Martial law kept peace after Minnesota meat-plant strike
ALBERT LEA Minnesota AP governor Freeman ordered martial law to stop violence amid a strike at Wilson and Company meat plant. About 200 guardsmen, drawn from Minnesota towns, maintained order while incidents of arson and theft occurred in Faribault County. Freeman met with Wilson president James Cooney and hoped bargaining would resume.
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Sherman A. Lindell
Albert Lea, Minn
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Orville
Freeman
Wilson
Verlin Welch
State Farm Bureau
St. Paul
Welch
James €. Cooney
Chicago
Open Season Declared for Ducks in Alberta
The Alberta government declares an open season on mallards and pintails from now until January 30, 1960 to protect crops. Ducks are concentrated on Whitford Lake and Beaverhill Lake near Edmonton, which are game sanctuaries. Hunters may shoot within 50 yards of the closed areas during the season.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Curt P. Smith
Fish and Wildlife Director
Ron McKay
Federal Wildlife Service
Whitford Lake
Andrew District
Beaverhill Lake
Whitford
Beaverhill
Vandals Charged In School and Theatre Break-ins
Vancouver police say two 13 year old students admit breaking into Kitsilano High School last Sunday and a downtown theatre on November 29. A 12 year old boy was arrested in the theatre case. A $1,800 theatre screen was slashed and school books glued, ink spilled on typewriters, and furniture damaged. No progress yet on suspects in a fire at Southend John Oliver School that destroyed a $350,000 annex.
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Vancouver
Gether
Kitsilano High School
Southend John Oliver
Careless Driving Declared Sin by Catholic Works
Ottawa report notes Rome publication of an encyclopedia of sins cites careless driving as sinful. Canadian Catholic Conference clarifies it reflects scholars views, not official church doctrine, and echoes U S bishops and Cardinal McGuigan.
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Rome
Canadian Catholic Conference
Organization of the Canadian Bishops
Msgr
Pietro Palazzini
Sacred Congregation of the Council
NEW
United’, States
James ‘Cardinal McGuigan
Toronto
Kelso, Roberts
Ontario
Ference
Hiroshima
McGuigan
Toronto Telegram
Medicine Hat Arena Gardens Feature
A full page feature discusses the operation and maintenance of the Medicine Hat Rink Company's Arena Gardens. The piece notes daily use by residents, routine facilities upkeep, and related district and city news alongside sections on weather, road reports, and community topics.
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Medicine Hat
City News
Cate
Lethal Vena Entertainment
Building
Ature
Ween
Riots in Windhoek Kill 12 Amid Civil Unrest
In Windhoek Southwest Africa 12 people were killed and 50 injured as police opened fire on rioting crowds besieging municipal offices. The toll rose from eight dead and 30 wounded, with eight white policemen injured. Special posts set up around the African location after the riots as turmoil followed a protest regarding relocation plans for Damaras.
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Windhoek
Southwest Africa
Reuters
Dan‘jel’ ‘Viljoen
Damara
Nehru Calls Eisenhower Visit A Quest For Peace In India
Prime Minister Nehru styles President Eisenhower’s India trip a pilgrimage in quest of peace and notes Asia events heighten its significance. Nehru, briefing in the press room, says the visit centers on peace cooperation and freedom amid ongoing world events.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Eisenhower
India
Asia
UN Session Ends Amid Security Council Deadlock
The 14th United Nations General Assembly wraps three months with Turkey and Poland deadlocked for a Security Council seat. A joint East West plan to form a 24 member outer space study committee proceeds as US and USSR had private talks. Canada urges a no jurisdiction over space declaration and direct talks may follow.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
Turkey
Poland
Security Council
United States
Russia
Canada
Wallace B. Nesbitt
Assembly
Nesbitt
Lost flyer found after long air search near Whitehorse
Ralph Kolsrud missing since Monday in a Cessna 172 was seen Friday walking along a remote road about 60 miles southwest of Whitehorse Y T. The aircraft was sighted intact several miles away and rescuers reported he was in good condition after four days in the bush.
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Edmonton
Ralph Kolsrud
Whitehorse
Y. T
RCAF
Planes Hunt For 2 Ships In North Sea Search
Search planes scoured the North Sea for two of four ships missing after Europe’s worst sea storm in 23 years. A Danish Catalina patrolled 120 miles off Scotland for two small trawlers Stornaway and Hytte with no trace. Shunwing arrived safely in Bremerhaven after sheltering from the storm. Titan remains missing with seven crew off Sweden since Thursday night.
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London
North Sea
Europe
Scotland
Hong Kong
Liverpool
Bremerhaven
Titan
Sweden
France To Answer Charges On NATO Commitments
Paris reports say France will receive diplomatic representations from NATO allies after Gen. Nathan Twining accused France of not meeting NATO commitments. Twining spoke in private NATO sessions, a leak exposed the remarks exposing tensions as President Eisenhower visits Paris for Western Four talks.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Nathan Twining
France
NATO
NATO Military Committee
Twining
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
de Gaulle
Africa
Foreign Ministry
U.S
U. S
Canada
Isenhower
Sailors Plotted Castro Assassination, Report Claims
Reports from Santiago de Cuba say 16 sailors arrested for plotting against the government also planned to assassinate Premier Fidel Castro. An unofficial report claims the plot targeted Castro on November 30 during observances marking the uprising against Batista, thwarted by Castro arriving by road instead of by air.
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Santiago ‘de Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Paraguayan Exile Forces Said To Inva de Paraguay From Argentina
Reports from Buenos Aires and Misiones province claim a seven column invasion of Paraguay by Paraguayans abroad led by Juan Jose Rotella and Mario Steche. Stroessner mobilized reserves as clashes reported in Asuncion and northern border towns amid conflicting broadcasts. The unrest follows a long history of martial law and economic strain in Paraguay since 1954.
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Buenor Aires
Liberation Army
Paraguay
Saporiti
Alfredo Stroessner
Misiones
Argentina
Juan Jose Rotella
Mario Steche
Asuncion
Buenos Aires
Posadas
Clorinda
Stroessner
Seige
Crash Kills Calgary Man In U S
A Canadian truck driver died in a fog bound collision at an intersection on Highway 10 near Little Falls Minnesota. Arkady Karpenko, about 42, of Sandwich Ontario, was identified from wallet papers. George Ryan, 37, of St. Paul Minnesota, drove the other truck and suffered possible back injuries. a car driven by Mrs. Albert Smith of Cushing Minnesota struck the wreckage but her injuries were not serious.
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Little Falls
Minn
Highway 10
Here
Dominion Auto Carriers, Ltd
Calgary
Alta
E. C. Goblitsch
Morrison County
Arkady Karpenko
Sandwich
Ont
George Ryan
St. Paul
Albert Smith
Cushing
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British Columbia
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Rochester
B.C
Ottawa
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M. C. Changla
Nikita Khrushchev
Three Continents
Rajendra Prasad
White House
Washington
Little Cloud
Curtiss-Reid Aircraft Company
Montreal
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