Violence in Kerala Leaves Dozens Wounded as Clashes Intensify
In Kerala, police fired on crowds during a three day clash over a non violent campaign to unseat the Communist government. At least seven people died and about 60 were injured, with arrests reported across multiple districts as both sides accused the other of planning violence.
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Trivandrum
India
Kerala
Press Trust of ‘India
Ankamaili
STONE
Arror
Ankamali
Here
The
Gov
E. M. S. Nambudiripad
Congress Party
Civic strike threat looms over Calgary workers
In Calgary wage talks falter as Bill Ainscough of the Alberta Federation of Public Employees warns a strike could tie up the city. He accuses the conciliation officer of siding with Calgary and vows unity among public workers no matter the outcome.
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Penticton
B. C
Civic
Calgary
Bill Ainscough
Federation of Public Employees In
Alberta
Ainscough
B.C. Federation of Public Employees
Lire
Townsfolk react as Lanark fire rages through town
A large section of Lanark Ontario 35 miles from Ottawa was ablaze with at least 12 buildings destroyed and 8 to 10 others still burning. Police said the fire was out of control and neighboring towns including Ottawa were asked to send equipment. The Bell Telephone Building burned and had to be evacuated amid disrupted communications and strong winds. Cause was unknown.
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Ottawa
Lanark
Ont
Ontario
Bell Telephone
Four Die in Georgia Gun Battle Between Man and Family
In Augusta Georgia an apparent domestic gun battle ends with the death of Florida businessman James Hofer his estranged wife Dorothy and two young children Vicky Ann four and Katherine two and two officers including Sgt Sumter Lewis and Patrolman Joe Reynolds wounded Reynolds later dies. Hofer shot the officer at close range before being killed. Police described a chaotic scene with Hofer crashing through a living room window and exchanging fire with officers.
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Florida
James Hofer
Edgar F. Beazley
Hoffer
Hofer
Sumter Lewis
Joe Reynolds
Dorothy Bailey Hofer
Lewis
Reynolds
Michigan teens burn parents while asleep in home attack
In Jackson Michigan police say Doreen Baker 15 and Bruce 13 planned to burn their parents Sterling 62 and Alice 48 Baker after quarrels over discipline. The parents survived though burned. neighbors helped extinguish flames.
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Jackson, Mich
Doreen Baker
Bruce
Sterling Baker
Alice
Joseph Terze
Doreen
Doreen Terze
New Bonds Issued To Finance Large Government Debt
Ottawa reports immediate offering of a new twenty million short term government bond issue at high yields to help repay a five hundred million issue maturing July 1.
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Ottawa
Ships Afire In Atlantic Near Ushant
The cablelaying ship Ocean Layer reported fire and ordered its crew to abandon ship about 700 miles west of Ushant in the Atlantic advancing the search for rescue amid the blaze aboard the 4534 ton vessel.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Reuters
Ushant
France
Boy Charged In Slaying In Clinton Ontario
A 14 year old boy was charged with murder after the strangling and assault of 12 year old Lynne Harper found by a Clinton search party. The court heard details of beating rape and strangulation with the victim's blouse before the funeral rites. The youth appeared in Goderich juvenile court and was remanded in Huron County jail until Thursday.
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Clinton
Ont
Lynne Harper
RCAF
Dudley Holmes
Goderich
Huron County
Lynne
Leslie Harper
Moncton
N.B
Flood Crest Threatens Suburban St Vital South Winnipeg
A Seine River crest is expected to reach southern St Vital today, with peak levels near the Trans Canada Highway southeast of Winnipeg. Officials warn floodwaters will spread 12 to 24 hours after the crest, threatening farms and low-lying areas while authorities urge residents to move outdoor items from riverbanks.
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Winnipeg
Seine River
St. Vital
J. A. Griffiths
Red River
St. Boniface
Griffith
Grande Pointe
Seine
South St. Vital
Griffiths
Prairie Grove
Here
Dawson Road
Ste. Anne
Luebke Named Candidate for West German Presidency
Christian Democratic leaders pick Agriculture Minister Heinrich Luebke as their candidate for president, after Krone and Gerstenmaier declined. The ceremonial post faces Carlo Schmid of the opposition Social Democrats in the July 1 election.
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Bonn
Reuters
Christian Democratic Party
Heinrich Luebke
Luebke
Heinrich Krone
Eugene Gerstenmaier
Bundestag
Christian Democrats
Adenauer
Carlo Schmid
Social Democrats
Sentence Commuted In Canada Takes Life Term For Murder
Ottawa CP reports the cabinet commuted the death sentence of Sandy Moose to life imprisonment for killing his wife Marie Josephine at Cranberry Portage Manitoba on Christmas Day 1958. Moose, a 32 year old Cree pulpwood cutter, was convicted at The Pas on March 19 and scheduled to be hanged June 18.
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Ottawa
Sandy Moose
Cranberry Portage
Man
Marie Josephine
Moose
Pas
Swimmer Killed By White Shark Off San Diego Area
A skin diver, Robert Pamperin 33 of San Diego, was killed by a white shark about 50 yards off Boomer Beach near La Jolla. Lifeguards and a helicopter searched 40 minutes with no body found while the large shark was sighted beneath the water. Pamperin’s companion Gerald Lehrer said the shark circled and struck Pamperin, who disappeared after a wild thrashing. Pamperin’s wife Carolyn did not witness the attack. Authorities called the attacker a white shark, about 15 feet long, as onlookers reported the events and other beachgoers assisted observers ashore.
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LA Jolua
Calif
Robert Pamperin
San Diego
Gerald Lehrer
Pamperin
Lehrer
Boomers Beacher
Carolyn
William Abitz
Albert Kogler
Sanrancisco State College
San Francisco
Kogler
Shirley O'Neill
Raging Wind Strikes Swalwell Ontario Thunderstorm Hits Town
A storm with hail and near 100 mph winds blasted Swalwell Alberta startling its 200 residents. Three inches of rain and two inches of hail drenched the district while farm buildings were blown down and an implement dealer's shop collapsed. No injuries reported.
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Drumheller
Alta
Swalwell
Here
Bill Waldron
Temperatures Dip Across Southern Alberta Forecast
The forecast predicts below average temperatures in southern Alberta with a 10 degree drop from June norms. Medicine Hat will see sun and clouds with scattered thunderstorms this evening and Tuesday afternoon. west winds around 20 mph and cooler highs and lows. The city expects a low of 45 tonight and a high of 70 Tuesday.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Battle of 2 Cities Heats Up in War of Words
Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips and Dr. Frank Underhill clash over a Winnipeg remark with both sides trading insults. Phillips calls the Winnipeg comment an attack by publicity seekers while Underhill dismisses Toronto’s stance as inconsequential to outsiders.
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Toronto
Nathan Phillips
Frank Underhill
Laurier House
Ottawa
Phillips
Underhill
Winnipeg
University of Toronto
Flood Toll Reaches 37 in Hong Kong Floods
Reuters reports the death toll from four days of record rain in Hong Kong rose to 37 as floods hit the densely populated central district. Dozens remain missing while wooden tenements and squatters' shacks were washed away amid the downpour.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
Jury Mercy Called In Florida Rape Case
In Tallahassee the all white jury that convicted four white youths of raping a Negro co ed chose not to seek the death penalty citing no brutality in the May 2 crime. The defendants Willion Collinsworth Patrick Scarborough David Ervin Beagles and Ollie Stoutamire await sentencing at Raiford with penalties possibly up to life or probation.
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Tallahassee
Fla
A. H. King
Florida
King
A. Joseph, Reddick
Bethel Anne Church
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Raiford State Prison
Raiford
W. May Walker
David Ervin ‘Beagles
Willion
Ted) Collinsworth
Paterick
Gene) Scarborough
Air Force
Ollie Stoutamire
Snake Bite In Yard As Man Escapes Rattler
Gordon Robinson of 948 Elm Street was bitten by a rattlesnake around midnight Saturday while entering his yard. He was treated at Municipal Hospital by Dr. J H Hook and released within an hour. He described the bite as a pin scratch and said his wife Nathalia sucked out venom before he received anti snake venom serum.
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Gordon Robinson
Elm Street
J. H. Hook
Mr. Robinson
Nathalia
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New Delhi
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