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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1971
Page
1
Indignant Landover residents gather at town hall to demand action on nude dancing along Landover lanes. About 100 citizens prepare protest letters to police and county officials after alleged moonlight car couples engage in nude display following petting parties.
In Victoria on June 12, lumber operators in the 28 day BC strike of 35,000 workers remained firm after a meeting with Chief Justice Gordon Sloan. Operators accept 15 cents per hour raise, 44 hour week, and voluntary dues check off. unions reject 25 cents, 40 hour week, and union security. Premier Hart says cabinet will meet with IOA delegation Friday as 7,000 marchers expected to arrive in Victoria at 2 pm.
Darwin June 12 Reuters The Halifax bomber Waltzing Matilda piloted by Capt Geoffrey Wikner arrived in Darwin from Borneo completing a 13 090 mile flight in 59 hours flying time. He left England May 24 with his wife two children and 14 passengers after buying the surplus bomber due to scarce sea passages to Australia.
The weasel is described as highly curious, inspecting old traps and peeking from holes to see events. Hunters finish it off when it emerges. Farmers beware as it harms poultry. It is not vegetarian, feeding on small birds, grasshoppers, and other tiny animals.
Seven thousand pounds of dynamite cleared rock for the East Pot Hole Coulee dam site south of Magrera th, laying groundwork for a 12 600 ton excavation. The shot, set off Tuesday afternoon by T Poulson and overseen by NWC and government engineers, leveled rock and began the cut off trench toward the foundation. Work continues on schedule with plans for additional charges at Pot Hole and nearby St Mary dam.
Calgarians report an airshow planned for Winnipeg on July 12 and 13 featuring jet propelled aircraft and postwar Canadian and American developments. Air Vice-Marshal Guthrie said the exhibition will reuse wartime planes from the BC Air Force and aims to rival famed RAF demonstrations. The Muskox operation will be detailed.
Ottawa June 12 The War Assets Corporation announced 2000 used military trucks will be released to farmers under a plan by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. The federation will allot trucks by province and provincial sale committees will direct distribution with drawings held in each province to select buyers.
Buff alo news notes Dr Robert G Ferguson Saskatchewan Anti Tuberculosis Association director told the 42nd annual National Tuberculosis Association meeting that B C G vaccination provides very considerable protection. He said the preparation was used among hospital personnel in Saskatchewan from September 1938 to March 1943.
Ottawa reports that two famed soldiers, Viscount Alexander and Maj. Gen. Chris Vokes, praised the Canadian section of the London victory parade as "very smart." They arrived by air yesterday and shared the assessment after the event.
Canadian Seamen's Union and government talks expedite to end the Great Lakes shipping strike. Government may seize control to move coal and grain. embargo on US coal shipments to Ontario to divert supply. Union denies political influence, cites lack of settlement as not due to desire. Great Lakes lines halt ships awaiting federal action. Port Colborne and Welland see tied ships.
Toronto officials announced a plan for Anglican clerics to serve United Church of Canada churches and United Church pastors to minister to Anglican congregations. The proposal will be presented to the general synod and general council in September and is expected to receive study for two to three years by church courts and members.
BANFF Alberta June 12 Dr Leonard Parsons of Birmingham Eng told the seventh annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association that the infant mortality rate after birth has fallen below the 1928 rate in Great Britain. He cited wage increases abolition of unemployment and better maternal nutrition as likely causes. He warned improved nursing and doctoring did not drive the decline due to shortages and overwork in those professions. He noted no major therapeutic advance beyond penicillin and new sulphonamides.
MERNBERG Germany June 12 Arthur Seyss Inquart told the international War crimes tribunal that Holland would have disappeared under water if he had not refused to carry out planned dike demolitions. Hitler deputy Bormann ordered demolitions of such magnitude that Holland would not have survived as a people. Seyss Inquart added I did not go in.
June 12. Congratulatory messages poured in from President Truman Viscount Alexander and Secretary Byrnes as Mackenzie King began his 20th year as Canadian premier. The U S time message offered best wishes and hearty congratulations on his unequalled term of public service.
Georges Josephowitch a 23 year old Paris chauffeur wrote to President Felix Gouin threatening to blow up a subway station unless given an apartment immediately. Authorities arranged accommodation for him in a police station today.
Ottawa reports debate on atomic energy control and representation reforms. Reconstruction Minister Howe defends secrecy surrounding the atomic process while opposing a Commons committee. Opposition and party leaders urge study, public testimony, and a clearer government formula for regulating domestic atomic energy use.
At the Labour conference in Bournemouth on June 12 7 Prof Harold J Laski argues secrecy in atomic policy fuels Russian suspicions. He urges Russia to experiment in friendship while condemning Canada’s espionage handling and secret orders in council. He notes police and judiciary actions preempt trial and calls for reconsideration of secrecy.
Naples tension eased as pro republican demonstra tion called off after trades unions acquiesced to a request by Interior Minister Giuseppe Romita. Earlier clashes in Rome and Taranto left seven dead and dozens wounded as monarchists and republicans battled with sticks and iron bars. Police and troops patrolled Naples streets amid armored cars and cannons in a city already scarred by plebiscite clashes.
The Washington Post editorial calls Canada’s plan to deport Japanese Canadians an odious act of racism. It urges revoking the deportation order and pending appeal to the Privy Council, and promotes tolerance as war ends.
Belgrade June 12 General Draja Mihailovic testified at his trial that a British mission in Yugoslavia instructed him to destroy partisan forces led by Marshal Tito. He described underground troop relations with Germany as not cooperation but a haphazard mutual battle and named British officer Col Bailey as having urged liquidating the communists.
Reuters reports fears of mass death from famine across China as estimates cite 30,000,000 lacking adequate food. Hunger is severe in Hunan and Henan with peasants eating grass and mud while disease spreads. UN relief directs food distribution and production efforts amid widespread ruin and missing farm tools.
Singapore June 12. Field Marshal Count Juinno Terauchi 77, former Japanese war minister and late supreme commander of southern forces, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Johore quarters. He led early northern China campaigns and was identified in 1944 as MacArthur's Philippines adversary. He served as war minister from March 9, 1936, to January 23, 1937.
A communist spokesman charged that General Tu Li-Ming abrogated Chiang Kai-shek's 15 day truce in Manchuria. U S and Chinese officials said the assertion was mistaken. They explained the Red version came from an officers conference and that government forces were not stopped. Government sources had accused the Communists of attacking Lafachan and other positions east of Yungki.
Washington June 12 The drive for a broad new United States labor law has stalled advocates wait for public clamor or a major strike crisis before resuming efforts to pass a long range bill. Leaders hope a wave of public reaction may form against President Truman s veto of the Case bill and Congress refusal to override. They say only such a demand or a new big strike can muster votes to enact a permanent regulatory measure this year.
Secretary Byrnes urged prayer for the Big Four foreign ministers session in Paris and warned against treating it like a football game. He said he is hopeful but not optimistic about the talks, with the Paris conference starting Thursday.
Washington reports say Senator Tom Connally urged questioning eye witnesses and top generals before Gen. Ciatz’s promotion to major general. Five former colonels of the 36th Division said Gen. Clark was unfitted for promotion, citing heavy 1944 Rapido river casualties. The War Department cleared Ger. Grew amid one sided criticism from Connally.
A group of trans Atlantic airlines including Trans-Canada Airlines proposed to reduce New York London fares by 50 dollars and New York Paris fares by 30 dollars. London fare would be 325 dollars and Paris 345 dollars, down from 375 dollars.
Foreign Secretary Bevin declared he would reject immediate Jewish immigration to Palestine and urged peace treaties with defeated European powers if negotiations stall. He warned against division of Europe, called for Austrian peace, and opposed extending sanctions to Spain. Bevin signaled limits on Palestine Jewish intake and stressed need for disarmament, with financial strains looming.
Inglewood California June 22 postmen have organized against dogs. Morris Z Winkelman president of Branch 2339 of the National Association of Letters Carriers reports an average of three postmen are bitten weekly. He said the union has hired two lawyers and if the nips don’t stop, bitten postmen will sue.
Two UN agencies prepare sessions to tackle Franco Spain and world control of atomic energy. Security Council to debate a Madrid diplomatic break as the 31 powers seek to close a gap in the world security system. United States proposals include a plan for an international atomic development authority under nonproliferation rules.
At Benson Saskatchewan on June 12 three Arendt children aged under 12 years died after drowning in an irrigation dugout on their farm five miles from town. The mother was in hospital having just given birth to her seventh child. one child may have struggled while swimming and others went to rescue.
The speaker argues for equality for Jews and urges statesmanship as Arabs and Jews face issues. He warns of hounding and without pauses, then shifts to the Spanish problem, claiming muddled handling and potential French involvement. He offers to consult with the United States and France as needed.
The June 12 King's Birthday honors list includes Southern Alberta recipients. Notable names from Medicine Hat and nearby areas receive MBEs and OBEs, with mentions of Col. E. D. Knippen and Gen. McNaughton receiving other top honors. Repatriates are listed as due in Calgary Thursday, and a U.S. B-29 crash in Gatlinburg, Tenn. results in 12 fatalities. Philip Noel-Baker is named Labour Party chair, with Shinwell as vice-chair.
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