Feed Shortage Affects 175000 Cattle in District
District agriculturalist Jack Anderson warns hay supplies could run short for 175,000 cattle on a 90 day straight hay diet. He says supplements and stretching rations with grain or pellets can cut hay needs by half, with calcium and phosphorus essential. Etzikom and Medicine Hat report serious shortages and losses as cold weather continues.
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Jack Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Saskatchewan
District Agriculturalist
Medicine Hat
Etzikom
George Medall
Snow removal push prompts alternate day parking rules
City officials plan enforcement of alternate day parking on avenues and streets to aid plowing as heavy snows clog residential blocks. City Engineer Allan Gunter said regulations will be advertised and violators may have cars towed to keep streets clear for crews.
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Allan Gunter
City Council
Gunter
Peter Simpson
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Simpson
10Th St. S.E
5Th Ave
Mr. Gunter
Gordon Sissons
Adam
Adams
Ald. Simpson
Shastri Urges Geneva Conference Over Military Vietnam Policy
New York AP report quotes Prime Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri urging the United States to seek an international conference on South Vietnam rather than pursue a military solution. He says a major conflict must be avoided and a Geneva conference should be explored. Indian sources say decisive victory against the Viet Cong under current limits seems unlikely.
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New York
Lai Bahadur Shastri
United States
South Viet Nam
Shastri
Associated Press
Geneva
U.S
Farmer details large cash advances to 1958 62 inquiry
Lethbridge based district farmer Leonard Mahew testified at the Turcotte inquiry that he received cash advances totaling 134962 between 1958 and 1962 from Lethbridge Central Feeders Association though his credit limit never exceeded 40000 He said former supervisor S W Hatch approved feed bills of 98369 between 1959 and 1963 and Hatch received no benefits from the dealings
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Lethbridge (Cp
Leonard Mahew
Turcotte
Lethbridge Central Feeders Association
Mr. Mahew
L. S. Turcotte
Lethbridge
S. W. Hatch
Mr. Hatch
Tories Ready for Election Now in Canada
Conservative Party officials say the Opposition is prepared to fight an election at any time, with R D Thrasher noting readiness equal to six months or a year ahead. Conservatives have nominated candidates in ridings where they were defeated previously and plan further opportunities while Liberals prep a speakers bureau and campaign strategy. Prime Minister Pearson’s stance remains to avoid a precipitate move unless forced by opposition coalition.
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Ottawa
Liberals
R. D. Thrasher
Progressive Conservative Party
Thrasher
Liberal Party
Pearson
Commons
Turcotte inquiry hears on altered cattle brands and overdrawn credit
Lethbridge testimony reveals live stock dealer urged brand changes after CFA supervisor S W Hatch visit. Burke Livestock partner said he borrowed well beyond CFA limits, while Ray Nelson claimed CFA payments exceeded $200000 against a $40000 credit cap. Hatch disputed figures.
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Burke
Association
Hatch
Talbot May Alter Plea In Funds Theft Trial
Robert Neville Talbot, 56, a former Canadian Cancer Society official, faces theft and nine forged cheque charges over $191 000 missing from the society. His counsel said he may change his not guilty plea at February or March Alberta Supreme Court sittings, after earlier expectations of a January appearance.
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Calgary
Robert Neville Talbot
Canadian Cancer Society
Alberta Supreme Court
A. Wes Webster Macdonald
C. C. McLaurin
Talbot
Macdonald
Supreme Court
British troop buildup in Malaysia escalates tensions in Asia
Fifty more paratroopers arrive from England as Britain strengthens forces in the Far East amid Indonesian Malaysian tensions. About 7 000 British and Commonwealth troops are in Malaysia with ships and aircraft moving in. Jakarta and UN signals show rising pressure as Indonesia contemplates withdrawal from the UN and massing forces near Malaysia.
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Indonesia
Malaysia
Britain
2Nd Parachute Battalion
Hong
Kong
Eagle
Singapore
Far East
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Johnson invites Russian leaders to visit United States
President Johnson in his State of the Union address invites Russia's new leaders to visit the United States and signals openness to a visit by Johnson to the Soviet Union. He also outlines a domestic Great Society program with a $1.5 billion education boost and anti poverty, crime and pollution drives.
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Russia
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United States
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Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
89Th Congress
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Cation
House of Representatives
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China
Air Force Base Crackdown Nabs 178 Marijuana Users
Plattsburgh Air Force Base in New York, home to 5,500 personnel, conducted a pre dawn raid in September targeting marijuana use. Forty airmen face action. one acquitted, one mistrial, and seven discharged. Lance Ramirez, 24, of New York City, was convicted of possession.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Lance Ramirez
New York City
Clinton County
Press-Republican
Richard Stewart
Prisoners offer help to clear snow on lower mainland
About 100 inmates from Haney Correctional Institute would assist Lower Mainland municipalities with emergency snow removal upon request. The program pairs minimum-security prisoners with guards to ease a fourth week of heavy snow, as West Vancouver considers the offer amid extreme conditions.
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Attorney-General’s Department
Haney Correctional Institute
Lower Mainland
Alex Forst
West Vancouver
Bradley jest shifts blame to Montgomery over NormandyGap
Omar Bradley opens again in Ottawa remarks that British Field Marshal Montgomery was too scared at the Falaise Gap in 1944. The assertion implies Canadian troops led the spearhead on the Falaise Road and helped close the German breakthrough.
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Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Falaise Gap
Normandy
Falaise Road
Bradley Fires Back at Monty Over Normandy Fallout
A veteran observer recounts Omar Bradley’s public criticism of Montgomery and Canadians during the Normandy break out. The piece notes Bradley’s long feud with Montgomery, his doubtful wartime leadership, and a Caen commemoration where Bradley failed to attend and was evacuated.
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Bradley
Montgomery
Normandy
Omar Bradley
Caen
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