Hooded bandits foil money shipment on Montreal train
Three masked robbers armed with revolvers were surprised in a smoking car of the Scotian near Montreal station as a large money shipment from Ottawa to Halifax was in transit. Brakeman Armando Vachon spotted them before departure. they fled in a stolen panel truck after a chase through yard and tracks.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Scotion
Halifax
Atg
Maritimes
Ottawa
Royal Bank of Canada
Scotian
Armando Vachon
Vachon
Mount Royal
St. Antoine Street
CNR
Clergyman Suggests Teasing in Marriage Vow
In London Rev Hugh Herbert of St John’s Surrey proposes amending the marriage service with a line to tease and tickle until death. He notes marital delight fights monotony and cites routines of weekly salary handovers as signs of dullness, while his wife remains surprised by the idea.
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Garven” Hudgins
London
Hugh Herbert
St. John’s Anglican Church
Surrey
Nehru signals India will defend Tibet border
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament India will defend its border with Tibet against any Communist encroachment and protested Chinese propaganda labeling Indians as imperialists. Vajpayee warned of Chinese forces near Sikkim and Bhutan, while Nehru noted no reliable report of a plan to invade and stressed alertness.
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New Delhi
Reuters
Nehru
India
Tibet
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Sikkim
Bhutan
Vajpayee
Liberation
Ladakh
Lhasa
Chang Kuohua
Chang
Polio Epidemic Fear Sweeps Eastern Provinces
The Canadian Press reports a polio resurgence in Ontario Quebec and Newfoundland with 20613 cases and 13 fatalities in Quebec by Wednesday and 17 cases 3 deaths in Ontario while Newfoundland records 37 cases and three deaths. Montreal rushes to vaccinate and closes beaches as health authorities convene an emergency council.
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Montreal
Ontario
Newfoundland
Quebec
Civic
Federal
Department of Health
Winnipeg
Toronto
Crash Kills Alberta Man In Rocky Mountain Pass
Field British Columbia CP reports Donald McClain of Rimbey Alberta died when his runaway tractor-trailer failed to brake. He stayed at the wheel to guide the vehicle past about 100 sightseers at a Trans-Canada lookout near the CPR spiral tunnel, while a companion escaped injury. Field lies about 140 miles west of Calgary.
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Field
B.C
Alberta
Rocky Mountain
Kicking Horse Pass
RCMP
Donald McClain
Rimbey
Alta
CPR
Calgary
Diefenbaker Delays Decision On Deportation Case
Prime Minister Diefenbaker said no ruling will be made on whether 11 year old Patricia Chiu and her mother from Winnipeg may stay in Canada until Immigration Minister Fairclough returns. The Chiu You Lai family came from Hong Kong 40 years ago and had permit extensions before a deportation order. About 4000 Winnipeg residents signed a petition to allow them to remain.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Patricia Chiu
Winnipeg
Canada
Fairclough
Chiu You Lai
Hong Kong
Retired Radar Chief Attacks North Warning Line
Group Capt. Charles Limbrick, former RCAF radar chief, labels the Mid-Canada line a colossal blunder and waste. He opposed its route and cited cost, proposing eight large radars to cover Canada more cheaply, while Defence Minister Pearkes defends the DEW warning system as essential.
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Ottawa (Cp
Charles Limbrick
RCAF
Mid-Canada
55Th Parallel
Mid- Canada
Limbrick
Defence
Pearkes
Arctic
Pinetree
Rcaf Air Division
Metz
France
Canada
Mid-Canda
Pinetree Chain
Mid-Canada Line
Mid - Canada Line
Mid- Canada Line
Canadian Westinghouse
Beffore
United States
U. S
Canadian Arctic
Three White Boys Arrested as Little Rock Integration Intensifies
State police arrested three white youths as two days of school integration in Little Rock continued. Separate arrests included three Negro men near Mrs. Daisy Bates home, charged or warned for weapon offenses. Police reported weapons seized from the youths as classes resumed with officials noting normal operations.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
L. C
Daisy) Bates
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bates
Central High School
Thomas
Freeman
Mullen
Central High
Cabinet Shuffle Indicated Soon
Prime Minister Diefenbaker, back from a western holiday, signaled cabinet changes within days as Ottawa sources noted ongoing discussions. He declined to specify which posts, but said the Starfighter air frame contract decision would likely be made by Friday amid a busy cabinet agenda.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
RCAF
NATO Air Division
Canada
Khrushchev
United States
Howard Green
Sydney Smith
Green
House of Commons
Gordon Churchill
David Walker
Toronto Rosedale
Churchill
George Hees
Senate of Veterans
Brooks
Tom Bell
Saint -John-Albert
Senate
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Diefenbakher
Fleming
Saskatchewan
Shooting Breaks Out In Havana
Gunmen struck in Havana as Fidel Castro led a roundup of counter revolutionaries in Las Villas province. Insurgents were encircled near Trinidad while Castro flew between cities with Camilo Cienfuegos and Celia Sanchez. Seven men were captured at a Matanzas outpost. two American journalists remained detained after visiting Maj. William Morgan’s villa.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Las Villas
Trinidad
Cienfuegos
Camilo Cienfuegos
Celia Sanchez
Weather outlook warmup after chilly Medicine Hat night
Patchy clouds in Alberta Friday give way to milder temperatures with highs near 70 and lows around 40 in Medicine Hat. Warmer weather is on the way though with 65 to 70 degree daytime highs forecast for Friday.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Thwarted Lover Langley Still Sentenced by Court
Edward Langley the 27 year old truck driver jailed for contempt of court over eloping with Katherine Dowsett heiress 20 sails to Africa with her firm resolve to forget. Justice Vaisey and Justice Phillimore exchange adjournment as Langley pleads for freedom while Dowsett remains estranged.
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London
Simmer
Edward Langley
Katharine Dowsett
Africa
Langley
Brixton
Scotland
Katharine
Harry
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