Medicine Hat eyes river recreation resort plan
City Council approved a South Saskatchewan River Recreation Development Program to study boating swimming beaches and a hot water lagoon with 3 000 feet of beach. The plan includes a dam and weir to stabilize and raise the river level along with long term water conservation and potential grants.
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Medicine Hat
AMA
Larry King
South Saskatchewan
King
Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee
Maple Avenue
City Council Seeks Swim Pool Site In B-1 Renewal
In a closed session the City Council asked its Coordinating Committee and the Regional Planning Commission to recommend sites for Medcine Hat's proposed 400000 indoor swimming pool and a second senior citizens home. Recommendations due at the next council meeting in two weeks. The pool is first phase of a Centennial Sports Complex with plans for a 600000 ice arena and 800000 theatre. The B-1 renewal area spans about 50 acres along the South Saskatchewan River. Mayor Meagher noted federal and provincial decisions on the B-1 scheme will take longer than expected.
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Regional Planning Commission
Medicine Hat
South Saskatchewan
CPR
Lions Park
2Nd St
8Rd St. S.E
Coordinating Committee and
Chuck Meagher
Refused to hope says Dutch vet recalls D-Day shock
Gilbert Milne, Toronto photographer and former Royal Canadian Navy photographer, reports from Amsterdam on the Normandy invasion anniversary. Dutch memories mix despair with hope as veteran Peter van Brummer recalls 1942 Dieppe disaster and the impact of Canadian soldiers freeing the Netherlands.
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Gilbert A. Milne
Toronto
Europe
Normandy
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Peter van Brummer
France
van Brummer
Dieppe
Southwest slow in wheat seeding
Alberta farmers faced uneven progress as wet weather halted work mainly in the southwest while regions north of Calgary to Medicine Hat neared completion. Rain totals exceeded two inches in some areas, eastern and northern parts had light showers, and farmers shifted to seeding coarse grains where soils allowed.
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Calgary
Alberta
Southwest
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Alberta Wheat Pool
Israel advances toward Suez and Gaza in widening war
Israeli forces push within 90 miles of the Suez Canal as the war expands across Jordan Syria and Iraq. Israel claims air superiority with extensive bombardment and the seizure of Gaza, El Arish and Bir Lachpan while Arab states cut oil to the U S Britain and mob attacks rise in Damascus Baghdad and Alexandria.
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Suez Canal
Reuters
United States
Israel
Kuwait
Iraq
Algeria
Britain
Lebanon
Moscow
Jordan
Syria
Egypt
Jerusalem
Amman
U.S
Damascus
Baghdad
Alexandria
Sinair
Gaza Strip
Mediterranean
Gaza
Radio Israel
Strip
el Arish
Sinai Peninsula
Bir Lachpan
Tel Aviv
Port Said
Israel May Have Hit Egyptian Air Power In First War Round
London informed sources say evidence of light Egyptian air activity over Israel and Arab charges of Anglo American intervention suggest Israel struck a powerful opening blow in the Middle East war. Early claims of losses are likely exaggerated as both sides seek morale gains and cover field operations. censorship and official statements color the picture. A cautious British view notes possible surprise and significant damage to Egypt’s air strength.
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London
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Britain
France
Ontario Fire Threat Eases After Heavy Rain
The Canadian Press reports rain reduced fire danger in Ontario, allowing evacuees in Chapleau to return home while Sioux Lookout remains under evacuation due to a major blaze burning thousands of acres. In Labrador Paradise Bay evacuees fled as a six mile front fire closed in, with emergency resources stretched nationwide.
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Canada
Ontario
Chapleau
Sioux Lookout
Labrador
Paradise Bay
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Mideast talks stall as big powers press ceasefire draft
United Nations talks resume with Soviet ambassador Fedorenko and U S ambassador Goldberg meeting Danish ambassador Hans Tabor, president of the Security Council, to break deadlock on a Middle East ceasefire resolution. The 12 other council members await outcomes as leaders clash over Israeli withdrawals and a path to meaningful negotiations. The bloc seeks language that avoids a repeat of Sunday’s explosive fighting while preserving Gaza and Aqaba considerations.
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United Nations
Nikolai Fedorenko
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Hans Tabor
Security Council
Middle East
Soviet Union
Israel
United States
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
U Thant
Council
Think big educators urged to plan Alberta junior colleges
Banff Alberta delegates heard Dr. Julio Bortolazzo of the College of San Mateo urge planners to think big for Alberta's junior colleges. He noted California has 78 junior colleges with 500000 students and predicts 12 more campuses by 1975, highlighting the need for day to day planning and expansion.
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Banff
Alta
Alberta
California
Julio Bortolazzo
College of San Mateo
America
Jews rally funds and volunteers for Israel war effort
Canadian Jewish communities race to raise funds and volunteer for Israel as Arab forces threaten. Toronto Montreal Calgary Winnipeg Ottawa join nationwide drive with pledges exceeding five million and hundreds of volunteer applications. Notable donors include Samuel Bronfman and family. Winnipeg and Toronto pledges dominate totals. non Jewish volunteers also sign up.
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Israel
United Arab Republic
Canada
Middle East
Toronto
Winnipeg
Montreal
Calgary
Ottawa
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Vic Williams
North Africa
Buchwald
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South Saskatchewan River
Ald
Gordon Sissons
PFRA
ARDA
Jack Edwards
Coordinating Committee
Pete Simpson
George Renner
Lorne Thompson
Gilbert Milne
Little
Ken Jackson
Iron Workers
Husky
Palliser Hotel
Arab Air Force
Cairo
Washington
Newfoundland
Mideast
Samuel Bronfman
Distillers Corp
Seagrams Ltd
Charles
House of Seagram, Ltd
Harold Buchwald
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Ben Nobleman
York
B’nai Brith
New York
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