Woman Rescues Boy Buried in Sand at Strathcona Island
Nine year old Frank Wyatt owes his life to Mrs. Tom Graham a registered nurse who revived him after he was buried under four cubic yards of sand near a sewage lagoon. She performed mouth to mouth resuscitation with help from a passing boy, before ambulance and police were alerted. Frank is recovering at home with his parents, Mr and Mrs F H Wyatt of 1222 Dominion St.
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Frank Wyatt
Tom Graham
Strathcona Island
Graham
Medicine Hat
Frank
F. H. Wyatt
Dominion St
Dief Plans Important Address in Winnipeg
Prime Minister Diefenbaker arrived in Winnipeg to address the Berlin situation at the Canadian Bar Association banquet. He prepared after days of cabinet and External Affairs review and is expected to discuss Russia's nuclear testing in his first major Berlin update since Halifax.
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Winnipeg
Diefenbaker
Winnipes
Berlin
Ottawa
CDT
Canadian Bar Association
Plane Makes Maiden Flight
A new RCAF Yukon air transport completed its first trans Atlantic flight landing at Marville France 11 hours 5 minutes after leaving Trenton. Squadron Leader W R Rory Lloyd of Ottawa piloted the 3 500 mile crossing carrying 40 service personnel and 13 tons of personal belongings stores and equipment. The crossing was part of trials for 12 Yukons built for the RCAF by Canadair of Montreal.
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Trenton
Ont
RCAF
Yukon Air Transport
Marville
France
W. R
Rory) Lloyd
Ottawa
Canadair
Montreal
U.S. Claims Russia Conducted Nuclear Test
The United States said Russia conducted an atmospheric test of an intermediate range device in central Asia near Serpalatinsk. The White House noted substantial yield with no disclosure of device strength or detection details. Khrushchev, in Yalta, told two British MPs Russia would support moving UN headquarters to Berlin to guarantee a free city.
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Washington
United States
Russia
White House
Serpalatinsk
Central Asia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Khrushchev
United Nations
Berlin
Yalta
Labor
Konni Zilliacus
Leslie Plummer
Crimea
Zilliacus
Brazilian Vice President Reaches Border For Presidency Clash
Joao Goulart arrives near the Brazilian border after resignations and a military counter move as Odylio Denys and Brazil's three military chiefs launch a coordinated effort to subdue his Third Army in Rio Grande do Sul. Naval forces sail south from Guanabara Bay while barges block Lagoa dos Patos to deter a direct attack.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Brazil
Marishal Odylio Denys
Rio Grande Do Sul
Reuters
Rio de Janeiro
Goulart
Minas Gerais
Guanabara Bay
Lagoa Dos Patos
Porto Alegre
Boxer Rebellion Survivor Dies in Montreal
Percy E. Searle, 80, a survivor of the Boxer Rebellion, died Thursday night at Queen Mary Veterans Hospital. He served with the Welsh contingent of the international expeditionary force sent to China in 1900 to quell the uprising led by Chinese nationalists against foreigners.
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Montreal
Percy E. Searle
Queen Mary Veterans’ Hospital
Mr. Searle
International Expeditionary Force
China
78 Die In TWA Plane Crash West Of Chicago
A four engined TWA Constel lation crashed in a rain soaked cornfield ten miles west of Midway airport minutes after taking off for Los Angeles. All 78 aboard were killed including seven members of an Los Angeles family. FBI opened a bomb inquiry though witnesses doubted it.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Midway Airport
U.S
Washington
FBI
National Guard
Chester Wadley
Wadley
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Jerry Broz
Hinsdale
Broz
Girl Still Missing Denise Therrien Case Unclear Leads
Quebec Police report no new developments in the search for 16 year old Denise Therrien missing since Aug 8 from Shawinigan South. They are examining a published claim she disappeared with a 19 year old Trois-Rivieres youth. The family has received crank calls since her disappearance.
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Montreal
Quebec
Denise Therrein
Shawinigan South
Trois-Rivieres
Therrien
Denise
Man cited in bombing case in Montmagny Quebec
Joseph-Philips-Oscar Letourneau, 63, was found criminally responsible by a coroner's jury in the bombing death of Charles-Eugene Bailargeon, a St. Pierre farmer. Bailargeon died Aug 15 when a home made bomb exploded on his jeep. his 14-year-old nephew was burned. Police found a similar bomb near Letourneau's arrest place. motive not disclosed.
Realtors Plan Parley for 18th Annual Convention
About 600 realtors from the Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards gather in Banff Alberta for a three day meeting. They seek tighter entrance requirements and self help education while planning sessions on listings appraising rural and industrial real estate and broker cooperation. Speakers include Herbert R Fullerton Howard Green and Premier E C Manning.
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Banff
Alta
Canadian Association of Real Estate Boards
C.A.R.E.B
Herbert R. Fullerton
Vancouver
Howard Green
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Hail Damage Claims Light in Alberta Expect Reserve Gain
In Calgary the Alberta hail insurance board anticipates a year end reserve exceeding 3 million dollars after a sharp drop in 1961 claims. Only 640 claims filed this year versus 2,500 last year, with about 250,000 more added to the fund if no new major hail storms occur by September 30.
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Calgary
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
Pigg Family Renames After Court Case
In Oklahoma City, the three children of Mr and Mrs Marvin E Pigg had their surname changed to Bond in district court. Joan Marvin 14 James Ralph 12 and Marva Jean 9 testified the name led to teasing by friends. Judge Clarence Mills signed the order switching the name to Bond, taking the mother s maiden name Bond MRS Pigg said the children wanted the change and they agreed.
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Oklahoma City
Little Piggs
Joan Marvin
James Ralph
Marva Jean
Marvin E. Pigg
Clarence Mills
Bond
Mrs. Pigg
Prairie drought slashes Canada’s 1961 wheat crop
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics forecasts Canada’s 1961 wheat crop at 252.5 million bushels, down 48 percent from last year and the smallest since 1937. Prairie output is set at 231 million, with Saskatchewan hardest hit at 121 million. Manitoba 30 million, Alberta 80 million. Average yield 10.6 bushels per acre nationwide, with Prairie yields about half of last year’s.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Bureau
Prairies
Bank Robbers Strike Havelock Bank in North Ontario
Four masked men robbed a Toronto Dominion Bank in Havelock, stealing more than 185000 including cash and securities. Police 25 miles north scoured Coe Lake bush with 60 officers in 20 cruisers, after a police car was wrecked in pursuit and a Montreal-stolen car was abandoned. Police reported 206 rounds found. Ontario officers endured long shifts as residents hunkered down with firearms ready.
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Havelock
Coe Lake
Toronto- Dominion Bank
George Milliken
William Lindup
Jack McKendry
McKendry
Milo Chap
Montreal
Firefighters search for missing saw operator as BC fires ease
Hundreds of firefighters were withdrawn from BC forest fires after two days of rain cut the menace. An extra 50 men hunted for John Robinson of Kamloops, who disappeared while guiding a blaze crew. three Horsefly fires total 70,000 acres, with 15,000 acres north of Cariboo Lake still burning. In Newfoundland, 300 plus firefighters faced deteriorating conditions near Glenwood and Gander as flames approached a million cords of spruce, closing the Trans-Canada Highway west of the capital.
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Kamloops
Vancouver Island
Nelson
John Robinson
Horsefly Lakes
Horsefly
Cariboo Lake
Newfoundland
Glenwood
Gander
Stuart Peters
Here
RCMP
Swift Current
Toilet Tissue Guides Fire Crews to Blazes
Forestry officials said over 400 rolls of toilet tissue were dropped from spotter planes in the Prince Rupert forest district to guide bulldozers and fire crews. The tissue tangled in treetops and acted as a beacon for extinguishing fires.
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Smithers
B.C
Big Prince Rupert
Cheques Bounce in New York Traffic Court
Glens Falls AP report notes two women paid $1 traffic violations with bounced cheques, as court clerk Catherine Dougherty emphasizes the crime of misuse of checks and the consequences in traffic court.
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Glens Falls
N.Y
Catherine Dougherty
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Henry Jeske
Dief
Sao Paulo
Joao Goulart
South America
Boxer Rebellion
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Little Cloud
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British Columbia
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