Throne speech outlines plan to lift economy with public works
Ottawa details major reforms as Governor General Massey reads the throne speech opening the 24th Parliament. Proposals include extended seasonal unemployment insurance, a large public works program, northern development, and a national regulatory framework for broadcasting. The plan also includes a Bill of Rights and expanded federal hospital insurance.
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Ottawa
Vincent Massey
Canada
CPR
Cabinet shuffle names two Quebec ministers in Ottawa
Ellen Fairclough moves to citizenship and immigration portfolio in the first cabinet reshuffle in eight months. Henri Courtemanche becomes secretary of state and Raymond O’Hurley takes defence production. Senator John Haig retires. Walter Aseltine becomes government leader in the Senate.
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Ottawa
Ellen Fairclough
Citizenship
Immigration
Quebec
Fairclough
Canada
Henri Courtemanche
Labelle
Que
Raymond O’hurley
Lotbiniere
Diefenbaker
Sisti¢e
Davie Fulton
Howard Green
John T. Haig
Winnipeg
Haig
Senate
Walter M. Aseltine
Rosetown
Sask
William Hamilton
Montreal Notre-Dame-de-Grace
Leon Baker
Trois-Rivieres
Mines
Paul Comtois
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Provinces
Ontario sets inquiry into Northern Ontario Natural Gas deal
Ontario Attorney General named Gordon Ford H S Bray and Wilfred Chisholm to probe the Northern Ontario Natural Gas Company finances and share distribution under oath. The probe targets directors of the gas pipeline concern and related firms as CCF leader MacDonald attacks Liberal leader Wintermeyer over stock ownership. Kapuskasing council backs a royal commission inquiry with regional mayors and reeves association support.
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Kelso Roberts
Gordon Ford
H. S. Bray
Wilfred Chisholm
Northern Ontario Natural Gas Company
Bray
Chisholm
Ontario Securties Commission
Northern Ontario
Cochrane
MacDonald
CCF
John J. Wintermeyer
William Griesinger
Griesinger
Frost
Wintermeyer
Kapuskasing
Royal Commission
Northern Ontario Mayors and Reeves Association
Sunday Was Warmest Day In Medicine Hat This Year
Sunday brought Medicine Hat a peak of 88 degrees under bright sun and light south winds. Residents flocked to fishing holes, golf courses, and swimmers took to the South Saskatchewan river, with no rain in sight for Mother's Day. The weather office notes only a trace of rain since the month began, and north winds with a rain threat move in.
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Medicine Hatters
Mercury
Medicine Hat
South Saskatchewan
Weather Office
Two Car Collision Claims Dad and Son Near Fort Macleod
John Odenvald about 50 and his 17-year-old son George were killed in a two car crash east of Fort Macleod Alberta. Also in the wreck Berti Bolog of Broxburn was in serious condition and Bill Cameron of Calgary, driver of the other car, was hospitalized.
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Fort Macleod
Alta
John Odenvald
George
Alberta
Odenvalds
Coaldale
Berti Bolog
Broxburn
Bill Cameron
Calgary
Diefenbaker condemns Soviet Arctic veto threatens talks
Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in a sharp May 9 reply to Nikita Khrushchev criticized the Soviet veto of a U S Arctic inspection proposal. He urged Russia to state its view on an international test verification system and pressed for genuine international agreement to curb nuclear tests. Canadians hear disappointment and concern over the UN Security Council stand and the risk of accidental nuclear war.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Roland Michener
PC St. Paul’s
Diefenbaker
Lester Pearson
Michener
Pearson
Hazen Argue
CCF House
Leon Raymond
Mr. Michener
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
United Nations
United States
Anid Ghsowele LW Sfallusnclicyv
Canada
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
Arctic
UN Security Council
Two More Bodies May Be Exhumed in Ontario Case
Police in Tweed Ontario may exhume the father and two year old son of Hazel Varty Fisher as part of a probe into her 12 year old disappearance. Investigators earlier dug up charred bones from the Varty home yard and plan to search a cemetery as they determine if the remains are human.
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Belleville
Hazel
Varty
Arthur Varty
Toronto
Brando Family Welcomes Son on Mother's Day
Hollywood AP report states actress Anna Kashfi gave birth to a seven pound ten ounce son and Marlon Brando and mother and baby are in fine shape.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Anna Kashfi
Brando
Oil Line Blasted By Rebels In Lebanon Turmoil
Anti government rebels damaged the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline carrying oil from Middle East fields to Tripoli port. The sabotage and ensuing street clashes marked the fourth day of civil turmoil across Lebanon.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle -East
Iraq Petroleum Company
Tripoli
Indian Dress in the Senate Shakeup for Gladstone
James Gladstone became Canada's first Cree senator at Ottawa taking the oath with three other newcomers. Gunnar Thorvaldson and guests attended as Gladstone wore his first morning suit and declined any traditional Indian regalia in the chamber.
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Senate
Senator Gladstone
Ottawa
James Gladstone
Canada
Cardston
Alberta
Gunnar S. Thorvaldson
Winnipeg
Gladstone
Hugh Dempsey
Mr. Gladstone
Conflict On Walkout Effect Reports Split on Strike Impact
In Montreal officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the striking firemen's union hold a tense pause with hopes of a settlement before Parliament reconvenes in Ottawa. CPR says operations are 90 percent normal, while the union claims 80 percent effectiveness and extensive westward tieups.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat
Montreal
Diefenbaker
Ottawa
W. E. Gamble
Firemen’s Union
N. R. Crump
CPR
Starr
Canada
Actian
R. A. Emerson
CPR Wins Injunctions At Moose Jaw Coast
CPR obtains temporaries restraining strikers from blocking station entrances and from pressuring engine crews. Hearing set May 16 to decide continuation. injunction covers all firemen union members and those served. Separate BC injunction bars IBF&E officers from pressuring enginemen to abstain or report sick without medical proof.
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CPR
Moose Jaw, Coast
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
CLC
Firemen’s Union
Vancouver
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen
Sherwood Lett
British Columbia Supreme Court
W. G. Coleman
W. H. Sharps
A. A. Robertson
S. Claridge
Ottawa cabinet limps through a long crisis night
The Ottawa bureau reports a week long rail crisis leaving cabinet members exhausted and faces strained. Prime Minister and ministers endured a marathon session ending in failure at 3 15 am with the East Block corridor littered with cigarette ash and fatigue as reporters watched from the press area.
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Parliament Hill
Transport
Hees
Labor
Starr
Mr. Diefenbaker
Jim Nelson
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