Mikoyan Tour Sees Cold War Clash in U S Cities
Soviet deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan faced anti Soviet protests during a U S swing. Demonstrators in Cleveland Detroit and Willow Run airport hurled snow and boos while Eisenhower urged courtesy and peaceful competition. Three Hungarians were arrested as reporters noted the tour's rough reception.
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Congo Native Leaders Arrested Amid Beligian Congo Riots
Eleven members of Abako Central Committee including president Kasavubu are detained. Rioting followed an unauthorized meeting in Leopoldville with 42 Africans killed and 257 injured, 49 Europeans among the injured, as governor Romans announces. Committees to probe the unrest are named by Belgium's House of Representatives.
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Miners' March Called Off in London Demonstration
About 200 miners planned a march in London to protest a money losing pity closure and to press their union. Only around 50 men reached the meeting point as the strike action was called off yesterday.
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P.reuter
Sir Winston Blamed For It All
Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan charged that Winston Churchill started the Cold War with a 1946 Fulton speech. Ford leaders heard the claim at Detroit headquarters. The State Department countered that Churchill spoke in March 1946, not February. The department credited Stalin’s Moscow speech of February 9, 1946, for declaring the postwar line.
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Fishermen tell of rescue after Athena wreck near West Cape
Hobart fishermen John Lette 25 and Edward Woods 33 survived the Athena wreck when the 42 foot boat sank after engine failure and struck a submerged rock. They escaped into a dinghy that overturned, spent 20 minutes in the water, righted the craft, rowed seven miles to New Harbour for four hours, and were picked up by W Langford's boat Sheila Maree.
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England Faces Grim Struggle as May Tops Stand
England ends day 6 for 190 with Peter May on 42 and Ray Swetman 36 not out. Slater stars for Australia with 2 for 40, Jackay makes a diving catch, and Benaud applies tight spin as theday closes with Tasmania’s Meckiff and Davidson bowling to England’s remaining batsmen.
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Dam Burst Swamps Spanish Village in Zamorra Province
A dam collapse in Rivade lago near Lake Sanabria floods a village of over 500 residents. Fire trucks and ambulances from Zamorra Province rush to the scene as steady rain had swollen the dam. AP reports probable 100 deaths with many missing and chaotic, partial details.
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De Gaulle appoints France's new cabinet with Debre as Prime Minister
General De Gaulle announced Michel Debre as France's new prime minister. The cabinet includes Jacques Boustelle as minister delegate and a raft of ministers led by Edmond Michelet for justice Maurice Couve de Murville for foreign affairs Antoine Pinay for finances and Andre Boulloche for education.
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Russian Astronomer Maps Moon For First Manned Landing
A Russian astronomer, Professor Alexander Khabaro v of Leningrad, is preparing a detailed lunar map to guide the first manned rocket landing. Moscow Radio said years of personal study and all current lunar data are included in the planning.
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Fifteen Children Die in Boswell House Fire
A fire in a four room Boswell home killed fifteen children who rushed to a bedroom to protect their mother Mrs Aire Gardner a 40 year old Negress and aunt to five of the victims. Her husband Booker a farm labourer was away hunting. Firemen blamed the tragedy on a wood heating stove. Mrs Gardner died with newborn twins in the bedroom. Victims ranged from six months to fifteen years old.
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Maltese paper editor jailed after editorial attack
Malta’s Appeal Court upheld a lower court ruling and four day prison term for the editor and publishers of Dawn after the September publication labeling Sir Robert a dictator and calling him a dealer in slaves. The piece alleged he ordered worker beatings with truncheons and tear gas as he seized administration against the people.
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