Roblin enters PC leadership race shakes provincial lines
Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin joined eight Conservative leadership hopefuls in the race to succeed John Diefenbaker. Fellow contenders welcomed him, stressing Roblin’s experience while noting he would retire as Manitoba premier if he runs for federal office.
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Nova Scotia
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Toronto
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Diefenbaker
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Hamilton
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Winnipeg
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Cal
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French town names street for Crerar in protest over Quebec stance
In Jon BARENTIN France Mayor Andre Marie said a new street will be named after Canadian General H D G Crerar to protest De Gaulle's Montreal free Quebec remark. In Saigon AP reports U S planes conducted 197 strike missions in North Vietnam a record day. In Montreal CP notes a strike against 32 shipping firms may occur if a contract settlement fails by August 16.
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France
Reuters
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Andre Marie
de Gaulle
Quebec
Montreal
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
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Great Lakes
Seafarers’ International Union of Canada
Manning pushes new social conservative party realignment
Alberta Premier Ernest Manning promotes transforming the Progressive Conservative and Social Credit groups into a broad right wing party focused on individualism. He outlines nine essential steps and four extra actions to spread the message nationwide while denying federal leadership ambitions.
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Social Credit
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Manning
W. A. C. Bennett
No promise made on wheat deals
Russia's foreign trade minister Patolichev refused to promise Canada will remain a wheat supplier. He noted Canada signed a three year deal for 336 million bushels and a second phase for 75 million bushels. he said next year’s deliveries may offset Russian exports while Russia aims to balance a large trade deficit with Canada. Weather outlook shows hot dry western prairies with possible thunderstorms this weekend.
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M.S. Patolichev
Russia
Canada
Patolichev
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ontario
Canal
Cost of living climbs 50 percent since 1949
Ottawa reports the consumer price index rose 4.1 percent from July last year and crossed 150 for the first time, driven by higher food and housing costs. Food up 70 percent of the gain, housing and operations near 20 percent, with notable price increases across fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy and baked goods.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Stalin's death recounted in Svetlana memoir excerpts
Svetlana Stalin describes her father's 1953 death in Moscow as a ghastly 12 hour asphyxia with doctors using leeches X rays and injections. She claims he feared a doctors plot and may have hastened his end while recounting family fates and his cruelty. The Daily Mail-Evening News reviewer calls the memoir a Tolstoy worthy masterpiece.
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Olga Franklin
Daily Mail-Evening
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Anna Segeyevna
Yasha
Dairyman Art Millington Fined in Milk License Case
Medicine Hat dairyman Art Millington was fined a total of 1347.50 after pleading guilty to 11 counts of selling milk without the Public Utilities Board license. Magistrate E W N Macdonald warned he could face up to 500 for further violations and gave 30 days to pay.
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E. W. N. Macdonald
Mr. Millington
Macdonald
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