Astronauts McDivitt and White Return Home From Space
Houston welcomes James McDivitt and Edward White after their Gemini V mission. Crowds of about 2,000 cheer as McDivitt, on his birthday, greets his wife and children in a heartfelt homecoming. They recount safe water landing and praise the public for supporting the space program.
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Maj
Edward White
Texas
Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Space
MecDivitt
Florida
Wasp
McDivitt
Ed and
Cape Kennedy
State of Florida
Dear Hal author given jail term two six month terms
Public relations man Al Williamson was sentenced to two concurrent six month jail terms and a $1000 fine for forgery in the Dear Hal letter case. He was found guilty of forging a letter to Hal Dornan, aide to Prime Minister Pearson, and causing him to act as if genuine. The sentence includes a $1000 fine due by July 30 or an additional six months, with the judge citing the seriousness of forgery and a maximum 14 year term.
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Vancouver
al Williamson
Hal
Williamson
British Columbia
F. Craig Munroe
Willamson
Crown
RCMP
Dear Hal
Harry Stonehill
Inquiry Into Patronage Charges Hits Quebec Court
A Royal commission report attacks a four year patronage system in Quebec City’s municipal court costing about 100000 dollars yearly. It names Judge Rodolphe de Blois, several magistrates, and Louis Philippe Gauvin the assistant clerk, alleging changing charges to highway code violations to avoid prison. An inquiry will determine charges to be laid.
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Quebec
Royal Commission
Municipal Court of
Claude Wagner
Rodolphe de Blois
Louis Philippe Gauvin
Charles-Auguste Sylvestre
de Blois
Ats
Louis - Philippe Gauvin
Martin rejects appeasement of Reds in Viet Nam
Ottawa says External Affairs Minister Martin rejects appeasement of the Communist threat in Viet Nam. He warns a purely military approach could draw Russia into open war and undermine dialogue with the Soviet Union. He urges negotiated settlement as the only acceptable path.
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Martin
Viet
Ottawa
Viet Nam
Russia
Commons External Affairs Committee
Munich
League of Nations
Europe
Ethiopia
Soviet Union
U.S
Luna VI rocket veers off course toward distant Moon
Moscow Reuters reports USSR Tass says Luna VI has swerved off course and will miss the Moon by about 100000 miles. Tass previously stated Iyton rocket equipment works perfectly and the craft should reach its destination late Friday or early Saturday.
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Moscow
Reuters
Russia
Tass
Medicine Hat welcomes new pathologist Dr Paul Racette
Dr Paul C Racette will replace Dr Ken Thornton at Medicine Hat General Hospital as pathologist and laboratory director bringing wife Dr Lois Racette who will practise at the hospital. Racette trained at University of Alberta Edmonton and holds RCPSC certification with residencies in Boston and Edmonton.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
Ken Thornton
Victoria
Paul C. Racette
Red Deer General Hospital
Lois
Thornton
Alberta
Noreen Flanagan
Racette
U. of A. Edmonton
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Canada
Edmonton General Hospital
Boston City Hospital
Hallery Institute of Pathology
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Edmonton University Hospital
Alberta Medical Association
Alberta Society of Pathologist
Canadian Association of Pathologist
American Society of Clinical Pathologist
Canadian Council of Cytology
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Lois Racette
McLennan
Alta
Communists face pressure as Indonesian military presses back
In Jakarta the army and the Communist party clash as a North Sumatra incident sparks criticism of both sides. The army blames the Reds for violence over a rubber plantation stand, while Sukarno rejects Nasakom in the armed forces, leaving the military wary of political interference.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Communist Party
Sudjono
North
Sumatra
North Sumatra
Simelingan
Berita Yudha
Angkatan Bersendjata
Subjono
D. N. Aidit
Nasakom
Sukarno
Aidit
Opposition presses protection against errant Speaker rulings
In Ottawa the opposition demands safeguards against bad Speaker rulings as a nine member committee studies how to curb abuse of power to cut off debate. They seek a recourse beyond appeals and favor a House committee to prevent precedents from ill founded decisions.
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Ottawa
Commons
Gilles Gregoire
Social Credit
SEEKS
Democat
Douglas
House
Watering Hours Cut Due to Power Plant Pump Failure
A pump failure at the city power plant reduces water supply from 13 million to 8 million gallons per day. Watering hours are limited to 8 00 am to 11 00 am and 4 00 pm to 11 00 pm until reservoirs refill and demand is met. City officials seek public cooperation to resolve the shortage.
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Mayport
Fla
White
Little
Canadian Medical Association
College of General Practise
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