Alberta legislature debates budget with rural and urban tension
On the first day of the budget debate the Alberta legislature spars over a 374 million dollar plan. Liberal Maccagno and Highways Minister Taylor clash while profits and debt are questioned by Social Credit and Lac La Biche MLAs. Rural agriculture funding is defended amid highway and public works concerns.
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Edmonton
Mike Maccagno
Gordon Taylor
Clinton French
Hand Hills
Albert Ludwig
Social Credit
Calgary
House
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Maccagno
Maccagno
Alfred Hooke
E. W. Hinman
Canada
Lac la Biche
Taylor
Hinman
Agriculture Department
Alamera Gas Company
Etzikom
Bridge OKs Pay Television System for Lethbridge
Lethbridge city council approves a Majestic Theatres Limited plan to offer pay television pending Board of Broadcast Governors approval. The system would import programs from Calgary and Great Falls Montana with a $10 installation fee and a $4.50 monthly charge for subscribers.
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Lethbridge
Board of Broadcast Governors
Majestic Theatres Limited
Calgary
Great Falls
Montana
Southland Growers Buys 30 Acres for Plant Site
Walter Rose confirms Southland Growers Industries Ltd has purchased 30 acres near Kitty-corner to Northwest Nitro for about 40000 dollars. John Betts says the site will host a new vegetable processing plant after soil tests. City land of 16 acres around Box Springs Road was rejected for shape and soil. Allan Gunter notes no firm deal on city land. Alberta minister A R Patrick will meet Southland officials to study their financing.
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Walter Rose
11Th St. NE
Southland Growers Industries Ltd
John Betts
Southland
Box Springs
Allan Gunter
Rose
A. R. Patrick
Alberta
Industry and Development
Tory Liberal campaigns push for April 8 majority
Prime Minister Diefenbaker opened a national campaign in Winnipeg urging a clear Conservative majority in the Commons. Leader Lester Pearson spoke in Cooksville arguing only Liberals can form a stable government, while Social Credit's Robert Thompson predicted continued minority rule. Nuclear arms and budget incentives featured in the leaders’ plans as they key into the election.
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House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Lester Pearson
Cooksville
Ont
Social Credit
Robert Thompson
Moncton
N.B
New Democratic
T. C. Douglas
Toronto
Guelph
Ontario
Vineland
St. Catharines
Pearson
Port Hope
Thompson
Maritimes
Halifax
Fredericton
CBC
Civic Auditorium
Diphtheria Kills Three Children in Gypsumville
Three children from a Gypsumville Manitoba family died from diphtheria in ten days. A three year old girl and two brothers aged five and seven died, while four others in the same family were treated. Local immunizations were begun as a precaution with schools remaining open.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Gypsumville
Man
Winnipeg
Manitoba Health Department
King George Hospital
E. Snell
Snell
Canadian Curling Champions Seventh Round Results
Third round results show teams from New Brunswick Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island Manitoba Newfoundland Alberta British Columbia Northern Ontario Nova Scotia Ontario and Quebec with multiple ends recorded. Scores vary with several ends marked dead and an extra end noted.
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Brandon
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Alberta
Lip Toaay
Mayor Weiner mocks Ottawa funds and urban renewal at council
City council session features Mayor Harry Weiner delivering witty jabs at Real Caouette and planning commissions. Aldermen discuss Centennial grants, Ottawa funding, and the fairness of a seven foot fence around a used car lot. The mayor jokes about liquor revenue and planning commissions, ending with a quip on fences and getting out.
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Harry Weiner
Real Caouette
Social Credit
Earl Smith
Jack Edwards
Ald
Smith
Ottawa
Weiner
Ald. Smith
Hinman
Alberta
Government Cuts Grants In Half For Education Students
Edmonton CP says the provincial government reduced grants for second year education students at the University of Alberta to half the tuition. First year grants are eliminated. Third and fourth year students see no changes. Grants require a one year teaching service in the province after graduation.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Board of Transport
Redcliff
CPR
Pegged Rate Seen Justified
City of Medicine Hat reports 1962 operation ended with a 13456 dollar surplus. Council held the 1962 mill rate at 41 mills, despite a predicted deficit. Expenditures totaled 5463221 while income reached 5476677 against estimates.
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Patrick J. Roe
Medicine Hat
A. T. Legge
Legere
Paris three condemned to death in de Gaulle plot
Three men were condemned to death by a military court for participation in the August 22 assassination attempt on President de Gaulle. Lt.-Col. Bastien-Thiry, Lieut. Alain de Bougrenet, and Jacques Prevost received death sentences. eight others were given prison terms, and there were no acquittals.
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de Gaulle
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
Air Force
Site Picked for New Medicine Hat School
Medicine Hat Separate School Board selects a corner site at 8th St N.E. and an imaginary 4th Ave for a proposed six class elementary school costing 187000 dollars. They await Department of Education approval while the School Buildings Board prepares to rule on new construction.
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8Th St. N.E
4Th Ave
Medicine Hat
Bill Montgomery
J. H. Cook and Associates
School Buildings Board
Picket at White House Urges Clothes for Animals
Washington AP report says protesters urged President Kennedy to clothe animals and lead by example. They handed out leaflets urging the public to shield children from naked horses cows dogs and cats and to end animal indecency.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Nova Scotia Budgets Record Expenditures for Next Fiscal Year
The Nova Scotia government unveils a record budget with expenditures totaling 116 million dollars for the upcoming fiscal year. Finance Minister G J Smith states no tax increases and balancing funds via hospital reserve transfers. Key outlays include 31.1 million for Education, 25.56 million for Highways, and 23.5 million for Health.
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Nova Scotia
Finance and Economics
G. J. Smith
Education Department
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