Wheat board foresees Western crop over 300 million bushels
W C Mc Namara chief commissioner of the Canadian wheat board told the Commons agriculture committee that Western Canada panned crop this year could exceed 300 million bushels down from last year by about 75 million. He noted drought may affect oats and barley more and that storage and export plans would hinge on reaching the target.
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Ottawa
W. C. McNamara
Canadian Wheat Board
Commons Agriculture Committee
McNamara
Canada
United States
Russia
Khrushchev Seeks UN Summit Meeting With Eisenhower
Khrushchev urges a General Assembly session and a potential summit conference following his Peiping talks. He criticizes the UN council as dominated by NATO, Baghdad and SEATO powers, replacing the Republic of China’s seat with Chiang Kai-shek. Eisenhower’s Aug 1 note proposed an Aug 18 UN summit date.
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Peiping
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Britain
France
United States
NATO
Baghdad
SEATO
Mao Tse-tung
General Assembly
New York
Soviet Union
Security Council
Mystery Grows in Torture Burning of Union Official
In Pontiac Michigan ex convict Frank Kierdorf lies near death after being burned in a woods attack tied to union activity. His uncle Herman Kierdorf, a Teamsters official, is sought on a silencer charge and both men have past prison terms for armed robbery. The case links to Senate rackets committee probes.
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Pontiac, Mich
Teamsters Union
Herman Kierdorf
Herman
Frank Kierdorf
Pontiac
George F. Taylor
Union
Kierdorf
Flint
Norman F. Gehringer
Teamsters Local
Tamsters Joint Council
Detroit
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Ven
Kierdorfs
Robert F. Kennedy
Living Cost Drops Sharply in June Across Canada
The consumer price index fell 0.4 points to 124.7 on July 1 from 125.1 on June 1, driven by lower food costs. Wages for factory workers rose to 16.7, while June saw price declines for vegetables, beef, pork, sugar, coffee, fats and some goods, offset by gains in eggs, apples, grapefruit, and utility rates.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Mishap Victim's Condition Good
A Thursday accident left Charles Falkins with a fractured pelvis and a fractured lower leg while crossing Third Street SE with groceries. Hospital officials report his condition as good. Ronald Berger, a child from 666 Eighth Street SE, was discharged after injuries from a separate incident involving a parked truck and a passing car. He sustained lacerations and shock.
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Charles Falkins
Third St. SE
Ronald Berger
Eighth St.se
Berger
Bus Plunge kills 1, injures 18 on Revelstoke highway
A Greyhound bus carrying sleeping passengers left the Big Ben Highway at a sharp turn and plunged 73 feet. One man, Charles Hobday of Daupin, Man, died in the crash. Eighteen were injured, with no critical cases reported.
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Revelstoke
B.C
Greyhound
Big Ben
Charles Hobday
Daupin
Man
Here
Columbia River Valley
Golden
Earle Tate
Hidden Report Sparks Weird Commons Debate in Ottawa
Ottawa debate centers on Canada's Economic Outlook for 1958 known as the hidden report. Conservatives deny leaking details while Liberals move a non-confidence motion over government handling. The Star's publication, Churchill denials, Pearson accusations, and questions about the report's accuracy fuel a partisan clash.
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Ottawa
Canada
Toronto Star
Diefenbaker
Star
Gordon Churchill
Churchill
Lester Pearson
Donald Fleming
Pearson
Mr. Churchill
Southam
Fleming
Ottawa House to Sit Daily Amid Protest Over Long Session
The opposition parties failed to block a second hours increase as the House will sit daily from 11 a.m. next week through August end. Night sessions occur on most working days while the private members days are suspended to finish the session. Prime Minister Diefenbaker accused the eight CCF members of wasting time despite their frequent speeches.
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CCF
Diefenbaker
Professor Held In Sons Death
Dr James Edward Moore associate professor of zoology University of Alberta was arraigned on a murder charge after his six year old son Bobby was found slain in the basement of the family home A blood stained hammer lay beside the body Police named detectives Stevenson and Cookson led the inquiry and the mother and siblings stayed with a neighbor while Moore underwent psychiatric treatment and a private funeral was held.
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Edmonton
James Edward Moore
University of Alberta
Moore
Bobby
Warm spell to continue across Alberta this week
Weather forecast shows ongoing warm spell with picture perfect holiday conditions in Alberta. Medicine Hat recorded a noon high of 78 with an 80 degree forecast, while tonight may drop to around 50 and tomorrow’s high is expected near 8.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
All Well Aboard Missing Plane Found Alive in Yukon
A California family of three missing for a week was spotted by an RCAF search aircraft beside their overturned Piper Tri-Pacer wreckage. Pilot E L Gregg his wife and daughter appeared hale and hearty near Smith River four miles north of the British Columbia Yukon boundary, east of Watson Lake.
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California
Canada
RCAF
Yukon
Air Force
E. L. Gregg
Hale and Hearty
Calif
Fort Nelson
British Columbia
Watson Lake
Gregg
B.C. Yukon
Smith River
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