Fastball League Nears Playoffs After Final Week
The local fastball league enters its last week with postponed games expected to be completed soon. If finished, playoffs begin the week of July 28 with semi finals four out of three and finals five games. No notices posted about games or diamonds as standings show keen competition for top and final playoff spots. The Reserve team, once slow, is now among the league’s most improved. Farmers Erectors have dropped out due to lack of players.
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Farmers Erectors
Historic Manitoba Saskatchewan tour visits The Pas
About 30 people on a Saskatchewan Transportation Company bus tour traveled from Regina on July 18 visiting Swan River The Pas Flin Flon Hanson Lake Road Prince Albert and other historic sites. The Pas segment was arranged by the local chamber of commerce.
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Regina
Swan River
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Hanson Lake Road
Prince Albert
Don Hunt on John Diefenbaker Debating Stance
The former Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker is praised for his debating versatility in the House of Commons though accused by opponents of various faults. He opposes concessions to Quebec by Liberal leaders Pearson and Trudeau and remains a vocal anti-French critic.
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Quebec
Lester Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
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Diefenbaker Proclaims Canada’s Rights and Stance Abroad
In Kansas City at the Order of De Molay International Conference, 73 year old John Diefenbaker denounces U.S. draft dodgers in Canada and voices opposition to Vietnam while urging continued anti Communist efforts in Asia. He contends that if Diefenbaker led the Conservatives in the last election they might have won more seats in the West but not the Maritimes.
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Stone Face
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Maritimes
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Canada
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Asia
United States
Diefenbaker argues trade with Red China eases cold war tensions
The Canadian prime minister defends big wheat deals with Red China citing global diplomacy and Western grain farmer interests. He rejects recognizing Red China at the expense of Formosa and blasts critics who warned trade would threaten peace.
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Diefenbaker
Red China
Alvin Hamilton
Flagman Injured After Truck Collision Near The Pas
Richard Smart a flagman on a highway project south of The Pas suffered a broken leg and other injuries when struck by a truck also working on the site. RCMP reported three other minor accidents during the week including a car rolling on Carrot Valley Road and vandalism after tires were stolen from a ditch. A Flin Flon couple’s car rolled 37 miles south of The Pas with hospital observation, and another vehicle rolled into a ditch north of town with no injuries.
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Flin Flon
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Rare raccoon sighting on northern province farm
A raccoon, a rare visitor to the northern province, was found last week on Mike Mekoriak’s farm. It chased by a dog up a pebob pole and was shot when it tried to attack the dog. Wildlife officials say such sightings reach Snow Lake but are uncommon in the north.
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Mike Mekoriak
Snow Lake
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