Final arguments on Truscott appeal
Ottawa CP Steven Truscott faces final Supreme Court arguments in a murder appeal on 1959 Lynne Harper case. Truscott seeks release or reopening review after 14 year conviction. Crown and defence clash over time of death based on stomach contents. The court session in Collins Bay prison quarters aims to resolve whether new findings can prove innocence or permit a second appeal.
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Ottawa (Cp
Steven Truscott
Collins Bay
Ont
Supreme Court of Canada
Truscott
Lynne Harper
Clinton
Mr. Martin
E. B. Jolliffe
Toronto
Crown
Supreme Court
Farmers oppose feed freight assistance policy
TORONTO CP Western Canadian farmers oppose shipping feed grain to Eastern Canada under feed freight aid. A M Runciman United Grain Growers says the policy harms western livestock producers and keeps live stock prices down. He urges the government to treat farm policies as distinct aims and to balance output with market prices.
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Toronto
Canada
A. M. Runciman
United Grain Growers
the Prairie
Wide
Runciman
Teachers return in Yamaska after walkout ends
In Yamaska east of Montreal Roman Catholic teachers return to class ending a strike that kept 8,500 pupils from instruction since Nov 24. Norman Reid says teachers return in revolt and indignation though talks with the school commission are hoped. The union plans to contest the injunction keeping them at work. Political pressure grows over the Union Nationale government handling of teacher disputes in Montreal where 9,000 Roman Catholic teachers have been on strike since January 13.
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Montreal
Yamaska
Norman Reid
Reid
Union Nationale
Pickersgill Seeks Transit Bill Pass Amid Bank Row
Ottawa committee heard six hours of testimony from James S. Rockefeller of New York and Robert MacFadden of Citibank on Mercantile Bank of Canada's ownership. They urged lower foreign bank barriers while critics accused the government of backdoor moves, delaying the transportation bill amid debate over Crowsnest Pass freight rates.
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Ottawa
James S. Rockefeller
New York
Mercantile Bank of Canada
Rockefeller
First National City Bank of New York
U.S
Canada
Robert MacFadden
Citibank
Mercantile
MacFadden
Gordon
Mercantile Bank
Bank
Herman M. Batten
Humber St. George’s
Canadian Transportation Commission
Eldon Woolliams
Bow River
Pickersgill
Diefenbaker
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Winnipeg North Centre
Woolliams
Jack Bigg
Viet minister ousted from ruling junta in Saigon
In Saigon the South Vietnamese military junta moved to defuse a political crisis after ousting Lt Gen Nguyen Huu Co who served as deputy premier and defence minister. Reports say 20 to 30 of Co's supporters, mostly military, were placed under house arrest and defence staff assistants were reassigned or monitored by security and police.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Huu Co
North Vietnam
Flynn rink loses first in Southern Alberta curling final
Roy Berreth of the Calgary Stampede Club moved within one victory of the Southern Alberta women's curling championship. Berreth and her rink beat defending champion Simonne Flynn of Medicine Hat 74 in the A event final, sending Flynn to the B event semi finals to face Enid McGuffin of Calgary North Hill Club.
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RED Deer
Roy Berreth
Calgary Stampede
Hees Signals Possible Leadership Statement Soon
Ottawa reports that George Hees may announce his stance on Conservative leadership at the upcoming convention. Informants say the Northumberland MP, 56, has long eyed the top job but has stayed silent amid Diefenbaker's call for an early convention.
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Ottawa
George Hees
Trade and Transport
Northumberland
Diefenbaker
Fulton
Davie Fulton
Hees
Kamloops
City slicker to inherit Canada
Agriculture Minister Greene addressed the Canadian Federation of Agriculture meeting urging national policy to balance urban and rural growth. Delegates debated a futures market for livestock while approving a push for a national school milk program.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Greene
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture
E. K. Turner
Chicago
Turner
Grain Exchange
Red River
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Miss Ray
Isobel LeBourdais
G. Arthur Martin
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Aapeenenews
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Viet
Flynn
Fail
Mr. Hees
Comemons
Dalton Camp
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