30 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
1
Alderman Gibson approaches the Alto Liberal scene as January 3 headlines report him. January 4 the council vetoes a flag proposal. January 5 six inches of snow hits Hat City. January 9 Gibson declines Liberal nomination as pages note on Headline page 11.
Canada to merge the Royal Canadian Navy the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force into a single Canadian Armed Forces on January first. Naval personnel may keep ranks on ships while others request permission. New green uniforms and Queen's regulations to be enforced, with pension and retirement policy decisions finalized by February 1.
Vincent Massey, former governor general of Canada and pioneer of its diplomatic and cultural growth, died in London at age 80 after pneumonia. A native-born GG, he served 1952 to 1959, travelling some 180000 miles in office with his son present at hospital admission.
At midnight the 67 year old Sydney Steel mill shifts from Dominion Steel and Coal to the new Nova Scotia Crown corporation KSYSCO. About 300 workers exit and another 300 begin the graveyard shift as management remains briefly under Dosco supervision. The cost is unofficially pegged near 23 million dollars for plant, equipment and inventory.
GUS RICKER reports Medicine Hat’s economy looks hopeful for 1968 though no records are expected. Farming remains pivotal with wheat sales to China boosting prospects, while industry stays modest and tourism, retail, and construction face mix of gains and constraints.
By THE CANADIAN PRESS Lester Pearson dominated 1967 as the leading Canadian news figure of the year. He easily outpaced rivals Robert Stanfield Jean Drapeu and John Diefenbaker with the Montreal mayor narrowly in second place.
Premier E. C. Manning warned Canada faces a dire fiscal outlook unless governments curb spending and mortgage costs rise. He noted debt service could become unaffordable as Central Mortgage and Housing Corp. raised the minimum mortgage rate from eight to eight percent. Manning cited pressure on federal and provincial governments to fund services through borrowing while resisting tax hikes, with Alberta seeking solutions to soaring education costs.
Two Eskimos, Ybo Airut and Johnny Tugak, were stranded for eight days on a small ice floe in Hudson Bay near Eskimo Point. Rescue aircraft and a helicopter were mobilized from Gillam and Winnipeg, with daylight limiting operations to Sunday. The pair drifted about 100 miles as temperatures plunged to 40 degrees below zero.
A strong quake jolted towns along 150 miles of Italy's upper Adriatic coast south of Venice before dawn, causing alarm but only minor damage. U.S. Vice President Humphrey arrived in Africa on a 12 day tour amid drums in Abidjan. In Toronto, 30 police officers moved into Don Jail to guard inmates as guards protested provincial takeover.
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