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15 Aug 1961
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Medicine Hat News in Medicine Hat, Alberta
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1961
Page
1
Calgary transit workers vote on wage offer amid strike
Calgary Union votes today on a firm wage offer after four closings in talks since July. City maintains no 1961 raises, offers small 1962 across the board increase and classification adjustments. A Wednesday decision could enable a return to work this week as 419 drivers await the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
City
Union
Calgary Transit System
CLC
Harry Hays
Fire Crews Contain Mill Threat Near Eagle Lake
Prince George forest fire crews brought a half acre blaze near Eagle Lake and eight miles from Giscome sawmill under control overnight as winds of 15 mph kept the district restless. Weather warned of cools showers but expects thunderstorms with dry south air, while 68 fires linger in the Prince George district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
B.C
The
Forest Service
Eagle Lake
Here
Giscome
West Berlin Crisis Mounts As Reds Enforce Blockade
Western Canada Baseball League ends season with Medicine Hat and Saskatoon tied to decide champion. Lethbridge White Sox acquire Meridians and Eskimos players including J. B. Carroll and Bob Milano. Disbanded teams Edmonton Eskimos and Meridian players face uncertain finances while Lloydminster support helps recoup some losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berlin
Jim Shuttleworth
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
Saskatoon Commodore
Spero Leakes
George Wesley
Lethbridge White Sox
Edmonton Eskimos
Meridians
Eskimos
Eskimo
White Sox
John Rebelo
Alton Arnold
Dick Dyer
Bob Milano
J. B. Carroll
Tommy Taylor
Meridian
Curly Williams
Wesley
Williams
Lethbridge
Commodores
Saskatoon
Eden
Travel Measures Protested Across Berlin Border
Western Allies protested East German travel restrictions in Berlin as Allied military commanders condemned illegal measures aimed at turning the boundary into a barrier. Mayor Willy Brandt urged a mass protest outside city hall while troops and tanks reinforced the Iron Curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Andrei Solovyev
East Berlin
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Submarine Rescues Four From Drifting Cabin Cruiser
A 20 foot cabin cruiser carrying salesmen Thomas Chittick and Bill Rankin and their wives drifted for four hours seventy miles off San Diego after an electrical fire damaged the vessel. The Pomfret picked them up and they were later transferred to a Coast Guard cutter and brought to San Diego. Chittick said the fire damaged the electrical system and the steering failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Thomas Chittick
Janet
Bill Rankin
Ann
U.S
Coast Guard
Chittick
Strike Urged as UAW Pushes Ford Vote
Detroit AP reports the United Auto Workers urge members at Ford to vote for a strike to strengthen bargaining power for new contracts. The move follows rejection and a shift to yearly salaries for maintenance workers as part of a major 1961 contract proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Helicopter Crew Douses Car Fire Saving Grain Field
Six Missouri tourists escape unharmed when a rear tire blowout ignites their station wagon near Brandon. Spartan Airways pilots Loftus and Ispance land their helicopter, use downdraft to push flames back into a ditch, and ground workers extinguish remaining fire. the travelers were en route to a fishing trip in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
United States
Here
Missouri
Howard Berkley
Bill Loftus
Phil Ispance
Spartan Airways
Loftus
Ispanee
B.C
Berkley
Manitoba
Brandon Sisters Killed in Ontario Collision
Two Brandon women died in a crash north of Hamilton as a car driven by William Mc Mullin collided with a tractor trailer on Highway 25 and intersecting Highway 5. Mrs Lilian Berg aged 48 and Mrs Mary Macson aged 55 were identified as the deceased, with their brother John Rondon present as a passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Ont
Brandon
Hamilton
Lilian Berg
Mary Macson
William McMullin
John Rondon
Tot Found In Field Near Prince Albert Farm
Geoffrey Zboril, two, who wandered from a farm near the For rest Gate district northeast of Prince Albert, was found today in an open field about 10 miles from his grandparents’ farm home. He had a few scratches but was in excellent condition as three aircraft and hundreds of volunteers located him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Geoffrey Zboril
Forrest Gate
Polite
Cardston Man Dies in Crash Near Babb
Eu gene White of Cardston was killed and six others injured when a pickup truck crashed into an embankment and rolled over just north of Babb in northwestern Moritana. The crash involved two other Cardston men and occurred in Moritana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babb
Mont
Eugene White
Cardston
Moritana
CPA Wins Fight For London Run
Transport Minister Bakcer announced that Canadian Pacific Airlines will be designated as a Canadian flag carrier from Vancouver to London via Edmonton and Gander Newfoundland. CPA will also service Calgary to London via Edmonton or Gander and Amsterdam via its polar route, with expected economic benefits and job support for Calgary and connected cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Bakcer
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Vancouver
London
England
CPA
Calgary
United Kingdom
Edmonton
Gander
Amsterdam
Baker
Canada
Europe
Honolulu
South Pacific
CPR
Skindiver Drowns In Abandoned Quarry
In Wind Gap Pennsylvania two 16 year old skindivers fought over a single air mask at 80 feet under water. Thomas Crampton of Westfield New Jersey drowned after his companion Thomas Kinney shared his mouthpiece until Crampton refused to surface. Kinney said he could not hold on and blacked out, forced to surface alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wind Gap
Leo Reinhart
Thomas Crampton
Westfield
N.J
Thomas Kinney
Reinhart
Crampton
Kinney
Tom
Fire loss set at 100000 in Regina business blaze
Regina CP reports a fire of undetermined origin destroyed three businesses on the west end. Officials say damage exceeds 100000 with the building valued at about 10000 and tools and stock at about 60000. Insurance covers about 75 percent of total value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Berlin At a Glance: East Berlin Tightens Entry Rules
Berlin authorities require special permits for West German driven vehicles entering East Berlin. Western powers near deal on countermeasures may limit East German travel to the West or curb East–West trade. Britain plans formal protests to the Soviets, while Moscow accuses the West of war hysteria amid border closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Berlin
Washington
West Germany
London
Moscow
Pravda
West
Palace Tomboy Princess Anne Turns Eleven Today
Princess Anne, the palace tomboy with short hair, celebrates her eleventh birthday at Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip watch as the family plans a moorside picnic if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
London
Anne
Queenlizabeth
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral Castle
Bagpipes Stop Playing and Prince Stops Crying
At Balmoral Castle Prince Andrew aged 19 months cried when Highland bagpipes rehearsed for a royal parade. Nurse Mable Anderson wheeled his carriage outdoors to hear them, but after the first pipe note he wailed again and was taken inside for comfort as the musicians paused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Gordon Highlanders
Balmoral
Royal Lawn
Mable Anderson
Hielan Lad
Andrew
Also Mentioned on This Page
White 19
Pacific Coast
Maxine Johnson
Union Votes Today
Calgary Transit Workers
Crty
Newfoundland
Little Cloud
Skindiver
Prince Charles
Scotland
Princess Anne
Prince Andrew
Queen Elizabeth
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