Large TNT blast planned at Suffield near Medicine Hat
Defence Research Board scientists from Canada the United Kingdom and the United States will detonate a 40000 pound TNT charge at Suffield Experimental Station about 20 miles northwest of Medicine Hat on Aug 17. The trial aims to study shock and blast waves compare instruments and assess damage to military civilian equipment with dummy soldiers in simulated battle conditions to improve future designs.
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Ottawa
Defence Research Board
United Kingdom
United States
Suffield Experimental Station
Medicine Hat
Washington
London
Suffield Station
U.K
Drought Ravages Crops Hit Southeast Alberta
Permanent drought has left southeast Alberta crop yields at their lowest in a decade. Eastern farmers near Medicine Hat report well below average results, while Bow Island echoes 1960s dry years. Rain across the province offers a brighter outlook in other regions, though Edmon ton remains largely unhelpful. Harvesting near Medicine Hat begins next week with early threshings showing poor wheat and barley yields but better mustard yields.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Edmonton
Jack Anderson
Harvesting Progress for Grass Seed and Grains in Southern Alberta Area
Farmers report grass seed harvest near completion in Medicine Hat and Bow Island regions. Grass yields include Russian Wild Rye 100 to 250 pounds per acre and brome and crested wheat 200 to 350 pounds per acre. Barley yields range 20 to 24 bushels on normal land, five bushels on hail damaged fields. mustard 500 to 600 pounds per acre. wheat 20 to 30 bushels per acre in Bow Island area. Northern crops mostly destroyed by hail. Foremost tests show barley 45 pounds per bushel and mustard 300 to 400 pounds per acre. wheat No. 2.
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Medicine Hat
Anderson
Bow Island
Burdett
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Coronation
Judge Postpones Kwong's Hearing
A Montreal judge postponed to September 15 the preliminary hearing for Wilbur Bruce Kwong and Harry Chan, two travel agents charged with forging documents to smuggle Chinese into Canada.
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Montreal
Wilbur Bruce Kwong
Harry Chan
Canada
Congo Un Peacekeepers Suffer First Casualties
Belgian radio reported four UN Tunisian soldiers killed in Kasai province amid inter tribal warfare between Luluas and Balubas. A Tunisian officer drowned fleeing attackers while crossing a river.
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Brussels
Congo
Kasai
Ex MP Sinnott Killed in Tractor Accident
Former Manitoba Liberal member of parliament John Sylvester Aloysius Sinnott, 55, died in an early morning tractor accident near St. Ouens Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1945 to 1953 and was believed crushed when the tractor overturned while he cut grass in a ditch at the beach and park he owned.
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ST. Ouens
Man
Manitoba
John Sylvester Aloysius Sinnott
Winnipeg
Sinnott
Springfield
Talks Fail To Name Candidates In CCF Leadership Split
The CCF convention near Regina failed to name a replacement leader as provincial caucuses split over abolishing the national leader post for 10 months. Saskatchewan delegates favor Hazen Argue while Ontario and other regions remain divided amid talks of a new labor party.
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Chris Young
Ottawa
Regina
CCF
National Council
New Labor Party
Saskatchewan
Hazen
M. J. Coldwell
Tommy Douglas
Douglas Still
Ontario
Andrew Brewin
William Sefton
Eamon Park
Manitoba
Alberta
B.C
Lloyd Stinson
Pazos Relieved Of European Post
The Revolucion reports Felipe Pazos, former head of Cuba’s National Bank under Fidel Castro, is removed as chief of Cuban economic affairs in Europe. No reason given. Also dismissed are ambassadors Ramon Barquin Lopez and ministers Manuel Valera Castro and Gabino Rodriguez Villaverde in Western Europe. destinations unspecified.
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Havana
Felipe Pazos
National Bank of Cuba
Fidel Castro
Europe
Revolucion
Pazos
National Bank
Ernesto Guevara
Madrid
Ramon Barquin Lopez
Manuel ‘Valera Castro
Gabino Rodriguez Villaverde
Alberta harvest yields vary widely across districts
The report details barley yields averaging 44 to 48 bushels per acre in Manyberries, five bushels for wheat, and 12 to 20 bushels per acre for barley in Hilda, Schuler, and Coronation areas. Wheat and flax show mixed results with recent hail and moisture affecting crops across northern districts.
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Manyberries
Whitla
Hilda
Schuler
23 Beauties In Contest In Burlington Ontario
Twenty three contestants begin a three night Miss Canada of 1960 pageant in Burlington near Hamilton. Prizes total 30 dollars in scholarships. Judges mingle with contestants at an opening dinner hosted by Mayor John A. Lockhart.
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Burlington
Ont
Canada
Hamilton
John A. Lockhart
Rosemary Keenan
Ottawa likely to prorogue third session tonight
Parliament appears set to prorogue the third session tonight as Senator Walter Aseltine notes hope for final supply legislation from the Commons. Opposition Leader Pearson calls today likely the session’s last day as the Commons finishes study of department estimates and moves to finance and the prime minister’s office appropriation.
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Ottawa
Walter Aseltine
Senate
Commons
Pearson
Department of Trade and Commerce
Finance Department
Lumumba Injured in Congo Capital Riot amid Crisis
Reports from Leopoldville say Premier Patrice Lumumba was wounded when his car was attacked by a mob as police raided the home of Senate president Ileo. Four UN Tunisian soldiers were killed in Kasai amid rising unrest. Lumumba pledged full cooperation with the UN Congo resolution as Katanga tensions flare and presses face bans.
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Joseph Kasavubu
Abako
Leopoldville
Congolesa
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
Security Council
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Katanga
Missing Texas tourist found after News appeal
A Texas tourist sought by his family was located within an hour of The NEWS front page appeal. RCMP confirmed the information relayed by subscribers, and the man was found at an Esso garage near Swift Current where his car underwent repairs after a wheel bearing failure. Case closed.
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RCMP
Medicine Hat News
Texas
Esso
Trans-Canada Highway
Swift Current
Medicine Hat
Passengers Help Sail Sylvania Amid Seamen Strike
In Southampton Cunard's Sylvania heads to Canada with about 60 volunteers from almost 500 passengers serving as crew at regular pay after half the ship's 440 crew walked off in a British seamen's strike. Captain William Law enlisted volunteers at an emergency meeting, hoping some could cook, while North American seamen's union backed the action with aid.
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Southampton
England
Reuters
Cunard
Sylvania
Canada
William Law
Law
North American Seamen’s Union
London
Castillon
West India Docks
Khrushchev Open to UN Delegation Visit in New York
Premier Khrushchev said he would like to represent the Soviet Union at the United Nations General Assembly opening in New York on September 20. He noted the visit could occur during the American presidential campaign and said the delegation’s composition had not yet been decided. He also could accept invitations to Latin American countries, including Cuba.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United Nations General Assembly
New York
United States
Cuba
Pravda
Communist Party
United Nations
Assembly
Blast Fire at Pier Threatens Atomic Waste
A blast on an open Boston pier damaged 200 feet of wood and sent a fireman flying 75 feet into burning drums containing zirconium. Tests by atomic energy experts, coast guardsmen and health officials found no radioactive release. Two other firefighters suffered burns and were hospitalized as the blaze was controlled after more than an hour.
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Boston
Atomic Energy
Coast
John Connolly
William. A. Terrenzi
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