Weather and storm impacts hit Canadian cities
In Medicine Hat the temperature swung from 99 to 54 with 40 mph winds and .09 inches of rain. A grass fire seven miles west of Suffield was started by lightning but extinguished by ranchers and water trucks. Edmonton experienced a 100 mph windstorm causing downed lines and a billboard crash, with no injuries reported.
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Medicine Hat
Jackie Parker
Canada
Miami
Suffield
Edmonton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Namao Base
62Nd Ave
104 St
Congo savagery recounted in UN aid deaths
AP reports a Congolese driver recounted the murder of two UN officials, Jean Plicque and Francois Preziosi, by Watasi warriors and Congolese rebels near Bukavu. The men, on a mercy mission to free 120 refugees, were hacked with machetes and shot after armed assailants halted their arrival.
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Leopoldville
United Nations
Jean Plicque
Bukavu
International Labor Organization
Plicque
Francois Preziosi
UN High Commission For Refugees
Preziosi
Lake Kivu
Congo
Rwanda
George Yogolero
Yogolero
U S Plane Reportedly Shot Down Over North Viet Nam
Reuters reports North Viet Nam news agency says an American aircraft violated air space over Nghe An and Quang Binh provinces and was shot down by anti-aircraft units. Washington calls the claim propaganda and withholds comment.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
North Viet Nam
U.S
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Nghe An
Quang Binh
United States
Washington
State Department
Ruby claims he killed Lee Oswald on impulse
New York AP report quotes Ruby asserting he acted spur of the moment on November 24 after Oswald’s arrest for Kennedy's assassination. He says no malice, no orders, no prior discussion, and no contact with any group. He was jailed awaiting appeal after a Dallas jury condemned him in March.
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Ruby
Lee Oswald
NEW York (Ap
Jack Ruby
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
New York Journal-American
Dorothy Kilgalilen
Earl Warren
Underworld
Dallas
Sun
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Warren
Cdn canoeists arrested in U S for burglary case
Two Calgary men, James Bradford and William Corrigal, both 24, were arrested in Sioux City Iowa and brought to Yankton South Dakota on burglary and grand larceny charges after allegedly breaking into a cabin near Bonesteel South Carolina. Their companion Joe Clements 28 remained with the canoe.
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Yankton
S.C
Calgary
Canada
New Orleans
Sioux City
Iowa
James G. Bradford
William I. Corrigal
Bonesteel
Turkish Cypriots doubt Greek vow on aid entry
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots greeted Makarios promise to allow food fuel and medicine into blockaded towns with skepticism a Turkish Cypriot spokesman calling it an encouraging first step while warning they would wait to see if it sticks The crisis remains volatile as talks with Greek leaders and a possible arms deal in Moscow unfold and UN mediation continues amid shortages of kerosene and bread in the Turkish quarter
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Nicosia
Makarios
Cyprus
Spyros Kyprianou
Athens
Moscow
Soviet Union
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Inonu
Canada
Greece
Martin
Commons
Ottawa
NATO
K. S. Thimayya
India
U Thant
Galo Plaza Lasso
Ecuador
Kuma
Kokkina
Lefka
Limnites
Canada bars Sabre jets from Cyprus operations
External Affairs Minister Martin said Canada told Greece and Turkey not to use Canadian built Sabre fighters in Cyprus. Canada supplied 107 Sabres to each nation under NATO aid, with a condition they deter or resist aggression. Prime Minister Pearson proposed a NATO foreign ministers meeting, opposed by most members. Defence Minister Hellyer confirmed RCAF personnel remain in Turkey.
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Ottawa
Martin
Canada
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
NATO
Commons
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
Pearson
Diefenbaker
Hellyer
Leon Bakcer
Trois-Rivieres
RCAF
Turkey Returns Units to NATO After Cyprus Raids
Turkey has withdrawn air force units used in Aug 8 and 9 bombing raids on Greek Cypriot positions in northwest Cyprus, returning them to NATO control. The move follows a UN ceasefire agreement and comes as Greece says it is scaling its NATO commitment in response to Turkey’s actions.
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Ankara
Reuters
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cyprus
Foreign Ministry
NATO
Mediterranean
Greece
Flag debate in Commons nears decision as cabinet speaks
Ottawa report notes packed galleries on day ten of the flag debate with Conservative speakers dominating again. Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp defends Parliament as the proper arena, opposes a plebiscite, and rejects Quebec appeasement ties to the maple leaf flag. Opposition presses for unity and a vote amid ongoing filibuster scrutiny.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Mitchell Sharp
John A. Macdonald
Confederation
John A
Sharp
Diefenbaker
Canada
Liberal
Creditiste
Social Credit
Quebec
Michael Starr
Ontario
Starr
J. M. Willoughby
Kamloops
B.C
Barry Mather
NDP
New Westminster
Guy Marcoux
Quebec- Montmorency
Paul Martineau
Pontiac - Temiscamingue
Union-Dom Glass Reach Agreement On Settlement
The Local 201 United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America will vote Thursday to ratify a settlement with Dominion Glass Co. Ltd reached at a conciliation meeting Tuesday under provincial officer Lionel Norris-Jones. 550 workers will hear details at three Redcliff Civic Centre sessions. Dominion Glass manager Sellhorn awaits a signed memorandum before confirming.
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United Glass and Ceramic Worklers of
North America
Dominion Glass Co. Ltd
Lionel Norris-Jones
UGCW
Lewis Toole
Dominion Glass
Redcliff
W. J. Sellhorn
Toole
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D. L. Patterson
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Corrigal
Picksville
N.C
Limassol
Glass
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