Congo Katanga Peace Talks Preparations Begin
Preparations started for talks between Moise Tshombe of Katanga and Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula as UN forces pressed toward control of Elisabethville. Ambassador Gullion prepared to meet Tshombe with UN approval to assure safe passage, while Tshombe called for an African solution and condemned UN action.
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Leopoldville
Moiseshombe
Congo
Katanga
Cyrille Adoula
United Nations
Orees
Elisabethville
U.S
Edmund A. “Vuilson
Tshombe
Elisabethile
Gullion
Ndola
Adoula
Kivu
Guilion
Kitona
Atlantic
Kennedy
Radio
Elisabethvile
Insurance Fund Change Sought Before Ottawa Panel
The Confederation of National Trade Unions proposes a reformed unemployment insurance fund funded by taxes on all workers and extended benefits with no fixed end date. The plan, presented to a special committee led by T Ernest C Gill, seeks to prevent fund bankruptcy and curb abuses while keeping operations off the federal budget.
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Ottawa
Special Committee of Inquiry
Confederation of National Trade Unions
Quebec
T Ernest C. Gill
Toronto
Canada Life Insurance Company
Eichmann Appeals Conviction in Israeli Supreme Court
Adolf Eichmann has appealed his murder conviction and death sentence to the Israeli Supreme Court. The appeal is filed by assistant defence counsel Dieter Weichelmann with chief counsel Robert Servatius to submit grounds later. Five judges likely hear the case within two months with possible clemency review by President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi guided by Justice Minister Dov Joseph.
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Jerusalem
Reuters
Adolf Eichmann
Supreme Court
Dieter Weehtenbruch
Robert Servatius
Yitehak Ben-Zvi
Dov (Bernard) Joseph
Montreal
Israel
Wiehlmann
Joseph
Ben - Zvi
Biehmann
NATO Rift Seen As France Resists Berlin Negotiations
Paris reports indicate a NATO ministerial clash over Berlin with Britain and the United States pursuing talks while France refuses concessions and signals nonparticipation. Foreign ministers from Britain the United States France and West Germany had separate briefings showing divergent stances. de Gaulle maintains no concessions and no negotiations are acceptable.
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Britain
United States
U.S
West Germany
NATO
de Gaulle
Olds Woman Dies In Crash Near Red Deer
Mrs. Ethel Lucy Shaw, 33, of Olds was killed when a car driven by her husband collided with a parked trailer truck on the highway two miles south of Red Deer. Her husband Robert Colin Shaw, 40, escaped with a cracked rib and shock and was treated in hospital.
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Red Deer
Ethel Lucy Shaw
Olds
Here
Robert Colin Shaw
U S Infantry Defies East German Highway Demand
An American infantry company advanced westward along the Autobahn from West Berlin in three groups, moving 110 miles into West Germany for four days of field training before returning. Soviet control officers cleared the movement, following a formal East German demand to halt such troop transports.
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United States
UN Security Council to Meet Over Goa Invasion Allegations
The Security Council will convene at 3 PM to discuss Portugal's complaint against India over the Goa invasion and other Portuguese territories. Portugal seeks a ceasefire and withdrawal of Indian forces, while diplomats at the UN react to the surprise move and Britain's statement of non hostilities.
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United Nations Security Council
Portugal
India
Goa
Omar Loufti
United Arab Republic
Vasco Vieira Garia
Garin
Security Council
Nehru
Ottawa expresses concern over India's Goa action
Prime Minister Diefenbaker today expressed anxiety and grave disappointment over India's use of force in the Goa dispute. He said Canada made representations to India last week, signaling concern about the dangerous situation developing then.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
India
Goa
Canada
Indian forces near Panjim push advance in Goa
Reuters reports Indian troops moved within seven miles of Panjim but were ordered to suspend further operations and consolidate gains. Portuguese defenders reportedly entrenched around the capital as battles rage near Ponda with heavy casualties cited on both sides. The Navy reportedly sank the Portuguese frigate Albuquerque while claims of Daman and Diu captures were denied.
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AP Belgaum
India
Goa
Daman
Diu
Albuquerque
Panjim
Ponda
Anjidivi
Alfonso de Alburquerque
Marmagoa
Britain Seeks Cease Fire Over India Goa Invasion
In the Lords, Foreign Secretary Earl of Home said Britain cannot fight India over Portugal’s colonies but will request New Delhi to seek a cease fire. He urged UN Security Council pressure and noted Britain may divert a frigate to Goa to protect British lives and property.
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Portugal
Security Council
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House of Lords
Britain
Commonwealth
London
Reuters
India
New Delhi
Tord Home
United Nations Security Council
Home
Goa
Portu
Kennedy praised after Latin America trip on return to Washington
President Kennedy heads home to Washington from a South America tour described as a personal success. He lands in Puerto Rico for a refueling stop then West Palm Beach to begin Christmas with his children while Europe Africa and Asia loom with Berlin crisis high on the agenda for Bermuda talks with Prime Minister Macmillan.
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Fla
Kennedy
Washington
Europe
Africa
Asia
Puerto Rico
Westalm Beach
South America
Caracas
Venezuela
Bogota
Colombia
San Juan
Berlin
Bermuda
Macmillan
Record Cold Wave Sweeps Prairie Town of Medicine Hat
Extremely cold weather grips Medicine Hat as a blizzard yesterday gives way to a deep cold snap. Dominion Weather Bureau Edmonton predicts 35 degrees below zero tonight with 25 below on Tuesday, while roads remain passable though icy sections and drifting snow slow traffic.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Alberta Motor Association
Larry King
AMA
A. T. Shand
India’s Goa Invasion Draws Western Denunciations
Western nations denounced India’s invasion of Goa Daman and Diu while Communist nations praised the move. Britain protested to Nehru, the United States signaled disapproval but avoided immediate UN action, and France urged peaceful resolution. Dutch fears over New Guinea tensions grew.
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London
India
Indonesia
Netherlands
Dutch New Guinea
Goa
Daman
Diu
British Commonwealth Relations Office
Britain
New Delhi
Paul Gore-Booth
Nehru
Washington
State Department
United States
United Nations
U.S
Paris
France
Death Toll Reaches 285 in Brazil Circus Fire
In INTEROI Brazil a nylon circus tent fire killed many as 2 500 spectators watched. Governor Celso Pecanha warned the toll may reach 300 with about 1 000 injured. Officials reported 180 bodies recovered and 500 injured, many children. Arson is suspected.
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Interoi
Brazil
Celso Pecanha
Reuters
Rio de Janeiro
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