Kennedy calls for stronger NATO as France in mind
President Kennedy urged Western allies at Hanau to strengthen NATO into a vigorous peace instrument. He cited Canadian, West German and French troops in the guard and warned that unity on trade and finance is essential to sustain security and living standards amid De Gaulle's policies. He backed French German reconciliation.
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Frankfurt
Germany
de Gaulle
Kennedy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Hanau
Bonn
United States
Europe
Son Misses School Dad Is Fined
A Schuler district man, George Unreiner, was fined 9.50 by Magistrate H W D Cox in city police court for failing to send his son Nicholas Unreiner to school. The Crown said Nicholas, 16, skipped 15 of 31 days between May 1 and June 13. the father defended it as illness and farm duties. Cox warned a stiffer penalty if repeated.
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Schuler
H. W. D. Cox
Nicholas Unreiner
Nicholas
George Unreiner
Unreiner
Cox
Navy sacks man over father in law's politics
Ottawa reports the defence department faces a tough issue explaining the 1961 discharge of Eric M. Petersen from the navy due to his father in law's Communist ties in the 1930s. Prime Minister Pearson warned against guilt by innuendo while RCMP security errors prompted a separate case involving Gordon Knott. Petersen vows to clear his name as he appeals the discharge.
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Ottawa
Defence Department
Navy
Eric M. Petersen
RCMP
Justice
Chevrier
Gordon Knott
Lake Cowichan
B.C
Ernest Knott
Communist Party
R. G. L. Fairweather
New Brunswick
Royal
Commons
Department of National Defence
Victoria
Petersen
Winter Wheat Yields Light Across District
Winter wheat and rye grown for feed show 90 percent general swathing and baling. Crops matured before rains, heads largely empty with few shriveled kernels. At Rosedale Hutterite colony, long stacks of baled rye line the fields, with very light yields and wide gaps between stacks.
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Rosedale
Precedent-Setting Ballot Sales Tax Debate In Commons
Ottawa faced a storm over a new sales tax on building materials as Liberal ministers defended the levy. Finance Minister Gordon called it the least painful option, while Revenue Minister Garland noted exemptions for hospitals and similar facilities. Opposition leaders urged its removal and protested en masse, with Diefenbaker calling it patchwork. The NDP abstention unexpectedly kept the Liberal minority government from defeat in a late-night vote.
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Gordon
NDP
Commons
Garland
John Diefenbaker
Reid Scott
New Democrats
J. R. Nicholson
Ottawa
Parliament abstentions spark debate on voting stance rules
In Ottawa a non confidence vote failed 113 to 73 as the Liberal government survived with absent Conservative and Social Credit votes. NDP abstentions triggered a rule question as Speaker MacNaughton cited past precedents and British rules on declaring positions.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Alan MacNaughton
Commons
New Democratic Party
Diefenbaker
John J. Bourinot
MacNaughton
James A. Glenn
Airmen Cleared In Keeler Scandal Return To England
The Defense Department cleared three U S airmen of involvement in the Keeler Ward Profumo affair and sent them back to their unit in England. Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester said no security violation occurred and none supplied or requested military information. The men, all below commissioned rank, were questioned after arriving from England amid rumors linking them to Christine Keeler.
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Washington
Defence Department
U.S
Britain
England
Arthur Sylvester
Pentagon
Christine Keeler
Sylvester
Keeler-Ward- Profumo
Miss Keeler
John Profumo
Stephen Ward
London
Nurses School May Close At Medicine Hat General
A first year nursing class may not enroll this September at Medicine Hat General Hospital. The board will discuss the position on Wednesday. Noreen Flanagan said enrolment may be deferred to 1964 and denied rumors of an imminent school closure. The deferral stems from a reorganization separating the school and nursing services with distinct directors.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
Noreen Flanagan
Alberta plans prepaid medical care with subsidies
Edmonton CP reports Premier Manning outlining Alberta’s new prepaid medical insurance plan starting Oct 1. Subventions of 50 and 25 percent will aid low income groups. plan voluntary, free of government control, and based on four principles. It covers medical, surgical, obstetrical, specialist, anesthetist, diagnostic, and annual exams after two years, with six months premium waiver after disability before age 65.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Whitton Chooses U S S R Over United States
Pembroke Ontario report says Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton declared she would choose the U S S R if her life depended on selecting between the United States and the Soviet Union. The remark came during a banquet for Ontario mayors and reeves attendees.
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Pembroke
Ont
United States
Soviet Union
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa
U.S.S.R
Russia
Ontario Mayors and Reeves
16 FLQ Accused Gagged in Montreal Jail
Montreal police report that 16 male FLQ members held on conspiracy and terrorism charges have had all communication cut off by the Quebec attorney-general. Officials say the men, separated Friday, are being kept apart to prevent pacting over testifying in court. At a preliminary hearing, three accused refused to testify on political principles and were jailed eight days for contempt.
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Montreal
le Front de Liberation Quebecois
Quebec
Halmrast to Open Stampede in Medicine Hat
Managing director D A Scholten announced that Hon Leonard C Halmrast minister of public welfare will officially open this year’s show on Thursday July 18. He will represent Hon E C Manning Alberta premier who cannot attend due to Ottawa conference.
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D. A Scholten
Medicine Hat
Stampede
Leonard C. Halmrast
Halmrast
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Ottawa
Alberta Pension Change Impacts Recipients and Budget
A proposed ten dollar rise in the federal old age pension to seventy five dollars monthly may not add full ten dollars to spendable income for Alberta recipients. The Alberta government complements federal support via social allowance, potentially saving about one million dollars annually while continuing to aid those in need.
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Alberta
Alberta Welfare Department
French Language Education Split From Catholic Schools Debate
French Canadians push for education in French across Canada while debating if language and Catholic schooling must be linked. Quebec Youth Minister Paul Gerin-Lajoie advocates separate aims, noting practical ties but stressing French as essential. The royal commission toward modernized schooling notes church presence can be non clerical and ecumenical efforts grow.
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Southam News Services
Quebec City
Canada
Quebec
Paul Gerin-Lajoie
Lesage
Gerin-Lajoie
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