Beach clashes mark Florida integration showdown
In St Augustine Florida Negro and white demonstrators clashed on a public beach. About nineteen integrationists entered the surf and were attacked by a group of white youths. Police quickly intervened arresting several white assailants. A Copenhagen cameraman was struck. the rally remained largely peaceful after officers ordered the crowd to disperse. Lawyers sought court orders to lift a night demonstration ban amid ongoing protests in nearby Jacksonville.
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St, Augustine
Fla
Paul Hanson
Copenhagen
Hanson
U.S. District Court
Jacksonville
Florida
Farris Bryant
James Kynes
Colleges favor scheme for medical education expansion
The Association of Canadian Medical Colleges urges immediate federal and provincial action to implement royal commission recommendations. Dr. J. F. McCreary of UBC calls for a federal provincial universities meeting to discuss expansion funds and medical education aspects, with preliminaries at a federal provincial health conference next month and a July meeting to set talks.
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Ottawa
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges
Royal Commission On Health Services
J. F. McCreary
University of British Columbia
Royal Commission
Federal Health Department
McCreary
CMA backs health insurance amid royal commission debate
The 16000 member Canadian Medical Association weighs in on medical health insurance. CMA officers, after reviewing press reports, say commission recommendations align with CMA policy from 1960. They call for priority setting and insist governments consult the profession before imposing a plan.
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Vancouver
Canadian Medical Association
Royal Commission On Health
CMA
Leyland Signs Cuba Bus Contract for 500 More Vehicles
Britain based Leyland Motor Corporation signs a contract with Cuba for 500 additional buses at a total value of nine million pounds as part of an option for 1,000 more. Donald Stokes says the deal is commercially motivated and not political, with the government allowing trade as non strategic.
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London
Reuters
Cuba
Britain
Leyland Motor Corporation
Leyland
England
Havana
United States
Donald Stokes
Douglas Home
Stokes
Olson pushes for sales in Canadian wheat talks
In Ottawa Trade Minister Sharp said wheat sales next year look strong whether Russia purchases or not. He cited H A Olson urging prompt foreign aid flour orders after July 1 to prevent milling shutdowns. Russia has not decided, but if buying it will source from Canada due to reliability and quality.
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Ottawa
Russia
Sharp
H. A. Olson
SC Medicine Hat
Olson
Diefenbaker
Canadian Wheat Board
Soviet Union
Wheat Board
Canada
Price is Wrong Claim Exhibitors at World Fair
World’s Fair Corporation faces protests from exhibitors over high maintenance costs. Sierra Leone and Malaysian pavilions threaten to close next year, Jordanian pavilion cites housekeeping costs far above expectations, and Japan reports 5000 dollars monthly maintenance, 3000 over budget. Allied Maintenance sets hourly rates from six dollars sixty to seventeen dollars sixteen for skilled work. Charges start on a phone request and end when the worker returns to shop, with Teamsters’ driver arranging transport and sometimes earning more than the worker.
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New York
World’s Fair Corporation
Sierra Leone
Allied
Spending debate may force an election in Canada
In Ottawa the Commons begins a new week with Nipissing and Saskatoon by elections today. Ministers seek interim July spending authority while brinkmanship looms over a possible dissolution of Parliament if the bill stalls before July 13. Debate on the maple leaf flag stands adjourned amid BNA Act discussions and Canada Pension Plan provisions.
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Ottawa
Nipissing
Saskatoon
Commons
The
Alvin Hamilton
Senate
London
Khrushchev Wins Cold Reception In Sweden Visit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in Stockholm for a five day official visit to Sweden. A crowd of about four thousand watched as he disembarked from a Swedish torpedo boat and left in a bullet proof limousine amid heavy police. Erlander welcomed Khrushchev noting peaceful coexistence and neutral policy. Khrushchev said the meeting would be a good neighbor visit and that Soviet views were close to Sweden on many world questions.
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Stockholm
Khrushchev
Sweden
Erlander
Russia
Young Liberal Hopefuls Compete In Nipissing By-Election
Nipissing voters head to the polls to choose a successor to the late John Garland as three main candidates vie for the House seat. Carl Legault 41 runs Liberal, Richard Donnelly 36 PC, and Rev Harry MacKay 27 NDP in the 35 543 eligible rider voters.
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John Garland
Ontario
Carl Legault
Sturgeon Falls
Garland
Richard Donnelly O
North Bay
New Democratic Party
Harry MacKay
Mattawa
MacKay
United Church
NDP
Social Credit
Liberals
Pcs
Creditistes
Nipissing
Donnelly
Delegates back UAM meet with city concerns aired
Medicine Hat representatives praised the Edmonton UAM session for addressing city complaints about population based voting and representation. A resolution called for reviewing representation versus population and an investigation into the relationship. Edmonton proposed city input on matters before the general membership. The meeting supported gas export with a 30 year protection reserve and urged longer notice for conservation board briefs.
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Medicine Hat
Union of Alberta
Edmonton
UAM
Alberta
Ald
T. R. Osborne
Hat
A. T. Legge
Ald. Osborne
Legge
Conservation Board
Anthrax outbreak in Saskatchewan farm near Bengough
Six cattle have died on a Bengough area farm 80 miles south of Moose Jaw from anthrax. Officials say the outbreak is confined to the farm with vaccination and quarantine planned for the remaining 26 cattle for at least two weeks.
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Bengough
Sask
Moose Jaw
W. A. Seymour
Regina
Federal Health of Animals Division
W. E. Senior
E. E. Carlson
Ceylon
Senior
Seymour
Saskatoon by election sees brisk voting amid big Ottawa presence
Voters in Saskatoon ridin cast ballots as 57 429 eligible voters awaited 8am to 7pm MST polls. Three candidates contested the seat after Harry Jones's death, Eloise Jones Conservative Sid Buckwold Liberal and Jim Harding NDP. Buckwold trailed Jones by over 12 000 votes last year with strong Liberal backing.
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Ing
Ottawa
Harry Jones
Eloise Jones
Jones
Conservatives
Sid Buckwold
Saskatoon
Jim Harding
New Democratic Party
Buckwold
Mr. Jones
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Montreal
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Denmark
Castle Park
North Bay, Ont
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Legault
Arthur Maloney
Toronto
Leon Baker
Pickersgill
Yvon Dupuis
T. C. Douglas
Hawrelak
Little
Saskatoon (Cp
Saskatchewan
DNP
Ed Mahood
Mahood
Pearson
Harding
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