Hamilton Packs Bow Island Rally With Trade Tone
Canada’s Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton urged Western Conservatives to back the Diefenbaker government at a Bow Island rally. He touted a seven point agricultural program and warned Liberals would undermine farm income by restoring the dollar to par. He credited Ted Brunsden and urged a strong Tory Western farmer presence for the April 8 vote.
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Patrick J. Roe
Canada
Alvin Hamilton
Bow Island
Hamilton
Ted Brunsden
Diefenbaker
Vancouver
Cattle and Wheat Demands Rise as Minister Foresees Growth
Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton predicts a bright future for western farmers. He asks for 500 million bushels of wheat, 350 million bushels oats, and 250 million bushels feed barley this year. Beef cattle should reach 15 million by 1975, up from 8.6 million today, with grass and water supplies under study and possible underground water exploration.
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Alvin Hamilton
Jess Durum
Mr. Hamilton
Canada
Hamilton
Estevan
Thethabasca
Saskatchewan
Winds Drive Dust Through Medicine Hat Area
High westerly winds gusting 30 to 50 mph sweep Medicine Hat causing extensive soil drift. Winds shift to the northwest and expected to die down by tonight. Forecast earlier favored light southwest winds with rain. tomorrow outlook is cloudy with showers and cooler temperatures.
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Medicine Hat
Leaders on the Hastings by the Canadian Press
Diefenbaker visits Oakville Ontario while Pearson travels to Edmonton Thompson goes to Banff and Calgary and Douglas visits Port Arthur in a Baldwin era political update.
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Hastings
Diefenbaker
Oakville
Ont
Pearson
Edmonton
Thompson
Banff
Calgary
Douglas
Port Arthur
TransAir releases schedule for Hat prairie flights
TransAir Ltd of Winnipeg announces new schedule effective April 15 for the Hat prairie route. R D Turner says fares are slightly reduced on some runs while main changes affect scheduling and service patterns. no weekend Hat flights. Calgary connections available for 10:20 a.m. arrival on flight 119. accompanying schedules cover Regina Winnipeg and Prince Albert Saskatoon Regina routes.
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TransAir Ltd
Winnipeg
R. D. Turner
Calgary
Regina
Sy. Regina
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge Playgoers stage praised by critic at festival
Lethbridge critic Esse W. Ljungh praised the props in Lethbridge Playgoers production of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and faulted some directing choices. The Alberta Regional Drama Festival runs through Saturday with Well of the Saints by John Millington Synge to follow by Coaldale Little Theatre.
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Lethbridge
Esse W. Ljungh
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Alberta
Ljungh
CBC Drama Department
Toronto
John Millington Synge
Coaldale Little Theatre
Precautions Taken Hecklers Plague PM In Vancouver
John Diefenbaker faced the worst heckling of his campaign in Vancouver as about 7 200 attendees filled the Pacific National Exhibition hall. He addressed an 80 minute speech while crowd noise persisted with lines like What about Harkness and What about unemployment repeated. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip briefly visited the city during a refuelling stop. the royal party did not meet the prime minister.
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Bruce Phillips
Southam News Service
Vancouver
John Diefenbaker
Pacific National Exhibition Forum
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Australia
RCMP
Harkness
John
Pearson
Canada
Red Deer race tightens as Social Credit hits critics
In Red Deer a 600-strong crowd at an all candidates meeting saw Social Credit leader Thompson challenged by NDP and Liberal opponents over monetary policy and nuclear questions. Separately Medicine Hat's airport closes to heavies after spring break up, affecting TCA flights and local mail and greenhouse exports.
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Red Deer, Alta
Social Credit
Thompson
Red Deer
New Democratic Party
Paul Jensen
City of
Medicine Hat
Department of Transport
Gunter
Pearson Hearing Quiet but Fair in Regina Visit
Liberal leader Lester Pearson visited Regina on an aid mission for Hazen Argue's farm policy and spoke to about 4,000 at the Armory. He defended tariffs reform and warned against minority or coalition government while criticizing Diefenbaker over a Newsweek charge and urging stability and world trade alignment.
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J. R. Walker
Southam News Services
Regina
Lester Pearson
Saskatchewan
Hazen Argue
Assiniboia
Argue
Pearson
Regina Armory
Canada
U.S
Britain
Diefenbaker
Liberal Party
Newsweek
Real Caouette
Social Credit Party
Europe
Minori
Speaker Expels Thatcher in Saskatchewan Assembly
Opposition leader Ross Thatcher and a follower were expelled from the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina after accusing the CCF government of dishonesty and fraud. It marked the first expulsions there since 1948 during debate over a $2,000,000 item in the 1962 63 supplementary estimates described as socialist dishonesty.
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Saskatchewan
CCF
Regina
Ross Thatcher
Fred Dewhurst
Broken Sewer Causes Detour on 1st St SE
A broken sewer line has diverted traffic along 10 blocks of 1st St SE. City workmen repair the line and City Engineer Allen Gunter says the job should be completed today.
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1St St. SE
Allen Gunter
Tommy Douglas Critiques Pearson Before 2000 in Hamilton
In Hamilton the NDP leader Tommy Douglas faced hecklers as he skewered Liberal Pearson and attacked Diefenbaker. He defended welfare plans and war-effort financing while urging stronger social measures to win the Hamilton South seat from Conservatives. The crowd responded with wild support.
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Charles Lynch
Southam News Service
Hamilton
Lester Pearson
Tommy Douglas
Pearson
NDP
Douglas
Hamilton South
Diefenbaker
The
Voice
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de Hamel
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TCA
Allan Gunter
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Little
B. L. Hogg
2Nd St. S.E
Thatcher
Bridge City
WNI District
Mad Hatter Sport
Mr. Douglas
Paul Hellyer
Ccf-Ndp
Hellyer
Senate
Russia
Hazen
Mr. Pearson
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