Alberta Legislature Fails to Match National Orators
In Alberta budget debate, backbenchers deliver lengthy statistics and misgivings about oil revenues. Roy Ells disputes Alberta as Canada’s richest province, noting Ontario and Quebec have higher overall resources but harsher taxes. Highways Minister Gordon Taylor unveils a highway service centre with a restaurant above the roadway, yet attendance wanes as MLAs plan to view Mrs. Munsinger’s TV interview.
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Edmonton
John Diefenbaker
Tommy Douglas
Alberta
James Henderson
Social Credit
Leduc
Manning
Henderson
Roy Ells
Grouard
Canada
Ontario
Els
Quebec
Gordon Taylor
Munsinger
Ample moisture reserves boost Southern Alberta crops
In Calgary area, winter snowfall was half normal yet sub soil moisture remains ample says district agricul turist Peter Jamieson. Warm spells cleared much of Southwestern Alberta while thaw barely reached Olds. The little snow that fell has sunk into the ground aiding upcoming growth.
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Calgary
Alberta
Peter Jamieson
Jamieson
Olds
Mr. Jamieson
Gerda Munsinger not a spy in U.S. view
U S officials say Gerda Munsinger was not involved in espionage. Entry denial on grounds of unsatisfactory moral conduct cited. limited information since 1963, with no recent evidence of spying and strong caution against public examination of Canada’s case.
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Bruce Phillips
Southam
Washington
Gerda Munsinger
U.S
Justice
Lucien Cardin
Munsinger
United States
Munich
Dean Rusk
Pearson
Canada
Rampage in Watts Leaves 2 Dead in LA Riots
A six hour rampage by about six hundred Black residents in Watts, Los Angeles, left two confirmed dead and 26 wounded as police sealed a 36 block area. Governor Brown went to LA, declined national guard, and said the situation was under control. A truck driver, Lawrence Gomez, was killed as he sought shelter, and Joe Lee Crawford died in crossfire. Police reported 27 arrests amid looting, arson, and street violence sparked by a rock-throwing incident and ensuing accusations of brutality by officers.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Edmund G. Brown
National Guard
Lawrence Gomez
Joe Lee Crawford
Vio
Gemini 8 docking mission opens era of space flight
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 8 astronauts Armstrong and Scott launched on a risky orbital mission to link with the Agena target satellite. They pursued multiple planned dockings and a space walk, aiming to rehearse techniques for a future moon voyage while weathering a high-stakes 105,000 mile chase above South America.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
South America
Scott
Earth
Armstrong
Titan
Atlas
Farris witness at probe details judge deal
Vancouver business magnate Ralph K. Farris returns as the lead-off witness in the federal inquiry into how 7500 free shares of a gas company reached Ontario judge Leo Landreville in 1957. Farris, then president of Northern Ontario Natural Gas, faced jail time over what he said. The commission heard evidence that his brokerage account facilitated the stock transaction when Sudbury granted the franchise while Landreville was mayor.
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Vancouver
Ralph K. Farris
Leo Landreville
Ontario Supreme Court
Sudbury
Farris
Northern Ontario Natural Gas Co
Aalborg backs wheat gift to hungry world centennial project
Alberta Provincial Treasurer A O Aalborg supports Robert Simpson's plan to give wheat valued at five million dollars to a hungry country as a centennial gesture. He warned the bill could be criticized as wasteful yet argued moral duty overrides disputes over what can be spared. The debate also noted a sixty eight million dollar deficit and reserves scrutiny. Lands minister Ruste reported plans to open about eighty thousand acres for homesteading near Fort Vermilion and High Level, northwest of Edmonton, and a rise in hunting licence fees to fund wildlife crop insurance.
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Edmonton
A. O. Aalborg
Alberta
Robert Simpson
Calgary
Lands and Forests
Ruste
Fort Vermilion
Union word sparks debate on FAA structure and policy
At District 13 FUA convention a motion to rename the FAA to drop the word union passed amid debate. Gifford Woodcock called unions a dirty word, while Anders Anderson urged embracing manager leadership to reflect farming as a business. He urged a dynamic policy to secure farmers a fair share of national income.
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District 13 Fua
FUA
Gifford Woodcock
Benny Walter
Ganization
Anders Anderson
FAA
the Cross
France shifts stance on British entry to European Market
London reports France now sees value in Britain joining the European Common Market a change from vetoes of the past Britain counters that France’s planned NATO withdrawal adds risk to British participation British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart announced the shift after a Western European Union ministers meeting noting consensus among the six market members on desirability of British entry.
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London
France
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Michael Stewart
Western European Union
Allied Unity
North Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Stewart
Takeover of CPR Asked by FUA At Convention
The District 18 FUA passed a motion to bring CPR and all its assets under public ownership citing deteriorating passenger and boxcar service. Benny Walter urged government ownership to relieve car and engine shortages while Anders Anderson insisted full asset takeover was needed to prevent non profitable operations being dumped. Walter questioned the economy's ability to endure such a move.
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CPR
Benny Walter
Anders Anderson
Walter
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Spence
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Diefenbaker
W. F. Spence
Supreme Court of Canada
George Nowlan
Hansard
Mr. Nowlan
Jose Patrick Nowlan
Digby-Annapolis- Kings
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Aalborg
Peace River
Wildlife Crop Insurance Fund
Anderson
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