Campaign leaders clash over jobs in Canadian election
Prime Minister Diefenbaker pitched expansion and national economic projects in London Ontario as Liberal Lester Pearson warned experts forecast worsening unemployment. New Democratic leader Douglas called unemployment a top issue, while Social Credit in Quebec opened a campaign with a federal provincial affairs department promise.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Toronto
New Democratic Party
T. C. Douglas
Quebec City
Social Credit
Robert Thompson
Ontario
Quebec
London
U.S
Gentle Showers Arrive in Drought South East Alberta
Rain spread across the Medicine Hat district with more forecast for Tuesday. Read Deer Calgary and Lethbridge reported moisture as Alberta cools under a weather system from the northwestern United States. Sudden rain eased by noon after early drench at Suffield and Bow Island with trace to half inch amounts.
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Medicine Hat
Suffield
Bow Island
Schuler
Hilda
Edmonton
United States
Alberta
States
Read Deer
Calgary
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Weather Outlook Delays Seeding Across Alberta Bow Island Notes Rain Hope
Bow Island reports April rainfall 41 inches with 0.13 inches of snow and forecasts indicate more rain from a coastal blow, while Olafur Johnson of the Suf field Station warns of a fresh system. United Grain Growers Calgary notes seeding delays due to extreme dryness or wet soils across southern and northern Alberta, affecting germination prospects.
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Pat Phillips
SMRD
Bow Island
Register
Olafur Johnson
Suffield
California
United Grain Growers Limited
Calgary
Alberta
UGG
Airline fare fight puts CPA, TCA in price war
Trans-Canada Airlines faced a 1961 deficit of 6.45 million dollars and raised fares while Canadian Pacific Airlines, also loss making at 7.6 million, keeps lower prices. CPA touts superior meals and service as a profit goal, while TCA aims to break even and doubts pampering justify long flights. CPA argues low fares can boost load factors. TCA contends market saturation limits passengers.
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Charles King
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Trans - Canada Airlines
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Montreal
Vancouver
Trans-Continental
TCA
CPA
H. W. Seagrim
R.hl.m. Sergeant
Grant, McConachie
McConachie
McConachle
Certai
OAS Continues Terror Campaign in Algiers and Oran
In Algiers and Oran Secret Army terrorists attack civilian targets as French forces seal sensitive zones. Five Muslims killed and 14 wounded in Algiers. two killed and four wounded in Gran. A European was wounded by a stray bullet and a second was kidnapped as authorities report ongoing violence tied to Algeria’s independence struggle.
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Algiers
Oran
Gran
Bobcat Shot By Police In Calgary
The ninth lynx seen in Calgary in recent weeks was killed by police after being flushed from a subdivision bush. Eight lynxes have been killed. one was tranquillized and taken to the zoo. Wildlife experts say food shortages, including few rabbits, drive the animals toward the city.
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Calgary
Funeral for Lorne McCaig Held in Medicine Hat
Funeral services for Lorne McCaig, 71, a well known Medicine Hat resident, were held Wednesday at Cookson Funeral Chapel. He lived at 1028 9th Ave. S.E. and was active in draying and ranching, with roles in the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede and the Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife Amelia, daughter Irene, two sons Harold James, four grandchildren, a brother in Medicine Hat, and a sister in Vancouver. The article also notes NATO's stance on defense and nuclear policy during a separate NATO meeting.
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Cook'n
William Wright
Memorial Salem United Church
Hill‘side
Ormstown
P.Q
Elkwater
Medicine Hat
Stampede
The
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Irene
Emil Hoffman
Medaia
Harold James
Medicine Lhiat
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Fom Mary Spenser
al Mé
Vancouver
Dutch Marines Report Fierce Battle Near Fak Fak
De Volkskrant reports a fierce clash between Dutch marines and Indonesian paratroopers near Fak Fak in West New Guinea. The Indonesian commander was killed and documents seized as troops pursued escape routes and captured several paratroopers linked to a drop on April 27.
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Netherlands
Reuters
Fak Fak
Dutch New Guinea
de Volkskrant
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Red Laos Forces Take Nam Tha City Near Border
Pro Communist forces captured Nam Tha, the provincial capital near the Chinese border, after a day of fighting. Bouavan Norasing said 5,000 defenders were evacuated and the city was in enemy hands as reports conflicted with claims of nonfall. U.S. denounced the attack as a cease fire violation while seeking a coalition neutralist Laos regime.
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Laos
Nam Tha
Red China
Boun Oum
Peking Radio Today
United States
U.S
Washington
Bouavan Norasing
Reuters
Singapore
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Prince Boun Oum
Temalaya
Legislation Changes Available for Alberta Municipalities
Edmonton dispatch reports Alberta municipalities will receive copies of a list detailing acts changed to benefit urban municipalities. Mayor K G Newman of Jasper Place, president of the Alberta Union of Urban Municipalities, announced the compilation. The union’s annual meeting is set for Red Deer on October 8.
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Edmonton
Alberta
K. G. Newman
Jasper Place
Alberta Union of Urban Municipalities
Newman
Red Deer
Medicine Hat Council Hot on Two Issues Tonight
Council faces two issues at tonight’s meeting. Retail Merchants’ Association officials seek a bylaw to regulate store hours, while Kensington residents oppose selling part of the Kensington playground triangle for six building lots. The council may split proposals and defer action after investigations and public input.
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Kensington
Medicine Hat
John Robinson
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada (Alberta) Ltd
Council
Robinson
Don Medhurst
IGA
Norma Messmer
Kensington Ave
Kensington Playground Triangle
Weekend Traffic Deaths Across Canada Rise
Canadian Press tally shows 18 of 30 weekend accidental deaths in Ontario seven road deaths plus five in Quebec and single losses in Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland Nova Scotia Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Drownings claim five lives across Ontario British Columbia and Quebec with other incidents including a hunting accident in Manitoba and two child deaths from suffocation and a fall in Ontario.
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Toronto
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
British, Columbia
New Brunswick
Bush Mishap Kills Boy Near Thompson Man
Garry Russel Heatherington, 13, died in a hunting accident near Thompson Manitoba when a bolt action .22 rifle carried by a companion discharged. He was hiking with two others when struck in the chest. A post mortem and preliminary inquest are planned for Monday. The town sits about 400 miles north of Winnipeg.
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Thompson
Garry Russel Heatherington
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Polaris Missile Test Fires Warhead Near Target
Washington AP reports the Polaris missile launched from the submarine Ethan Allen in the Pacific released its warhead about a mile from the target area. Navy officials call the first test a success while noting details were not disclosed.
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United States
Pacific
Ethan Allen
Navy
U.S
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