Soviet Push For Red China Seat In UN Faces World Tensions
Opening a historic debate in the United Nations General Assembly, the Soviet Union urged admission of Peking and expulsion of Nationalist China. Valerian Zorin attacked U.S. policy and warned that a two thirds vote would be needed to resolve the Chinese question, while Tingfu F. Tsiang argued Red China was an aggressor and must be represented.
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Soviet Union
Red China
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Valerian Zorin
Formosa
Long Island
U.S
Zorin
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Peking
Tingfu F. Tsiang
Korea
Tsiang
Australia
Colombia
Italy
Japan
Assembly
Rupsia
Zarin
U.S.A
Fighting Spreads To Jail in Alveria Prison Riot
Riot police and stell-helmeted officers quelled a five hour demonstration by right wing political prisoners in Santos jail as Jean Dides is moved to detention. Dides faced charges of incitement to murder and insulting the President amid fears of administrative internment.
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Santos
Jean Dides
Dides
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Didest
Beaujon Hospital
U S Forces Move Troops Across Berlin Autobahn In Defiance
U S military units shuttle along the Berlin West German corridor defying Soviet warnings. A convoy of 150 men and six vehicles faced a checkpoint delay over travel documents but resumed without incident after a brief hold. The routine rotations aim to train under Berlin conditions, signaling U S resolve on the autobahn.
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West Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
UN Chief Calls Katanga Leader Moise Tshombe Unstable
UN Acting Secretary General U Thant labeled Katanga President Moise Tshombe as a very unstable man at his first press conference since taking the post. He pledged to unveil concrete plans next week to handle the Congo secession and cited the Congo operation plus costs as his top concern.
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U Thant
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Congo
UN Congo
Tshombe
Elisabethville
U.S
Reuters
Brazil
Brazzaville
Rome
Brussels
Paris
George Ivan Smith
Smith
UN Moves to Probe Massacre of Italian Airmen in Congo
In Leopoldville the UN presses to break a deadlock over punishing Congolese soldiers who killed 13 Italian airmen. Five UN inspectors will go to Mandi alone as two units linked to the massacre slip away from Kindu. The UN holds the Congo government responsible for capturing the mutineers despite limited force.
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United Nations
Stuve Linner
UN Congo
Mandi
Kindu
Cyrille Adoula
Linner
Congo
Adoula
Katanga Rebel Leader Tshombe Leaves for Brazil
Tshombe departed Elisabethville by air amid reports of plans for talks in Brazil on Katanga independence. UN officials protested violence against staff linked to Tshombe’s November speech and noted a missing Indian major held in Jadotville.
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Smith
Brian Urquhart
Katanga
U Thant
Tshombe
M. Tshombe
Premier Bennett seeks apology and downstream power sale plan
British Columbia Premier Bennett urged Justice Minister Fulton to apologize to the United States over remarks on Columbia River development. He asserted B C could sell downstream benefit power to the U S at five mills net and outlined financing needs for the Arrow Lake Duncan Creek and Mica Creek dam projects, with treaty and grid considerations.
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Bennett
Fulton
United States
Columbia
Prince George
Fuldon
Canada
B.C
Fleming
Ioam
Ottawa
British Columbia
Jemming
Arrow Lake
Duncan Leake
Mica Creek
Udall Calls Canadian Power Export Dispute Ridiculous
Interior Secretary Udall criticizes Canada's stance on exporting surplus power to the United States while Canada ships oil energy. He cites Fulton speech and says patriotic support should apply to all energy exports. Fulton accuses Udall of press distortions and calls the policy fight a national honor issue for British Columbia and Canada.
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Washington
Stewart Udall
Canada
United States
Udall
Fulton
Davie Fulton
Prince George
B.C
W. A. C. Bennett
British Columbia
U.S
Seattle
Columbia River
Ottawa
Northwestern
Smoking Blamed For Deadly Calgary Fire
Calgary police and fire investigators blame smoking for a downtown blaze that killed seven. Fire Marshal Lew Marks said victim John North likely slept with a lit cigarette on a Chesterfield, waking to flames. Five bodies were found Wednesday, with caretaker David Robinson dying later. the blaze destroyed the Cameron block and an adjacent building.
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Calgary
Lew Marks
John North
North
Marks
David Robinson
Cameron
Christmas Trees Declared Not Farm Produce For Market Sale
A city council dispute over selling Christmas trees on the Market Square ends with A. T. Legee ruling trees are not farm produce and may not be sold on the market without license or tax. The finance committee agrees the privilege does not extend to trees.
Troops Fire On Crowd In Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo troops shot at demonstrators seeking the ouster of President Balaguer, wounding three women and a boy with reports of a fatality unconfirmed. The National Civic Union led protests as a four day strike persisted despite a military summons. US warships remained offshore as police restricted rally speakers.
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Santo Domingo
Joaquin Balaguer
Aoman
United States
Trujillo
Viriato A. Fiallo
National Civic Union
Independence Park
Americans To Keep Trying At Geneva Test Ban Talks
U S disarmament chief Arthur Dean said Washington still seeks an internationally controlled nuclear test ban with Russia. Dean and British counterpart Joseph Godber said talks look deadlocked but not broken, with deputies to press on when talks resume Tuesday. Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin remained in place as the three-year talks, paused after a Soviet test resumption, face disputes over inspection and control provisions.
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Reuters
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United States
Russia
Dean
U.S
New York
Joseph Godber
Godber
Semyon Tsarapkin
Fhe West
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