Hearings Resume Jan 11 on Grain Freight Rates Ottawa
Canada’s royal commission on transportation will resume in Ottawa on January 11 its inquiry into controversial export grain freight rates. Prairie bid delays cross examination of railways’ grain cost studies until after Western regional hearings in February.
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Royal Commission On Transportation
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Regina
Gordon Cooper
Halifax
Prairie Move
Alberta
J. J. Frawley
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Edmonton
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New Nike Hercules missile test ends in failure near Fairbanks
The first operational firing of the Nike Hercules missile at a site near Eielson Air Force Base fails moments after launch. The 40 foot missile disintegrates 20 seconds into flight despite targeting a point 50 miles away in subzero temperatures.
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Alaska
U.S. Army
Eielson Air Force Base
Army
NATO Ministers Seek Unity Amid Soviet Arsenal Claims
Paris report cites Admiral Boone confirming Soviet missile bases and intercontinental rockets, plus submerged submarines. US defense secretary Gates urges allied aid to modernize defenses as France objects to integrated NATO command and American stockpiles.
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Twining
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Europe
Canada presses disarmament plan at NATO meet
Canada urged NATO ministers to draft proposals for East West disarmament talks. External Affairs Minister Howard Green described the plan as essential and called for quick political and military staff preparations to establish basic committee principles. He emphasized continual NATO consultation to align views on Communist policy moves.
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Italy
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Canatz
Eisenhower Relaxes Aboard Des Moines During Global Tour
President Eisenhower enjoys a rare rest aboard the U S S Des Moines after a busy three continent goodwill tour. He plans to resume world problem talks with Tunisia’s Habib Bourguiba in Tunis before a 24 hour cruise to Toulon and a train to Paris for the Western summit opening. He traveled 13300 miles so far on the 22000 mile, 11 nation mission. A helicopter delivery allowed him to nap in his stateroom while a deck net supports golf practice and skeet shooting.
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France
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Seven Die in West End Apartment Fire
A two story duplex in St John s West End killed seven people including four children aged two to nine. Fire chief says an oil stove explosion started the blaze and water shortages hampered efforts. RCMP investigate and police recover 40 barrels of jet fuel found nearby.
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United States
RAF Pilot Returns to Britain After Asylum
A 25 year old RAF pilot Anthony Maynard Wraight who fled to East Berlin in 1956 returned to England after requesting help from the British embassy in Moscow. He was removed from the RAF December 3 1956 for absence without leave and granted a visa by Soviet authorities for his Moscow stay.
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Reuters
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England
Moscow
FC Anthony Maynard Wraight
Berlin
ADN
Air Ministry
Wraight
RAF
Britain
U S and Russia Sign Medical Information Pact
The United States and Russia will exchange data on cancer heart disease and poliomyelitis under a two year pact signed last month in Moscow after talks between the public health service and the Russian ministry of health. Meetings are planned in 1960 for cancer and heart disease and in Russia for polio with sites switching in 1964.
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United States
Russia
H. van Zile Hyde
Moscow
Ministry of Health
Poisoning Attempt Reported at Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe in Munich says a mass attempt was made to poison its employees. Police investigate the anti-communist outlet amid growing tensions in postwar Germany.
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Germany
Radio Free Europe
Rain Returns to British Columbia While Washington Faces Floods
Rain and storms sweep coastal British Columbia delaying relief for Fraser Valley farms as floodwaters threaten homes. In western Washington a six inch 24 hour downpour prompts evacuations after floods rush through communities aided by a National Guard swift response.
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McTague Resigns as Royal Commission Chair
Prime Minister Diefenbaker accepted the resignation of Hon. Charles P. McTague from the royal commission on transportation due to a heart ailment. A successor will be named without delay, with Regina lawyer M. A. MacPherson acting chairman and discussed as a likely candidate.
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Royal Commission On Transportation
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NeTague
M. A. MacPherson
Regina
State Funeral for Alberta Lieutenant Governor Bowlen
Hon J J Bowlen 83 longtime Alberta lieutenant governor dies after weeks in hospital from cardio renal disease. State funeral planned with details to follow. Bowlen rose from horse rancher to political leader, serving as Liberal MLA and CBC board member before becoming lieutenant governor in 1950. He leaves a wife Caroline Suive and three children.
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Ice Conditions Heavy In U S
A heavy system dropped 10 to 12 inches of snow across eastern New Mexico and western Texas while freezing rain and ice caused the worst icing in 20 years in the Texas Panhandle. Blizzard conditions with drifts up to 12 feet blocked five U S highways in New Mexico stranding hundreds of motorists. Temperatures fell to 30 below zero in northern New Mexico with up to 18 inches of snowfall in southern mountain areas.
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Life Saving Effort Fails For Eight Year Old Linda Denbow
Eight year old Linda Denbow of 262 Second St. NE died at Municipal Hospital at 1 30 am after a tonsillectomy attempt. Dr W V Reynolds said heart stopped during surgery for removal of tonsils and adenoids with no apparent reason. Funeral set at Cook's Chapel with Rev David Crawford. Linda born Launton England and emigrated to Canada with her parents in 1957. She was a Riverside School grade two student.
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Yates Lifts News Ban on Rocket Launches
Maj. Gen. Donald N. Yates rescinded a reporters ban after a Telegram from Lyle Wilson of United Press International denied charges the UPI report violated a non disclosure agreement. The Venus mission was reported to aim for a Tuesday launch, then postponed for technical reasons.
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United Press International
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Plane Collision Kills One Man Near Cheyenne
An air force jet and a private plane collided four miles south of Cheyenne Wyoming killing Gene A Lewis 37 of St. Cloud Minnesota an advertising man. Jet pilot Capt William Meckum 31 parachuted to safety coroner Marvin Schrader identified Lewis. Six children survive. The F 86 L jet crashed into a dirt auto racing track with the private plane’s wings and cockpit tangled in a power line. Christmas presents lay scattered near the wreckage.
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