Edmonton Police Shake-Up as Chief Resigns Amid Scandals
Edmonton city commissioners call for drastic changes in the police department and accept the resignation of Chief Con stable Reg Jennings aged 61 after two reports cited laxity and low morale. The inquiry followed a February 11 raid on a gambling house by eight uniformed officers.
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Edmonton
Reg Jennings
Uniform Division
RCMP
Frank Baxter
Calgary
Morality Squad
Morality Branch
Conditio
Unemployment Less Severe in West Canada
G G Cushing of Ottawa notes Western Canada has fared better than the Maritimes and parts of the east. He says the Trades and Labor Congress backs 75 percent compensation and urges provincial, municipal governments to seek federal aid to ease unemployment costs.
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Regina
Canada
Maritimes
G. G. Cushing
Ottawa
Trades and Labor Congress
TLC
Cushing
Low Hits Back Toryism Supports Horse-Rig Doctrine
Ottawa CP Solon Low denounces the Social Credit party in a sharp PC response. He cites the PC statement rejecting any alliance while noting his agreement only with that stance. The Progressive Conservative Association of Canada labeled Social Credit as a threat to democracy and a Trojan horse.
TORIES DENY ANY PROSPECT OF AGREEMENT WITH SOCIAL CREDIT
The Progressive Conservative party rejected any possibility of an alliance with the Social Credit movement. A closed session at the national PC meeting adopted a statement labeling Social Credit a potential danger to Canadian democracy and a Trojan horse within Canada. The statement cited aims of controlling federal government and contrasted Conservatives with Social Credit policies.
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Ottawa
Solon Lowg
Socialredit Party
Conservative
Social Credit Movement
Social Credit
Low
Progressive Conservative Association of Canada
British Columbia
Social Credit Party
Progressive Conservative Party
National PC Association
Allan Ainsworth
E. Buell
Alberni
B. C
Wilfrid Dufesne
Quebec West
Conservative Party
Alberta
Worm Dunkers Help Anglers Prove Happy Half of Ontario
Sudbury reports Russ Whitfield of the Lands and Forests Department divides anglers into three groups. Top skilled fishermen catch many fish but enjoy the sport least. Intermediate anglers know hot spots and fish depths. Novices, the two thirds, are patient worm dunkers who may catch nothing yet savor nature and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Ontario
Russ Whitfield
Department of Lands and Forests
Whitfield
Isaac
Ice Stampede Opens With Scout Pageant
A crowd attends the ice stampede at the arena as Scouts and Cubs perform in the opening pageant. Adults can attend tonight to support the youths with tickets priced at $1 for adults and 25 cents for children. trophy winners will be announced.
Equal pay for women bill debated in Commons
Ottawa Liberal Ann Shipley supported equal pay for equal work in principle and backed opponents’ arguments about limited scope. The bill, sponsored by Ellen Fairclough, would cover some interprovincial workers and set a national standard, with leaders debating enforcement and the role of collective bargaining.
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Ellen Fairclough
Hamilton West
Shipley
Timiskaming
Gregg
Ontario
Saskatchewan
United States
Howard Green
Vancouver Qudra
Green
Oil Sands Plant Put Up For Sale Again in Alberta
The Alberta government plans a second sale of its Bitumont oil sands plant 280 miles northwest of Edmonton. Premier Manning said the plant has served as a research centre but could aid private industry. Earlier tenders failed to meet government terms.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Bitumont
Manning
The
Legis
Manitoba Doctor Sees Costs Tripling Under National Health Plan
Manitoba doctor Dr. S. O. Thompson warns that national health insurance would raise costs at least threefold as doctors would be paid for every service. He says taxes would rise and hit the poor least, while the middle class bears the burden. The current system, he notes, already provides free care to the poor and relies on fees based on ability to pay.
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Winnipeg
S. O. Thompson
Gimli
Love’s Labor Lost by Strange Court Order in Toronto
Barbara Hollett, 19, was found guilty of watching and besetting Frank Vitelli, 20, under a Criminal Code section normally used against picketing. He sought police help after two-year pursuit and now Hollett is given suspended sentence and one year probation.
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Toronto
Frank Vitelli
Parliament St
Barbara Hol Jett
Jarvis St
Frank
Bigelow
Barbara
Ryerson
Miss Hollett
Thomas McCleod
Alberta Weekend Outlook Clouds Snow Flurries Persist
Weather summary from Edmonton reports spring arrives tonight but cloudy skies bring snow flurries and temperatures near 30 degrees. Slow clearing in northern regions today with general cloudiness through the weekend and afternoon highs around 30 in all regions today and Sunday.
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Edmonton
Canada eyes vast gas pipeline Eastward from Alberta
In the Commons Mines Minister Prudham hailed rising natural gas reserves as unprecedented and urged rapid development of a pipeline to move Alberta gas to Ontario and Quebec. He outlined plans for Arctic shipping, geologic surveys, and research into gas turbine engines, with exploration peaking last year at 130,000 claims. Rodney Adamson pressed for a quick gas market and an eastward pipeline to prevent flare gas and boost iron ore transport.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mines
Prudham
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines, Ltd
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Peace River
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
United States
Pradham
Trouse
U.S
Arctic
Ungava Bay
Hudson Bay
Great Slave Lake
Rodney Adamson
PC — York West
Adamson
Alberta approves first reading of gas trunk pipeline company act
The Alberta legislature votes first reading on a bill to form a non crown company to build and operate a gas gathering system. It aims to improve conservation and supply in Alberta and export markets with 8,002,002 shares valued at 5 each. Class A shares limit voting and control to Alberta residents.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Provinci
Manning
Alberta Gas Trunk Pipeline Company
Trans-Mountain Pipeline Co
House of Commons
Saskatchewan CCF Members Vote For Pension and Pay Increases
Saskatchewan CCF members win second reading on bills expanding legislator benefits. A new pension act offers two percent of indemnity plus allowances per year of service payable at age 55 with five percent member contributions and a $3,000 annual maximum. A separate bill raises basic indemnity to 2,400 and allowances to 1,200 with total indemnity and allowances 2,600 for private members. cabinet ministers would rise to 10,600 and the premier to 12,600 if unchanged. Both measures pass on voice vote.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Ontario bans equipment allowing air into bloodstream
Ontario chief coroner Dr Smirl Lawson called for an immediate halt to the blood transfusion technique used in the Port Colborne death of 22 year old Mrs Harold Knox four days after birth. He urged adoption of a new safe device that prevents air entry and called for nationwide photographs of transfusion gear to deter similar fatalities.
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Port Colborne
Ont
Smirl Lawson
Ontario
Harold Knox
Lawson
Canada
Toronto
Weather figure explanation and tomorrow's forecast
Readers learn what the top left weather figures mean to interpret tomorrow's probability, tonight's low, and tomorrow's high while yesterday's high and low are shown below. The guide clarifies that today’s figures are not given and explains forecast notation.
Canada’s first sex change case revealed in Welland
Welland Ontario doctor Dr. Stuart Wilson announced he completed the final procedure in a series turning Kenneth Jefferson of Port Colborne into a woman formerly known as Josephine Jefferson, with earlier operations in the United States and Toronto. The patient was released from Welland Hospital days ago.
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Welland
Ont
Canada
Weland
Port Colborne
Kenneth Jefferson
Josephine Jefferson
Stuart Wilson
Toronto
Welland Hospita
Hospita
Wilson
Jefferson
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