Diefenbaker Campaign Tops Edmonton Session News
Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker led Edmonton political coverage with a late rally at Jubilee Auditorium while the legislature pressed 28 bills toward third reading. Debate centered on health unit funding and a clash between Liberal Mike Maccagno and Health Minister J Donovan Ross over the psychiatric nurses association bill.
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Edmonton
John George Diefenbaker
Alberta
Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Mike Maccagno
Lac la Biche
J. Donovan Ross
Maccagno
Ernest Watkins
Ross
Dr. Ross
Calgary Glenmore
L-Lac la Biche
Mr. Watkins
Watkins
Candidates square off over defence arms and party reform
At a Brooks political forum for Medicine Hat riding candidates the debate focused on weapons for Canada's defence and financial reform. Broadfoot and Olson pressed for strongest arms. Brunsden urged stable governance. McFall warned against broad disarmament and questioned leadership after Caouette.
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Dave Broadfoot
Canada
Bud Olson
Ted Brunsden
Brooks
FAA
Medicine Hat J
NDP
John Head
Hat
Fort Macleod
George McFall
Caouette
Olson
Broadfoot
Socred
Union Nationale
Duplessis
Brunsden
McFall
Social Credit
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Quebec
Guy Marcoux
Alaska
United States
Socreds
Albert Holmes
Farmer Sues County Over Malathion Use on Cattle
Joseph B. Gurba of Alberta testified in Supreme Court that malathion was recommended in 1957 for cattle disease control. Mizra Pack of Raymond district seeks 80,000 dollars from Warner County and Oliver Chemical, claiming his Shorthorn breeding business was ruined after spraying. Gurba said widespread use has occurred with no ill effects reported, and that Pack’s cattle were sprayed per department approval. The case continues.
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Lethbridge (Cp
Joseph B. Gurba
Alberta
Supreme Court
Agriculture Department
Mizra Pack
Raymond District
County of Warner
Oliver Chemical Company
Rail traffic disrupted as French rail workers stop pages
Paris reports two hour work shift stoppages disrupt rail service across France amid a nationwide strike. In Canada Real Caouette, deputy Social Credit leader, claims Liberal supporters may stage a traffic accident to end his campaign before April 8 federal elections.
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Paris
Reuters
France
Donnacona
Real Caouette
Social Credit
Jurist to Demand Cemetery Probe
Chief Justice C. C. McLaurin of Alberta's Supreme Court's trial division announced he will demand financial statements from every private funeral and cemetery operator in Alberta. He said the statements will be turned over to chartered accountants for checking as part of the royal commission investigating funeral practices.
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RED Deer
C. C. McLaurin
Alberta Supreme Court
Alberta
Royal Commission
Chartered Accountants
Alberta hearings probe prepaid funeral plans and cemetery rules
G H Rose chairing Alberta securities commission testifies during Calgary hearings into Cemeteries Act Securities Act and Prearranged Funeral Services Act. Witnesses include buyers of prepaid plans and cemetery stock. Regulators note a 10 percent perpetual care fund rule as a serious discrepancy while private cemeteries must place 10 percent of marker price into a trust.
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G. H. Rose
Securities Commission
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens
Medicine Hat
Tom Patterson
Garden of Memories
Rose
Canada party leaders clash as campaign heats up
The Liberals and Progressive Conservatives spar while New Democrats attack both and Social Credit explores coalition options. Prime Minister Diefenbaker accuses Liberals of a calculated filibuster. Pearson counters anti Americanism. Douglas says neither party encircles agriculture. Caouette warns of Liberal plots in Quebec.
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Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
New Democrats
Social Credit
Diefenbaker
Edmonton
Pearson
Moncton
N.B
U.S
Canada
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
Regina
Stoney Plain
Alta
Thompson
Real Caouette
Donnaconna
Que
Quebec
Agung Volcano Erupts Killing Hundreds In Bali
Bali island's Agung volcano has killed at least 400 people and prompted a disaster zone declaration by President Sukarno. About 250,000 residents were evacuated within a 20 mile radius as ash clouds darken skies over Bali and East Java.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bali
Agung
Indonesian Civil Defence Organization
Sukarno
Mecca
Civil Defence
East
Java
Coleman Hit By Hepatitis
An outbreak of infectious hepatitis in the 2000 population Crowsnest Pass town of Coleman was reported by the town council the school board and the Chinook Health Unit. Twenty one cases since March 8 including two teachers were noted at a school with 645 pupils. Mayor Ramsay said a town water chlorination plant ordered last fall is being installed as the town lacks a sewage system. Health officials cited unsanitary conditions as the cause and described initial symptoms as stomach influenza.
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Coleman
Alta
Crowsnest Pass
Chinook Health Unit
John Ramsay
PM to Speak Here Friday in Whistle-Stop Tour
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker will address voters at the Medicine Hat CPR station at 1 30 p.m. Friday as part of a whistle-stop campaign schedule. The itinerary includes Maple Creek Irvine Brooks Bassano and Strathmore with brief stops and a one hour gathering in Medicine Hat. Jim Horsman, campaign manager for Ted Brunsden, said the schedule should be met across the constituency.
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John Diefenbaker
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek
Rvine
Brooks and Bassano
Strathmore
Jim Horsman
Ted Brunsden
Hat
Robichaud in Thick of Fight Premier Backs Pearson to Hilt
Saint John reports Premier Louis Robichaud battles in the federal race while pursuing a April 22 provincial election. He backs Pearson if Liberals succeed April 8 and campaigns across New Brunswick despite record snows. He cites deficits since 1960 and a controversial 25 year lease as campaign focal points.
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Charles Lynch
Southam
Saint John
N.B
Louis Robichaud
Mike Pearson
Joey Smallwood
B.C
Bennett
Robichaud
Grits
New Brunswick
Liberals
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