Wind Storm Ravages Ranch North of Medicine Hat
A wind storm struck Medicine Hat area on Saturday, damaging the north ranch of Col. D. Scholten with losses up to 25000 dollars from twisted irrigation pipes and broken fences. City damage included downed trees on Ross Street, a bowled fence at Athletic Park, and brief power outages after a falling tree near the airport caused a two hour blackout. Electric crews worked from 6 30 p.m. to 1 a.m. to restore service. Three motorists reported tire punctures from steel pegs near South Railway Street and 8th Avenue, likely from a blown barricade. Weather measurements showed gusts peaking at 82 mph before easing.
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T Ranch
Medicine Hat Golf Club
Col. D. Scholten
Ross St
Athletic Park
Ray Cairns
Parks Department
John Neiglin
Clifford Crump
Patricia
Erwin Blechinger
11Th St. S.W
South Railway St
8Th Ave
U.K. to Buy 24 Million Pounds Uranium Under New Contract
The United Kingdom agreed to purchase 24 million pounds of Canadian uranium for about 127.7 million dollars under a renegotiated contract signed in Ottawa. The deal follows 1957 letters of intent and reflects revised pricing with deliveries extending into the early 1970s. Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited and the U K Atomic Energy Authority outlined the terms.
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Ottawa
United Prity
Ahe- Kingdom
Britain
Hees
Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited
Canada
Roger Makins
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Auth
Hailstorm Flattenes Crops Near Pincher Creek
A Friday hailstorm swept through the Pincher Creek Twin Butte area about 40 miles southwest of Lethbridge. High winds shattered windows and flattened many acres of grain, injuring crops and damaging property.
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Pincher Creek
Alta
Twin Butte
Lethbridge
Thalidomide Toll 40: Federal Aid Unlikely
The Canadian press reports thalidomide deformities rising to over 40 as federal authorities reject financial aid to affected families. A Hamilton mother with seven month-old twins shows the toll, while Health Minister Monteeith reiterates no government help. US officials consider stricter drug controls and debate on whether severely deformed babies should live. Hospital ties are not confirmed.
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Canada
Victoria
Brock
Chis
Holm
Federal Commission
Ottawa
Hamilton
Coleman joins NEWS Columns
Jim Coleman, a nationally known sports columnist and broad¢pier pene writer for The Medicine The year old journalist born in Winnipeg describes himself as more a Torontonian after living in Ontario over 20 years. His column will appear thrice weekly in The NEWS.
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Jim Coleman
Algiers Seized by Ben Bella in Bloodless Coup
Algerian guerrilla troops seized Algiers after a bloodless coup. Opponents arrested include Amar Oussedik. Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda’s government largely unmolested. Col. Si Hassan aims to form a junta to lead until elections on August 12.
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Algiers
Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella
Amar Oussedik
Algiers Autonomous Zone
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Idawn
Si Hassan
Willaya
Sevenman
Tragic BC crash leaves seven dead in Cariboo area
A high speed collision on the Cariboo Highway nine miles south of Quesnel killed seven people including James Paxton and his family. Two children and a man in Alexandria were critically injured. another man Otto Thompson was injured while directing traffic post crash.
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Quesnel
B.C
Cariboo Highway
Here
RCMP
Brill Columbia
James Paxton
Eleanor
Judy
Joseph
Linda
Wendy
Alfred Joseph Carriere
Alexandria
Patsy Paxton
Cindy Lou
Otto Thompson
Excursion Train Toll Reaches 19 in Steelton Derailment
Pennsylvania Railroad officials attribute the derailment of a special baseball train to track misalignment. 19 people were killed and 100 injured in the Steelton crash. Vice president James F. Newell cited initial reports from Howard C. Kohout, who led salvage and repair efforts. Crews repaired about 1,500 feet of track through Saturday night.
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Steelton
Pennsylvania Railroad
James F. Newell
Pennsylvania
Newell
Howard C. Kohout
Philadelphia
Kohout
Rogers Pass Highway Opens as Trans-Canada Link
The new Rogers Pass Highway is officially open today by the B C government. Officials warn it could close again for completion work on the 92 mile route valued at 40 million dollars. An opening ceremony by the federal government is planned for September 3 with avalanche sheds still under construction and about 20 miles left to finish.
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Rogers Pass
B.C
Septemer
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