Tangle in Mortar Duel Ends Gaza Border Truce
Two Egyptian soldiers were killed and four injured in the second clash with Israeli forces near Gaza ending the uneasy truce. A UN observer team halted the mortar duel during the initial confrontation. Egyptian and Israeli positions traded fire as talks under UN auspices stalled after a proposed direct negotiation path. Major General Burns heads to Cairo to discuss the deadlock.
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Gaza
Reuters
Israel
United Nations
Negev Desert
Mediterranean
Hemam
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Jerusalem
Israel Foreign Ministry
E. L. M. Burns
Ottawa
Cairo
Bennett defends contract as 100 per cent legitimate
Premier Bennett says a Williams Lake school subcontract awarded to Bennett’s Stores (Vernon) Ltd. is competitive and free enterprise. BC Liberal Arthur Laing and Progressive Conservative Deane Finlayson call for Bennett’s resignation, citing public funds and the Constitution Act constraints.
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Victoria
Bennett
British Columbia
Williams Lake
Bennett’s Stores (Vernon) Ltd
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
B.C
Arthur Laing
Laing
Deane Finlayson
Red Farm Leaders Coming to Canada
Twelve visiting Soviet farm leaders wrap up six weeks in the United States with visits to Beltsville Maryland and the National Press Club. Vladimir Matskevich, delegation head, will outline the trip and plan to visit Canada western wheat provinces Ontario and Quebec. About 370 guests attended a caviar and vodka reception at the Soviet embassy with Marilyn Monroe invited but absent.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
National Press Club
Vladimir Matskevich
Matskevich
Ontario
Quebec
Marilyn Monroe
CBC to Televise WIFU and Grey Cup Games This Season
Chrysler Canada and CBC reach a deal to televise Canadian pro football. Eastern Big Four games will air live on CBC with kinescopes for non network stations. Western Interprovincial Football Union games shown delayed in the West with two games filmed weekly. The Grey Cup in Vancouver will be shown live in eastern Canada. Home Big Four games may be blacked out to protect attendance. playoffs air live nationwide and delayed elsewhere.
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Windsor
Ont
Chrysler Corporation of Canada
CBC
Canada
Vancouver
Big Four
Western Interprovincial Football Union
WIFU
West
Weather system continues cool pattern from Peace River
A cool weather system moving south from the Peace River region will keep tomorrow’s outlook similar to today with no sign of a break reported.
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Peace River
Believe Eleven Killed in Airplane Crash Near Charleston
A C-119 Flying Boxcar crashed and exploded in a residential area near the Charleston air force base. Reports say 11 people, including civilians, may have died as the night flight hit a tree and three homes. Flames and debris caused extensive damage while nearby residents fled. Surviving crew and several civilians were hospitalized.
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Charleston
S. C
Charleston Air Force Base
Roger Nix
Eisenhower Declares Support for Flood Aid in Six States
President Eisenhower visited flood damaged areas in six northeastern states and urged rapid federal aid. He warned of a possible special Congress session to fund relief, unveiled a long range flood program with insurance, and pledged job support for displaced workers as civil defense officials estimated 75 million dollars needed.
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Hartford
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Denver
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Howe Says Howe Free Make Deals
A CP report from St Andrews New Brunswick says George Hees claimed Defence Production Minister Howe threatened to resign if cabinet colleagues did not back him on extending defence production powers. Howe declined further comment while vacationing at his cottage. Hees, PC Association president, said debate over the Defence Production Bill was resolved when Howe went fishing and George Drew reconciled the matter with the prime minister.
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ST. Andrews
N. B
George Hees
Howe
Hees
Progressive Conservative Association
Flin Flon
Man
George Drew
Alberta legislators move to ban treasury branch loans
Alberta Premier Manning tables a bill to bar members from borrowing from government treasury branches with retroactive effect to 1938. The measure also raises penalties for illegal sitting to 500 dollars and clarifies deposits, while maintaining the right to sue for daily penalties. Cal gary lawyer James D. Macdonald won 12400 dollars in related cases.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Assembly
Treasury
Legislative Assembly
E. C. Manning
General Revenue Fund
Manning
Treasury Branches
Social Credit
J. Harper Prowse
James D. Macdonald
Calgary
Roy S. Lee
Sc—Taber
John C. Landeryou
SC — Lethbridge
Macdonald
Lee
Mr. Landeryou
Negotiators break 10th session in 27 minutes in Geneva
American ambassador A. Alexis Johnson and Chinese delegate Wang Ping nan ended their 10th repatriation talks after a 27 minute session. Observers saw an American ultimatum to push for immediate release of about 40 American civilians in China. Johnson and Wang plan to reconvene Thursday at United Nations headquarters.
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Geneva
Reuters
China
United States
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Johnson
Wang
United Nations
U. S
Modest Woman Drowned After Skirt Hindered Escape
A 34-year-old secretary Gladys Hook fell from a yacht gangway into the Thames and drowned. Court heard she was too modest to lift her skirt, which impeded movement as Frederick Gosling, director and part owner of the yacht, cited. Verdict: accidental death.
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London
Reuters
Gladys Hook
Frederick Gosling
England New York round trip flight completed in one day
Capt John Hackett piloted a Canberra jet from Canberra to London completing the first England to New York round trip in a single day. The feat highlights advances in commercial and military aviation at mid century.
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John Hackett
Canberra
London
New York
Smilestones wedding ends lifelong childhood friendship
They were married on Thursday, thus ending a friendship that began in childhood.
Suits Reduced After Lions Win In Vancouver
In Vancouver a clothing store cut $14 from each suit and topcoat after the British Columbia Lions beat the Calgary Stampeders 14 to 8 Monday night. The dealer had offered $1 off per Lions point, and he cheerfully noted he would have lost $14 000 if a thousand fans had visited.
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Vancouver (Cp
Vancouver
British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Lions
Survivors recount hospital massacre in Oued Zem Morocco
European survivors describe a mass casualty attack in Ouad Zem Morocco where patients in a hospital were assaulted by rioters. A hospital head Dr Fischbater battled to save a child, then was killed outside. nurses and staff sheltered in a hut with a public safety item as a Foreign Legion patrol intervened.
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Oued Zem
Morocco
Reuters
Fischbater
Arid
Fischbatér
Foreign Legion
Sudan mutineers offer surrender as Torit town struggles
Sudanese Prime Minister Ismail El Azhari said he received a surrender offer from defectors within the Sudan Defence Force. He demanded unconditional surrender while mutineers in Torit seek withdrawal of northern troops and replacement by British or Egyptian forces. Azhari noted rebels ask for an official inquiry into local conditions amid fears of northern dominance. 138 mutineers already surrendered at Yei, with Torit to be reclaimed. Egyptian officials reported over 86 deaths in the outbreak.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Reuters
Ismail el Azhari
Azhari
Torit
Juba
Tavo
South Sudan
Yei
Freakish Calgary death as driverless car drags man
Joseph Lambert, 59, was killed in a freak accident in Calgary when a car owned by John Rumball rolled forward without a driver. Rumball, seated on the passenger side, attempted to brake but hit the gas, sending the vehicle over a curb to strike Lambert on the sidewalk.
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Calgary
Joseph Lambert
Lambert
John Rumball
Rumball
Truce Supervisor Arrives for Talks in Cairo Gaza Deadlock
UN truce supervisor General Burns arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials to resolve the Gaza frontier deadlock with Israel. He met Col Salah Gohar and the deputy foreign minister Khairat and noted the Gaza shooting incident may hinder progress. Egypt seeks UN MCC led communications while Israel pushes direct commander talks.
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Cairo
BE OL M. ‘Burns
United Nations
Gaza
Salah Gohar
Palestine Department
War Ministry
Khairat
Burns
Egypt
Train Demolishes Packed School Bus in Spring City
A 100 car freight train struck a school bus carrying about 40 children near Spring City Tennessee, killing at least 11 and injuring the rest. Authorities later reported 17 dead as hospitals and funeral homes weighed confirms. Bus driver Raymond Moore survived with head injuries amid wreckage and obstructions at the crossing.
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Spring City
Tennessee
Bill Billings
Knoxville
Joirnal
City
L. B. Stancell
Rockwood
Raymond Moore
Moore
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