Hospitals Face Deficits Across Alberta Up To Million
Health Minister Dr. J D Ross says at least 25 Alberta hospitals will post operating deficits exceeding 1 million dollars this year. Medicine Hat General Hospital reports a planned deficit around 35 thousand dollars as costs rise mainly from higher staff salaries. The government had set a temporary 2 to 4 percent cushion for rising costs, but many institutions exceed that limit.
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Freight derailment near Tilley halts rail traffic
A 55 car eastbound freight derailment near Tilley halted main line service at 10 am Sunday with 37 cars derailed. CPR officials expected clearance by noon as passenger trains are rerouted via Lethbridge and freight via Empress and Bassano. No injuries reported. cause under investigation.
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Atlantic storm brings heavy seas and record cold across Canada
Snow and hurricane force winds hit the Maritimes as central Canada plunged into a deep cold snap. Overnight lows tied or set records in Windsor London Toronto and North Bay while North Bay logged minus 22. Two New Brunswick men died during the storm one while plowing snow and another while shoveling.
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UN forces press advance as Katanga battle wanes
In Kamina region near Leopoldville, Swedish battalion and Ghanaian company face fire while the UN claims Kamina was captured. Katangan pilots are urged to surrender by noon Tuesday and unarmed planes would be taken into UN custody. Tshombe to return to Elisabethville as life slowly normalizes after weekend clashes.
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Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Salisbury
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Tshombe
Nehru Foresees Soviet Mig Jets For Training Use
Nehru said India expects a shipment of Soviet MiG fighters soon mainly to train and model local production. He noted the jets could be used against China if necessary and cited the Soviet pledge to aid India in building a plant. He also warned China could test a nuclear device within a year or two, though he doubted a credible nuclear force in the near term.
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India
China
Soviet Union
Vr. Hodge
Hatter's Aircraft Located After Missing Flight
Joe Wagar of Medicine Hat piloted a light plane that had been missing since Wednesday. A RCAF Dakota spotted the craft 125 miles west of Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories after a geological survey party reported sighting a plane matching the description. Wagar is reported in fair condition with a passenger suffering exposure. He said bad weather forced a descent during a two hour flight from Hay River to Fort Smith.
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Joe Wagar
Medicine Hat
Northwest Territories
Rcaf Dakota
Wagar
Fort Smith
Geological Survey
Hay River
Edmonton
East German Border Guards Defect Over Harz Snow
A 20 year old East German border guard and his 18 year old fiancee fled through over two feet of snow in the Harz Mountains to West Germany. The soldier found a non mined section and crossed into the West, bringing the year’s total defectors to 78 along a 160 mile frontier. An East German refugee suffered severe frostbite after barefoot travel in upper Franconia. Hans Goldsmann 22 a steelworker, lost his shoes but reached a Western border post.
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Brunswick
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Hans Goldsmann
Medicine Hat News schedule notice for New Year’s Day
The Medicine Hat News will not publish on New Year’s Day Tuesday January 1. Regular publication resumes Wednesday January 2 with the Jian spelling.
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Medicine Hat News
Mussolini's Daughter Born in Rome Clinic
Roma Rome clinic spokesman reports the birth of a daughter to Romano Mussolini and his wife Maria. The couple, married in March, are siblings of actress Sophia Loren.
Economic outlook for 1963 hinges on tax cuts
Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges warns 1963 growth will be sluggish without Kennedy's tax program. GNP projected at 554 billion, 16 billion below advisers' forecast, with strong consumer and government spending but slower momentum than 1962 and a need for prompt and long term tax relief.
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Luther Hodges
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