Edmonton House Speaker Peter Dawson Dies After 28 Years
The Alberta legislature mourns Peter Dawson longtime speaker for 28 years with Premier Manning and colleagues recalling his fairness warmth and calm authority. Funeral and tributes follow as Minister Donovan Ross notes Dawson faced illness with quiet courage.
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Edmonton
Jim Reid
Peter Dawson
Speaker
Legislative Assembly
Manning
Mr. Dawson
Ernest Watkins
Calgary Glenmore
Mike Maccagno
Lib
Lac la Biche
Dawson
Frank Gainer
Clr. - Banff. Cochrane
A. E. Hooke
John Wingblade
CS Wetaskiwin
Wingblade
The
Baptist Church
United Church
Social Credit
Art Dixon
Calgary Southeast
J. Donovan Ross
Dr. Ross
Peter
City Opposes Gas Export Bids in Medicine Hat Field
The Oil and Gas Conservation Board in Medicine Hat rejected export permit bids totaling about 64.4 billion cubic feet from Canadian Delhi Oil Hudson Bay Oil and Gas and Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas. City officials favored possible future gas purchases but questioned immediate purchase capability and potential legislative changes.
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Medicine Hat
Oil and Gas Conservation Board
George W. Govier
Robert S. Beitz
James G. Kidd
Vern Millard
Mr. Beitz
Trans Canada
Radio and TV Ban on Campaign Eve Tightens in Canada
Ottawa reports campaign winding down before Easter voting with main limits on broadcasting. Candidates may publicize in newspapers on the eve, while election day bans include loudspeakers banners and gift offers. Penalties under the Canada Elections Act reach 2000 dollars and two years in jail.
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Ottawa
Tories Grits Trade Blame in Pitched Campaign Clash
Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Liberal Leader Pearson faced hecklers at rallies in Hamilton and Victoria as they blamed each other for Parliament paralysis. Diefenbaker touted ship subsidies boosting employment and $80 million in shipbuilding. Douglas accused Liberals of arithmetic bias, while Social Credit’s Thompson faulted both major parties for not meeting Canadian needs.
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Diefenbaker
Pearson
Hamilton Forum
Victoria
John
Canada
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
Ottawa
Walter Gordon
Quebec
Ontario
Chilliwack
B.C
Robert Thompson
Social Credit
Bible Courage Through Freezing Ordeal Ends in Rescue
Helen Klaben a Brooklyn office worker and Ralph Flores a San Bruno engineer survived 50 days stranded after a plane crash in northern bushland. They kept warm with a fire a damaged Bible and a poetry book as rescue planes circled and Flores fashioned snowshoes to reach help.
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Whitehorse
Y.T
Helen Klaben
Ralph Flores
Miss K
Flores
San Bruno
Calif
Chuck Hamilton
Watson Lake
Miss Klaben
Teachers Salary Demands In Medecine Hat Public Board
A negotiating committee led by James Hirsh refuses to reveal their original salary demands during a Medicine Hat Public School Board meeting. The panel proposes meeting again with the board, urging a later public release, citing taxpayer interests and Alberta School Trustees Association views. Members Fiona Milne Lorne Wiley Dorothy Crowe and James Hirsh will reconvene with board members to present the requests.
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James Hirsh
Medicine Hat
Jim Newton
Alberta
Lorne Wiley
Dorothy Crowe
Hastings Leaders Visit Canada Tour Items
Leaders on the Hastings tour visit Kelowna Vernon and nearby cities in British Columbia. Diefenbaker stops in Kelowna Vernon and Victoria while Pearson goes to Kingston and Duncan. Thompson appears in Nanaimo and Victoria with Douglas in Ottawa.
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Kelowna
Vernon
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Kingston
Ont
Thompson
Nanaimo
Duncan
Victoria
B.C. Douglas
Ottawa
New Plant Interest Drawn After Mayor Weiner Trip
Mayor Harry Weiner returns from a two week business tour to England France Italy Israel and Greece. He cites a large Israeli firm seeking to build a plant in Medicine Hat and says Paris had one interest in Canada’s election. He counters claims of a weak Canadian economy noting strong living standards and resources.
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Harry Weiner
Medicine Hat
England
France
Italy
Israel
Greece
Paris
Canada
Weiner
Pearson Heckled at Hamilton Rally by Peace Demonstrators
Youths and students protested Liberal leader Lester Pearson during a Hamilton Forum speech to over 6,000. Hecklers carried placards and an effigy, shouting for policies while Pearson urged fair hearing on issues including labor codes and unemployment insurance.
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Reuters
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House of Commons
Gestapo
J. R. Walker
Southam News Services
Hamilton
Lester Pearson
Hamilton Forum
Pearson
Louie Limited Strikes One More Clothes Line Hit
The burglar nicknamed Louie limited his spree to a single clothes line on Division Avenue and 8th 9th Streets last night. The 10 block 9th Street Southwest resident is the latest victim as police continue the investigation.
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Division Ave
9Th St. S.W
Former French premier vows campaign to topple de Gaulle
Georges Biddault left West Germany for Portugal Monday night vowing to continue his effort to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle. In Paris, strikers clashed with riot police at Carline Lorraine. several pickets suffered minor head injuries. The Queen of Australia offered a farewell broadcast praising the warm welcome she received. Canada tensions over halibut fishing rights with Japan drew criticism from Tokyo observers. In Zermatt, bells tolled for a typhoid epidemic victim, as villagers gathered for a funeral that raised fears of a ghost town arrival.
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Georges Biddault
West Germany
Portugal
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paris
Reuters
Carline
Lorraine
Zermatt
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