Dismiss Soviet Letter Aimed at NATO Summit Influence
The United States dismissed Nikolai Bulganin's 15 page letter to Eisenhower as propaganda aimed at shaping the NATO conference in Paris. The letter delivered by Ambassador Zarubin was labeled as a hodgepodge of rejected Soviet proposals including halting atomic hydrogen tests and a pledge on weapons in Germany.
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Washington
United States
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Department
State
Dulles
NATO
Paris
U. S
Bulganin
Georgi Zarubin
Lincoln White
Soviet Union
Macmillan
Felix Gaillard
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Bulgarin
Russia
West Germany
East Germany
Poland
United Nations
Subway Strike Hurts New York Retailers
The New York Commerce and Industry Association says retailers lose about 2 million dollars daily due to the subway strike. Dun and Bradstreet notes department stores report Monday sales 10 to 15 percent below last year while suburban branches and telephone orders rise.
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New York
New York Commerce and Industry Association
Dun and Bradstreet
Striker's Wife Attacked Near Home In Threatening Incident
New York AP reports that Peggy Buccarella, wife of signaling strike leader Nicholas Buccarella, was roughed up near her home as a warning to end the work stoppage. She, pregnant with her first child, is unharmed. A threatening call preceded the attack.
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New York
Penn Station
Nicholas Buccarella
Signal Electricians’ Benevolent Association
Peggy
Buccarella
Weather outlook for Edmonton mild Pacific air continues
Westerly winds bring mild Pacific air to the western prairies with temperatures above seasonal normals. Variable cloudiness remains, but a bit more sunshine is expected across regions on Friday.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Indonesian Crisis Deepens as Troops Ordered to Barracks
Indonesian forces tightened control with troops confined to barracks and leaders holding secret talks as rumors spread of Sukarno ouster. Martial mood surged with 3,000 islanders mobilizing, veterans forming brigades for Dutch New Guinea, and hunger risks rising from shipping seizures and rice prices.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Holland
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sukarno
Djuanda
South America
Dutch New Guinea
KPM_ shipping company
Singapore
Penang
Malaya
Man claims one hour voyage to Mars in 1951
The Citizen reports Ron Powell interview with an unidentified man who says US occupation forces in Austria abducted him in Linz, took him to Mars for about an hour, then returned. He described a red landscape, blue rivers, alien creatures, and two Earth ships observed during the trip.
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Prince George
B.C
the Citizen
Ron Powell
Mars
The
Citizen
Austria
Linz
Earth
Powell
Alberta farmers criticize restricted credit act
The Farmers' Union of Alberta labelled the provinces new farm purchase credit act too restrictive. They urge a 20 per cent down payment with a 30 year government loan and buyer seller negotiation, plus life insurance protection. The convention also seeks higher hog and turkey floor prices and stricter trucker rules.
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Edmonton
Farmers’ Union of Alberta
FAA
E. W. Hinman
Mr. Hinman
Alberta
Hinman
Canada
Pulp Workers Strike Halts Access Over Missing Teeth
Powell River notice says Bob Maud cannot enter the plant as a strike bulletin explains his work shirt remains inside the Powell River Company plant with his only set of false teeth in the pocket. The odd stalemate gummed up picketing outside the mill.
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Powell River
B.C
Pulp and Paper
Bob Maud
Powell River Company
Tories Accused Proposing Same Old Farm Support Plan
Opposition MPs claim the Progressive Conservative farm price support plan mirrors Liberal era policy from 1944. Agriculture Minister Harkness defends the bill noting guaranteed prices linked to three year moving averages and set annually, with 80 percent minimums for key commodities.
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Tories
Don Peacock
Ottawa
Liberals
James G. Gardiner
Liberal
Commons
Hazen Argue
CCF
Assiniboia
USAF Asked To Delay Form Special Office
Deputy Defence Secretary Donald Quarles said the defence department asked the United States Air Force to delay establishing a new directorate of astronautics. The Air Force had issued a directive creating the office to manage space flights and anti missile missiles. The defense department also plans a single managerial ARPA to control futuristic weapons and space travel projects. Quarles said he did not comment on actions already taken by the Air Force.
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Washington
Defence
Donald Quarles
Defence Department
United States Air Force
Astronautics
Air Force
Advance Research Project Agency
Quarles
NATO
Paris
Air Force Staff
Redcliff Junior High project eyed by school board
Redcliff School District No 2283 directors plan official approval at the December 17 meeting for a new 11 classroom junior high to serve grades five to five, replacing the current building. The L shaped 270 by 100 foot structure would include science rooms, a visual aid room and a gym.
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Redcliff
J. H. Cook and Associates
Medicine Hat
Bill Montgomery
Cyprus Head Ventures Into Street
Cyprus' new British governor Sir Hugh Foot walked through Nicosia streets with plainclothes aides amid ongoing island riots. Police fired at students in Polemi, wounding a schoolboy. cycles of stonings and arrests followed in Kharacha Lefkara Yialousa as security forces faced protests and roadblocks.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Reuters
Hugh Foot
Polemi
Foot
Kharacha
North Cyprus
Lefkara
Yialousa
Panhandle
Peace River Suffering Triggers Disaster Area Talk
In Ottawa the Social Credit leader urged declaring Peace River a disaster area after crop failure. Prime Minister Diefenbaker pledged action with Alberta, noting grave discomfort and a full inquiry to address the region within federal responsibility.
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Ottawa
Social Credit
Low
Peace River
Diefenbaker
Alberta
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