Library fight over McBride Ragan bridges stalls new site
City council asks Library Board to delay decision on a 4th Avenue SE site for the new library until the provincial government weighs in on the McBride-Ragan bridge report. Officials warn the south bank river road could reshape the corner, with traffic rising from about 10 000 daily in 1962 to an estimated 20 000 by 1980.
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Council
Library Board
4Th Ave
5Th Ave
South Bank River Road
River Bank Corner
Ald
Helen Gibson
H. S. Ragan
Allan Gunter
Red Adair Tackles Task Of Snuffing Wild Well
Red Adair and Boots Hansen arrived to battle a wild gas well near Pendant d Oreille. Home Oil crews cleared debris from the site after Friday’s explosion, with dynamite on hand to seal the fire and water cooling planned once debris is removed.
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Red Adair
Neil Naismith
D’oreille
Texas Wild
Paul
Adair
Boots Hansen
Calgary
Home Oil Co
Hansen
Home Oil Company
Canbridge Drilling Co
Edmonton
Bill Butterwick
Canadian-Montana Gas Company
Butterwick
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
City approves two bridge plan over South Saskatchewan
City Council unanımously backs consulting report proposing two one way bridges over the South Saskatchewan Finlay span and a new Fifth Ave bridge with new north south routes. Estimated cost 1 036 100 including road work and subject to burgess vote in October.
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Patrick J. Roe
South Saskatchewan
Finlay Bridge
Fifth Ave
Ragan and McBride
Alberta
Taylor
1St St
6Th Ave
Ist St
CPR
Riverside Park
Cpr-Ist
Holland's Return May Spark Case
City Council debated the possible impact of J. E. Holland returning as former director of the Medicine Hat District Planning Commission. Aldermen discussed a replot change affecting the Rosemont Appeal site and potential new legal action, with opinions divided on whether Holland's return would alter the case.
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J. E. Holland
Rosemont
Holland
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Board Sets Pupils Tuition With Ralston Fee
Medicine Hat Separate School Board approves a 355 per pupil annual fee for Ralston students in city separate schools pending provincial approval. Ralston pays no taxes to the province, affecting foundation program contributions. Other area fees remain $100 for senior high Redcliff, $50 elementary, $100 high school for Medicine Hat Division 4, plus $60 70 100 in grades specifics. The board also plans to hire a clerk-typist to support McCoy St Mary's and St Louis schools by Jan 1, 1963.
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Medicine Hat
Ralston
Department of National Defence
Redcliff
McCoy
St. Mary’s
St. Louis
McCoy and
World News Briefs from North America and Europe
Village chairman Paul Scherle plans a protest march with Satchek Freedom Coukhobors to the B C Legislature lawns after a telegram from the attorney general. Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton secures a second term with a larger margin. Rioters in Elisabethville attack UN vehicles and the Belgian consulate. Donald Summerville wins Toronto mayoralty in a landslide. India expects MiG 21 fighters from the Soviet Union in December or later. Quebec fire destroys stores and flats. one woman dies. Pope John may resume audiences next Monday. The United States rejects the black box seismic station concept for monitoring a nuclear test ban.
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Hope
B.C
Paul Scherle
Robert Bonner
Sons of Freedom
Politician Fair Game in City Council Exchange
Alderman Gibson faces public scrutiny as she runs as Liberal candidate amid council jokes about political tactics. A gas inspection takeover proposal resurfaces with remarks from Mayor Weiner and Alderman Sissons, highlighting party policy and potential voter impact.
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Helen Gibson
Harry Weiner
Gordon Sissons
Ald. Gibson
Weiner
Ald
Gibson
Socred
Trucking Firm Fined $500 in Highway Load Case
Herman's Transport of Swift Current Sask faced a $500 fine and $2 costs after pleading guilty to operating a transport with a load heavier than permitted on the highway. Separate cases saw Wilson Aperson of Calgary and Robert Hammerschind of 530 4th St S W plead guilty to illegal possession of liquor and pay fines.
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Herman
Swift Current
Sask
Wilson Aperson
Calgary
Robert Hammerschind
4Th St. S.W
Inquest Ordered Into Death At Medicine Hat Hospital
Medicine Hat coroner Dr. E G F Skinner ordered an inquest into the death of Emil Koch 43 of 866 4th St S E died after falling from a fifth floor hospital window no date set. He is survived by his wife a son and a daughter funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at the Central Church of God.
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E. G. F. Skinner
Medicine Hat
Emil Koch
4Th St. S.E
Koch
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Central Church of God
Medicine Hat Gas Contract Sparks Council Confusion
The Medicine Hat council faced a gas supply dispute during a closed session as Ald. Sissons outlined a past savings from the Alamera Company and warned of a need for firm supply terms. Mayor Weiner urged caution about public knowledge of the deal and potential higher prices elsewhere.
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Council
Harry Weiner
Gordon Sissons
James G. Kidd QC
Ald
J. C. Miller
Weiner
Sissons
Jack Edwards
Ald Gordon — Sissons
Alamera Company
Northwest
Value of Interviews Pondered Board Debates
Medicine Hat Separate School Board members debated parent teacher interviews and report cards at a Monday meeting. Attendance varied: St Patrick's enrolment 83 with 79 parents attending. McCoy High School 63 attendees, less than half total. Some members favored interviews to gauge achievement while others worried about competition in young children.
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Medicine Hat
J. J. Nearing
Leonie
St. Patrick’s School
N. M. Engel
McCoy High School
St. Patrick’s
Engel
Pat Potter
Ralph Schlinker
Clint McPhail
Potter
Nearing
Lethbridge
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