08 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
1
The U S Senate paused work to honor Everett McKinley Dirksen 73 die Sunday after lung cancer operation. As longtime Republican minority leader for 10 years he forged influence through rhetoric drama and maneuvering during Democratic administrations.
President Nixon led tributes to Senator Everett Dirksen noting his dedication and eloquence. Dirksen died after a cardiac arrest at Walter Reed Army Hospital. His body lay in state at the Capitol rotunda before burial in Pekin Illinois. Senate leaders praised his bipartisanship and named successors and interim leadership amid vacancies.
A 23 year old Protestant peace patrol member Jack Todd was killed by unknown gunmen in Allea Street Belfast. A companion wounded. Police say windows broken and three unexploded gas cylinders found near the body. Army patrols and rioting across the city as Catholics flee areas while fires and looting occur and police tighten control.
The case against 25 year old Douglas Servant of Medicine Hat for possession of a knife was adjourned to 10 am Wednesday in Magistrate's Court. Delay granted pending government funded counsel arrangements. Geddes died from a chest wound after a pre dawn party fight near 328 3rd Street SE.
Reuters reports a tacit three day truce with the Viet Cong as Ho Chi Minh dies. U.S. and South Vietnam note limited clashes, one ambush killing two soldiers and wounding five, while six shelling attacks occur none on U.S. bases. Military commands say operations will be influenced by Viet Cong actions.
The Canadian Press reports at least 75 people died accidentally in Canada over the weekend, including 63 in traffic incidents. The report notes the weekend’s high fatality count across the country.
London officials from major wheat exporting nations began a new session to review price changes and potential co operation to end price cutting amid large surpluses. A 100 page document outlines annual price shifts across several grades and markets to see if any country deviates from floor prices under the 1968 Grains Arrangement.
Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield kicked off a northern Alberta and Saskatchewan tour with an indoor picnic in Lac La Biche. The 55 year old leader spoke with about 400 people and visited the Metis community of Kikino, stressing the need for a national party to travel across the country and meet regional problems.
Three European sites including the Israeli Embassy in Bonn and El Al office in Brussels were hit by grenades. Four people were wounded in Brussels while Bonn saw no injuries. A grenade failed near The Hague embassy. A 13 year old was detained after the incidents.
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