Buffer gas zone in Medicine Hat linked to city needs
Calgary sources report a buffer containing oil leases of 42 sections will be reserved to meet Medicine Hat gas requirements. Premier Manning reportedly told city officials the gas will be held for city use if the Britalia Petroleum contract is signed to supply gas at 10 cents per thousand cubic feet. media indicate no violation of the city’s future plans.
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Mine Worker Dies After Kirkland Lake Mine Slide
In Kirkland Lake Ontario rescue teams labored 12 hours to save two trapped miners at the Teck Hughes mine. Jean Morrissette 38 died before rescuers reached him while James Parker 65 shift boss was freed and sent to hospital in good condition. Parker told managers he would be late for supper before rescue.
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Max) Parker
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Lucy
G.G. Gilchrist
Bill Cochrane
Etna Eruption From New Crater in Sicily
Mount Etna in Sicily erupts from a newly formed crater sending molten rock as high as 500 feet. Explosions occur about every three minutes with the four day-long activity increasing in violence since Wednesday night. Lava has not yet spilled from the crater, scientists report as molten rock nears the rim.
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Poland Gains Expanded Trade Status With United States
Washington reports the United States eased export controls on goods to Poland, granting a status nearly equal to its allies. The move allows Poland to receive industrial machinery steel mill products machine tools electrical equipment and vehicles and to barter for surplus U.S. agricultural commodities. The policy aligns with a 30 month negotiation leading to a $49 million loan and potential additional aid, marking Poland as the first Soviet bloc nation eligible for goods on the government positive list.
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Canada Opens for Aerial Inspection in Disarmament Plan
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced Canada will include all or part of its territory in a proposed aerial inspection system as part of a world disarmament effort, if Russia reciprocates. He spoke in a 700 word statement in his dual PM and external affairs minister roles, suggesting the Arctic and surrounding areas as a starting point for safeguards against surprise attack.
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Russia Rejects Western Disarmament Plan As Worthless
London AP reports Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin dismissed the Western plan for limited disarmament as having no genuine value. He spoke after the United States Britain France and Canada proposed a package to dispel nuclear war shadows in a 50 minute address.
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Unneeded Spare Parts Shipped to US Air Bases
Senate investigators question Assistant Secretary Perkins McGuire on $44 million in unneeded spare parts sent to US Air Force bases in Canada and Greenland. The probe, led by Senator McClellan, examines shipments, loss, and accountability amid rapid base reconfigurations and obsolescence.
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John” McClellan
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Labrador
Dividend Forms Arrive in City for $20 Grants
The provincial dividend of 20 dollars arrives in Medicine Hat and is available at local banks and the Treasury Branch. Applicants must swear declarations under oath and apply before December 31 to receive the grant. Each application yields 25 cents to the bank or treasury branch.
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Syria Denies Invite for Bulganin Khrushchev Visit
Damascus says reports of Russia's Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev visiting Syria this year are untrue. Soviet foreign ministry in Moscow also denies Kremlin chiefs planned Middle East tour amid recent pro Soviet clique takeovers.
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River disaster and disarmament talks cross Atlantic
A river steamer City of Buenos Aires sank after collision with the Mormac Surf in the Uruguay River north of Buenos Aires. 153 aboard were rescued. 87 passengers and 66 crew survived while many elderly and children were lost. Missing captain Silverio Brizuela. reports say he may have shot himself. Separately London reports the West urging Russia to back an 11 point disarmament package limiting nuclear weapons and creating an international control body under the UN security council.
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United Kingdom and Australia affirm Southeast Asia policy
In Canberra a British Australian communique states Britain will offset troop reductions in Southeast Asia with greater mobility and striking power. The Far East fleet stays at Singapore. SEATO remains the primary defense framework with Australia supporting nuclear weapons development. Australia will not increase its Malaya commitment beyond one infantry battalion, one Lincoln squadron, Avon Sabre jets, and Canberra bombers scheduled for Malaya next year.
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Writer Kinmond says most Chinese not eager to be Reds
Canadian press writer William Kinmond, fresh from a China assignment, argues most Chinese are not interested in communism. He traveled 7 500 miles across 15 cities, found daily life absorbing and politics secondary, with limited censorship and many Chinese seeking self betterment within the party.
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Planning Commission OKs Fringe Land Purchase Near Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat Planning Commission approves a small parcel on Jana Highway as part of fringe land control. The move aims to extend oversight beyond the city boundary with land buyers remaining under commission authority. Jack V Anderson named to lead the commission meeting.
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Highway toll estimated at sixty this Labour Day weekend
Ottawa report from the Canadian Highway Safety Conference warns the Labour Day weekend will bring a traffic toll of about 60 deaths. CHSC general manager W Arch Bryce notes despite extra patrols, the period from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday remains the year's most treacherous.
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Weather Outlook for the Prairies and Edmonton
Southern Alberta will see considerable cloudiness today and Friday with general sunny conditions elsewhere in the Prairies. Afternoon temperatures will be in the low seventies. Yesterday’s high reached 70 and low 45 with noon temperature at 66 and a noon wind of 2.22.
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