The Sixties Dawn in New York Reflections on a Decade
A perceptive look at the 1950s as the new decade begins. The piece notes technological triumphs, space ambitions, and rising material prosperity alongside worries about peace, population, and social ills. It surveys scientific advances, education shifts, and global political tensions shaping the era.
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New York
Far East
Man
South Korea
North
Viet Nam
Cuba
Cv. i
Cameroons Clash Kills 30 as Independence Near
Paris dispatch reports 30 killed in clashes in Douala between terrorist bands and police just before Cameroons independence. About 25 terrorists died and five police and civilians perished. France will represent by Louis Jacquinot as independence moves proceed through Jan 3.
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Cameroons
Paris
Agence France-Presse
Ter
Ritory
Douala
France
Louis Jacquinot
Central Africa
Britain
League of Nations
United Nations Trusteeship
League
French Cameroons
British Cameroons
South Korea Denies Attack Charge On Soviet Ship
South Korea rejected a Tass report that a South Korean warship fired on the unarmed Soviet hydrographic ship Ungo off the Korean coast. The navy called the accusation propaganda and said its ships do not operate near the disputed area. The UN Command in Seoul had no information on the incident.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Navy
Japan
North Korea
Tass
Ungo
Jane’s Manual On Navies
U.S. Navy
High Seas
United Nations Command
Ice jam flood threatens three centres near Montreal
Rising water backed by an ice jam on Rivieres des Prairies forces evacuation of more than 30 families on Ile Jesus near Montreal. Laval des Rapides and Pont Viau face danger as authorities plan state of emergency if waters rise further. dynamite teams opened a channel to relieve pressure while forecasts warn of treacherous ice if temperatures stay warm or cold.
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Montreal
Rivieres Des Prairies
Ile Jesus
Montreal Island
L’abord A
Plouffe
Laval Des Rapides
Pont Viau
Quebec Hydro Commission
Jean Noel Lavoie
L’aboarda
Six Die In Dual Train Truck Crashes In West
Six motorists die in two crashes involving the Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha. A car at Roscoe South Dakota crossing is hit killing four. A truck at a county road crossing near Harlowton Montana is struck, killing two brothers and three others.
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Harlowton
Mont
Milwaukee Road
Olympian Hiawatha
Roscoe
S.D
Montana
Sidney Bartz
Burton
Elmer Heiser
Edwin Kirschenmann
Tommy Sweetland
Wilbert Beck
Resolutions What Are They
Canadians from across fields discuss personal goals for 1960 while noting the need for plans to back resolutions. Leaders, aldermen, and activists like Mrs. Holt and Premier Shaw share motives, with many public figures choosing to speak publicly on aims for the new year.
New Years Eve 1969 A Look at Ottawa Canada in 1969
A speculative feature surveys Canada on New Year’s Eve 1969. It notes a royal commission on freight rates, rumors of George Pearkes quitting politics, CBC interference charges, and Ernest Bushnell appointed special investigator. It envisions global resource rationing, oil bagging in Aurora, and political shifts, with Diefenbaker and Pearson featured as pivotal figures.
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Ottawa
Canada
George Pearkes
Skip Hill
Laurentians
Pearkes
CBC
Ernest Bushnell
Alvin Hamilton
Aurora
Lester B. Pearson
North Atlantic Free Trade Area
John Diefenbaker
Sylvan
South Saskatchewan Lake
Diefenbaker
Atom
Liberal-Democratic Party
Vanier Urges Unity And Welcome In New Year Talk
Governor General Vanier delivers a nationwide New Year message urging Canadians to welcome newcomers, strengthen unity under the crown, and continue the Queenship's apostolic reach. He asks for health and happiness and humility to fulfill his duties in 1960, with gratitude for public support from Canadians of all origins.
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Rebel Party
Union of the Cameroons’ People
UPC
Amadou Ahidjo
Ahidjo
U.S
E. I. Signoria
University of British Columbia
Alene Holt
United Nations
Holt
Peterborough
J. H. Wesson
Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Henri Vautelet
Canadian Association of Consumers
Remem
Liberal’ Party
Charlotte Whitton
M. J. Coldwell
National
CCF
Walter Shaw
Progressive Conservatives
Prince Edward Island
Georges - Henri Levesque
Quebec City
University of Alberta
George K. Garnett
Saint John
N. B
Canadian’ Boxing and Wrestling Federation
Ontario
Elizabeth Wood
New Westminster
B.C
Hamilton
Chignecto Canal
Welland
Dufferin Roblin
Roblin
Paul Sauve
United States Congress
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Great Slave Lake
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