Sukarno cites 87000 dead after coup attempt
In Bogor President Sukarno announces 87000 killed since the abortive Oct 1 coup as Jakarta University students riot outside the palace. He warns reporters over the count while urging supporters to back him, pledging justice on those blamed for inflation protests and price rises.
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Singapore
Radio
Jakarta
East Java
Bali
Sumatra
Indonesia
China
Sharto
Here
Bandung
51 Dead in Crash Off Cartagena Bay
A Colombian National Airways DC-4 with 57 passengers and four crew disappeared after takeoff from Cartagena Naval Base and sank in the Caribbean. Ten aboard were rescued. 51 believed dead, many trapped in the fuselage as Navy divers and a U.S. Air Force plane aided rescue efforts.
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Bogota
Colombian National Airlines
Caribbean
Colombia
Cartagena Naval Base
Socreds Won't Join Move To Defeat Liberal Govt
Social Credit Leader Thompson indicated his five member group will not join any early non confidence moves against the minority Liberal government. He said non confidence actions are politics and stressed a responsible approach. He predicted a smoother session with broader agreement as Pearson and Diefenbaker may share the burden.
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Socreds
Ottawa
Social Credit
Thompson
Pearson
Diefenbaker
John
Pioneer rancher Geo Murray dies in Medicine Hat district
George William Murray a pioneer rancher in the Medicine Hat district died at home Friday night at age 71. He organized Murray Ranching Co with his sons and held active roles with Higdon and Yeast. Survived by wife Jessie two sons and five daughters with many relatives. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Medicine Hat
George William Murray
Pattison
Mr. Murray
North Qu'Appelle Sask
Northwest Territories
Cypress Hills
Medicine Lodge
Seven Persons Creek
Whitla
Medicine Hat Ranch
Bar Vee Lake
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Jessie
George W. Jr
Tilley
Dickie declines bid for Liberal leadership in Calgary
Calgary MLA Bill Dickie rejected a bid to seek party leadership at the Alberta Liberal convention. With him out, four candidates remained in the race as about 600 voters prepare to decide. Co favorites were Robert Russell and Adrian Berry while Richard Broughton and Wilbur Freeland trailed. Dickie urged members to reject the Social Credit era and its business controls. The Alberta Young Liberal Association meeting was postponed to today.
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Calgary
Bill Dickie
Alberta Liberal Party
Dickie
Robert Russell
St. Albert
Adrian Berry
Trust Company
Richard Broughton
Ponoka
Wilbur Freeland
Peace River
Calgary Glenmore
Social Credit
Treasury
Alberta
Rusk Opens Talks on Saigon Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Rusk met South Viet Nam leaders in Saigon with Harriman to assure Saigon that U.S. peace moves will not undercut the regime. Ky warned against outside deals, pledged 1967 elections and civilian cadres to clear areas of Viet Cong as a 78 hour lunar new year truce is set. Air America plane was shot down with two crew killed, while U.S. and Australian troops concluded two major Viet Cong operations.
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Armed Forces
Congress
U.S
Pope Paul
Defence Ministry
US S
Air America
Flood danger lessons in Rio de Janeiro after floods
Rio de Janeiro began returning to normal as skies cleared reducing flood risk. Death toll reached 198 in the city and 170 in surrounding areas with many more likely unreported. Most fatalities occurred in Favellas with about 40,000 homeless, plus 10,000 more in nearby regions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Rio
Pedestrian convicted in death near Greenwich
In London a pedestrian, Malcolm MacDonald, 29, was convicted of causing the death of Jeremiah Barry, 42, a municipal park keeper, after stepping off the curb and not seeing a motor scooter. He must pay the widow and her 10-year-old daughter £2 weekly for 32 years, and £3,264 in damages. he admitted fault and earns about £800 yearly.
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London
Malcolm MacDonald
Greenwich
Jeremiah Barry
MacDonald
Young Son
Joan Barry
Lagos Coup News Dims Balewa Rule In Nigeria
Nigerian army seizes power in Lagos amid reports Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa is under arrest and a senior government member is killed. Communications cut, troops control routes to Dahomey as Britain and other powers monitor the crisis. Rioting and price shocks follow long-standing regional unrest.
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Paris
Reuters
Lagos
Radio Europe No. 1
Lome
Togo
Sir Abubaker Tafewa Balewa
Radio
Wilson
Balewa
London
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
Nigeria
Commonwealth
Britain
Abubakar Balewa
Dahomey
Cotonou
Moscow Radio
Agiyi Ironisi
Moscow
Slowdown on Immigration Act Slowdown on Immigration Act
Ottawa reports prompt promises to update the Immigration Act have waned amid a stalled white paper and cabinet reshuffle. Jean Marchand replaces Nicholson as immigration minister and will head a broader manpower department, delaying the act’s final revisions amid opposition sparks from Richard A. Bell returning to Parliament after 24 years.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Nicholson
Immigration and Labor
Marchand
Jean Marchand
Mr. Nicholson
National Employment Service
Witt
Richard A. Bell
Commons
Nine day Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Exhibition
The Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Klondike Days will run for nine days in 1967 instead of six, as announced at the Western Canada Association of Exhibitions meeting. The managers from Winnipeg, Brandon, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina also reported that Winnipeg and Edmonton will seek date changes for 1967.
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Regina
Calgary
Greene pushes CPR criticism and public railway watchdog
Agriculture Minister J J Greene urged stronger public scrutiny of railways after accusing the CPR of ignoring its public duty by failing to move enough Prairie grain. He floated a permanent agriculture labor linked committee to oversee issues such as branch-line abandonment and the Dominion passenger train.
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Winnipeg
J. J. Greene
CPR
Canada
Saskatchewan
First Easterner
Ottawa
Greene
Agriculture and
Dominion
What constitutes a Prairie blizzard in Alberta
A Dominion Weather Office meteorologist defines an official blizzard by four criteria: temperature at 10°C below zero or colder, winds of 25 mph or more with gusts, visibility at or below half a mile, and lasting at least six hours. Some storms meet none of these thresholds. historical events show varied intensities and duration.
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Public Weather Office
Dominion Public Weather Office
Saskatchewan
Regina
Moose Jaw
Weather Office
W. H. Robertson
Robertson
Alberta
Swift
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