Belgian Civilian Seeks Refuge at French Embassy in Leopoldville
UN troops guarded the French Embassy after Gaston Dieu, Sabena Airlines official, sought shelter there following provisional release on charges of inciting unrest and diverting a Sabena plane. Congolese security and a Ghanaian UN platoon reinforced the scene amid tense exchanges and later withdrawal then return of armed units.
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Leopoldville
Reuters
United Nations
Gaston Dieu
Sabena Airline
Sabena
Luluabourg
Kasai
Elisabethville
Katanga
Patrice Lumumba
National Congolese Party
Dieu
France
Belgium
Brussels
Steelworkers vote to strike nationwide in Canada
Dominion Bridge Company workers vote to strike across Montreal Toronto and prairie centers if contract terms with United Steelworkers do not improve. Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg units report strong majorities for strike while Toronto talks determine next steps and wage demands include pensions welfare and unemployment plans.
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Dominion Bridge
Company
Limited
United Steelworkers of America
CSG
Montreal
Toronto
Calgary
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Regina
Alberta
Jim Russell
Laos on the Brink as Talks Hampered by War Threats
Prince broadcasts that talks with opposition forces are under way as UN envoy Edouard Zellweger returns to Luang Prabang on a conciliation mission. He meets palace secretary and army commander but cannot see King Sri Savang Wattanah. Loyalist march on Vientiane blocked by heavy rains and floods.
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Savannakhet
United Nations
Edouard Zellweger
Luang Prabang
Zellweger
Sri Savang Wattaha
Khamphan Panya
Col
Houmphan
Vientiane
Eight Hurt in Gun Duel in Paris Street
Eight people were wounded in a Paris street gun duel between rival Algerian groups. Two insurgent National Liberation Front members fired at two Algerian National Movement members, injuring them in the leg as bystanders were hit. In Constantine, Algeria, a grenade attack wounded twelve as terrorists fled.
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Paris
Reuters
National Liberation Front
Algerian National Movement
Constantine
Algeria
Sylvania Sails From Montreal After Onboard Fight
The luxury liner Sylvania departed Montreal for Liverpool within 24 hours of a planned 48 hour sitdown strike by crew. Five crew members were injured in a Friday night scuffle aboard, three jailed for assaulting a superior officer. Police from Montreal aided ship security, with injuries including a broken rib.
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Montreal
Liverpool
Seafarers International Union
Ind
Cunard Steamships Company
Southampton
Britain
Eric Stephens
Tenry Bangs
Edward Timms
St.Luc
Brian Morris
Lismoria
Sylvania
England
Beer for Congolese troops at French Embassy sparks tensions
Congolese troops were treated to beer by French Embassy officials amid protests and calls for Lumumba's arrest. A Belgian-backed court case continued as strikes closed Madail Oil Plant, 400 workers demanding a 60 percent raise. Police beat leaders, crowd dispersed, and workers faced workforce replacement threats.
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Abako
Patrice Lumumba
Madail
Labor Ministry
Congo Lese Strike Sparks Nighttime Turmoil and Political Threats
Grim-faced Congo Lese workers hide inside as police patrol with rifles around a strikebound factory. A labor ministry official voices anger over demands while Congo Lese paratroopers are found aboard a ship, signaling mounting tension. Moanda threatens further measures if Lumumba remains in office. Vital Mpanda previews censure of Lumumba’s policies as parliament nears. Matadi port closes after Belgian paratroopers aboard ships are reported.
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Labor Ministry
Andrew Borowiec
Lumumba
Abako
Vital Mpanda
United Nations
Moanda
Lower Congo
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo River
Matadi
Congo Crisis Worsens as Lumumba Demands UN Withdrawal
Arrival of the Congo delegation sparks behind the scenes talks ahead of the UN Security Council session. Patrice Lumumba accuses Dag Hammarskjold of blackmail and calls for withdrawal of white troops. Lumumba also seeks a 14 nation Asian African observer force to replace UN operations.
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United Nations
N.Y
Congo
Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
Dag Hammarskjold
Lumumba
Hammarskjold
Katanga
Congo Federation
Council
Leopoldville
Teller Fails Robber's Plan
In New York Bank teller Estelle Vonosinski refused the robber at the window saying we dont handle that at this window. Guards closed in and captured him. Glen Stewart, 26, was arrested Friday at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch. Police say he is the note passing bandit who stole $505 on September 9 at the Bank for Savings and $1,700 from a Brooklyn Savings and Loan in August 1959.
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New York
Estelle Vonosinski
Chase Manhattan Bank
Financial District
Glen Stewart
Sewart
Bank For Savings
Upper West Side
Brooklyn Savings and Loan Bank
Ministers Condemn Dominicans at OAS Meeting
At the Organization of American States gathering in San Jose Costa Rica foreign ministers agreed to energetically condemn the Dominican Republic and sever diplomatic ties with the Trujillo regime They voted to suspend arms shipments and limit economic relations They also rejected a watered down U S plan for a committee to supervise Dominican elections Venezuela led the push accusing Trujillo of masterminding the Betancourt assassination attempt last spring
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
U.S
Venezuela
Raphael ‘Trujillo
Romulo Betancourt
Gardiner Seeks Lamport Removal From TTC
Frederick Gardiner, chair of the Metropolitan Toronto Council, says he will push to remove TTC commissioner Allan Lamport at the September 13 Metro executive committee meeting. He accuses Lamport of interference and past conduct against former commissioners and current leaders. Russell reports Lamport allegedly threatened to kill him over questions about Lamport’s chauffeur.
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Toronto (C
Frederick Gardiner
Metropolitan Toronto Council
Allan Lamport
Toronto Transit Commission
Metro Executive Committee
Mr. Lamport
TTC
Gardiner
Lamport
Ardagh Scythes
Clive Sinclair
Charles Walton
Clarence Downey
William) Russell
Russell
Typhoons Bess and Carmen Hit Yokohama Tokyo
Typhoons Bess and Carmen drenched Yokohama and Tokyo today causing floods in at least 600 houses. No casualties were reported immediately, authorities said as the storms moved inland.
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Tokyo
Bess
Carmen
Yokohama
Powers Family Seeks Reduction in Spy Trial Fallout
MOSCOW dispatch reports Francis Gary Powers' family pressing for clemency after a three day trial. Oliver Powers and Barbara Powers plan to appeal to Khrushchev directly while American lawyers coordinate with Soviet defense counsel Mikhail Grimov. The family aims to leverage appeals to the Soviet premier and Brezhnev for a reduction of the 10 year sentence.
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Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
Khrushchev
Mikhail Grimov
Frank Rogers
Virginia Bar Association
Powers
Rogers
Gary
Oliver Powers
Pound
Ida
Family stunned as Powers faces years in Soviet detention
The Powers family met behind the judge's dias in Moscow's Hall of Columns and found the scene grim. Guards watched as Alexander Parker of Richmond noted Powers did not know the family was present until the trial. Barbara hoped for word on a future reunion while the Kremlin weighs clemency and public opinion. The State Department said Powers' salary will continue during detention and be paid to his wife.
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Supreme Court
Barbara Powers
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Powers
Lafter
Dias
Alexander Parker
Richmond
Moscow
Barbara
U.S. State Department
Island King hits pier injuring 52 in Montreal
The excursion boat Island King rammed Victoria Pier near Montreal injuring 52. None seriously hurt, most discharged after treatment for cuts and bruises. Lakeshore Lines Ltd. reported about 2000 dollars in damage to the bow plates as about 700 passengers returned from a St Lawrence river cruise. Witness Ruth Gumbly described a tremendous crash and bedlam.
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Montreal
Island King
Victoria Pier
Lakeshore Lines Ltd
St. Lawrence
Ruth Gumbly
Bedlam
Riverside teens confess brutal double murder for tires
A 16 year old and accomplice, David Sieterle, told police they killed Charles Duvel and wife Sylvia Duvel in a robbery to fund new tires. The couple, a vitamin and cosmetics distributor with 200 salesmen, were stripped tied and stabbed after being threatened with a pellet pistol.
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Riverside
Calif
Karl Gentry
David Sieterle
Charles Duvel
Sylvia
Sieterle
Duvel
Gentry
RCAF unveils CC-109 high speed transport
Canadair Limited of Montreal built the CC-109 at a cost of 1.4 million dollars to replace the Dakota. It features two 3,500 horsepower engines and travels about 340 miles per hour, doubling the wartime Dakota’s 170 mph cruising speed.
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RCAF
Canadair Limited
Montreal
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