November 11 Holiday Resolution Accepted by Legion Chapters
The Medicine Hat to Calgary branches submitted the resolution, with Edmonton delegates supporting delaying war veterans allowances debate. Willard Rorke announced Ottawa telegrams and future pre May conven tions to aid member attendance. Banff convention re submission to the veterans affairs minister and a push to poll branches by mail were noted.
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Edmonton
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Jim Foote
House of Commons
Willard Rorke
Alberta
Ottawa
Rorke
Resolutions Committee
Four Men Drowned When Boat Overturned at Dove Lake
Prince Albert reports four men died Sunday night in a fishing trip accident at Dove Lake Sask about 120 miles north. The victims were Shirley Powers Bob Miller Eric Thompson all of Prince Albert and Bob Sando of Helena Montana. Three bodies recovered. It is believed six men were in one boat and switched from two boats to a single vessel after one overturned.
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Dove Lake
Sask
Here
Shirley Powers
Bob Miller
Eric Thompson
Bob Sando
Helena, Mont
Grassy Lake District
Usig
Bainbridge
Squaw Rapids
Alberta
Edson
Contol
Grande Prairie
Manitoba Forestry
Red Deer
Saskatchewan
Forestry
Controls Planned For Goofballs
Ottawa CP report the government introduced in the Commons a measure amending the Food and Drugs Act to curb goofball trafficking and possession. The bill prescribes 18 months to 10 years in prison, licenses for dealers, special records, and up to 500 dollars fines, targeting black market use of amphetamines barbiturates and methamphetamines with regulated manufacture sale importation and distribution.
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Commons
Ieven
Fulton
March Border Traffic Surges at Canadian Frontiers
Canada reports a 10 percent rise in highway traffic from the United States in March, with total border crossings reaching 1,120,200 up from 1,020,400 a year earlier. Foreign vehicle entries rose 10.5 percent to 490,100 as the January-March total climbs to 1,326,600, up 6.2 percent.
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Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
South African Boycott Fails as Stay-at-Home Call Ignored
Fires rage across Western provinces as forest blazes sap timber and brush. Multiple districts report fires tearing through merchantable timberlands amid chaotic conditions. No details on casualties or containment available.
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Johannesburg
Reuters
Freedom Riders Push Desegregation Campaign Across South
Seventeen more segregation defying Freedom Riders go on trial in Jackson Mississippi as 27 others face breach of peace charges. Coordinators plan a New Orleans to Jackson bus trip and new marches in the Deep South amid ongoing fires and protests in Canada and South Africa.
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Tshombe Returns to Leopoldville After Katanga Surrender
Moise Tshombe, leader of Katanga, arrived by river steamer from Coquilhatville to Leopoldville in good health. He walked from the dock with 200 troops escort to a para commando camp outside the city, then rode in a guarded car as crowds cheered. Within an hour he was arrested by Congo government forces for treason.
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Memorial Day weekend traffic toll rises across nation
Chicago reports the Memorial Day weekend toll climbing with 272 deaths by 8 am and 295 by 2 pm EDT. Boating accidents add 24 deaths, drownings 37, and other fatalities bring the total to 409.
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Chicago
U.S
Four BC by elections shape party fortunes in four seats
The Canadian Press reports final-vote action as four BC and Atlantic seats face byelections. In Esquimalt Saanich and Leeds Restigouche Madawaska Liberal and Conservative rivals vie with New Party and Social Credit entries. Campaigns run vigorously as ministers rally and predictions vary.
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Reeve
Saanjich
David Groos
New Party
Glen Hamilton
George Hahn
New Westminster
Socialist Party
Don Poirier
Defence
Pearkes
B.C
R. Elwood Stewart
Rebel Generals Collapse During Trial in Algeria Coup
Paris Reuters reports ex general Andre Zeller 63 collapsed twice while testifying at his trial on charges he led last month's abortive army coup in Algeria. Zeller and Maurice Challe faced possible death sentences. session suspended as both deny organizing an insurrection.
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Paris
Reuters
Andre Zeller
Algeria
Zeller
Maurice Challe
de Gaulle
Challe
Brother Charged in Stabbing of 13YearOld Brother
Ronald Pitt, 19, is charged with murder in the stabbing of his 13 year old brother Lawrence Alexander Pitt. Lawrence died in hospital after a knife wound suffered Friday. Ronald Pitt is remanded until Wednesday. The brothers lived with grandparents Mr and Mrs Alex Currie.
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Alex Currie
Kennedy Celebrates 44th Birthday at Cape Cod Home
President Kennedy marked his 44th birthday at the Hyannisport home as he prepared for key talks with French President de Gaulle and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The White House said he remained home Sunday except for a Mass trip and planned a large Democratic birthday dinner in Boston that night with aides and family present.
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Italy
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Solunar Tables Begin Weekly in The NEWS
John Alden Knight introduces Solunar Tables as a weekly sports feature starting today on the NEWS sports page. The tables predict daily wildlife activity and feeding times, guiding fishing and hunting plans as well as pet care and training routines, based on moon position and sun calculations. Expected value lies in timing hunts, fishing, and even aquarium feeding for optimal results.
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