De Gaulle Leads Frejus Naval Base Ceremony Marking Allied Landing
President Charles de Gaulle flew by helicopter to Frejus Naval Air Base to begin a coast stretch ceremony recalling the WWII Allied landing at Theoule. Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. attended in Navy reserve uniform leading small boats in a diversion. He wore the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre amid the 22 decorations. The Le Dramont beachhead marked a major Op Anvil thrust north against German forces in 1944.
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France
Reuters
Charles de Gaulle
Frejus Naval Air Base
Fairbanks
le Dramont
North Star proposed as Canadian flag symbol
Montreal author Luc Andre Biron unveiled a book proposing a flag built around the North Star as a unity symbol linked to a Canadian magnetic North Pole. The volume Le Drapeau Canadien surveys flag history and Canadian entities for Les Editions de Homme at a publisher event.
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Montreal
Luc-Andre Biron
Biron
Les Editions de Homme
Canada
Malaysia wins firm backing from Canada US and Britain
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman announced strong support from Canada the United States and Britain in Malaysia's dispute with Indonesia. He noted Ottawa would consider long term credits similar to aid given during India's border clashes with China. Rahman spoke at a press conference after returning from visits to Britain the United States and Canada.
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Kuala Lumpur
Reuters
Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Canada
United States
Britain
Indonesia
Ottawa
India
China
Rahman
U.S
Harlem church siege ends with man found dead
In Harlem a man barricaded in the Church of God, Inc. was found dead after police in full gear fired shotguns and tear gas during a morning siege. The suspect, Frank Cody of Jersey City, leaped from a roof to the church, and died of a chest gunshot wound. He had a .45 pistol when found. Police had pursued him after a Bronx holdup. Around 50 officers involved.
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New York
Harlem
Church of God, Inc
Frank Cody
Jersey City
N.J
Bronx
Manhattan
Miss International Crown Won by Gemma Cruz in Long Beach
Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz, 21, a historical writer at the National Museum in Manila, won the Miss International pageant in Long Beach. She donated her $10,000 prize to build homes for Manila street children. Cruz is described as tall with measurements 37-25-37 and weighs 135 pounds.
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Long Beach
Calif
Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz
National Museum
Manila
Philippines
Congress
Miss Cruz
Jailbreak text links to Love Column Clue, Scotland Yard
London police tie the daring jailbreak of train robber Charles Wilson to cryptic clues in a lovelorn column in a London Daily Mail ad that stated Wi n W near breaking point the same day Wilson was spirited from Birmingham’s Winson Prison. A released inmate claims rivals may have abducted Wilson to reveal hidden loot from the 7.8 million pound theft.
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London
Scotland Yard
Charles Wilson
Wilson
London Daily Mail
Birmingham
Winson Prison
Winson
Leonard Marsden
Printers refuse Star Telegram Globe ad in Vancouver
Union printers for Pacific Press Ltd. decline to handle a help wanted ad from Toronto Star Telegram and Globe and Mail offerings for permanent composing room jobs. The International Typographical Union on strike since July 9 over computer control remains a dispute, while the papers continue publishing with supervisory staff in the composing rooms.
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Vancouver (Cp
Pacific Press Ltd
Vancouver
Toronto
Toronto Star, Telegram and Globe and Mail
International Typographical Union
CLC
Immigration chief faces Commons over Chinese amnesty end date
Ottawa Canada Immigraton Minister Tremblay faced protests in the Commons over plans to end the amnesty for Chinese in Canada illegally on September 1 RCMP and immigration officers would enforce the law equally for all residents. Opposition and government allies debated when to extend the deadline. Tremblay indicated he might extend if more statements are made but expected time before Sept 1. He cited about 3500 Chinese having come forward since 1960 and outlined steps to attract skilled immigrants speed up sponsorship for relatives and aid refugees. He said he will visit Europe next month to inspect offices and discuss plans with foreign governments. Auguste Choquette urged Canadians to abandon British subject status and urged more French-origin immigration to maintain demographic balance.
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Tremblay
Commons
Canada
RCMP
Ken More
Regina City
Auguste Choquette
la Lotbiniere
Quebec
Cyprus reports quiet after Friday blast in Nicosia
In Nicosia the Greek Cypriot sector reports no injuries after a Friday night explosion damaged a journalist's car. UN sources put property damage since December clashes at about 2.8 million dollars. UN force commander Thimayya said Cypriot guard head Grivas was cooperative and then called the UN a nuisance before praising renewed cooperation.
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Nicosia
Reuters
Cyprus
United Nations’ Secretariat
Kodandera Thimayya
George Grivas
Thimayya
Grivas
Hat junior college dean wins award
Dr. Walter C. MacKenzie Dean of the Medicine Hat Junior College will receive the outstanding achievement award from the University of Minnesota on September 17. The honor is for former students of the university who have attained high eminence and distinction. The presentation occurs during the Mayo Foundation Alumni Reunion in Rochester.
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Edmonton
Walter C. MacKenzie
Medicine Hat
University of Minnesota
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Soviet minister doubts Canadian wheat orders this year
Moscow reports Soviet Agriculture Minister Ivan Volovchenko said Russia is not very likely to order Canadian wheat this year citing a good domestic harvest. He notes Canada supplied grain last year after a major crop failure and leads a six member delegation to Canada to study stock raising and grain growing methods while seeking Aberdeen Angus Hereford cattle and other livestock.
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Moscow
Ivan Volovchenko
Russia
Volovchenko
Canada
Soviet Union
China shifts tone as Congo intervention warned by editorial
The People's Daily accused the Johnson administration of moving to turn The Congo into a second Viet Nam after U.S. transport aircraft and guards were sent to Leopoldville to aid Moise Tshombe's government against leftist rebels. The piece framed such action as a grave provocation and warned of wider bloodshed.
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Peking
Reuters
China
United States
Viet Nam
Congo
Tonkin Gulf
People’s Daily
Johnson
Leopoldville
Moise Tshombe
U.S
Final CPGA golf scores reported in Canada
Final CPGA golf scores list top players Wilson Regina 157-80-237 Semko Saskatoon 157-80-237 McKinnon Ver 157-74-228 Wright Regina 153-73-226 across the Canadian Professional Golfers Association championship standings.
Blaze at Royal York hotel evacutes 800 guests
Fire on the sixth floor of the Royal York in Toronto sent 800 guests, including football coach Jim Trimble and entertainer Dorothy Dandridge, to the lobby and street. Four people hospitalized. damage estimated at 33 000 dollars for structure and 5 000 for furnishings as smoke filled all 22 floors. Fire began likely from a bed smoking incident.
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Toronto (Cp
Royal York Hotel
Jim Trimble
Montreal Alouettes
Toronto Argonauts
Front
York Streets
Toronto
Dorothy Dandridge
Sheree North
Frances Fitzgerald
Middleton
N.S
Peter
Montreal Alouette
Guy Girardeau
Jack Gardine
Winnipeg
Lloyd Downey
London
Ont
Charles Chambers
Edith Brouillard
Downey
Martha Roberts
BC Liberal LeaderWarns Alberta Premier to Check Facts
Vancouver BC freedom party leader Ray Perrault said he wants Premier Manning to verify his facts before alleging that Perrault is meddling in Alberta. Perrault stated he is concerned with British Columbia, not Alberta, after suggesting a study of Alberta’s treasury bank system.
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Vancouver
Ray Perrault
British Columbia Liberal Party
Manning
Alberta
Perrault
Treasury Bank
British Columbia
Air search for boy's body fails over South Saskatchewan River
An airplane search covering 110 miles of the South Saskatchewan River failed to locate 13-year old Gary Schmidt, missing since February. Pilot Herman Wahl of Redcliff flew at 50 to 200 feet from Sandy Point Bridge eastward, after a ground sweep along 30 miles yielded no results. Calvin Hildebrand, his seven year-old cousin, was found along the river when ice melted.
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South Saskatchewan
Gary Schmidt
Herman Wahl
Redcliff
Sandy Point Bridge
Calvin Hildebrand
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