Toronto reporters greet marathoner at CNE opening
Dr. Barbara Moore and two reporters arrived in Toronto after a 350 mile Montreal start and were met by a tumultuous crowd estimated around 1,000. The Star and Telegram clashed over reception details while Mayor Nathan Phillips faced competing loyalties among aldermen and Mrs. Newman supporters.
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Toronto
Barbara’ Moore
Montreal
Star
Dottie O'Neil
Roslyn Robb
City Hall
The
Toronto Telegram
Peter Worthington
William Koopman
CNE
J.” Kelle Mackay
Frost
Metro
Fred Gardiner
Dr. Moore
Kevin Griffin
Moore
Castro Pulls Bug From Under Talks
Latin American foreign ministers abandoned hopes of peacemaking between Fidel Castro and the United States at the OAS meeting. Cuba faced a likely walkout as ministers drafted a resolution condemning foreign and particularly Communist meddling in the hemisphere. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa promised a reply to Secretary Herter’s charge that Cuba is communism’s beachhead.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Organization of American States
Castro
OAS
Russia
Red China
Raul Rea
Christian Herter
Americas
Herter
Roa
Latin America
Argentina
Aid Bill Passes Senate to Fund US Allies Overseas
The Senate approved a 3.389 billion foreign aid bill to assist nations friendly to the United States while barring aid to Cuba supporting regimes. The measure, sent to a Senate House conference, largely restores Eisenhower’s request with added crisis funds and is backed by Kennedy and Johnson with a 67 to 26 vote.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Cuba
Dominican Republic
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
House
Congo
Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Organization of American States
More to Come New Countries Accepted by UN
United Nations actions move to admit several former French colonies in Africa and Cyprus as new members. Ivory Coast Abidjan Niger Niamey Dahomey Portonovo Chad Fort Lamy Upper Volta Ouagadougou Brazzaville Gabon Libreville Central African Republic Bangui Cyprus Nicosia Nigeria Lagos expected later this year with 32 million people.
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UN United
Eote N.Y
Ougadougou
Niamey
Bangui
Yaounde
Africa
Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Niger
Dahomey
Portonovo
Chad
Fort Lamy
Upper Volta
Ougadougot
Republic of Congo
Brazzaville
Gabon
Libreville
Central African Republic
UMN
General Assembly
Nigeria
Britain
Lagos
Morocco
Tunisia
Libya
United Arab ‘Republic
Liberia
Guinea
Togo
Sudan
Mali
Ethiopia
Mauritania
Somalia
Madagascar
French Congo
Central Africa Republic
Cameroon
Algeria
Ghana
Council of Understanding
Russia Increases Attacks Over Nuclear Pamphlet
Bonn West Germany reports Russia stepped up attacks on West German military matters as Chancellor Adenauer summoned Defence Minister Franz-Josef Strauss to discuss a controversial pamphlet from the General Staff urging nuclear arms. Government spokesmen defended the memorandum as fully approved and aligned with federal views.
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Bonn
West Germany
Reuters
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Staft
Franz-Josef Strauss
Felix von Eckardt
Lumumba Faces Demands As Congo Conference Opens
Police fired over the heads of more than 1,000 demonstrators demanding Premier Patrice Lumumba resign at the opening of a conference of African states in Leopoldville. Police used rifles and blank cartridges as crowds waved banners attacking Lumumba amid calls for African unity and solidarity.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Reuters
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
United Nations
African Nations
Lumumbua
Africa
Liner Crew Votes on Strike Over Britain Seamen
Vancouver CP dispatch says members of the crew of the 29,000 ton liner Orsova planned a strike vote en route to Honolulu after a Seafarers International Union official urged sympathy walkout with British seamen. Rod Heinekey, SIU port agent, said the union backs no strike but presents the British case.
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Vancouver
Orsova
Honolulu
Seafarers International Union
Ind
Rod Heinekey
SIU
Britain
Spy defections announced in West Germany
Bonn report shows 1,270 Communist agents surrendered in the first six months of this year. Courts sentenced 1,799 spies from Communist nations between August 1951 and year end. 17,182 more were apprehended but not punished for compassionate reasons or confessions. East bloc defectors say 16,000 agents are used in West Germany and Berlin.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Berlin
Three More Chinese Arrested In Smuggling Case
Toronto RCMP arrested three prominent Chinese-Canadian figures William C Wong Kent Lee and George Chan in a Canada wide smuggling probe. The charges cover aiding illegal entry and conspiracy linked to birth papers and forged documents with ongoing investigations across Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver and Brandon.
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Toronto
RCMP
Canada
William C. Wong
Kent Lee
George Chan
Wong
Shing Wah Daily News
Ottawa
Lee
China Trading Company
Ontario
Chan
Seto Lee Yee
China
Montreal
Wong Yiu
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Brandon
Man
Rene Belec
Paul Chan
Peter B. Jue
Thomas’ Hum
Charles Tinch
Jue
Rev. Chan
Hum
Tinch
Henry Chan
Wilbur Bruce Wong
Louis Pak Tong
United Travel Agency
Buddy Leeds
UN Forces Hold Leopoldville Airport Amid Congo Tensions
UN troops from Mali Federation and Ghana man machine guns at Leopoldville Airport while Congolese demands escalate. A Sudanese officer said he was ordered to resist any Congolese attack as Congo builds up Kasai troops. About 350 soldiers airlifted to Kasai amid tribal war and Lumumba opponents push for autonomous province.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Mali Federation
Ghana
Kasai
Patrice Lumumba
Bernard Dufresne
Congo
Dufresne
Lumumba
Coquihatville
Congo River
Equator
Matadi
Crime Rate Increasing Says RCMP Chief
Victoria report quotes RCMP commissioner C E Harrison warning Canada faces a serious rise in crime. He cites more vicious offenses such as hold ups and beatings and notes waning public respect for the law. Harrison urges tighter police cooperation and faster use of transport and communications to curb the trend.
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Ottawa
Interpol
Delegates Aim for Universal Disarmament at UNESCO Meeting
In Montreal delegates push disarmament as a key goal of the adult education movement. Professor Antonin Cervinka urged UNESCO attendees that teachers should foster active partisans of peace among adults and learners.
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Montreal
Antonin Cervinka
Historical Institute of the
Czech Academy of Sciences
Unesco
Financial Times urges energetic effort on Canada's unemployment
The Financial Times editorial in London calls Canada’s unemployment a serious issue. It warns the government cannot treat it lightly and urges more energetic vocational training aligned with current and future jobs. It notes manufacturing pressure favors protection and flags the motor industry investigation as a possible sign.
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London
Financial Times
Canada
Donald Fleming
First Time Powers and Wife Have Private Hour
Barbara Powers and Frances Gary Powers held a private hour together in Moscow after his espionage trial. Lawyers said the couple spoke alone in his prison cell, the third such meeting they have arranged. They also reported Barbara’s mercy petition for Brezhnev remained unreceived and was mailed from a hotel box.
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Moscow
Barbara Powers
Frances Gary Powers
Turkey
Soviet Union
Frank Rogers
Roanoke
Alexander Parker
Richmond
Barbara
Leonid Brezhnev
Powers
Steelworkers vote for nationwide strike against Dominion Bridge
About 250 United Steelworkers of America members in Winnipeg voted for strike action at Dominion Bridge plants. The walkout expands a wave that has hit five plants with nationwide action set to begin at midnight, involving roughly 4,000 workers across six provinces. Earlier, 1,300 Montreal area and 350 Toronto workers struck, with Calgary and Regina joining this week and 2,000 more at other plants voting to walk out.
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Winnipeg
United Steelworkers of America
CSC
Dominion Bridge Company
Montreal-area
Toronto
Calgary
Regina
Edmonton
Selkirk
Man
Ottawa
Pres Ste, Marie
Qnt
Amherst
Woman Sentenced to Death in Melbourne Case
A Melbourne woman received the death sentence after a jury found she killed her husband with a rifle. The defense claimed fear of his actions driven by threats and a plan to frighten him. The verdict included a strong recommendation for mercy being considered.
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Melbourne
Australia
Raguters
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University of Toronto
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