Cabinet Nearly Ready to Be Revealed Monday
Ottawa reports Prime Minister-Designate Lester B. Pearson aims to finalize his Liberal cabinet today and withhold full disclosure until the swearing in on Monday. Diefenbaker ministers plan farewell calls to Governor General Vanier as Pearson reshuffles the Ottawa offices for a new administration.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Vanier
Diefenbaker
Government House
Pearson
Mr. Diefenbaker
W. L. Mackenzie King
Douglas Abbott
Walter Starris
Speculatin
London
Reuters
Lester Pearson
Canada
Macmillan
Teens Parade Queens in Hat Alberta
Alberta teens paraded 18 prettiest young ladies from Medicine Hat and Redcliff through the city streets led by Mayor Harry Weiner as part of the Western Canada Teen conference now in its second day. They vie for Western Teen Queen at a Hat Centre ball tonight after a day of barbeque, dance, and discussion groups led by Gerald Grant.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Gerald Grant
Medicine Hat High School
Grant
Teen Association
Diefenbaker Loses Temper Over Kennedy Talks
The Washington Post reports Prime Minister Diefenbaker erupted in anger after President Kennedy private chats with Liberal Leader Pearson. The outburst followed a farewell chat by Livingston Merchant, ex US ambassador to Canada, and included a threat over an offensive document from the May 1961 Ottawa conference.
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Washington
Washington Post
Diefenbaker
Kennedy
Pearson
Post
Livingston Merchant
U.S
Canada
Merchant
Diplomatic Service
White House
Ottawa
OAS
Saskatchewan reports record doctor turnover in 14 month span
In Yorkton Saskatchewan Dr H A Portnoff said the province recorded its largest ever doctor turnover in the 14 month period ending March 1. Other items note Pearson may visit London for talks with Macmillan and Semeonov of the Soviet embassy discusses Russia and the Pacific trading future while Winnipeg reports new 10 bushel grain quotas set to start Monday at 567 Prairie delivery points.
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Yorkton
Ottawa
Canada
Russia
Pacific
Vladimir M. Semenov
Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Military Thwarts Rebel Power Bid in Argentina
Argentine military chiefs say they halted a new bid by navy and civilian rebels who attempted an abortive revolt in April. The defense ministry says the latest plot is being fomented by a small minority, while elections set for June 23 remain on track amid tension and patrols in Buenos Aires.
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Ap-Reuters
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Armed Forces
Interior Ministry
Enrique Rauch
Defence Ministry
Arturo Frondisi
Jose Maria Guido
Rauch
Guido
Miners’ Bodies Recovered At Hygrade Mine
Rescue crews hauled to the surface the bodies of Milaire Champagne and Maurice Langlois, trapped 400 feet underground after a blast at Hygrade Gold Mine in Malartic Quebec. Crews from Lamaque and Sigma Mines aided the operation while narrow passages hampered progress after workers waited an hour following the blast.
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Malartic
Milaire Champagne
Maurice Langlois
Lamaque
Sigma
Tribute Paid Victorious Leafs Parade in Toronto
Police and jubilant fans lined Bay Street and city hall for a ticker tape parade honoring the Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup win over the Detroit Red Wings. Crowds surged along the route with confetti showers, banners, and Easter holiday crowds filling the area.
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Toronto
Bay Street
City Hall
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Leafs
Guerrillas Capture Phong Savan in Laos near Plaine des Jarres
Report says Pathet Lao forces captured the neutralist town of Phong Savan about 10 miles east of Plaine des Jarres. Neutralist Gen Kong Le’s forces remained at the airport, while 13 neutralists were killed as fighting intensified and a cease fire stalled.
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Kong le
Muong Phan
Phong Savan
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Plaine Des Jarres
Pathet Hao
Viet Nam
Robin Hood Pleads Guilty To Bank Loot Theft
A former Scotland Yard detective in Calgary pleaded guilty to theft by conversion of 9000 from the Bank of Nova Scotia. William John Perkins 34 admitted creating fictitious loans between 1960 and 1962 while serving as consumer lending officer and later chief lending officer. He led to remand for sentence and said to have aided needy people while claiming about 1500 of the stolen 9000 for himself.
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Calgary
Scotland Yard
Robin Hood
Bank of Nova Scotia
William John Perkins
David Wright
Ay. Perkins
Wright
Perkins
Fred Thurgood
England
British Army Intelligence Service
Africa
Italy
Normandy
Thresher Faults Found Before Sinking Revealed
Lt Raymond A McCoole testifies at navy court of inquiry that more than a dozen malfunctions were found on the nuclear submarine Thresher before its April 10 sinking with 129 men. He says corrective work left crews with less disaster training but the submarine was in excellent condition for sea.
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Portsmouth
Raymond A. McCoole
Navy
McCoole
Thresher
Cape Cod
Four-in-one vending machine cleared by Medicine Hat committee
Medicine Hat civic finance committee cleared a four in one vending machine that offers five and ten cent toys in the upper jars and one cent bubble gum balls in the lower slots. Edmonton based Master Coin Sales Ltd. expects 12 to 20 machines in local groceries and stores with the city earning 14 dollars per machine annually plus minor license fees.
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Medicine Hat
Civic Finance Committee
E. M. O'Brien
Calgary
Master Coin Sales Ltd
Edmonton
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