Grissom Named Second U S Space Traveler For Liberty Bell 7
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Capt Virgil I Grissom 35 of Mitchell Ind chosen to pilot the second U S space mission aboard the Liberty Bell 7 115 mile high capsule The other candidate Marine Lt Col John H Glenn Jr 39 of New Concord Ohio remains as backup to follow Cmdr Alan B Shepard Jr into orbit Russia earlier sent Maj Yuri Gagarin into space the first man to orbit the earth The mission aims to test equipment and pilot response with focus on breaking rockets and a new maneuver control system
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Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
Alan B. Shepard
John H. Glenn Jr
New Concord
Ohio
Russia
Maj
Juri Gagarin
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Broadcast Overhaul Planned by Canadian Regulator
The Board of Broadcast Governors proposed a major overhaul of radio rules in Canada with a public hearing set for August 22. The draft regulations grant power to issue authorizations for private networks and require annual Canadian content statements. The revamp also tightens political broadcasts, requires hearings for new networks, and applies new rules to AM and FM broadcasting.
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Ottawa
Board of Broadcast Governors
Canada
Chain Broadcasting
Viet Cong Reds Killed in Battle Near Saigon
Government troops battled Viet Cong rebels in the Plaine des Jones southwest of Saigon, killing an estimated 187 to 200 FUL during a three hour clash. Government losses were 1 dead and about 60 wounded. Rebels fled toward the Cambodian border with dead and wounded.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Plaine Des Jones
Plain of Redes
Ngo Dinh Diem
Morehhan
Vinh Binh
Gina Lollobrigida Meets Yuri Gagarin at Moscow Film Festival
In Moscow Gina Lollobrigida and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin met in the Culture Minister’s office during the Moscow Film Festival. Gagarin joked his colleagues are jealous of meeting a real star while Lollobrigida quipped that she is attainable.
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Moscow
Gina Lollobrigida
Yuri Gagarin
Ekaterina Furtseva
Gagarin
Gina
Calgary Transit Strike Deepens With City Unions
Calgary nears one week of transit system shutdown as Mayor Harry Hays backs a near payless restructuring plan. Commissioner John Steel to present an outline at a special city council meeting. Local 588 official Ray Ferguson says strikers will fund medical insurance themselves after suspending the city plan. Union leaders pledge broader support with no fixed amounts. drivers get 25 dollars weekly strike pay.
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Calgary
Harry Hays
John Steel
Ray Ferguson
Transit Union
Rainfall Spreads Through Northern China With Flood Fears
Rainy season continues to reach north China bringing relief to drought areas while threatening floods in Shantung Shansi and Hopeh. Heavy rain in Peking and reports of downpours in Yenan region of Shenshi cause river flooding warnings.
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Peking
Reuters
China
Shantung Shansi
Hopeh
People’s Daily
Yenan
Shenshi
No Hero Declared as U S Space Capsule Pilot
AP reports Capt. Virgil Grissom named as pilot of the United States second manned space capsule for a Tuesday launch. The Air Force captain, 35, modestly says he will be scared but asserts he will not be scared long and believes the mission will succeed despite his heroism record.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Virgil Ivan
Gus) Grissom
Grissom
Tornado-Force Winds Wreck Farm Buildings
Severe weekend storms brought hail and tornado like winds across southern Alberta causing extensive crop and building damage. The Rex Anderson farm near Raymond reported more than 50 000 dollars in losses and widespread destruction across districts from Coaldale to Tempest and Chin. Rainfall varied, with Raymond Magrath reporting two inches while Lethbridge areas saw only a fraction, leaving drought conditions improved but still uneasy.
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Southern
South
Rex Anderson
Raymond
Anderson
Oldman River
Coaldale
Tempest
Chin
Crawford
Barnwell
Raely
Spring Coulee
South Magrath
Milk River
Stringham Ranch
117
Schuneman Farm
Alberta
Raymond —Magrath
Carmangay
Champion Vulcan
Nanton
Claresholm
Nobleford
Gratssy Lake
Granum
Lethbridge
Keyon Field
Leth‘bridge
Local Area Sees Light Rain After Hail Storm
Medicine Hat escaped the hail storm but 24 hour rain totals reached .27 inches with .20 inches in the prior day. Meteorologist Oliver Johnson of the Suffield Experimental Station says the rain should end soon though light showers possible this afternoon. A fog cleared as sun rose and weekend rain not counted toward the Stampede barrel total of 2.71 inches since April valued at $813. last night rain would have added about $50 to the prize fund.
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Medicine Hat
Oliver Johnson
Suffield Experimental Station
Stampede Notebook West ern branding party kicks off three day event
Tonight the Stampede prepares for a western branding demonstration at the Westerner on No 1 Highway at 6 pm with Glenn Woolley, Lionel Cavan, Torne Thompson, and Gene Burton. A 6:30 pm reception, 7:30 pm buffet, and 900 pounds of prime beef precede entertainment by Emil Schlenker and the Live-Yers, plus acts by Liebrand, with Jack Hope as MC. The big parade starts Thursday at 9:30 am. Rehab workshop guests attend Friday's show. Ticket booth location also shifts near the new gate per patron input.
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No. 1
Glenn Woolley
Lionel Cavan
Torne Thompson
Gene Burton
Fred McGuinness
Emil Schlenker
Liebrand
Jack Hope
Sere
Jack Cocks
Chick Taylor
Stampede Co
Chick
Ty Cobb Dies at 74 in Atlanta Hospital
Ty Cobb aged 74, famed Georgia Peach of baseball, died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after battles with diabetes bursitis and a back injury from a hunting accident in Idaho. He had been treated there several times in the past two years.
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Atlanta
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Detroit Tigers
Emory University Hospital
Idaho
Bus Driver Quits Mid Run On Vancouver Island
Geoffrey Hirst, a Campbell River resident, stopped his intercity bus near Qualicum and told 41 passengers he quits citing frustr ation with Canadian drivers. A relief driver completed the trip 15 and a half hours later, while Hirst had endured repeated incidents on the road.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Geoffrey Hirst
Vancouver Island
Qualicum
Campbell River
Hirst
England
Manitoba Brief Links Drug Prices to Patent System
The Manitoba government told the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission that Canada’s patent laws enable control of drug manufacture and distribution, eliminating price competition. It urged a full industry study to lower drug costs, noting wide tender price gaps and high promotion spending, and suggested generic names could cut costs while hospital pharmacies show lower prices.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Restrictive Trade Practices Commission
Medicine Hat Exhibition Stampede Parade News Pony Cart
A familiar Medicine Hat scene builds around the exhibition grounds as the fifteenth annual Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede approaches. News reporter Bobby Gaetz drives the pony cart delivering papers and explaining events as the Westerner hosts a branding party with the Derheim brothers orchestra performing ground music and dances.
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Stampede
Medicine Hat
Cart
Bobby Gaetz
Derheim Brothers
Dave
Hank
Climbers Die Near Mount Blanc Summit in Blizzard
Walter Bonatti and three Italians joined a French party to tackle Mount Blanc central pillar. Oggioni perished Friday night followed by Vieille and Sat urday, with Gamba refuge hut survivor Kohlman reporting four deaths after a six day struggle in a brutal storm.
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Courmayeur
Italy
Europe
Mount
Blanc
Walter Bonatti
Aosta Valley
Bonatti
Andrea Oggioni
Robert Galleni
Mount Blanc
Oggioni
Vieille
Guillaume
Kohlman
Gamba
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Hibition
Electric Line Dept
U.S
Virgil I. Grissom
United States Air Force
John Powers
Ban
Huynh van Cao
Little Cloud
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