05 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1960
Page
1
Prime Minister Diefenbaker refuses requests from Prairie farmers for deficiency payments on grain crops, signaling another long agricultural debate in the Commons.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced Ottawa would not grant deficiency payments on wheat oats and barley. Western leaders and farm groups called the decision a severe blow while promising to pursue alternatives. The plan faced criticism for favoring larger farmers and potentially shrinking grain markets with higher domestic prices.
New England faces savage winds and 14 foot waves as a record blizzard blankets the region. The storm kills at least 120 across 22 states, with New York and Pennsylvania badly hit and Boston, Providence, and Atlanta reporting extreme snowfall and travel disruptions.
In Los Angeles the Finch murder trial enters a deliberation phase as Dr. R. Bernard Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff face charges of murder and conspiracy to murder. Judge Evans outlines possible verdicts as a five women seven men jury begins day one of deliberations.
Ottawa reports a three month downturn in living costs through January lowers the consumer price index to 127.2 on Feb 1 from 127.5. Food costs fall 0.7 percent while beef prices ease and fruit prices rise in parts of the budget. Shelter and other services show fractional gains as overall inflation cools.
In East Lansing a woman and man spoke on a government emergency telephone line. They discussed selling cows and moving to an unspecified cold location. Civil defence officials investigate how the call from California connected to the national line.
Havana reports and Cuban officials converge on sabotage as the French freighter La Coubre exploded in Havana harbor with munitions aboard. Casualties reported ranging from dozens to over a hundred, with figures varying by source. The disaster prompted a day of mourning and a government stand by alert as investigators probe possible international plots or a time bomb.
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan said 4,000 killed with 6,000 more presumed dead after Monday’s disaster that wrecked the resort city. Rescue teams withdrawn to avoid pestilence as troops imposed a five week quarantine and engineers cleared rubble.
In Algiers the mood shifted after President de Gaulle’s three day military survey with officials and European settlers signaling acceptance that self determination is years away. Army officers welcomed his hard line against Moslem rebels while core European militants doubted the shift and remained distrustful of concessions.
Ottawa Canada CP reports that Trade Minister Churchill said in the Commons he has not decided when the National Energy Board will publish its recommendations on five natural gas exports. The legislation requires the board to report to the trade minister.
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