Name change sparks rural development bill in Commons
In Ottawa the government introduced ARDA renaming to Rural Development Act to broaden rural aid. Fisheries Minister Robichaud pushed a companion bill for a 50 million dollar rural development fund. Critics questioned political motives and Liberal opposition argued the rename benefits branding more than policy.
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Arda
Fisheries
Robichaud
Sauve
H. A. Olson
Sc—Medicine Hat
Toronto
Montreal
Gemini 8 failure inquiry underway
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott return to Cape Kennedy to meet with space agency officials for a three day inquiry into the tumble during the flight from Hawaii. They joined by Walter Schirra and Frank Borman on the mission that linked with an Agena satellite before losing control.
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Perts
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Air Force
Hawaii
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
U.S
Armstrong
Scott
Agena
Walter Schirra
Frank Borman
Pacific
Schirra
Borman
Command Pi
Houston
Hickam Field
Labour Leads by Large Margin in UK Election Polls
Polls show Labour ahead of the Conservatives by 13 to 15 percent before the March 31 general election. Prime Minister Wilson asserts Britain would join the European Economic Community if no supranational control over foreign and defense policy is imposed, fueling debate with Conservative leaders.
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London
Reuters
Labor
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Wilson
Labor Party
Britain
Alberta hunters face two stops for bird licences this fall
Alberta hunters must obtain a $2 federal duck stamp at post offices and bird licences at treasury branches, wildlife offices, or other outlets. The combined cost rises to 6.50 dollars for licences this year, up from 3.50, while the wildlife certificate fee increases to 2 dollars to replenish the wildlife crop damage fund.
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Edmonton
Alberta
H. E. Ruste
Lands and Forests
Treasury
Wildlife Department
Mixed Catholic marriage rules revised by Vatican
Vatican article notes Pope Paul VI lifted excommunication for Catholics who married outside the church and allowed nuptial masses in mixed marriages. The new instruction Matrimoni Sacramentum requires the Catholic spouse to vow to raise children Catholic while non Catholics respect that duty.
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Vatican City
Paul
Rural Edmonton MLA decries rural education in Ontario style debate
Alberta legislator William Switzer urged a 20 000 boost for audio visual education and an urban rural teacher exchange to lift rural students. He argued rural children are second class in education and called for local grade 10 11 exams to measure performance. Education Minister McKinnon warned overemphasis on exams.
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Edmonton
Alberta
William Switzer
L—Edson
Switzer
Norman Willmore
Lands and Forests
Education Department
zuSner
Mckinnion
Quebec legislature ties Gerda affair to organized crime
In a nine province session, Quebec leaders spar over the Gerda Munsinger scandal linked to organized crime. Premier Lesage accuses Daniel Johnson of scandal mindedness while Johnson rebukes the Premier. The debate touches Ottawa and national politics amid ongoing inquiries.
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Gerda
Quebec
Gerda Munsinger
New Brunswick
Jean Lesage
Union Nationale
Daniel Johnson
Diefenbaker
Munsinger
Lesage
Ottawa
House of Commons
Legislative Assembly
Nova Scotia
James Vaughan
Halifax North
Military expert attacks Churchill on WWII strategies
British expert Sir Basil Liddell Hart writes in Encounter that Churchill bore blame for pre war weaknesses and rash moves while Roosevelt’s oil embargo on Japan helped force Tokyo to war, and that Western unconditional surrender policy prolonged peril after the war.
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London
Reuters
Basil Liddell Hart
Winston Churchill
Japan
Encounter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
Germany
Hitler
U.S.A
Roosevelt
Greece
Oran
Russia
Finland
Churchill
Liddell Hart
Alberta to Expand Crop Insurance Coverage Across Province
Alberta will insure about 1,000,000 acres this year using a 25 year average yield. Expansion adds Fairview and Three Hills areas, and increases total insured area threefold from 1965. Officials discuss increasing federal coverage to 80 percent and premium subsidies, with 1,300 farmers already enrolled.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Strom
Fairview
Three Hills
Calgary
Ottawa
Mike Maccagno
Alberta Crop Insurance Corporation
E. L. Lee
SC Dunvegan
Edmonton lawyer offers aid to Belinsky family
Ed monton lawyer Pat Shevchuk said he will review documents from Medicine Hat family the Belinskys who twice picketed the Legislature seeking compensation after a sheriff seized their crop. The family claims $200000 and debt exceeds $45000.
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Belinsky
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Pat Shevchuk
Paul Belinsky
Shevchuk
Shewchuk
John Hart
Mr. Belinsky
Education debate flags limits of exams and TV use
In Calgary a cabinet debate explored whether exams and textbooks suffice for learning. Critics urged raw score data and rural focus while proponents noted high school persistence and the potential of educational television needing research and funding. The session stretched past final time.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Far East
Gemini
Okinawa
THE
Atlantic Provinces
New England
Newfoundland
Ontario
Keith Butler
Waterloo North
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada
Canada
New Democratic Party
Donald MacDonald
Board of Transport Commissioners
Manitoba
Steve Peters
Ndp-Elmwood
Department of Consumer Affairs
Saskatchewan
R. A. Walker
CCF
Hanley
Michael Senych
Sc—Redwater
C. E. Johnston
Calgary- Bowness
McKinnon
Lac la Biche
Maccagno
Reierson
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