Rain Soaks Area The Most Since 1951
Rain drenched the region with widespread totals up to 4.26 inches in places, ending a drought in Medicine Hat where 5.12 inches fell in June tying a 11 year high. Debris clogged the South Saskatchewan River, hail damaged Maple Creek areas, and crops vary from burnt to promising with irrigation seen improving prospects.
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Medicine Hat
Meteorological Department
South Saskatchewan
Elkwater
Maple Creek
Piapot
Sask
Bow Island
SMRD
Mayetta i Roberts
Rare Twister Kills Farmer As Storm Sweeps West
A rare tornado killed farmer Stanley Smith near Spy Hill Saskatchewan as storms blasted southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Flooding, high water and snow closed roads, damaged bridges, and stranded campers with rangers guiding evacuations and a bulldozer clearing paths.
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Rare Twister
Farmer
Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Stanley Smith
Spy Hill
Sask
Regina
Rude Awakening Ends With Fall From Roof
In Baltimore, Robert Lee West was shaken from sleep by heat then joined his father Willie West on a garage roof. He slept briefly but rolled off onto the sidewalk, suffering cuts and bruises treated at a hospital.
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Baltimore
Robert Lee
Willie West
Elder West
Blizzard Limits Visibility At Etzikom
Near blizzard conditions hit Etzikom Saturday as snow mixed with rain reducing visibility to near zero. The storm knocked out power and service was restored about ten hours later.
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Etzikom
Vatican pope backs Kennedy on racial equality effort
Pope Paul VI met with President Kennedy in private audience and offered prayers for progress toward ending racial discrimination in the United States. Independent Kenya to proceed toward nationhood by Dec 12 subject to steps. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolution target set for Dec 31. Belgian plane crash hit by British mortar shell per inquiry sources.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Kennedy
United States
London
Reuters
Kenya
Victoria Falls
Southern Rhodesia
Federation of Rhodesia and
Nyasaland
Brussels
Sennelager
West Germany
Liberal Criticizes Defence Policy Before Equipment
In Ottawa the Liberal MP David Groose Victoria objects that defence policy decisions are being delayed until after equipment programs are chosen. He argues policy should come first to avoid binding the new government's options. Defence Minister Heilyer defends proceeding with Conservative program rubber stamping to maintain flexibility. The discussion mentions an eight-ship program valued at $34 million and comments by Halifax figures.
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Defence
Heilyer
Groos
Naval
New Dominion Day Holiday Toll Sets Record
Holiday accidents across Canada over the Dominion Day weekend claimed 163 lives, surpassing the previous record of 130 set during the 1962 five day Christmas weekend. The prior three day toll was 122 during the 1960 Dominion Day holiday.
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Canada
Builders Hit Hard by 11 Percent Tax Impact
The 11 per cent federal sales tax on building materials threatens Alberta’s economy with up to 1000 Edmonton-area layoffs in two weeks. Industry leaders warn major firms may pull out, with losses estimated at 10 million dollars. Subcontractors and suppliers report rapid job cuts as Ottawa faces calls for relief.
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Winnipeg
William Ladyman
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CLC
Ladyman
Federal Electric Corporation of
Paramus
N.J
Dew Line
Alaska
Greenland
Edmonton Journal
Alberta
Edmonton Housebuilders Association
A. R. Patrick
Industry and Development
Medicine Hat House Builders Association
Dennis Hoag
Patrick
Hoag
Mr. Patrick
Olson Scores New Tax On Building Materials
The House of Commons has focused on a new sales tax for building materials. Minister Garland says the ruling is clear though critics disagree. Construction associations from across Canada seek a precise list of taxed items and a rethink as projects totaling hundreds of millions face cancellation or jeopardy.
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House of Commons
National Revenue
Garland
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Mandy Rice-Davies Testimony Pushes Ward Case Forward
Mandy Rice-Davies provided more names of entertainers linked to the Ward vice hearing but refused to delay a Majorca vacation. The Profumo affair links include Christine Keeler and her testimony of gifts and intercourse with John Profumo. Keeler also disclosed a single liaison with Capt. Yevgeny Ivanov.
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Majorca
Balearic
Spain
Mediterranean
Lord Denning
Profumo
John Profumo
the Commons
Mandy
Christine Keeler
Miss Keeler
Yevgeny Ivanov
London
Ito Majorca
Weather Blocks 20 Ton TNT Blast at Suffield
Norman Spackman of Suffield Experimental Station says the proposed 20 ton TNT detonation has not occurred due to unfavorable weather. The experiment is set up and awaiting suitable conditions, with postponements not a matter of frequent re scheduling.
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Suffield Experimental Station
Norman Spackman
SES
Ethnic shifts challenge French education rights in Canada
Tim Creery reports that opposition to French language rights in Canada now comes from newer ethnic groups, not just British stock. Ontario and prairie provinces show growing German Italian Polish Ukrainian communities influencing politics. Manitoba history notes a 1915 ban on French as a language of instruction amid earlier bilingual schools.
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Tim Creery
Southam News Services
Winnipeg
Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Labour accuses UK govt over Philby third man claim
The opposition charges that American newspaper revelations forced the Conservative government to say Harold Philby, ex foreign office official turned journalist, tipped off diplomats Maclean and Burgess about a security service pursuit. Wilson questions PM Macmillan onan inquiry and security, while Denning continues probe of the Profumo affair.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Philby
Foreign Office
Ronald Maclean
Guy Burgess
Security Service
Harold Wilson
Macmillan
Philby
Lord Denning
Britain
Wilson
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Forest Rangers
Jane Serious
Calgary Fire Department
Bow
Princess Island
Black Diamond
Okotoks
Willow Creek
Claresholm
Ken Smith
Rocky Mountain
Millarville
Sheep River
Kanaskis
George Matthew
Ottawa
David, Groose
Victoria
Commons Defence Committee
Tain
John Lloyd L.halifax
Halifax
Little Cloud
Fred Wahl
Olson
H. A. Olson
M.P
Cp-Ap
Mandy Rice-Davies
Stephen Ward
Prairie Provinces
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