NATO Faces France Rift As Herter Presses Integrated Defense
Paris AP report: U S Secretary of State Christian Herter urged NATO to keep integrated forces under one command, challenging De Gaulle's insistence on national control. He denied U S troop withdrawals while warning against weakening alliance before talks with the Soviet Union on arms control and Germany Berlin. Debre urged unity and warned misunderstandings threaten NATO solidarity.
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France
Christian Herter
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Herter
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
Europe
Washington
Congress
U. S
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Michel Debre
Debre
Alberta May Change Farm Aid Offer Stand
Ottawa reports Alberta may end its hold-out on the federal provincial crop assistance program. Agriculture Minister Harkness says Alberta is revising proposals to aid farmers whose crops were buried by early snow. Saskatchewan outlines a sliding payment up to three dollars per acre. Manitoba plans to participate without details yet.
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Alberta
Bruce Phillips
Ottawa
Agriculture
Harkness
Saskatchewan
Lewis Quits Labor Post
Washington AP reports John L. Lewis will resign as president of the United Mine Workers early next year at age 80. In a letter to UMW members published in the union journal he says the time has come to step aside. He has led the UMW for 40 years and will be succeeded by vice president Thomas Kennedy.
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Washington
John L.r Lewis
U.S. ‘Labor Movement
United ‘Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Today
Thomas Kennedy
Oshawa Car Registration Tracked by Rowe
A car registered in the Oshawa area is linked to the name Rowe. The OCR fragment shows the registration trace from the city and the owner identifier Rowe. Further details are unreadable in the snippet.
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Oshawa
Rowe
Flood Warnings as Vancouver Area Faces Deluge
In Vancouver and Vancouver Island the storm threat persists with more rain expected after days of heavy downpours. One death occurred when Harvey Pass drowned in a drainage ditch near Fort Langley as RCMP organized a search. Fire crews and maintenance teams work through the night to guard against more flooding amid rising rivers and gurgling culverts.
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Vancouver
RCMP
Tofino
B.C
Eisenhower Receives Ovation in Greek Parliament
President Eisenhower, on a peace mission, won a rousing 300 member Parliament reception in Athens. He urged “peace in freedom” and planned three days rest aboard the cruiser Des Moines, with a Thursday Tunis meeting with Habib Bourguiba.
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Eisenhower
United States
Des Moines
Tunis
Habib Bourguiba
Constantine Karamanlis
Eisenhower praised by Greek Parliament amid enthusiastic reception
U S observers report Eisenhower’s address in Athens drew the strongest ovations yet, with nearly all 300 members rising to applaud including Communist members. The president lauded the Karamanlis government and stressed shared democratic ideals and peace as he spoke to Greece’s parliament.
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Constitution Square
Athens
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Guests With Greek King and Queen
President Eisenhower spent the night at the palace of King Paul and Queen Frederika after addressing parliament. He and Jordan officials discussed Greece's aid from the United States, Soviet pressure in the Aegean, and possible intermediate-range missiles.
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Karamanilis
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Aegean
Paul
Frederika
New Delhi
Tehran
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Ellis
C. Briggs
Edmonton Man To Appeal After Christmas Conviction
Robert Raymond Cook 23 was convicted by an Alberta Supreme Court jury in Red Odler for murdering his father. Defence counsel Giffard Main said an appeal would be filed sometime after Christmas. Cook was sentenced to be hanged on April 15.
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Robert Raymond Cook
Giffard Main
Cook
Alberta Supreme Court
Red Odler
Calgary Lawyer Sues for Slander Over Medalta Pottery Bid
Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Weiner announced steps toward possible damages against Calgary lawyer M. E. Shannon after Shannon filed a slander claim for 7500 dollars. The dispute centers on statements at a city council meeting about a bid for Medalta Pottery assets and involved comments about Hycroft China and alleged false bids.
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Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
Calgary
M. E. Shannon
Ing Nere Jwhonaay
Veiner
Shannon
C. W. Niblock
Weiner
Medalla Potteries
Niblock
Medelta
C O Shannon
Rowbotham
Lancaster
Alta
Medalta Potteries
McArthur
Hycroft China
Hycroft
Mr. Shannon
Medalta
Tanganyika to end white rule with elected representatives
Britain announced plans to grant Tanganyika self government next year with a general election in September. Julius Nyerere led calls for independence as Africans cheered. 71 seats would be chosen by 50 open constituencies with 11 Asian, 10 European seats and broad representation proposed for all races.
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Dar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Reuters
Britain
Julius Nyerere
Tanganyika African National Union
Nyere
Richard Turnbull
Germany
United Nations Trusteeship
Legislative Council
New Rebel Force Arrives in Paraguay Amid Invasion Claims
Reports from Posadas indicate a fresh force of about 1,000 rebels arrived in Paraguay to join the guerrilla campaign against President Alfredo Stroessner. The invasion reportedly established eight beachheads on the Paraná River near Encarnacion, with leader Darío Villamor said to command the Monday landing.
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Argentina
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Buenos Aires
Parana River
Brazil
Encarnacion
Asuncion
Diefenbaker Announces Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
Prime Minister Diefenbaker states a Commonwealth premiers conference will open in London on May 3. The gathering likely runs a week to 10 days and may discuss Nigeria joining as the eleventh autonomous member and Cyprus status. informal talks are valued alongside plenary sessions.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Commonwealth
London
Nigeria
Republic of Cyprus
Commonwealth Family
Abortive Prison Break Squelched By Young Warden
In Washington state a prison escape attempt during visiting hours ended with Warden Bob J. Rhay shooting three inmates. Ringleader Richard Peterson 20 from Pasco was wounded near death, Gordon Miller 19 Mount Vernon survived severe injuries, John Regan 19 surrendered and remorseful, while guard Gorman Barnett suffered back wounds. Rhay praised as the youngest warden in state history. The plan involved crude knives and improvised bombs.
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Bob. J. Rhay
Rhay
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Garrett Heyns
Washington State
Richard D. Peterson
Pasco
Gordon Miller
Mount Vernon
John J. Regan
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Gorman Barnett
Regan
Peterson
Miller
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