Toronto double murder suicide ends with jilted lover
In Toronto Ronnie Haslett, 26, shot his girlfriend Barbara Ann Manning 21 and her father Howard Hutchinson 42 after an argument. He then phoned his mother and killed himself. Manning had been separated from her husband for a year. Grant Lee 24 heard the confrontation.
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Cold swim to Fraser River marks start of 400 mile voyage
Louis Lourmais braved 10 degree below zero on the Fraser River journey from Prince George toward the Pacific. He swam through ice in the early dawn, rested only when he stops, and plans to push through rapids including Hell's Gate above Yale. He left Roy Santics lodge around 6 am PST after a long day and says the trip spans 400 miles to the sea.
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Cold Weekend Grips Prairie Provinces and British Columbia
Arctic air covers the three prairie provinces and most of British Columbia with below zero temperatures in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Temperatures rise slightly on Saturday but remain very cold, and indications point to continued cold through Sunday.
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Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor Seen Together in Beverly Hills
In Hollywood Eddie Fisher escorted Elizabeth Taylor to a Beverly Hills restaurant hours after Debbie Reynolds filed for divorce. Their first public appearance since a New York nightclub episode sparked the Fisher Reynolds split. Reynolds references the divorce action but does not name Miss Taylor as a party.
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Western air routes in Berlin spark Cold War clash
West Berlin election rally voices concern over Soviet control of air corridors and Berlin access. Konrad Adenauer and Western leaders promise to defend open routes as East German pressure intensifies amid an airlift debate. Refugee traffic fuels airline profits while West Berlin votes on Khruşchev’s free city idea.
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West proposes international control to curb surprise attacks
Geneva AP report shows Gen Sir Robert Mansergh urging a 10 power conference to create a permanent on ground forces check. The plan aims to prevent surprise attacks alongside a U S plan to block long range strikes. Kuznetsov counters that talks should cover political causes not just technical measures. Western powers resist broad disarmament talks while the Soviets push for vetoed Big Three oversight of a global nuclear test ban.
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Siege Ends In Death By Own Action
PRINEVILLE Ore AP An ex convict refused surrender and killed himself after a 10 hour siege that began when he briefly held six people captive Stanley Robinson 27 shot himself in the head as police moved in to deploy tear gas Minutes earlier a psychologist who entered unarmed to persuade surrender left saying I think it is all over Robinson then killed himself Fourteen officers rushed the house as a window peek showed his body on a living room couch The siege began when state policeman Vern Boyer served a warrant on Robinson released from prison Oct 31 for a bad cheque conviction The warrant also related to bad cheques Boyer was held 30 minutes with Robinsons former wife and four children Then Sgt Lowell Hertzel persuaded the captives’ release Police evacuated nearby homes and kept a long vigil
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End of Prohibition Marked 25 Years Ago Today
New York reports that 25 years ago at 5 30 p m on December 5 1933 the Prohibition era ended as the 18th amendment took effect earlier in 1920. The story notes repeal momentum under Franklin D Roosevelt and contrasts pre repeal illegal liquor consumption with today 46 states legal trade and 400 000 outlets while Oklahoma and Mississippi still cling to prohibition.
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Khrushchev Sends Reply on West Berlin Standoff
London reports Nikita Khrushchev sent a reply to Prime Minister Macmillan regarding Britain stay in West Berlin. The message was delivered by the Soviet chargé d’affaires N M Roschin to Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd. No content details were disclosed though it was seen as upholding Moscow’s plan to keep West Berlin as a free city.
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Clark Gets New Remand In Empress Theft Case
G. R. Clark, a former Treasury Branch agent, received another week’s remand in Drumheller magistrate court. He is charged with theft by failing to account for 3400 dollars after a mid October branch inspection. Clark disappeared from Empress in October and was later located in the United States.
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Icelandic government resigns after cabinet split
Reykjavik reports Iceland’s coalition government has resigned after internal disagreements over economic policy. Premier Jonasson and ministers clashed with Communist trade ministers over wage freezes and inflation. Parliament backs extending coastal waters to 12 miles amid dispute with Britain over fishing rights.
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One Boy Arrested Over Arsenal and Plots in Hamilton
In Hamilton Ontario a 15-year-old Shakespeare and Dickens fan was arrested after police found two .32 calibres, an air gun, nitro-glycerine making materials, a high explosive formula, and diagrams for two stores and a poison dart. He faced an in contempt charge in juvenile court.
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Diefenbaker Urges Canada Australia Wheat Cooperation
Prime Minister Diefenbaker called for Canadian Australian cooperation to dispose of surplus wheat without disrupting markets. He cited Canada’s surplus and Australia’s 15 million bushels in storage and urged joint surplus programs to stabilize prices and expand trade with developing nations.
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Daddy I Miss You at Lewisham Station Tragedy Remnant
A year after a deadly Lewisham rail crash, a girl wanders through the fog to the deserted platform and waiting room where 90 died. She lays a forget me not bouquet at 6:20 p.m. with a card saying Dear daddy I miss you. The ticket collector recalls no prior encounter with the child.
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Balloon Flight Across Atlantic From Canary Islands Planned
Four Britons including a woman prepare to launch from Santa Cruz de Tenerife for a 3000 mile Atlantic crossing to Barbados aboard The Small World balloon. Leaders Arnold Beaupre Hilvart and son Timoth, Colin Mudie, Rosemary Mudie pilot, with radioman Timoth, drift at about 1000 feet for nearly two weeks using pedals to steer and ballast.
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Students Admit Bomb Prank at UCLA Memorial Coliseum
Two USC students, Dave Visel and Neil Baizer, admitted planting a bomb under the cheerleader grandstand at Memorial Coliseum. Police said the device appeared to be a smoke bomb intended to coincide with the USC UCLA game kickoff. No charges were filed as of now.
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Free skating for children by grade schedule
The program offers free skating for children with two sessions. Tuesday 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. targets kindergarten through grade five, while Thursday sessions cater to grades six through eight. Committee chairman John Dobson handed out about 3,000 passes.
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