Lumumba Accuses UN Chief of Exaggeration Over Congo Airport Incident
Congo premier Patrice Lumumba condemned Dag Hammarskjold for allegedly inflating Friday’s airport clash in Leopoldville. He blamed Swedish UN troops for blocking Congolese immigration checks and warned Congo could act alone with foreign aid, while urging neutral observers and denying Canadian misbehavior.
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Alberta Man Elected President of National Flying Farmers
Lawrence Sutter of Woodward Oklahoma was elected president of the National Flying Farmers Association as the national convention concluded in Oklahoma City. Walter R. Ross of Aden Alberta was named treasurer with other officers announced.
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Lawrence Sutter
Woodward
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National Flying Farmers Association
Walter R. Ross
Aden
Alta
Women show edge in space astronaut tests
STOCKHOLM Sweden women researchers have undergone tests in the United States to aid future astronaut selection. Dr Randolph Lovelace of the Lovelace Foundation said the early results show women are lighter use less oxygen need less food and have strong psychological endurance.
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Reuters
United States
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New Mexico
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Pistol Wielding Follows Verdict in English Court
In Liverpool a man drew a pistol and shot two court officials in the stomach after a bankruptcy verdict. Two suspects chased the gunman down the corridor and captured him until police arrived. The officials, Official Receiver Ronald Pagan and Court Officer James Dean, were hospitalized in serious condition.
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Vancouver couple hitchhikes with son from coast to Montreal
A Vancouver family Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Hale and son Terry travel with about 100 pounds of gear by foot along the Trans-Canada from Vancouver toward Montreal. They rely on hostels, aim to reach Toronto in two weeks, then continue to Montreal and finally Britain. They note low costs so far and say Terry enjoys sights like Kin Coulee Park and Calgary brewery.
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International Youth Hostel Association
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Britain
Canada
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Democracy Plan Seeks Agreement at Inter-American Talks
In San Jose Costa Rica the inter-American foreign ministers meet to forge a compromise plan to push Dominican Republic toward democracy. The plan would use sanctions or the threat of them to quarantine a non democratic government. After a harsh debate between Cuba and the United States ministers resumed third day of talks in a tense setting.
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Cuba
United States
Polar Fire Claims Eight at Mirny Soviet Base
Eight scientists died in a fire at the Mirny Soviet base in Antarctica on August three. The tragedy was confirmed by the National Science Foundation via radio from the U S McMurdo base. Among the dead were six Russians one Czech and one German.
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Mirny
British Seamen Continue Wildcat Strike Amid Sailings
British seamen pressed a wildcat strike after the Queen Elizabeth sailed for New York. Leaders shifted action to Liverpool aiming to block Britannic bound for New York and Apapa for West Africa. Two ships were halted though a union statement said the idle fleet had eased.
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False story leads to public mischief charge in Brantford
Calgary man Lorne Graham, 29, charged with public mischief after claiming he was beaten and robbed of 300 dollars in Brantford Ontario. Police determined no robbery occurred. Graham named two men as assailants who were interviewed and cleared. He said the incident began in a Brantford cabaret and ended with a ride to Scotland district.
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34 Polio Cases Reported Across Canada in Week
Ottawa report shows 34 new paralytic poliomyelitis cases in the week ending Aug 13, raising the year total to 287 with 24 deaths to date. Regional counts include 9 in British Columbia, 5 in Saskatchewan, and 4 in Alberta.
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Powers Given Ten Year Sentence by Moscow Military Court
Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot, was sentenced by a Soviet military court to ten years for espionage. The term is to be served as three years in prison with the remainder as deprivation of liberty, potentially involving a special colony or expulsion. The verdict follows a three day trial with a possible appeal not provided by Soviet law. Powers’s wife plans to seek intervention from Khrushchev.
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Oliver Powers
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Allen Dulles
U.S
Strike Votes Set For Today
Alberta Dominion Bridge plants hold strike votes amid wage demands and a push for a national welfare plan. Edmonton and Calgary workers join earlier walkouts as unions threaten wide-spread action against the company’s autonomous plants.
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Calgary
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Lachine
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Ottawa
Selkirk
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Regina
Amherst
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Winnipeg
Powers Sentencing Sparks Soviet Moral Grounding Call
Moscow radio broadcast to southeast Asia hailed Francis Gary Powers conviction and 10 year sentence as proof of moral and juridical grounds to neutralize U S bases. It denounced governments hosting U S military bases and framed the trial as a gauge of militant imperialism and Leninist peace policy.
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Reuters
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
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Southeast Asia
United States
Soviet Union
Chang Elected Premier of South Korea
John Chang a longtime opponent of Syngman Rhee was elected premier by the National Assembly. The 60 year old former vice president inherits power once held by Rhee and must unite factions to pursue economic reform. He won 117 to 107, two more than the minimum.
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Korea
John Chang
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
National Assembly
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Rhee
Space science hits and misses mark US tests
The United States faced a mixed day as Discoverer XIV orbited while Cape Canaveral observers watched Courier 1-A fail on its first launch attempt. Bomarc-A destroyed a drone bomber and Polaris missile tests scored positives in a near Cape Canaveral launch sequence.
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