03 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1960
Page
1
Emmett Leverette, 42, jailed on kidnapping charges after a group of six white men abducted two Black brothers, Henry Jones 20 and David 13, from Harpersville. Henry says he was whipped with belts and ropes while tied to a tree. David was not harmed.
A University of Saskatchewan professor says irrigation from the South Saskatchewan river dam project will likely trigger a rodent surge. Pocket gophers and meadow mice are expected to increase because irrigation boosts vegetation and moisture.
Premier W A C Bennett announces BC general election for September 12 with eight years of Social Credit rule on the line. Nominations close August 29 and advance polling will be September 8 and 9. At least 167 candidates have been nominated across parties, with 51 seats contested by the CCF and others split among Social Credit Liberal Conservatives and Communists.
The U S Navy fired a Polaris from an underground tube at Cape Canaveral as part of a program to make the submarine missile operational by October. The test reached more than 1100 miles down the Caribbean range and checked inertial guidance and arming and fusing of a simulated warhead. Earlier, a 500 mile Hound Dog from a B 52G was launched after a late Atlas abort. four Polaris firings from the submarine George Washington had three successes.
The Danish national flag Dannebrog, a white cross on a red field, has been in use for more than seven centuries, reflecting a long-standing symbol of Denmark’s identity and heritage.
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