Death toll soars in U.S. race riots with 80 dead
Washington dispatch reports at least 80 killed in widespread Negro slum violence across some 400 cities. Detroit records 39 deaths and 2,000 injuries amid five days of looting and arson, with 3,374 arrests. Troops deployed, insured and real property losses estimated high, Johnson urges resolve.
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Washington
U.S
Detroit
Oss
Dwight Havens
Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Watts
Johnson
US S
Black and Sealike
Rockabar Leads Brahma Bull Riding at Medicine Hat Rodeo
Rocky Rockabar returns to action at the Medicine Hat Exposition and Stampede and takes the Brahma bull riding lead with a 71 score. Kenny McLean sits strong in the running for the Canadian all-round title after top finishes in saddle bronc and steer wrestling. McLeanalso won the first saddle bronc go-round with 75 points while edging Ivan Davies in a tight steer wrestling time of 4.6 seconds.
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Rockabar
McLean
Medicine Hat
Rocky Rockabar
Rock
Rocky
Kenny McLean
Okanagan Falls
B.C
Ivan Davies
Innisfail
Junior Meeks
Anson
Texas
Malcolm Jones
Tabor
Larry Aldoff
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ken Neuens
Bismark
North Dakota
Connie Stinson
New Underwood
South Dakota
Sonny Ehr
Sonny
Arena
Reg Keslér
John Gee
Stanford
Montana
Dick Gardner
Calgary
Fred Walker
Pat McHugh
Tom Bews
Brone
Happy Tagart
Francis Chamberlain
Stratmore
Blast Kills 26 Aboard Forrestal Off Vietnam
AP reports a catastrophic fire and explosions aboard the USS Forrestal off North Vietnam killed 26 sailors and damaged or destroyed 29 jets. Hundreds were injured or missing as flames from a Skyhawk ignited bombs and fuel on the flight deck during a planned bombing mission.
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Saigon
USS
Forrestal
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Attendance hits new high at Medicine Hat Stampede
Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede set record gate figures with 10,428 admissions on Friday, topping 10,000 for the first time on a Friday. Earlier midweek and weekend days also posted record attendance. estimates place Friday rodeo crowds around 2,300 and night show attendance at 2,832 for pony chuckwagon and chariot racing.
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Medicine Hat
Stampede
Esse
Stampede Company
De Gaulle Exit Blamed On Canadian Government
Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson blamed the federal government for President Charles de Gaulle ending his state visit. Opposition Leader Jean Lesage backed Pearson's rebuke of de Gaulle, prompting Liberal legislator Francois Aquin to resign from the party.
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Quebec
Daniel Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
France
Jean Lesage
Pearson
Lesage
Liberal Party
Francois Aquin
Dorion
Mr. Aquin
Quebec Liberal Federation
Johnson
de Gaulle
Ottawa
Gen
de’ Gaulle
Canada
Montreal
Otawa
Union Nationale
Gen. de Gaulle
Premiers conference opens as Manitoba leader eyes PC leadership
Fredericton dispatch notes premiers begin arriving for the eighth annual two day conference. A Toronto report cites a Conservative source that Premier Duff Roblin will seek leadership of the Progressive Conservative party next Tuesday or Wednesday. Bayonne reports Basque and Quebec separatist signs echoing De Gaulle era tensions. Santiago reports Chilean security redeployed amid Cuban flag sightings.
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Fredericton
Canada
Toronto
the Star
Duff Roblin
Manitoba
Progressive Conservative Party
Little Cloud Says Rodeo Teaches Fans a Lesson
A brief wry column fragment notes Little Cloud's remark about a rodeo page eleven feature. The snippet hints at commentary or a cultural aside within a broader rodeo section.
Fifth in a series Century of crime: headlines around the world
Canadian press recounts a century of violent death on the frontier with cases such as the Mad Trapper of Rat River and Almighty Voice. Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper, eludes pursuit through Yukon ice and Arctic siege, killing a constable after a long dog sled chase. Almighty Voice’s crime spree ends after a brutal confrontation with Mounties, artillery, and a Cree killer profile.
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John Leblanc
Canada
Almighty Voice
Gaspe Wilds
Rat River
RCMP
Arctic
Albert Johnson
Fort McPherson
N.W.T
Arctic Circle
Edmonton
Arctic Red River
Ually
Eagle River
Yukon
British Columbia
Almigh
Duck Lake
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Red Deer
Wagner
Lesser Slave Lake
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Leduc
Alder Flats
Winfield
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Iu Press
Prairie Provinces
Moscow
Soviet Union
Nikolai S. Patolitchev
New High
Bayonne
Santiago
Reuters
Little Cloud
Aklavik
A. W. King
Edgar Millen
Wilfred
Wop) May
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