Canada weighs shedding nuclear role as UN focus grows
Canada signals a shift from nuclear duties toward UN peacekeeping as Ottawa reviews military strategy. Signs include talks on a conventional force role, Army reorganization, and restraint on expanding nuclear delivery systems, with no plans for new warheads or expanded base involvement. Facts cite External Affairs speeches, General Allard’s October return, and Conservative legacy on Goos Bay and Harmon Field.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Rescue of two miners ends 14 day deep cave-in ordeal
Capsized by danger and doubt, Henry Throne 28 and David Fellin 58 were hoisted from more than 300 feet underground after 14 days trapped in a Hazleton area mine. They walked into a hospital with minor injuries amid a world wide audience while rescuers pressed to reach third miner Louis Bova 42 still stranded.
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David Fellin
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Louis Bova
Charmbury
Hazleton State Hospital
Washington atmosphere tense as civil rights march looms
Leaders promise calm while discomfort grows over turnout and transport. Unions threaten a midnight strike if new work rules take effect, risking thousands stranded in Washington. Police brace for 100000 to 250000 marchers as funding shortfalls surface and SCLC mobilizes aid for Georgia同行 marchers.
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Parade to Open Jubilee Day at 10 A.M. in Maple Creek
Maple Creek celebrates its diamond jubilee with a marching parade set for 10 a.m. Thursday to kick off a day of sports, banquet, square dancing, and communal dancing at the armouries. A tea gathering for 1903 pioneers, queen contest, facial hair judging, and interdenominational service marked the jubilee buildup with local groups coordinating events.
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Saigon orders to shoot at uprisings amid student protests
Army units given orders to fire on any group violating martial law as Saigon braces for unrest. Ambassador Lodge met with Ngo Dinh Nhu to discuss security while Gen Ton That Dinh warns parents about students protesting after a 3000-student arrest.
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Hat Liberal delegates named for Red Deer meeting
Redcliff's Dave Broadfoot said a Sunday meeting of the Hat Liberal executive named delegates to the Alberta Liberal association session in Red Deer on Sept. 14. Broadfoot noted inaccuracies in Saturday's front page story. he, Alvin Reiman and Mrs. Norma DeMan will attend the Red Deer meeting with Agriculture Minister Harry Hays.
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Broadfoot
Liberal Party
Medicine Hat
Canada
Harry Hays
Hat
Alvin Reiman
Walsh
Norma DeMan
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Red Deer
Hays
Caouette Attacks Thompson Ahead of Granby Social Credit Meet
Real Caouette, deputy leader, slams national leader Robert Thompson as lukewarm to Social Credit principles. He says the Granby convention may issue an ultimatum over equality and calls co leadership essential. Caouette hints at talks with Quebec separatist leaders for support.
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Canada
Medicine Hat Men In The Great Escape Film
Four Medicine Hat ex RAF officers recall life at Stalag Luft III and the famous 1944 Great Escape as the movie plays. Ray Wall Manny Raber Al Bitz and Dr Gordon Findlay share memories of tunnels Tom Dick and Harry, the 76 escapees and their fate with Germans and Allies.
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al Bitz
Gordon Findlay
Stalag Luft 111
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Berlin
Balarak
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Harry
England
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Spain
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Belgium
Mr. Bitz
Bremen
Germany
Britain
Money found in Bradford store linked to great train robbery
Police investigate a parcel containing £500 in five pound notes found in a Bradford shop owned by Mrs Farrell as part of inquiries tied to Britain's great train robbery. Authorities pursue 17 suspects traveling solo or in pairs, with new pictures issued of Roy James and Bruce Reynolds.
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Reuters
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Canada
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Farrell
Daily Telegraph
Roy John
the Weasel
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Bruce Reynolds
Daily Mirror
Vienna
Rioting Chinese students at Methodist high school in Sibu
Reuters reports about an estimated 3 000 Chinese rioting for three hours at a Methodist high school in Sibu Sarawak as a United Nations assessment team arrived to hold a hearing. The event marks a tense moment in regional affairs with international observers on site.
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Sarawak
Reuters
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