European heat wave and floods sweep across multiple nations
Sweltering Northern Europe saw heat highs near 80s while Italy faced rising Po River flood warnings after days of rain. Deaths totaled 17 in Italy with 100 injured as Alpine villages repaired damage and roads reopened. In Paris the heat persisted and Seine drownings occurred.
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Ohio
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Quebec
Montreal
Brantford
Liberal caucus called Friday after election defeat
Prime Minister St Laurent calls 104 Liberals to a Friday caucus in Ottawa to review the June 10 results and map party strategy. The meeting coincides with John Diefenbaker’s swearing in as PM and may include Liberal Labour MP William Bendickson. fate of two Quebec Independent Liberals unclear.
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John Diefenbaker
William Bendickson
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Harris
Quebec
CMA to seek federal ban on indiscriminate tranquilizers
EDMONTON CP The Canadian Medical Association called for federal action to restrict tranquilizers sold only by prescription amid rising use. CMA council also backed general principles for possible fee arbitration in national health plans and private schemes. Dr K J R Wightman noted 40 to 40 tranquillizers on the market and warned addiction risk from long term use. He said some provinces already list tranquillisers on prescription, and federal attention could curb under the counter sales.
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Canadian Medical Association
CMA
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Toronto
Canada
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Federal ‘Health and Welfare Department
Weather outlook shows showers and storms across southern Alberta
A minor disturbance moves through southern Alberta bringing showers and possible thunderstorms to southern and central regions overnight. Thursday forecasts include more showers for the south and west, with regional highs around the mid 70s and variable wind.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Baseball box scores from National and American Leagues
National League game ended Chicago 9 Philadelphia 3 with Cardwell pitching for Philadelphia and Banks Tanner homering for Chicago. American League Cleveland defeated Boston 6 to 5 with Piersall and White hitting home runs.
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Bos - Piersall
Diefenbaker to Present Cabinet Nucleus Friday
John Diefenbaker continues talks with prospective cabinet ministers as he shapes a Progressive Conservative government to be sworn in Friday. He met leaders including Maj. Gen. Pearkes and Gordon Churchill, with Nowlan and Fulton listed as probable ministers. He plans to present a cabinet nucleus to Governor General Massey Friday before attending the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in London.
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Vancouver
Quadra
Green
Transport
General Massey
London
Commonwealth
Canada
Eight Sailors Die In Freight Oil Tanker Collision
Two large tankers collided off Brittany in fog and darkness. Eight sailors died, over 50 rescued, ten seriously injured. Vessels named Stony Point and Ioannis. Ioannis also listed as Joannis. Rescue efforts hampered by oil slicks and fog.
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France
Brittany
Stony Point
Joannis
Ionis
Victory Carriers Incorporated
New York
Sidon
Lebanon
Antwerp
Eric Beckmann
Child Experiences Moose Encounter at Windsor Station
A three year old boy on his first day in Canada meets a baby moose near Windsor Station in Montreal after disembarking from the Em press of Britain. Stuart Bell of Halifax England had never heard of moose before this moment while waiting for a train.
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Britain
Windsor ‘Station
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Stuart Bell
Halifax
England
Windsor Station
Edmonton flagman dies after traffic accident
Phillip Trap 69 of Stony Plain died in hospital Tuesday from injuries after being struck by a gravel truck Monday while directing traffic on Highway 16 three miles west of Stony Plain. The incident marks a fatal work accident for a public works flagman.
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Stony Plain
Trap
Public Works Department
Highway No. 16
Jordan Parliament Suspended After Cabinet Meeting
Amman Reuters reports the Jordanian cabinet, presided by King Hussein, suspended Parliament for three months. Government spokesman Samir Rifa’i announced the action after a two hour extraordinary meeting described as important.
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Reuters
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Hussein
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Eeting
Eisenhower Favors Suspension of Atomic Tests
President Eisenhower said he would be delighted to reach a satisfactory agreement to suspend atomic tests while negotiating with Russia for a permanent program. He noted a prohibition on weapon manufacture might not be required in the initial package, differing from State Department private views expressed after Harold Stassen’s London return. He called Russia’s three point UN proposal for a moratorium, inspection posts, and a supervising commission a hopeful sign but said details must be studied.
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Harold ‘Stassen
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United Nations
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Newsman Hurt By Taxi After Montreal Intersection Survey
Montreal: A newspaper man who had just finished a survey of the city's most dangerous intersections was struck by a taxi at Peel and St Catherine Streets. Charles Lazarus of the Montreal Star said there is nothing like being a clinical reporter as he recovered from bruises and lacerations.
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St. Catherine Sts
Montreal Star
Charles Lazarus
Plane crash injures two Beny Motors employees
Two Beny Motors salesmen, Borden Dennison and Harmie Bruins, escaped serious injury when their Aero Service plane flipped during landing about 80 miles southeast of Medicine Hat at Lost River Ranch around 2 p.m. yesterday. Dennison, a World War II veteran, was at the controls. both men received minor scalp and back bruises.
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Aero Service
Rotary Honors Coal Dale Student With Fellowship Award
Rudy Wiebe, a 22 year old University of Alberta graduate from Coalda le, is selected by Rotary International as one of three Canadians to receive a Rotary Foundation Fellowship for one year of post graduate study at the university of his choice. He will study at Tubingen University in Württemberg Germany with aim of a journalism career. Rotary officials praised his scholastic standing German English fluency and educators’ recommendations.
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Rudy Wiebe
Alberta
Rotary International
Rotary Foundation
University
Coaldale Rotary Club
Harry Hutchings
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
University of Alberta
A. J. Wiebe
Tuebingen University
Wurtemburg
Germany
Canada
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Hutchings
Rotary
Paul Harris
French Premier Faces Tight Vote Over Austerity Plan
Premier Maurice Bourges-Maunoury must win a confidence vote after a narrow 296 to 269 victory on a plan to push austerity and new taxes. The six day old government relies on Communist support to pass a stringent program amid Algeria concerns and European market treaties.
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Paris
Reuters
Maurice Boirges - Maunoury
National Assembly
Bourges - Maunoury
Smilestones Chicken Theft Exchange Echoed in Conversation
A fragment records a tense exchange about stolen chickens. One speaker accuses another of stealing poultry and attempting to sell it back, while the other defends the price for birds raised by the seller. The dialogue hints at a rural barter or theft incident.
Defeated Cabinet Minister Secures High Paying Private Post
Ottawa report says Robert N Winters, a Nova Scotia cabinet member who lost his Commons seat, will become head of Rio Tinto Mining Company of Canada with an estimated salary around 60 000 dollars per year. He plans to travel to London to meet Rio Tinto leaders before officially leaving office. The move marks one of the highest paying industrial posts for a defeated minister to date.
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Commons
Nova Scotia
Britain
Rio Tinto Company
Winters
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Rio. Tinto Mining Company of Canada
Rio Tinto
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London
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
Lionel Forsyth
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Tinto
Pronto
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Milliken Mines
Eldorado Mining and Refining, Ltd
Agency For Atomic ‘Material
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