Cast at inquiry swells with Montreal figures and crime links
Montreal figures join Ottawa names as the Dorian inquiry expands. Robert Gignac, 35, head of Beaubine Construction and Hochelaga Holding, faces a capital murder charge in the Sept. 17 nightclub shooting. Eddie Lechasseur, 32, free on bail, faces nine counts tied to alleged witness intimidation and a $64 000 fraud case linked to bankruptcy. Guy Masson, a Liberal organizer, is identified as a construction executive with strong contract prospects and is to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ottawa
Robert Gignac Gignac
Beaubine Construction Company
Hochelaga Holding Company
Cremazie
Aime
Rocky) Brunette
Quebec
Gignac
Eddie Lechasseur
Lechasseur
Dation
Claude Wagner
Wagner
Guy Masson Masson
Quebec Young Liberals’ Federation
Hinman questioned over CFA dealings at inquiry
Lethbridge Alberta witnesses describe forged funds use by the Central Feeders Association to aid the Hin Hat Sam ranch. Hinman says Hatch admitted regret and accepted responsibility while Hinman plans to repay CFA debts once accounts are clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge (Cp
Alberta
E. W. Hinman
L. S.sous
Turcotte Turcotte
Hinman
Leth
Bridge Central
Associa
S. W. Hatch
Lethbridge
Non
Hatch
Association
Sommerfeldt
Turcotte
Mr. Hatch
Hin Hat Sam Ranch
Ken McLlean
Social Credit
Cardston
Treasury
CFA
Jenier Manning
Manning
California
Riverside
Calif
Max Moscovich
Two U S planes downed in Viet Nam near border
Two American aircraft were shot down or forced to land near the Cambodian border in South Vietnam. No lives were lost. Two Army spotter plane crew suffered burns, a U S Air Force officer had minor injuries. Demonstrations subsided in Hue, Quang Tri and Nha Trang after a three day strike. In Da Nang about 700 students seized a government track and protested. No violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Army
Hue
Phan Khac Suu
Quang Tri
Nha Trang
da Nang
Edmonton firm wins contract for Fort McMurray road work
T A Kiemke and Sons Construction Limited of Medicine Hat awarded a $1,034,870 contract for grading and other work on 27 miles of Fort McMurray Road between Algar Tower and Gregoire Lake. Kiemke tender was the lowest of five bids.
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Edmonton
T. A. Kiemke and Sons Construction Limited
Medicine Hat
Algar Tower
Gregoire Lake
Fort McMurray Road
Kiemke
Fellowship to Ralston engineer earns Athlone Award
An Alberta army engineer with the Royal Canadian Engineers Lieut Munro Ross of Ralston is among three Albertans named for an Athlone Fellowship in Britain for 1965. Others are Douglas Roberts and Stanley Stinchombe. Forty four Canadian engineers will spend two years in Britain training at industrial sites or universities. The award covers travel living and academic fees.
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Suffield Experimental Station
Athlone
Britain
Lieut. Ross
Royal Canadian Engineers
Alberta
Douglas Roberts
University of Alberta
Murder suspect testifies he knew brother of Liberal MP Rivard
Robert Gignac told the inquiry he knew Raymond Rouleau, brother of MP Guy Rouleau, but did not discuss business with him. He denied owing money to Lucien Rivard and said Rivard is not his personal creditor. Gignac identified Quad Development Corporation as the hospital project contractor in Montreal areas Pointe-aux-Trembles and Ville d Anjou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal
Rivard
Montreal
Robert Gignac
Raymond Rouleau
Guy Rouleau
Gignac
Dorian
Pearson
Commons
Frederic Dorion
Quebec Superior Court
Paul Jolie
New Democratic Party
Montreal-Dollard
Inquiry Commission
Henri Desjardins
Jules Deschenes
Jolin
John
Montreal-area
Pointe-aux-Trembles
Ville d’Anjou
Laredo
Tex
Pierre Lamontagne
Raymond Denis
Tremblay
Lamontagne
United States
Guy Masson
Masson
Chambly
Thant seeks salvage of Asian African peace plan
Secretary-General U Thant held an emergency talks with Assembly President Alex Quaison-Lackey to salvage the Asian African plan resisting US rejection of Article 19
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U Thant
General Assembly
Thant
Assembly
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
United States
Quaison-Lackey
Soviet Union
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Nik
Washington
France
Security Council
Poland Expels U S Air Attache Over Incident
Poland declares Col. George F. Carey Jr. persona non grata after alleged photographing of a military base near Bydgoszcz and a police confrontation. The Canadian attache and embassy were warned. Carey denies wrongdoing and says no camera was present. He and Col. James Borden faced complaints from Polish authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
U.S
George F. Carey Jr
James Borden
John M. Cabot
Foreign Ministry
Carey
Bydgoszcz
Poland
Alexandria
Boston
Borden
Hertzog and county agree to end Ardrossan contract
Raymond Hertzog and Strathcona County education committee reach a termination agreement after his suspension at Ardrossan High School. He will not teach there again but will receive salary through April 30 while pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Raymond Hertzog
Strathcona County
R. H. McKinnon
Hertzog
Ardrossan High School
Ardrossan
University of Alberta
Alfred Hawkins
McKinnon
Hawkins
Mr. Hertzog
County Education Committee
Otster
Edge
McKinnnon
Alberta Teachers Association
Balmy Alberta Ends Cold Spell Forecast Western Canada Warmth
The Edmonton weather office predicts a end to a month of bitter cold with milder air moving into Alberta today and western Saskatchewan by Thursday. Daytime temperatures in Alberta are expected to reach 20 to 35 above, while Saskatchewan towns see highs near zero to 10 below. Snow is forecast overnight in the Edmonton Red Deer region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
British general surveys defence in Malaysia as tensions rise
Gen Sir James Cassels visits Kuala Lumpur on a 10 day defence survey meeting Malaysian defence leaders. British Eagle carrier jets land in Singapore as Gurkhas reinforce Malaysia. Indonesian leader Sukarno says no war unless attacked and rules out UN withdrawal follow up.
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Kuala Lumpur
Reuters
James Cassels
Malaysia
Eagle
Singapore
Hong Kong
England
Borneo
Malaya
Federation of
Sarawak
Sabah
North Borneo
Jakarta
Sukarno
Indonesia
Antara
United Nations
Antelope Migration From Alberta To Montana Noted
Wildlife officials report up to 70 percent of Alberta antelope may have moved into Montana amid heavy snow and cold. Surveys near Havre indicate about 11,000 head in Montana this winter, with some tagged animals traced from Foremost and Eastern Irrigation Districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leth Bridge
Alberta
Montana
Havre, Mont
Taber-Fincastle
Purple Springs
Lethbridge
Brooks
Taber
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Ralston
Munro Ross
Douglas Walker-Brash
Sir John
Sir John A. Macdonald
Kingston
Ont
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Bogart W. Trompour
Ontario
John Robarts
Olai T. Fedorenko
Little
British General Surveys Defence
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