21 Sep 1963
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1963
Page
1
Readers are invited to share views on Canada selling wheat to the Soviet Union. MARILYNN HEHR and PAT FLINN present the week’s prompt in The NEWS.
H A Olson Medicine Hat's Social Credit MP flies to Ottawa Monday to a changed political scene as House convenes Sept 30. He notes a better regional economy except for Seven Persons Orion Foremost dryland triangle hit by crop failures three years straight. He urges ARDA aid for long term solutions and predicts debate over appointing two agriculture ministers and a ten year redistribution, especially Quebec resistance.
The General Assembly broke into mass walkouts led by South Africa's G P Jooste during debate on adding the race issue to the agenda. Algeria called for adjournment. Jooste objected, calling the demonstration a dangerous precedent and contrary to the charter.
Ald. J C Miller will not seek re election this year due to business pressure. Ald. Gordon Sissons plans to run again in the aldermanic race. Nominations close at noon Wednesday with four vacancies from the terms of Gibson Lutes Miller and Sissons.
Moscow accuses Beijing of 5000 border violations in 1962 and longer pattern since 1960. Chinese acts at Lenin Museum provoke Russia while both sides trade broadside over partial nuclear test ban. Chinese officials deny and refuse border talks, raising fears of a wider split in world communism.
Medicine Hat federal constituency Progressive Conservative Association will hold its annual general meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Assiniboia Hall to back the current Tory leadership. James Horsman, secretary, expects Ted Brunsden of Brooks to run for president. Hal Henderson will not seek the top post. The meeting will elect officers and directors and consider a resolution of support for the national leadership to be sent to the Alberta Red Deer meeting and Ottawa.
Washington reports Canada seeks limits on U S autos in exchange for access. U S rejected the plan, warning of retaliatory restrictions on Canadian automotive imports valued at about 450 million dollars a year. Canada exported cars trucks and parts to the United States in 1962 totaling over 10 million dollars.
Gordon Mickens fourteen from Darby Mont underwent surgery in Missoula to repair a heart damaged by a .22 caliber bullet. Doctors reported the boy in quite good condition after the operation and repair of other organs.
In Birmingham investigators pursue a lead Sunday on the church bombing while New York uses mounted police to keep demonstrators behind boundaries. Saskatchewan farmers rush harvest as bumper crop nears 1952 wheat record of 678,000,000 bushels.
Canada, the Soviet Union and the United States unveiled new peace steps as the UN General Assembly opened its 18th session. Pearson urged pooling international units for UN peacekeeping, while Gromyko and Kennedy spoke on reducing global tension amid a partial nuclear test-ban backdrop.
An order of 1 250 000 bushels ewt received by Ogilvie Flour Mills in Medicine Hat under the Canada Russia wheat agreement prompts the Lake of the Woods Flour Mill to reopen after a decade. Alberta Western Beef Co Ltd resumes six day lay off with guaranteed full capacity. IL A Olson MP criticizes party line on wheat sale. Interim Development Board likely to be replaced by Municipal Planning Commission. Medicine Hat Redcliff United Fund launches with a $42 000 goal.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.