Canadians in Scotland charged in mutilated bill theft
Joseph Percival and James McDougall, both Vancouver residents, appeared in Edinburgh sheriff court under the Fugitive Offenders Act on charges linked to a Vancouver robbery involving mutilated bank notes destined for destruction in Ottawa. They were remanded for 14 days amid ongoing extradition and cross country investigations.
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Edinburgh (Cp
Joseph Percival
James McDougall
Vancouver
Edinburgh Sheriff’s Court
Canada
Ottawa
Angus McLeod
A. J. Stevenson
McLeod
Percival
McDougall
Glasgow
Joseph Beltrami
Lanarkshire
London
Air Canada
Calgary
William Mungie
Cambuslang
Blantyre
Mungie
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Boumedienne seeks civilian front man in Algeria power bid
Algerian strongman Col Boumedienne, after seizing power June 19, negotiates with ex rebels Ferhari Abbas and Rabah Bitat to appoint a respected civilian front man. He labeled Ben Bella a diabolical dictator and hints at democratic rule under final army oversight as protests ease.
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Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Ferhari Abbas
Rabah Bitat
Ahmed Ben Bella
Boumedienne
Ben Bella
Revolutionary Council
Queen Mother Enjoys Canada Trip Return to London
The Queen Mother arrived back in London aboard a RCAF Yukon smiling and saying she had a wonderful trip. She wore a turquoise print dress and coat with a matching petal hat, and was greeted by High Commissioner Lionel Chevrier, his wife Lucienne, Air Commodore Wilfrid Gouin, and British officials.
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London
Queen Mother
Canada
Lionel Chevrier
Chevrier
Lucienne
Wilfrid Gouin
Ross Creek Flood Rises Over Twelve Feet at Irvine
Flood waters from Ross Creek surged twelve feet after heavy rains, washing out the PFRA dam at Irvine. The dam remained structurally intact though its stop lock was pulled. Irvine suffered three feet of water at picnic grounds with no reported home damage. Medicine Hat saw higher levels but no harm.
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Ross Creek
PFRA
Irvine
Medicine Hat
Ron Furber
Mr. Furber
Actor Steve Cochran dies at sea off Guatemala
The 48 year old film actor died aboard his 40 foot schooner Rogue near Champerico Guatemala from an acute lung infection. Three Mexican women aboard said Cochran hired them in Acapulco to work as maids and helpers. He became paralysed after a storm damaged the ship and his fever rose.
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Guatemala City
Steve Cochran
Guatemala
Cochran
Abel Giron
Giron
Rogue
Champerico
Eva Montero Castellanos
Eugenia Bautista ‘Zacarias
Lorenza Infante de la Rosa
Acapulco
Mexico
Pacific
Costa Rica
China Loses Face Over Afro-Asian Conference Postponement in Algiers
In Algiers the Afro-Asian conference was postponed to Nov 5 after Chinese insistence faced overwhelming sentiment and street protests. A pre-conference foreign ministers meeting was set for Oct 28 while security forces faced leaflets calling for renewed demonstrations and a général strike.
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Algiers
China
Club Des Pin
Ahmed Ben Bella
Peking
Communist Party
People’s Daily
Ben Bella
Moscow
Pravda
Algeria
Col
Houari Boumedienne
First-time buyer wins second in Irish Derby drawing
Rudolf P Ohm of Medicine Hat won 60 000 for drawing the second place winner in Saturdays Irish Derby. He says he is too old to get excited and plans no trip to Germany. Ohm leads the Southern Alberta Light Horse Band and previously led Hat's City Band. He is named Music on the Derby ticket and was among 12 Canadians sharing 1 120 000 in winnings.
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Hat
Rudolf P. Ohm
Convamore
Medicine Hat Shrine Club
Ohm
Germany
Medicine Hat
Mr. Ohm
Southern Alberta Light Horse Band
UN at twenty marks worldwide faiths in San Francisco
In San Francisco the United Nations 20th anniversary spanned a three day event with a multi faith convocation joining Catholic Protestant Jewish Greek Orthodox Hindu Buddhist and Moslem leaders in a public celebration. Attendance reached about 7000 as the UN warned the cold war could spread to new areas.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
Ushaut
Russia
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Johnson
U.S
Opera House
Adlei Stevenson
U Thant
Avr Malace
Pearson reports satisfactory Commonwealth conference
Prime Minister Pearson returned to Canada saying the Commonwealth prime ministers conference was difficult but very interesting and satisfactory. He carried an ivory cane from Sir Albert Margay of Sierra Leone and planned to relax over the weekend in Ottawa. He and his wife attended Wimbledon matches before departure and he will tell the Commons on Tuesday about the conference results. He also noted a focus on advancing China disarmament talks.
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London
Pearson
Canada
Ottawa
Albert Margay
Sierre Leone
Commonwealth
the Commons
China
Flooding Predicted as Rain Pours Across Western Canada
Edmonton officials warn heavy rain from Fort St. John to Regina could cause Alberta floods within days. Paddle River near Edmonton rises while residents brace for a third flood this year. Roselea and Lesser Slave Lake areas expect flooding. Slave Lake resident notes drainage delays.
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Edmonton
Fort St. John
B.C
Regina
Alberta
F. J. Grindley
Alberta Water Resources Branch
Paddle River
Roselea
Alla
Lesser Slave Lake
Doug Babcock
Slave Lake
Leaflets urged North Viet Nam opposition. casualties rise
U S Air Force planes dropped 2 000 000 leaflets over five southern North Viet Nam cities urging resistance to the Communist government. Four Americans were killed, bringing enemy-action deaths to 429. Bombing raids followed, with Skyraider bombers hitting a barracks 10 miles north of the 17th parallel and actions around Nha Trang and Toumorong.
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Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
South Vietnamese
North Viet Nam
Skyraider
17Th Parallel
Nha Trang
Toumorong
Commercial service inaugurated by satellite
President Johnson formally inaugurated commercial telephone service by satellite with a transatlantic call relayed by the Early Bird satellite. Other calls followed in French German and Italian by officials of Western nations including Canada and Britain. Communications were clear and indistinguishable from submarine cable calls.
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Washington
Johnson
Canada
Britain
Beatrix of Netherlands Engaged to Claus Von Amsberg
Queen Juliana announced the engagement of her 27 year old daughter Beatrix to 48 year old West German diplomat Claus Von Amsberg. The couple faced criticism over his Hitler youth past but said reason and conscience guided their decision. They met in Germany and expect to wed next spring.
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the Hague
Reuters
Juliana
Beatrix
Claus von Amsberg
Soestdyk Palace
von Amsberg
Hitler Youth Organization
Prince Bernhard
Germany
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Earl Rowe
Ontario
Woodbine Race Track
Toronto
Scotland
Stewart McMorran
Leonard Hogue
Coquitlam
Strongman
N. Viet Nam
Little
Alta
Hanoi
Nehra Nanh
da Nami
Stan Leonard
Connaught Golf
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