Seven Rescued From Ice on St Lawrence River
Seven men from Cap Sante near Donnacona were rescued after four hours adrift on a drifting ice floe from their fishing cabins. The group waved lamps as the floe carried them downstream toward shore, and Autair Helicopter Service ferried them to safety with two other pilots searching nearby floes.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence
Tommycod
Cap Sante
Donnacoma
Legare
Transport Department
Montreal
Autair Helicopter Service
Ancienne Lorette
Peter Hart
Montreas Jacques Cartier Bridge
Paul Lavalle
Donnacona
Warm holiday forecast for Canada into January
The United States Weather Office projects normal or above normal temperatures across most of Canada for the New Year period, with below normal readings expected in northwest British Columbia Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
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Canada
United States Weather Office
British Columbia
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Iran Signals Help From Allies If Iraq Attacks
Premier Manouchir Eghbal in Rawalpindi warned Iran would call on all allies including the United States for aid if Iraq provokes open warfare over a three mile Persian Gulf border strip. Tensions eased slightly as Iraqi premier Kassem accused Iran of threatening peace.
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London
Reuters
Iran
United States
Iraq
Manushar Eghbad
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Persian Gulf
Abdul Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Tran
Quen Farah
Tehran
Farah
Caspian Sea
Eghbal
Killer on the loose in Birmingham terrorizes New Year’s Eve crowd
Police hunt a dangerous maniac who beheaded a girl last week in Birmingham. They fear he may strike again on New Year’s Eve as parents urge escorts for daughters. A 29 year old Stephanie Baird was found decapitated at a YMCA hostel after the attacker escaped. two witnesses remain missing and uncooperative.
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Birmingham
England
Reuters
Women’s Christian Association
Stephanie Baird
Wagner Uses All Legal Avenues to Avert NY Transit Strike
Mayor Robert F Wagner said all legal means including injunctions will be used to stop a threatened strike by the Transport Workers Union that could cripple subway trains and buses at 12:01 AM New Year’s Day. The move aims to avoid stranding Times Square revelers and nightlife venues during the holiday.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Transport.Workers Union
Times Square
Russia Accepts March 15 Geneva Disarmament Talks
Moscow reports the Soviet Union accepts Western proposals to resume East West disarmament talks in Geneva on March 15. Bulgaria Poland Czechoslovakia Romania will attend the 10 power committee chaired by the United Nations with Italy added to the Western side. The issue of enforceable controls remains contentious as the U S drafts its own plan.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Geneva
Maurice Dejean
United Nations
Bulgaria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
London
United States
Canada
France
Britain
Czechoslosakia
Italy
Nikita Khruschev
Khrushchev
U.S
Washington
Five Powers
Paris
U S Sets Tougher Stance on Nuclear Tests Abroad
President Eisenhower heads a 15 member conference as the United States shifts to a period of voluntary suspensions of nuclear weapons tests with advance notice required for any resumption. The move aims to strengthen U S bargaining at Geneva with Russia while maintaining a moratorium until Thursday. The White House contrasts this with Russia backed talks and asserts ongoing weapon research continues.
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Augusta
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Russia
Geneva
White House
Summit timing left to Khrushchev in Paris plan
Western allies propose a four power summit in Paris to open May 16. They notify Soviet Premier Khrushchev and await his acceptance. The Big Three had eyed April 27 but Russia’s May Day plans prompted a shift.
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Khrushchev
Eeisenhower
Macmillan
de Gaulle
Paris
Russia
CPR Reports Low Revenue Decline at Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railways reports a drop in November operating earnings by 1,033,831 from the prior year. November 1958 earnings were 5,253,158, versus 4,219,327 this year. Rail revenue fell 1,210,450 to 39,035,502 while expenses decreased 176,619 to 34,816,175.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railways
Storm Lashes Lake Superior Shore with 82 MPH Gusts
A weekend storm battered western and northeastern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota with sleet and snow. Winds peaked around 82 miles per hour on Lake Superior, whipping 20 foot waves that washed ashore two badly decomposed bodies at Park Point in Duluth near Superior.
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Duluth, Minn
Lake Superior
Northwest
Minnesota
South Dakota
Superior
Wis
Park Point
St. Louis Bay
Duluth
Rockefeller Decision Is Final
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller said his decision not to seek the Republican vice presidential nomination is final and irrevocable. He restated his stance after speculation he might join a Nixon ticket, stressing he will not pursue the vice presidency under any circumstances now or in the future.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Couple Missing In Heavy Seas Off Bis cay
The Dutch ship Deo Gloria reports no trace of chief engineer F M Krul age 28 and his wife washed overboard in heavy seas off the Bay of Biscay. Their nine month old son Fransje remains in the care of the crew aboard the 498 ton vessel during the Christmas voyage from Italy to Britain.
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Amsterdam
Deo Gloria
Bay of Biscay
Fransje
Italy
Britain
Sea Exploration Set Next Month
The US navy underwater researchers plan another bathyscaphe descent into the Pacific in early January. The mission targets the Marianas Trench about 200 miles southwest of Guam, considered the ocean's deepest area, to probe its depths.
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Washington
US Navy
Pacific
Marianas Trench
Guam
Khrushchev Scolds Kazakhstan Leaders Over Agriculture
London Reuters reports Premier Khrushchev criticized Kazakhstan leaders for bad organization of farm work during Christmas Day central committee remarks. He warned truth would be told by him if they would not speak openly, noting Kazakhstan has raised a food crop but harvests are hampered by mismanagement.
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London
Reuters
Moscow Radio Today
Khrushchev
Soviet Communist’ Party
Kazakhstan
Unayev
Nikolai Belyayev
Khazakhstan
Caspian Sea
Mongolia
Khazakstan
Furnace Blast Kills Worker at Norton Plant
Niagara Falls Ontario CP reports a furnace explosion at the Norton Company in Chippawa. Albert Eros died, two coworkers Michael Czupin and Vincent Pascuzzi were severely burned, five others had minor injuries. Damage estimated at 30000 dollars.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Norton Company
Chippawa
Albert Eros
Michael Czupin
Vincent Pascuzzi
C. H. Strasser
Industry Charges Union Prolonged Steel Strike
Washington AP report says steel industry blames union inflation demands for delaying peace. R Conrad Cooper of U S Steel testified before Eisenhower inquiry board that unions push high settlements beyond productivity gains. Union leader McDonald warned of renewed partial strike after Taft Hartley limits expire.
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Washington
R. Conrad Cooper
Hisenhower
Cooper
U.S. Steel Corporation
Steel unions split as walkouts loom after long strike
McDonald warns no accurate prediction of union action if no settlement when injunction ends. 116 day strike halted by court order. Taylor says deadlock persists with Jan 6 Eisenhower report looming. Government polls 500000 steel workers Jan 11 18 on company settlement offers. Union returns show about 95 percent favor rejecting the offer while agents push voters to oppose the last proposal.
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McDonald
Taylor
Eisenhower
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