Haiti Faces Martial Law and Curfew Amid Crisis
Haitian President Francois Duvalier declared martial law and ordered an 8 pm to 5 am curfew as threats of revolt loom. Reports say more killings and purges are feared while U.S. observers describe a reign of terror.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Negro Republic
U.S
Washington
Port Au Prince
inter-American
Organization of American States
City engineer heads to Ottawa for airport project talks
Allan Gunter met federal Transport officials in Ottawa on Wednesday to explore government aid for a new runway taxiway and ramp at Medicine Hat Airport. He returned Friday saying he had a good trip and will brief city council before releasing details.
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Allan Gunter
Department of Transport
Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Hat Welder Escapes Injury As Asphalt Tank Explodes
A welder from Stu ber Blacksmithing and Welding on 7th Ave. narrowly avoids injury when a tanker truck used for asphalt explodes. The blast tears the building, blows out windows, halts gas with three doors open, stops a clock at 4 21 p.m., and ruins the structure while the driver and witnesses report a possible second blast.
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Stuber
7Th Ave
Rudy Richter
12Th St. S.W
Richter
Morris
Len Morris
FLQ renews violence in Quebec bombings tied to Solbec
After two weeks of silence the FLQ carried out a bombing at the Royal Canadian Legion hall in St Johns and a second blast in Montreal's financial district. No injuries reported. A dynamite device was found and disarmed.
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Quebec
le Front de Liberation Quebecois
Royal Canadian Legion
St. Johns
Que
Canadian Press Bureau
FLQ
Aldred
Place d’Armes
Leo Plouffe
Maritime Central Airways
Eastern Provincial Airways
EPA Canada
Newfoundland
Smallwood
Royal Canadian Legion Hall
William Earl Rowe
Ontario
Public Health Hazards Cited Force Hay River Evacuation
The federal government orders compulsory evacuation of Hay River residents without legitimate interests due to mounting health problems. Northern Affairs Minister Arthur Laing and assistant deputy minister Frank Cunningham reference authority from the Northwest Territories commissioner under the public health ordinance as more residents resist leaving.
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Yellowknife
N.W.T
Hay River
Frank Cunningham
Northern Affairs
Northwest Territories
Arthur Laing
Here
W. R. McBryan
Flood Strains Mackenzie Region With Fort Simpson Evacuations
Special flood patrols monitored the Mackenzie River as ice breakup threatened Fort Simpson on the Liard confluence. An RCAF helicopter prepared to evacuate 120 residents while about 520 others were moved by air to Edmonton and other communities.
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Fort Simpson
Mackenzie River
Edmonton
RCAF
S. W. Hancock
Army
Liard
Mackenzie
Cunningham
Enterprise
Hay River
Yellowknife
Fort Smith
Grant Wagner
Mackenzie District
Derby Day Sparks Festive Derby Week in Louisville
The 89th Kentucky Derby draws 100000 spectators as cool, mostly sunny weather forecasts for a high of 83. Louisville's Churchill Downs prepares for a capacity crowd, with buntings and hotels packed as visitors flood Derbytown for the famed race.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Floods sweep Mackenzie river system across Northwest Territories
Flood waters along the Mackenzie Liard and Hay rivers triggered mass evacuations in Hay River and Fort Simpson as spring runoff overwhelmed the Arctic region. Over 600 evacuated at Hay River with 1 200 remaining, while 750 residents left Fort Simpson by helicopter in a five hour operation.
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Mackenzie River
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie
Liard
Hay
Arctic
Hay River
Great Slave Lake
Edmonton
Fort Simpson
RCAF
Medicine Hat debates tax hikes and school pay deadlock
Mayor Harry Weiner vows to sue the provincial government over tax increases in Medicine Hat while the public school board and teachers stay in a salary stalemate. University of Alberta president Dr. W H Johns offers help to establish a Junior College here and secure staff. Sugar prices jump 90 cents per hundred pounds as TransAir Ltd. resumes flights after five weeks of airport closure for heavy aircraft.
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Harry Weiner
Medicine Hat
W. H. Johns
University of Alberta
TransAir Ltd
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