Diefenbaker Sets Foreign Action With London Talks
Prime Minister Diefenbaker chairs a cabinet meeting as he prepares to depart for London with External Affairs Minister Green and Justice Minister Fleming acting. He will meet premiers Menzies and Holyoake and other Commonwealth leaders while drafting Canada’s UN approach against Soviet imperialism. Agriculture Minister Hamilton notes a bumper grain crop valued at over $1.0 billion.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
London
Fleming
Green
Menzies and Holyoake
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Russia
United Nations
Social Credit
Real Caouette
Ussr
General Assembly
Alvin Hamilton
Frauds Fined Again in Alberta Court
Three Edmonton men pleaded guilty to defrauding the public. D A McPherson aged 41 and William Scott 24 were fined 200 dollars or three months, while Mark Wagner 21 was fined 100 dollars or one month. The crown said customers were sold merchandise valued at 125 dollars for 339 dollars with promised payouts for names.
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Lethbridge
Edmonton
D. A. McPherson
William Scott
Mark Wagner
Medicine Hat
The Canadian Derby Day: Social Gala and Race Day Refinement
Art Evans notes the Canadian Derby on August 18 as a major social event where fashion, etiquette, and status mingle with the race. He praises Western Morn, an Edmonton horse, and recalls amusing etiquette clashes over breakfast invitations and the understated joy of Derby Day despite the betting stakes.
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Edmonton
Calgary Election Reform Sparks Debate Between Mayors
Calgary mayor Harry Veiner opposes a three year council term and votes for annual elections to keep interest. Calgary’s Harry Hays backs longer terms and all council seats. In Geneva, Soviet envoy Kuznetsov proposes an unpoliced moratorium on all nuclear testing starting January, rejected by the United States and Britain.
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Harry Veiner
Calgary
Harry Hays
Alberta
A. J. Hooke
Alberta Union of Municipalities
Hays
Weiner
Geneva
Soviet Union
Vasily Kuznetsov
U. S
Charles Stelle
Britain
Joseph Godber
Kuznetssov
Kuznetsov
Russiain
Quake Relief Rushed as Greece and Italy Suffer Damage
Relief teams moved to aid thousands homeless after two major quakes in Greece and Italy. Epicenter in Gulf of Argolimos caused collapsed homes and heart attacks, with hundreds displaced in Greece and lighter damage in Italy.
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Athens
Greece
Italy
Peloponnesus
Alps
Gulf of
Argolimos
Bumper Crop Boost Seen Worth 250 Million to West
The Winnipeg Free Press reports a bumper crop and more storage space could add about 250.9 million dollars into western Canada’s economy before Christmas. Grains had 112 million bushels space in elevators this year vs 11 million last year, with 20 million more possible before October. Shipments to West Coast ports may add another 100 million bushels, raising farmer cash via a higher wheat payment and near 1.5 million dollars in income for 150 million bushels delivered.
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Winnipeg
Free Press
Winnipeg 9
Miner Killed In Cave-In At Shaughnessy Coal Mine
Lethbridge CP reports 58 year old miner Andrej Luko died in a cave-in at the Shaughnessy Coal Mine twelve miles north of Lethbridge. He was alone, removing timbers to close off a mined-out section when the collapse occurred.
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Lethbridge
Andrej Luko
Shaughnessy
Here
Veiner and Osbourne Seek Reelection to City Seats
Mayor Harry Veiner intends to seek his sixth two year term in the October 17 civic election. Alderman T R Osborne confirms he will run again for council. R F Cote plans to seek re election to the separate school board as vacancies arise on the eight member city council and two school boards with incumbents not yet decided.
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Ald. T. R. Osborne
R. F. Cote
Chiff Adam
Jack Edwards
T. R. Osborne
Earl Smith
Osborne
Smith
Ted Anhorn
Jim Newton
Joe Levinson
H. F. McKenzie
Cote
M. J. Anton
Spacemen To Attend International Astronautics Congress
United States astronauts John Glenn and Alan Shepard will join Soviet colleagues at an international astronautics congress to be held next month at a Bulgarian Black Sea resort.
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Belgrade
Reuters
United States
John Glenn
Alan Shephard
Black Sea
Cabinet Changes Hinted in Alberta Legislature
Premier Manning hinted at cabinet changes as Social Credit M L A members prepare a two day caucus. The party, which holds 61 of 65 seats, is expected to set plans for a provincial election next year within the five year term ending 1964.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Alberta
Manning
Tornado Kills Two In South Cameron Louisiana
A cyclone ripped through Cameron Louisiana Tuesday night killing at least two people with fears the toll could rise. Deputies organized search parties as rescue efforts were slowed by heavy rain. About 350 injured, streets flooded, water peaking near car floorboards in the coastal town of 2,500 residents.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Third of a Series on Nasser Reveals Post-Revolution Egypt
Ten years after the Nasser coup in Egypt, Farouk’s palaces in Cairo and Alexandria stand open to the public revealing opulent but tasteless display. Naguib and Nasser led a nationalist revolution that shifted wealth from plutocrats to the state and people, ending royal rule and reshaping power.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Narriman
Farouk
Aris Ucratiec Pas
Aoman
Mohammed Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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