Wildfire Outbreaks Race Across Western Canada
Wind and heat keep forest fires raging in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with about 3000 firefighters battling 106 blazes this week. The Pas Grande Rapids Edson Grande Prairie and Stewart Lake fires threaten lines and towns while costs climb to 47150.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Pas
Thompson Airport
Grand Rapids
Forestry
Edson
Grande Prairie
Prince George
B.C
Stewart Lake
Dawson Creek
Grande Rapids
Banbridge
Pasquia Hills
Sod Turning Signals Building Start in Medicine Hat Plant
More than 200 residents attended a sod turning on Industrial Ave marking the start of construction of an $1.8 million meat packing plant. J C Wheatcroft of Alberta Beef said early work is underway and the city will gain a major industry. Mayors, MLAs, and chamber leaders praised the project for rural city economic balance and regional development.
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Western Alberta Beef Company Limited
Medicine Hat
Industrial Ave
J. C. Wheatcroft
Alberta Beef
Wheatcroft
Harry Weiner
Harry Leinweber
Alberta
William Sellhorn
Chamber of Commerce
Sellhorn
J. B. Farrell
Alberta Western
Rolland Thibeault
Montreal
Two Steeplejacks Die In Collapse of TV Tower
Brandon CP report: Laurel Fillion 43 of Steep Rock Manitoba and James Cote 32 of Three Rivers Quebec were killed when they fell from the top of a collapsing television tower. Cote was a father of five.
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Brandon
Laurel Fillion
Man
James Cote
Three Rivers
Que
Manitoba
City Sets Odd Even Watering Rules This Month
City engineer Allan Gunter announces watering restrictions based on house numbers with odd houses allowed on odd days and even houses on even days. Lawn watering permitted Sundays and on the 31st. no watering from 11 pm to 6 am until further notice.
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Allan Gunter
Air Transport Rules Revised
Ottawa announces limited competition for regional carriers with Trans-Canada Air Lines on key eastern runs. Transport Minister Baker says TCA domestic plans now fall under the Air Transport Board oversight. The board will decide how trans continental domestic routes may be shared between TCA and CPA after hearings in Winnipeg and Windsor to Newfoundland.
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Ottawa
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canada
Baker
TCA
Air Transport Board
Lic
Windsor
Ont
Newfoundland
CPA
Winnipeg
Toronto Begins Probe Into Subway Collapse
A Toronto inquiry launches after a subway collapse prompts investigations into causes and safety. Officials vow a full review of infrastructure, maintenance, and emergency response to prevent future incidents. Local transit authorities and engineers coordinate to provide findings and recommendations.
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Toronto
Youth Rescued From 30 Foot Well
In Fredericksburg Virginia a 19 year old father Ralph Burgess was trapped a 30 foot well for 16 hours. Rescuers pulled him into a 36 inch shaft and he was taken to a hospital in good condition despite mud up to his waist. He became trapped Friday between a bucket and the well casing while helping his father clean mud from the shaft.
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Fredericksburg
Ralph Burgess
Burgess
Broadfoot Named Director PFRA Urges Bow River Reservoir
Bryce Stringham of Brooks was elected president and Dave Broadfoot of Redcliff secretary manager of the Western Canada Reclamation Association. Four resolutions urged immediate Bow River reservoir construction, praise for the agriculture rehabilitation development act, federal–provincial river project talks, and Red Deer River development basing on the William Pearce project. Alberta directors named include Harry Strom James Cameron and C B Mow ers.
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Patrick Roe
Saskatoon
Bryce Stringham
Brooks
Dave Broadfoot
Redcliff
Western Canada Reclamation Association
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan River Development Association
Stringham
Eastern Irrigation District
PFRA
Suffield
Broadfoot
Reso
Bow River
Canada
WCRA
Katchewan
Red Deer River
William Pearce
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Carl Anderson
Rumania
Anderson
Eastern
Ontario
Otawa
Green
Harry Strom
Burdett
James Cameron
Youngstown
C. B. Mowers
Lethbridge
W. B. Tufts
Workmen's Compensation Board
SRDA
George Gregg
Dundurn
Sask
Kennedy signs Latin American aid bill for hemisphere growth
President Kennedy signed a bill creating a $500 million Latin American aid fund aimed at a stronger prosperous hemisphere. A $100 million sub fund is set to help Chile rebuild after the 1960 earthquakes. More than 200 loan requests have been filed for land reform housing water supply and roads.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Havana
U.S
Walter Reuther
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Reuther
Detroit
Tractors - For - Freedom Committee
Tractor Fund
United Auto Workers
Rendan Sexton
UAW
Chile
Colombia
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Panama
Uruguay
Venezuela
John Bland
Reuters
Kennedy
Federal Deficit Reported for First Month of 1961-62
Finance Minister Fleming announced a deficit of 25.5 million dollars for April, the first month of the 1961-62 fiscal year. Revenues reached 325.9 million while expenditures totaled 351.4 million, with defence and defence production driving the rise. In April 1960 the month showed a surplus of 10 million on 319 million in revenues and 309 million in outlays.
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Ottawa
Fleming
Defence and
Defence Production Departments
Girl Finds TNT Wired To Blow Car
Pittsburgh AP report says ten year old Bonnie Peak found seven sticks of dynamite in her father Arthur Peak s car on a Friday. The explosives were wired to explode when the car lights were turned on. Bomb squad disconnected the dynamite from the tail light wiring.
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Pittsburgh
Bonnie Peak
Arthur Peak
Bonnie
Bennett Proposes Cash for Downstream Benefits to Cut BC Power Costs
Premier W A C Bennett of British Columbia suggests trading Columbia River downstream benefits to the United States for cash to lower Peace River power costs for BC consumers. He spoke after meeting Finance Minister Fleming at Montebello, Quebec, and urged federal approval to export power. He said proceeds would reduce consumer bills and not go to the Peace River Power Development Company, but declined to reveal details of the distribution formula.
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Vancouver
W. A. C. Bennett
British Columbia
Columbia River
United States
Peace River
B.C
Fleming
Montebello
Que
Bennett
U.S
Peace River Power Development Company
Hinton Crash Kills Three
Three youths died and four others were injured when a car struck a horse and swerved into another oncoming vehicle near Hinton Alberta. RCMP reported the crash occurred about 2 am Saturday eight miles west of the community. Names were not released.
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Hinton, Alta
Here
RCMP
Edmonton
Hinton
Two Men Die In Toronto Subway Construction Cave-In
In Toronto the first major accident on the new east west subway killed two workers Edgar Ostkamp 34 and John Blaney 29 and injured three others. The collapse at Prince Arthur Avenue and Bedford Road occurred during a cement pour leaving an eight ton debris pile.
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Toronto
Edgar Ostkamp
John Blaney
Ernest de Piede
John Pede
Sovio Colella
Nathan Phillips
Prince Arthur Aveenue
Bedford Road
Ostkamp
Blaney
Gordon Johnston
Johnston
MecNamara, Raymond and
Frankel Steel Construction Limited
Germany
Bloor Street
Danforth Avenue
University Avenue
Union Station
Yonge Street
Convention Registration Opens Then Business Sessions Set
Registration for the convention starts today and continues through Sunday. The first business session will be held Monday morning. Committee members listed include Tom Samson Janet Simpson Jack Oldham Lowell Haynes Len Lavoie Gave Starling Terry Bill Webb Terry Wesen Baken Chris Schuh.
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Tom Samson
Janet Simpson
Jack Oldham
Lowell Haynes
Len Lavoie
Starling
Terry Bill Webb
Terry Weissen Baken
Chris Schuh
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Walter Goode
George Campbell
Dirk Scholten
Tom Owens
Cliff Wallace
Art Orser
Ralph Schlinker
Legion Pipe Band
J. R. Dukes Western Orchestra
Western Beef Plant
Latin America
Cuba
Phillips
Lutions
Federal
Sas
JFK
Robertson Memorial Legion
Alberta Command
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