Calgary rider is injured in prairie trail ride accident
Ken Edwards of Calgary broke his right thigh when his horse fell into a badger hole ten miles from Cluny during a 170 mile trail ride from Medicine Hat to Calgary. He lay unattended for over an hour before a nurse driving by summoned help at Bassano hospital. Edwards vows to try again next year.
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Calgary
Edwards
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Cluny
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Gleichen
Peggy Smith
Bassano Hospital
Trawler Taken Under Tow After Collision Off Boston
The 150-foot Russian tug Stokis towed a Russian trawler damaged in a collision with a Greek freighter 450 miles off Boston. The Gannet freighter sustained no damage while mats and towing hawsers were used in temporary repairs. Destination of the vessels was listed as unknown.
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Stokis
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Two Women Escape Injury In Highway Rollover
On the Hilda Schuler road three miles north of Medicine Hat a car rolled into a ditch. Driver Dale Imogene McMorran 544B 6th Ave S E sustained shoulder bruises. Passenger Karen Lutes was uninjured. Damage estimated at 400 dollars.
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Hilda-Schuler
Dale Imogene McMorran
6Th Ave. S.E
Karen Lutes
RCMP
Elkwater Stampede draws 1800 paid as 2000 attend show
The 10th annual Elkwater Stampede drew more than 2,000 spectators with 1,800 paid attendances and 160 contestants competing for over 1,500 in prize money. MLA Harry Leinweber opened the event in calm sunny weather. grand entry featured Glen Knudson carrying the Stars and Stripes and Melvin Anderson for Canada. Two minutes of silence honored Bill Dumont and Lance Brown. Winners included Gordon Vargo Taber and Ken Walker Redcliff in bareback and saddle bronc events, with multiple riders and timed events across the program.
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Glen Knudson
Havre
Canada
Melvin Anderson
Bill Dumont
Elkwater Rodeo Arena
Lance Brown
Commons to review family allowance plan and flag debate
Ottawa MPs will first examine the youth allowances bill offering 10 monthly payments for 16 and 17 year olds in school, then resume the flag controversy. Prime Minister Pearson outlined a priority list including a unified armed forces chief, provincial fiscal talks, territorial fishing zone, and student loans. Opposition leaders accuse the government of using the flag issue as leverage.
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God Save the Queen
Stanley Knowles
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Winnipeg North Centre
Canada Pension Plan
King Promises Mass Direct Action If Rights Bill Is Ignored
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr says Negro groups may pursue massive direct action in southern cities failing to comply with the civil rights bill. He plans voluntary compliance drives by the SCLC and warns of court action if needed. Also notes possible Alabama demonstrations and CORE leaders targeting conventions with voter registration drives and community centers expansion.
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New York
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Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Congress of Racial Equality
Kansas City
Mississippi
James Farmer
C.O.R.E
Louisiana
Florida
Railheads grim after conference with PM Pearson
Ottawa reports show CNR President Donald Gordon and CPR President N R Crump leaving a 45 minute meeting with Prime Minister Pearson without comment on conciliation board wage offer for 100000 railway workers. Talks aim to avoid a possible trans continental strike as governments weigh subsidies and rate freezes.
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Canada
Pearson
CNR
Donald Gordon
CPR
N. R. Crump
Fire destroys Lynch Brothers storage building at feedlot
A blaze at the Lynch Brothers feedlot destroyed a wooden storage building holding barley valued at 8 000 to 10 000. Dennis Herman aided Dan and Pat Lynch in guiding 35 cattle to safety as firefighters fought the flames starting 12 30 a.m. The fire was doused by 2 45 a.m. and investigators noted an unknown cause. The incident triggered alarms again at 7 a.m. from a faulty sprinkler system at Alberta Linseed Oil Co.
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Dennis Herman
Dan
Pat Lynch
Len Morris
Dan Lynch
Alberta Linseed Oil Co
Allowance Ave
Khrushchev snubbed by Norsk Hydro leaders in Norway
In Porsgrunn Norway Premier Khrushchev toured the Eidanfer fertilizer plant at Norsk Hydro and clashed with general manager Rolf Oestbye over fertilizer types. Oestbye argued research progress, Khrushchev favored liquid fertilizer for varied terrain, while Oestbye challenged broad generalizations. In New York Attorney General Robert Kennedy returned from Poland with a pledge to stay in public service though he hinted at resignation after the November election.
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Khrushchev
Norsk- Hydro
Rolf Oestbye
Norsk-Hydro
Oestbye
New York
Robert Kennedy
Poland
Kennedy
London
Kennedy International Airport
Scranton Proposes 80 Delegates to Slow Goldwater
Governor William W. Scranton aims to shift 80 movable delegates in 14 states to block Goldwater on the first ballot. The plan seeks to deny a first ballot win and raise Scranton’s momentum for a later roll call at the July convention in San Francisco.
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William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Scranton
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Maryland
North Carolina
New Jersey
North Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
Associated Press
San Francisco
Accidents claim 24 during Dominion Day holiday
The Canadian Press survey reports 24 accidental deaths in the Dominion Day holiday period. Quebec led with eight fatalities, Ontario seven, and Saskatchewan five on highways. Manitoba and British Columbia each had one road death, Alberta one drowning, and Ontario and Quebec had three traffic deaths each.
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Ontario
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
Pearson missing sureness of touch
Ottawa watch turns to Prime Minister Pearson as critics question his leadership style and policy approach. The piece argues the nation needs a confident, decisive touch, while noting his improvisational methods and uncertainty in addressing the Quebec separation issue.
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Pearson
Ottawa
Mr. Pearson
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