Sukarno Calls for Global Support in West New Guinea Crusade
President Sukarno urged mothers to send children for training to liberate West New Guinea from Dutch control. He rejected negotiations without cession, declared Indonesia not bluffing, and claimed Dutch forces would fall quickly in a broader West Irian showdown.
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Jakarta
Reuters
West New Guinea
Sukarno
Indonesia
West Irian
United States
Netherlands
Britain
Gagarin Top Story of 1961
Yuri Gagarin's Earth orbit on April 12 was named the world's top news story of 1961 by Canadian press editors. The poll highlighted Russian space achievements, with other leading world and Canadian events including Hammarskjold's death, Russian nuclear tests, Santa Maria seizure, and Ontario premier succession.
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Yuri Gagarin
Space
Earth
Gherman Titov
Telegraph
Dag Hammarskjold
Africa
Russia
James E. Coyne
Canada
Britain
Newfoundland
Santa Maria
Berlin
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
British Columbia
John P. Robarts
Ontario
Hammarskjold
Berlin Wall
Coyne
U.S
Brussels
Princess Margaret
Roger Maris
Coyne Named Canada’s Man in News for 1961
Telegraph editors in a Canadian Press poll selected James E. Coyne, former Bank of Canada governor, as Canada’s top news-maker for 1961, ahead of Prime Minister Diefenbaker. Khrushchev, Kennedy, Hammarskjold, and Gagarin led the world list. Roy Thomson named as newsiest Canadian outside public affairs.
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James E. Coyne
Canada
Telegraph
Bank of Canada
Nikita Khrushchevy
President Kennedy
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
Yuri Gagarin Fog
Roy Thomson
Britain
Commonwealth
Robbers Take 14000 From Alberta Bank in Broad Daylight
Two men robbed the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Crossfield Alberta taking fourteen thousand dollars. They fled in a first car later abandoned for a green vehicle. No one was harmed as police searched with roadblocks and a plane. auditors confirmed the amount.
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Crossfield
Alta
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
A.D. Baker
Balzac
Alfa
Baker
Calgary
Tshombe Seeks Loophole In Katanga Accord
Premier Adoula dispatches deputies to Parliament as UN forces tighten grip in Elisabethville. Tshombe says ratification by ministers and national assembly needed, delaying end of Katanga secession. UN pressure grows amid cease-fire tensions and calls for enforcement.
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Cyrille Adoula
Katanga
Aes
Congo
Ges
Ls Pieupil
Tshumbe
Nisabethville
Kalanga
Moss
Tshombe
Sini Nitanya
Lors
Elisabeth
Ville
United Nations
Mocossary
Elie Betshville
Reuters
Moise Tshombe
6 I
Cnutary Sirenain Wus
Tsuombe
Witheres
Kitona
Gyrile Acoula
National Assembly
Adoula
Ranning
Edmund Gullion
Kenedy
Eileet
Brian Unguhary
Elisabethville
Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Airliner Crash Kills 27 in Ankara Temple of line
British European Airways Comet jet crashed after takeoff from Ankara Airport in a light snowstorm. Of 34 aboard seven survived including four Americans. twenty passengers and all seven crew perished. Survivors aided by hospital treatment and BEA officials noted no midair explosion.
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Ankara
British European Airways
BEA
Haci Ahmet
London
Tel Aviv
Israel
Istanbul
Turkey
Nicosia
Cyrus
Portugal Faces Policy Overhaul Over Goa Crisis
In Lisbon high officials warned of a sharp shift in Portugal's foreign policy after blaming allied powers for failing to aid against Indian aggression in Goa. Some expect Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to withdraw Portugal from NATO amid cabinet emergency sessions and growing bitterness toward Britain and the United States.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Goa
Antonio Salazar
NATO
Britain
United States
Blizzard Causes Minimal Damage in Medicine Hat
A Wednesday blizzard hit Medicine Hat around noon and lasted four hours with near zero visibility and plummeting temperatures. No injuries or school disruptions were reported as the Medicine Hat School Division No. 4, city police, the RCMP, and the Alberta Motor Association confirmed safety. Drivers were advised to use warm clothing, snow tires, and shovels due to loose snow on the Elkwater highway.
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Medicine Hat
Office of
RCMP
Alberta Motor Association
AMA
Elkwater Highway
Interference Charge Laid Against U S in Congo Talks
United Nations reports Soviet Union accuses the United States of meddling in Congo peace negotiations to protect Katanga leader Moise Tshombe. Valerian Zorin says US involvement helped arrange Kitina talks and pressured UN officials to back Tshombe, who offered no guaranteed terms.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Valerian A. Zorin
Soviet UN
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Kitna
U.S
Edmund A. Gullion
Rarph Bunche
Zorin
Kituna
Leaders Remain In Session In Canada Rail Fight
In Montreal the CPR described the non-operating unions demands as fantastic and said an amicable settlement with CN Rail is unlikely. Unions pressed for a wage rise of 22 cents an hour and a revolutionary job freeze in new contract demands released Thursday.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Today
Canadian National Railways
D. J. McNeill
CPR
Tshombe declares Katanga accepts Congo authority without reservation
Acting Secretary-General U Thant said Katanga leader Moise Tshombe spoke at Kitona without reservation and recognized Leopoldville authority over his secessionist province. Thant noted Tshombe’s statement lacked formal authorization from Katanga authorities, a detail Bunche delivered to Cyrille Adoula.
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United Nations
U Thant
United Nations Security Council
Moise ‘Tshombe
Congo
Katanga
Kitona
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Thant
Leopoldville
Ralph Bunehe
Bunche
Adoula
Senator Faces Graft Charges In Quebec Hospital Probe
A 220 page report to the Quebec government by a provincial investigation commission accuses former secretary of state Mr. Courtemanche of taking more than 60,000 in ill gotten funds from the hospital as a kickback on grants. The panel calls for disciplinary action against several hospital officials and criticizes surgical practices as immoral and dangerous.
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Courtemanche
Diefenbaker
Quebec
Victor Chabot
Senator Henri Courtemanche Resigns From Senate
Ottawa CP reports Senator Henri Courtemanche submitted his resignation as the Senate faced scrutiny over an inquiry accusing him of unbecoming conduct. Prime Minister Diefenbaker said he had asked for the resignation months ago after testimony alleging payment from Jean Talon Hospital in Montreal.
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Ottawa
Henri Courtemanche
Quebec
Senate
Diefenbaker
Jean + Talon
Montreal
Swift Current Prepares Billet Plans Worked Well
A master plan to billet school children near their schools in a blizzard stayed close to success in Swift Current Saskatchewan. Over 500 pupils spent the night with friends under October preparations while 140 billeted in Swift Current and 400 in district communities. Regular classes resumed, with most roads passable though some drifted snow blocked routes. No injuries or accidents were reported.
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Edmonton
Swift Current
Sask
Saskatchewan
Stan McIvor
Mclivor
Melver
Battleford
Regina
Weyburn
Colgate
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