Canada Pledges Seaway Works Toward All-Canadian Route
Canada states it will dredge a deep channel to Cornwall Ontario as groundwork for a future Canadian seaway, signaling a move to parallel U S efforts. The United States labels the plan a potential breach of the treaty but will not block the project now to keep the seaway on track.
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Ottaway
Canada
United States
St. Lawrence
U. S
U.S
Cornwall
Congress
Poland Church Education Accord Marks Reintegration
Poland's new communist government and the Roman Catholic Church reached a broad agreement restoring religious education in state schools and allowing chaplains in hospitals and prisons. The deal includes a government commission to arrange return of exiled clergy, and future appointments by law to replace vetoes on bishop appointments. Archbishop Eugene Baziak returned from exile amid the accord.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polish People’s Republic
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polish Communist Party
Germany
Eugene Baziak
Krakow
Delayed U N Secretary General Sees Little Point in Budapest Visit
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said there may be no purpose in visiting Budapest unless it can be done soon. He reported efforts to obtain observers for Hungary from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia and noted pending replies blocked observer dispatches to the region.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
General Assembly
Hungary
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslav
Temperature Drops to Twenty Below Across Border
The Associated Press reports a 20 below zero reading at International Falls early today. The Weather Bureau forecasts gradual warming for the state with north highs 8 to 12 and south 12 to 20. Overnight lows range zero to 8 below in the north and 10 to 15 in the south with colder readings in Bemidji East Grand Forks Moorhead and Duluth.
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International Falls
Weather Bureau
Bemidji
East Grand Forks
Moorhead
Alexandria
Duluth
St. Cloud
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
Rochester
Vatican Cautious on Polish Church State Accord
Vatican officials expressed cautious satisfaction over a new accord between Poland's Roman Catholic bishops and the Communist regime in Warsaw. No official comment was offered on whether the pact could restore diplomatic ties severed after World War II, with no immediate statement anticipated.
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Vatican City
Poland
Vatican
Warsaw
Ike Strauss Confer on Atomic Spending
President Eisenhower held a conference with Lewis L. Strauss, head of the Atomic Energy Commission, and Budget Director Percival Brundage to discuss top secret outlays for fiscal year starting July 1. White House officials warned there would be no public announcement of the session’s results.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
White House
James C. Hagerty
Strauss
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
Wilson
Defense Department
Washington
Air Force
Navy
Army
The
Atomic Commission
Jury condemns kidnapper to death in Nassau County NY
A Nassau County jury sentenced Angela LaMarca to death in the electric chair for the kidnap murder of 32 day old Peter Weinberger. The verdict followed a six hour 24 minute trial in which the defense invoked temporary insanity. The case drew outcry from the baby's parents and prompted automatic appeal under state law.
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Mineola
N.Y
Angela LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
LaMarca
Mercy
Atty
Frank Gulotta
Peter
Morris Weinberger
Nassau County
Weinbergers
Westbury
N. Y
Long Island
FBI
Donna
Vitmna
Mario Pittoni
New York
Angelo LaMarca
Viking Rocket Reaches 125 Miles In Test Flight
Naval and civilian scientists report the Viking rocket reached a peak velocity of 4000 mph and 125 miles altitude before landing in the Atlantic about 180 miles from Cape Canaveral. It tested instruments for a future earth satellite program planned for 1957 1958. Built for the Navy by Glenn L. Martin Co of Baltimore.
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Washington
Naval
Defense Department
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Navy
Glenn L. Martin Co
Baltimore
Earth
Project Vanguard
National Academy of Science
U.S
Orlando
Fla.) Sentinel
Pentagon
Viking
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
Munitions Smuggling Uncovered at Port Said
British French authorities said they found thousands of rounds of rockets and ammunition smuggled into Port Said carried by an Egyptian felucca. The seizure prompted protests to the U.N. truce commander and a warning that the activity could spark a serious situation.
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Port Said
Egypt
Andre Beaufre
United Nations
Hungarian Guerrillas Reported Still Active
Budapest reports say bands of rebels harass Soviet troops from Mecsek Mountains near Pecs, with 1 500 fighters seen in southern Hungary. Rumors persist of earlier raids from Satorchahly near Miskolc, and some locals supposedly aid the fighters as authorities face tension and possible strikes in Budapest.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pecs
Mecsek
Satorchahly
Miskolc
Central Workers Council
Motorman Blamed for L Train Fire Tragedy
In Chicago a fire aboard an elevated train killed motorman Daniel Cullen and injured about fifty passengers. CTA officials said preliminary findings blame Cullen for failing to cut power during the switch from trolley to third rail, causing an electrical arc that set the lead car ablaze inside the Howard Street area.
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Chicago
Virgil E. Gunlock
Chicago Transit Authority Board
Daniel Cullen
Howard Street
CTA
Cullen
Dust Cloud Sweeps Western Japan from Taklamakan Winds
A huge dust cloud moved across western Japan on a 186 mile front. The Tokyo Meteorological Bureau attributed the dust to strong winds in the Taklamakan Desert of Sinkiang Province, stirring up fine particles from Red China.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Tokyo Meteorological Bureau
Taklamakan
Sinkiang Province
Light quake shakes Subic Bay naval base near Manila
A minor earthquake struck the U S naval installation at Olongapo in Subic Bay west of Manila last night with no damage reported and no injuries noted.
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Manila
U. S
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Wiring Blamed for Farm Fire Near Willmar
A Willmar area farm home was destroyed by a fire blamed on defective wiring leaving Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Rosell and their two sons homeless. The blaze started in the kitchen and was discovered by Jerry 15 and Lanny 1 who were at home from school. They alerted neighbors while firemen from Atwater and Lake Lillian saved part of the structure.
Boost Sought for Youth Conservation CommissionFunding
ST PAUL The Youth Conservation Commission seeks a 1.4 million dollar two year increase to 4.12 million to expand staff and salaries amid rising youth in the 8 to 18 age range and crowded facilities. Day cites growth since 1949 and projected increases through the next six years.
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ST. Paul
Youth Conservation Commission
A. Whittier Day
Commission
Arthur Naftalin
Day
YCC
Council Near Decision on 1957 Budget
Austin considers a $2,250,000 sewage plant bond to fund a 1957 project as councilors push a late budget, extend the grace period, and weigh tax implications. State recounts and machine checks for the Nov 6 and potential Jan 8 elections loom as officers finalize items and discuss city cost shares.
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Austin
Graham Uzick
Richfield
George Weiss
Geo. A. Hormell & Co
Dulles Heads to Paris for NATO Parley on Aid and Unity
Secretary of State Dulles flies to Paris for a NATO council session to review defense and boost Western unity. Congress faces scrutiny of foreign aid as talk of expanding economic help to Europe grows amid European economic strains.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
United States
Congress
NATO
Defense
Wilson
Treasury
Humphrey
Western Alliance
Europe
U. S
White House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
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