Population control advocated by Alberta minister
Ottawa reports Alberta Welfare Minister L. C. Halmrast urged birth control as a means to curb future care burdens from an aging population. He warned that unchecked birth rates threaten the young and proposed government action, noting many aged receive welfare and cannot contribute to the nation. He stressed personal responsibility and religious conviction amid calls for policy change.
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Alberta
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Senate
Canada
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Pro Communist Prince demands terms for Laos talks
Pro Communist Prince Souphanouvong insisted peace talks with Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma require the purge of rightist coup leaders from cabinet posts, dissolution of the revolutionary committee, punishment of coup leaders, and restoration of the pre coup political balance.
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Souphanouvong
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
New China News Agency
Revolutionary Committee
Militia reductions eyed for big shakeup in Canada
Lieutenant Colonel N R Ray says Hat Alberta unit will remain at about 200 members and Bow Island squadron may fold as Ottawa plans the decade’s largest militia overhaul. Defence Minister cardin aims to trim overall militia to about 30 000 saving roughly 10 million yearly and to use shared quarters for reserve services nationwide.
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Resignations Hit Liberals in Sask
Regina CP reports special assistant Clifford Ashfield resigns effective Friday stating he will not be retained. CKCK says Donald Tansley resigns as chairman of the Saskatchewan medical care insurance commission, with no comment from him and health minister Davie Steuart not replying.
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Saskatchewan
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Davie Steuart
Tansley
Regina
Regina PFAA Office to Face In Depth Audit This Year
Auditor General Maxwell Henderson announced a comprehensive audit of the Regina office of the Prairie Farm Assistance Act administration for 1962-63 payments totaling about 11 million dollars. He proposed annual examinations of PFAA payments to Western farmers to detect irregular payments, barring cases of field collusion between farmers and inspectors.
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Ottawa
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Commons Public Accounts Committee
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Anti-Castro rebel Ray captured by Royal Navy near Bahamas
Manuel Ray, 39, once Fidel Castro's public works minister and head of the Cuban revolutionary junta, was seized by the Royal Navy destroyer Decoy along with seven others for illegal entry into British waters near Nassau. Ray had vowed to fight in Cuba by May 20 after years in exile.
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Manolo) Ray
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Kremlin mulls severing ties with Communist China
Pravda signals possible formal split between the Communist parties of the Soviet Union and China. Moscow says unity cannot come from principle concessions, warning a split is a real threat for world Communist movement, while diplomats doubt a government break would occur.
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Civil service in turmoil after Liberal defeat, officials fear
CCF government ousted six weeks ago. Mr Ashfield says civil service is in a great flap with top men likely to leave or be dismissed. Other provinces and the federal government are making overtures to civil servants. Last week Liberal government dismissed H S Elkin as deputy minister of labor. Premier Thatcher had accepted resignations of T K Shoyama and Carl Edy from key posts.
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Ethiopian Ambassador Shot in Stockholm Street
Ethiopian ambassador Abate Agede was shot three times and severely wounded in Stockholm by his Polish chauffeur who had been ordered to drive him somewhere. The police reported the driver opened fire during a dispute after refusing orders.
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Sweden
Abate Agede
Diefenbaker Deflects Election Challenge Over Flag Fight
John Diefenbaker dismissed Pearson's election challenge while urging Tory unity to block maple leaf flag adoption. He warned a plebiscite may be needed and blasted government pay boosts as driving third-party support. He argued two nations and two flags cannot unite Canada.
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Rioting in Eight Cities Sparks Martial Law Expansion
Demonstrations erupt across eight cities as President Park contemplates widening martial law from Seoul. Inchon sees 1,000 students demanding Park's resignation while Kwangju faces tear gas and clashes with police amid broader unrest and hundreds injured or arrested.
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Park
Kwangju
Typhoid Epidemic in Aberdeen Threatens Britain
Aberdeen reports 318 typhoid cases with 275 confirmed and 43 suspected. Health officer Ian MacQueen warns the outbreak could spread across the British Isles if not halted, blaming contaminated corned beef and urging inquiry and action. Edinburgh reports additional suspected cases. Croydon 1937 figures cited for context.
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London
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Goldwater Seen Winning Path to Nomination After California Win
Republican pros foresee Barry Goldwater securing the nomination after California’s 86 delegate bloc pushes him toward the 655 needed. Washington leaders say the party coalesces behind the winner while opponents vow to resist until the July convention.
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