Syrian President Kuwatly Returns as Syria Resists Pressure
President Shukri Kuwatly flew back to Damascus from Egypt vowing to stand firm against imperialist pressure. He met with President Nasser in Cairo, was greeted by top army officers, and reviewed guards with Gen. Afif Bizry, who leads Syria’s army as chief of staff. He denied reports of a planned resignation amid leftist army influence.
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Damascus
Syria
Shukri Kuwatly
Egypt
West
America
Cairo
Kuwatly
Afif Bizry
Bizry
Hanan
Climber Rescued From Rainier Glacier After Harrowing Ordeal
George Sainsbury, 32, of Bremerton, spent 12 hours in a crevasse on Mt Rainier's Kautz Glacier before a 17 hour rescue. He was pulled to safety with help from Arnold Bloomer and Ray Barker and taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton in "surprisingly good shape." Dr J T Turpin joined the party and planned immediate surgery on Sainsbury's shattered left leg.
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Wash
Kautz Glacier
Mt. Rainier
George Sainsbury
Bremerton
J.T. Turpin
Sainsbury
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Rainier
Arnold Bloomer
Ray Barker
Bloomer
Barker
Longmire Ranger
Christine Falls
Cold Weather Grips Prairie Provinces
A weekend chill hit the prairie provinces with temperatures near freezing in several cities. Alberta saw drizzle in Calgary and dimmed skies in Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat may reach 55 today with a near freezing night. Regina dropped to 32 while Moose Jaw logged 34 as depths varied across locations.
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Alberta
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Regina
Prairies
Moose Jaw
Aid Boost Approved In Senate For Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate appropriations committee voted 14 to 1 to restore about $501 million of the $809 million cut from President Eisenhower's foreign aid bill. It urged $3.0257 billion in new funds and reappropriated $667.05 million in carryover, totaling $3.6927 billion. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson had signaled support for roughly $500 million more aid.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House of
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Girard Denies Charge As Civil Trial Begins
William S. Girard denied the manslaughter charge as his civil trial opened in Maebashi Japan. The 22 year old American soldier testified he fired over heads to scare not to hit, claiming he was protecting a machine gun and that the shooting was an accident. The defense pressed to dismiss jurisdiction and consider a lesser charge. prosecutors prepared to argue against the motion.
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U.s.japan
Pacific
U.S. Supreme Court
Japan
Maebashi
Girard
Yuzo Kawachi
Itsuro Hayashi
Ottawa
Til
Warner Ends Up 168000 Francs Poorer in Monaco Casino
AP reports producer Jack Warner left a Palm Beach casino Monday 40,000,000 francs poorer after a Baccarat loss. He had been 40,000,000 francs ahead two weeks earlier and later gambled away the bundle at a Monte Carlo casino. He remains about 40,000,000 francs in debt after two weeks of Riviera gambling.
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Fanca
Jack Warner
Palm Beach
Warner
Monte Carlo
Riviera
Giant dynamite blast shakes Utah quarry site
A construction company detonated 1.7 million pounds of dynamite in Little Valley Utah creating a vast cloud of dust and debris. The unprecedented explosive charge marks a record blast in the United States with the surrounding area evacuated as crews assess damage.
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United States
Little Valley
Utah
Arabian Leaders Wary of Soviet Influence in East
Western officials rely on Syria's Arab neighbors to isolate Damascus as a check on Soviet gains in the region. Observers caution such hopes are optimistic, noting Syria's geographic leverage could cripple Iraq and Saudi oil, threaten Jordan’s access to sea routes, and disrupt regional economies.
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London
Washington
Syria
Hussein
Jordan
Faisal
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud
Middle East
Lebanon
Iraq Petroleum Company
Kirkuk
Trans - Arabia
Saud
P C Elected To Lanark Seat
George A. Doucett the Progressive Conservative candidate was elected by acclamation in a Lanark federal byelection. Returning officer R Vern McCarten announced after nominations closed that Doucett 60 a farmer and former Ontario highways minister was unopposed. He resigned his Ontario legislature seat to run for Parliament after the death of Dr William G Blair.
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Ont
George A. Doucett
Progressive Conservative
Lanark
R. Vern McCarten
Doucett
Ontario
William G. Blair
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
CCF
Social
Egyptian Girl Performs Ballet Dance Not Belly Dance
Cairo reports the education ministry investigated a Moscow youth festival incident where an Egyptian girl was misidentified as belly dancing in a nightgown at a railway station. Officials found she performed a refined ballet dance taught in Egyptian schools and was properly clothed.
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Cairo
Moscow
Russia
Education Ministry
Eaton's Extends Wednesday Hours For Six Day Week
The T. Eaton Co. Ltd of Medicine Hat announces a policy shift starting September 3 adding six weekly shopping days from 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. This change enables a five day work week for employees and offers the public six full days of shopping while Wednesday afternoon hours begin. The store aims to be first in Medicine Hat with Wednesday afternoon coverage. other outlets have not yet announced follow ups.
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Medicine Hat
R. S. McBride
Eaton
Department
Medicine Hal
Peiping seeks equal rights for Chinese reporters in U S
Peiping demands reciprocal visas for Chinese reporters to work in America after the United States allows 24 American correspondents to operate in Communist China for six months. State Department rejects any deal and says no reciprocal visas will be granted. Eleven of the 24 Americans await visa replies when Peiping announced its stance.
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China
Peiping
U.S
State Department
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Red China
America
People’s Daily
Dulles
Washington
Amercan
United States
U.S. State Department
Taber Resident Dies in HighwayCrash Near Wolf Point
Helena AP Virgil Jensen 50 of Taber Alberta died in a Helena hospital from injuries after a Friday night crash about two miles south of Wolf Point on US 91. He was a back-seat passenger thrown from the car driven by Milton W. Conrad 73 also of Taber who was hospitalized. Jensen was pinned beneath the overturned vehicle.
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Alberta
Wolf Point
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Alta
Milton W. Conrad
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Man Killed in CNR Freight Wreck Near White Ont
A Sunday head on collision on the Canadian National main line near White Ontario leaves J. W. Hunt of Winnipeg dead and eight others injured. The wreck blocks the single track as crews work to clear debris and reroute traffic via a southern line through Atikokan Fort William and Port Arthur.
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Samuel Champion
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H. W. Mendall
George E. Brown
H. E. Bennett
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K. D. Hanna
Arthur Schward
S. Peterson
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Atikokan
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Port Arthur
Gangsters on the Rise in Global Cities
A police officer's son is killed amid a youth gang clash outside a tavern in New York. Across cities like Los Angeles Chicago Detroit Paris Tokyo and Rome youth gang activity shows rising violence and delinquency with varying local trends. NYPD added 536 rookies to patrols after the slayings and Mayor Wagner urged parental responsibility.
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New York City
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Detroit
Paris
Rome
Los Angeles
Chicago
Tokyo
West Berlin
France
Robert F. W. Wagner
Milton Willner
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RAF Renews Oman Action in Two Week Lull
The RAF renewed operations in Oman targeting a rebel leadership group believed to be hiding in the mountains near Nizwa. Leaflets were dropped demanding surrender, with a village threatened if demands were not met. Unofficial reports claim 18 rebels captured and arrests tied to restoring civil administration.
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Bahrein
Royal Air Force
Oman
Imam Ghaleb Ben Ali
Taleb
Suleiman bin Himyar
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Muscat
RAF
Cairo
Britain
Hats unseen as Russian athletes shop in London
Sixty hatless Russian athletes with ten pound each spent three hours in downtown London after a Russia Britain track meet. They browsed shirts shoes and raincoats while avoiding hats despite headlines from Oxford Street past shoplifting years earlier involving Nina Ponomareva.
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Reuters
Britain
Nina Ponomareva
Oxford Street
Olga Pietrukhova
Nelly Sieyeva
Vladimir Kuts
Mountain alpinist Rex Gibson to be buried on Mount Howson
Maj. Rex Gibson 65 former Alpine Club of Canada president died after a 300 foot fall on Mount Howson in British Columbia. His body was lashed to a rock on the ridge and may be buried on the mountain this week with a small party. His widow lives in Saanichton and wished no risky retrieval.
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Rex Gibson
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British Columbia
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Alpine Club of Canada
Sterling Hendricks
Silver Springs
Don Hubbard
Washington
Eric Brooks
Alpine Club
Mas. Gibson
Saanichton
B.C
Brooks
Yemen accuses Britain of savage attack across frontier
Yemen charged Britain with a savage attack in which rocket firing planes tanks and artillery caused many casualties including killed and wounded. Yemen said British forces crossed into free Yemen four days ago and air bombardment continues. London denied knowledge of the incidents and said troops have orders to avoid crossing the frontier.
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Yemen
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Foreign Office
Gales Rake British Isles Hurting Ships and Homes
Severe gales lash the British Isles tearing roofs from cottages and sinking a Danish yacht off Brighton. The Liberta, a 51,839 ton liner, escaped entanglement with a buoy cable near Southampton as tugs kept it from grounding. Several ships turned back and emergency crews patched seawalls ahead of high tide. One rescuer saved Mrs. Ann Warburton after her cottage collapsed trapping Miss Elizabeth Grace.
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Brighton
Ann Warburton
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