Four of six escapees recaptured near Milk River
Lethbridge Canada. Four of the six men who escaped from Lethbridge Provincial Jail were recaptured near Milk River Alberta about 744 hours after the breakout. The escape used guard keys to open a second floor dormitory. Police set roadblocks and hunted across highways toward the U.S. border.
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Lethbridge
Milk River
Alto
Here
Gordon Rowley
RCMP
William Goulet
Joseph Norman Collette
Lawrence James Douglas Halverson
Collette
Richard Playter
Coaldale
John Joseph Nelligan
Percy Garfield Billett
Nelligan
Richardson
Jerry Kostelansky
Joseph Collette
Richardson’s
James Amos
Amos
Percy Billett
Medicine Hat
Calgary
United States
High River
Alta
Worst murder in Canadian aviation history
The 1949 J Albert Guay case ended in the mass murder of 23 aboard a CP airliner. Guay, his wife, and others were linked to the bombing. Three co-conspirators were executed for their roles, including Mrs. Arthur Pitre and Generoux Ruest.
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J.-Albert Guay
Quebec
Guay
Arthur Pitre
Generoux Ruest
Ruest
Nine killed in Saskatchewan farm killings probe struggles
Police face lack of motive as they probe the Peterson farm killings near Shell Lake 57 miles from Prince Albert. Farmer James Peterson 47 and wife Evelyn 42 plus seven of their nine children were found slain, with four-year-old Phyllis unharmed.
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Shell Lake
Sask
Prince Albert
James Peterson
Evelyn
Brian Sawyer
North Battleford
RCMP
W. J. Lange
Peterson
Jean
Mary
Dorothy
Pearl
William
Colin
Larry
Phyllis
Helmer Helgeton
Kathy Hill
Saskatchewan
Chetwynd
B.C
Johnson Allies Split Over War Policy After Sharp Testimony
Admiral Sharp testified the war can be won only by heavy air attacks on North Vietnam. Critics fear military takeover of foreign policy, while backers argue stronger bombing could force peace talks. Senate leaders dispute the implications for negotiation prospects.
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Washington
CP AP
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S. Grant Sharp
U.S. Pacific
North
North Vietnam
Wayne Morse
Dem
U.S
Pentagon
Sharp
South
White House
John Stennis
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Gaylor Nelson
Wis
Senate Republic
Everett M. Dirkson
United States
Expo 67 diplomacy highlighted by Polyansky and Quebec
Soviet first deputy premier Dmitri Polyanski praised French Canada during Expo 67 saying the fair shows peaceful cooperation and highlighting Quebec’s contribution to Russia Canada ties. Premier Daniel Johnson signaled a Montreal accommodation solution for Expo 67 while preserving tourism.
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Montreal
Daniel Johnson
Quebec
Logexpo
Dmitri Polyanski
Canada
U.S.S.R
Polyansky
Johnson
Russia
Gabriel Loubier
Vancouver businessman shot in office amid dispute
Vancouver police report Fred H. Dietrich 51 a director and banker was shot dead in his Dietrich Collins Equipment office after a financial dispute. His brother Jack Dietrich 48 faces magistrate court on capital murder charges. Dietrich held major corporate and community roles across Bank of British Columbia Simon Fraser University and Boys' Clubs of Canada.
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Vancouver
Jack Dietrich
Dietrich-Collins Equipment Ltd
Fred H. Dietrich
Fred Dietrich
John Enemark
Stewart McMorran
Bank of British Columbia
Simon Fraser University
Canadian Forestry Association
Ens of
Canada
Boys’ Clubs of Canada
Boys’ Clubs of
Big Brothers of
V.C
Canadian Association For Retarded Children
National Blood Service
Canadian Red Cross
Homestake Mines Ltd
National Cablevision Ltd
Canadian Wirevision
Western Wheel and Parts Ltd
Alaska Flood Devastates Fairbanks Beyond 1964 Quake
Three people are confirmed dead as the Chena River floods Fairbanks Alaska threatening mass evacuations. Mayor H A Boucher warns of need for a fireboat and reports 10 000 people moved to evacuation centers while damage is estimated at 150 to 200 million dollars. Medical aid planes deliver rations and disaster personnel as officials order house to house checks.
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Walter Hickel
H. A. Boucher
Fairbanks
Chena
Red Cross
Boucher
Hickel
VC trap kills 8 soldiers in Quang Nam action near Hoi An
United States Marines from the 1st Marine Regiment were east of Hoi An when a hidden 155 millimetre shell exploded killing eight and wounding ten as evacuees were triaged. A second shell killed four more and wounded six. In the Mekong Delta five civilians died and one was injured by a mine at a village chief's home.
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Saigon
Reuters
U.S
Quang Nam
1St
Marine Regiment
Hoi An
Mekong
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Navy
Constellation
Vih
Petrie Named Deputy Chairman for Science at DRB
Dr. William Petrie of Victoria, 54, is named deputy chairman for science of the Defence Research Board as A. M. Pennie remains deputy chairman for operations.
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Ottawa
William Petrie
Victoria
Defence Research Board
Defence Department
A. M. Pennie
Banff
Scotland
Depty
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Parliament Hill
Hamilton
Diefen
Baker
Victor Copps
Hamilton Police Association
Little
Fairbanks International
Alaska Communications System
Jie Tobe
Dave Skrien
B.C. Lions
Canadian Football League
Jim Champion
St. Louis
The
Lions
Dayton
Ohio
H. Rap Brown
Student Non - Violent Coordinating Committee
Paris
Francois Mitterrand
de Gaulle
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
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