88 Rinks Competing Here In Artificial Ice Bonspiel
Medicine Hat Curling Club hosts its 15th annual Artificial Ice Bonspiel with 88 rinks 49 from the city 39 from outside competing in eight events. Fergie Shields of Sceptre Sask defeated by Medicine Hat's Mac MacCallum in the first round. Lloyd Hubbs chairs the bonspiel committee as play advances with high scores and multiple trophies listed including Grand Challenge and Lumber Man's Trophy.
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Medicine Hat
Cantalini Hotels
Fergie Shields
Sceptre, Sask
Mac MacCallum
T. Eaton
G. Anderberg
Brooks
A. Butcher
Tim Miller
Gas City
A. Stober
Klimchuk
Ralston
Clink
Red Ashburner
Sparkman Urges direct Canada US Trade Talks on Communist Exports
Senator John Sparkman said a majority in Congress would back direct negotiations with Canada to limit trade with Communist nations. He noted concerns over Canada exporting medical supplies and food, and said talks should define which goods and export levels are reasonable.
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Washington
John Sparkman
Congress
Canada
United States
Alabama Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Sparkman
Wayne Morse
Morse
Oregon Democrat
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Tariff Commission
U.S. Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Cuba
Traffic Kills 11 Canadians in Weekend Toll
Nineteen people died in Canadian accidents over the weekend with Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island reporting no fatal incidents. Highway crashes caused 11 deaths, five died in fires, and three from other causes.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Plotsky Plans Appeal in Alberta Conviction Case
Plotsky 27 year old father of three will appeal his three year hard labor sentence for the Medicine Hat police station cash box theft. Crown seeks heavier penalties for Plotsky and co defendant James Gehring who testified Plotsky handed him the box. The appeal will be heard by Alberta’s appellate division in the Supreme Court.
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Bill Plotsky
Calgary
A. M. Harradence
Plotsky
Alberta Supreme Court
Harradence
Prince Albert
Medicine Hat
James Gehring
Gehring
W. J. C. Kirby
Fort Saskatchewan
Kirby
Air Crash in Cameroons Kills 111 on Board
A Caledonian Airways DC-7C charter jet crashed after takeoff in a storm near Douala Cameroons killing all 111 aboard. Wreckage spread over a half square mile in a swamp, with rescuers racing through darkness by rubber boats.
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Cameroons
Douala
Cammeroon
Republic
Reuters
Caledonian Airways
Southern Rhodesia
Belgium
Sabena Airlines
Trans - Africa Air Coach Limited
London
Russia and Britain Reach Agreement on Geneva Talks Start
London Reuters Macmillan says Russia accepts starting the Geneva disarmament conference at the foreign ministers level not summit level Khrushchev’s note indicates broad agreement with Kennedy and Macmillan on a foreign ministers start with potential later talks Britain and the United States had urged a foreign ministers session with a possible summit later separate talks on the eve of the conference were proposed by the three powers.
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London
Reuters
Macmillan
Russia
House of Commons
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Britain
U.S
Indonesian War Fever Mounting Over New Guinea
War fever rises across Indonesia as air raid drills intensify in major cities. President Sukarno meets U S envoy Howard Jones while The Hague debates sending more troops to West New Guinea amid delicate peace negotiations.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Netherlands
New Guinea
Sukarno
U.S
Howard Jones
United States
the Hague
West New Guinea
Extremists Explode 200 Hazardous Devices in Algiers
Reuters reports European right wing extremists exploded over 200 plastic hazardous devices in Algiers as a desperate bid to stall a ceasefire in the Algerian war. The attacks targeted Moslem shops and restaurants, injuring at least 10 and causing heavy damage while Moslems reacted in limited fashion. Police cordoned Moslem districts as women cried from rooftops and men fired at European cars.
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Algiers
Reuters
Final Talks To Start Wednesday
Algerian rebel government sources say talks between France and the rebels will open Wednesday at Evian on Lake Geneva. Saab Dahlab and Abdel Hafid Boussouf arrived in Rome en route to Geneva, the provisional government citing concerns over public order services in Algeria.
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Tunis
Evian
Saab Dahlab
Abdel Hafid Boussouf
Rome
Geneva
County Debate on Urban County System Held Here
Medicine Hat and District Home and School Council sponsors a public meeting at Connaught School auditorium Thursday at 8 pm to discuss the urban county system. H. A. Bud Olson speaks for, W. Z. Brown against, with Jim Newton chairing the finance committee of Medicine Hat Public School District. Members will answer floor questions.
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Medicine Hat and District
Amy Frank
Home and School Council
Medicine Hat
UN Denies Attacking Katangans
In Leopoldville AP UN spokesman Dik Lehmkuhl said UN troops in Katanga province did not attack Kaminaville. He admitted some fighting occurred after Katangan gendarmes attacked the UN, and that UN forces fired to extricate themselves.
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Leopoldville
United Nations
Kaminaville
Katanga
Dik Lehmkuhl
Medicine Hat shoppers weigh uniform hours for stores
A cross section of Medicine Hat housewives voiced opinions on a proposed bylaw to standardize shopping hours. Most quoted favored the plan, with late Friday shopping and Monday all day closing as key points. Supporters cited benefits for small business and workers. opponents warned of harmful effects on tourism and consumer access.
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Medicine Hat
Leader
Regina
G. W. Murray
3Rd. St. S
Murray
Illinois
Jack Cocks
Prospect Drive
William Akers
15Th. Ave. SW
J. A. Ferguson
McCutcheon Drive
Fred Hehr
Crescent View
John Giesinger
St. SW
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
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Medicine Hat Lumberman’s Trophy
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Bow Island
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Med. Hat
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