Christmas truce for Liberal leadership race urged by columnist
Charles Lynch notes the Liberal leadership contest in Ottawa, praising Prime Minister Pearson and several ministers while lauding potential leaders such as Paul Martin, Hellyer, Sharp, MacEachen, Winters, Marchand, Turner, Trudeau, Greene, Kierans, and La Marsh. He jokes about the politics of cabinet ministers seeking the throne and wishes “the best man” wins for the Grits.
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Mitchell Sharp
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Allan MacEachen
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Quebec
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Kinsmen Club to stage first annual Kiddies Toboggan Races
The Kinsmen Club of Medicine Hat announced plans for a first annual kiddies downhill toboggan races at Kin Coulee in January 1968. Committee chair Bill Yuill said the club is replacing the former power toboggan races with new youth events including age group categories, novelty races, jumping, and a Torch Light Parade. He noted the events may form the nucleus of a winter carnival.
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Johnson salutes troops in Vietnam at Cam Ranh Bay
President Johnson visited Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam and told 2,500 U.S. troops that the enemy cannot win and that their efforts will not be in vain. He praised their blood, sweat, and bravery as U.S. responsibilities in Asia continue. He then planned an unconfirmed trip to Rome to meet Pope Paul VI.
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101-year-old man receives new pacemaker in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, a team of surgeons implanted an electronic pacemaker in Hugh Chambers Steward, a 101-year-old Irish-born great grandfather and retired chef. The device, about the size of a compact, sits between ribs and skin and stimulates the heart to beat about 70 times per minute, aiding blood flow. Steward, born September 5, 1866 in Ireland, is one of the oldest patients to benefit from the new technique and is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Bethlehem Pilgrims Hampered by Israeli Restrictions
Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, awaits Christmas under heavy Israeli restrictions and foul weather. Officials fear low turnout harming roughly 500000 dollars in Christmas trade as traffic is banned and pilgrims must walk into town with special passes for midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity.
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News Appointments at The Medicine Hat News
Executive appointments at The Medicine Hat News announced by publisher Ian C. MacDonald take effect in February. Clarence Heringer becomes advertising manager succeeding Allan Dunphy, who leaves for Southam Press in Toronto. Robert Herringer is named circulation manager.
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President Johnson flies over Tehran en route to Rome
Tehran Mehrabad airport prepared for the president's special Boeing jet as officials said President Johnson is en route to Rome for an audience with Pope Paul. His plane was expected to land at Rome airport at 6 30 p.m. Greenwich time 1 30 p.m. EST.
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World Flight of Holt Attracts Global Air Base Stopovers
Holt, once reported drowned, embarks on a globe spanning flight visiting Australian and U S air bases. Johnson flies from Australia to Khorat Thailand then Cam Ranh Bay for rest before continuing. In Rome Vatican official hints at a presidential visit though not confirmed. Pope Paul urges U S suspension of bombing in North Vietnam.
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Personal peace first, says Pope on Christmas
Pope Paul urged worldwide listeners to seek inner peace as the basis for global harmony. He spoke from the Vatican via radio, urging meditation on peace during Christmas and offering to mediate in Vietnam. He warned that without inner peace, external peace is unlikely, and urged hope over pessimism.
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Man dies after getting stuck in snow on Trans-Canada Highway
A 39 year old Medicine Hat man Martin Westers was killed yesterday at 7 30 p m when his 1962 Dodge half ton struck by his own truck while an employee Roy Sackman tried to back it from a snow drift on Redcliff Hill Redcliff Alberta Westers a Dutch immigrant is survived by his wife Margaret and four children He had formed BW Construction Company with Barry and Edward Bueckert in the past year
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Danes Believe Space God Orthon Predicts Earthlift on Christmas Eve
Copenhagen AP reports hundreds of Danes, followers of a 45-year-old cab driver Knud Weiking, expect an atomic war to kill two thirds of humanity by Sunday midnight. They believe flying saucers will transport survivors to outer space where their spiritual level rises. Weiking says Orthon, the galaxy leader, spoke to him last March and now guides their cosmic laws.
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Royals Depart Australia After Holt Memorial
Prince Charles and Prime Minister Wilson left Melbourne following a memorial service for Harold Holt. The trip concludes a Australia visit as leaders head home to Britain and the press.
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