25 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1962
Page
1
Berlin tetap on alert as gunfire from across the wall spiked tensions. US officials urged Moscow to pursue four power talks to defuse further incidents while West Berlin police reported several clashes and arrests nearby.
East Berlin embassy refused a French protest about the killing of a young East German policeman who fled into West Berlin. The French representative was told the questions fell outside the Soviet ambassador’s competence. The protest was also voiced by Gen. Edouard Toulouse to Ambassador Mikhail Perovkhim.
The piece contrasts Canadian and American fraudsters, arguing U S cases of large-scale fraud outpace Canada. It notes American wealth from fraud, lifestyle perks, and the glare of Time magazine recognition, while warning modest schemes rarely make headlines.
A U S state department spokesman rejected Cuban charges that the United States attacked Havana suburb ships. He said no US knowledge or involvement was found and noted fresh Soviet arms shipments to Cuba.
Castro blamed the United States for a sea bombardment that damaged several buildings in Miramar, Havana, including a hotel housing East European technicians and a theatre. The attack, claimed by a Cuban student group in Miami, lasted six to seven minutes with ships firing 20-caliber cannons from about one kilometer offshore. No casualties were reported.
The Canadian government unveils an austerity plan cutting federal spending by $250 million in the year. Defence Chief Harkness says the defence department will save $86 million, trimming the army ceiling to 50,000 from 59,370 and ending the Berlin crisis buildup. Other curbs include disbanding four CF-100 squadrons in Europe, removing radar units, shifting Saskatoon training, delaying radar installations, and cancelling the Huron destroyer refit.
Poland may buy a further 200000 tons of Canadian wheat after agreeing to 300000 tons earlier this week. PAP described the purchases as painful for Poland’s balance of payments yet needed to avoid greater grain cuts, noting last year’s grain outlays around 148.25 million dollars matched exports of Polish lathes rail equipment and ships.
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a supplementary quota of five bushels per seeded acre for soft white spring wheat effective Aug 27 to secure enough supply for mill use. Special permits will be issued to producers with contracts based on information from mills due to delivery permit declaration limits.
West Berlin facing its most violent clashes since the barrier went up. About 10 000 residents fought police and attacked Soviet vehicles amid anger over the death of Peter Fechter and a broader demand for East German reforms.
The decision on a new airport or rebuilding existing facilities depends on the Federal Air Transport Board hearings held in Regina last December. Next week is Weed Extermination Week proclaimed by Mayor Harry Weiner. Heavy rains last month hurt southern Alberta grain crops though some benefit came from coarse grains and summer fallow. Parking in Market Square is back to where it started 46 years ago, as Ald. J. C. Miller reported to council.
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