Dinsdale Outlines Federal Aid for Medicine Hat School
Walter Dinsdale said the federal government will cover 75 percent of the costs and tuition for an industrial training school proposed in Medicine Hat, with 300 million dollars allocated for a 1963- horizon program. He noted provincial control of education and discussed rural resettlement, irrigation needs, and continued air service to Brandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dinsdale
Northern Affairs
Natural Resources
Medicine Hat
Dinsdale
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Cocks
Ted Brunsden
Brunsden
Berta
Saskatchewan
Brandon
Prairie Air Service
Leon Baker
Department of Transport
DOT
United States
J. Stevenson
Dinsdale Sees New Party Threat to Liberals
Walter Dinsdale, federal minister of northern affairs and natural resources, says the New Party will threaten the Liberals as they hit a low point in history. He criticizes Liberal gro unds and notes the New Party struggles to find a leader amid a labor farmer split in its philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dinsdale
Northern Affairs
Dinsdale
Ottawa
Mr. Dinsdale
Labor
Farmer
Calgary council rejects private safety lane plan
Calgary council declined a private proposal for a dedicated safety lane to conduct biannual vehicle checks of about 100,000 cars. Proponent Herman Gaseheran offered 125000 for the lane, but Alderman Don McIntosh argued such safety checks fall under provincial jurisdiction. He quipped that the worst defect on the road is the nut behind the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Herman Gaseherman
Ald
Don McIntosh
McIntosh
Russians Said to Fight Alongside Lao Communists in Xieng Khouang
Laotian government claims Russian troops joined North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces in Xieng Khouang province. Bonavan Narasingh cited reports from Col. Khamkhonee as Western observers questioned the claim. SEATO voiced concern of Communist airdrops and ongoing instability in Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Reuters
Laos
Xieng Khouang
Bonavan Narasingh
Col. Khamkhonee
Bonavan
Vietminn
Pathet Lao
Ban Na le
Dan
Plain of Jars
Kong le
Bouvan
Vietminh
Ban Ban
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Pete Sarasin
Seato Council
Survivor of Noyan Fire Held After Two Days of Questioning
Abel Vosburgh, sole survivor among 15 in the Quebec fire that killed his wife and 11 children on December 29, is in custody under a coroner's warrant after two days of police questioning. Investigators pursue exact cause while a second inquest remains undecided.
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Montreal
Abel Vosburgh
Noyan
Que
Gaston Archambault
Vosburgh
Charles Cantin
Quebec
Two Spies Arrested in New Delhi Spy Ring
Indian police arrested two more men linked to a spy ring recently uncovered in New Delhi. The two youths, sons of a army officer and an air force officer, were ordered held without bail by a judge on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Reuters
Air
No Blame In Ship Disaster
New York AP report says the navy ended public hearings on theConstellation fire with officials stating no one is to blame for the disaster that killed 50 civilian workers. A joint statement cited disputed photo interpretations and noted shipyard housekeeping disputes. a three admiral panel will review evidence for possible disciplinary actions. The fire stemmed from fuel spilled from a broken tank on the hangar deck and caused extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Navy
Constellation
Navy
New York City
Schuyler N. Pyne
Brooklyn Naval
Hamilton Defends Cuban Trade Policy
Agriculture Minister Hamilton defended Canada’s trade with Cuba and Japan at a Selkirk meeting. He attacked Liberal leaders and Winnipeg papers, noting Cuba trade fell after the U S embargo while Japan trade rose, and said the tax on foreign investment aims to boost Canadian confidence to invest at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selkirk, Man
Hamilton
Cuba
Japan
Liberal Party
Winnipeg
Canada
Hilton
Selkirk
United States
Pearson
J. W. Pickerseill
Winnipeg Tribune
Irree Press
The
Tribune
Traffic Light Changes Effective Wednesday
The electric department announces a change at the Third St and South Railway St intersection. Northbound traffic on South Railway St will see a green for eight seconds to complete left turns west on Third St. Southbound traffic waits eight seconds on red while cross traffic turns left. Right turns on red with a green arrow require a full stop first.
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Third St
South Railway St
Medicine Hat High to Add Classrooms and Gymnasium by 1962
School District No. 76 approves a 16 classroom addition and a gym at Medicine Hat High School by fall 1962 at an estimated cost of 750000 dollars. The project aims to prevent overcrowding expected by September 1962, following a Monday board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat High School
J. Stevenson and Associates
Americans Sentenced In Cuba
A Cuban military tribunal sentenced three Americans to 10 years in prison and ordered a fourth deported on charges of spying for the New China News Agency. Eustace Danbrunt Edmund Taran sky and Daniel Carswell were named, while Mario Nordic was ordered deported. They faced charges of crimes against state stability after arrest on Sept. 15 and a trial held Dec. 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
China
New China News Agency
Eustace Danbrunt
Baltimore
Edmund K. Taransky
New York
Daniel E. Carswell
BasicHester
N.Y
Mario Nordic
Cuba
Peking
Soviets Study Auto Deal With Montreal Firm Offer
Officials from Bousquet Construction Ltd of Montreal met a three man Soviet delegation in Ottawa to discuss using a site in Lachine Quebec as a distribution centre for Soviet cars. A follow up meeting in Montreal is scheduled for Thursday as Russia weighs the distributorship plan with May target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Montreal
Lachine
Que
Jack McGough
Bousquet Construction Ltd
Russia
Bousquet
New York Harbor Railroad Strike Halts Freight and Commuters
In New York harbor ferry and tugboat crews from 11 railroads walked out at midnight, disrupting food fuel and freight movement and stranding about 30,000 commuters. The 660 railway minine division workers struck over tugboat crew size and pay, affecting 3,700 additional railroad workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Harbor
Railroad Minine Division
Canadians Remanded in Secret Act Case
The fingerprints of two men and a woman charged under Britain's Official Secrets Act were flown to Ottawa for RCMP checks. Scotland Yard investigations led to five people appearing in Bow Street magistrate's court on charges of espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Cancia
London
Britain
Canada
RCMP
Otawa
Scotland Yard
Bow Street
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Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce
Harry Weiner
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Fred McGuinness
Ious
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Chamber of Com
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NORTH
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