Nine running for council in Medicine Hat elections
Nominations closed for alderman on city council four for mayor. All separate and hospital boards filled by acclamation. Former mayor Harry Veiner seeks to reclaim the office from incumbent C J Meagher.
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Harry Veiner
C. J
Chuck) Meagher
Veiner
Medicine Hat
Meagher
Weiner
Pete Simpson
George Renner
Earl Smith
Jack Edwards
Ted J. Grimm
Charles F. Rowan
Milton J. Reinhardt
George H. Davison
Edwin W. Horne
Lee Anderson
Lucille Moyer
Moyer
Mr. Davison
Charles F. Ronan
Public School Board of Trustees
R. A. Gray
James E. Newton
G. W. Findlay
Howard K. Hannah
Findlay
Hannah
Vern Sanders
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Liberals may help build grain storage
Ottawa debate shows Agriculture Minister H A Olson studying government aid for farmers in Western Canada to build grain storage facilities. Alf Gleave and Ed Schreyer pressed for accelerated tax write offs and steel-material shortages with Olson noting possible broad or short-term measures and cross-department inquiries.
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Ottawa
H. A. Olson
Alf Gleave
NDP
Saskatoon- Biggar
Commons
Shortest Milan marriage ends after three hours
A 23 year old man and 21 year old woman wed civilly in Milan last July after meeting at a nightclub. They celebrated in a park with a sandwich and a soft drink, then separated at a bus stop realizing they had no home or job or future, possibly the Italian record for the shortest lived marriage.
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Milan
Italy
Reuters
Malaysia Suspends Ties With Philippines Over Sabah Claim
Malaysia announces the suspension of diplomatic relations with the Philippines citing Manila's Sabah claim under a new law. In Washington, Attorney General Ramsey Clark condemns police brutality seen at the Democratic National Convention as the most dangerous form of violence.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Philippines
Malaysian Borneo
Sabah
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Unemployment declines in July August report
Ottawa reports a better than usual downturn in unemployment from 371000 to 319000 between July and August. The drop mainly reflects teens leaving the labor force after failed summer jobs, while married men and women saw small rises. Manufacturing added 47000 jobs month over month, with declines in transportation, utilities and trade. Ontario gained 24000 jobs. year over year farm employment fell 52000.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manpower Department
Ontario
Canada to seek UN backing for Nigeria Biafra aid push
External Affairs Minister Sharp said initial soundings to bring the Nigeria Biafra conflict before the UN Security Council failed. Ottawa will seek support from other UN members as the General Assembly session opens Sept. 24. A fresh aid package adds 500000 for food, matching July 31 grants, plus 60000 to the Red Cross.
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Sharp
Commons
UN Security Council
Stanfield
General Assembly
External Affairs Department
Nigeria
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Biafra
Organization For African Unity
The
Canada
Gordon Fairweather
Pc—Fundy Royal
Major wheat exporters agree to observe minimum price
Five leading wheat exporting countries Canada United States Argentina the European Economic Community and Australia announced plans to observe minimum price objectives under the international grains arrangement. They outlined proposals for adding minimum prices to unlisted wheats, tightening freight-rate reviews, and creating a fuller information exchange on world wheat trade. The meeting, one in a series, reviewed the arrangement in force since July 1 and was called useful by participants. U S delegate John A Schnittker said no minimums were adopted at this time.
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Canberra
Australia
Reuters
U.S
John A. Schnittker
Gun control bill passes Senate after Kennedy slaying
The Senate approved a gun control bill aimed at banning mail order sales of rifles and shotguns. It diverges from the House version over penalties for crimes with firearms and ammunition sales, and omits Johnsons proposal for universal gun registration and owner licensing. The measure moves to a joint conference committee before potential final action by both chambers and the president.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
United States Senate
House Representatives
House
Senate
Kennedy
Californa
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pope Paul Calls for Obedience to Church Authority
Pope Paul urged obedience to the church criticizing press critics of the birth control ban and social violence. He said a corrosive critical spirit has spread in Catholic life and warned such reports fuel fear and push Catholics to align with worldly views amid cathedral occupations and protests.
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Paul
Snow Hits Calgary and Foothills in Early Snowfall
Calgary and the foothills saw an early snow event with about one inch on the western outskirts and up to four inches in the Rockies foothills. Sleet was reported at 9 a.m. with a forecast of rain later and more snow possible in the south. Temperatures ranged from 30 to 50 degrees, about 15 degrees below normal for mid-September.
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Calgary
Alberta
Rockies
Weather Office
Delta rocket explodes after liftoff near Cape Kennedy
A Delta rocket failed 20 seconds into flight causing in flight breakup and an 11 million dollar loss of the Atlantic III satellite built for Intelsat. The blast scattered debris into the Atlantic ten miles off shore before range safety could act. Atlantic III would have linked global broadcasts including the Olympic games.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic
Robert Gray
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Delta
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
Intelsat
Mexico City
Europe
Canada
Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corp
NASA
Applications Technology Satellite III
Brazil
Comsat Corp
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Potter
J. C. Rea
Brian McNally
Sol J. Prasow
Ben Stone
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Ed Schreyer
Ndp-Selkirk
Olson
Trudeau
Tawa
National Press Club
Britain
Lagos
United States
Argentina
Foothills
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