Thompson tour of Japan highlights Social Credit economic aims
Robert N. Thompson, Social Credit national leader, criticizes Canada's Conservative government for low growth and pushes a proactive economic plan. He tours Japan and Asia to study productivity and exports, says Social Credit could win up to 90 seats in an election this year. He questions Canada China wheat sales and opposes concessions to the Communist bloc. Accompanied by Guy Marcoux and Hugh Edwards, the entourage notes Japanese plants as models and warns of tight money policies hindering modernization.
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Bad Blizzard Ahead For Snowbound UK
London awoke to forecasts of heavy blizzards Likely to hit the area late tonight The storm follows New Year snow and drifts The weather caused business disruption hundreds of villages isolated and thousands idle Roads cleared by bulldozers while helicopters delivered food Britain faces ongoing cold with high costs and livestock losses International reports note milder weather in Switzerland and cold in Stockholm
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Ephraim Giggle Named Man of the Year for 1962
Art Evans chronicles Ephraim Giggle as the year’s Man of the Year noting his ordinary misadventures. He endures travel glitches and home mishaps, misses on election lists, car thefts and recoveries, and comical public embarrassments, yet remains a recognizable everyman figure.
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Hat s Christmas tree pick up starts Thursday
Medicine Hat officials announce the Hat s annual Christmas tree pick up will begin and aim to finish on Thursday. Public works superintendent James Carswell urged residents to place trees in their laneways by morning, as open trucks will handle the collection and trees cannot be accepted with regular garbage. If Thursday is missed, residents must arrange disposal themselves.
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Katanga Headquarters Target in UN Offensive
Pro Communist guerrillas shot down five U S helicopters today near Vinh Long in the Mekong Delta. A United States Army officer was killed and three other soldiers were wounded as ground fire held back waves of rebel attacks.
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UN seeks quick Congo unification plan to end 20-year conflict
UN officials push for rapid Congolese unification within two weeks after Elisabethville control, aiming to end a two-decade crisis. Moise Tshombe seeks continued Union Miniere royalties while gendarmes hold Katanga. U.S. officials anticipate royalties shifting to Leopoldville as time pressures Tshombe.
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Leopoldville
Trains Across CPR Main Line Restored After Derailment
CPR main line at Tilley is back in service after Sunday derailment that blocked 37 freight cars. H. C. McBeth reports crews cleared boxcars and wreckage, with losses to be tabulated with shippers. Investigation into cause to be led by Superintendent W. R. Fiett.
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Rebels Clash As Viet Cong and Kampuchea Krom Fight
In Saigon a major report says pro Communist Viet Cong guerrillas 120 miles west of the city clash with Kampuchea Krom rebels. The Viet Cong hold a mountain near Tri Ton while Kampuchea Krom bases lie on another nearby peak within 10 miles of the Cambodian frontier.
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Arson Reward Posted for Vancouver School Fires
Vancouver school board posted a 1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of arsonists who set fires at Sexsmith and Walter Moberly elementary schools in South Vancouver. Police tightened protection after two three alarm blazes, with student relocations planned and lights left on as investigations continue.
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UN Forces Close On Jadotville In Katanga Crisis
United Nations forces move toward Jadotville as Katanga president Tshombe seeks freedom of movement. Indian Irish and Ethiopian troops cross the Lufira River with UN air support. Katangan efforts to halt the advance included a river bridge blast repaired by Indian engineers. Tshombe seeks safe passage and cease fire on the Elisabethville Kolwezi route amid UN warnings.
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Salisbury
Global brief roundup from Nassau to Paris
Prime Minister Diefenbaker left Nassau for Ottawa after a Bahamas visit including talks with Macmillan and a Kennedy sighting. Dick Powell, gravely ill from cancer, remains in fragile condition after a Newport Beach trip. Khrushchev and Brezhnev sent Kennedy a New Year message praising 1962’s sober East West stand. A University of British Columbia avalanche tragedy left one dead among 14 students. Norstad handed Western Europe command to Lemnitzer at a NATO ceremony in Paris.
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