Hellyer Tampering Claims Roil Canadian Commons
In Ottawa the Commons clashed over charges that Defense Minister Hellyer tampered with testimony from Admiral Landymore. PC Terry Nugent produced sworn affidavits asserting the admiral’s brief was altered in Hellyer’s office. The dispute escalated into heated exchanges and procedural wrangles with no immediate resolution.
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Terry Nugent
Edmonton- Strathcona
Defence Committee
William Landymore
Hellyer
Commons
Nugent
Jack Horner
Acadia
Christine Keeler
Landymore
Commons Defence Committee
Admiral Landymore
Maritime Command
Million-Dollar Montreal Airport Mailroom Heist
Police from RCMP, Montreal and Dorval forces hunted four thieves who slashed a wire mesh to steal about $1,000,000 in cash from the Montreal International Airport mailroom. A cloth mailbag was found near a north-end address. no suspect description yet.
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Montreal
Montreal International
RCMP
Dorval
St. Lawrence Boul
Post Office
Experts support crown evidence in Truscott case
Ottawa sources report Crown evidence linking Lynne Harper’s 1959 Clinton Ontario assault and murder to the same wooded area where her body was found. The Supreme Court will hear written and oral arguments by December and decide whether Steven Truscott’s 1960 conviction warrants a new trial, acquittal, or affirmation, as psychiatrists say he has no mental disorder.
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Ottawa
Lynne Harper
Clinton
Ont
Supreme Court of Canada
Steven Truscott
High Court
Truscott
Crown
British Columbia election mystery framed by editor
Margaret Ma Murray, editor of the Bridge River Lillooet News, claims Premier Bennett called the September election to secure a 2 billion dollar deal with a European cartel to avoid a socialist government for four years. She cites H. T. Millyard and a Die Welt report as basis for her assertions. Bennett denies the charge, saying there is no truth to the allegations.
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Lillooet
B.C
Margaret “Ma” Murray
British Columbia
Bennett
Murray
Willy Messer
Fredericton
Era Canada
Bridge River-Lillooet
Socialist Credit
H. T. Millyard
Germany
Premier Bennett
Switzerland
Die Welt
Renewal plan outlined for Medicine Hat urban renewal scheme
John Stanley reports a $1,000,000 redevelopment plan for 97 acres at the base of Dunmore Hill in Medicine Hat. Scheme A-1 covers 105 properties with 96 residences, two industrial sites, two commercial sites and a public property, with 20 percent city funding and federal 50 percent support.
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Dunmore Hill
Medicine Hat
Plan for urban renewal presented to public
Regional Planner Roy Balston outlined the A-1 Scheme for the proposed urban renewal program. A final 50 page redevelopment report will be sent to the provincial and federal governments in six weeks if the scheme is approved.
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Roy Balston
Balston
Resident calls vote on urban renewal plan at meeting
Flour mill worker Oliver Nichol demanded a public meeting to vote on the A-1 urban renewal scheme. He urged a motion to take the issue to a vote at a special meeting of residents affected, as Regional Planner Roy Ralston discussed the plan at Elizabeth St. School.
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Oliver Nichol
Elizabeth St. School
Roy Ralston
Nichol
Public housing proposed to aid retirees facing redevelopment
A provincial housing and urban renewal administrator urged public housing at a meeting at Elizabeth St School. Bob Orysiuk said seniors on fixed incomes would be hit hardest by redevelopment and that subsidized public housing could cost a pensioner about $25 monthly. He cited plans in Medicine Hat and similar schemes in Peace River Fort McMurray and Drumheller.
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Balston
Regional Planning Commission
Elizabeth St
Bob Orysiuk
Elizabeth St. School
Orysiuk
Medicine Hat
Peace River
Fort McMurray
Drumheller
Cars Stranded on Trans-Canada and No 3 Highways
RCMP reported heavy snowfall blocked sections of the Trans-Canada Highway near Suffield Tilley and Brooks and No 3 Highway between Whitla and Grassy Lake. Motorists reported being stranded in roadside ditches and many calls came in from drivers.
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Trans-Canada
No. 3
RCMP
Suffield
Tilley
Brooks
Whitla
Grassy Lake
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Defence
House
Alberta
Pincher Creek
Lethbridge
Calgary
Mr. Nugent
Lucien Lamoureux
Westschmitt
John Stanley
the News
10Th St. S.E
S. Railway St
Seven Persons Creek
CPR
South Saskatchewan River
3Rd St
2Nd St
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