Gemini 5 astronauts push US space endurance record
Gemini 5 crew set a new U.S. space endurance mark eclipsing Gemini 4’s 97 hours 59 minutes and eyeing the world single-flight record. President Johnson announced plans for a manned orbiting lab in 1968 as the crew spotted the Lake Champlain carrier during their mission.
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Scientists Seek Secrets Deep Down From Mantle
Ottawa reports that scientists from over 20 nations will meet for a 10 day session of the International Upper Mantle Committee to discuss deeper probing of the earth. The program aims to extend beyond 1964 to 1967 with focus on seismic studies and mantle material origins.
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Jailed by a feather in theft case stuns Birmingham
Desmond Cullen, 26, was jailed for three months after detectives claimed a pigeon feather proved his theft. One officer plucked the feather from his coat, and the suspect quipped you can't prove it without the bird. The case hinges on that single feather used as evidence.
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Canada holding high hopes for another big wheat sale
SAIGON AP reports Canada aims to boost wheat exports as U S officials confirm air battles and missile threats in North Vietnam. A Phantom jet was downed near Thanh Hoa with one crewman missing and another presumed dead, amid intensified air combat and mobile missile activity in Thanh Hoa region.
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China and Canada eye new long term wheat pact
Canada expects a new three year China wheat deal following the current contract expiring July 31. China has bought about the maximum in the present pact and 1961 sales set a record, with 1962 and 1964 purchases exceeding 100 million dollars. Talks may occur in Canada with timing not yet settled. Russia remains a large buyer as China plans renewed purchases.
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Diplomats Doubt Yemen Peace Pact Will End War
At the United Nations diplomats question the Tuesday signing by President Nasser and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. They note past failed accords and warn of new Arab rivalries amid a three-year civil war pitting Egyptian backed Republicans against Saudi backed Royalists. Syria denounced the pact and Washington voiced cautious optimism as Yemen’s war toll nears 250,000 lives.
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CLC invites civil servants to join regional union
Windsor Ontario CP reports Canadian Labour Congress president Claude Jodoin urged the Civil Service Federation of Canada to affiliate with the CLC at its 24th triennial conference. Delegates will decide on affiliation amid broader talks on joining the CLC and ensuring political neutrality and collective bargaining for civil servants.
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Montreal union leader calls postal vote a vast farce
William Houle, president of the Canadian Postal Employees' Association in Montreal, denounces the recent referendum as a farce after only 111,000 of 19,000 postal workers voted. He cites lack of support during a wildcat strike and urges changes, including regional directors to replace Ottawa leadership at the September meeting in Toronto.
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Outbreak Worst Since 38 Haunts Western Canada
The sleeping sickness outbreak drags on in Alberta and Saskatchewan with a 10 year old girl’s death under investigation. Western equine encephalitis is suspected, four horse cases in Alberta and six human suspects emerge, while Saskatchewan reports unclear horse cases. Manitoba sees no horse outbreak. Mosquitoes fueled the spread this year.
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Russians stay mum on huge overseas wheat buys
Moscow reports no official Soviet confirmation of wheat purchases from Canada Argentina and France totaling over 8 million metric tons for delivery by July. Observers note the public learns of the deals from foreign broadcasts as Soviet media withholds confirmation amid a poor harvest.
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CPR plan to drop transcontinental train under review
Ottawa reports the CPR plans to cease the Dominion, its secondary transcontinental train, on Sept 7. The Board of Transport Commissioners has opened a special study after protests from the public and may order a postponement until a public hearing. The railways previously faced a similar delay last October over reduced frequencies on 26 passenger runs.
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Kennedy denies opposing LBJ in 1960 ticket
In an AP interview Senator Robert F. Kennedy rejects claims of opposition to Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1960 ticket, saying no rift existed with his brother President John F. Kennedy. He asserts he advised Johnson he should withdraw only in liberal and labor circles, while offering views on Viet Nam and northern civil rights tensions.
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Drought Affects British Columbia Beer Supply Amid Strike
The first BC brewing drought in 15 years sees 30 Vancouver taverns close as beer runs out and another 92 face possible closure in Vancouver area New Westminster and Fraser Valley. A 500 worker strike at six breweries and a beer delivery company persists, with islands like Prince George and Creston unaffected. Government stores deplete, imports unlikely, and rationing begins as unions push for a 10 percent wage increase over 2.50 an hour. The 1951 strike precedent shapes expectations for a prolonged dispute.
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