Birmingham Negroes plan march on state house after church bombing
About 1200 Birmingham Negroes vote to march on the Alabama House of Representatives in protest of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing deaths. They blame Governor Wallace for racial tensions, while funeral services are set for victims Carol Robertson Denise McNair Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley. Federal troops on alert and arrests reported as Kennedy expresses concern.
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Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
State House of Representatives
Wallace
16Th Street Baptist Church
Carol Robertson
St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Shuttlesworth
6Th Avenue South Baptist Church
Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
U.S
Washington
Melvin Bailey
Grain Sale Breathes Life Into Medicine Hat Mills
Medicine Hat flour mills gain a massive export order from the Soviet Union for 1 250 000 bushels of 100 cwt flour. Ogilvie Flour Mills and Lake of the Woods aim to reopen the latter plant within two months and operate around the clock to fulfill the ten month contract, boosting jobs and the city’s economy.
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George Fright
Medicine Hat
Ogilvie Flour Mills
Soviet Union
Lake of the Woods
Five Roses
Ogilvies
Fright
Soviet Buy of Wheat Ties Canada to Large Trade Pact
Ottawa reports the Soviet Union agreed to purchase nearly 500 million dollars in wheat and flour by July 31, boosting prairie and port employment while expanding auto and farm machinery industries. The deal, tied to renewing the three year trade pact, includes Canada providing up to 200 million dollars in credit and the USSR paying about 25 percent down with the rest over 18 months.
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Ottawa
Russia
Sharp
U.S.S.R
Canada
Soviet Union
Red China
S. A. Borosov
Woman Describes Loss of Daughter in 16th Street Bombing
Mrs. Chris McNair spoke from her husband’s Birmingham studio about losing 11-year-old Carol Denise McNair in the Sunday bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. She recalled the moment of the blast, the frantic search, and discovering Denise among the victims.
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Birmingham
Ala
Chris McNair
Denise
Aldermen Back Board on Daylight Saving and Colleges
Medicine Hat city council favors the boards stance on daylight saving time and funding for junior colleges and the education foundation program. A plan to discuss these issues with the Union of Alberta Municipalities will involve local school boards before motions are drafted for the Calgary convention. The council also weighs a daylight time resolution or plebiscite and cautions about coalition risks in foundation matters. Ald. Osborne warns about political power, and Ald. Legge will be named after the civic elections to represent the city.
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Medicine Hat
Union of Alberta
Foundation Program of Education
Ald
Calgary
Jack Edwards
UAM
Ald. Osborne
A. T. Legge
Five-ton TNT blast at Suffield delayed to Wednesday
Weather improvements push the five ton explosion at Suffield Experimental Station to between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials urge the public to report any bangs heard and to continue listening between 1 and 2 p.m. until further notice.
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Suffield Experimental Station
CNR to expand fare cuts and faster trains across Canada
The Canadian National Railway unveils an all-out passenger boost with up to 58 percent fare cuts, faster schedules, and bar cars. The plan expands the red, white and blue fares to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, with even peak rates lower than present.
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Montreal
CNR
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Maritimes
Delagrave
Cindy Slams Way into Texas Harbor Regions
Hurricane Cindy struck between Galveston and Port Arthur at about 8 am EDT with 80 mph winds. About 12,000 people fled ahead of the storm as tides rose, though Texas coastal areas remained largely calm with five foot tide forecasts and flooding from heavy rain.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Cindy
Texas
Louisiana
Galveston
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Interim IDB to be replaced by Municipal Planning Commission
Medicine Hat faces a shift as the Interim Development Board likely dissolves under a provincial act on land use planning. A local Municipal Planning Commission will take its place, with bylaw establishment and city official majority rules.
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Medicine Hat
IDB
Provincial Planning Advisory Board
Envy and Unease Over Canada Banked Wheat Sale
Washington reacts to Canada selling 500 million in wheat and flour to the Soviet Union amid U.S. wheat surplus. Right wing critics accuse Canada of profiteering over Cuba shipments, while the State Department notes no embargo on food and medicine to Cuba. Humphrey urges altering Russia trade limits to aid American farmers.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Soviet Union
Cuba
State Department
Caribbean
U.S
Congress
Russia
Soviet Propaganda Targets Grain Waste After Poor Harvest
AP reports the Soviet Union unleashes a hard campaign against grain waste after a weak harvest and a 228 million bushel Canadian wheat deal. Pravda notes confiscations from private livestock raisers in Stavropol, rebukes local officials, and warns autumn plowing lags in Siberia and Kazakhstan.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Pravda
Stavropol
North
Siberia
Kazakh-stan
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