Riots Break Out in Liege as Strikes Climb
Riots erupt in Liege as about 1,000 strikers attack transport hubs and the post office. Police use sabres tear gas and guns while a fireman and several civilians are injured amid clashes with troops paroling Brussels. Local provinces Limburg Luxembourg Ostende Ghent Antwerp Namur Courtrai Tournai report partial strike end.
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Brussels
Wilo
Hig Inn
Liege
Belgium
Andre Renard
Renard
le Meuse
Overnment
Pierre «el
Limburg
Luxembourg
Ostende
Alest
Harmel
Antwerp
Ghent
Courtrai
Namur
Tournai
Forest Prison
Reds Make 180 Trips Into Laos
Reuters reports that Russian IL-14 aircraft have flown over 180 missions into Laos since mid December. The planes reportedly deliver 10 to 15 tons of food to the Plain of the Jars and to Pathet Lao forces in Sam Neua and Vangvieng. Officials warn of possible drives to Paksane or Luang Prabang if armed supplies allow.
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Vientiane
Laos
Reuters
Prince Boun Oum
the Jars
Sam Neua
Vangvieng
Vientane
Paksane
Luang Prabang
Moslem official killed as Algerian vote opens
A Moslem voting official who led a polling station near Herrara, east of Algiers, was assassinated as three days of balloting began for de Gaulle's Algerian self determination referendum. Insurgents urged Moslem boycott while French forces reinforced security amid early turnout.
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Algiers
Reuters
de Gaulle
Herrara
Setif
Here
Algeria
Ouled Fayed
Kabul
Jacques Chevallier
Diefenbaker Heads to Jamaica for Holiday Break
Prime Minister Diefenbaker left Ottawa by car for Montreal to board a plane to Kingston Jamaica for a holiday. He will be joined later by his wife to receive an honorary degree at Brandon College in Brandon Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Minnister Diefenbaker
Montreal
Kingston
Jamaica
Diefenbaker
Brandon College
Brandon
Man
Hillary Returns YetI Scalp To Khamjung Monastery
Hillary returns the yeti scalp to the Khamjung monastery after a 30000 mile world tour by Western explorers. Sherpas cheer as a US helicopter delivers the relic on a Himalayan slope near the monastery. Hillary accompanied the scalp saying he doubts the yeti exists.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Khamjung
United States
Sir Edmund Hillary
Chicago
London
Paris
Hillary
Four teen patients die from injections by psychiatrist in New Jersey
TRENTON AP Four teen patients of a psychiatrist died of presumed serum hepatitis after injections from Dr. Albert L. Weiner. Health officials said 30 other patients were infected but survived. The deaths occurred last fall, with the final one in November as Attorney General Furman ordered an investigation into possible criminal charges. Officials warned the syringe apparatus could have spread the virus.
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Trenton
N.J
State Health Department
Albert L. Weiner
David Furman
Health Department
Weiner
It's Official Kennedy Elected President of the United States
Congress formally declares John Kennedy president for four years starting January 20. Nixon and Johnson are declared as president and vice president respectively after tallying electoral votes from the November 8 balloting. Kennedy wins 303 to 219 with 15 for Byrd. the session lasts 47 minutes.
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Washington
Congress
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
United States
Richard Nixon
House of Representatives
Senate
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Henry Cabot Lodge
House
Sam Rayburn
Kennedy
Harry Byrd
Dem. Va
Automobile Production Slows Down
DETROIT AP Indefinite layoffs in the auto industry passed the 25 000 mark Thursday as manufacturers revised production schedules downward. With 1 000 000 unsold new cars in dealers hands factory output is being trimmed sharply. Most companies aim to reduce to sales levels or below. About 450 000 cars to be built this month the lowest January figure since 1953. Indefinite layoffs announced by all five manufacturers. Many plants operating short or alternate weeks to curb output.
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Detroit
Gas Tariff Hearings Set in Calgary and Ottawa
Tariff board to hold hearings on machinery and equipment tariffs for mining, oil, and natural gas sectors. Oil and natural gas sessions start in Calgary May 23 and Ottawa June 5, with mining sessions in Ottawa beginning September 18. Filings due by March 23 and briefs by April 21.
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Ottawa
Tariff Board
Calgary
Medicine Hat approves 1961 planning budget in principle
Medicine Hat and District Planning Commission budget for 1961 receives in principle approval from the city council finance committee. The city’s share is about 10 427 dollars based on a 45 percent per capita population of 23 172, with the fiscal year starting April 1 and a new planner arriving in February.
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Medicine Hat and District Planning Commission
City Council
Medicine Hat
Council
Brooks and
Redcliff
Commission
Roy W. Balston
St. Johns
New
Sunday Christmas Good For Stores
Department stores saw 47.8 percent higher sales in the week ending December 24 than the same week in 1959. The rise reflects six shopping days in 1960 versus four in 1959 when Christmas fell on Friday. All regions reported gains with varied increases across Atlantic provinces Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Princess Margaret Seeks Privacy During Ireland Visit
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones spend ten days at Birr Castle Ireland seeking privacy away from constant press coverage. The royal couple criticise the siege by journalists and photographers while Irish and English media trade blame for the intrusion.
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Dublin
Margaret
Birr
Ireland
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Countess of Rosse
Tony
Irish Republic
Fire sweeps four story hotel in San Francisco
A deadly blaze struck a downtown four story hotel in San Francisco early today killing 18 and injuring well over 30. The building housed many elderly residents and pensioners, with victims including Ed Saylor and Ray Gorman. Fire officials cited a mattress fire in a first floor room spreading via the elevator shaft as temperatures hovered around 36 degrees.
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San Francisco
Atr
Aaraaset
Plas
al van Lille
Murray
Thomas Murray
Herbert Sett
Iselt
Sanrancisco
Interpol Help Aids Hamilton Fraud Suspect Arrest
Hamilton police credit Interpol for aiding the arrest of Victor Szabo in Vienna. Szabo, sought on 13 fraud charges, allegedly collected over $3 600 from Hamilton residents to send to relatives behind the Iron Curtain. He fled May 18 last year via Amsterdam to Vienna.
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Hamilton
Interpol
Vienna
Amsterdam
District
Moreau
Air Strike Called Off Ends Britain Airline Standstill
A seven cent pay dispute delayed British Overseas Airways and British European Airways for 28 hours, grounding nearly all planes and causing about 200 flight cancellations or delays. Workers returned after demanding a seven cent pay rise. Thousands faced travel disruptions.
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London
Britain
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British European Airways
Iroquois Indian Maid May Be Beautified
Montreal report details the second miracle attributed to Kateri Tekakwitha, the Mohawks Lily and first North American Indian poised for beatification. Vatican rites assess the case as Jesuit authorities note four miracles needed, with an exception likely to speed recognition.
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Montreal
Caughnawaga
Kateri Tekakwitha
Homan
Henri Bechard
Sacred Congregation of Rites
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Peane
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Irish Independent
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Princess Margaret
Kateri
St. Lawrence
Vatican
Baltimore
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