Rambunctious horse killed on Atlantic flight to New York
Pan American Airways disclosed that a $9,800 thoroughbred mare was shot dead over the Atlantic after attempting to kick out the side of a cargo plane en route to New York. The Italian bred yearling colt Rookwoods was among nine people and eight other horses on board. Rookwoods broke the tethering device used to secure horses in cargo flights.
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Pan American Airways
Atlantic
New York
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Tornado Toll Rises in Illinois and Missouri
A sweeping tornado outbreak struck southern Illinois and eastern Missouri, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 100. Murphysboro suffered eight deaths and extensive damage, with Mount Vernon and other towns also hit as fires broke out after a power line collapse along the Big Muddy River. Illinois National Guard units were deployed to Murphysboro.
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Illinois
Missouri
Mount Vernon
Ill
Murphysboro
Martha Butcher
Big Muddy River
Medicine Hat Seeks Entries In Christmas Lighting Contest
Medicine Hat residents are slow to enter the Junior Chamber of Commerce lighting contest with $15, $10 and $5 prizes. Deadline is midnight Friday. entrants mail a coupon from today’s NEWS to Box 234. First prize winners are ineligible.
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Medicine Hat
Edmonton Area Weather Outlook with Light Snow
Weather report for Alberta and Saskatchewan notes variable cloudiness and settled conditions in most areas. Temperatures today range 40 south to 20 north with Peace River colder at 0 to 10 above. a Pacific disturbance brings cloudiness and light snow overnight, followed by cooler highs Friday across regions.
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Peace River
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Indonesian Government Takes Over Dutch Industries
Premier Djuanda announced Indonesia has nationalized major Dutch interests including shipping, ports, electricity and gas. He warned compensation would require ceding West New Guinea and pledged to remove Dutch economic power if not. Evacuations surged as 700 Dutch left on Waterman and thousands more were expected to depart.
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Indonesia
Djuanda
West New Guinea
Netherlands
New Guinea
Waterman
Singapore
Britain Set to Reveal Progress on Hydrogen Bomb Taming
Reuters reports Britain plans to lift the veil on progress in taming hydrogen energy for industry while keeping full nuclear advances secret for security. Scientists say Britain may rival the United States in thermonuclear control, with implications seen alongside Russia and Sputnik achievements. An American source alleges Britain has made strides that could overshadow Soviet rocket progress, but disclosures are delayed to avoid American embarrassment.
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Reuters
Atlantic
Britain
United States
Russia
New York
U.S. State Department
Science
Ottawa backs low cost housing funds and unemployment relief
The Canadian Commons approved government aid for low down payments on National Housing Act mortgages and added 150 million dollars for low cost housing. MPs also moved toward broader federal-provincial unemployment relief funding, though debate continued on housing for those earning under 3000 dollars annually.
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Ottawa
the Commons
The
Commons
Thomas Barnett
CCF
Comox- Alberni
Grim secret of 1897 Siamese twins haunts England
In Dartford England an 83 year old woman named Alice Ware died after keeping her 1897 siamese twin boys in a jar with preserving liquid. Police probe whether the twins were born alive and if an inquest is needed as doors to a six decade mystery reopen.
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Dartford
England
Reuters
Alice Ware
NATO to Arm Western Europe With American Missiles
The 15 nation NATO alliance ended its summit with a plan to stockpile American made missiles and nuclear warheads in Western Europe for defense and to bolster NATO strength. The communique urged disarmament talks and cited Soviet weapons as a destabilizing factor.
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NATO
Russia
Western
Europe
NATO Secretariat
United Nations
Soviet Union
Alliance
Canada
Sidney Smith
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic
Peace River Region Named Disaster Area Bid
Federal debate on disaster status requested for northwest Alberta area hit by fall rains and snow. Halmrast says relief plans fall short. Smoky Lake may see 50 farmers on municipal relief. average harvest about 50 percent with ruined crops and possible 1958 crop risk.
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Peace River
Edmonton
Agriculture
L. C. Halmrast
Halmrast
Northwest Alberta
Douglas Harkness
Smoky Lake
Portage La Prairie Mayor Likely Nominated Liberal Leader
Portage la Prairie Mayor H Lloyd Henderson said he is near certain to be nominated as a Liberal party leadership candidate. In a CP report he noted readiness for a meeting with Liberal supporters and discussed the Ottawa leadership convention set for January. Henderson has a long mayoral tenure and a fiery pastor image, with past clashes among city groups documented.
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H. Lloyd Henderson
Portage la Prairie
Liberal Party
Henderson
First Presbyterian Church
Ottawa
Louis St. Laurent
Lester B. Pearson
Paul Martin
Pearson
Portage
Freeland
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Summerside
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St. Boniface
Man
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