Dag Hammarskjold Leads UN Force to Katanga Standstill
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold moves to Katanga to deploy 300 Swedish troops under UN command. Moise Tshombe agrees to police duties, while Lumumba calls for national unity amid riots in Leopoldville and conflicting reports of violence.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Congo
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
Wisenhower
Elisabethville
Ben Hammou Kettani
Morocco
I. J. Rikhye
India
Lumumba
Abako
Place de la Victoire
Associated Press
Reuters
Nigel Ryan
Diefenbaker signals possible fall session over Congo policy
Parliament ends seven months of work after a long session marked by a Congo debate and a push to possibly reconvene this fall. Prime Minister Diefenbaker warned a new session might be needed before expanding UN Congo forces beyond 500, as the House 146 days long. Opposition calls the period long and contentious, with major reforms and heated debates shaping the term.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Congo
Commons
Harold Winch
CCF
Vancouver East
Canada
United Nations
Pearson
Winch
Hazen Argue Named National Leader of CCF
Regina CP report notes Hazen Argue 39 year old House leader of the CCF was unanimously elected national leader at the convention. He succeeds M J Coldwell who was named honorary national leader. The result followed intra party voting and amid clashes with the national council over leadership timing and plan. Argue’s win relied on MPs and delegates favoring a quick leadership vote.
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Regina
Hazen Argue
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Argue
House of Commons
National Council
Labor Party
Winnipeg
Alistair Stewart
Canada
North Atlantic Alliance
Douglas Fisher
Porth Arthur
Castro Attacks Catholic Clergy Over Cuban Crisis
Fidel Castro charged that Catholic priests provoked demonstrations against his government and accused the clergy of fascist or reactionary sentiment. He blamed the United States and Franco for anti revolution efforts outside churches as crowds shouted support for harsh measures. The Catholic church warned of rising communism and threatened to close churches if harassment continued.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Christ
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
United States
Franco
Cuba
Batista
Alaska capital vote leans against move from Juneau
With about three-fourths of returns in, the Alaska capital transfer proposal trails 19,106 to 16,021. Southeast Alaska and Fairbanks oppose moving the capital, preserving Juneau as the state seat of government since 1906. Sixty precincts remain unreported.
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Juneau, Alaska
Alaska
Juneau
Anchorage
Alaska-Fairbanks
Alaska Panhandled
Fairbanks
Writ Issued In Adoption Case In Winnipeg
In Winnipeg Mr Justice Ferguson issues a writ of habeas corpus ordering Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hallas to produce five year old Bobby at a guardianship hearing next Thursday. The hearing was adjourned to August 18 to allow both sides and the Children's Aid Society more time to prepare.
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Winnipeg
H. G. Ferguson
Kenneth Hallas
Hallases
Children’s ‘Aid Society
Bobby
Rogers
Children’s Aid Society
Rights Bill Becomes Law in Canada
Ottawa enters a new era as the Bill of Rights securing human rights and freedoms becomes law at 9 oclock MDT. Senate clerk J F MacNeill proclaims assent in the Peace Tower as Prime Minister Diefenbaker sits nearby and Governor General Vanier is away in France.
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Ottawa
Peace Tower
Senate
J. F. MacNeill
Government of Canada
J. H. Locke
Supreme Court of Canada
Georges P. Vanier
France
Diefenbaker
Canada
Blast Kills Two Workers at Alberta School
An explosion and fire at a Colalde town school south of Lethbridge killed two workers. Nick Kulash, 15, of Lethbridge died in hospital with extensive burns. Ole Austring, 41, of Lethbridge, perished with his body charred beyond recognition. The blast shattered the home economics room wall and the ensuing fire gutted the room. Authorities believe a cleaning fluid caused the blast.
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Coaldale
Alta
Lethbridge
Nick Kulash
Lethbridge Hospital
Ole Austring
Throne Speech Terms Session Unusually Significant and Useful
The speech ended at 11:29 p.m. EDT with Mr Justice C H Locke reading the concluding Speech from the Throne in the Senate chamber. It called the session unusually significant and useful for Canadians and reviewed measures since the opening Jan 14. Parliament approved the total 5 855 794 405 in main and supplementary estimates for 1960 61, including 1 484 652 224 for the financial department and 70 849 241 for trade and commerce. The Liberals pressed for an interdepartmental committee report on unemployment statistics before cabinet action, while Diefenbaker and Pearson debated parliamentary propriety.
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C. H. Locke
Verner
Patrick Kerwin
Senate
Comcommons
Cial
Trade and Commerce
Privy Council
Liberals
Diefenbaker
Pearson
Conservative Withdraws Bills On Death Penalty Abolition
Frank McGee from York and Scarborough withdrew a bill to abolish the death penalty for murder. Harold Winch of Vancouver East said further debate this session would yield little. Trade Minister Churchill noted the National Energy Board will soon advise on a solid Canadian oil policy. The board updates 1959 Borden energy commission data on markets for Canadian crude and import quotas. Diefenbaker argued disallowance powers over provincial legislation remain constitutional.
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Frank McGee
York
Scarborough
Harold Winch
CCF
Vancouver East
Churchill
National Energy Board
Borden Energy Commission
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