Manhunt ends as Redhaired Stevens is captured in Washington
Donald G. Stevens, linked to a fatal slaying in Kaleden British Columbia and the wounding of an RCMP constable, was wounded and captured in Tonasket Washington after a high profile 12 day manhunt. Canadian and American officers joined in the operation surrounding a willow swamp near the town. Stevens claimed to be an escapee from mental institutions in Oregon and Pennsylvania and denied involvement in the Kaleden murder. He was shot twice during the capture and transported to a local hospital.
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Tonasket
Wash
Donald G. Stevens
British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
Stevens
RCMP
Penticton
B.C
Kaleden
Atchison
Ralph Brown
Brown
Ee Suste Tonasket
Em. Stevens
Washington State
Okanagan County
Willow
E. L. Langdon
Enderby
Too Much Wind For Flying Finn
Ole Finn could not fly due to strong winds and crowded schedules at Maple Creek, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour and a cold front forecast. The weekend plans were grounded, but a future solo flight is hoped for by Tuesday as the weather outlook improves.
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Finn Bridge
Ole Finn
Maple Creek
Manuel
Ted Shea
Ted
Finn
Bomb factory blamed for Okanagan explosion kills Doukhobor
In Kelowna British Columbia RCMP say a premature blast at a Jonesy mountain road site near McKinley's Landing killed 20 year old Philip Pereveresoff of Winlow. His companion Harry Bojey 20 lost a lung and an eye and faces charges as bombs and dynamite were found nearby. The blast ties to recent attacks in Oliver Osoyoos Vernon and signals broader Doukhobor sect tensions and an ongoing Russia relocation discussion with government.
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Kelowna
B.C
Here
Sons of Freedom Doukhobor
RCMP
Oliver
Osoyoos
Vernon
Okanagan Valley
Philip Pereveresoff
Winlow
Slogan Valley
British Columbia
Sons of Freedom
McKinley’s Landing
Harry Bojey
Bojey
W. B. Irving
Oliver and
Peter Brown
Irving
L. R. MacBride
Calgary
Sunuday
Doukhobors
Peter Verigin
Verigin
CPR
Freedomite
Russia
William Modjelsky
Joe Podovinikoff
Podovinikoff
Modjelsky
Siberia
Moscow
Sovet Union
Second Moon Shot Planned Following Initial Failure
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP scientists pressed an intensive probe into the cause of the first U S lunar rocket explosion. The 88 foot tall missile reached 50 000 feet before a puff of smoke and blast. A second Air Force lunar probe is set for a three day window starting Sept 14 with a Soviet rival possibly trying Sept 13.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Cape
Schriever
Roy W. Johnson
Defence Department
Johnson
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Air Force
Army
Thor
Vanguard
Washington
Roscoe Wilson
Wilson
Earth
Moon
Kirby Wins 5-Man Contest For Alberta PC Leadership
Alberta Progressive Conservative delegates choose W. J. C. Kirby a 48 year old lawyer as leader on the fourth ballot at Edmonton leadership convention attended by over 800. Kirby vows to form next government and outlines 13 resolutions including repeal of oil and gas dividend plan and creation of a northern development department.
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Edmonton
Alberta Progressive Conservative Association
W.J.C. Kirby
Kirby
Alberta
Red Deer
The
Conservative Association
R. V. Deyell
Calgary
D. M. Duggan
J. Percy Page
C. A. Lazerte
Ernest Watkins
Giffard Main
Eneas Toshach
Drumheller
Social Credit
Peace Mission Sought for Dag Hammarskjold Middle East
A Western-backed UN General Assembly resolution proposes Dag Hammarskjold take on a new Middle East peace mission. It urges restraint on acts that foment civil strife, asks study of a standby peace force, and calls for talks with Arab states on an economic regional development agency with a report due by September 30.
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United Nations, N.Y
UN General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Lebanon
Jormian
Assembly
Nemiscam Farmer Dies At Age 54
Nemiscam district farmer Lious Takacs aged 54 died suddenly while helping a farm renter. He collapsed outside after shovelling wheat in a granary. Manyberries RCMP and Foremost coroner Dr William Moss attended. Coroner ruled undetermined natural causes and no inquest will be held.
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Nemiscam District
Lious Takacs
Takacs
Manyberries Rcmp
William Moss
Inj
Integration Ruling Orders School Desegregation Return
The eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 6 to 1 that a district court judge erred and ordered the resumption of racial integration at Central High School in Little Rock Ark, reversing the prior decision.
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ST. Louis
Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
Weekend Toll 4 reports Alberta deaths in three accidents
The weekend death toll in Alberta reaches four with a 22 year old man, Winston Massey, killed when his car veered after a left rear tire failure near Medicine Hat. His wife Judith Massey survived with bruises. A gas explosion injured Dave Shore in Irvine, and two other deaths include Alan Dawson near Penhold, Thomas Davies in Brownvale, and Cedrick Varstad drowning near Gleichen.
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Thelma
Winston Massy
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Massy
Judith
Massey
RCMP
Eagle Butte
Larry
Irvine
Dave Shore
Medicine Hat Municipal Hospital
Shore
Alan Dawson
Elnora
Penhold
Calgary
Thomas Davies
Brownvale
Red Deer River
Cedrick Varstad
Gleichen
Edmonton Records August Heat Peak Since 1934
Edmontonians baked as the city set a new August 16 high for the period dating to 1934. The provincial capital registered 86.1 degrees, beating the 24 year old record by 1.6 degrees, while Medicine Hat endured a milder 94 degrees. The weatherman warned cooler air would not arrive soon.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Rioters Set Fire to Kingston Penitentiary Buildings
Sixty prisoners rioted at Collins Bay Penitentiary Kingston injuring guard Vincent Kelly and wounding Lawrence Labelle. A guard shot a leader. damage estimated at 65000 dollars. Fires destroyed a dormitory The Hole and several shops injuring two inmates.
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Kingston, Ont
Collins Bay Penitentiary
Victor Richmond
Richmond
Kingston Penitentiary
Lawrence Labelle
Ottawa
Vincent Kelly
Three Bodies Found At Cheadle Alberta Farmhouse Slayings
RCMP in Calgary report three bodies found in a farm house near Cheadle 30 miles east of Calgary. Police believe a father killed his wife and 14-year-old son then killed himself. Names not released. Slayings likely occurred early today.
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Cheadle
Alta
Calgary
RCMP
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Dag
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Riot Rocks Kingston
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