Smoke hindering firefighting in Kamloops forest fires
Thick smoke blankets a 306000 acre Horsefly River blaze as water bombers struggle to operate. Fire crews drop supplies to patrol lines while 168 fires burn in the Kamloops district and more rain aids adjacent districts.
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Kamloops
K Wopi
Horsefly
Cariboo
Prince Rupert
Prince George
Norm McRae
Horsefly Lake
Here
Quesnel Lake
Crooked Lake
Eliduk
Rockies
Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Nelson
Evacuees Returning To Homes In Newfoundland
Evacuees are returning to homes as rain eases fires in Newfoundland. About 200 people from Carmanville in Bonavista North are headed back after three weeks away. Chief forester Ed Ralph says fires will not reach previous proportions if wet weather continues, with hopes of containment in 10 days.
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Gander, Nild
Newfoundland
Bonavista
Carmanville
Ed Ralph
Western Big Four plan talks on Berlin advance
A Western foreign ministers meeting on Berlin ahead of the UN General Assembly is tentatively planned with U S Britain West Germany and France likely to meet in Washington or New York. Officials say Rusk or Lord Home may approach Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko informally as the UN session begins to test possible negotiations on Berlin.
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Washington
U.S
Berlin
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Britain
West Germany
France
New York
State Department
Lincoln White
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Moscow
Rusk
Kennedy
Dag Hammarskjold
Adlai Stevenson
Boy Killed With Rifle In Victoria Basement Play
A 10 year old Victoria boy Reginald Alsdorf died after being shot while he and a companion Vincent Liska 10 played with a loaded .22 rifle in the Liska home basement. The weapon was owned by T G Rayfuse who resided at the Liska home.
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Victoria (Cp
Victoria
Reginald Alsdorf
W. A. R. Alsdorf
Hospital
Vincent Liska
Liska
T. G. Rayfuse
Fugitive Robert Williams Sought in Kidnapping Case
In Monroe North Carolina AP report, Robert Williams 36 a bearded Black man linked to anti integration disputes is sought on kidnapping charges after a white couple was held Sunday night Williams who with his wife and two children reportedly disappeared after grand jury indictment FBI issued warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. A weekend of racial clashes brought about 60 arrests and a white officer was wounded while a passing couple said they were held for about 34 hours by a crowd armed with rifles pistols and other weapons.
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Robert Williams
Monroe
Union County Grand Jury
Williams
Fidel Castro
FBI
G. Bruce Stegall
Marshville
Stegalls
U S Regains Women's Air Record At Edwards AFB
Jacqueline Cochran reclaimed the women's air speed record with 842.6 mph in a Northrop T-38 Talon at Edwards AFB California. The mark surpasses France’s Jacquiline Auriol 715.97 mph set in May 1955 and was confirmed by the National Aeronautics Association after initial data from official observers.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
Jacqueline Cochran
United States
Miss Cochran
U.S. Air Force
Northrop
Desert Test Center
Jacquiline Auriol
France
National Aeronautics Association
Tom Park Leads in Canadian National Exhibition Swim
Tom Park surged to a 75 yard lead after five miles of the 15 mile CNE Swim in Lake Ontario. The 37 year old ex Hamilton swimmer now based in Lakewood California outpaced Dutch favorite Herman Willemse who held the early pace. Park finished the first five miles in two hours nine minutes and four seconds as 39 contestants vie for the CNE title and a $15,000 purse.
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Toronto
Tom Park
Ontario
Park
Hamilton
Ont
Lakewood
Calif
Herman Willemse
Willemse
Atlantic City
CNE
Saskatchewan Legislature Opens Oct 11 with medical plan focus
Regina Premier T. C. Douglas announced the fall session will convene on Wednesday October 11 at 3 pm to address the prepaid medical care plan set for 1962 and to authorize provincial tax collection agreements with Ottawa. The session will lack usual pageantry. CCF led Liberal standings at prorogation Spe 8.
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Regina
T. C. Douglas
Beauty Queen Loses Ring Luggage and Title
New York AP reports Sharon Wiley of Hammond Oregon arrived with enthusiasm to represent her state in Miss U S A. She then lost a diamond ring several pieces of luggage $100 sleep and the Miss U S A title to Jo Ann Odum. The 21 year old said she would tan her daughter if she entered a beauty contest.
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New York
Sharon Wiley
Hammond
Ore
U.S.A
Jo Ann Odum
Cable line crash on Mont Blanc kills nine
A plane sliced through a high Mont Blanc cable line near Chamonix causing cars to plunge into the Valle Blanche. At least nine were killed and about 80 left suspended as rescuers struggled with limited access while cabins dangled from the damaged system. The four passenger cars travel between Chamonix France and Courmayeur Italy along a 12,800 foot section.
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Chamonix
France
Reuters
Wolds
Mont Blanc
Alps
Valle Blanche
Mont Blanc Range
Courmeyeur
Italy
Aiguille du Midi
Pointe Belbronner
Climber Rescued After Three Nights On Mount Blane Ledge
Gorden Crocker a 27 year old Saskatoon alpinist was rescued after spending three nights on a rock face of Mount Blane in Kananaskis forest 30 miles west of Banff He and two companions began at 9 600 feet reached a ledge about 800 feet from the summit rescuers climbed 1200 feet at sunrise and Crocker was airlifted to Banff then hospital His wife remained in Banff awaiting word as the eight man rescue team battled cold near freezing conditions during the night Continuous radio updates tracked progress toward a helicopter lift.
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Bananaskis
Alta
Gorden Crocker
Hestal Infanff
Mount Blane
Kaniniskis Forest
Crockett
Crocker
Saskatoon
Banff
Bani
Al‘herta Conservation Board
Calgary
Willis Crocker
Rescuers Save Waters After Alaska Ordeal
Waters, a Cincinnati postal employee, drifted from a Big Lake, Alaska hike on June 20. Stranded for days, he survived eating wild berries as mosquitoes and rain battered him until two moose hunters found him near a stream. A coroner’s jury halted a death certificate pending further evidence.
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Waters
Cincinnati
Alaska
Big Lake
Here
Civilization
Castro Urges Brazilians To Adopt Guerilla Tactics
Fidel Castro urged Brazilians to rise in a popular uprising to thwart perceived reactionary militarists after Jânio Quadros resigned. He told Cubans to learn from Cuba and urged workers students peasants and soldiers to form many fronts to prevent a military reversal. He offered to negotiate with the United States on equal terms while stressing Cuba remains strong and plans for shortages and rationing to ease by 1962.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Janio Quadros
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Castro
Quadros
Cuba
United States
Washington
Goulart Backed by Kubitschek as Brazil Crisis Deepens
Former president Kubitschek urged support for Vice-President Joao Goulart in the Brazilian presidency and said he would go to Brasilia amid a congressional clash with military chiefs who bar Goulart from returning. Goulart stays in Paris awaiting developments as Brizola pledges Rio Grande do Sul backing.
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Rio de Janeiro
Juscelino Kubitschek
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Paris
Kubitschek
Brasilia
Congress
Kubuitschek
Spain
Brazil
Janio Quadros
Rio Grande Do Sul
Leonel Brizola
Pros Won't Benefit From Grant
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced Canada will allocate five million dollars annually to amateur sports to promote physical fitness. A national sports council will report to Parliament via the health and welfare department led by Minister Monteeith, focusing on amateur sport over professionals.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
National Sports Council
Department of Health and Welfare
Monteith
Chinese cook remanded after attempted murder charge
Wong Moon Wai, 45, appeared in police court and was remanded for one week without plea on a charge of attempted murder. The incident followed a late Friday attack on Constable Sang Tuen Wong at a Winnipeg Chinese restaurant during immigration investigation.
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Winnipeg
RCMP
Wong Moon Wai
Sang Tuen Wong
Hong Kong
Canada
Cardston Man Dies in Crash Near City
A two car collision near Cardston Alta. left one dead and three injured Monday night. Gerald Gross Child 37 of the Blood Indian reserve died at the scene or en route to hospital. Survivors include Raymond Young Pine James Leo Twigg and Mrs. Harvey Warren of Moore Okla. All injuries described as minor in hospital care.
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Cardston
Alta
Lethbridge
Gerald Gross Child
Blood Indian Reserve
Raymond Young Pine
James Leo Twigg
Harvey Warren
Moore
Okla
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