Public school trustees approve 1968 honorarium raise
Medicine Hat trustees passed a third reading of a bylaw doubling honoraria to 600 beginning in 1968. The motion, moved by Joe Levinson and carried unanimously after deferral by Bob Gray, follows public opinion tests and comments from Vern Sanders and others on public service value.
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Medicine Hat Public School
Bob Gray
Jim Newton
Jim Anderson
Dr. Gray
Joe Levinson
Cold Arctic air sweeps Alberta and Saskatchewan
A cold Arctic air flow covers the forecast district with snowflurries and gusty north winds this morning. Winds ease and skies clear late this afternoon. The next two days should be clear and cold across all areas.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Earthquake toll rises in India near Koyna Dam
Southwestern India faces fresh tremors as救救search parties comb debris in Koyna Nagar after Monday quake. At least 115 killed and over 1,600 injured with authorities fearing up to 200 dead. Dam remains intact but transmission lines fail, sparking widespread outages. Troops guard ruins and rescue dogs are shot to prevent misdeeds.
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Koyna Nagar
India
Koyna Nagara
Koyna
Bombay
Fighting Frank Worthington Buried at Camp Borden
Maj gen F F Worthington known as Fighting Frank was buried at Worthington Park Camp Borden Ontario after dying of cancer at 78. A Scots-born officer he served in many roles from sailor to soldier of fortune and led Canada’s first armored fighting vehicle training centre in 1919.
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F. F
Fighting Frank) Worthington
Worthington Park
Camp Borden
Ont
Armored Fighting Vehicle Training Centre
National Defence Medical Center
Ottawa
Franklin Frederick
Frank
Worthington
Medicine Hat
Stewart
Montreal
The
Black Watch
Labor Minister tells provinces no NHA changes
Ottawa reports that the federal government refused provincial demands to amend the National Housing Act. Labor Minister Nicholson said no NHA amendments will be made, and rejected proposals to loosen terms for land acquisition and servicing for low-cost housing.
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Ottawa
Nicholson
Ontario
Stanley Randall
New Brunswick
Pearson
Finance
Sharp
Confidence motion defeated in Commons by 16 votes
OTTAWA CP A Conservative non confidence motion that drew Liberal back bench support was defeated 111 to 95 in the Commons. Absentees and abstentions reduced Tory voting to 73 of 75. NDP Creditiste and Social Credit backed the motion with Addison voting for it. Liberals opposed it with 110 votes.
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Ottawa
New Democrat
Creditiste
Social Credit
John Addison
York North
New Democrats
Addison
J. A. Mongrain
Ind
Carmichael returns home and loses his passport
Stokely Carmichael, back in the United States with his passport seized by a marshal, triggered calls in Congress for penalties on U.S. citizens who travel to forbidden countries after a five month trip that included Cuba and North Vietnam. U.S. officials urged criminal penalties and tightened travel restrictions amid wartime tensions.
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New York
Stokely Carmichael
United States
Congress
U.S
Carmichael
Cuba
North Vietnam
Kennedy Airport
Emanuel Celler
Dem. N.Y
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Vietnam
Separation of Maritimes discussed at labor meet
MONCTON New Brunswick United Steelworkers local president Martin Merner warned the Atlantic region faces economic ruin if the steel industry collapses. Delegates proposed studying economic feasibility for separating from Canada and to present a brief to the federal government early next year. Labor leaders pressed for closer Atlantic federation cooperation amid perceived neglect and regional growth gaps.
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Moncton
N.B
Canada
Atlantic
Quebec
Martin Merner
Mr. Merner
United Steelworkers of America
John Simonds
Ottawa
Canadian Labor Congress
Atlantic Canada
John Lynk
New Glasgow
Cardinal Leger to Work in African Leper Colony
Archbishop-elect Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger arrived in Dakar from New York to take up duties in a leper colony in Africa as reports from Saigon and Brussels note Viet Cong fire near Dakson and talks on Vietnam arms control advance with US officials.
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Dakar
Senegal
Paul - Emile Cardinal Leger
Montreal
Africa
New York
Saigon
Charles Percy
Iinois
U.S
Dakson
Brussels
Paul Martin
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Martin
Remanded to Provincial Mental Hospital in Posnoka
Samuel Retelbach charged with non capital murder in Raymond Moser's killing appeared at magistrate court and was remanded to the Provincial Mental Hospital for observation to January 9. Psychiatrist Dr. David Phillips said test findings were not conclusive but showed a mental disorder and possible defect of intellect. He described Retelbach as anxious, tense, withdrawn, and with loneliness contributing to excessive alcohol use. Police provided limited additional details on the December 3 shooting.
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Samuel Retelbach
Raymond Moser
Posnoka
David Phillips
Phillips
Retelbach
Japanese clairvoyant predicts Kennedy engagement in 1968
A young Japanese woman prophet in Tokyo foresees Jacqueline Kennedy becoming engaged next year but says the marriage will not materialize. She did not name the fiancé and claims clients including Premier Eisaku Sato and other notable figures.
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Tokyo
Reuters
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ototome Fujita
Eisaku Sato
TV proposal sparks criticism from Cablevision chief
Medicine Hat Cablevision Ltd. president W. H. Yuill called former mayor Harry Veiner’s plan to broadcast U S programs free to residents a two bit gimmick. He doubts feasibility and legality, noting regulatory hurdles and required Canadian content rules, while Veiner seeks licenses via Ottawa authorities.
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Cablevision
Medicine Hat Cablevision Ltd
Harry Veiner
U.S
W. H. Yuill
the News This Morning
Great Falls
Montana
Yuill
Veiner
Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Board of Broadcast Governors
Department of Transport
Weiner
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