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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
1
A large audience gathered at The Westerner to celebrate Robert Burns on the 204th anniversary with pipes, haggis, songs, and dances. Pennie lectured on Burns' lasting magic, contrasting his enduring fame with forgotten contemporaries, arguing Burns spoke plainly to Scotland's soul.
A British government spokesman described the peaceful uses collaboration with the Soviet Union as extremely helpful. An agreement signed in May 1961 allows visits by scientists from both sides, with four such visits so far and no planned exchanges of personnel. The focus areas include nuclear physics solid state physics plasma physics and reactor technology.
Beny Motors Ltd president F C Beny said Medicine Hat's bid process baffles him. The firm, lowest bidder for nine trucks and two cars, was rejected for not quoting a Leese Neville alternator. Beny argues the Delcotron Canadian-made alternator is serviceable locally, while Leese Neville parts require Calgary servicing. He notes Calgary now avoids Leese Neville in tender calls and claims his bid was $993 lower than the committee’s recommended bid, with a $431 extra to switch to Leese Neville parts. He offered to include Leese Neville parts at no extra cost after bids opened.
A six year old girl escaped serious harm when she ran from behind a parked car and was struck by a passing vehicle on 9th St SW at 1 13 pm. The right hip and leg were injured but x rays showed no fracture. Driver Clarence A Bauer stated the wheel passed over the girl. No blame assigned.
Police and an army spokesman reported the riddle of a triple shooting at Currie Army Barracks Vancouver. Cpl Ronald Paul Haidenjer his wife Sophie and daughter Lorraine were found dead in the family quarters with a .22 rifle and spent cartridges at the scene. Lorraine likely died Tuesday after returning home from school. the couple were shot in the head and Lorraine in the chest as authorities investigate motives.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker told Commons Canada will not equip its forces with nuclear weapons for at least four months. He said negotiations with the United States aim to secure warheads in case of need, but no decision will be made before the NATO ministerial meeting May 21 to 23 in Ottawa unless an emergency arises.
London endures a 36th day of subfreezing temperatures as fuel shortages, illness, and transport chaos compound daily life. Piccadilly’s glitter is dimmed, nightlife suffers, and several West End venues have closed while homes battle frost damage and frozen plumbing. The weather fuels domestic woes and a smog crisis recalls harsher times.
Ken Schneid of 108 3 316 2nd St. S.E. Redcll is recovering from multiple injuries after being crushed between a track mobile and a loading dock at the Phosphate bagging department of the Northwest Nitro Chemical Plant. His condition is described as good.
Vancouver report says Davie Fulton a Kamloops lawyer and former justice minister accepts provincial Progressive Conservative leadership. He pledges to restore self respect and integrity and says he will become premier if successful. He plans to give up his federal work minister post next month.
Britain weighs Commonwealth as a steady trade partner even as it presses ahead with European Community negotiations. Edward Heath defended ongoing talks in parliament while Labour urged a new Atlantic partnership with the United States. France and the Six face key moves as Brussels meetings resume, with Britain aiming to keep negotiations alive and secure favorable farm price terms.
De Gaulle and Adenauer signed a treaty uniting diplomacy defence and culture between France and West Germany while Britain’s EC membership crisis looms. U S plans Polaris subs in the Mediterranean and cut Turkey Italy bases as part of Europe nuclear changes. Ottawa Parliament reopens with nuclear policy pressure and a looming spending crisis for 1962 63 budgets.
Canadian Johns-Mansville will build a transite pipe plant in Medicine Hat employing 200 to 250 with an annual payroll near $1 million. Alberta Agriculture Minister Harry Strom reported that the Sarnia Project in Cypress Hills will be started this year.
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