Alberta and Saskatchewan Seeding Delayed by Unsettled Weather
Alberta crop report notes only 28 percent of wheat sown while oats and barley under 10 percent amid drought in the south and early signs of cutworm. Saskatchewan reports 36 percent of wheat seeded and oats barley at 15 percent as wet weather persists.
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Calgary
Alberta
Albert Wheat Pool
Wheat Pool
Regina
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Troops Stand By Near Quebec Penitentiary
In Montreal a reinforced Royal 22nd Regiment unit was deployed two miles from St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary as a precaution after years of riots and assaults. Maj. J. O. F. Plouffe commands the 1st Battalion with 150 infantrymen and para troopers remaining on standby and in training near the site.
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Montreal
Royal 22Nd Regiment
St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary
Michel LeCorre
Ing
J. O. F. Plouffe
Macmillan backs Kennedy on Middle East defense stance
Prime Minister Macmillan aligned with President Kennedy urging protection for Israel and Arab states from hostile neighbors. In Damascus Syria Premier Salah Eddin Bitar returned to office after a two day absence following the resignation of Sami al Jundi. Prince Philip faced denunciation for hunting wildlife, while NORAD moved its northern region HQ to a hardened site in the NORAD complex in North Bay Ontario.
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London
Reuters
Macmillan
Kennedy
Israel
Middle East
Damascus
Salah Eddin Bitar
Sami al Jundi
Damascus Radio
North Bay, Ont
North American Air Defence Command
NORAD
New Democratic Leader Denies Alliance Talks
Ottawa reports T C Douglas accuses Caouette of hallucinations over claims NDP and Social Credit discussed backing a Liberal government. Caouette says plans included cabinet posts and Knowles as Speaker. Douglas and Knowles dismiss the assertions. Pearson offers no comment.
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Ottawa
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
Real Caouette
Fireworks warning issued ahead of Victoria Day in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Fire Department warns merchants and buyers against illegal sales and use of fireworks. By law no sales to anyone under 14 or within seven days before Victoria Day or July 1, with displays allowed if supervised. Prohibits use on public lands or streets without owner permission.
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Medicine Hat Fire Department
Victoria
City of
Medicine Hat
City of Medicine Hat
Leader Denies Report on Keep-Diefenbaker Deal
Social Credit leader Robert Thompson called claims of a plotted pact with Liberal allies to keep the Diefenbaker government in office after the April 8 election a fabrication. He noted six MPs had pledged support but later left that promise and violated a nonparticipation agreement. Dr. Guy Marcoux resigned from the Quebec Social Credit and will sit as an Independent Social Credit member. Thompson hopes to reintegrate him into caucus discussions.
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Ottawa
Social Credit
Robert Thompson
Real Caouette
Diefenbaker
Thompson
Caouette
Guy Marcoux
Marcoux
Quebec
Quebec-Montmorency
Newspaper Schedule Notice for Empire Day
The News will not publish Monday May 20 as Empire Day. The regular edition resumes Tuesday May 21. Advertisers must file copy by Friday 4 p.m. for Tuesday and by Saturday noon for Wednesday.
UN set to seek stopgap funding for Congo and Emergency Peace Forces
The United Nations General Assembly begins a special three week session to devise a funding formula for the Congo and Emergency Forces for the last half of the year. Zafrulla Khan will open the session at 3 p.m. as arrears approach $100 million. U Thant estimates the costs at about $42.5 million.
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United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
Zafrulla Khan
Pakistan
U Thant
Western diplomats ordered out by Soviet on espionage claims
The United States and United Kingdom said they must comply with Soviet orders expelling five American and five British diplomats from Moscow. The notes accuse the officials and the wives of two Britons of aiding spy actions tied to Greville Wynne and Oleg Penkovsky, who received death and eight-year sentences respectively.
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Moscow
U.S
United States
Foreign Ministry
Greville Wynne
Oleg Penkovsky
Penkovsky
Wynne
Alberta industrial board opens as foreign interests eye taps
Alberta minister A R Patrick opened a two day Alberta Industrial Development Board meeting in Medicine Hat. German French and Belgian concerns seek Alberta capital shares in developments as board discusses highway outlets tax policy and use of federal bank funds. Richard Martland presided with speakers including J E Oberholtzer R A Pearce Clark Moon.
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Alberta
A. R. Patrick
Medicine Hat
Alberta Industrial Development Board
Park Lane
Patrick
Industrial Development Bank
Richard Martland
J. E. Oberholtzer
R. A. Pearce
Hat
Clark Moon
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Oberholtzer
Gunter
Eaton Denies Sale Rumors About Company
T. M. Miller, public relations officer for the T. Eaton Co. Canada Limited, says rumors of a sale are false. The company remains Canadian owned with John David Eaton as president and no sale has taken place or is planned.
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T. M. Miller
T. Eaton Co. Canada, Limited
T. Eaton Co. Canada Limited
Eaton’s
John David Eaton
Radar Trouble Delays Cooper 22 Orbit Space Run
Cape Canaveral AP. Astronaut Gordon Cooper’s bid for 22 orbits around Earth was postponed due to a Bermuda radar failure. A new launch window was set for Wednesday between 9 and 11:30 a.m. EDT, with a radar check at 7 p.m. EDT today and same weather outlook.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
Bermuda
Cooper
Walter C. Williams
Project Mercury
Williams
Atlas
U.S. Air Force
Faith 7
Argentine Crisis Deepens as Army Guards Government Center
Soldiers in battledress guarded government HQ in Buenos Aires while a tense cabinet struggle unfolds. Army Commander Ongania said the crisis would not end until the new cabinet forms and proves capable, amid rapid staffing battles and limited civilian acceptance.
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Buenos Aires
Reuters
Argentina
Juan Carlos Ongania
Osiris Villegas
Ongania
Jose Maria Guido
Villegas
Guido
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