13 Aug 1965
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1965
Page
1
Negro comedian Dick Gregory was shot in the left thigh during a pre-dawn flare of violence as rioters attacked the Watts district. Buildings and a lumberyard burned, shops looted, and police and rioters exchanged fire while Gregory mediated between police and crowds.
Vietnam government forces reported about 259 Viet Cong killed in a sweep 15 miles southwest of Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. They said 156 died in ground fighting and 100 by air strikes, with light government casualties. U.S. sources called the figures "pretty good" but noted no complete body count.
Civil rights leaders warned of a race explosion in Los Angeles as tensions rose from housing, jobs, and education discrimination. Riots broke out over two nights in Watts, the city’s densely black core, where the Negro population has grown since World War II and now constitutes about 12 percent of residents. The Watts area remains overwhelmingly black with widespread expansion into neighboring districts.
AWP general manager A T Baker said pressure to move grain forced elevator firms to accept terms for a settlement ending Vancouver grain handlers strike. The contract, ratified by union members, raises wages, provides benefits and ends a no-strike pledge in exchange for a final settlement by Nov 30, 1967. The deal follows federal urging and last minute mediation by Dr G Neil Perry.
Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp said federal pressure was not greater on management than on labor to end the Vancouver grain handlers strike. He confirmed government urged both sides to settle while stressing the national interest. Labour and industry officials cited the 187 million bushel sale to the Soviet Union as context for the dispute. Prime Minister Pearson wired company presidents to resume talks via mediator G Neil Perry.
In GLAMIS Scotland two Queen cousins Timothy Bowes Lyon 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and John Elphinstone 17th Baron Elphinstone form a partnership to convert the vacant Glamis Hotel on the Earl's estate into a beer and darts tavern. The Earl says the venture will help offset estate costs.
In Geneva Semyon Tsarapkin urged West Germany through Bonn officials to drop its bid for access to nuclear arms and called for honest disarmament. He met with West and East German observers and noted Bonn should pursue independent talks with East Germany. US likely to present new Western disarmament proposals next Tuesday.
Former premier George Papandreou, after a 90 minute palace audience with King Constantine, demands either reappointment as prime minister or new elections. The king rejects both, saying Papandreou lacks a working majority and elections are out of the question while tensions continue. Confusion grows within the Centre Union party as the crisis deepens.
Angus Gavin of Ducks Unlimited Canada said the North American duck population is low but not low enough to justify a closed season. Canadian wildlife officials and Dr. Munro noted the breeding stock issue is mainly in the Prairies, with better outlooks for next year and a potentially normal population in two to three years.
In Santo Domingo the rebel camp shows rising unrest as OAS peace mission led by Ellsworth Bunker and Ramon de Clairmont meets Col. Francisco Caamano Deno. Demonstrators booed the envoys and a guard was shot dead in a dispute over a drunk guard, with increasing friction within the insurgent forces amid stalled negotiations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.