640 Steaks Barbecued and They Ate Every One
The second day of Alberta’s District Four convention saw 200 delegates travel by bus to Kin Coulee for a 640 steak barbecue with no leftovers. A bonfire accident injured Grant Gardiner, but proceedings continued with dances, entertainment from Medicine Hat Kinettes and Calgary guests, and an upcoming governor’s banquet to close the three-day event.
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Rod Edwards
Elk’s Hall
Patterson Armories
Harry Weiner
Alberta
North West Territories
British Columbia
Kinettes
Medicine Hat
Robert Morris
4Th St. S.E
Kin Coulee
Chic Taylor
IGA
Grant Gardiner
Gardiner
Medicine Hat Club
Jocal Kinettes
J. H. Hook
Lethbridge
Calgary
al Jolson
George Formby
Formby
Park Lane
Bullshippers
Connaught Golf Club
Divers Fight Algae Blockage At City Powerhouse
SCUBA divers worked four hours at the powerhouse to clear algae blocking intakes threatening water supply and condenser cooling. Fire department diver Ken Forbes and Dick Herrmann joined public works diver Ken Bailey along with city engineer Allan Gunter in seeking a permanent remedy after an unsuccessful annual ice break.
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Ken Forbes
Dick Herrmann
Ken ‘Bailey
Public Works Department
South
Saskatchewan
Allan Gunter
Gunter
Negroes Win Court Protection Over Picketing in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee the court grants protection for regulated picketing of white movie theatres. Leaders announce continued peaceful action and plan lawsuits to open theatres to all. Earlier protests led to arrests of more than 200 Negroes. the modified order allows picketing from 1:15 p.m. until the last feature.
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Tallahasse
Fla
Tallahassee
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida
State
Les Pendleton
Anti-Cancer Serum Arrives in Rome for Pope Visit
Dr. Sergio de Carvalho, head of cancer research for Rand Development, arrives in Rome with an anti-cancer serum for Pope John. He is met at Faicchino Airport and taken to the Vatican Palace for a meeting with Dr. Pietro Valdoni.
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Rome
Sergio de Carvalho
Cleveland
Rand Development Corporation
Pope John
Faicichino
Pietro Valdoni
de Carvalho
Vatican Palace
Lloyd Plans City Visit in Medicine Hat for NDP Rally
Saskatchewan Premier Woodrow Lloyd visits Medicine Hat to back NDP candidate Milt Reinhardt in Alberta’s June 17 election. He appears with Neil Reimer at Westminster Church Hall for a 6 p.m. reception and an 8 p.m. rally in the High School Auditorium.
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North America
Medicine Hat
Milt Reinhardt
NDP
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Woodrow Stanley Lloyd
Neil Reimer
Edmonton
Westminster Church Hall
Mounties Said Going Too Far in Sedition Debate
In Ottawa the New Democrats assailed RCMP security operations as overextended. T. C. Douglas and David Orlikow cited university fishing expeditions. Colin Cameron described two cases as disgraceful. Justice Minister Chevrier was absent. Pickersgill promised a later statement. Eldon Woolliams praised the force’s vigilance against subversion.
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Ottawa
RCMP
New Democrats
Voice of Women
Canadian Peace Research Institute
T. C. Douglas
David Orlikow
Winnipeg North
Colin Cameron
Nanaimo
Cowichanthe Islands
Lionel Chevrier
Pickersgill
Eldon Woolliams
Bow River
Fallout Rise In North America From Soviet Tests
A Federal Radiation Council report says fallout this year will rise in North America mainly due to last year’s Soviet nuclear tests. Individual exposure remains far below concerning levels, with strontium-90 uptake to bone projected at about one fourth natural background radiations.
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Washington
North America
Federal Radiation Council
United States
Bridgers Medicine Hat Jaycees Host Forum June 13
Medicine Hat Jaycees announce a get out the vote campaign tied to the June 17 provincial election. The Towne Hall Forum will be June 13 at Alexander Junior High Auditorium where all local candidates address residents and field audience questions. A vote-turnout challenge compares per thousand eligible voters with Lethbridge Jaycees, with a potato-rolling penalty for the losing side.
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Medicine Hat Jaycees
Jaycees
Towne Hall Forum
Alexander Junior High School
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Lethbridge Jaycees
Lethbridge
Pope John XXIII Briefly Regains Consciousness Then Fades
Vatican reports show Pope John XXIII revived briefly for a second time today before slipping back into a deep coma. Doctors noted his heart fought bravely as hemorrhages from a stomach tumor and peritonitis weakened him, with prayers and reflections marking his final hours.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Holy Father
God
Vatican Radio
Jesus
Evangelist
John
Christ
Lazarus
Mary
Martha
Lfe
Oddone Tacoli
Vatican Radio and Press Office
Ferdinando Cardinal Mento
Pope John
Manning Honored at Calgary Chamber Dinner Marking 20 Years
Premier Ernest C. Manning, 55, was feted in Calgary by the Chamber of Commerce at a testimonial dinner marking his 20th anniversary as Alberta premier. About 400 guests cheered as Grant Carlyle praised Manning’s long service and a sculpture of a stage coach was presented to him and his wife.
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Calgary
Ernest C. Manning
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Manning
Alberta
Grant Carlyle
Echoes of election bitterness ripple through Ottawa week
Canadian Parliament debates a forged letter claim involving U.S. Ambassador Butterworth as Pearson denounces the document. Defence notes widen to U.S. fighter squadrons in Canada while Gordon unveils a 6.545 trillion dollar budget and rising deficits. Civil rights protests escalate with arrests in Tallahassee and violence in Jackson. A cyclone devastates East Pakistan as African leaders call for boycotts of white-ruled states. West region theft cases involve Loomis Armored Car Service in Vancouver and a Yukon murder probe near Whitehorse. Quebec Social Credit resignations and Toronto theft raids surface as budget years unfold.
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Carman Cumming
Cchoes
House of Commons
Ottawa
Pearson
U.S
W. Walton Butterworth
USS
Canada
Defence
Paul Hellyer
Commons
Finance
Walter Gor
Don
Gordon
Tallahassee
Fla
Jackson
Miss
Vancouver
Loomis Armored Car Service
Greater Vancouver
Brown
Brazil
William John Grant
North Surrey
B.C
Jerry Paterson
Hope
RCMP
Whitehorse
V.T
Henri Meriguet
Annecy
France
Yukon
Emile Gay
Alaska
Election votes rise in Medicine Hat Redcliff riding
The June 17 election gains 1,166 eligible voters, bringing the total to 15,921. Medicine Hat City Council sets 1963 mill rate at 34 mills. Over 6,000 local natural gas customers face higher bills after July 1 due to rate changes. Carnival days, Rotary Carnival, and Kinsmen Convention begin in the Hat.
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Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Rotary
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Ben C. Willis
Pope John XXIII
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P.m. Lae
Premier Lloyd Was
Webb, Sask
Scott Collegiate
Regina
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Mobse Jaw
University of Saskatchewan
Gree
Stewart Valley
Vanguard
Bigger
Chawber
Bay of Bengal
East Pakistan
Addis Ababa
South Africa
Southern Rhodesia
Douglas John Brown
B.C. Penitentiary
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Social Credit
Quebec
Real Caouette
Toronto
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