Hinman admits over sixty thousand debt to CFA in inquiry
E W Hinman former Alberta provincial treasurer testified at a provincial inquiry that he owed more than 60 000 to the Central Feeders Association. He said repayment would come from profits of the Hin Hat Som Ranch or its sale and noted personal accounts show sizable deficits amid broader CFA funds questions.
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Lethbridge (Cp
E. W. Hinman
Alberta
Central Feeders’ Association
CFA
Thhe
L.S. Turcotte
Hinman
Heye O
Cranbrook
B.C
S. W. Hatch
F.R. Sommerfeldt
Alex Weir
Attorney-General
Social Credit
Cardston
Hatch
Sommerfeldt
Ranchers aid wildlife in holdout snow feeds Calgary
Southern Alberta farmers and ranchers respond to a provincial plea to help starving wildlife. Biologist Robert Webb notes patches left on stubble help pheasants and partridges survive without grain. He cites up to 80 percent pheasant losses east of Lethbridge while antelope numbers appear less affected. A warming trend may aid birds and animals. trains have killed many antelope searching for feed.
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Calgary
Alberta
Robert Webb
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Webb
Lethbridge
Bassano
Enchant
Thant Makes Final Push to Break UN Dues Deadlock
UN Secretary General Thant launches a last effort to end the U S Soviet stalemate over peacekeeping costs as the General Assembly nears a showdown over voting rights for Russia France and 16 others delinquent on assessments The Chinese Nationalist mission pays 4990500 earmarked for the regular budget to avert peacekeeping arrears amid broader payments by Bulgaria and several Soviet bloc states The plan was turned over to interested parties for a 59 nation African group proposal to resolve the crisis without shutting the UN out of votes
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United Nations
Thant
General Assembly
Russia
France
China
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Byelorussia
Hungary
Ukraine
Plan Aun
Said Thant
Assaib
Bingo Taboo in City Schools Riles Public Board
The Public School Board rejected a telephone plea to use a school for a bingo game. Trustee Joe Levinson led opposition to avoid aligning with Moose and Legion activities. A motion directed the secretary treasurer to prepare a policy directive against bingo in schools.
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Public
Moose and
Legin
Joe Levinson
George Davison
Mobs rally in Hue and Da Nang protest anti government rule
Anti government demonstrations expand in Hue with 1,500 marchers near the U.S. consulate and 3,000 listening to speeches as Hue University agitation grows. Da Nang also sees marches while Saigon's premier denies U.S. dictating settlement to South Viet Nam crisis.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Quang Tri
Buddhists and Students Protective Association
Hue University
U.S. Information Service
Tran van Huong
United States
Republic of Viet Nam
Huong
Charlotte Whitton lights up Macdonald birthday event
In Kingston Ontario on Sir John A Macdonald's 150th birthday celebrations, former Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton joined news photographers amid a scene with costumed citizens. She joked about a bearded man in a raccoon coat obstructing shots and quipped that Sir John might have corrected him in a candidly blunt way.
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Kingston
Ont
Ottawa
Charlotte Whitton
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir John
Auto parts makers sue for higher duties on Canada imports
Independent American auto parts firms filed a federal suit to force countervailing duties on Canadian parts. A spokesman warned if a US Canada auto pact is reached, opposition will shift to Congress. Harold T Halfpenny said the suit seeks Treasury action to raise duties.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Congress
Harold T Halfpenny
Automotive Service Industry Association
Treasury Department
Berserk gunman wounds thirty at California poker parlors
Police said 70 year old Louis Koullapis opened fire at the Rainbow Club in Gardena and two other poker parlors, injuring more than 30 and prompting officers to arrest him after a brief exchange. One victim, Arthur Archibald, 73, Los Angeles, was shot in the kidneys.
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Gardena
Calif
Louis Koullapis
Arthur Archibald
Los Angeles
Koullapis
Dudley Gray
Rainbow Club
Pedestrian light proposal in Edmonton criticized by alderman
Alderman Les Bodie told city council that pedestrians should not have to wait for a walk signal in cold weather. He urged a study of a proposal noting Winnipeg bylaws allow pedestrians to disregard lights in extreme cold, arguing safer, quicker crossing for shivering pedestrians.
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Edmonton
Les Bodie
Ald
Bodie
Bribe Claims Tied to Montreal Narcotics Inquiry
RCMP Constable Poissant testified at the Dorion inquiry that he heard of a July bribe offer linked to Montreal lawyer Pierre Lamontagne and the Rivard narcotics case. He said a $20,000 offer was made July 14 to drop bail opposition, with earlier $10,000 talk noted among RCMP narcotics squad members. The judge barred naming the bribe giver for now, citing potential harm.
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Montreal
RCMP
Gilles Poissant
Dorion
Pierre Lamontagne
Lamontagne
Lucien Rivard
United States
Poissant
Rivard
Norman Mathews
Mathews
Constable Poissant
Yves Fortier
Mr. Lamontagne
Raymond Denis
Tremblay
Ottawa
Bordeau
Denis
Aldermen raise salaries and adjust deputy mayor pay
Edmonton aldermen voted to raise annual salaries by 300 to 2100 dollars and end a now discontinued 57.50 daily deputy mayor stipend. Each alderman serves as deputy mayor for one month and will not cash in when the mayor is absent.
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Edmonton (Cp
Edmonton
Red Cross House Site Sold for Development
The Red Cross House site has been sold for commercial development and Red Cross will move to temporary quarters at the former Public Library on 3rd Street and South Railway. Permanent Red Cross facilities are planned with a spring development, involving at least one out of town party. Negotiations proceed for a new Red Cross site and a formal announcement will follow.
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Red Cross
3Rd St
South Railway St
Canada Trust
Red Cross House
Pension Plan called unstable OTTAWA
The Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association said the Canada Pension Plan is unstable and urged extending old age security instead. The association represents 102 companies with 99 percent of life insurance business in Canada and warns the plan would exclude today's aged, reward high earners, and shift costs to future generations. It criticizes complexity, potential tax-funded rescues, and reduced private savings incentives, noting 2,000,000 Canadians would not qualify.
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Ottawa
Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association
Canada
Association
Senate Commons
United States
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