Medicine Hat to vote on $750000 CPR overpass plan
City council approved drafting a bylaw for a two thirds vote in the October 19 municipal election to finance a $750000 overpass over the Canadian Pacific Railway at Allowance Ave. Estimated city share is $72,500 after federal and provincial contributions.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Pacific Railway
Allowance Ave
J. G. Kidd
Allan Gunter
Kidd
Board of Transport Commissioners of Canada
Ottawa
Gunter
Alberta
Mx Gimter
CPR
U S Rejects Soviet All UN Disarmament Summit Plan
The United States dismissed Russia's proposal for an all UN disarmament summit as specious. Chief U S delegate Lodge called the Kremlin move cynical and an attempt to block progress. Morozov urged a high level heads-of-government meeting, while Canada favored an early commission session amid signs of broader boycotts.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Russia
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Henry Cabot Lodge
White House
Newport
R.I
Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Kremlin
Lodge
United States
Platon D. Morozov
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Disarmament Commission
Padilla Nervo
Morozov
General Assembly
Canada
Paris
Cuba Quiet On Castro Succession As Raul Emerges
In Havana the Cuban government offered no official candidate to succeed Fidel Castro as he rests after illness. Raul Castro, defense minister and Fidel's designated heir, has recently returned from visits abroad and was linked to the potential transfer of power amid cabinet silence and retirement rumors.
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Fidel Castro
Raul
Castro
Offi
Cially
Washington
Cuba
Fidel
Younge
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
United Arab Republic
Osvaldo Dorticos
Cojimar
Raul Castro the Rebel Heir to Fidel in Cuba
Raul Castro, 29, is Fidel Castro’s heir apparent and minister of armed forces. A sharp U S critic and reform advocate, he runs the police secret police and over 100,000 militia, with many cabinet shifts credited to his influence.
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Maj
Raul Castro
Cuba
Fidel
Batista
Raul
Havana
Foreign Ministry
Nixon Campaign Swing Reports Five Day West Tour
Vice President Nixon launches a five day campaign trek with stops in Reno Los Angeles and Whittier while Kennedy pursues labor backing from Michigan Governor Williams AFL CIO chief Meany praises the Democratic platform and United Steelworkers leader McDonald endorses Kennedy and Johnson.
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Kennedy
Washington
John Kennedy
Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
Whittier
Calif
Hawaii
Eisenhower
Newport
Congress
Senate
House of
Hyannis Port
Mass
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
United Auto Workers Union
AFL- Cio
George Meany
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Lyndon Johnson
Five Thousand Marines Hunt Terrorist Cells in Algeria
In Algeria near Chenoua Beach, five thousand Marines and foreign legionnaires with aircraft scoured forested mountains after a string of attacks. Twelve people died, nine on Sunday and three later, including two women among the mostly European victims. French sources say two gunmen were captured.
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Algiers
Algeria
Reuters
Chenoua
Here
Two NSA employees go missing, Cuba search expands
Mexico City AP reports two NSA employees William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell disappeared after a vacation. They checked into a hotel in Mexico City, left the country, and had not checked in with the U.S. Embassy as required. The U.S. Defense Department identified them and said the matter was discussed.
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Mexico City
United States National Security Agency
Cuba
U.S. Defence Department
Washington
William H. Martin
Bernon F. Mitchell
Communications Intelligence Agency
U.S
64 Chinese Feared Dead in Formosa
In the wake of torrential rains after Typhoon Shirley thousands were displaced and police and troops aided isolated communities. Authorities counted 23 known dead and 12 missing with 188 injured. a truck carrying a Chinese opera troupe likely sank, and two deaths were reported in the Ryukyu Islands. Crop damage was minimal as most of the first crop had already been harvested. The storm weakened to 63 mph winds and headed toward mainland China near Shanghai.
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Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
Food Bureau
Shirley
China Sea
U.S. Air Force
China Mainland
Shanghai
German Visits Oil Fields
West Germany's atomic affairs minister Dr Siegfried Balke visited Alberta oil fields and processing plants with Dr Joachim Pretsch. They toured Carstairs by products plant and Jumping Pound sulphur plant as guests of the Canadian Petroleum Association. Balke discussed peaceful atomic energy use and noted German experiments in agriculture and medicine. He cited Canada's Chalk River radioactive material used in German grain spoilage tests.
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Calgary
West Germany
Siegfried Balke
Joachim Pretsch
Carstairs
Alta
Jumping Pound
Canadian Petroleum Association
Balke
Canada
Germany
Ottawa
Edmonton
Devon
Chalk
Rain Fails to Save Parched Alberta Crops
Rain last night across Alberta and Saskatchewan brought little relief to parched fields. Totals ranged around one inch in most areas with pockets reporting 1.04 inches at Suffield Experimental Station and 0.31 inches at Bow Island, while officials warned much of the crop is past recovery and hay and pastures gain the most benefit.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Andes
Wleulclug Dal
Wittau
Medicine Hat
Ralston
Suffield Experimental Station
Mel Cameron
Bow, Island
Manyberries
Phillips
Bow Island
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Moose Jaw
Stabbing and Riot at Windsor Jazz Show During Emancipation Day
Police moved in as fighting broke out among about 4 300 attendees at a downtown arena in Windsor Ontario during an Emancipation Day jazz event. One man, Willie Byrd of Detroit, was stabbed near the heart. another was cut. A police officer was wrist-slashed and at least a dozen others were knocked down or beaten. Seven rioters were arrested as officers cleared the arena.
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Windsor
Ont
Willie Byrd
Detroit
Powers Letters Released From Moscow Prison
Excerpts from Francis Gary Powers letters to his wife May 26 describe his cell conditions and mood while awaiting espionage trial in Moscow. He notes smoking, walks, sun, reading, and adequate meals as he awaits a trial set for August 17. Newsweek published the letters mailed from Lubyanka prison.
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New York
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Powers
Russia
Newsweek
Lubyanka Prison
Strongarm Rocket Fails After Fifth Stage Malfunction
In Wallops Island Virginia the five stage Strongarm rocket lift ended with stage five failing. The test aimed to measure atmosphere electron densities above 200 miles. A spokesman said the craft reached about 300 miles before the failure, yielding some data.
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Wallops Island
15 Year Old Terrorizes Prince Edward Island Area
Fears grip ABRAM'S VILLAGE P E I as a 15 year old sought in a fatal Sunday shooting of Joseph Tillman Gallant 41 threatens others and prompts mass evacuation. RCMP search by air and ground fails to locate the youth while families flee and the community stays on edge.
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Prince Edward Island
Abram
P.E.I
Joseph Tillman Gallant
RCMP
Summerside
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