Forest fire closens on Giscome Willow River area
A massive 25 000 acre Grove fire nears Giscome and Willow River with guards in place as wind risk threatens. Tabor Creek sawmill destroyed with $40 000 loss and 22 000 000 board feet of spruce and fir burned on Tabor Mountain.
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British Columbia Forest Service
Tabor Creek
Here
Willow River
Giscome
Prince George
Tabor
Alf Strom
Forest Service
Tabor Mountain
Fraser River
Ottawa Eyes Third Farm Acreage Payment in Drought Aid
The Canadian government considers a further acreage payment for Prairie farmers amid drought distress. A fall survey will assess cash positions and possible alternatives, after $42 million payments in 1958 and 1960. Prime Minister Diefenbaker says small farmers stand to gain most and cattle should be kept to stabilize markets. Hay costs rise as feeding needs grow, increasing livestock raising costs.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Liner Collision Near Southampton Sixty Winds Batter Thames
Two ships the Waterman and the Arcadia collided in gale force near Britain’s coast causing damage but no injuries. Rescue efforts saved passengers and four men from a sunken barge near Southampton while other vessels sank at moorings in the Thames estuary.
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Southampton
Reuters
Britain
Waterman
Arcadia
Thames Estuary
Valkyra
Yorkshire
Evacuation Ordered as Fires Threaten Bonavista Bay
Coastal towns along Bonavista Bay prepare for mass evacuation as fires edge toward Musgrave Harbour and Carmanville. Acadia and CNR Nonia stand by to move 1,500 residents if flames reach shore communities. Edge Baird says Carmanville homes may be unsavable. More than 20 fires burn province wide with 12+ communities evacuated.
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ST. John’s
Mfld
Bonavista Bay
Musgrave Harbour
Carmanville
Acadia
CNR
Nonia
Edge Baird
Gander
Traverse Brook
Indian Bay
Deadman’s Bay
Trinity South
Bay de Verde
Brownsdale
New Melbourne
Debt grows yearly under B C court order
Truck driver Arthur Kauss must pay 37 dollars monthly on a 15 000 dollar damage award to Abbotsford farmer Quinto Tessaro. The first year payments total 444 dollars plus five percent interest adds 306 dollars, raising total debt to 15 306 dollars and increasing each year. The award related to pelvis and arm injuries from a four year old traffic incident.
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New Westminster
B.C
Arthur Kauss
Supreme Court
Kauss
Abbotsford
Quinto Ferdinado Tessaro
Justice J. G. Hutchinson
Tessaro
Titov Roars Into Red Square Hero Welcome
The Soviet Union plans a hero’s welcome in Red Square for Maj. Gherman Titov, second spaceman after Gagarin, with Khrushchev to lead. Titov’s family travels from Pokov nikova and his wife Tamara will attend as Titov reports on his 25 hour 18 minute orbit. He lands 456 miles southeast of Moscow near the Volga, noting earth sickness and praising Vostok II ready for flight again.
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Ap-Reuters
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Soviet Union
Red Square
Maj
Gherman Titov
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Titov
Stepan Pavlovich Titov
Alexandra Mikhailovna
Pokovnikova
Tamara
Yuri Gagarin
Nova Scotia
Globe
Volga
Gagarin
Earth
Communist Party
Pravda
Vostok II
Khrushchev shifts stance on Berlin talks gains cautious support
Soviet Premier Khrushchev signals willingness to negotiate Berlin amid West access disputes. Senate Foreign Relations chair Fulbright cites a more positive tone while noting unresolved issues. Observers see potential for talks though West Berlin access remains contested. Brandt calls the move unrealistic amid West Germany elections. SEE U. S. PAGE 10
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William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Berlin
Fulbright
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Germany
NATO Studies Berlin Crisis Intensified Consultations Amid Tense Standoff
NATO's permanent council agreed to intensify consultations on the Berlin crisis after U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk reported Western plans to counter Soviet pressure. The move follows Khru shchev's speech and Western ministers' joint strategy drafted in three days of talks in Oslo and Washington with top officials weighing possible Russian moves. Construction costs for Medicine Hat sports facilities were approved with a total project near 292 430 dollars funded by grants and city funds.
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Permanent Council
United States
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Soviet Union
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Oslo
Rusk
Dirk Stikker
Netherlands
U.S
Britain
France
West Germany
Khrushchev
Russia
Medicine Hat
Mayor Says No Knowledge Of $1 Million Brewery Plan
Mayor Harry Weiner discounted a report that a $1,000,000 brewery would be built in Medicine Hat if suitable water is found. He said no developments have occurred. City engineer Allan Gunter also stated he was unaware of the proposal, which hinges on aquifer water access.
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Centennial Fund
Canada
Parks Committee
Allan Gunter
Gunter
Crescent Heights
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Calgary Transit overhaul to cut union size
Calgary officials unveil a dramatic plan to merge CTS and civic garage maintenance, firing up to 25 percent of transit union members. The reorganization aims to boost efficiency, shift maintenance to the civic garage, and remove CTS advisory staff while maintaining a one way downtown traffic reversal and bus priority.
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Calgary
CTS
Civic Garage
Police
Fire
Harry Hays
Civic
Transit Union of
Calgary to Redesign Downtown With Bus Mall Plan
Calgary city council approved a three block landscaped bus mall in the downtown area. CTS buses will load and unload clockwise in the mall from 7th to 8th avenues and 1st to 4th streets west. Exclusive curb lanes, color coded routes, and marked stops are planned to ease transfers and reduce conflicts with cars. Street parking may be removed where needed.
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Calgary
CTS
Drownings At Port Colborne Beach Prompt Rescue Efforts
A boy and a scoutmaster died attempting to save him during a Lake Erie storm at Morgan's Point near Port Colborne. Four other boys were rescued and hospitalized. Earlier reports suggested up to four of five boys in a separate Belleville incident were lost. Names unavailable.
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Port Colborne, Ont
Lake Erie
Morgan's Point
Here
Port Colborne
Belleville Beach
Five Men Die As Titan Door Slams Shut At Silo
At Buckley Field near Denver a 58 ton steel door atop a Titan missile silo collapsed killing five workmen and injuring others. Two men identified, Jerry Brando and George Graham. Cause under investigation. hydraulic failure or cable retraining likely. Complex first Titan site turned over to military control.
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JP 2A
Buckley Field
Jerry E. Brando
George Graham
Aurora
Titan
Colorado Plains
Morrison-Knudson and Associates
Boise, Idaho
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