Jazz Drummer Buddy Rich Born in Brooklyn NY
Born in Brooklyn Buddy Rich became a noted jazz drummer. He played with Bunny Berrigan Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey in the late 1930s. His own band backed by Frank Sinatra started in 1945 but succeeded mainly after 1966 with modern swinging sets. He died April 2 1987 after brain tumor surgery.
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Buddy Rich
Brooklyn
New York
Rich
Bunny Berrigan
Artie Shaw
Tommy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra
Allies complete Rhineland evacuation after World War I end
Czechoslovakia grants blanket amnesty to over 75,000 refugees from 1968 revolt suppression by Soviet led forces. Kiss releases a self titled comic book with band members’ blood ink, boosting sales beyond 500,000 copies.
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Czechoslovakia
Kiss
Brynner's King and I Final Performance and Brynner’s Death
1985 marked Yul Brynner's 4625th and final King and I performance. He died of lung cancer less than four months later at age 68. Brian Wilson released Love and Mercy after a 22 year gap, and Beach Boys issued Kokomo which topped charts. Conductors on Canadian trains lost jobs seven years ago today as their roles were eliminated to cut costs.
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Yul Brynner
Brynner
Brian Wilson
Beach Boys
Sale of animal licences triples in Medicine Hat
Fred Crittenden, supervisor of the city bylaw section, reports licensing sales have tripled since a campaign began. The bylaw team will door knock, update records, and enforce licensing for unlicensed pets. A $250 fine applies for unlicensed dogs or cats, with licences available at City Hall, the SPCA, and the police service building.
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Fred Crittenden
Crittenden
Medicine Hat
City Hall
SPCA
Police Service
Property taxes due today in Medicine Hat city notice
The City of Medicine Hat reminds property owners that their taxes are due today June 30. Payments must be received by 4 30 p m at City Hall or postmarked by Canada Post or processed by a financial institution. In person lines are longer and an after hours drop box at the west entrance accepts cheques only.
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City of
Medicine Hat
City Hall
Canada Post
Peak may be named Grant MacEwan Peak near Exshaw
In Bow Valley Provincial Park a 2149 metre Rocky Mountain peak near Exshaw could be renamed Grant MacEwan Peak. The Grant MacEwan Mountain Club plans to apply to Alberta to honor former lieutenant governor Grant MacEwan with the new name beside Mount Lorette and Mount McGillivray.
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Calgary
Alberta
Rocky Mountain
Bow Valley
Grant MacEwan
Exshaw
Mount Lorette
Mount McGillivray
Pannu backs students in call for higher private college standards
A group of CDI College students and NDP politician Raj Pannu press for higher licensing standards for private for profit vocational schools in Alberta. Students cite debt, lack of materials, and weak curricula, with Marcy Clapp recalling missing massage tables during training. CDI says its standards align with industry benchmarks including the Massage Therapy Association of Alberta.
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NDP
Raj Pannu
CDI College
CDI
Marcy Clapp
Cathy Paisley
Massage Therapy Association of Alberta
Saskatchewan aboriginal population to rise sharply by 2017
Statistics Canada projects Saskatchewan will see a rise to one in five residents of aboriginal origin within about a decade, well above the national four percent. The total aboriginal population is expected to grow by 67,000 people by 2017, according to the estimates released this week.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Statistics Canada
Most patients happy with care in Saskatchewan study
A Health Quality Council survey of 5,000 Saskatchewan patients finds 94 percent rated overall hospital care as good to excellent for those discharged between September 2004 and March 2005. Seventy-seven percent praised doctors and 75 percent trusted nurses, with officials seeking reasons behind any dissatisfaction.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Health Quality Council
Marlene Smadu
First signs of Dutch Elm Disease seen in Lumsden
Lumsden Saskatchewan reports initial Dutch Elm Disease signs this summer with Regina pest management supervisor Wade Morrow predicting the disease will reach the city soon. Elms will be inspected biweekly to curb spread, though eradication is unlikely. Elm firewood transport remains illegal and awareness efforts include green ribbons on trees.
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Lumsden
Sask
Wade Morrow
Regina
Morrow
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