German Immigrant Charged In Winnipeg Trunk Murder
Otto Schaller, 20, of Winnipeg was remanded for one week on a murder charge in the death of Karoly Binder, 26, whose body was found in a steamer trunk near Beaconia, Man. Binder, a Hungarian immigrant, had lived at the same rooming house as Schaller and disappeared last Monday.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Otto Schaller
Winnipeg
Karoly Binder
Beaconia
Schaller
Binder
Canada
Vancouver
Hamilton
Prisoners Hold Guards Hostage at Kingston Penitentiary
Two knife wielding convicts seized five prison officers in Kingston Ontario and press a long list of demands. Warden David M. MacLean said no new developments as the standoff continued with discussions over talks with officials and possible release conditions. The pair also sought the release of two other inmates and used a radio to monitor coverage of the incident.
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Kingston, Ont
Kingston Penitentiary
David M. MacLean
Fulton
Postponed Launch Delays Satellite Test at Cape Canaveral
NASA postponed today’s attempt to launch a space platform into orbit due to ground support equipment technical difficulties. The launch aimed to test methods for future lunar missions and beyond with no new date set.
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Cape Canaveral
Fia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New Party Backs Federal Emphasis in Constitution Change
At Ottawa the New Party convention approved a Quebec driven motion to replace the word national with federal in the party constitution. Michel Chartrand led the move, arguing it clarifies Canada’s federal structure and renames national conventions as federal. Helen Argue opposed only in part and stressed her bid for national leadership rather than presidency.
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Ottawa
Canada
Michel Chartrand
Social Democratic Party
Quebec
CCF
Constitution Committee
Clartrand
Helen
Argue
New Party
Four Local Delegates at New Party Convention
Four Medicine Hat representatives are among 1,703 voting delegates at the New Party convention. Mrs Norma Messmer secretary of the Medicine Hat New Party Organization represents the Hill NP Club Ted Grimm the Flats NP Club George McFall the Crescent Heights NP Club and Art Carlisle the Crescent Heights CCF Club.
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Medicine Hat
New Party
Norma Messmer
Hill NP
Ted Grimm
Flats NP
George McFall
Crescent Heights
Art Carlisle
CCF
Cave-Ins Kill Two at Merlebach Coal Mines
Two cave-ins at Merlebach coal mines in Nancy France killed two miners and trapped about a dozen others. Rescue teams worked slowly and feared another collapse as they dug for bodies under rock and debris and awaited access to the dark pocket where miners endure total darkness.
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Nancy
France
Merlebach
Violence in Harlem and Bronx teens attack elderly man
Rival youth gangs clashed in a Harlem playground in a two week feud between the Viceroys and Condemners with a gun battle sparking police arrests. In the Bronx a 23 year old probationary patrolman reported a violent assault as teens beat an elderly man in public view.
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New York
Harlem
Bronx
Viceroys
Edmund Campion
Welfare Weiner Director Dismissed Urges Open Debate
Mayor Veiner offers 1000 for Cindy the Canadian timber wolf in a hitchhiking tale. Jobe McGovern to transport the animal to the east coast for shipment to Israel with four conditions including vetting, shipping costs, and import approval.
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Harry Veiner
Cindy
Dominion
Jobe McGovern
Forced
Fred McGuinness
the News
Israel
Calgary Herald
McGovern
Wolf
East Coast
TCA Applies To Scrap Run
Trans-Canada Airlines seeks to abandon the prairie Milk Run air service with an ATB filing announced in a newspaper ad. The route links Swift Current Yorkton Brandon and Medicine Hat using DC-3 propeller aircraft and will compete with Winnipeg firm TransAir in a joint ATB hearing.
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Trans-Canada Airlines
Air Transport Board
Prairie
TransAir Limited
Winnipeg
Swift Current
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Brandon
Medicine Hat
TCA
ATB
TransAir
Ron Turner
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Wallace Hanaway
Four Die In Crash In Cooksville Ontario
Four persons were killed and five children plus an adult were seriously injured in a head on collision on a side road Monday night near Cooksville Ontario. Victims include Geoffrey Charles James 37, Rita James 37, their daughter Faith 2 of Streetsville, Ontario, and Robert Thorndyke 14 of Brampton Ontario. Five James children and Kenneth Thorndyke driver of the other car were hospitalized.
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Cooksville
Ont
Geoffrey Charles James
Rita
Faith
Streetsvile
Robert Thorndyke
Brampton
James
Kenneth Thorndyke
Carami
Robert
Transit Head Resigns in Calgary After City Offer
Calgary transit chief R H Wray resigned after city commissioners asked him to move to the electric light department. Wray, with 15 years in transit and 12 as superintendent, said he declined the new post. City and union hint at first meeting since the July 11 strike.
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McGovern
Calgary
Cindy
Calgary Herald
Stampede
Banff
Cranbrook
Calgary (Cp
R.H. Wray
Calgary Transit System
Wray
Electric Light Department
Union
Barber Trades Haircut For Upper Plate Deal
Kansas City report notes barber Dale Gasper, 24, offered two years of barbering in exchange for a dental crown. A dozen dentists replied, and a deal with a dentist has been reached.
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Kansas City
Dale Gasper
Kennedy request grows to 4.5 billion defense boost
Senate appropriations committee unanimously backed the president initial 3.5 billion defense request and added 1 billion more. The move aims to strengthen bomber missile and satellite forces amid the Berlin crisis.
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Dent Kennedy
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
U.S
Berlin
Russia
Fire Destroys Kelowna Packing Plant
A major blaze at the Occidental Fruit Company packinghouse and cold storage in Kelowna British Columbia caused about 350000 in damages. Firefighters arrived late to contain multiple outbreaks including four fires in the grading room and a fierce blaze in the cold storage area. The cold storage section was under reconstruction after a previous March fire.
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Kelowna
B. C
Occidental Fruit Company
Charles Pettman
Barby Hayes
Occidental
Kelowna Growers’ Exchange
Dismissal Notice Delivered in Medicine Hat Welfare Case
Kathleen Galvin acting director of the city child and family welfare division is told her employment will end September 1. Reasons cite her upcoming marriage and department reorganization as given in a letter signed by city controller A T Legge.
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Kathleen Galvin
City of
Medicine Hat
A. T. Legge
Council
Ald
Helen Gibson
Gibson
Roy Osborne
Miss Galvin
Britain seeks talks to join European Common Market
Paris hosts foreign ministers as six nations agree to open negotiations with the United Kingdom for entry into the Common Market. Macmillan aims to advance a pathway despite concerns from Britain’s Commonwealth partners and wary stance from France and other EFTA members.
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Paris
Britain
European Union
Macmillan
de Gaulle
France
Europe
Daily Mail
Mixed reactions to Britain joining the European Common Market
Canadian officials and business leaders voiced varied responses to Prime Minister Macmillan's move to begin negotiations for Britain to join the European Common Market. Diefenbaker urged Commonwealth consultation. others warned Britain’s entry could affect Canada’s economy and exports, which total about 350.6 million annually.
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Denmark
Austria
Sweden
Norway
Macmillan
Britain
Diefenbaker
R. W. Bonner
British Columbia
Canada
Bonner
British Press Welcomes Common Market Decision
Reuters reports mixed reaction in London to Britain's move to negotiate entry into the European Common Market. The Daily Worker condemns Macmillan as betraying the nation while the Daily Express says the people have been deceived and many papers react with enthusiasm.
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Britain
European Free Trade Association
London
Reuters
London Daily Express
Daily
Worker
Daily Express
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Weiner
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Washington
Little Cloud
U.K
the Mail
Western Europe
Mail
Switzerland
Fritz Wahlen
EFTA
Portugal
Robert Menzies
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
House of Commons
Omy
Ronald L. Kinsman
Canadian Exporters’ Association
Labor Party
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