Eisenhower Begins Globe Tour To Promote Peace
President Eisenhower plans a 19 day round the world trip to project U S intent for peace. He will visit 11 countries across three continents while also reviewing military spending and Western alliances. The schedule includes a Western summit in Paris and a Mediterranean cruise with focus on India Pakistan and Afghan relations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
U.S
National Security Council
Eigenhower
Hagheenk
Andrews Air Force Base
Rome
Goose Bay
Labrador
Red China
Hisenhower
Paris
Mediterranean
India
Europe
Asia
North Africa
Afghanistan
New Delhi
Nehru
Pakistan
Tot Killed In Mishap On Milwaukee Bus
A three year old girl was fatally injured when her foot was caught in a bus rear door. Mrs Warren Wrzesinske carried Deborah Ann from the bus and the door closed on the foot. The bus dragged her as she fell, and the rear wheel passed over the child.
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Milwaukee
Warren Wrzesinske
Deborah Ann
One Hour of Joy and Then Death
Mikolai Para, a Pole living in London, reunited with his son Zbigniew who had just arrived from Communist Poland after years apart. The joyous moment ended when the son died from accidental asphyxiation in a bedroom with a faulty chimney, leaving Para to inform his wife in Poland.
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London
Mikolai Para
Britain
Poland
Para
Zbigniew Para
Mikolaj
Letchworth
Fire Damages Two Buildings in Richmound Sask
A wind driven fire in Richmound Saskatchewan early today destroyed a 12 room two storey hotel and a pool hall, with 19 people reported injured. Lou Hein of Medicine Hat said residents evacuated several families as firefighters fought the blaze with bucket water when the old pump failed to start and water supply was limited.
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Richmound
Sask
Medicine Hat
Lou J. Hein
St. SE
Hein
Mr. Hein
Brazilian Airplane Hijacked In Mutiny Rumor Sparks Crisis
A four engine Brazilian airliner with 38 aboard was hijacked and diverted to Aragarac Airport in Goias state after mutiny reports. Air force planes boarded and security fears rose as mutiny rumors spread against President Juscelino Kubitschek's government.
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Rio De“Janeiro
Air Force
Aragarac
Goiaz
Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek
Kubitschek
Carlos Luz
Christmas Carol Sheet Distributed December 10
A sheet of 15 well known Christmas carols will be distributed with The Medicine Hat NEWS on Thursday. Additional copies will be available at Safeway stores in Medicine Hat or the NEWS circulation department after this Saturday.
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Medicine Hat News
Safeway
Medicine Hat
the News
I Just Didn't Do It Robert Cook Tells RCMP
RCMP questioned Robert Raymond Cook 23 about the murder of his father in Stettler Alberta. He insisted he had nothing to do with the killings and said he had given his parents money before they left for British Columbia. The trial continued with testimony about a bloodstained shirt and missing funds.
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Red Deer
Alta
Robert Raymond Cook
RCMP
Supreme Court
Cook
Raymond
Stettler
Peter Greschuk
Edmonton
D. H. Beeching
British Columbia
Cook Residence
Cpl
van Blarcom
Main
Treasury Branch
Hanna
Ross
Three Girls Die In Meilleurs Bay School Accident
In PEMBROKE Ontario three young schoolgirls were killed when crushed by a transport trailer as it swerved to avoid a stopped station wagon at a rural one room school near Meilleurs Bay. Victims Sheila Day Kin nine April six from Point Alexander and Mildred Elliott nine from Deep River, along with companion Kevin Waite nine from Point Alexander, were in the schoolyard when the trailer struck.
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Kevin Waite
Point Alexander
Truscott remains under death sentence with stay in place
A 14 year old boy sits in a jail cell in Goderich Ontario awaiting a hanging that will not occur as justice minister Fulton confirms the cabinet will commute only if necessary. The date has been moved to February 16 to allow time for appeal while the case resonates in Canada and Britain.
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Goderich
Ont
Lake Huron
Fulton
Steven’ Murray
Truscott
Canada
Manchester Guardian
Diefenbaker
John O’driscoll
Dana Porter
Ontario Court of Appeal
Ottawa
Archibald McLean
New Westminster
B.C
Quanamcan
Victoria
Riviera Town Swept by 40 Foot Wall of Water
A wall of water up to 40 feet high raced down the Malpesset valley after the Regran River dam failed near Frejus France killing hundreds and displacing many more. Rescue workers counted 260 dead by noon with 300 feared. the dam collapse swept the eight year old structure away and left Frejus St August and surrounding areas devastated. Troops police and firefighters mobilized for relief as authorities declared a calamity plan.
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Frejus
France
Malpesset
Mediterranean
Riviera
Regran
Jean-Charles Roulies
Roulies
Freju
St. August
Polic
Lyin
Naval Air Station
Lafayette
Floadir
Boa
Massive Frejus Dam Break Kills and Surges Through Coast Valley
Millions of tons of water burst from the 185 foot Frejus dam after heavy rain, flooding the valley 16 miles southwest of Cannes. Homes are destroyed, vehicles tossed, and communications cut as rescue teams mobilize. The Frejus hospital strains with injured and shocked survivors as authorities search for missing residents.
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Frejus
Julius Caesar
B.C
Alps
Malpasset
Frejus Dam Burst Leaves Water and Power Outages
Water, electricity and gas are knocked out in Frejus after the Malpasset Dam breaks following heavy rains. The wall of water reaches six feet at the town and may tower up to forty feet upstream in narrow valley stretches. Bridges are washed away and local facilities flooded as rescue operations begin for residents and stranded trains and vehicles. Offshore, the Riviera reports further damage with ships sunk and coastal resorts affected.
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Frejus
Malpasset
St. Raphael
Nice
Murdered Calgary Girl Believed Raped Before Death
Calgary coroner Dr James R Nixon stated Lynn Lefurgey aged 10 was believed raped before she was killed by blows to the head with a bottle. The body was found near the Church of the Nazarene as police searched for a prowler seen nearby days earlier. Rewards totaling $6.70 had been offered for the slayer's capture.
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Calgary
Coron
James R. Nixon
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Monaco
Prince Rainier
Jack Warner
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