Cyprus Crisis Expands With Turkish Naval Drills Near Island
Turkish warships and jet air units mass near Cyprus for large scale exercises twelve miles off the island amid over fifty thousand troops on standby in Iskenderun Turkey. Freighters loaded with arms and armored units stand ready in port while patrol boats patrol Turkish waters. Greece backs Cypriot defense by withdrawing some forces from NATO and urging unity with Cyprus amid Soviet pressure. UK and Canada monitor moves as Cyprus tensions escalate and calls for cease fire grow stronger.
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Iskenderun
Turkey
Cyprus
Domuz Burnu
Diyarbakir
Genelik
Kutahya
Amasra
Kayseri
Hatay
Nicosia
Greece
Makarios
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Athens
Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
NATO
Lyman Lemnitzer
Izmir
Khrushchev
George Papandreou
Eight killed in Route 101 bus crash near San Clemente
A bus carrying 66 people from the Disciples of Christ chapel in Canoga Park crashed into seven vehicles on Highway 101 six miles south of San Clemente. Eight people died including Deborah Lee Rogers, 12, one of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans adopted children. Forty-two injured, many children, as the vehicle struck cars, a truck and other autos during a return from a charity trip to La Esperanza in Tijuana.
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San Clemente
Calif
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
California Highway Patrol
Disciples of Christ Chapel of
Lawrence Elton White
Tijuana
Mexico
la Esperanza
Janie Bartley
Larry
Mr. White
Mailbox explosion hits Calgary southwest area
A mailbox at 45th St and Spruce Dr S W in Calgary was blown apart at about 11 p m. Mail scattered around. a wire fragment and sulfur odor were noted. Three suspects were detained then released as police investigate the blast and await expert analysis.
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Calgary
45Th St
Spruce Drive
S.W
D. N. Cox
45Th St. S.W
U.S. advisers in Vietnam grow to six figures
Washington reports 16 500 U S advisers in South Vietnam with a further 5 000 authorized. Since Jan 1 1961 casualty lists show 181 dead from hostile action and 84 non hostile deaths, with 1 074 wounded and 18 missing. Advisers train but do not command South Vietnamese troops and operate under U S military headquarters while supporting operations.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S. Defence Department
U.S
Where is Hal Banks Montreal Sworn Return for Contempt
In Montreal police and a bailiff seek Hal Banks, former SIU Canada leader, who failed to appear in court. A bench warrant was issued and extradition could follow if he fled the country. Banks has not been seen since July 21 at his Pointe Claire home. He remains a SIU vice president despite being ousted as Canadian SIU head.
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Seafarers’ International Union of Canada
Ind
Montreal
Canada
Justice Department
Ottawa
Banks
United States
Pointe Claire
SIU
North America
McCoy Students Lead Provincial Exam Averages
McCoy High School reports Grade XII and IX students surpass provincial passing averages at Separate School Board meeting. Among XII, 74.7 percent earned B or better from 182 papers by 48 students, well above 60 percent provincially and 36.2 percent in 1963. Honor students Marilyn Moyer and Maureen McPhee. Bursaries totaling 450 dollars awarded to Julio Esteban, John Weatherhead, Henrikus Hof and Mary Ann Dankocik for teacher training.
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McCoy High School
McCoy
University of Alberta
Marilyn Moyer
Maureen McPhee
Julio Esteban
John Weatherhead
Henrikus Hof
Mary Ann Dankocik
Ex Hatters remanded after breaking and entering case
Two former Medicine Hat youths Raymond Moser and Ralph Manary pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the offices of James Richardson and Sons Ltd in Calgary. They were remanded until August 20 for probation reports to be considered. No theft occurred as entry was made through an unlocked rear window and Moser claimed he could not recall entering the place after hours of drinking.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
James Richardson and Sons, Ltd
Raymond Moser
Ralph Manary
Soviet Agriculture Minister Visits Medicine Hat Aug 27
Soviet Agriculture Minister Ivan Volovchenko travels with seven Russian experts and a Canadian party to Medicine Hat arriving by car from Swift Current at 5 30 p m for dinner with Mayor Harry Weiner. They may head to Lethbridge or Calgary that night. The group plans a 21 day Canadian tour visiting research institutes wheat farms and farm machinery and fertilizer facilities while studying cattle keeping and feeding methods.
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Ivan Volovchenko
Department of Agriculture
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Harry Weiner
Lethbridge
Calgary
Canada
Marat Fedin
Ussr Ministry of Agriculture
Sergei Shobnikov
USSR
Boris Runov
Y. P. Germash
Conjunctive Scientific Research Institute
Ussr Ministry of Foreign Trade
Vladimir Skeiko
All Union Farm Machinery Supply Administration
Ivan Khoroshilov
Ottawa
V. Khoroshilov
Mr. Bagramov
Agricultural Press
Moscow
Khrushchev Returns From Grain Regions Tour
Soviet Premier Khrushchev flew back to Moscow from Frunze after a two week tour of the Soviet Virgin Lands and southern grain growing areas. Izvestia reported his return a week earlier than expected with no official reason given for the shortened trip.
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Moscow
Reuters
Khrushchev
Frunze
Kirghizia
Izvestia
Siberia
Hellyer blasts Brock aging out of Navy at 50
The Nation Hellyer criticizes Rear Admiral Jeffry Vanstone Brock for retirement as part of Defence integration plans. Brock, a storied submarine hunter born in Vancouver and raised in Winnipeg, is praised for wartime feats including anti-submarine successes and Inchon actions. Hellyer argues reform demands sacrifices, while Brock vows to return if needed.
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Ottawa
Defence
Paul Hellyer
Jeffry Vanstone Brock
Brock
Horatio Hornblower
Mr. Hellyer
Admiral Brock
Navy
Atlantic Coast
Hellyer
Defence Department
Halifax Harbor
Canada
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Louis Mountbatten
Royal Navy
Far East
Inchon
Korean
Civvy Street
Nelson
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