George Maser Leads Grounds Crew at Stampede Preparations
The Exhibition Company grounds chairman George Maser oversees a four man crew in two shifts as they rush to complete last minute pens and repairs. They built eight by ten foot pens, repaired corrals, added two ticket offices and roofs for four buildings. Maser spends long hours preparing the grounds for Stampede week while noting the headaches and steady pace between tasks.
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George Maser
George
Maser
Moncton Mayor challenges rival to river fishing contest
Moncton Mayor Leonard C. Jones Jr. invites Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Veiner to a tommycod fishing contest on the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick on August 10 as part of Canada’s centennial twin-city celebrations. Veiner had been invited to attend Moncton’s 75th birthday in August. his reply is not yet known.
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Moncton
N.B
Leonard C. Jones Jr
Harry Viener
Medicine Hat
Alto
New Brunswick
Petitcodiae
Veiner
Canada
Coast Guard, Air Force recover eight bodies in Atlantic crash
Eight bodies recovered from a 19 man Air Force crew after a radar plane ditched in thick fog 245 miles east north east of Nantucket. Eleven survivors were brought aboard American and German destroyers with one crew member missing hours after rescue. Helicopters from the Wasp assisted as Navy ships conducted search operations.
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Falmouth
Mass
U.S. Coast Guard and
Air Force
North Atlantic
Otis Air Force Base
William T. White
Salem Coast Guard
Otis
Nantucket
U.S
Wasp
Navy
Stampede timetable and events listing
Monday branding party Western branding events and Quarter Horse Show scheduled with Bobby Curtola Show. Thomas Shows Midway opens Wednesday with showtimes 6 30 p.m. 9 00 a.m. 1 00 p.m. 7 30 p.m. 9 00 p.m. 7 00 p.m. 8 00 p.m.
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Bobby Curtola
Thomas
Halal
Alan Teeneae
Wees
Saleee
Dundee
Calgary
Heer
Werner Sree
Sereeters Tate
Rene
Aed Steels
Kinsmen
Jaycee
Dundee lord provost to open Medicine Hat stampede
Lord Provost Maurice McManus of Dundee will travel to Medicine Hat Alberta to open the annual stampede as the first non Canadian guest. He will present a silver Celtic cup as a trophy for future events and may visit Hamilton and Toronto during the trip. He suspects Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Weiner helped invite him after a previous kick the ball contest.
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Dundee
Scotland
Medicine Hat
Alta
Maurice Mce-Manus
Stampede Association
McManus
Harry Weiner
Weiner
Canada
Hamilton
Toronto
Mariner 4 probe haywire as Mars rendezvous nears
In Pasadena, the solar plasma probe on Mariner 4 is malfunctioning and sends garbled data. Engineers report a failed resistor and hope sunlight heat or Mars plasma intensifies to revive the instrument before Mars encounter planned for next week with 21 pictures and a television camera set to operate July 14.
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Earth
Red Planet
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Canada and United States urged to deepen North American market ties
A joint Canada U S report to Prime Minister Pearson and President Johnson warns U S policy can disproportionately affect Canada due to size differences and trade patterns. It urges closer consultation and a move toward reducing barriers, with study of mutual gains from a larger combined market and care to avoid trade act conflicts.
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Pearson
Johnson
Arnold Heeney
Canada
Livingston T. Merchant
U.S
United States
Explosions Hit Ice Cream Trucks in Chicago
Police reported five explosions in the Chicago area since Wednesday with two more blasts in the west end parking lot of an ice cream firm. No injuries were reported as three trucks were damaged and windows blown out.
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Chicago
West End
Wilson peace envoy meets North Viet Nam leaders
Prime Minister Wilson confirms seven hours of talks between Harold Davies and leaders of North Viet Nam's Fatherland Front in Hanoi. The meeting signals Britain’s push for a Viet Nam peace process and Davies' ability to navigate questions about his left wing background and mission.
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London
Wilson
Hanoi
Harold Davies
North Viet Nam
Fatherland Front
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Lao Dong
Henoi
Communist Party
Davies
House of Commons
Criti
Foreign Office
Alec Douglas- Home
Reginald Maudling
Viet Nam
Foreign Press Association
First U.S. Infantry Arrives in South Vietnam
The 1st Division with 3,966 soldiers lands in South Vietnam beginning with 1,000 at Cam Ranh Bay north east of Saigon. The rest of the brigade will land Tuesday, bringing U.S. forces to 71,000. Col. James Simmons leads the drive to protect harbor work by the 35th Engineer Group.
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Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
Cam Ranh Bay
Viet Nam
James Simmons
U.S. Army
35Th Engineer Group
Stampede Exhibit to Illustrate Six Centennial Projects
The Medicine Hat CPAC branch will display six proposed centennial projects with drawings and data. Project ideas include a downtown civic centre with theatre, an indoor pool recreation centre, a multi purpose civic complex, arena renovations and related schemes, Kin Coulee dam and ski run, and a western pioneer museum. A straw vote using utility bills is planned for July 19 to gauge public views.
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Medicine Hat
Community Planning Association of Canada
Jack Russell
CPAC
Ben Schwabe
Henry Cavan
Centennial Committee
Crescent Heights
Joint planning urged for Canada US energy cooperation
A special report on Canada United States relations recommends early study of joint planning in energy production and distribution. Prepared for the two governments the report says closer cooperation could bring mutual benefits and suggests regional joint development of resources across the border.
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Ottawa
Canada-United States
Livingston Merchant
U.S
A. D. P. Wenney
Canada
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Booth
Exhibition Company Directorate
Mariner Unit
Pasadena
Calif
Common Market Alliance
Little Cloud
Viet
Ings
Ald
Peter Simpson
Dick Pearce
The
Stampede Company
Arena Garden
Strathcona Island
Crestwood
Kin Coulee
Dave Balty
Douglas Cattle Co
Douglas Lake, B.C
Vernal Sox
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