Crescent Heights Development Blocked by City Council
Medicine Hat council upheld the Municipal Planning Commission denial of an eight‑suite apartment block on Crescent Heights after C. E. Howe appealed. Planning officials cited road and utility servicing and cross‑river traffic concerns, estimating the 85‑acre area could hold about 300 homes.
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City Council
Medicine Hat
Roy Ralston
Crescent Heights
Norwood
Crestwood
C. E. Howe
High Prairie
Alta
Chuck Meagher
Municipal Planning Commission
14Th St. N.E
2Nd
4Th Avenues
Howe
Ald
Helen Gibson
Pete Simpson
Larry Fooks
Fooks
Finlay Bridge
Council
George Renner
Harold Ellis
Mr. Howe
Peace talks outlook grows murky between U S and North Vietnam
Washington reports narrowed gaps but little hope for productive talks. U S officials seek clarification on three points after Nguyen Duy Trinh’s weekend statement as a bid to pressure Johnson to halt bombing without North Vietnamese military cuts. State Department says it will explore every lead.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Johnson
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Trinh
Carl &. Barth
State Department
Wheat supply and demand seen in balance to 1980
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics says world wheat supply and demand will be roughly balanced to 1980. Mainland China remains a strong buyer and Japan a growing market. Canada exports about 1.01 billion bushels in 1967-68, with 1966-67 higher. World trade in 1967-68 may reach 1.8 billion bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
China
Japan
CBS Monthly
DBS
Canada
United States
Argentina
Australia
Travel agents protest new U.S. travel limits
Washington shifts to enforce Johnson austerity as travel curbs target non essential trips to Europe and Asia. Officials weigh taxes or fines on citizens traveling abroad while urging Americans to stay home or visit the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
Reuters
U.S
Johnson
White House
Congress
Western
Europe
Asia
Western Hemisphere
American Society of Travel Agents
NHA rate ceiling hike won't be hit for a while
Ottawa reports the NHA rate ceiling rose to 8 percent but buyers should not expect to pay that rate yet. The formula ties the rate to above the government bond average, with most loans since October below the maximum. CMHC stopped direct lending in September, shifting private lenders higher.
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Ottawa
Housing Corp
CMHC
NHA
Heart transplant patient speaks first words after operation
Cape Town report says Dr Philip Blaiberg, the world third heart transplant recipient, spoke of thirst and sending regards to his wife. The 58 year old dentist is doing very well after a five hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. The donor, Clive Haupt, was a 24 year old colored factory worker who died after a brain hemorrhage. The event stirred debate over apartheid but was praised by church leaders and government officials for surgical success. Blaiberg regained consciousness Tuesday night and remains under careful observation with his wife staying at the hospital.
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Reuters-Up
Cape Town
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Groote Schuur
Clive Haupt
South Africa
John Vorster
Johannesburg
Barnard
Blaiberg
Eileen
Marchand Suited as Leader for Liberal Party
Gordon Marchand, in Toronto, backs Jean Marchand for Liberal leadership. He calls the Quebec West MP a first class leader and notes Marchand has not declared candidacy for the Ottawa convention. Gordon, a former finance minister, says he is not seeking the role.
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Toronto
Cp) — Privy Council
Walter Gordon
Jean Marchand
Federal
Liberal Party
Marchand
Gordon
Quebec West
Ottawa
Poe
Liberal
Pearson
Toronto Davenport
Portfoelio
Privy Council
MacEachen Moves Toward Liberal Leadership Candidacy
Health Minister Allan MacEachen is set to announce his Liberal leadership bid on January 13 at the Nova Scotia Liberal Association annual meeting in Halifax. If no other declares, he will become the second official candidate, with maritime support cited as a potential boost for his campaign. Eric Kierans is also listed as a possible contender.
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Ottawa
MacEachen
Nova Scotia Liberal Association
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Lloyd Henderson
Portage la Prairie
Man
Robert Stanfield
Atlantic
Stanfield
Eric Kierans
Quebec Liberal Federation
Quebec
National Liberal
House of Commons
Fireman dies in three alarm grocery warehouse blaze
A five story grocery warehouse fire in Quebec killed one firefighter and left two others overcome by smoke. Across the globe Bahia state floods in Brazil killed about 200 people and left 50,000 homeless. Thai troops clash with Communist terrorists in northern forests as Queen Ingrid visits Rome with reports of her daughter Anne Marie’s loss.
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Quebec
Rio DE Janeiro
Bahia
Rome
Ingrid
Denmark
Anne-Marie
Greece
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Beverley Engen
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Leonard Engen
Uplands
Engen
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Mary Meier
Wayne Meier
Braemar St
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Commerce Department
Defence Department
E. L. King
A. Brandt
Nederduitsch Hervorme Kerk
Christian Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Bangkok
Thailand
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