Alberta Election Brisk Early Voting In Medicine Hat Redcliff
Albertans decide the Social Credit rule for five years as early voting reports from Medicine Hat and Redcliff show 10 to 15 percent turnout by noon. With 135 advance voters, 15,924 eligible, and 224 candidates contesting 62 seats, observers predict a light overall turnout.
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Elm Street School
David Siegle
Dominion St
Edmonton
Social Credit
Redcliff
Ken _ Biddell
Ald
Helen Beny Gibson
Lib
Harry Leinweber
Milt Reinhardt
NDP
Legis
Little Bow
Peter Dawson
Vote Winners Named Tuesday
The NEWS sponsored election contest concludes with a winner to be announced in Tuesday edition. The contest opened a week ago and closed at midnight Sunday. The winner will receive 25 dollars.
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Chance of Space Hook Up Dim for Red Boy- Girl Team
In Moscow on the third day of the mixed space mission Lt.-Col. Valery Bykovsky’s Vostok V showed altitude decay threatening a possible landing that night. Valentina Tereshkova, Russia’s first woman in space, remained active in the mission with Bykovsky as their orbits fluctuated.
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Bykovsky
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United States of America
Cuba
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Australia
Negotiations Halted Over Cambridge Racial Tensions
Reginald Robinson of the SNCC says no plan for federal mediation to settle Cambridge racial issues. Mayor and county leaders halted talks amid unrest that led Governor Tawes to deploy national guard and impose a curfew. NAACP official Philip Savage warned of possible large mobilization if problems aren’t resolved by Friday.
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Reginald Robinson
Dorchester County
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Tawes
National Guard
Philip Savage
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Savage
Propaganda By Reds Exploits Racial Violence Says AP
The Associated Press reports that racial violence in the United States provides communists worldwide with rich propaganda. Reds are said to seize the moment, with newspapers and radio in communist countries from China to Cuba using the issue for propaganda purposes.
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China
Cuba
Enthusi
Profumo Affair Deeply Wounds Macmillan In Debate
Prime Minister Macmillan said the Profumo affair inflicted a deep and lasting wound on him and the government as Parliament opened the debate. Labour leader Wilson called Christine Ward and Captain Ivanov links a national security issue and criticized Macmillan’s stance amid Ward’s alleged espionage role.
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Reuters
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Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Stephen Ward
Christine Keeler
House of Commons
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Ward
Christine
Labor
Eugene Ivanov
Ottawa health minister calls early conference on smoking hazards
Health Minister Judy La Marsh announced an early conference of Canadian health officials and other interested parties to discuss the hazards of cigarette smoking in Ottawa. Opposition Leader Diefenbaker pressed for an emergency Commons debate on the budget involvement of three Toronto men. A Cambridge Maryland report quotes a Black leader criticizing White negotiators as plotters. Atlantic City coverage notes a surgical procedure to promote new artery growth for coronary disease presented to major medical bodies.
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Diefenbaker
Commons
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UK Tory Demands Macmillan Resignation
London Reuters reports Nigel Birch a Conservative rebel calls for Prime Minister Macmillan to resign during the Profumo affair debate. Birch says the time will come soon for a younger colleague to lead and that the change should not be delayed.
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London
Reuters
Nigel Birch
Macmillan
Birch
Conservative Party
Bangers Challenge Ends As Man Finishes 3200 Sausages
Derek Gaisford of London bet his wife Florence he could eat a pound of sausages daily for a year. On June 14 1962 the 31 year old completed 3200 bangers and collected a quid, then celebrated with a steak. He says he still loves bangers.
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London
Derek Gaisford
Florence
Derek
Maple Creek Store Hours Debate Reignites Local Bylaw
Maple Creek merchants press for a bylaw reinstating Monday closing after a three month trial. Retail Merchants chair Grice Blythman cites 14 of 17 members backing the move while only 52 shops operate in town. Council calls for further study amid disputes over merchant influence and broad business coverage.
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Maple Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Grice Blythman
Sask
Violence Across Africa Shocks Regions
Reports from Salisbury and Lusaka describe a mass shooting at a citrus estate near Umtali leaving three white men dead and ten wounded including seven Africans. Police with hundreds of officers and aircraft search the wooded area for the attacker as separate clashes in Lusaka between rival parties leave six Africans dead and twenty injured.
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Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Reuters
Umtali
Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
Kenneth Kaunda
United National Independence Party
Harry Nkumbula
African National Congress
Hays Resigns as Calgary Mayor
Agriculture Minister Harry Hays resigns as mayor of Calgary with immediate effect. Deputy Mayor Clarence Mack says a letter will be sent to a special city council meeting Tuesday. Hays already won a federal seat and joined Prime Minister Pearson’s cabinet.
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Harry Hays
Calgary
Clarence Mack
Mack
Hays
Pearson
Budget Debates Sparked by Ghost Writers in Ottawa
The Commons open the budget debate with expectant dissension over three ghost writers who aided Finance Minister Gordon. The six day session, starting Wednesday, will host non confidence motions as opposition challenges the minority Liberal government.
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