Bow Island Crops Pulverized by Hail
A severe hailstorm struck four miles south of Bow Island causing near total crop loss in barley oats wheat and beets. Hailstones measured one to one and a half inches with strong winds and heavy rain. Reports list farmers Lud Purdek John Lyszewski Orville Kaufman Dean McKnight Cecil Lynn Ralph and Orman Mitchell among the heavy losers. A nearby site at St Mary and Milk River Development recorded 1.01 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Schaufele
Bow Island
Winnifred
Bill Allen
Merle Allen
Lud Purdek
John Lyszewski
Orville Kaufman
Dean McKnight
Cecil Lynn
Ralph
Orman Mitchell
St. Mary and Milk River
Ward trial set for July 15 at Old Bailey
London AP reports Dr Stephen Ward faces seven morals charges with a July 15 tentative trial date at the Old Bailey. Canada urged a review of the 11 percent tax on construction materials and machinery. France hailed Franco German collaboration after talks between De Gaulle and Adenauer. Chicago NAACP parade expected to draw up to 100000 in downtown today.
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London
Stephen Ward
Old Bailey Court
OTTAW
Canadian Labor Congress
Chicago
Directors Arrange Eclipse of Sun at Medicine Hat Stampede
Stampede directors stage a sun eclipse feature on the final day scheduled for 1 53 p m with effects completed by 2 p m to avoid rodeo disruption. No extra charge is planned for patrons, and details remain secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Medicine Hat
Stampede
Theft Reported Of Eight-Transistor Radio From Car
C R Andrews of 534 6th St N W reported to city police that an eight transistor radio was stolen from a parked car after 10 p m Tuesday. The radio was left in the vehicle with the doors locked and entry appeared gained by forcing a ventilator window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Andrews
6Th St. N.W
Andrews
TransAir cuts service here due to low traffic
TransAir announced a schedule change effective July 14 cutting Medicine Hat flights from daily to three days a week with no weekend service. A Monday Calgary origin and Friday Regina origin service will be added, creating a three day commuter pattern for Hatters and reduced Calgary trips.
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TransAir Limited
S. T. Smith
TransAir
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Trans - Canada Airlines
Regina
Mr. Smith
Medicine Hatters
Calgarians
Hatters
Canada
New Democrats Change Policy on Voting
In Ottawa the New Democratic Party abandoned a policy of abstaining from votes that could topple the Pearson government. NDP whip Stanley Knowles confirmed MPs will vote on merits of each issue, after a budget debate sparked by Walter Gordon and T. C. Douglas. The caucus backed his view that the government is not in danger and can push its economic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
New Democratic Party
Pearson
Stanley Knowles
NDP
Walter Gordon
T. C. Douglas
Knowles
Fire Threat Forces Evacuations Near WAWA Ontario
Anxious families in WAWA and Hawk Junction prepared to evacuate as a 9,000 acre forest fire roared through the area. Residents rushed belongings to safety while authorities counted on air and ground crews to slow the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAWA
Ont
Hawk Junction
Little Northern
Churchill acusa Hellyer sabotaging the RCN amid defence committee clash
In Ottawa Gordon Churchill former defence minister accuses Hellyer of sabotaging the Royal Canadian Navy as the defence committee debates ship cuts and a reevaluation of the eight ship frigate program He claims the committee was misled while Hellyer says the program is under review and invites representations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Gordon Churchill
Commons
Defence Committee
Hellyer
Royal Canadian Navy
Donald MacInnis
Cape Breton South
Halifax
Maritimes
Churchill
Soviet China clash over Moscow talks prompts harsh protest
The Soviet Communist Party blasted Chinese Communists as slanderous and meddling on the eve of Moscow talks. It accused Beijing of distributing a letter attacking Khrushchev and sought to create a hostile atmosphere while expelling three diplomats and two civilians.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Pravda
Khrushchev
Peking
U.S.S.R
New China News Agency
Chou En-tai
Central Committee
Communist Party of the
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
International Communist Movement
Thunderstorm Deluges Fort Macleod with Hail the Size of Marbles
A 20 minute storm dumped hailstones marble sized and three inches of rain on Fort Macleod Alberta flooding basements and flooding stores on the north side of Main Street. Some damage extended to the Taber district with half inch hail lingering for hours. Mayor George Bazunis described a one mile wide strip of hail extending three miles west with uncertainty to the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Macleod
Alta
Calgary
Taber
George Bazunis
Stampede Note Book Shows High Bookings in Display Building
Rube Gardner, longtime stampede concessions chairman, reports 95 percent of display building space booked with remaining spaces taken. He praises outside space demand, noting many new bookings for machinery equipment trucks and cars. Alberta products rise in provincial displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube
the Dude) Gardner
Stampede Concessions
G. Waxes
Alberta
Add
Stampede Booth Timings Updated for Exhibition Days
The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede booth behind the Royal Bank of Canada will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the next two weeks. In the final week before the Stampede the hours extend from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffield Experimental Station
Suffield
SES
Norman Spackman
Drowning Ford
Medicine Hat
Royal Bank of Canada
Elkwater Stampede Re Set for July 27
The Elkwater Stampede, postponed due to rain, has been rescheduled for July 27 with entries closing at 9 30 a m. The postponement ends a nine year stretch of at least one rain day affecting rodeo plans and grounds work continued by the Elkwater Roping Club to aid drying and access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ropers
William Boschee
Jim Bohnet
Elkwater Roping Club
Elkwater Stampede
Hazel Bohnet
Thelma
Ekwater
Rodeo
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Don Bullough
Janice Roe
Vancouver
English Bay
Bonn
Reuters
de Gaulle
Adenauer
Don McGillivray
Southam News Services
Little Cloud
RCN
Hail Hammers
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