13 May 1963
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 13, 1963
Page
1
News district reports show patchy moisture from Medicine Hat area with total rainfall under an inch since Thursday. Seeding near completion in Faith with summer fallow underway. Thelma sees brief showers and fog. Maple Creek notes .49 inch. Skiff farmers seek soaking rain. Bindloss endures dust storm and dry land. Medicine Hat records .36 inch rainfall.
A Norway rat has been spotted in downtown Medicine Hat near the De Luxe taxi stand between 2 and 4 am. Night shift workers Fred Sturgis Bob Heinrich Windy Derringer and Arnold Lanz report multiple sightings but never more than one rat at a time. The Medicine Hat Health Unit is investigating.
Maple Creek sets September 2 for official diamond jubilee celebrations marking the town's incorporation in 1903. A Jubilee Committee chaired by Jack Migowsky includes E H Abbott secretary and representatives from Canadian Girls in Training Chamber of Commerce Royal Canadian Legion and more. A commemorative coin will feature the town crest on one side and ranching imagery on the other, with a May 30 planning meeting at the Ken Club rooms.
News brief reports more than 100 RCMP officers soldiers inmates from Spy Hill Jail joining the two aircraft in the search for five year old Glen Morgan missing since Sunday afternoon west of Calgary. Prime Minister Pearson pledges Canada's general support for India in its border dispute with Communist China. A dynamite charge at the rear of an RCAF building in northwest Montreal drilled a hole through the wall but caused no injuries.
The New Democratic Party will select a candidate to contest Medicine Hat Redcliff in the June 17 provincial election at an 8 p.m. convention in Medicine Hat High School. Milt Reinhardt said some members could run, but none has been invited or declared yet.
Deputy Leader Real Caouette said six Social Credit members warmed to backing a minority Liberal government last month to counter moves within the party toward a Diefenbaker style government. He noted two of the three involved would receive Conservative cabinet posts if the alliance held. Caouette did not reveal if negotiating MPs acted for themselves or the party. He added Stanley Knowles would be Speaker in return for Social Credit NDP backing. Dr. Guy Marcoux, Montmorency MP and party whip, helped negotiate the alliance and has quit the party to sit as an independent. Marcoux said he would still be an independent Social Crediter.
Prime Minister Pearson says the House of Commons will discuss defence problems before any final decision on acquiring defensive nuclear weapons for Canadian forces. He notes the issue is subject to parliamentary discussion, though no treaty is required for acceptance of weapons.
Russia named five U S and seven British diplomats as persona non grata after the Wynne Penkovsky case. Only two Britons remain in Russia, Ger Vase Cowell and his wife. An American, Hugh Montgomery, remains on home leave in Arlington. The court sentenced Penkovsky to death and Wynne to eight years. Capt Alexis Davison left Moscow, William C Jones departed last November, and Carlson exited in December amid espionage allegations.
Quarters and change push flood relief funds reach 104.69 for Hay River and Fort Simpson. Dr. Ivan McCallum of the Medicine Hat Downtown Kiwanis sent a $100 cheque. Northwest Territories commissioner R G Robertson thanks Ottawa for rapid aid. Edmonton city adds 10 000 to flood relief.
Cape Canaveral reports predicted heavy clouds could delay a planned space flight by Gordon Cooper. NASA weather briefing notes morning cloudiness spanning at least half the sky with periods of near overcast conditions, yet Mercury officials say launch preparations continue for Tuesday.
Federal troops moved into Alabama amid fresh unrest in Birmingham where a 28 block area was reopened as life returned toward normal. President Kennedy warned of further intervention while Governor Wallace challenged federal actions amid riots injuring about 50 people.
Ottawa CP reports NDP spokesman Stanley Knowles dismisses Social Credit claims of talks with the New Democratic Party to keep the Conservative government in power. Caouette says discussions occurred, proposing cabinet posts for SC members and Knowles as Speaker. Leaders declined to comment.
Alberta directors of the Western Canada Reclamation Association voted in Redcliff to press the government for a meeting after the June 17 provincial election. They urge an integrated Sas katchewan Nelson River study by the three prairie provinces and the federal government, noting Alberta would participate only if the study’s implications are clear. Harry Strom says participation could imply agreement with potential study outcomes.
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