27 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1963
Page
1
The NEWS asks readers MARILYNN A HEHR and PAT FLINN whether they support a voluntary lawn watering ban from 11 AM to 2 PM. Readers are invited to share views on the proposed daily restriction and its practicality.
Two young Medicine Hat men were treated at hospital for superficial cuts after their car struck a light standard in the 200 block of 3rd Street S.W. around 10:05 p.m. Friday. Driver LyJe McKee, 22, and passenger Wayne Olechowski, 21, were not detained. McKee said a right front tire blew out as he prepared to turn from Gershaw Drive onto 3rd Street.
Western negotiators Harriman and Lord Hailsham return from Moscow amid signs of friendlier Soviet attitude. Diplomats report invitations to Russian officials and warmer day to day relations, though Khrushchev may still seek leverage via a non aggression pact affecting West Berlin routes.
President Kennedy urges a nationwide debate on the U S British Soviet agreement to ban all nuclear tests except underground describing it as an important first step toward peace. He asks Americans to participate for the sake of children and grandchildren and notes the Senate must ratify by a two thirds vote before the treaty can take effect.
At the federal provincial conference Ottawa offers to split a 400 million dollar municipal loan fund by population. Provinces demand Ottawa allow provincial distribution and broader project scope. Quebec's Jean Lesage signals withdrawal from joint schemes citing tax compensation and control over welfare plans.
Mr. Lesage argues for provincial control while keeping autonomy under two federal plans. Quebec would keep its own pension scheme for those 70 and older and the shared program for ages 65 to 69, subject to need. Other provinces would participate in the federal framework.
The Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches concluded a 14 day session in Montreal with a message urging churches toward unity. Delegates from 138 churches in 50 countries participated along with 300 theologians and 200 observers.
Dr. Stephen Ward the society osteopath and artist faces charges of procuring and living off the earnings of prostitutes. He testifies he was a bystander in the Keeler Profumo romance and denies any sordid acts. Ward faces potential 25 year sentence as Britain’s trial dominates national talk.
In a Havana rally Castro called Kennedy a ruffian and accused the United States of shortchanging Cuba by 10 million dollars in the Bay of Pigs prisoner release. He said Cuba seeks no full restoration of ties and urged Latin American revolutions with Soviet backing. He noted 58 U.S. students in attendance and reported the State Department passport withdrawal.
Three diplomats from the United States Britain and Russia agreed on the wording of a limited nuclear test ban after 10 days of talks in Moscow. France and China remain outside the accord with Paris saying it should not bind them. The move is hailed as a significant first step by many nations. The story notes the toll of a Macedonia earthquake and Ottawa Washington talks easing a U S plan to tax foreign securities purchases.
A 17th Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede drew 45 954 visitors over the weekend, the highest three day total on record. A separate Alberta storm caused power outages after striking the Gershaw Drive substation and transformers citywide.
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