Fires approach pulp-mill town in British Columbia
A 1100 acre forest fire nears Woodfibre Howe Sound thirty miles north of Vancouver as hundreds of firefighters battle nearly 300 blazes across British Columbia. Don Owen notes winds and heat hinder progress with terrain forcing long climbs to reach the blaze.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Woodfibre
Howe Sound
Don Owen
Bayonier Canada Limited
Darrel Bay
Squamish
Peace River
UNION
International Woodworkers of America
CLC
Vancouver Island
Prince George
Grove
Aligned Fire Scene in Alberta Deliberate Arson Suspects
Alberta lands and forests dept reports 58 of 473 investigated fires deemed deliberately set this year. The blazes burned 3150 acres, tying up crews while RCMP probes arson cases. penalties remain limited. See also Woodfibre mill setback and ongoing, costly firefighting across the province as weather worsens.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Lands and Forests Department
RCMP
Flames Threaten Coastal Centres as Newfoundland Fires Rage
Hundreds flee as the worst fires in Newfoundland history burn through forests around coastal communities. Evacuations spread from Winterton and New Chelsea to Hants Harbor and Carmanville while vessels transport evacuees. Fire tongues reach up to 10 miles, threatening power plants and communications. temperatures in the 70s.
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St, John’s
Mld
Newfoundland
Heart's Content
New Chelsea
Winterton
Avalon Peninsula
Bay de Verde
Hants Harbor
Old Perlican
E. Ledrew
Bonavista Bay
Edward Ralph
Musgrave Harbor
Ralph
Here
Acadia
Carmanville
Aspen Cove
Nonia
Ladle Cove
Joe Doyle
Heart
Four bodies recovered as drag operations halted on fast Skeena River
Police discontinued river draggings for four victims of a car plunge into the Skeena river 20 miles west of Terrace. The river’s speed made recovery impractical. The car carried seven occupants from the Prince Rupert Terrace highway. Names include Mary Gunanoor 35 Lorretta Smith 16 Leon Bordeleau and an unidentified hitchhiker about 21. Police verify a hitchhiker was in the car though driver Ivan Lawson 21 questions the crash account.
Body Found Near Bassano Believed Train Death
Police near Bassano Alberta find a man’s body beside tracks. They identify the deceased as John Zubot, 50, last known at Ogden Calgary, believed to have fallen from a freight train. Authorities are investigating the incident.
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Bassano
Alta
Calgary
John Zubot
Ogden
Khrushchev Attacks U S in Moscow Friendship Rally
Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a raised voice denounced Western leaders and warned that hundreds of millions could die if war breaks out. He defended peace talks with East Germany, warned Italy about NATO bases, and demanded respect for the Soviet Union’s power amid the Berlin crisis.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Party
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Soviet Union
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Fanfani
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Greece
Norway
United States
Berlin
East Bloc to hold fall talks on German peace pact
East German Foreign Minister Lothar Bolz said Soviet bloc foreign ministers will meet in late fall to prepare a peace treaty with Germany. He noted talks are under way and will study results to decide further steps amid tension over refugees and Berlin.
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Berlin
Soviet Bloc
Germany
Lothar Bolz
Bolz
East Germany
Khrushchev
Khrushcchev
West Berlin
West
Willy Stoph
West Germany
Stoph
Morgenpost
Soviet Union
Ivan
Konev
Russia
Boltz
Touhy Family Sues CBS and Advertisers for 2 Million
The widow Clara Touhy and her son Thomas Touhy of Park Forest Illinois filed in U.S. district court seeking 2 million dollars in damages from CBS and four TV advertisers. They claim defamation privacy invasion and public exposure from a Chicago CBS program about Roger Touhy aired after his 1959 death.
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Chicago
Roger Touhy
Columbia Broadcasting System
U.S. District Court
Clara Touhy
Thomas Touhy
Park Forest
Touhy
CBS
John
Jake the Barber
Stateville Penitentiary
Titov Details Eject, Parachuted To Earth After 25 Hours
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov described his 25 hour orbital flight ending with an ejection from Vostok II and parachute landing. He recounted two meals on schedule and said weightlessness and excitement reduced appetite. Titov spoke at Moscow University before 1,500 reporters with Mstislav Keldysh noting plans for broader space exploration and thanking Titov with a gold Konstatin Tsiolkovski medal.
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George Syvertsen
Moscow
Gherman Titov
Titov
Moscow University
Keldysh
Mars
Moon
Venus
Earth
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Konstatin Tsiolkovski
Yuri Gagarin
Two Thousand Lineup For 1,200 Jobs at PNE
Vancouver CP reports two thousand people queued at midnight for 1,200 PNE jobs as a special employment service opened. Youths attempted to jump the line by creating a diversion tearing a concession stand and starting a bonfire before fleeing when police arrived. The exhibition runs from opening day to September 4.
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Vancouver
National Employment Service
PNE
Kennedy, Rusk weigh Berlin clash and NATO buildup
President Kennedy received a detailed briefing from State Secretary Dean Rusk on Western military and diplomatic plans for the Berlin crisis. Officials, noting Khrushchev's hard line, consider further U S steps likely before any negotiations, with NATO partners expanding defense readiness.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
West Berlin
Rusk
Europe
NATO
Khrushchev
Krushchev
Berlin
United States
Pay-Freeze Battle Planned in British Civil Service
British civil service workers plan to challenge the Thursday pay freeze affecting 1.5 million government staff as part of austerity. The Whitley Council urged a meeting to protest, calling the measure unfair and noting arbitration withdrawal. Treasury chief Selwyn Lloyd said wage offers would be stored until circumstances improve. The freeze covers white collar staff and 500,000 health workers under the nationalized medical system.
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London
Reuters
Britain
Whitley Council
Treasury
Selwyn Lloyd
Thatcher Sees Tax Increases Face Saskatchewan Plan
Liberal leader Ross Thatcher claimed the Saskatchewan government is weighing four tax hikes to fund a new medical care scheme. He cited proposed rises in personal and corporate income taxes, sales tax, and hospital plan premiums, estimating about 28.6 million dollars annually to support a plan costing 22 to 25 million yearly.
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Regina
Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Thatcher
Perry Mason Criticizes DAs On TV Screen
Brooklyn District Attorney Edward S. Silver warns that television shows like Perry Mason distort real law enforcement. He says DAs are unfairly portrayed as always winning and fears public trust in justice is eroded.
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ST. Louis
Edward S. Silver
Brooklyn
N.Y
Das
Perry Mason
Silver
American Bar Association
Settlement Near in Calgary Bus Strike
Calgary transit strike nears settlement after a second meeting between union and city officials. Chief commissioner Batchelor says progress is made. Public works chief Steel says transfer of 100 transit workers to the civic garage is not a point of dispute. Leo Newman, transit union president, calls talks a very good meeting. Negotiators logged 642 hours in two days, with another session set for 2 pm today.
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Calgary
Dudley E. Batchelor
John Steel
Public Works
Civic Garage
Leo Newman
Transit Union
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Sue
Mstislav Keldysh
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