08 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1966
Page
1
Police in Dublin arrest five Dubliners after a timed bomb exploded the 134 foot Nelson Pillar. Investigators hunt IRA extremists as crowds gather and security tightens around the monument amid Irish independence celebrations. No injuries reported.
In Edmonton the fluoridation vote pits 59 Social Credit MLAs against internal critics led by Stony Plain's Mrs. C. R. Wood and Calgary North's Rev. Bob Simpson. The debate centers on reducing water fluoridation voting to a simple majority and the rights of individuals against government mandates.
Washington reports President Johnson told French leader de Gaulle that Paris plans to radically reorganize NATO could threaten the alliance. The reply suggested the United States might remove its NATO installations in France rather than hand them to French command while negotiations remain possible.
Opposition Leader Mike Maccagno charged Alberta Lands and Forests with excessive red tape in the wildlife budget. He called the 1.3 million dollar allocation to the fish and wildlife division too low and faulted license restrictions tied to a proposed quota system. He cited licensing delays harming small timber operators and urged restocking lakes and boosting fish biology research to prevent further depletion.
Alderman Roy Wiedemann filed a motion Monday night to set aside one mill in 1966 and two mills in 1967 and thereafter for a new City Hall or fire department. Mayor Weiner praised the motion as a good one. The council asked the Municipal Planning Commission to recommend a site for a city hall or fire department.
Medicine Hat council plans to ask the provincial government to reconsider delaying the Elkwater recreation lodge project for another year. Aldermen clash over bids and contractor input while stressing road needs and keeping quality with price estimates challenged by officials.
Afternoon temperatures today and Wednesday will remain near normal in southern regions while northern areas see 10 to 15 degrees below normal. Conditions are described as largely stable with regional temperature contrasts driving the variance.
The Labour party launched its Time for Decision manifesto as it seeks a substantial victory in the March 31 general election. It pledges steel nationalization and reforms to government, housing, productivity, and the Commons Lords, while avoiding firm pricing and incomes policy details.
Ottawa CP report states the government may form a joint Senate Commons committee to study relaxing divorce laws. Private bills by Senator Roebuck and MP McCleave seek grounds expansion to desertion and incurable insanity while adultery remains central. Pearson indicated government consideration.
Prime Minister Pearson yielded to opposition demands and announced a two stage judicial probe into Canada’s security case handling. Justice Dalton Wells will investigate Spencer firing and pension rights after alleged Soviet spy links. The reversal allows passage of Justice Department funding and signals a Conservative setback.
Prime Minister Pearson faces Liberal unease over Cardin stance. Mr Cardin fends off resignation rumors as he sits through Diefenbaker and opposition speeches. A censure motion against Cardin is withdrawn. Wells inquiry terms set, with Rankin letters read and Justice Wells given broad discretion.
Prime Minister paid tribute to Mr. Cardin for being scrupulously fair and correct in protecting individual rights and state security. Mr. Pearson announced a general judicial inquiry into security procedures to assess adequacy and rights protection, noting it could examine individual cases like the Spencer case and would have broad discretion without time limits.
Former prime minister John Diefenbaker criticizes the government for removing a chair in the Commons and accuses peers of derision toward calls for a judicial inquiry. He denounces alleged blackmail attempts tied to the Munsinger and Spencer cases and warns threats do not deter the opposition.
CPR vice president G H Baillie says grain movement is very good despite delays caused by one of the West’s harsh winters. Four feet of snow stranded grain near Vancouver and boxcar shortages loom as Parliament questions arise. Baillie toured Medicine Hat on a familiarization trip after moving from London where he ran CPR European operations.
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