Diefenbaker and Pearson Plan Final Election Broadcasts
Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Liberal Leader Lester B. Pearson prepare final national CBC TV broadcasts for the March 31 election. Diefenbaker talks from Quebec City at 8 15 p.m. MST, Pearson from Ottawa 15 minutes earlier.
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Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Quebec City
Mr. Pearson
Ottawa
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Social Credit
Solon Low
CBC
Coldwell
St. Boniface
Man
Low
Hines Creek
Fairview
Alberta
Peace River
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Windsor
Ont
Pearson
China
Kwai Dominate Oscars As Woodward and Guinness Shine
Hollywood reports the 30th Academy Awards with The Bridge on the River Kwai named best picture. Red Buttons wins supporting actor for Sayonara and Miyoshi Umeki takes supporting actress. David Lean and songwriters Cahn and van Heusen also honored.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Joanne Woodward
Britain
Alec Guinness
Red Buttons
Miyoshi Umeki
Buttons
Miss Woodward
Deborah Kerr
Eve
Georgia
Guinness
Kwai
Jean Simmons
England
Miyoshi
David Lean
Sammy Cahn
Jimmy van Huesen
Eisenhower orders 15 percent cut in oil imports east of Rockies
President Eisenhower directed U.S. importers to reduce foreign oil purchases by 15 percent in all areas east of the Rocky Mountains. West Coast and Canadian exports face partial exemptions, with specific quotas for midwestern refiners set to drop from 67 600 to 57 700 barrels daily by September 1. Canadian producers are not targeted.
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Canada
U.S
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountains
Washington
West Coast
Mid-West
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Venezuela
Middle East
Calgary
Canadian Petroleum Association
CPA
U.S. Plans Five Shots For Moon
The United States will attempt up to five unmanned launches toward the Moon with Eisenhower approval. Defense Secretary McElroy outlined plans for a number of small space vehicles funded by an initial 8 million dollar allocation. The Army, Air Force and Navy will coordinate the program across all three services.
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Washington
United States
White House
Defence Department
Defence
Neil McEldrey
Eisenhower
Advanced Research Projects Agency
U.S
Outer Space
McElroy
Army
Air Force
Navy
Baby Left At Calgary Cathedral Found Safe
Calgary report says a newborn girl dubbed Marybelle was abandoned in St. Mary's Cathedral choir loft seven hours after birth. Mother urged to come forward with counsel and support. infant healthy at Calgary General Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces. Father John J. O'Brien from Catholic Family Service notes no retaliation for private identification.
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Calgary
John J. O’brien
Catholic Family Service
St. Mary’s
Redemptorist Fathers
Marybelle
Calgary General Hospital
Father O’brien
No Decision Yet On Strike Vote At Dominion Glass Co
No new developments in the expected strike vote at the Dominion Glass Co factory in Redcliff Local 201 of the United Glass and Ceramic Works filed Monday for permission to hold a strike vote but no date is set. The union also filed charges alleging a violation of the bargaining rights section of the Alberta Labor Act, with no response from Edmonton officials.
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Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
United Glass and Ceramic Works
Edmonton
Townsend States Marriage Not Implied by Meeting Princess Margaret
Group Captain Peter Townsend said he has seen Princess Margaret again but that does not alter the princess statement from autumn 1955 denying marriage. Through his lawyer he asserted there are no grounds for thinking the reunion changes the situation. The princess had in October 1955 said she would place duty above all else and not marry the divorced Townsend.
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London (Cp
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Townsend
Alan Phillpotts
Margaret
Grant
Vancouver
Leslie Peterson
Peterson
Cowichan
Doug Greenwood
B. C. Teachers Federation
Charles Ovans
Cowichan Group
Khrushchev Seizes Full Control of Soviet State and Party
Nikita Khrushchev today assumed personal leadership of both state and party in the Soviet Union, replacing Nikolai Bulganin as premier and consolidating power across Moscow. The move signals a major shift in Soviet governance and political direction.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev Becomes Soviet Premier in Bold Power Move
Nikita Khrushchev moves to consolidate power by becoming both head of government and party first secretary, sidelining Bulganin and signaling a shift from collective leadership toward a Khrushchev era. The change follows Malenkov purge and last year’s anti party group actions. Khrushchev elected by Supreme Soviet with Bulganin resigning, amid guarded opposition and expectations of Western outreach.
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Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
L. M. Kaganovich
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Klementi Voroshilov
Bulganin
Voroshilov
Soviet Union
Council of Nationalities
Moscow Communist Party
I. V. Kapitonov
Council of Ministers
Guinness Wins Hollywood Best Actor Award
Alec Guinness learned he had won Hollywood's best male actor of the year. His chauffeur reported the star was flabbergasted as he headed for the studio where he was filming a new project after hearing the news on a news broadcast.
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London
Alec Guinness
Hollywood
Guinness
Teaching staff offers package deal in wage dispute
Kamloops high school teachers including Principal W H Gurney and 10 department heads propose a package to any school hiring them as part of a province wide salary dispute. The move follows Cowichan district threats to strike April 16 over negotiations with boards.
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Kamloops
B. C
W. H. Gurney
Perry Richards
Cowichan
Vancouver Island
Traffic violations summary record
To To Date day Excessive speed . 140 Without due care .1090 Ability impaired . 5 121 Failing to stop . 340 Fail yield right of way 140 Other violations . . 390
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