French tighten security in Algiers and Oran amid unrest
Paris reports say France ordered drastic tightening of security in Algerian towns after a cabinet meeting. Troops will be deployed where Muslim and European areas meet with stricter traffic checks and possible night bans. The right wing OAS claimed attacks as bombs exploded in Paris and other centers, and violence rose in Algiers and Oran with casualties and strikes by post workers and bus drivers.
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Paris
Reuters
Algiers
Oran
Louis Terrenoire
Secret Army
Cas
Algeria
Rebel Army Explodes 17 Hazardous Devices in Paris
Paris reports say the right wing Secret Army Organization set off 17 plastic hazardous devices during the night. Most blasts hit apartment blocks causing extensive damage but no injuries. Leaflets blamed opponents of Algerian insurgents and French Algeria loyalty in a campaign named Operation Iliad. One target was a France Observateur official’s residence. another housed a Le Figaro staff member.
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Paris
Reuters
Secret
Algeria
France Observateur
le Iigaro
Alberta to see tax increases despite high levels
Provincial Treasurer E. W. Hinman told Calgary’s National Office Management Association that Albertans are not overtaxed yet and may face higher taxes to fund better services and expanded social benefits. He warned against tax dodging and noted potential public utility takeovers as a revenue source.
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Calgary
Alberta
E. W. Hinman
National Office Management Association
Dominican Republic Junta Announces Decrees to Tighten Control
The Dominican Republic forms a civilian‑military junta of seven, with Huberto Bogaert named to head it as the previous civilian council is replaced. Washington says the regime appears under Rodriguez Echavarria, while the Kennedy administration vows to oppose a return to strongman rule and may take strong measures if a military dictatorship emerges.
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Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Huberto Bogaert
Trujillo
Council of State
Tues
Washington
State Department
Rodriguez Echavarria
Kennedy
UN Demands Congolese Halt Rampaging Troops
The United Nations urges Congo's central government to stop rampaging forces blamed for massacring 18 to 19 Roman Catholic missionaries in Kongolo North Katanga. It faults Gizenga linked troops, reports no UN presence, and expects Adoula's government to investigate and restore authority.
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Leopoldville
United Nations
Congo
Katanga
Kongolo
Antoine Gizenga
Cyrille Adoula
New York
U Thant
Moise Tshombe
Kivu
Albertville
Gizenga
Stanleyville
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Kisele
Manono
Adoula
Kennedy Seeks Record Peace Time Spending
President Kennedy unveiled a 1963 budget calling for record peace time outlays of 92.5 billion dollars with a 463 million dollar surplus possible if revenues rise and mailing rates increase. The plan would boost defense and space programs and expand foreign aid while raising the national debt limit and postal rates.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Eight workers die in Canadian gas line blast
Eight workers were killed in Canada's worst natural gas pipeline accident. Victims identified include L. A. Tolliver 46 and E. Kezama 23 of Regina and seven others from Calgary Regina Willow Bunch Shoal Lake Kenaston. Burns and critical condition cases noted. Bodies sent to Edmonton for identification.
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EDSON
Alta
Canada
Piggott Pipeline Limited
L. A. Tolliver
E. Kezama
Regina
R. Duppereault
Willow Bunch
Sask
J. R. Carlisle
L. E. Miller
G. J. Rundle
C. E. Wagstaff
R. V. Lambden
Calgary
Reinhart Welch
Edmond la Chapelle
Pierre Gagne
Shoal Lake
Man
Earl Westman
Kenaston
Asteroid Bomb Idea Outlined By GE Scientist
Dandridge Cole of General Electric proposed an asteroid bomb to strike Earth by diverting a near earth asteroid with a Nova class rocket. He described detonating hydrogen bombs on the asteroid to alter its orbit, creating impact energy vastly greater than conventional weapons, with potential for masquerading as a natural catastrophe.
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Washington
Dandridge Cole
General Electric
Missile and Space Vehicle Department
Earth
Mars
American Astronautical Society
Cole
Pension Increase Planned for Welfare Programs
Ottawa reports the throne speech proposes higher old age pensions and welfare payments, drought relief for Prairie farmers, and bigger university grants. It hints at Senate reform and a possible contributory pension system but offers no details or election timing.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Senate
Truce Sought as U Thant Urges Mediation Over New Guinea
United Nations Acting Secretary-General U Thant urged Indonesia and the Netherlands to pause actions after Monday's naval clash near New Guinea. The Netherlands asked Thant to send observers or representatives, while Sukarno and de Quay welcomed mediation and pledged restraint despite threats and military moves. Subandrio cited little progress and discussed weapons supplies under Soviet ties amid the tense diplomacy.
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United Nations
Netherlands
U Thant
Dutch New Guinea
Hague
Thant
New Guinea
Sukarno
Jan de Quay
de Quay
Jakarta
N. A. Mikhailov
Soviet Union
Indonesia
Indonesia Blamed For Fight Off West New Guinea
The Dutch defence ministry said an Indonesian motor torpedo boat sunk by the Dutch last Monday opened fire on a Dutch aircraft about 12 miles off the West New Guinea coast. Survivors said the boats were ordered to land at Kaimana to liquidate Dutch forces, and Amsterdam said the Dutch fired in self defense as the boats apparently planned an armed campaign.
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the Hague
Reuters
Dutch Defence Ministry
West New Guinea
Kaimana
Dutch New Guinea
Indonesian Navy Reports Deputy Chief Missing After Sinking
Commodore Jose Sudarso, deputy chief of naval staff, was aboard the motor torpedo boat sunk by the Dutch last Monday and is believed dead. Indonesian ships and aircraft search the waters off West New Guinea as Dutch vessels operate nearby.
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Jakarta
Reuters
Jose Sudarso
Navy
West New Guinea
Waiting List At Hospital Prompts Expansion Talk
Medicine Hat General Hospital faces its first ever waiting list with nine medical and six surgical patients awaiting admission. Board discusses possible expansion and reserves land between hospital and highway for a future provincial building. advisory committee to report in February.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
Minister of Lands
City of
Medicine Hat
Edwin Hermann
E. A. Bietsch
Canada
Certificate Hung At Medicine Hat General Hospital
A certificate of accreditation was hung in the Medicine Hat General Hospital main lobby during a brief Wednesday ceremony attended by hospital officials and board members. Present were Dr. J. H. Hook, J. W. Douglas, Miss Noreen Flanagan, Edwin Hermann, and Dr. J. A. M. Van Belkum, affirming the hospital meets Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation standards.
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Alberta
Edwin Hermann
Schuler
J. W. Douglas
Jack Bell
Medicine Hat
Hermann
Miller, Flynn and Company
C. W. Niblock
Medicine Hat General Hospital
J. H. Hook
Noreen Flanagan
J. A. M. van Belkum
Medicalsttf
Council On Hospital Accreditation
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