First Sod Turned For Elks Addition
Excavation began today for a $30,000 Elks Hall addition as part of a $100,000 expansion plan. Mayor Harry Weiner led the sod turning, with western and eastern extensions 50 by 90 feet each to add a convention center and canteen. The project targets completion by January 1, 1964, and will transform the existing clubhouse into a modern lounge and dining area to attract members.
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Elks Hall
Harry Weiner
Clude
Harold Lozo
Lozo
Medicine Hat
Arms Talks Open With Hopeful Atmosphere at Geneva
The 17 nation disarmament conference resumes in Geneva after a hopeful mood fueled by last week's partial nuclear test ban accord among the United States, Russia and Britain. U.S. delegation head Charles Stelle is to report on the pact as delegates seek a binding test ban and follow up Moscow progress.
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Geneva
Reuters
United States
Russia
Britain
Moscow
U.S
Charles Stelle
Government to form war supplies agency for emergencies
Ottawa reports the Commons defence committee heard the plan to create a nucleus of a war supplies agency to control production distribution and prices in event of a national emergency. Unemployment insurance moves toward solvency after deficit winter and spring. Harold Kim Philby seeks and receives political asylum in the Soviet Union. Ottawa signals cautious stance on Canadian membership in OAS. Seoul reports U S patrols and South Korean police killed four North Korean soldiers near the DMZ.
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Commons Defence Committee
Moscow
Reuters
Izbestia
Harold
Kim) Philby
Soviet Union
Seoul
Demilitarized Zone
Three-Year-Old Drowns Near Hays Bay
Police report three year old Steven Link drowned Monday in an irrigation ditch near Hays Alta. The body was recovered and no inquest will be held. Hays sits about fifty miles west of Medicine Hat.
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Hays
Alta
Steven Link
Medicine Hat
Bennett to Battle Decision On Takeover of B.C. Power
British Columbia's Premier Bennett faces a landmark ruling on the 1961 expropriation of BCE and its merger into the Hydro and Power Authority. Chief Justice Lett found key acts unconstitutional and pegged BCE assets at 192.8 million dollars, prompting BC Power to seek return of its assets and the province to appeal.
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B.C
B.C. Supreme Court
Sherwood Lett
W. A. C. Bennett
Social Credit
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B.C. Hydro Commission
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
BCE
B.C. Power Corporation
Lett
BCS
Peace
Columbia River
Bruce Robertson
B.C. Power
Hydro Authority
Robertson
Robert Bonner
Corporation
Harry Purdy
University of B.C
Supreme Court of Canada
BCP
Authority
Columbia Rivers
Bonner
Defenders Plead Lagoon Not Guilty In Odor Probe
Allan Gunter and Alderman Cliff Adam pleaded on behalf of the lagoon, denying charges of foul odor and pollution across Crescent Heights and Hill areas. Residents reported a strong stench as authorities inspected the site, signaling public concern over lagoon rehabilitation.
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Allan Gunter
Ald
Cliff Adam
Public Works Committee
Crescent
Crescent Heights
12Th St. N.E
Gas Plant Progresses Splitting Tower Looms on Empress Skyline
Pacific Petroleums Ltd Empress plant takes shape with a 205 foot steel needle splitter towering above two large furnaces. A 50 000 barrel water tank nearby will store water for two days of operation, while initial gas capacity is one billion cubic feet per day, planned to rise to one and a half billion.
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Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Empress
Promise Not Yet Settled
Trade Minister Mitchell Sharp said the Liberal pledge of a $2 a bushel floor for wheat is policy not yet settled. NFU delegates urged the government to keep the promise while also seeking a higher top grade dog premium and a Western Canadian Veterinary College in Saskatoon, with Edmonton named as a possible site.
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Edmonton
Mitchell Sharp
Liberal Party
Mr. Sharp
National Farmers’ Union
NFU
Sharp
House of Commons
NFA
Alberta Farmers’ Union
G. N. Leeders
Alberta Union
Western Canadian Veterinary College
Saskatoon
Skopje Earthquake Devastates Yugoslavia City
Rescue crews blasted rubble after a quake devastated Skopje, Yugoslavia, killing over 1,000 and leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed. Ten more survivors were pulled from ruins after blasting began Monday night using microtubes and detectors. Geologists will decide if rebuilding at the site is safe or if relocation is needed.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav
Macedonia
MPs Vote to Raise Salaries and Allowances in Commons
In Ottawa MPs approved higher pay and larger expense accounts for travel and communications. Senators and federal judges would also gain raises. Roll call showed 200 in favor and 10 opposed, including Diefenbaker and Caouette. The move aims to keep Parliament open to capable leaders. Pearson gets $45,000.
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Ottawa
Senate
Commons
Diefenbaker
Social Credit
Real Caouette
Pearson
Investors cheer BC Supreme Court ruling on BC Electric takeover
Toronto dealers welcomed the decision invalidating the British Columbia governments takeover of BC Electric. They noted the ruling boosts shareholder value and may improve Canada’s image among foreign investors. The court found BC Electric worth an extra 20.995 million dollars on top of 171.833 million paid by the government, lifting value per share.
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British Columbia Supreme Court
B.C
B.C. Electric Company
Paul Henry
Canada
Silenry
EK. A. Walker
Gairdner and Company
Premier Bennett
George Armstrong
Canadian Business Service
B.C. Power Corporation
B.C. Electric
B.C. Power
Fire Hits Churchill Rocket Range In Arctic Fort Churchill
A February 1961 blaze at the diesel generator plant near Fort Churchill destroys the rocket facility and warming buildings. The fire, worsened by a broken telephone line, delays, but a rebuilt range reopens under US Air Force direction with Col. Jerry Flicek driving renewed activity.
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Tim Creery
Southam News Services
Fort Churchill
Man
Churchill
Churchill Harbor
Jens Munck
Company of Adventurers
Hud
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Churchill Research Range
Office of Aerospace Research
US Air Force
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