister Howe announced a coal conservation measure limiting home deliveries before November 1 to 80 percent of normal supply. Dealers may supply 66 percent of class A fuel plus 20 percent in lower grade fuels. the plan to apply in Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes. If shortages persist, stricter steps may follow.

CYTAWSA Reconstruction Howe reconstruction department Ontario Quebec Maritimes

Atomic energy risks and duties outlined in Quebec address

American ambassador to Canada Ray Atherton warned in Quebec before the Rotary Club that North America bears two major duties. The first is rebuilding the global economy, the second preventing atomic warfare. A third duty is ensuring atomic energy is used peacefully to ease labor and improve life.

QUEBEC

Three Albertans Receive POW Mentions in Awards List

Ottawa reports awards to Canadian Army personnel who were prisoners of war in North West Europe and the Far East. Alberta mentions include Captain Allan Henderson Turney of Calgary Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Lieutenant William Anderson Millar posthumous of Edmonton Royal Canadian Engineers, and Private Gerald Arlo Rooke of Athabasca Canadian Infantry Corps.

OTTAWA Europe Far East National Defence Headquarters

Overnight Airmail Between Britain and America Seen

London June 11 The Earl of Listowel postmaster general announced at the Imperial Press Conference that overnight airmail service between the United Kingdom and the United States will begin soon. He forecast postage reductions, noting the current rate is one shilling three pence per half ounce and that further cuts are expected for press dispatches within the empire. He also indicated continued declines for cable rates to the United States and other non European countries.

LONDON Cabie Earl of Listowel tod Imperial imre United Kingdom Unite States empire United States

Montreal man jailed for flashing revolver in Chinatown

Calgary June 11 Marcel Goveche 25 of Montreal flashed a revolver in Chinatown last Saturday and declared he was the law from the east He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment of hard labor by Magistrate T F Fitenhere for carrying 2 revolvers.

CALGARY G—Marcel Goveche Montreal Chinatown T. F. Fitenhere

Cox elected Manitoba United Church president at service

Rev Alex Cox of Roland was installed yesterday as president of the Manitoba conference of the United Church succeeding Rev Philip Barker. Cox previously served as conference secretary for three years, guiding church affairs andFuture plans not disclosed.

WINNIPEG Alex Cox Roland, Mar Manitoba conference of the United church Philip Barker Cox

Talks Deadlocked in Lake Seamen Strike

June 11 with Canadian Seamen's Union and ship owners deadlocked as new informal talks begin to end a strike that has halted over 100 ships. Core issue remains union's demand to be sole bargaining agency for all seamen, while eight hour day pact fades from dispute.

Dominion Marine association hise kehdeed estes settlemens

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