Wiedemann plan for city capital expenditures fails
Alderman Roy Wiedemann's proposal to adopt in principle a $7,700,000 five year Capital Expenditures Report failed as the City Council adjourned. A special meeting is planned for Friday at 7 p.m. to vote on the report. Aldermen George Renner and Gordon Sissons were absent but expected to attend.
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Ald
Roy Wiedemann
George Renner
Gordon Sissons
Wiedemann
Jack Edwards
Ald. Edwards
Chuck Meagher
Mayor Meagher
Pete Simpson
Meagher
Massey
Weiler
Civic Department
Coordinating Committee
Council
Eights Contend in Curling Draws as Underdogs Fall
The Bob Morrison rink defeated Ernie Cameron of Calgary 13 3 in the 10 15 a m draw while Ken May of Burstall beat Al Ohman 12 3. Eight rinks remain undefeated including Morrison Snedden Wilkie Schweitzer May Scott Jacober and Ewen. Line scores show Morrison 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 13 Cameron 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0. In city council notes Ald Wiedemann urges early adoption of the report despite possible changes in timing.
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Bob Morrison
Ernie Cameron
Calgary
Ken May
Burstall
al Ohman
Jack Snedden
al Wilkie
Jack Schweitzer
Medicine Hat
D. Scott
Swift Current
Red Jacober
Schuler
A. Ewen
Riverhurst
Morrison
Cameron
Edmonton considers municipal appeal board and new city projects
The legislature debates a municipal act creating a wide‑power appeal board. A separate five year plan requests a new city hall and arena along with a theatre and a bridge, totaling 7.7 million dollars with debt financed over 20 years and phased in 1968 to 1971.
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Edmonton
Hoffa Surrenders To Begin Eight-Year Federal Sentence
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, 54, surrendered to begin an eight year federal jury tampering sentence. He vowed the conviction was a federal vendetta and said the government could use the same tactic against anyone. He was fingerprinted before transport to the Lewisburg Pennsylvania penitentiary.
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Washington (Ap)teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Canada plans satellite launch setup and central space agency
Ottawa outlines a national space program built on applying space technology to Canadian needs. The four man Chapman committee recommends a central agency to coordinate satellites for TV and telephone services, resource surveying, weather and search tasks, plus upper atmosphere research to map Canada’s unique ionosphere and northern lights.
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Ottawa
Canada
Science Secretariat
John Chapman
Defence Research Board
Science Council of Canada
Chapman
North America
McMaster professor denounces U S as demolishing a people
In Calgary a McMaster University religion chair told 100 students the Vietnam War shows imperialism and that the United States is demolishing a people. In Edmonton retired diplomat Chester Ronning urged UN backed peace efforts noting differing views of the war. On the sports front, Western Canada Intercollegiate Athletic Association led the Canadian intercollegiate gymnastics championships at the University of Alberta with WCIAA 62.40 points. Bill Mackie of UBC won free exercise and Rick Danielson of Alberta took side horse and horizontal bar. Warren Roy of Acadia won trampoline, not counting toward team score.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
George H. Grant
McMaster University
Hamilton
United States
Chester Ronning
Camrose
Alta
Hanoi
Saigon
U Ofa
United Nations
Ronning
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Grant
U.S
Western Canada Intercollegiate Athletic Association
U of A
WCIAA
Ontario-Quebec
Ottawa-St. Lawrence
Maritime
Bill Mackie
UBC
Rick Danielson
Warren Roy
Acadia University
Alberta targets border rats and rabid skunks in terrace talks
Agriculture Minister Harry Strom reports increased rat crossings from Saskatchewan into Alberta as the province expands a control program modeled after Saskatchewan’s. He notes rats mostly enter from the east, while skunks carry rabies more often than coyotes.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Harry Strom
Strom
Montana
B.C
The
Agriculture Department
Mr. Strom
Mike Maccagno
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