Hawaii joins United States becomes 50th state
The Hawaii statehood ceremony at the White House marks the 50th state joining the Union. President Eisenhower presides as the 50-star flag design is fixed, Hawaii’s population and size rank noted, and pending congressional representation adjustments outlined. Key Hawaiians absent include Governor-Elect Quinn and Senator-Elect Fong.
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Quinn
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Oren E. Long
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Long
Congress
Union
Beecham secretly weds Shirley Hudson in Zurich elopement
Sir Thomas Beecham, famed conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and his secretary Shirley Hudson secretly married in Zurich on Aug. 10. The 85 year old maestro and 27 year old bride kept the wedding quiet until a Daily Telegraph notice disclosed the union. The ceremony followed Beecham's strained public persona and prior marriages.
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London
Thomas Beecham
Shirley Hudson
Thomas
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Switzerland
Daily Telegraph
Sir Thomas Beecham
S. Hudson
Zurich
Beeham
Polio Toll Mounting In Montreal Hospitals
Montreal hospitals report 35 new polio cases and three deaths as the outbreak rises. The total treated reaches 412 with 27 fatalities. Speculation grows over delaying school openings set for September 2 and September 9. City epidemiologist Gustave Charest says closing schools limits exposure in large groups.
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Montreal
Gustave Charest
Algerian Policy Split Reveals Cabinet Rift Over Endgame
French cabinet members face a split on Algeria policy as President de Gaulle weighs a new approach to end the nationalist rebellion. Ministers divided between liberal, hardline military factions, with Debre leaning moderate, ahead of a key cabinet meeting before a UN session.
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Debre
Political Prisoners Escape in Havana
Six political prisoners escaped from a Havana cell block warden Ramon Ledon Gonzales said. Guards opened fire and returned several to their cells. Police arrested five more former army men and civilians in Havana for counter revolu tionary activities amid earlier detentions in Pinar del Rio.
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Cuba
Ramon Ledon Gonzales
Ledon
Pinar del Rio
Magistrate Urges Use of Strap to Stop Riots
Guelph Ontario Reuters report says after a third straight day of rioting at Guelph reformatory about 410 prisoners spent the night in the exercise yard under guard towers. A magistrate urged reintroducing corporal punishment to deter future outbreaks.
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Guelph, Ont
Guelph Reformatory
Reformatory
Stewart Mitchell
Deportation Criticized By Austrian Press Over Refugees
Austria's Neuer Kurier editorial denounces the United States and Canada for denying asylum to four Yugoslav refugees after five months aboard a Danish ship and three Atlantic crossings. The piece laments bureaucratic rigidity over humanity, noting the refugees lack papers visa and funds while seeking asylum in the West.
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Neuer Kurier
Hugo Portisch
The Third Man Otto Standke Tries Bird-Scaring Show
Otto Standke a 71 year old man in Mount Vernon wears a red plaid cap and uses two aluminum flippers and a chime to drive away starlings. He signed a five page contract for 4000 dollars payable over a year if birds stay away from two neighborhoods. Starlings plagued the area for 10 years with failed attempts before his one man band rounds drew crowds.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Otto Standke
Extra Security Measures Taken
A telephoned threat to Prime Minister Diefenbaker at CJLH-TV prompted RCMP and city police to heighten security for his on air appearance. Calls warned of harm unless he was removed. Crank theory dismissed by officials, but precautions remained until the aircraft took off.
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Diefenbaker
Cjlh-Tv
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Norman Botterill
Cjlh - TV
W. A. Allen
Lethbridge Rcmp
Botterill
Coupland
Vancouver
Rebels Lose 63 Killed in Algiers Clash
Algiers reports a 48 hour battle between a rebel detachment and French troops ended Friday with 63 rebels killed and seven wounded while French forces suffered 12 dead and 15 wounded.
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Algiers
Diefenbaker Defends Banks Over Rate Increases At Banquet
Prime Minister Diefenbaker challenged charges that Bank of Canada rate hikes restrained lending. Speaking to about 500 at Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s 70th anniversary dinner, he said banks' limits, not rates, drove lending restrictions and warned against harming small borrowers.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
Bank of Canada
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce
Bank ‘of Canada
Warm Weekend Forecast Hits Albertas South Regions
Warm, sunny weather returns to southern Alberta this weekend with highs near 80 and a low around 50. Expect a few cloudy periods in Medicine Hat as conditions trend bright and mild through Sunday.
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