Dynamite blast triggers riot in Birmingham killing one
A dynamite blast at Negro leader Arthur Shores home on Dynamite Hill ignited a night of violence in Birmingham. A man named John L. Coley, 20, was shot to death. at least 21 were injured, including four policemen. Police restored order with 150 officers as Governor Wallace announced temporary school closures amid the unrest.
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Ala
Steel City
Arthur Shores
John L. Coley
Alabama
George Wallace
Board of Education
Wallace
Warren Wilson
Herbert Johnson
Caouette Heads Quebec Social Credit Breakaway
Real Caouette wins majority backing from 12 of 23 Social Credit MPs and will form Le Ralliement des Creditistes in the Commons. He aims to broaden the party across Canada to defend French Canadians, contrasting with Robert Thompson’s approach.
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Pearson
Canada
SCs Recognize Split Formally
The Social Credit Association of Canada formally recognizes the separation of Real Caouette and the Retirement des Creditistes from the national group. Martin Kelln says the Quebec wing has refused to pay the required affiliation fee and shows through Granby convention resolutions that le Ralliement des Creditistes no longer seeks affiliation with the SCAC and has rejected leader Robert Thompson.
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Social Credit Association of Canada
Real Caouette
Retirement Des Creditistes
Martin Kelln
Kelln
Ralliement
Quebec
National Party
Granby
le Ralliement Des Creditistes
Caouette
le Ralliement
Robert Thompson
Chances Seen Slim In Quebec Creditistes Split
Dr. Guy Marcoux independent Social Credit MP for Quebec-Montmorency says a new party led by Real Caouette is unlikely to become a national force. He supports National Leader Robert Thompson and plans to rejoin the party soon after Caouette announced Le Ralliement des Creditistes. Marcoux notes regional MPs claiming broad support may not confer national authority.
Hays Starts Danish Visit
Canadian Agriculture Minister Harry Hays begins a two day visit to Denmark as guest of Agriculture Minister Karl Skytte. He will tour a Danish experimental farm and the Roskilde pig research station and hold talks with Danish farming officials.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Reuters
Harry Hays
Karl Skytte
Hays
Roskilde
Caouette's Socreds Split From National Party
Alberta Social Credit premier E. C. Manning said Caouette and 12 MPs left the national party to form Le Rassemblement des Creditistes are “purely local” and headed for extinction. He dismissed Caouette statements about French-Canadian concerns as unfounded and said Thompson respects the French Canadian point of view. The move, he stated, frees the national movement to focus on unity and strength.
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E. C. Manning
Social Credit
Alberta
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National Party
Social Credit Movement
Caouette
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Lea
Robert Thompson
Alberta Encephalitis Watch Amid Unconfirmed Cases
A Brooks four year old is kept under observation for sleeping sickness as health officials note no confirmed encephalitis cases. Vets report no confirmed equine cases though samples were sent to government labs for testing with results pending. Officials emphasize no vaccination for mass use and urge calm as the outbreak history remains uncertain.
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Here
Brooks Hospital
J. M. Brown
Medicine Hat Health Unit
Brown
Sleeping Sickness Diagnosis Unsure in Prairie Provinces
A Canadian Press report notes experts hesitate to label the human illness from horses as sleeping sickness. Labs need two to three weeks for a definitive Western equine encephalitis virus ID. eight horse cases confirmed in Saskatchewan with 100+ suspected in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Human cases in North Dakota are under investigation. Estimates suggest 500+ suspected human cases in Saskatchewan hospitals.
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J. BD. Stephen
Regina General Hospital
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
North Dakota
W. L. Matthews
News Expands Overseas Service With London Appointment
The Medicine Hat News Sou tham News Services announced the expansion of overseas news gathering with William F. Gold named to the London Bureau. Gold, 27, formerly Calgary Herald senior reporter and editorial writer, will report to London correspondent Charles King. He started at Ottawa Journal in 1952 and later worked for The Albertan before joining The Herald. He won a Southam fellowship last year and studied political science at the University of Toronto.
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Calgary Herald
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Southam News Services
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British Isles
Europe
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Ottawa
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Ottawa Journal
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Calgary
Herald
Mason Misses Due In Court
Raymond Burr known as Perry Mason lost a $1,085 judgment suit in Phoenix. Judge Charles C. Stidham ruled Burr failed proper procedures and did not appear for a court ordered deposition in a case filed by George J. Shaheen dating back to 1949.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Raymond Burr
New Westminster
B.C
Perry Mason
George J. Shaheen
Phoenix
Burr
Charles C. Stidham
Stober Bid Ruled Invalid for Bindless School Addition
Paul Stober Construction bid for a Bindless School one room addition was ruled invalid by Alberta Education due to lack of corporate seal. D & H Construction of Medicine Hat next lowest bid to be considered if department clearance is granted. Trustees also approved two new buses and sale of surplus buses while noting Buffalo School added room reduces van transport to Bindloss.
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Medicine Hat
Bindless
Alberta Department of Education
Board of Medicine Hat School Division No. 4
Minister of Education
Stoker
D & H Construction of
D & Hi Construction
Stober
Irvine School
Buffalo
Acadia
Bindloss
Far North oil hunt renewed near Bathurst Island
A bit drilled into arctic permafrost 100 miles east of Bathurst Island signals renewed multi million dollar Arctic oil exploration. Lobitos Resolute Bay No 1 begins as Parker Drilling runs winter drilling for Lobitos Oilfields Canada Ltd and others with each well expected to cost around 1 million dollars and reach about 7,000 feet.
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N.W.T
Here
Cornwallis Island
Resolute Bay
Lobitos
Resolute Bay No
Parker Drilling Company of
Calgary
Lobitos Oilfields Canada Ltd
Dominion Explorers Ltd
Toronto
United Canson Oil and Gas Ltd
Peter Baw
Chamber Urges Special Quotas for Southeastern Alberta
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce urged the Canadian Wheat Board to establish preferential grain quotas for delivery points in southeastern Alberta hit by three years of droughts. The Board refused, citing policy and boundary difficulties, while offering interest-free cash advances via local elevators to ease farmers' income shortfalls. The Chamber urged action and noted elevators in Medicine Hat area faced capacity issues during initial deliveries.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Medicine Hat
Winniper
Medicine Flat
City Council to outlaw certain industrial waste in sewers
The council met in a closed session to authorize a new sewerage bylaw banning channeling of specific industrial waste into the city system. Penalties will apply for firms trafficking contraband waste. Allan Gunter and Tom Miyana ga were authorized to attend sewage lagoon conferences in Saskatoon September 25 27 and in Seattle in October to share experiences and remedies.
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Allan Gunter
Alexandra Leaves Hospital in Venice After Drug Incident
Princess Alexandra of Greece, 42, hospitalized in Venice after a serious drug overdose, was discharged today. She left with her husband ex-king Peter of Yugoslavia and her mother Princess Aspasia of Greece in attendance.
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Italy
Reuters
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Greece
Peter
Yugoslavia
Aspasia
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