Convicts Storm Quebec Penitentiary Cell in Transfer Bid
Guards at St Vincent de Paul Penitentiary clash with two convicts over a transfer demand to Manitoba’s Stoney Mountain. One convict Marcel Marcus is killed, cousin Claude injured, guard Raymond Tellier dies after stabbing and slashing injuries. Warden Michel Lecorre reports the assault and notes prior similar prison transfer attempts in Canada.
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Montreal
St. Vincent de Paul
Raymond Tellier
Manitoba
Stoney Mountain
Michel Lecorre
Tellier
Marcel Marcoux
Claude
Teller
Prison Inmates Seize Instructor at St. Vincent de Paul
Two prisoners at St. Vincent de Paul seized a prison instructor with a knife and held him for four hours before transfers were arranged to Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. Tellier was stabbed twice in the thighs and once in the abdomen as guards rushed the cell. Tellier, married with three children, had served eight years as a guard.
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St. Vincent de Paul
Dorchester Penitentiary
New Brunswick
Foulkes collapses at memorial service in Amsterdam
News brief reports Gen Charles Foulkes former chairman of Canadian Chiefs of Staff collapsed at a memorial service in Amsterdam and was taken to a heart specialist for evaluation. The item notes other world events from AP and CP dispatches.
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Amsterdam
Reuters
Charles Foulkes
Canadian Chiefs of Staff
U.S. Haiti Tensions Rise as Protests Go Unanswered
U S relations with Haiti deteriorate as five protests to President Duvalier's government over recent incidents go ignored. Incidents include anti American address by Fourcand and arrests of U S embassy staffers. Marines begin withdrawal and transition to the military advisory group amid reduced U S aid.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
U.S
Francois Duvalier
Jacques Fourcand
Red Cross
Duvalier
Fourcand
United States
Evacuation of Hay River Flood Evacuees Reaches 1300
Northern Affairs Minister Arthur Laing began a tour of the flood zones in N W T as airlifted residents from Hay River and Fort Simpson totaled about 1,300. RCAF planes and helicopters led the evacuations while officials assess return timelines and disaster declarations.
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Hay River
N.W.T
Fort Simpson
Arthur Laing
Yellowknife
Vancouver
Air Force
Edmonton
Laing
Frank Cunningham
Northern Affairs
Ottawa
Gordon Robertson
Red Cross
Minister Held After Castleton Massacre Ravages Family
Police report United Church minister Robert Killins, 56, is under armed guard in Cobourg General Hospital after shotgun deaths of his wife Florence 41 his eight month pregnant daughter Pearl Campbell 19 his daughter Patricia 7 and sister Gladys 40 in Castleton Ontario near Cobourg. Three men were wounded including Peter Miller 20 Frederick Campbell and Thomas Major 43. Brian Killins 10 narrowly escaped as shots shattered the family home.
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Belleville
Ont
Robert Killins
United Church
Cobourg General Hospital
Castleton
Here
Florence Killins
Patricia
Killins
Pearl Campbell
Gladys
Toronto
Peter Miller
Frederick Campbell
Thomas Major
Brian Killins
British Columbia
Brian
Peggy
Hat Left in Lurch By Snow Rainfall
Alberta farmers in Medicine Hat area report moisture shortages while seeding progresses. Mel Cameron says rain is needed to sustain growing crops as topsoil moisture sits around 64 percent and subsoil 49 percent. Regina records gusts to 80 mph with dust and light precipitation forecasting a two day wintry spell.
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Calgary
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Mel Cameron
Alberta Wheat Pool
Regina
Leapng Lizards Law Lurks On Links
Toronto magistrate Thoburn discussed the Criminal Code cheating at play for gaming houses and cheating at play. He noted a golfer who falsifies a scorecard could face two years, as cheating at golf would be cheating at play under the law.
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Toronto (Cp
Toronto Magistarte
C. A. Thoburn
Deifeise Council
Derby Week Laughter Tears Through Derbyville Insider Notes
Special to The NEWS from Derbyville Kentucky captures Derby week rituals and the press crowd. Alfred Hitchcock style imagery frames Churchill Downs as a stage for journalism’s grand public spectacle. G B Brownie Leach organizes reporters while the Canadian crew arrives and staff battle hangovers and fatigue ahead of Saturdays race day.
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Jim Coleman
Derbyville
Kentucky
Canada
Churchill Downs
Charles Adams
Alfred Hitchcock
North America
Pearson Opens Final London Talks Before Windsor Visit
Prime Minister Pearson meets British leaders in London in a series of talks at the Dorchester Hotel ahead of a Windsor Castle visit with the Queen and Prince Philip. Selwyn Lloyd joins sessions while Terence O Neill and Liberal leader Jo Grimond are on the schedule.
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London
Pearson
Windsor Castle
Prince Philip
Selwyn Lloyd
Dorchester Hotel
Macmillan
Jo Grimond
Liberal Party
Lloyd
George Drew
Terence O'Neill
Northern Ireland
O'Neill
Ireland
Miall the Great
O’neill
Ottawa
Toronto
Winnipeg
Bomb blast hits Legion hall in St. Johns Quebec
A dynamite time-bomb exploded under the Royal Canadian Legion hall in St. Johns at 1:05 am causing about 1000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported and the blast shook a town of 25 000 as police investigated a claimed tie to the Front de Liberation du Quebecois.
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McBryan
Hay River
ST. John’s
Que
Royal Canadian Legion Hall
Montreal
Front de Liberation Quebecois
St. Johns
FLG
Quebec
Confederation
Legion
Joe Carbry
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New Westminster
B.C
St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary
Little Cloud
Sao Paula
Brazil
Alex Oakley
Oshawa
Oakley
Privy Council
United Kingdom
Leopoldville
U.S., Haiti
Marine Corps
W. R. McBryan
The
Edmonton Journal
Lorne Stinson
Cobourg
Coleman
Barn
York
G. B
Brownie” Leach
Mr. Leach
Derby
Manchester Guardian
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