CLC to Expel Teamsters Over Raiding Bid. Ottawa Deadline Looms
The Canadian Labour Congress moves toward ousting the Teamsters for raiding a rival union. Montreal delegates voted to expel by May 28 if Teamsters do not abide by the constitution. Officials in Ottawa and Montreal report ongoing talks with no comment from CLC leadership.
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Congress
CLC
Montreal
Teamsters
Ottawa
Wiliam Dodge
Canada
Organized Labor
United States
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
James Hoffa
Frank H. Hall
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Hall
Teamster-Bbc
CPR
Vancouver
Canada Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Seafarers International Union
Quake Fear Grips Concepcion After New Shake
Panic sent citizens into the streets of Concepcion as a 3:45 a.m. quake battered damaged areas. No immediate casualties reported though much of the old housing was destroyed. tolls vary from government 936 dead 1800 missing to newspapers listing thousands. U S Army helicopters and Globemaster planes joined relief with field hospital planes arriving from Canada.
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Concepcion
U. S. Army
Panama
Canada
84 Year Old Man Found Murdered in Ontario Farm Home
Police investigate possible burglary murder of Peter Carberry 84 found in his ransacked home one mile north of Cooksville. Neighbor Joseph McFaul discovered him Sunday morning as Mrs Carberry, ill in Toronto, had not been informed. Neighbors say large sums may have been kept at the house.
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Cooksville
Ont
Toronto
Peter Carberry
Joseph McFaul
Carberry
McFaul
Here
Fires Threaten Quebec Town Gagnon Evacuations Under Way
Forest fires threaten the mining town of Gagnon in northeastern Quebec 150 miles northwest of Septiles. Aircraft evacuate women and children as evacuees arrive in Septiles and may be moved on due to limited lodging. Gagnon was founded in 1959 by Quebec Cartier Mining and aimed for about 4000 residents by fall.
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Septiles
Gagnon
Here
Quebec
Montreal
Quebec Cartier Mining Company
Ticket Holder Gets Used to It
William Ham Palmer of 824 Fourth St. SE holds ticket UP 8815 under the name Skinny Top for Torullo in the Epsom Derby in Ireland. The 50 year old barman at the Assiniboia Hotel expects a possible third place with a 50 000 pound top prize, plus a potential holiday or new home for his family.
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Wiliam
Ham) Palmer
Fourth St. SE
Palmer
Assiniboia
Ireland
Mr. Palmer
Torullo
Mrs. Palmer
Beverly
Montreal St
Medicine Hat
Alcaeus
Angers
Auroy
Die Hard
Marengo
Marlborough II
Mozart
Mr. Higgins
Oak Ridge
Kamok
Lustrous Hope
Picture Goer
Port St. Anne
Primon
Proud Chieftain
Stupor Mundi
Tortllo
Tulyartos
Vienna
Scaffold Collapse Kills Two at Indy Auto Race
A 30 foot aluminum scaffold collapsed at the start of a 500 mile auto race in Indianapolis, killing two men and injuring many others. About 37 were taken to Speedway hospital, with some severely hurt. The privately owned scaffold had tickets priced at 5 and 10 dollars for tower positions, spilling spectators onto grass outside the infield fence.
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Indianpolis
Speedway
T.A. Hanna
Medicine Hat Youth Wins Provincial Driving Crown
Eighteen-year-old Vernon Ruff of Medicine Hat won the 1960 provincial teen-age driving road-to crown after strong marks in driving tests and a written exam. He totals 435 points, ahead of Calgary’s Jay Tierney and Milo Peevey of Lloydminster. Ruff earns a $100 prize and a chance to represent Alberta at the Canadian Championships in Regina on July 1, competing for scholarships of 1250, 750 and 500 dollars.
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Vernon Ruff
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Jay Tierney
Milo Peevey
Lloydminster
Alberta
Regina
Ruff
Shangri-La
Rte
Imperial Oil Trophy
Northwest Nitro Names New Head
James V. O Leary of New York City was elected president of Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd. Tom B. Potter of Minneapolis was named executive vice president following a board meeting. Northwest makes high analysis fertilizers serving the prairie provinces and north central and western United States. Plant near Medicine Hat. Ed Crowder said operations won’t change until O Leary is better acquainted with the role.
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James V. O'Leary
New York City
Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd
Tom B. Potter
Minneapolis
Northwest
Prairie Provinces
United States
Medicine Hat
O’leary
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Howard L. Sanders
Potter
Ed Crowder
O'Leary
Rathmann Wins 500 Mile Race In Indianapolis
Jim Rathmann of Miami won the 500 mile race in Indianapolis on his 11th try. He passed defending champ Rodger Ward with 74 miles remaining.
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Indianapolis
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Rodger Ward
Vanier Opens Convention at Dominion Legion Meeting
Governor General Georges Vanier opened the 18th biennial Dominion Command Canadian Legion convention in Windsor Ontario. President David L. Burgess installed him as grand patron and urged continued community service while delegates tackle 300 resolutions on projects and sweepstakes lotteries.
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Windsor
Ont
Georges Vanier
Dominion Command Canadian Legion
David L. Burgess
Ottand
Gen. Vanier
Legion
Canada
$1,000 Stolen From War Surplus Store in Medicine Hat
Police investigate a theft at the War Surplus Store in downtown Medicine Hat after a sky-light entry yielded more than $1,000 in cash and cheques. A 24 by 18 inch safe and six watches were taken. three youths are suspected. A pane was removed, a 20-foot wire lowered thieves into the building, and the safe was wheeled out the back door.
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Medicine Hat
Soviet Rocket Threat Spurs Warning at Paris Summit
Moscow defense minister Malinovsky ordered Soviet rockets to strike the takeoff base of any foreign plane violating Soviet air space, calling it a lawful warning to U S allies. He warned no plane could outrun Soviet rockets and referenced U two and Midas satellites amid Paris summit tensions.
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Moscow
Rodion Malinovsky
Khrushchev
Malinovsky
United States
Paris
U.S
Thomas Gates
Russia
Soviet Union
Turkey
Pakistan
Norway
China
Medicine Hat Band Places Second at Moose Jaw Festival
The 25 piece South Alberta Light Horse Band led by Sgt Major Harold Crane earned second place at the Moose Jaw Kinsmen festival. Ron Meherer won trombone solo open and Barry Millar won E flat solo both with 90. The RCAF Station Saskatoon won first in A class and Tottington Memorial Shield for highest marks, while eight air force bands entered.
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Medicine Hat
South Alberta Light Horse Band
Moose Jaw
Militia
Harold Crane
Saskatchewan
Canada
Prairies
United States
Rcaf Station
Saskatoon
Sask
Permanent
South Alberta Light Horse
Wolfpoint
U.S.A
RCAF
Winnipeg
Saskatoon Dragoons
Harvey High School
Uss.a
Air Force
SASH
South Alberta
Olaf Skjenna
Tottington Memorial
Memorial Day Weekend Accidents Hit 328 Death Toll
An Associated Press survey shows at least 328 people have died in the United States during the three day Memorial Day weekend ending Friday night. At least 226 deaths occurred in traffic accidents across the period.
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Chicago
United States
Associated Press
Weekend Toll Hits 59 Dead Across Canada
A Canadian Press tally shows 59 Canadians killed in weekend accidents from Ontario car smashups to a light plane crash in Nova Scotia. Drownings numbered 21, with traffic deaths totaling 30 and multiple fatalities across Ontario Quebec Manitoba and other provinces.
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Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Alberta
U.S
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
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Chile
Reuters
State Broadcasting Corporation
Tehran
Iran
Shiraz
Dashtarjan
Ardekan
Dublin
Ham” Palmer
Derby Ticket
Telegram
Little Cloud
Vern Ruff
Ross St
Len Filewych
Smoky Lake
James V. O’leary
Northwest Nitro
Rathmann
Vanier
Red
NATO
Sento
Cento
Barry Millar
Ron Mererer
Manitoba
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