Luck Saves Most On Skagerrak Ferry Disaster
Capt Arnstein Dvergsnes says luck and quick rescue saved 144 aboard the Norwegian ferry Skagerrak after a monster wave breached the back of the ship and flooded the deck. All but one died in hospital later. nine men used a raft as the vessel sank.
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Hjoerring
Denmark
Skagerrak
Bea
Arnstein Dvergsnes
Dvergsnés
Kristiansand
Norway
Hirtshals
Yeanes
Jomon
Dvergsnes
Opposition stalls Ottawa debate on transport bill
Opposition members used a long Ottawa sitting to stall government plans for a 24 000 word transport bill. The debate extended to ten thirty four p m after a dinner break as MPs pressed for committee referral and fuller hearings before approval in principle. The bill creates a Canadian Transportation Commission and ends the freight rate freeze to fund wage increases.
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Ottawa
Bite
Commons
Gordon Churchill
Winnipeg South Centre
Tongue
Cheeck
Pickersgill
National Railways
Herman Batten
W. H. A. Thomas
Middlesex West
Commons Transport Committee
Churchill
Diefenbaker
Mr. Pickersgill
Canadian Transportation Commission
Thomas
Fang
Taos
Pease
Light voting seen in Newfoundland election day begun
polling stations reported extremely light turnout as 228000 eligible voters across 38 ridings prepared to cast ballots. Liberals and Conservatives battle, with 86 men and one woman vying for seats while the NDP fields three candidates and independents seek influence.
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ST. John’s
Nfld
Newfoundland
Joseph Smallwood
Liberals
Progressive ‘Conservatives
Noel Murphy
NDP
Conservatives
Pcs
Humber West
Smallwood
Calvin Normore
Brewers Agents May Move From Medicine Hat
Alberta Brewers Agents may relocate from Medicine Hat to Lethbridge or Calgary. The move could force four local families to leave, disrupt keg beer supply for hotels, and require private party orders to be placed days in advance. Chamber of Commerce weighs appeal to government or owners and votes to investigate the responsibility and seek agent opposition.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
Lethbridge
Calgary
Chamber
Regina trade unions protest compulsory arbitration bill
A mass demonstration gathered in Regina in front of the legislature as unions protest a Saskatchewan government bill mandating compulsory arbitration for essential service workers and hospital staff. Premier Thatcher warned the bill would pass despite opposition, affecting up to 30,000 workers and broadening bargaining limits.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Rogs’ Thatcher
D. W. Heald
W. E. Gilbey
Saskatchewan Federation of Labor
Aeuecnne
CCF
Thatcher
Canadian Labor Congress
R E. Hale
CLC Prairie
State funeral set for Verwoerd
Verwoerd’s body flown to Pretoria for a state funeral to be held Saturday as editors urge tighter Parliament security. The Prime Minister, assassinated Tuesday, would have turned 65. Dimitri Tsafendas, a Mozambican born man, is the alleged killer. The service will be in Union Buildings with burial at Heroes Acre in Pretoria.
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Cape Town
Hendrik Verwoerd
Pretoria
South Africa
Johannesburg
Rand Daily Mail
Verwoerd
The
Cape Times
Rolling Stone
Dimitri Tsafendas
Mozambique
Union Buildings
Basutoland
Leabua Jonathan
Heroes Acre
Transvaal
Sheppard Pleads Not Guilty In Cleveland Murder Case
Samuel Sheppard, 42, pleads not guilty to a second degree murder charge in Cleveland court. Judge Roy F. McMahon sets bond at 10000 dollars and plans to appoint a new trial judge by week’s end as venue change motions are filed. The case recalls his 1954 conviction for the bludgeon death of Marilyn Sheppard.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Roy F. McMahon
Marilyn
McMahon
Sheppard
Ariane
Ohio
Samuel, Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Bailey
Russell A. Sherman
Kauey
U.S
Carl A. Weinman
Miller May Seek Mayoralty In Civic Election
Chartered accountant Jim Miller hints at a mayoral bid against Mayor Harry Weiner this fall. Miller, a former City Council alderman and ex Public School Board chairman, currently chairs the Police Commission and holds past roles with the provincial and local Chambers of Commerce.
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Jim Miller
Harry Weiner
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Shrine Club
Union Restraints Glass Walkout at Dominion Glass Plant
A possible wildcat strike by about 500 Dominion Glass workers was averted after three meetings at the Redcliff plant led by Lewis Toole of the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America. The union seeks a 45 cent per hour raise. a government conciliation board will meet next Wednesday and officials warned that if their findings are not accepted a formal strike could occur.
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Gilbey
Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Association
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Employees Association
Communications, Workers of America
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Saskatchewan
Xatchewan
Inghouse
Thatcher
D. B. Furlong
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union
SPC
Dominion Glass
Lewis Toole
United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America
Redcliff
Wildcat
Mr. Toole
Tsafendas Portrayed As Outsider In Verwoerd Killing
AP reports Dimitri Tsafendas, accused of killing Prime Minister Verwoerd, is described as a bitter loner with a damaged self-image and volatile views. Landlady, tearoom manager, and colleagues depict him as anti everything while authorities say the act appears to be the deed of one individual.
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Cape Town
Dimitri Tsafendas
Hendrik Verwoerd
South Africa
Balthazar Vorster
Tsafendas
Johannesburg
Die Vaderland
Verwoerd
Crete
Amelia William
Lorenco Marques
Portuguese Mozambique
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Ap-Reuters
Miller
Union
Killer
Sixfooter
Blackie
Beira
Portuese
Middelburg
Lourenco Marques
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