Choo Choo and Engine Jack to Meet CPR Chief
Greene and Pickersgill to press CPR over box-car shortage affecting grain exports. Finance Minister Sharp to referee a heated round-table with CPR president Emmerson as transport ministers weigh rail and air routes amid Vancouver delays and cross-border agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Choo Choo” Greene
Pickersgill
CPR
Mitchell Sharp
Canadian Wheat Board
Greene
Canada
R. A. Emmerson
Sharp
Winnipeg
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Gordon Churchill
Conservatives
U.S
Manitoba
Chicago
Knowles
Pick
Redistribution Biggest Change in That Area
Edmonton report details two name changes for Edmonton district ridings and minor boundary adjustments affecting seven constituencies. After seven public hearings 37 representations refined the plan, moving 4 800 people and shifting the Crowfoot area into Medicine Hat while redrawing Medicine Hat’s northern border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Red Deer
Crowfoot
Edmonton West and Centrereshaped by provincewide redistribution
A federal independent commission led by Justice M. M. Porter proposed major redrawing of Alberta constituencies based on the 1961 census. Edmonton East North Strathcona Jas per Place would become Edmonton West and Edmonton Centre with small boundary shifts affecting Pem bina and Delburne. Calgary Centre and Edmonton Centre were added as new seats while others stayed the same. The Rocky Mountain proposal drew sharp criticism from Douglas Harkness as an “absolute monstrosity.” Redistribution increases Alberta seats to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Delburne
Battle River
Red Deer
Justice M. M. Porter
Calgary
Edmonton Area
Edmonton East
Edmonton North
Edmonton-Strathcona
Jasper Place
Edmonton West
Edmonton Centre
Pembina
Rocky Mountain
Alberta
Douglas Harkness
Calgary North
Calgary Centre
Europe in deep freeze grips Britain and Europe
Icy east winds kept most of Europe in deep freeze with Britain, Scandinavia, Italy and central Europe hardest hit. France and Germany warmed slightly after Arctic cold. Spain faced torrential rains. Ice threatened Baltic navigation. southern Norwegian fjords froze. England's southeast gales, snow drifts, and Kent villages cut off. Coleshill gas plant breakdown halted midlands factories costing gas and jobs. Recovery hinged on the Tipton plant restoring supply.
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London
Europe
Britain
Scandinavia
Italy
France
Germany
Spain
Baltic
England
Nationalized
Gas Board
Biz
Coleshill
Tipton
Staffordshire
Cities meet Tuesday to discuss cancelled Dominion train
Moose Jaw Mayor L H Lewry announced a meeting of eight Prairie city representatives on Tuesday in Moose Jaw to address the Canadian Pacific Railway Dominion passenger train cancellation. Attending cities include Swift Current, Brandon, Regina, Winnipeg, and others. Calgary and Portage la Prairie had not replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
L. H. Lewry
Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Lewry
Bill Keith
Weiner
Allan Gunter
Swift
J. D. Keene
G. D. Box
S. A. Magnacca
Brandon
Henry Baker
Regina
Winnipeg
Calgary
Portage la Peairia
Start of Ottawa Parliament debates in throne speech aftermath
In Ottawa the 27th Parliament begins full scale Commons debate on throne speech proposals. Opposition Leader Diefenbaker opens, criticizing the speech for omitting pensions. Conservatives promise pensions rise to 100 dollars monthly, while debate over streamlining rules and question periods continues with Speaker Lamoureux weighing in on the 30 minute limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Throne
Diefenbaker
Pearson
Mellraith
Government House
Lucien Lamoureux
Jack McIntosh
Swift Current
Maple Creek
McIlraith
Lamoureux
India’s Indira Gandhi set to face strong opposition attack
Incoming prime minister Indira Gandhi, daughter of former leader Nehru, faces heavy political pressure from opposition groups despite Congress’s large parliamentary majority. Critics warn she will be tested on cabinet choices and foreign policy, including Shastri’s last moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Mrs. Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ram Manohar Lohia
Shastri
M. R. Masani
Swatantra Party
Ms. Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Praja Socialist Party
Gandhi
Power shift to cities in Canada redistribution maps
Final reports from 10 provincial redistribution commissions show a shift of federal seats from farms to cities. Saskatchewan keeps its map. Ontario gains three seats, Quebec loses one. Alberta and British Columbia gain seats, while Manitoba and Nova Scotia lose one each. MPs have 30 days to object, shaping the next election map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Canada
Lucien Lamoureux
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Sions
Comnons
Dentists Hold Line On Alberta Fee Schedule Increase
Dr Gordon Geldart an Edmonton dentist and Social Credit MLA said Alberta dentists will keep charges steady despite the Alberta Dental Association raising guideline fees by 20 to 25 per cent. He noted the schedule is a guideline set by a continuing committee and dentists may set their own fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Dental Association
Gordon Geldart
Faculty of Dentistry
University of Alberta and Social Credit
Edmonton West
Dental Association
Geldart
Truce holds in Viet Nam as lunar new year begins
Saigon reports a lunar new year truce marked by jubilation and tension. Viet Cong attacks late Wednesday tested the four day ceasefire while U S air power targeted tunnels bunkers and fortifications in Tay Ninh. Four U S infantrymen were wounded by a mine in Trung Lap area as ground fighting continued near Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
United States
Tay Ninh
Trung Lap
Peace effort fades as Johnson presses for talks with Hanoi
Washington dispatch reports the U S peace offensive dwindling with North Vietnam unresponsive. Ambassador Harriman and Secretary Rusk return from the Far East as top level talks loom on military and diplomatic strategy. Johnson seeks a peaceful settlement while secret diplomacy continues and a $12.8 billion request funds the war. Saigon officials in Washington urge stepped up pressure against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces to force negotiations.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
W. Averell Harriman
Dean Rusk
Far East
U.S
Harriman
Moscow
Hanoi
Paking
Saigon
South
North
Rail strike threats shake British policy amid election talk
London Labor government faces pressure as National Union of Railwaymen votes 30 to 3 to strike February 14 over pay and price controls while Wilson weighs a March general election. In the U.S., the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen warns of a possible national rail strike next week, with court action looming to delay any stoppage.
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London
Wilson
Labor Party
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
Government Prices and Incomes Board
Washington
U.S
Charles Luna
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Afl-Cio
J. E. Wolfe
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Minister of Transport
CNR
Wheat Board
Vancouver
Great Lakes
Ersgill
Churchill
Minnneapolis
Tory 3. J. Enns
Indira Gand
Gandhi Washi
Fijayalakshmi Pandit
North Viet
Rusk
Jonson
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