Triangle Decision Final? Kensington Playground Sale Stirs Local Debate
Mayor Weiner says the city solicitor blocks council reversal and sale of six Kensington triangle lots to three buyers. He clashed with aldermen after a May 7 vote to sell despite Mrs. Messmer's opposition and resident concerns. A $9,500 house bid was filed with the building inspector.
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Medicine Hat
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Dief Rejoins Pearson In Quebec Campaigning
Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson resume bilingual campaigning in Quebec after a home pause. Diefenbaker returns from Lethbridge to Ottawa to continue 5000 miles of campaigning while Pearson restarts in Quebec, focusing on equal partnership for English and French speakers.
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Quebec
Diefenbaker
Lester Pearson
Nicolet
Sorel
St. Hyacinthe
Ottawa
Lethbridge
Alta
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Sukarno Survives Major Assassination Attempt in Jakarta
Indonesian President Sukarno escaped an assassination attempt at an outdoor prayer gathering in Jakarta. Five others were slightly injured, including two government officials, with the gunman reportedly acting for the Darul Islam group. Communications were disrupted by a national holiday and censorship.
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Sukarno
Indonesia
Jakarta
J. Muzhar
Supreme Court Upholds Beck Embezzlement Conviction
In Washington, the U S Supreme Court upholds the embezzlement conviction of Dave Beck former Teamsters Union president. Beck 66 was convicted in King County Superior Court on pocketing 1900 from a Cadillac sale owned by the union. He was convicted in December 1957 and has been free on bail pending appeals.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Teamsters Union
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King County
Restraint in Moslem areas collapses amid Algiers violence
AP reports in Algiers that two Jewish children, Patrick Amram six and Serge Amram two, were found dead in their home with their maid missing after a pre dawn attack by the European Secret Army. A Moslem woman’s body was found in Bab el Oued as authorities fear further sectarian violence. In Washington Thai officials say Thailand will receive up to 1,000 U S marines to bolster anti Communist defenses as Laos fighting presses.
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Thailand
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South Viet Nam
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Mekong River
Talks Proposed On Space Pact
The United States urged immediate negotiations at the 17 nation disarmament conference for a treaty banning military uses of outer space. Charles Stelle proposed a space weapons ban with international controls, noting it could precede a broader disarmament treaty. The Soviet Union did not respond, having rejected similar U S proposals in four years.
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United States
U.S
Charles Stelle
Valerian Zorin
Soviet Union
Stelle
Arthur Dean
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Spotty Showers Arrive and Rainfall Lags in Southern Prairies
Moisture remains scarce across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as showers give uneven relief. Medicine Hat logged only .03 inches in 48 hours while Bow Island and Burdett received up to .25 inches and .5 inches respectively. Estevan and Pincher Creek saw notable totals. drought concerns persist as official say only a start, with three weeks of steady rain needed to aid crops.
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Bow Island
Burdett
Manitoba
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Estevan
Pincher Creek
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Dominion Weather Office
Edmonton
R. E. English
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Prince Philip defends Daily Express remark at conference
In Montreal the Duke of Edinburgh refused to retract calling the London Daily Express a bloody awful paper, saying remarks were misinterpreted and criticisms of the press are not his target. He answered questions on the Commonwealth Study Conference, flag politics, and Canada’s election as reporters pressed him.
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Daily Express
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Canada
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Quebec
Gordon Garbutt
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Oxford
Pennant Presented At South Alberta Light Horse Parade
The South Alberta Light Horse in Medicine Hat held its second annual Operation Boomerang with 227 militiamen on parade at Athletic Park. Brigadier J. S. Ross presented the pennant to Bow Island's "C" squadron, accepted by Trooper Chris Ewanin, with other pennant party members listed.
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Medicine Hat
Athletic Park
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Dso
Alberta
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Bow Island
Ross
Chris Ewanin
Ernest Eichelbaum
Ted Rummel
Alan Hall
N. R. Ray
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Patterson
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