Zanzibar Revolution Leaders Plot Socialist Path Within Commonwealth
Zanzibar's Abdul Rahman Mohammed Babu said the new government will be socialist like East African neighbors but not Cuba styled. He indicated Zanzibar may stay in the British Commonwealth and outlined plans while rebels surround the white-walled palace. British warships and a survey vessel arrived to protect lives as the island navigates the upheaval.
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Zanzibar
Abdul Rahman Mohammed Babu
Babu
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Cuba
Revolutionary Committee
Peking
Communist China
New China News Agency
Chou
London
Chou En-lai
Africa
John Okello
Abeid Karume
Okello
Rhyl
British High Commissioner’s Office
Owen
Queen's planned autumn visit to Canada reported
London reports say the Queen is certain to visit Canada in autumn with talks already under way. The announcement is held until the Queen's baby is born early March. Buckingham Palace avoids firm denial while noting plans may change. Expected stops include Charlottetown and Quebec in October.
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London
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Charlottetown
Quebec
U S and Panama Seek Talks Amid Canal Tension
The White House says the United States is ready to discuss all problems with Panama and expects reciprocal willingness. Panama seeks assurances that negotiations precede any normal diplomatic ties while the canal's security remains a U S priority. The Canal Zone reverted to civilian rule as violence killed 19 Panamanians and four U S soldiers.
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Washington
White House
United States
Panama
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Canal
US S
Canal Zone
Panama City
Panama Canal Zone
Andrew P. O'Meara
U.S. Army Southern Command
Robert J. Fleming Jr
O’meara
Alberta poised to extend provincial voting to Indians
Alberta Public Works Minister Fred Colborne said Indians can vote in provincial elections once they request it. He noted no group had yet asked and stressed the vote should not become political leverage. The conference also discussed liquor laws and welfare grants, with officials saying current measures reflect federal rather than provincial jurisdiction.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Public Works
Fred Colborne
Colborne
L. C. Halmrast
Alber ta Indians seek liquor rights on reserves debate
At the Indian Agricultural and Community Development conference in Edmonton delegates weighed the legal right to alcohol off reserve. The majority warned liquor on reserves could bring only problems.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Indian Agricultural and Community Development Annual
Apartment grading plan eyed by Medicine Hat commission
Roy Ralston director of the Medicine Hat Regional Planning Commission outlined an apartment grading system tied to density standards in an interim report to the Hat municipal planning commission. The plan could allow three or more gradings and a unit’s classification from locality conditions. zoning delays to Edmonton and timing of six to nine months were noted. Authorities stressed balancing city interests with applicant and resident concerns while keeping regulations simple.
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Roy Ralston
Medicine Hat
Ralston
Edmonton
Municipal Commission
Court of Appeal
Allan Gunter
Cty
Radioactive Material Found Across Regions Involved Utah Plant
The Sherritt Gordon Co. in Alberta confirmed a radioactive pellet from a defunct Utah plant was found in Fort Saskatchewan. The Utah health official said the material sat unused in storage for years and posed no injury risk, with no one nearer than 20 to 25 feet facing danger.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
Canada
Utah Health Department
Grant S. Winn
Atomic Energy Commission
Sherritt Gordon Co
Fort Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. H. Young
Sherritt Gordon
Edmonton
Major U S truck strike averted with national contract accord
CHICAGO AP James R Hoffa led the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to an unprecedented three year national contract covering more than 400000 workers and 400 locals. The deal raises wages by 28 cents overall with 10 8 and 10 cent yearly steps and a 45 cent hourly fringe package. Ratification by members is still required.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
U.S
Hoffa
United States
Teamsters
C. G. Zwingle
Oakland
Calif
Zwingle
Rail wage talks fail. union seeks labor minister help
Montreal reports on failure of negotiations between 100 000 non operating railway workers and Canada's major railways. D I McNeil says no progress and requests help from the minister of labor. unions demand parity with the durable goods standard, wage talks break after three meetings.
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Montreal
Canada
D. I. McNeil
Frank Hall
International
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General Workers
CLC
CBRT
Ops
Ing
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Minister of Labor
Drumheller Seeks Penitentiary Backing From Alberta Leader
Sheriff Arthur R. Hay backs Drumheller as the best site for a new provincial penitentiary arguing the town has suitable land water and utilities at reasonable cost and sits near the judicial districts. Eldon Woolliams cites a 1959 John Howard Society letter calling Drumheller ideal, while the society urges Edmonton as a site for better inmate programs.
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Medicine Hat
Arthur R. Hay
Drumheller
Alberta
Eldon Woolliams
Bow River
John Howard Society
John Howard Society of
Calgary
Edmonton
Woolliams
Hay
Lethbridge
Calgary Red Deer
Wetaskwin
Vegreville
Hanna
Fort Saskatchewan
Arab nations unite to form joint military command
At the Cairo summit the 13 Arab states agreed to create a military committee with administrative and financial powers and a permanent headquarters to counter Israel's Jordan River water Diversion. Details remain vague about scope and participation, with a final decision pending.
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Cairo
Israel
Jordan
Arab leaders' Cairo summit labeled war plot by Israeli envoy
Israeli ambassador Avner Gershon told Hadassah convention closing in Montreal that the Cairo Arab leaders’ conference aims to destroy Israel and spark a long war. He warned of a water cut from the Jordan headwaters to hinder Israel’s development as tensions over Jordan water rights spill into public debate. President-hopefuls at Hadassah were elected as delegates from across Canada, with nearly 1,000 attendees.
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Montreal
Gershon, Avner
Canada
Cairo
Avner
Hadassah Women
International Zionist Organization
Vairao
Israel
Jordan River
Jordan
Negev
Charles Eisenstat
Hadassah - Wizo
Harry Cohen
Sydney
N.S
Louis James
Toronto
Myer Wine
Vancouver
Philip Sheps
Winnipeg
Irving Pink
Yarmouth
Hyman Wisenthal
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Eastern Institute of Technology At
Ottawa
Harold Thomson
Regional Commission
Thomson
Larry Fooks
R. A. Pearce
J. F. Russell
Alta
James Hoffa
Middle East
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Howard Sachar
Jacob Hiatt
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