05 Dec 1964
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
1
In Rome a Papal flight under Alitalia was escorted by Turkish F-84s close to the pope's airliner. Enrico Engelini tried to contact Turkish ground control for 25 minutes as wings overlapped with the papal plane at 33 000 feet before the escorts finally pulled away.
Justice Victor Dryer of the British Columbia Court of Appeal resigns as a trustee overseeing maritime union activities effective December 15. Judge Rene Lippe and Charles Millard remain. a successor is sought. He will still appear with the other trustees before the Commons industrial relations committee.
Montreal Attorney General Claude Wagner argues abolition would threaten justice and make police vulnerable after the federal cabinet commuted Georges Marcotte's death sentence for capital murder. He plans a second murder trial set for February 1, noting the first trial cost at least $25,000 to the province.
In St Georges de Beauce Quebec at least five workers were killed when a trench eight to ten feet deep collapsed during sewer excavation. A sixth man was missing as of report, with several tons of debris believed to have fallen on the workers employed by the town about 60 miles southeast of Quebec City.
Planeloads of weapons bound for Congo rebels pass through Khartoum en route to a nearby airport. Officials say at least a dozen planeloads have been processed since Wednesday. The shipments are linked to Christophe Gbenye and Peking backed forces. The Sudanese government denies involvement.
Berkeley California AP reports hundreds of University of California students and supporters will be arraigned Monday after a campus sit in. authorities say 814 people were arrested for trespassing and unlawful assembly during the protest linked to the Free Speech Movement.
Liberal Ralph Cowan warned that backing a new flag could cost MPs their jobs as the Commons debated a plebiscite on a maple leaf design. He urged retaining the Red Ensign and criticized forcing action on the report while party MPs and Conservative speakers clashed over the flag issue.
The inquiry chaired by Justice Roger Brossard concludes Wilbert Coffin is guilty in the 1953 rifle slaying of an American bear hunter near Perce. It criticizes those still proclaiming innocence and backs police work, noting 214 witnesses over 70 days of hearings.
Philadelphia Mississippi reels as FBI arrests 21 white men linked to the Summer 1964 murders of Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. Charges allege civil rights violations and conspiratorial plans to threaten assault and kill. Bonds set and hearings scheduled as governor weighs removal decisions.
The arrests of 21 Mississippi men in the deaths of three civil rights workers sparked reactions from relatives and leaders. Mrs. Chaney voiced resolve to attend trials while others questioned juror impartiality and likely convictions. Civil rights figures praised the FBI and urged fair prosecutions amid doubts about Mississippi juries.
The Quebec royal commission led by Mr Justice Roger Brossard says a small but active minority of journalists corrupted public opinion with errors and libel in Coffin case coverage. He urges harsher libel laws and self-policing to prevent harm to individuals and nations.
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