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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1963
Page
1
Montreal police disclose eight men detained as suspected FLQ members. Police say most detainees are French speaking Canadians in their late teens or twenties. nationality of non French speakers not released. Further arrests possible as investigation continues amid bombings tied to Quebec independence.
Rev. Leonard Hagel son of Mr and Mrs Victor Hagel celebrated his first solemn high mass in St Patrick's Church after ordination in Calgary. He was educated at St Thomas College Wilcox Notre Dame College Gonzaga Spokane and St Joseph's Seminary Edmonton. He will serve in the Calgary diocese with future parish duties to be announced.
Milly Mund, nine, won the bike drawn during Rotary Carnival Kiddies Day, held on Shannon Road Dunmore. The winner lives with Mr and Mrs Hector Mund at the Shannon Hotel. Over 1 000 children attended the free event, with high turnout noted Saturday night. Rotarians praised orderly behavior amid drought affecting receipts and attendance.
Ottawa reports reveal the Canadian Association of Consumers published opinions on portable electric drills first aid kits and ASA tablets to determine the best value. Manitoba premier Duff Roblin calls for federal provincial conference on biculturalism. An East Pakistan cyclone has killed at least 22000 people with floating corpses recovered by nets. Preliminary talks with Red China on the grain agreement will begin in Hong Kong. A plane crash in northwest India kills 29 people including two Canadian women and an American family.
The Royals defeated the Imperials in both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at Drybelt Baseball League opener. A large crowd filled Athlet ic Park for the games as Medicine Hat secured two wins over Coaldale Imperials.
A family from Foremost Alberta, Bert and Mrs Evans and their four children under six, were rescued from an island near Pembroke Ontario after living without shelter or food. They had hitchhiked east last December seeking work. the father said pay was due after a week’s labour. The children are Annie 5, Robert 3, Mary 2, and Ruth born en route.
Bryan Page seventeen of Medicine Hat remains in serious condition with a head injury after a one car crash on Parkview Drive near the Golf Club. Karen Steele released with bruises after the vehicle overturned as witnesses said Page swerved across the road after passing two cars. A third passenger was uninjured. the incident occurred about 10 40 p m Saturday.
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Pearson Governor General Vanier and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker joining in mourning Pope John XXIII. General Vanier called his death universal loss, a great pope and a shepherd of open doors, while Pearson and Diefenbaker praised his diplomacy, peace efforts, and spiritual breadth. Medicine Hat Mayor Weiner offered non Catholic condolences noting his impact on all faiths.
The 1958 election of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII challenged expectations of a quiet reign. He pursued unity through renewed dialogue with Protestants and bold papal actions, culminating in the historic Ecumenical Council.
The pope aimed at internal church renewal before pursuing broader Christian unity. He asked bishops worldwide for ideas, welcomed 40 non Catholic observers, and sat beside them in council gatherings. His journeys, including a 16 hour rail trip, showed a push beyond papal isolation toward unity.
Pope John XXIII, spiritual leader of about 500 million Catholics, died in the Vatican at 7:49 p.m. after a yearlong stomach tumor and recent peritonitis. He reigned four years, seven months, and six days, dying as the Second Vatican Council pauses with its future uncertain.
Minutes after the pope’s death Vatican flags dropped to half staff as bells toll across Rome. The first ritual dressing of the body began with confessors at his bedside. A cardinal confirmed the death in Latin and the fisherman's ring was removed to be destroyed in Rome within days.
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