Canada Likely To Seek OAS Membership
Ottawa reports say Liberal leaders anticipate Canada joining the Organization of American States as a top foreign policy move. Paul Martin champions the idea, while Pearson favors it though it was not in the campaign platform. Former external affairs minister Howard Green supported eventual membership but urged broader public discussion.
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City Debates Suit Against Traveling Salesmen License Rule
Medicine Hat faces a push to bar or license transient insurance salesmen. Alderman Jack Sndwards notes current sales occur via ads and door canvassing without local licenses. Edmonton and Calgary agencies say provincial licensing covers the province. town officials seek action under the Towns and Villages Act after consulting insurers.
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Steel Price Boost Looms in U.S.A.
Washington reports a potential wave of steel price increases tied to possible wage hikes for United Steelworkers. Wheeling Steel raises about 6 per ton on six products as Kennedy weighs responses. The move follows a year after U.S. Steel first boosted prices, later rescinded amid political pressure.
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Adenauer to fight for say on successor
Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer plans autumn retirement but vows to press for influence over his successor selection with renewed obstinacy. Algiers sources cite an assassination attempt on Foreign Minister Mohamed Khemisti near the National Assembly. Saigon says Vietnamese forces report 19 Communist guerrillas killed in the Mekong Delta while seven own troops die in an ambush. London notes Britain's railway workers union to launch a three day countrywide strike over government rail reforms. Portage du Fort reports a diesel locomotive and 27 cars derailed after colliding with a truck at a highway crossing.
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Hat Property Changes Hands in Canadian Sale
Dollar Land Corp. Power Corp. of Canada and Principal Properties Ltd acquire 17 cities from Principal Investments Ltd after receivership order. Sale price reported as 3.38 million dollars. Properties include 165 tenants with annual gross rentals around 800,000. Western Canada sites include Medicine Hat and Regina.
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DOT Inspects Hat Runways in Medicine Hat
Officials from the federal Department of Transport Edmonton region visit Medicine Hat by air with city engineer Allan Gunter to inspect runways and decide on reopening. The airport has been closed since March 27 to aircraft over 10,000 pounds due to swampy conditions after spring breakup. TranAir Ltd plans an inaugural flight tentatively for Monday.
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Cabinet Meet Held and Sub Vanishes: Tragedy Strikes Seas
The Diefenbaker cabinet met amid electoral setback and possible resignation. Admiral George W. Anderson announced the US Thresher submarine was lost with 129 aboard, prompting a court of inquiry and depth limits for Thresher-class subs.
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Drink Became Problem Ends Plymouth Foreman Theft Case
Gerald Arthur Pomfred, a Plymouth cellar foreman, admitted stealing liquor from his employers bonded warehouse after seven years of heavy drinking. He confessed to taking 34 gallons of sherry 20 gallons of port 83 bottles of whisky 46 gin 24 rum and 32 brandy bottles. He was fined 50 pounds.
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Diefenbaker Won't Resign Before Next Tuesday
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Diefenbaker will not resign before the cabinet meets Tuesday after Monday's election setback. He indicated the Conservative government will stay in office at least until then, with 22 ministers in attendance and only 13 holding seats in the Commons. External Affairs Minister Howard Green, upbeat after a tough defeat, offered little on reasons for the loss.
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Grits May Get Sacred Support
Ottawa April 11 Liberal leader Lester B Pearson could form a government with a majority if the Social Credit Party backs him. Socred leaders Thompson and Caouette weighed options, signaling possible support from Quebec Creditistes and tensions over alignment with Liberals or Conservatives.
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City to tender 75-foot parcel for residential sale
The finance committee urged the City Council to put the 75 foot city owned property at the 5th St SW Gershaw Drive corner up for sale as residential development. Ald J C Miller chair of the parks committee noted earlier petitions to grass and landscape the jet and said offers have been received. The matter was referred to confirm land dedication status.
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Hamilton shines in Tory comeback for prairie voters
In the wake of a Liberal setback, Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton emerges as the standout figure in the Diefenbaker cabinet. His rural base and aggressive campaign helped the Conservatives hold seats in the Prairies, gain momentum in Ontario, and shape the party's urban rural split. Hamilton praised for trading with China and delivering grain payments, while Ottawa civil servants and critics debated his speak-first approach.
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Vanier Suffers Seizure Triggers See Government Change
Ottawa April 11 Governor General Georges P. Vanier suffers a mild heart attack and is ordered to six weeks of rest. At 74 he canceled official engagements while doctors monitor his condition and the constitutional implications for the minority government. The Queen's representative representatives say he hopes to fulfill duties if possible.
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