Smallpox scare prompts Ontario vaccination push
In Ontario a suspected smallpox case linked to James William Orr prompts mass vaccinations at the Trenton RCAF base. About 400 cadets on a New York to Toronto train may have been exposed, while Orr remains in Riverdale Hospital isolation and his family in quarantine. Ontario health officials urge travelers to seek medical advice. no vaccine centers will be set up and no immediate epidemic is feared.
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Harry Weiner
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James William Orr
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
Young Orr
Riverdale Hospital
Brazil
James Robert Orr
Three Hills
Alta
Matthew Dymond
Dymond
Orr
Explosions Hit Madrid and Barcelona Newspapers
Explosions targeted La Vanguardia in Barcelona and several Madrid publications including Pueblo and Ya. One person was injured minorly, with little damage otherwise. An explosion near Franco’s San Sebastian estate caused no damage. The attacks are linked to the anti government Popular Liberation Front in a three month spate of bombings.
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Pueblo
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San Sebastian
Francisco Franco
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Carmen
Bay of Biscay
Catholic Church
Weekend Accidents Kill 39 Toll Rises Across Canada
A Canadian Press tally from Friday night through Sunday shows 39 traffic deaths nationwide, 17 on Ontario roads. Five killed near Hanover in a family tragedy, plus four burned when a light aircraft hit a hydro pole near Clinton. Quebec, BC and others report fatalities including drownings.
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U-2 Planes Arrive in Britain Amid Cold War Tension
Three American U-2 aircraft arrived in Britain on a mission for high altitude sampling over the North Atlantic. The move drew murmurings in British politics and Moscow radio criticism as the spy planes link to the Powers era.
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Francis Gary Powers
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Moscow
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Powers
Soviet Union
Fred Lee
Labor Party
Russia
Albert Watson
U.S
Watson
Milk Run Line May Fold If Subsidies Fail
West Berlin erupted in rioting after East German border guards shot a man trying to escape to the West. Mayor Brandt ordered police crackdowns as U.S. commanders pressed Soviet officials for talks. In Canada, Ottawa warned the Prairie Milk Run may end without subsidies with bids to take over the service from Transair, Pacific Western, and Northwestern Industries.
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Regina
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Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Trans .- Canada
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Vancouver
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West Berliners Stone Red Bus Amid Tense Standoff
An angry crowd in West Berlin pelted a Soviet army bus entering the American sector for the third day. About 400 protesters shouted swine and murderers as police shielded the vehicle carrying a guard to a war memorial.
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Reuters
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West German hunt for East German shooter at Berlin Wall
Bonn AP reports the West German government asks citizens to identify the East German policeman who killed 18 year old Peter Fechter near Checkpoint Charlie. Press chief Karl Guenther von Hase calls Fechter’s death murder and urges charges. Fechter was shot while trying to reach West Berlin across the border.
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Guards Round Pasteur Serum Institute After Attacks
Algiers French troops guard the Pasteur Serum Institute after Moslem attacks on staff. Edmond Sergent asks protection for a few employees keeping animals tied to typhus and plague work. Police declined comment amid rising nationalist election activity with FLN listing 196 parliamentary candidates for Sept 2.
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Pasteur Serum Institute
Edmond Sergent
Algeria
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Searchers Seek 10 Year Old Girl
In Alliston Ontario police head a search for 10 year old Thomasina Baker abducted Sunday from a local swimming hole by a man in a car. Army units and about 150 civilians joined police at the Baker farm near her home as tracking dogs from Kingston Penitentiary assist the hunt.
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Thomasina Baker
Allen
Thomas Baker
Russians Conduct Atmosphere Nuclear Test Over Novaya Zemlya
Swedish scientists report an atmospheric blast over Novaya Zemlya with an estimated yield of about 12 megatons by Uppsala researchers and around 10 megatons per Prof Arne Bjerhammer of the Stockholm Institute. The test marks the fourth in the series.
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Sweden
Novaya Zemlya
Russia
Arne, Bjerhammer
Stockholm Institute
Soviet Rejects Partial Nuclear Test Ban Proposal
The Soviet spokesman at Geneva dismissed a partial test ban that would ban surface tests but allow underground detonations. He argued it would not end the arms race as the United States would continue underground testing. He reaffirmed dedication to the eight power memorandum as the basis for a total ban accord.
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Soviet Union
Brazil
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Ialy
CBC
BBG
CTV A
Seventeen Drowned on Picnic in Florida Lake
A church picnic near Quincy Florida ended in tragedy when a 14 foot outboard boat sank, drowning seventeen children and their Sunday school teacher. Eleven year old Jerome Maples survived after clinging to the boat until rescuers arrived.
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Quincy, Fla
Jerome Maples
Jerome
Joseph Bouie
CBC CTV Squabble Over Grey Cup TV Coverage
Ottawa CP reports the 1962 Grey Cup broadcasting dispute remains unresolved as CBC and CTV clash with the Board of Broadcast Governors over forced nationwide coverage. Regulators consider requiring all stations to carry the game from Toronto while debates continue on network rights and sponsor arrangements.
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Gordon Keeble
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