Gemini 6 and 7 Make Historic Space Rendezvous
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 6 and 7 astronauts achieved the world’s first space rendezvous. The two spacecraft came within about 100 feet, marking a milestone on the path to the moon. Schirra and Stafford maneuvered to close in on Borman and Lovell’s Gemini 7, with planned jet firings tightening their orbits and the crews preparing for direct communication once in view.
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Strike at standstill over Medicine Hat gravel strike
The Medicine Hat truck strike stalls progress as Tollestrup Sand and Gravel refuses to resume work, demanding contract terms be met. City insists on completion by March 1 or face legal action while Alberta Winter Works officials consider hiring outside labor if needed. The strike began December 1 over higher hauling rates from 5.75 to eight cents per ton mile to 12 cents.
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Nigeria Leaders Weigh Rhodesia Break in Commonwealth
Africans responded to the Addis Ababa deadline with mixed steps as Guinea and Tanzania announced breaks while Nigeria Prime Minister Balewa in London urged a Commonwealth conference on Rhodesia. Uganda warned of withdrawal but Uganda’s Obote will attend the Lagos conference January 10 with Nyere also scheduled to attend.
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Smith Holds Firm as Rhodesia Quietly Marks Independence
SALISBURY AP Prime Minister Ian Smith remained firmly in control as black Africa's ultimatum demanding his downfall expired. The city appeared peaceful with Kariba dam central to tensions with Zambia. A Swiss tourist reported two soldiers fishing near the power station while a sports plane rested at Kariba airport. Christmas shoppers crowded Salisbury stores and long lines formed for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at a local theatre.
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Bali clashes kill over a thousand communists in three cities
Reports from Jakarta say more than 1,000 Communists were slain in clashes with anti communist and religious groups on Bali. Buildings were ransacked and burned in Singaradja Denpasar and Negara. Other reports from Medan indicate four Indonesians died during a violent demonstration outside the Chinese consulate.
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Winters resigns as Brinco chairman in cabinet speculation
ST JOHN S Mfld CP The Telegram reports Robert H Winters has resigned as board chairman of the British Newfoundland Corporation Brinco a move seen as confirming his appointment to the federal cabinet Henry Borden of Toronto replaces him as Brinco chair Borden previously led Brazilian Traction Light and Power Co Ltd Winters won York West for the Liberals in the November 8 federal election fueling cabinet speculation
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China to Build Nuclear Stockpile in Two Years
Defence Secretary Robert McNamara told NATO ministers China may hold a small nuclear stockpile within two years and could deploy a ballistic missile to deliver it. He cited a submarine possibly armed by 1967 68 and said China aims to become a major nuclear power with several missile launchers by 1968 69 and dozens by 1976.
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Mobility program to aid workers move to distant jobs
Ottawa reports the federal labor department will launch a manpower mobility program on December 28 offering moving loans up to 1000 with 5 percent interest and grants for four categories including long-term unemployed and workers from auto plants. Loans require a lack of local jobs, regional shortages, and likely permanence.
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Rail workers blame grievance handling for unrest
Ottawa CP report quotes W. P. Kelly of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen saying Canadian railway employees face growing unease from degraded grievance procedures. He cites recent wildcat strikes as tied to weakened local union–superintendent communication, eroded arbitration, and a shift to regional labor relations staff, risking broader friction or a general strike.
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Pioneer Hatter Ezra Ward Dies in Medicine Hat
Pioneer businessman Ezra Ed Ward, 78, died Tuesday in hospital in Medicine Hat. A resident since 1923 and operator of Harvard's House of Flowers since 1938, he is survived by wife Mildred and two daughters Thelma Drummond of Elbow, Saskatchewan, and Marion Palmer of Medicine Hat. Funeral arrangements by Patterson's Funeral Home will be announced later.
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Ed) Ward
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House of Flowers
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Elbow
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Pattison
Alberta plans industry boost for homegrown firms
Alberta's Industry and Development Minister A H Patrick outlined a program to aid local firms with market surveys sales and research analysis and financial guidance. The plan targets small independent industries lacking capital and notes joint on the job training tourist support and regional studies. A portable vocational school operates at Fort McMurray to train locals for oil sands needs. Growth of secondary industry faces federal subsidies and provincial competition concerns.
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Post election Ottawa quiet contrasts 1963 activity
Ottawa enters its 37th post election day with few headlines as many politicians, including the prime minister, take vacation. A pre Christmas cabinet shuffle is expected to break the spell, recalling the 1963 burst of activity after Pearson’s Liberal win.
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