Canada to heighten armed forces strength with NATO link
President Kennedy announced a new agreement to train French troops in atomic weapon use as part of NATO defense. The pact allows mutual defense energy sharing but does not place U S weapons on French soil. Ted Brunsden MP named prairie delegate to the Inter parliamentary Union conference in Brussels September 14 22 with Canadian MPs and Senators traveling September 12.
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Belgium
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London
Nehru gloom ened after talks with Khrushchev
Indian Prime Minister Nehru left Moscow somber after two and a half hours of talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He warned the world fears atomic tests and spoke of foul winds of war while urging peace and construction. Khrushchev urged neutrals to push for a German peace treaty and Western powers to accept nonprejudicial disarmament steps.
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Belgrade
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United States
Russia
Stowe
Fish at Calgary Aquarium Gets Cork Life Jacket
A foot long fish arrived at the Calgary aquarium and swam upside down. Curator Elmer Taylor created a cork life jacket that floated the fish right side up to prevent a potential fatal outcome.
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Pilot Jim Roe dies after Greenland crash landing
Kingston Ontario pilot Jim Roe 26 died in Toronto hospital from burns suffered when he crash landed a burning Otter plane in Greenland two weeks earlier. Co pilot Harris Robinson survived partial burns and passengers escaped as the aircraft burned after landing on a lake near Sonderstrom. Roe’s selfless actions during the fire saved his passengers.
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Labrador
Roe
Eastern Provincial Airways
Gander
Newfoundland
Hurricane Carla Strengthens Over Gulf Threat to Florida
Hurricane Carla grew to 100 mph as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. The weather bureau warns of rising tides along south Florida as Carla moves northward toward Key West, with gales extending hundreds of miles from the eye. A reconnaissance plane noted many birds trapped in the storm winds.
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Reds Use Tear Gas On Crowds
East German police used tear gas firecrackers and water cannon against West Berlin demonstrators near the border. West Berlin police detained several protesters while crowds rose in Wedding and Neukölln. A rescue escape involved a brother and sister from Dresdenerstrasse. about 1,000 children have been exchanged between East and West Berlin since the border closed. Soviet ambassador Andrei Smirnov left Bonn for urgent consultations in Moscow.
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Dresdenerstrasse
West Berlin
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West Germany
Bonn
Moscow
Pageant Nearing Finals in Miss America Contest
ATLANTIC CITY Miss Minnesota Nancee Ann Parkinson won the swim suit contest in the preliminary judging at the Miss America pageant. Miss Texas Linda Jacklyn Loftis took preliminary talent honors with Sempre Libera. Miss Canada Connie Gail Feller, 20, from Ottawa, plays the guitar as preliminaries continue toward Saturday semi finals.
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Minn
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Fort Worth
Villagers Flee Before Flames in Newfoundland Fire
A wind driven forest fire near Fortune Bay evacuated hundreds from Terrenceville and Grand LePierre Newfoundland. Evacuees were ferried by boat to Bay L Argent and later moved by road to nearby towns as smoke and spreading flames forced departures. The fire threatened Terrenceville and cut the village road exit.
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Newfoundland
Terrenceville
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Fortune Bay
Prisk
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Grand Bank
Fortune
Marystown
Acadia
Terrenceyville
Moose Jaw Man Killed In Oregon Car Crash
Maurice Blake O'Connor 72 of Moose Jaw Sask died from head injuries after his car left Highway 99W near McMinnville Oregon. The elder Canadian was alone, the vehicle rolled at least once and he was found 40 feet from the wreckage. Police believe he was returning from a trip to California as Oregon's annual traffic toll rose to 318 with thirteen deaths this month.
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Maurice Blake O’connor
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O’connor
California
Oregon
Riots Shake UN Efforts in Katanga Congo
Rioters in Elisabethville attacked UN forces and a Canadian captain as protests swelled against UN plans to place Katanga under Leopoldville authority. The mob overturned a UN car, damaged a hospital and the Leopold II hotel, while police moved in to disperse the crowd. Captain Mario Cote reportedly faced the assault with improvised defense. No casualties reported after the second day of clashes.
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Congo
World Organization
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Leopold II
Associated Press
Mario Cote
Alberta grain yields better than expected
Alberta crop report says yields are generally better than expected with good quality weight and condition. Rapeseed is exceptionally well, harvest nearing completion south of Coronation and Acres Hills, wheat and coarse grains largely cut in central regions, with 1 to 2 weeks remaining in north districts and early harvest affecting second-cut haying.
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Alberta
Agriculture Department
Coronation
Acres Hills
Albera
Dief Outlines Defence Plans
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced a 15 000 member increase in the armed forces to 135 000 with up to 100 000 male civilian volunteers for six week civil defence courses. NATO commitments rise to 14 000 in Europe. army, navy, and air force totals adjusted. civil defence courses start mid November across Canada.
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Edmonton Magistrate Fines Man One Cent
Ronald Richardson was convicted of possessing another man’s driver’s license and fined one cent without costs, the smallest Edmonton fine ever issued. Magistrate G L Jones called the offence “bloody ridiculous” and said it risks public police relations.
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G.L. Jones
Ronald Richardson
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September 30 Day Outlook Forecasts Cool Wet Western Canada
The U S weather office projects below normal temperatures and heavy precipitation for Alberta and British Columbia in the September 30 day outlook. The forecast relies on long range prediction models and regional climate factors.
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U.S. Weather Office
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