Weather outlook shows cool period across Canada and Atlantic region
The 30 day outlook from the U S weather office predicts below normal temperatures from the Lake head to the Pacific with mid-August to mid-September readings. Above readings are expected in the Atlantic provinces and southern Quebec while heavy precipitation is forecast for a large central area. Medicine Hat remains cloudy and cool with rain ending late Friday. tonight's low around 50 and Friday's high near 60.
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Canada
Lakehead
Pacific
United States Weather Office
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec
Medicine Hat
Government figures show steel wages prices and profits rising
Washington AP government data released Wednesday show steel industry wages up 85 percent from 1950 to 1959 with real earnings up 50 percent. Prices hit peak levels, while profits and returns outpaced many other sectors. R Conrad Cooper said wages put steelworkers at the top.
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Washington
U.S
R. Conrad Cooper
Duke of Bedford in France Missing After Reported Crash
London AP says the Duke of Bedford and a French TV producer Miss Nicola Milnair vanished after a supposed southern France autos crash. Police found no crash evidence and traced lunch with an unidentified companion. duchess unaware, staff say.
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Duke of Bedford
Woburn Abbey
France
Talleires
Lyon
Talloires
Woburn ‘Abbey
Edgar C. Hargreaves
Majorca
Hargreaves
Niccolo Milnair
Miss Milnair
Duke
Miss Milwair
Walker Sevigny Sworn Into Cabinet Roles in Ottawa
David Walker of Toronto becomes federal public works minister and Pierre Sevigny of Longueuil takes associate defence minister in a Government House swearing in. Governor-General Massey and Prime Minister Diefenbaker attend the ceremony. Robert Bryce administers oaths. Walker is a 54 year old Toronto lawyer and longtime Diefenbaker ally.
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Ottawa
David Walker
Toronto
Rosedale
Pierre Sevigny
Quebec
Longueuil
Government House
Massey
Diefenbaker
Robert Bryce
Privy Council
Walker
Gren
Sevigny
Commons
Paul T. Hellyer
Toronto Trinity
J. M. Macdonnell
Macdonnell
Alberta Cabinet Posts Filled and Alberta Supreme Court Justices Appointed
Alberta men named to cabinet roles with Mr Sevigny as associate defence minister and J M Macdonnell resigning as minister without portfolio. In Ottawa the trial division of the Alberta Supreme Court gains M E Manning and J W H Milwain, as vacancies rise to eight justices, with Manning from Red Deer and Milwain from Calgary.
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Green
Quebec
Defence
O'Hurley
Courtemanche
Ellen Fairclough
Ottawa
M. E. Manning
Edmonton
J. W. H. Milwain
Calgary
Supreme Court of Alberta
Alberta Supreme Court
Marshall Edward Manning
Red Deer
Alta
University of Alberta
Edmonton War Association
Royal Commission
Great Slave Lake
Royal commission to study Canada’s coal industry announced
Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced the appointment of a royal commission to investigate problems in the Canadian coal sector covering production and marketing in the Maritimes and Western Canada. The move follows talks with Nova Scotia Premier Stanfield and New Brunswick Premier Flemming and cites urgency beyond the general energy inquiry.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Royal Commission
Maritimes
Canada
Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Flemming
New Brunswick
Borden (Royal) Commission On Energy
Commission On Coal
Why is a Ship A She
Victoria CP. J N Fraine argues ships are female due to bustle and crew, fashionable upkeep, and handling traits. He notes decks and topsides, hide their bottoms, and ships steer toward buoys when entering port.
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Victoria
J. N. Fraine
CPR
Chamber of Commerce
Communists Said Marching in Laos Frontline Moves Reported
AP dispatch from Vientiane reports Communist rebel units moving through six northern and southern Laos provinces toward the South Vietnam border. Government says enemy plans a major offensive as rebels reinforce isolated groups and seek to retake Sam Neua and Phong Saly.
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Laos
David Lancashire
Vientiane
Laois
Viet Nam
Sam Neua
Phong Saly
Saravane
Savanakhet
Takhek
Xiengkhouang
Defence Ministry
Sam
Neua
Pathet Lao
Rain Delays Newfoundland Election Voting Briefly
Light voter turnout marks polling day as heavy rain interrupts stations for about ten minutes after 1 20 p m NDT. Premier Smallwood runs in St John s West against Malcolm Hollett as Liberals field 33 candidates, PCs 32, NLDP 19 and UNP nine with two independents.
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ST. John's
Nfld
St. John’s
Newfoundland
St. John’s West
Smallwood
Malcolm Hollett
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Newfoundland Democratic Party
United Newfoundland Party
Diefenbaker
Pcs
UNP
St. John’s Centre
A. M. Duffy
Duffy
Mr. Smallwood
Smallwoods
Tremors Continue as Montana Quake Toll Mounts
West Yellowstone area endures three light tremors amid rain hampering search for further victims of the Monday night quake. Survivors report dramatic escapes and ongoing landslides as authorities expect more bodies from Hebgen Lake and Madison River debris.
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Nebgen Dam
Charles E. Raper
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Madison River
Grace Miller
Hebgen Lake
Quake Shakes Rio Dell Calif Shoppers
A sharp earthquake struck Rio Dell at 8 50 p m Wednesday toppling goods from three stores shelves. No other damage reported Scotia across the Eel River felt little. Residents reported a booming sound and several smaller tremors beforehand.
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Rio Dell
Calif
Scotia
Eel River
Smallwood Tours New Confederation Building in St John’s
Premier Joey Smallwood votes this morning in St John’s Centre then tours the new eight million dollar Confederation Building. He envisions the tower as his office with views of the ocean and lakes, says he and all 33 Liberals are in, plans to drive voters to polls, and comments on his cabinet room and planned memorials as the city awaits the winter legislature session.
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Grover Mault
Temple City
Calif
Madison River
Charles. Lynch
News Ottawa
ST. John’s
Nfld
Joey ‘Smallwood
Legislative Chamber
Canada
Heresay
Confederation
Paris
Ottawa
Elephant Rampage Kills 20 At Kandy Buddhist Pageant
A temple elephant charged through crowds during the Perahera festival in Kandy Sri Lanka killing 20 and injuring about 250 others. Police bullets finally stopped the beast after it trampled shops and trampled crowds during the event at the Temple of the Holy Tooth near Kandy Lake.
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Kandy
Ceyion
Ceylon
Kandy Lake
Colombo
Police Halt African Riots in Estcourt South Africa
Police charged into a crowd of about 100 African women who refused to disperse in Estcourt marking the third day of racial disturbances. Officers armed with submachine guns and an armored car made several arrests. a white sergeant was injured. Earlier, marching women faced magistrate court remands and bail set at £10. A Pietermaritzburg committee was formed to handle future crises.
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Estcourt
South Africa
Reuters
Pietermaritzburg
Satellite Discovers Venus? No, Focus on Explorer VI Launch
The Explorer VI satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California and entered orbit at 1:53 p.m. after a 12:20 p.m. liftoff. It carries a capture device the air force hopes to retrieve during a planned descent near Hawaii today as tracking stations in Alaska monitored its first Earth orbit.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Hawaii
Alaska
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