World in Review Condensed 1955 Highlights
A year end digest lists key global events from 1955 including the assassination of Panama President Jose Antonio Remon, battles over Taiwan, U S rights expansion for defending assets, Soviet arms estimates, Commonwealth talks in London, and notable incidents such as fires at sea and the Le Mans crash. It notes political shifts in Argentina and Ceylon, nuclear era diplomacy, and royal engagements in Britain and Oslo.
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Panama
Jose Antonio Remon
Yikiangshan Island
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
U.S
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Formosa
Russia
Germany
NATO
Commonwealth
London
Medicine Hat
Ford Motors
UAW
Detroit
North Sea
Queen
le Mans
France
Peron
Argentina
Sidon
Ceylon
Bulganin
Nehru
Moscow
CPR
Glasgow
Duke of Edinburgh
Oslo
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
February 1 West Indies tour actions and 1941 events banner
February 1 to 30 notes list royals, premiers, battles, and sports in 1946 context with events from Port of Spain to Vienna. Princess Margaret arrives in Trinidad, Pakistan moves toward republic, Tokyo war memories touched, and world hockey crown to Penticton. Oscars drama and Pan American Games highlights appear among postwar diplomacy and conflicts.
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Princess Margaret
Port of Spain
West Indies
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Commonwealth
Pierre Mendes - France
Tachen Islands
U.S
Nikolai Bulga
Frances Dafoe
Norris Bowden
Toronto
Vienna
Hong Kong
Edgar Faure
Assembly
SEATO
Bangkok
New South Wales
Australia
World Events From April A Snapshot Of 1957 News
A chaotic month with disasters, political shifts, and scientific milestones. April record lists earthquakes in the Philippines and Mexico, Churchill’s resignation, Salk vaccine updates, Einstein’s death, and Cold War events from Geneva to the U.S. satellite plan. The year also notes riots, strikes, and international tensions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Britain to Spend Billions to Raise Colonial Living Standards
A dated list notes events from September including Britain planning a 120 million pound five year program to improve colonial living standards. Other items cover NATO gains, UK political shifts, and industrial strikes affecting ports and railways.
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Britain
West Germany
Rex Ellsworth
Swaps
NATO
Paris
North Viet Nam
Rocky Marciano
Don Cockell
Phil Drake
Bandung
Udall
Kasto
World News in Brief June Events and Key Global Shifts
A June summary notes Tito meeting with Bulgaria and Yugoslavia in Moscow, ceasefire terms accepted by Egypt and Israel, floods in India and East Pakistan, Cyprus talks collapse in London, Russia and West Germany move to establish relations, Australian spy rings uncovered, Peron ousted in Argentina, Lonardi named provisional president, Eisenhower heart attack and later resumed duties, Peron exile to Paraguay, a Toronto Star crew lost in a Cuban hurricane investigation, Egypt-Arab arms deal via Czechoslovakia, and UN debates triggering a French walkout over North Africa.
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Egypt
Israel
India
East
Pakistan
Cyprus
Britain
Turkey
Greece
London
Russia
West Germany
Royal Commission
Australia
Juan Peron
Eduardo Lonardi
Argentina
Eisenhower
Peron
Paraguay
Alfred Tate
Douglas Cronk
Toronto Daily Star
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
General Assembly
Moroccan tribes revolt as sultan flees into exile
October events report a rebellion by Moroccan tribes prompting the sultan to go into exile. In Sweden liquor rationing ends after 36 years. The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series four games to three over the New York Yankees.
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Sultan
Sweden
Brooklyn Dodgers
Newa
Burns Foiled in Talks on Israel Egypt Border Tension
Maj. Gen. E L M Burns the U S truce chief failed to ease border strain after a meeting with Israeli foreign ministry director general. An Israeli military spokesman reported another clash with Egyptians who retreated after fighting using rifles machine guns and a heavy mortar. No Israeli casualties were reported. The Palestine truce group blamed both sides for delays in Hammarskjold frontier peace proposals.
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Burns
Walter Eyton
Foreign Ministry
Palestine Truce Group
Egypt
Israel
Dag Hammarskjold
Tito Nasser Discuss Peaceful Coexistence
Cairo AP report says President Tito and Prime Minister Nasser opened a state visit with talks focused on neutralism and peaceful coexistence. The Yugoslav and Egyptian leaders stressed mutual devotion to independence and revolutionary programs at home.
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Cairo
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Tito
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Imbibers to Get Cup of Coffee Spokane Police
Spokane police plan New Year roadblocks offering coffee to drivers who show no signs of danger after drinking. Captain O K Sherar says coffee is for borderline cases. officers will carry thermos jugs and cups along with tickets for drunk drivers and smiles for safe drivers.
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Spokane
Wash
O. K. Sherar
Khrushchev Warns West On Hydrogen Bomb Power
Khrushchev told a joint session of the Supreme Soviet that the Soviet hydrogen bomb could be increased in power and was equivalent to millions of tons of conventional explosives. He spoke during a trip report with Premier Bulganin after visits to India Burma and Afghanistan. The line to Moscow was cut briefly when the H bomb remark was cited.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
India
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Burma
Afghanistan
Moscow - Frankfurt
Stand Against Eisenhower Run and GOP Leaders Beliefs
AAP poll of 134 Republican leaders shows 77 expect Eisenhower to run for a second term next November. While Eisenhower convalesces in Key West after a heart attack, 19 would back a run if recovered, 17 doubt it, and 21 have no opinion. The survey also asked about potential nominees if he does not run.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
Associated Press
National
Mild air spreads over western prairies this week
EDMONTON CP reports milder air floods the western prairies with temperatures rising above freezing across most of Alberta by Friday and near freezing in Saskatchewan. The outlook calls for continued mild weather over the next two days.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Council Hires Calgary Firm For Gas Survey In Fight Over Northeast Supplies
The city council voted to hire Link Downing and Cook Ltd. to conduct a natural gas survey and provide expert witnesses in the dispute with Brit Alta-Deep Rock over locked-in gas rights. Mayor Weiner dissented, calling it unnecessary, while aiming to retain reserves for future needs.
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Calgary
Link, Downing and Cook Ltd
Britalta-Deep Rock
Conservation Board
Weiner
Denton- Spencer
J. G. Kidd
Cal
Lytton Blazes Destroys Imperial Oil Warehouse Threatens Town
A faulty hose line and a pump spark caused a warehouse fire that destroyed an Imperial Oil facility in Lytton B C and threatened the 1200 resident Fraser canyon town. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not available.
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Lytton
B. C
Imperial Oil
Fraser Canyon
GM President Curtice Named Man of the Year 1955
Time Magazine selected 62 year old Harlow Curtice of General Motors as Man of the Year for 1955. The article lauds his leadership in guiding American business and expanding the economy through investment and innovation.
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General Motors Corporation
Harlow Herbert Curtice
Time
Curtice
Harlow Curtice
Calgary Alderman conducts own poll on shopping hours
Alderman James D. Macdonald launches a citywide telephone survey of Calgary households to gauge public opinion on evening shopping hours. By opening day 1,000 replies came in from a 13-operator team as he funds the effort to counter Chamber of Commerce opposition to delaying a by law repeal.
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Calgary
James D. Macdonald
Macdonald
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Ald. Macdonald
Grain feed carryover rises despite Canada demand
The News reports the feed grain carryover is expected to increase at the end of the current crop year even with signs of higher Canadian consumption. Three Arpin children died in a St. Pierre Manitoba fire and were buried. Mrs Hebert and her four year old son died in a Wolseley Saskatchewan gas coal explosion. Relief workers rush to speed recovery in flood ravaged California areas.
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Harris
Bureau of Statistics
Arpin
St. Pierre
Man
Maurice Hebert
Gary
Wolseley, Sask
Quints Plan January Visit Amid Family Rift
Montreal four Dionne sisters hold a party and discuss returning to Callander Ontario in January. Spokesman says they seek independence while staying close to family. Reports note their quiet lives and ongoing tension with parents over boundaries.
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Montreal
Yvonne
Annette
Marie
Cecile
Harold Edwards
Edwards
Callander
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Notre Dame de l'Esperance Hospital
Rose Girouard
Niagara Falls
Quints
Quints' New Year home plan splits Toronto papers
In Toronto two papers clash over whether the Dionne quintuplets should return home to heal a family rift. The Telegram says two quints plan to go home, while the Star reports no trip. Brothers of the quints in Toronto and St. Hubert back their father, blaming outsiders for the quarrel and voicing concern for the family.
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Toronto
Star
Quints
St. Hubert
Que
Victor Dionne
Victor
Daniel Dionne
Canada sees record 1955 sales driven by higher incomes
Canadian retail trade reached about 12.6 billion dollars in 1955 with growth across provinces and sectors. Automobile and television sales surged, while instalment buying rose and concerns about inflation and credit limits remained. Forecasters expect a strong start to 1956 despite potential supply constraints.
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Canada
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
All Canada
Fea
Bank of Montreal
Stereotypers Near Agreement on Strike
Detroit AP reports stereotypers near a tentative settlement with publishers after a 29 day walkout that closed three metropolitan dailies. Even if an agreement is reached, immediate publication may not resume as two other unions have since struck and a third may strike. a jurisdictional dispute over new printing processes involving at least three unions adds to the complexity.
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Detroit
Ie Peement
Tony
International Union
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