Police Chiefs Endorse Wire Tap Probe Resolution
The Western Canada Police Chiefs Association endorsed a six point plan to ban wire-tapping by non police officers without court approval. The resolution and others will go before the Canadian Police Chiefs Association convention in Saskatoon in September. Delegates chose Winnipeg for next year’s meeting to be held in May.
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Regina
Western Canada
Assane
Canadian
Police Chiefs Association
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Hecklers disrupt bilingualism commission hearing in Quebec
About 50 hecklers and supporters disrupted a royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism in Chicoutimi with chants and a English taunt Speak white. Rev. Eric Caulfield urged silence as debate focused on whether Canada can sustain two cultures equally and if French should be priority in Quebec.
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Paul Lacoste
Commission
Lake St. John
Caulfield
Canada
Quebec
Confederation
UAM proposes June meetings over Alberta Cities union
Medicine Hat officials reveal at a civic finance committee meeting that the Union of Alberta Municipalities plans a June gathering of city representatives to discuss the ongoing membership issues. City clerk W A Keith notes six of eight replies oppose a standalone Union of Alberta Cities with Calgary as the sole backer.
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Union of Alberta Municipalities
Medicine Hat
Civic Finance Committee
W. A. Keith
Union
Alberta
UAM
Ald
Gordon Sissons
Keith
Calgary
Mr. Keith
Liberals deny rigging of electoral map process in Commons
In Ottawa the Commons debated a Conservative motion demanding publication of Castonguay maps. Liberals and others opposed the move, with 101 Conservatives voting against 60. Pigeon alleged Liberal backbench pressure shaped maps. government ministers rejected the charge as unfounded.
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Ottawa
Castonguay
Creditistes
New Democrats
Social Credit
Louis - Joseph Pigeon
Pc— Jolliette - l'Assomption - Montcalm
Justice
Favreau
Liberals win Saskatchewan election with 32 seats
Premier Woodrow Lloyd awaits word from the lieutenant governor on when the Liberal mandate will be transferred after a final ballot count. The tally shows 32 Liberal, 21 CCF, and 1 Progressive Conservative win across 52 constituencies with recounts possible for some races.
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Regina
Liberal Party
Saskatchewan
Woodrow Lloyd
Lloyd
R. L. Hanbidge
Tion
CCF
Liberal
Saskatoon
Progressive Conservative
Canada flag design undecided amid debate in Commons
Prime Minister Pearson said no decision on a new Canadian flag design or timing for legislation has been made. Opposition leader Diefenbaker pressed for full information citing a Globe and Mail report of three red maple leaves on white. Pearson said no design or timetable is set, despite government guidance to introduce a distinctive flag by next April.
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Castonguay
Eldon Woolliams
Bow River
Diefenbaker
Ottawa
Pearson
Commons
To_ronto Globe and Mail
Canadian Legion
Winnipeg
Liberal Party
Globe and Mail
New Democratic Party
T. C. Douglas
Yemen
Qataba
London
Alec Douglas-Home
House of Commons
Middle East
Douglas-Home
Britain
Aden
South Arabian Federation
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Abdel Salam Aref
Aswan Dam
Arabian Peninsula
Tourism association faces council over budget request
Medicine Hat tourism officials Hartley Shannon and Jack Weiss appeared before the civic finance committee seeking 2601 for the Alberta Tourist Association. Aldermen urged direct council consideration after budget approval and censure over prior comments about local support.
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Medicine Hat
Civic Finance Committee
Hartley Shannon
Jack Weiss
Alberta Tourist Association
Weiss
Chamber of Commerce
Aid
Jack Edwards
Ald
Gordon Sissons
Shannon
Cliff Steadman
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Edwards
Medicine Hat Library to Close for Victoria Day and Week
The Medicine Hat Public Library will be closed Monday for Victoria Day and will close at 6 p.m. daily next week including Saturday as three staff members attend a conference in Calgary.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
Viet Cong Ambush Slays 51 in Saigon Area
Communist Viet Cong forces ambushed a government relief column along Route 16 north of Saigon, killing 51 government troops and wounding 30 including an American ranger officer. Ten soldiers were reported missing as the attack targeted Tan Uyen and nearby outposts and a strategic hamlet. A relief force responded along the Dong Nai River.
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Saigon
D Zone
Route 16
Tan Uyen
Dong Nai
Made in Japan becomes a quality label in a changing balance of design
The Nation Shoe by Charles Lynch notes Japan shifts from cheap copies to innovative design, with high quality products now stamped Made in Japan. It contrasts Canadian patent output, where only 13 percent of last year’s 23,000 patents were for Canadian designs, highlighting Japan’s higher inventive rate despite population advantage.
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Charles Lynch
Southam News Services
Ottawa
Japan
Patent Office
Conservatives Hold Bury St. Edmunds Island Seat Or By Election
The Conservative party retained Bury St. Edmunds in East Anglia, winning a fourth by election in a row described as a key test before a general election. Eldon Griffiths led with 22,141 votes, beating Labour's Noel Hinsley and Liberal Richard Aston, as the party also held Winchester and maintained a smaller margin at Devizes.
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London
Bury St. Edmunds
East Anglia
Sir Douglas Home
Rutherglen
Devizes
England
Winchester
Eldon Griffiths
Bury St. Edmonds
Griffiths
Noel Hinsley
Richard Aston
Newsweek Magazine
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Irving Rogers
Canada holds firm on China policy at UN bid denial
External Affairs Minister Paul Martin denied Canada would back Communist China’s UN admission. He said there is no change in policy and no basis for reports of a shift. Martin, with Gerhard Schroeder, discussed Erhard’s June visit, NATO disarmament talks, and Viet Nam aid. no US request for broader assistance was reported.
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Paul Martin
Canada
China
United Nations
Martin
NATO
Hague
Gerhard Schroeder
the Hague
West Germany
West Berlin
Erhard
Schroeder
Ludwig Erhard
United States
South Viet Nam
Egg prices fall to 17 cents a dozen in Saskatchewan
Regina reports spring prices for Grade A large eggs at 17 cents per dozen, the lowest in 34 years, with no relief seen. Poultry Commissioner E. M. Campbell notes the market remains weak into late fall as production up 11.6 percent this year and 6,000 360-eye cases weekly move through Regina stations.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
E. M. Campbell
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Little Cloud
Red Viet
Tories
Kai- Uwe von Hassel
Bonn
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