Hailstorm called worst in 25 years near Medicine Hat
A Wednesday hailstorm described as the worst in 25 years devastated Medicine Hat area crops especially greenhouses on Powerhouse Road where 100 percent damage hit. Many growers face three month delays while insurance adjustors handle widespread car, trailer and home damage and assess recovery prospects.
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Medicine Hat
Pashley
Schuler
Powerhouse Road
Woodman Avenue
Canada
Redcliff
Indiana
Pearson outlines crime and causeway plan in Ottawa
Prime Minister Pearson held a crime and causeway press conference outlining actions on Dorion report charges, possible election opposition to Yvon Dupuis, and a $148 million nine mile tunnel bridge link between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. He flagged Eskimo administration transfers and start of construction next April with completion in 1970, including a three mile bridge and five miles of causeway.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Just Department
Ontario
Quebec
Dorion
Yvon Dupuis
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Dupuis
Iabinet
St. Jean-Iberville-Napierville
Maritime Provinces
Jourimain Island
N.B
Port Borden
P.E.I
Wilson and Home clash over peace talk effort
In London a parliamentary row erupted as Prime Minister Wilson and Opposition Leader Douglas-Home argued over a junior minister Harold Davies flight to Hanoi to spark talks on the Commonwealth Viet Nam peace mission. Wilson defended a dialogue aim while noting no East West representation and said Davies would clarify the mission’s purpose in Hanoi.
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London
Reuters
Wilson
Alec Douglas - Home
Hanoi
Commonwealth
Viet Nam
Douglas-Home
United States
Lord Dun
Laos
Fourman
Moscow
Peking
House of Commons
Davies
Alec Douglas- Home
French boycott risks delaying European market accord
Negotiations on Nigeria’s association with the European Common Market proceed, but France’s boycott of ministerial meetings threatens timely approval. The blockage endangers an expected January effect date and stems from tensions over a supra-national agriculture plan and France Nigeria diplomatic strains. Walter Hallstein plans talks with Italy’s Fanfani amid attempts to calm the market crisis.
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Brussels
Reuters
France
Nigeria
Sahara
British Commonwealth
Common Market
Walter Hallstein
West Germany
Amintore Fanfani
Duesseldorf
Fanfani
Giuseppe Saragat
Hallstein
Maurice Ulrich
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ontario drought eased by rain
A general rain across eastern Ontario and western Quebec eased drought conditions and offered relief to water-short areas in southern Ontario. Ottawa received over seven tenths of an inch, boosting its total since July 1 to 1.5 inches. Farmers seek moderate rains for a second hay crop to mitigate cattle feed shortages amid ongoing drought. Governments plan a joint aid program with stopgap steps including sorghum seed purchases and water-pumper irrigation trucks from Western Canada.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Ottawa Valley
Canada
Prestige suffers but no election in sight in Britain
London reports that Prime Minister Wilson’s government faces no immediate topple risk after a triple clause-by-clause defeat on a finance bill. With a slim four-seat majority, a forthcoming Hove by election could alter power balance, while Tories press for confidence votes and continued late-night divisions to test government stamina.
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London
Wilson
House of Commons
Douglas-Home
Labor
Tories
Allies In Viet Cong Zone D Kill 100 Guerrillas
An Allied brigade began withdrawing from zone D after killing about 100 Viet Cong in three days. The force included American paratroops, an Australian battalion, and South Vietnamese units. Viet Cong strength in the area was estimated at 8,000 with several engagements near Kon Tum and Dak To, where key outposts reportedly fell to enemy control.
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Saigon
Reuters
America
Australié
U.S
Xom Dua
Binh Duong
Kon Tum
Dak To
Tan Canh
Kong Tum
Tourmorong
Killers sought as Oregon deputy shot. hostages freed
Two gunmen who abducted and released six hostages near Sacramento pursued across Oregon and into California after Deputy Carlton E. Smith was killed in Springfield. Hostages included Mrs. Corbin and her son Clinton Clark. others were the Rickstings family and a friend. An all points bulletin named Grey and Bowles, recent Oregon prison escapees, as suspects.
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Springfield
Ore
Sacramento
Calif
Oregon
California
David Corbin
Clinton Clark
iDeputy
Carlton E. Smith
Ron Eggleston
Lane County Sheriff’s Office
Gene
Aldis Ricksting
Seattle
Smith
Corbin
Cascade Mountains
Marion Forks
Ric‘stins
Wilbur Marion Grey
Brunswick
Karl Cletes Bowles
Amarillo
Tex
Grey
Bowles
Goodpasture
Delta
Howard Kershner
Fireworks Debated for Exhibition Night Show
At a Wednesday meeting of the Exhibition Company directors, a proposal to re introduce fireworks for the Saturday night show was discussed. Managing director Dirk Scholten cited budget savings as a source for a one night display but other directors favored caution and shelving the idea for next year.
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Dirk Scholten
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