Out-of-Court Talks Possible On BC Electric Case
Victoria reports Attorney-General Bonner said out-of-court talks to simplify the BC Electric litigation could be held possibly Monday. Douglas McK Brown for BC Power Corp has asked government counsel to outline principal discussion points, including price for common shares and tax implications.
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Victoria
British Columbia Electric
Bonner
Douglas McK. Brown
BC Power Corporation
B.C. Electric
M. M. Mcfarlane
Lagoon Lagoon Fever: Odor Troubles Prompt Dose Change
City engineers report the lagoon caused sporadic stench events in Crescent Heights and near Athletic Park from Thursday night into Friday morning. Allan Gunter says Actizyme treatment, reduced to five pounds daily, may be increased to ten pounds following expert guidance from Vancouver. An Actizyme specialist will visit Medicine Hat Monday for on site inspection.
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Athletic Park
Crescent Heights
Allan Gunter
Gunter
Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Kennedy Baby Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Dies
The newborn son of President Kennedy died after 39 hours in Boston. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, born by cesarean at Otis Air Force Base, died of a lung ailment as Mrs. Kennedy learned of the death and the president visited.
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Boston
Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier
Otis Air Force Base
John W. Walsh
Ottawa Fisheries Patrol Officers Fired Over Patronage Claims
The Civil Service Federation of Canada accuses the government of politically motivated dismissals of two Acartia patrol vessel officers from Souris P E I. Hillary Cheverie and Thomas Batterby were replaced by Liberal appointees, one of whom was a former Conservative firing after the 1957 election.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Federation of Canada
Federation
Acartia
Souris
P.E.I
Hillary Cheverie
Thomas Batterby
N. F. MacIntosh
Liberal Wheat Price Pledge Under Review for Autumn
Ottawa reports the Liberal government is reassessing its $2 a bushel minimum wheat price under the IWA. Prime Minister Pearson and ministers will consider alternative measures to aid western farmers after Parliament resumes on September 30.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Sharp
Hays
Agriculture
Liberal Party
Lakehead Op
IWA
China
Quebec Social Crediters eye leadership showdown in Granby
Quebec wing of Social Credit plans to press for a national leadership convention by next summer at its Aug 31–Sept 1 Granby meeting with over 2,000 delegates. They seek a bilingual leader and abolition of deputy leader, plus a revamp of the 28‑member national council amid internal tensions involving Real Caouette and criticism from Alberta and Saskatchewan spokesmen.
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Tomer
le Ralliement Des Creditistes
Quebec
Creditistes
Social Credit National Council
Ottawa
Robert Thompson
Real Caouette
Caouette
Social Credit
Adair To Tackle Gas Fire Near Fort St John
Red Adair arrived to command efforts against a wild gas well fire 65 miles northeast of Fort St John B C The blaze vents about 250000 cubic feet of gas a day after an explosion on Wednesday Tony Guay 16 of Dawson Creek BC was killed and two others were seriously injured while several more were listed as in fair condition.
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B.C
Red Adair
Here
Adair
Tony Guay
Dawson Creek
Edward Flath
Neil Fournier
Arthur Groenig
Doug Smithson
Taylor
Loot Nears Eight Million in Historic Mail Train Robbery
London ap reports losses in history's greatest train robbery neared £2,472,000 ($7,416,000) with banks across the UK counting cash shipments seized by 15 masked bandits at a rural junction. Rewards rose to £60,000 as investigators probe airfield activity and a possible insider tip.
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London
Scotland Yard
Chaddington
Midland Bank
National Commercial Bank of Edinburgh
National Provincial Bank
Barclays
Linen Bank
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland
NDP adopts new foreign policy rejects anti NATO plank
The Regina convention approved a new policy limiting NATO withdrawal and opposing world government moves while backing a non aggression pact between NATO and Warsaw pact members. It favors a UN based nuclear club, recognizes China, and supports UN police action with 2 percent GNP in foreign aid.
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East Germany
NDP
New Democratic
T. C. Douglas
Douglas
NATO
Europe
Canada
Norway
Sweden
United Nations
China
Labor Chieftain Praises Policies
Regina Canada Ralph Helstein of Chicago praised the New Democratic Party at its national convention. He said traditional Western parties are bankrupt and called for economic planning aligned with NDP policies. Helstein urged the NDP as a model for Western political movements and questioned US party competence to meet modern challenges.
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Regina
New Democratic Party
Ralph Helstein
Chicago
United Packinghouse Workers
NDP
Mr. Helstein
Helstein
United States
Phoney Facade Charged by Tory
George Hogan of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association condemned the New Democratic Party at a nominating meeting. He claimed the NDP’s Regina convention reaffirmed its democratic social ism stance and accused it of hiding a genuine socialist agenda behind a phoney image. Hogan said the party has traction with liberals but fails to win over its core supporters.
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Toronto
George Hogan
Ontario Progressive Conservative Association
New Democratic Party
NDP
Regina
Hogan
Canada
Ho ‘Gan
Rebels Take To Hills in Haiti Invasion Report
Haitian exiles who invaded Haiti reportedly moved to the hills to wage guerrilla warfare against President François Duvalier. Port au Prince said the drive across northern Haiti fizzled as Duvalier forces dispersed the invaders. An Esso Standard Oil spokesman noted its Fort Liberte bulk plants operated normally and evacuees returned to northern coastal jobs. A defector said Gen. Leon Cantave and the main column melted into the mountains, with about 300 invaders tallying recruits during the march.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
François Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Esso Standard Oil
Fort Liberte
Leon Cantave
Marc Sylvain
Derac
Cantave
Purebred Dogs Face Licensing Reform at Medicine Hat Meeting
At a Civic Finance Committee session Russell Abrey urged bylaw 1170 be rewritten to require kennel licences for anyone selling or boarding dogs in Medicine Hat. He argued current rules favor mongrel breeding and cited unlicensed litters from an unlicensed female as creating unwanted pups. Aldermen will forward the request to City Council for action and consider fee changes.
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Medicine Hat
Russell Abrey
3Rd Ave
Abrey
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