Merger Debate Fails to Materialize in Parliament
London reports a parliamentary storm over Thomson Newspapers Limited and Odhams possibly merging into Thain gon Odhams Limited failed to materialize Thursday. Ministers plan further discussion next week as questions about concentration of press power surface.
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London
Commons
Britain
Thomson Newspapers Limited
United Kingdom
Odhams Tress
Macmillan
R. A. Butler
Roy Thomson
Vitain
Thaingon Odhams Limited
Royal Commission
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Prairie Region Air Committee formed to watch air service
Delegates from 16 Prairie centers formed the Prairie Region Air Committee to monitor air transportation needs in the three Prairie provinces. The group will coordinate action as Trans-Canada Air Lines plans to retire the DC-3 route this spring and possible successors emerge. Alex Aitken of Regina named permanent secretary and Raber notes upcoming meetings to define terms and plans.
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Manny Raber
Medicine Hat
Regina
Prairie Centres
Prairie Region Air Committee
PRAC
Prairie Provinces
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Prairie Air Service
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Yorkton
Hegina
Brandon
Winnipeg
TCA
Alex Aitken
Raber
Daily Mirror Makes Offer for Odham Press
The Daily Mirror group announces a bid for Odham Press offering nine new Mirror shares for every two Odham units. Odham stock values and closing prices fluctuate as the proposed merger with Thomson Newspapers is cited as a competing idea. Directors say merger benefits could outweigh alternatives. a bid remains possible.
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London
Reuters
Daily Mirror Group
Odhams ‘Press
Thomson Newspapers
Daily Mirror
Odhams
H. W. Atkins
Mirror Group
Five Tots Die In Fire In Texarkana House
Flames swept through a Texarkana house killing five small children. The victims, all grandchildren of Willie Sanders and his wife, were among 12 people living in the home where three daughters also resided. The tragedy struck Thursday night as firefighters fought the blaze.
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Texarkana
Tex
Willie ‘Sanders
Congo North Katanga Tensions Rise as Lumumba Loyalists Advance
UN reports a rising clash risk in North Katanga with about 2,000 pro-Lumumba Stanleyville troops massed around Manono. Gendarmerie reinforcement near Kongolo and reports of clashes near Albertville and Baudoinville fuel tensions as UN tries to prevent fighting.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
Manono
Moise Tshombe
Kivu
United Nations
Kongolo
Indi
Stanleyville
Sentery
Kasai Province
Kabalo
Kaatanga
Albertville
Bendera
Baudoinville
MLA Urges Alberta Drug Cost Probe
Ernest Watkins Calgary-Glenmore MLA called for a provincial government inquiry into essential drug prices after reading a Calgary Albertan six part series. He urged cabinet action by mid February or would raise the issue himself, stressing patient access and fair pricing. He cited advertising, generics, and profit practices as key probe points.
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Calgary CP
Ernest Watkins
Alberta
Watkins
Calgary-Glenmore
Calgary Albertan
Hospitals Share Near Million in Grants Across Canada
Ottawa reports seven grants totaling nearly 1 million dollars for hospital projects in Manitoba and Alberta. Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton receives 616000 for a new hospital, Edmonton General Hospital 231300 for extra facilities, Turner Valley 17100 for an addition, Taber 26000 for a maternity floor, Mannville 13600 for a new wing, Baldur 33800 for a nursing unit expansion, and Raymond 10000 for expansion.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Alberta
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Edmonton
Edmonton General Hospital
Turner Valley
Alta
Taber
Mannville
Baldur
Man
Raymond
Britain reviews 11 year old hanging case
Britain’s Home Secretary said he is reviewing the Timothy Evans murder case to check for miscarriage of justice. Evans was convicted of killing his baby daughter in London 11 years ago amid a wider parliamentary debate on capital punishment for sex murderers.
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London
Reuters
Britain
R. A. Butler
Timothy Evans
Flyers Return To US After Cold War Escapade
Capts. John R. McKone and Freeman B. Olmstead landed at Andrews Air Force Base noon local time, greeted by President Kennedy as they arrived from Goose Bay ending their seven month confinement after the RB 47 shoot down over the Barents Sea. The White House cited no interviews. In Roanoke Oliver Powers expressed optimism his son Francis Gary Powers would be released soon, though no talks with Russian authorities had occurred since Moscow.
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Washington
John R. McKone
Freeman B. Olmstead
Andrews Air Force
Kennedy
Goose Bay
Labrador
Russia
Barents Sea
Roanoke
Francis Gary Powers
Oliver Powers
Moscow
Powers
Thief Steals 100000 From Qantas Safe at Airport
FBI reports a package carrying 100000 dollars stolen from a Qantas Empire Airways safe at San Francisco International Airport. Agent Bruce Banks says the thief likely knew the combination and a similar 80000 dollar package was bypassed.
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San Francisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Qantas Empire Airways
San Francisco International
Bruce Banks
Banks
Santa Maria Insured For 24.5 Million In London Pact
London brokers report the captive liner Santa Maria is insured for 24.5 million dollars possibly covering piracy. Lloyds confirms 9.8 million in London split between a brokerage firm and underwriters, with the rest distributed to Portuguese firms in Lisbon.
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London
Santa Maria
Lloyd’s
Lisbon
Alberta supreme court trial list at Medicine Hat
Three criminal, three civil, and two divorce cases sit before Mr. Justice Harold Riley on Feb. 6. Withdrawn: the Den Bow versus Reynolds and Stephens suit due to settlement. Indecent assault charges target Harris and Hauser. forgery case against Demaris. divorces include Kappal and Beck. civil actions involve Hart vs Fréemark Storms vs Herman and Lafferty, Holland vs Southam News.
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Alberta Supreme Court
Medicine Hat
Harold Riley
Frederick H. den Bow
W. V. Reynolds
E. B. Stephens
H. R. A. McMillan
Davies and McMillan
Dr. Stephens
William Albert Harris
Fourth Ave
Edward Hauser
Calgary
Ment Chequet
Hugo Kappal
Lilly Kappal
Della Bernice Beck
Frederick
Grace Hart
Edward Fréemark
James Storms
Arnold James Herman
Robert Lafferty
Jeffrey Edward
Holland
Southam News Company
Winter Front Bets Heat and Snow Across Canada
A broad cold front pushes through Canada with central Ontario and Toronto hit by an all day snow event while prairie and prairie provinces endure deep chill. Temperatures vary from near 16 F on the plains to highs around five degrees above in Manitoba with easing conditions in Alberta and fog across British Columbia.
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Ontario
Toronto
Prairie Provinces
Quebe
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Prairies
Rebels Seize Cruise Ship Santa Maria Aboard Off Belem
The Santa Maria, captured by Henrique M. Galvao's faction, speeds toward West Africa as U.S. Navy aircraft and four destroyers pursue near Belem Brazil. Admiral Dennison appeals for passengers to be freed at sea while Galvao seeks a political reception aboard.
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San Juan
U.S
Santa Maria
Belem
Robert L. Dennison
U.S. Atlantic
Portugal
Antonio de Oliveiria
Salazar
West Africa
Brazil
Kennedy
Henrique M. Galvao
Dennison
Galvao
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Parsnips” Strakowski
Mary Dahlstrom
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Grant MacEwan
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Donald Wade
Christopher Mayhew
Christopher Chancellor
Thomson
Questioners
Thomsons
Chancellor
Congo
MLA
House of Commons
Conservative Party
White House
Kingston Penitentiary
William Hamilton
The
Supreme Court
Walter Demaris
South Railway St
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Warner Air
Rockies
Wilson
Caribbean
U.S. Navy
Angola
Alvaro da Silva
Pero Escobar
Damato
Trinidad
Thomas Greenfield
Ontario College of Pharmacy
Canada
United States
College
Canadian Medical Council
American’ College of Apothecaries
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