Holyoake Refuses Portrait of Prime Minister
Wellington New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake said he was certainly not interested in purchasing Stephen Ward's portrait of him on sale in London. He smiled at the price of 250 guineas about $787 and said he had no recollection of it being done.
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London
Ashblonde
Vicky Barrett
Janet Barker
Stephen Ward
Miss Barrett
Old Bailey
Central Criminal Court
Ward
Margaret Roman Ricardo
Barrett
Miss. Ricardo
Miss Ricardo
James Burge
Wellington
N.Z
Reuters
Keith Holyoake
Holyoake
Savoy Hotel
West End
John Diefenbaker
Ross Henderson
Calgary
Diefenbaker
Allan Gunter
Cliff Adam
Public Works Committee
Constable R W Fillmore Found Dead in Barracks
RCMP report Constable R W Fillmore age 23 died from a gunshot wound in his left chest. He was alone in his Valleyview barracks with five years service. He previously served in Regina Peace River and Valleyview and the investigation remains open.
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Valleyview
Alta
RCMP
R. W. Fillmore
Const
Fillmore
Regina
Peace River
Officials Hope Disease Will Die
Federal wildlife officials monitor an anthrax outbreak among buffalo in the Northwest Territories near Alberta. With 54 dead buffalo found and the main Wood Buffalo herd nearby, efforts include burying carcasses, spotting by aircraft, and controlled burns. researchers search for the disease source and carrier to prevent spread to cattle, sheep, and humans.
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Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Alberta
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada
Saskatchewan
Canadian Wildlife Service
Federal Agriculture Department
Woman shot on street as husband faces murder charge
In Kitchener a 48 year old woman was shot dead on a downtown street corner watched by over 20 spectators. Her husband was later charged with capital murder, indicating a violent domestic crime case unfolding in public view.
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Kitchener, Ont
Reds Hold Youngsters
Two Welsh children described being captured at gunpoint by East German border guards after wandering into a frontier area near Brochthausen West Germany. The incident, reported by Reuters, highlights tense border control and the risks for civilians near the border.
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Brochthausen
West Germany
Reuters
Accident Victim Dead After Highway Collision
Henry Snyder aged 79 of 406 13th St S.E. died in hospital about 2 a.m. after a car motorcycle crash on the Trans Canada Highway near the Black and White Trail. He was driving east in a parking lane when turning left into the intersection. Rosie Bertha Johnson of Vancouver drove a car at about 55 mph and struck the cycle. Police report no charges anticipated.
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Henry Snyder
13Th St. S.E
Snyder
No. 1
Rosie Bertha Johnson
Vancouver
Nuclear Test Ban Pact Accord Said Reached a Smell Back
East West treaty to ban nuclear tests above ground was reported completed today and could begin Thursday. Khrushchev tied the pact to a non aggression pact, while western delegates remained hopeful despite last minute hitches.
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Lagoon
Moscow
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Tass
NATO
Communist Bloc
Addis Ababa
Spiridonovka Palace
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Federal Fund Urged by Canadian Mayors Federation
The Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities calls for an immediate federal municipal loan and development fund with provincial cooperation. In a letter to Prime Minister Pearson and provincial premiers, the federation cites broad support and urges enactment in the current Parliament session. President I W Akerley of Dartmouth NS signs, noting upcoming federal provincial talks on the proposal.
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Montreal
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Pearson
Federation
Canada
I. W. Akerley
Dartmouth
N.S
Clergy Urge Civil Rights Action in Congress Testimony
Three church leaders from Protestant Roman Catholic and Jewish groups told a House judiciary subcommittee that segregation is immoral and racism is blasphemy. Dr Eugene Carson Blake urged passage of Kennedy civil rights legislation while praising a social revolution avoiding civil chaos.
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Washington
U.S
Eugene Carson Blake
House of Representative Judiciary
Congress
Kennedy
Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Maryland
Johnf. Cronin
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Irwin M. Blank
Synagogue Council of America
Lunacy Tax Sparks Ottawa Budget Clash
Opposition MPs denounce an 11 percent sales tax on building materials and machinery in a May Commons debate. Michael Starr calls for withdrawal while Reid Scott fails to force a test vote as Deputy Speaker Lamoureux rules the motion out of order. A later vote upholds the ruling 100 to 70 amid hints of extended debate.
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Ottawa
Michael Starr
Commons
New Democratic Party
Reid Scott
NDP
Toronto Danforth
Lucien Lamoureux
David Pugh
Okanagan
Gordon
Committee Blasts flagrant usury in Ontario mortgage loans
The Ontario legislature select committee on consumer credit exposes high rates and dubious practices. Probed lenders include Northern Loan Co of Toronto with 12 percent first mortgages and 21 percent second mortgage rates, Superior Finance up to 26.8 percent, and Forest Hill Investment Corp demanding 875 on a 430 loan with 33 monthly payments.
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Toronto
Ontario
Simone
Sidney Rosenberg
Northern Loan Company of
John H. White
London South
Rosenberg
Joseph Sedgwick
Schomberg
Ont
Here
Forest Hill Investment Corporation
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Stephen
Davies
Heinz Rauter
Crescent Heights
Wetaskiwin
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Federal Fund
Little Cloud
Starr
Cribe
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W. J Simone
Registrar of Brokers
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