Village battle in South Vietnam ends in tragedy
Reuters reports a South Vietnamese village battle where a U S Army general and aides were in the midst of fighting Communist forces. The clash led to a lethal friendly-fire incident as South Vietnamese troops shelled their own position, producing a deadly outcome.
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Reuters
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Robert H. York
Hartselle
Alabama
U.S
South Viet Nam
Ap Bac
York
Willard Golding
Fort Lewis
Washington
Three-in-One Medicine Hat meeting merges Social Credit races
Guy Marcoux and C. Manning discuss a unique convention in Medicine Hat where three Social Credit nominations will be rolled into one for federal and provincial contests. Alberta leader Harry Strom and Olson and Leinweber currently hold three seats as the party prepares for next elections.
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Guy Marcoux
Socialist Party
Quebec
C. Manning
Orvis Kertfiedy
Alberta Social Credit
Médicine Hat
Medicine Hat
Cypress
Social Credit
Olson
Leinweber
Alberta
Harry Strom
Worst in 100 Years UK Blizzard Paralyzes Britain
A blizzard across Britain halted rescue efforts as Royal Navy and RAF helicopters suspended operations. At least 17 people died amid the worst snowfall in a century, with cattle perishing and thousands at risk. Helicopters airlifted mothers and invalids to hospitals and dropped food to starving livestock on western moors. An RAF helicopter crashed in the turmoil.
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London
Britain
Royal Navy
RAF
Ping
England
De Gaulle Delays on Polaris Offer as France Expands Deterrent
Paris sources say President de Gaulle sent a noncommittal reply to President Kennedy on integrating Polaris missiles into NATO. Information Minister Peyrefitte said no decision is needed now while reaffirming France will strengthen its own nuclear deterrent.
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Paris
Reuters
de Gaulle
Kennedy
Alain Peyrefitte
France
Crews Fight To Keep Rogers Pass Open
Crews fight to keep Rogers Pass open as six inches of snow fall overnight around the east portal. Snow continues to fall while highway crews strive to keep the 90 mile route passable from Revelstoke to Golden. A new slide blocks the Big Bend highway looping section but the winter closure means no traffic delays.
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Rogers Pass
News in Brief from New York to Santa Monica
Nine major New York papers may resume publication without striking printers. Regina set Aug 4 5 NDP Youth conf with about 175 delegates. Canadian pilot located after forced landing near Gagnon Quebec. 45000 Marines ready to invade Cuba as crisis unfolds. Alberta polio vaccine stock to back immunization program starting Jan 21. Al Mamaux former major league pitcher and park gate guard funeral pending in Santa Monica.
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Santa Monica
Calif
al Mamaux
Travellers Bypass Slide on Trans-Canada Highway
Cal gary travellers between Alberta and British Columbia were ferried by train around snow slides in Rogers Pass. The route was blocked 22 hours after a slide at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Greyhound moved 150 passengers Revelstoke to Golden and 60 west bound travellers by train Golden to Revelstoke, with buses at each end.
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Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
Rogers Pass
Bill Scott
Canadian Greyhound Lines
Revelstoke
Ex Unionist Shot as Police HUnt Three Men
In Calgary a former labor official William Chomiak was shot in a Southwest alley by three men in a car. He underwent emergency surgery for a shoulder wound. a .22 rifle was used. Chomiak had resigned from the Construction and General Laborers Union amid dissension last year and faced a possession of stolen property charge. The assault is not tied to union activity as per police.
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Calgary
William Chomiak
Eral Laborers’ Union
Mr. Chomiak
Chomiak
Crown
Leo Collins
Meat Plant Blast Toll Rises to 15
Rescue crews recovered two more bodies from the Home Packing Company plant ruins in Terre Haute Indiana raising the death toll to 15. Fifty five workers were injured and investigators pursued a gas explosion theory as the building once housed civil defense functions.
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Terre Haute, Ind
Home Packing Company
George D. Kahl
Death Claims Powell and Carson in Separate Mortal Blows
Dick Powell aged 58 actor producer and director dies after cancer battle as wife June Allyson holds his hand. Jack Carson 52 popular Manitoba born comic dies at Encino five hours earlier. Both Hollywood giants to be buried on the same day with services planned Friday.
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Cp-Ap
Dick Powell
Jack Carson
Manitoba
Powell
Toronto
Ruby Keeler
June Allyson
Carson
Encino
Friay Powell
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Cabinet Briefing Likely After Diefenbaker Talks
Ottawa Prime Minister Diefenbaker may brief the cabinet on his December talks with Macmillan and Kennedy. He returned from a Bahamas holiday and expects no announcements, with routine meetings planned and possible discussions with Governor General Vanier and NATO figures.
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Kennedy
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Vanier
Lauris Norstad
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Norstad
Nowlan
Defence
Sevigny
Castro Brands Kennedy Pirate in Havana Speech
Fidel Castro denounced John Kennedy as a pirate and freebooter in a public speech in Havana. He criticized Kennedy for meeting freed Bay of Pigs prisoners in Miami, saying the act degraded the presidency as crowds jeered in Plaza de la Revolucion.
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Reuters
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Kennedy
Castro
Miami
Orange Bowl
Plaza de la Revolucion
Bank Rate Cut in Britain to Four Percent
London Reuters reports the Bank of England trimmed the bank rate to 4 percent, the third stimulus move in weeks. The cut, sixth since July 1961, accompanies tax cuts on cars and consumer goods as Britain seeks to bolster the economy amid declines in gold and hard currency reserves. Despite reserves dipping, repayments to IMF and other nations kept total reserves at 1,002 million pounds.
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London
Reuters
Britain
Bank of England
International Monetary Fund
United States
Canada
UN Captures Jadotville in Katanga Drive Opens Path to Kolwezi
United Nations forces seized the important Jadotville mining and communications town as part of a broader campaign that has already taken Elisabethville Kipushi and Kamina. The move, led by Brig Reginald Noronha, shifts control in southern Katanga and signals a push toward Kolwezi amid Katangan threats.
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Leopoldville
United Nations
Jadotville
The
Elisabethville
Congo
Kipushi
Kamina
Lufira
Lac de Revenue
Indian troops capture Jadotville under UN escort
Reuters reports that Indian troops, assisting the United Nations, captured Jadotville in Katanga with minimal resistance. Two Belgian women in a passing car were killed, the only civilian casualties during the operation.
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Jadotville
Reuters
United Nations
Katanga
School Burning Try Fails in Vancouver Suburb
An arson attempt at Glenwood Elementary in Vancouver failed when a chair upholstery burn was contained by a janitor. In South Vancouver, Walter Moberly and Sexsmith Elementary suffered multiple fires causing about $200,000 in damage and leading to student relocations. Repairs at Moberly could take two months.
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Henry Akers
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Burnaby
South Vancouver
Glenwood
Walter Moberly
Sexsmith
Moberly
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