Canada votes as polls open in landmark winter election
Citizens across Canada may shape the government as 265 House seats are up for grabs with Conservatives led by Diefenbaker facing Liberals under Pearson. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. first results possible by 5 p.m. EST from Newfoundland.
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Ottawa
Canada
Newfoundland
House of Commons
Liberals
CCF
Social Credit
House
Senate
John Diefenbaker
Conservatives
Lester B. Pearson
St. Laurent
Halifax
Atlantic
Quebec
Ontario
Weatherman
Yukon
Diefenbaker
Russia Suspends All Nuclear Test Projects
Reporting on a broad update, authorities announce a halt to all nuclear test programs. The text notes political and voting details in Medicine Hat regarding federal elections, polling stations, and candidate movements with various dates and figures.
West Urges Follow Suit in Nuclear Test Halt
Moscow announces suspension of all nuclear tests and invites UK and US to join. Washington rejects a lone Soviet move as unreliable and calls for UN supervised, verifiable ban. Gromyko says Russia aims for unconditional ban and unilateral halt while criticizing Western economies.
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Reuters
Russia Today
United States
Britain
Russia
State Department
Kremlin
United Nations
UN General Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Pacific
Soviet Union
U.S
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
United States Congress
Nikita Khrushchev
Council of Ministers
Harry) Truman
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Heavy federal vote seen as good weather general
A Canadian general election sees a heavy turnout as 831 candidates compete for 265 seats in Canada’s 24th Parliament. Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker voted in Ottawa East and Prince Albert respectively while Coldwell and Low could not vote. Weather forecast shows sun in the east and clouds in the west.
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CCF
Canada
Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Sask
Pearson
Ottawa
Coldwell
Rosetown
Low
Peace River
Alta
Social Credit
Harold Morrison
Sun
Lib
Eral
Lester B. Pearson
Ottawa East
M. J. Coldwell
Solon Low
Ottawa Resi
Dents
Regina
Edmonton
Riot quell in Fort Coulonge as voters rally ends in clashes
Five police cars moved into Fort Coulonge Quebec to quell disturbances between rival Liberal and Progressive Conservative factions during election campaigns. About 1,400 people gathered for final Liberal Hugh Proudfoot and Conservative Paul Martineau speeches. a 300 car Proudfoot motorcade sparked fights and a car struck crowd while Proudfoot assailed police as Gestapo in a pool hall speech.
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Fort Coulonge
Que
Quebec
Ottawa Valley
Ottawa
Hugh Proudfoot
Pontiac-Temiskaming
Paul Martineau
Proudfoot
Martineau
Gerald Donoghue
Ottawa Citizen
Truck Firm Reopens at New Medicine Hat Site
Medicine Hat's largest trucking company Canadian Freightways Ltd renews operations from the old Medalla Potteries location after a disastrous fire gutted their No 1 Hangar at the Municipal Airport. Loss estimated at 800000 with officials probing origin.
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Medicine Hat
Medalla Potteries
Pormal
Canadian Freightways Ltd
Robertson Transport
Southern Alberta
J. H. Leyland
Lethbridge
Len Morris
Revelstoke Sawmill Co
Morris
Federal Department of Transport
City of
Eisenhower Vetoes Farm Price Support Freeze Bill
President Eisenhower vetoed the farm price support freeze measure calling it ill advised for the nation and farm families. The bill would lock prices at 1957 levels for one year threatening urgent action for farmers and the economy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Arges Preliminary For Summit
London reports the West tern Big Three propose starting diplomatic exchanges with the Soviet Union in Moscow in April to prepare for a summit. The note from Britain, the United States, and France urges thorough pre meeting work and a possible foreign ministers gathering before a summit to ease global tensions. The Soviet stance opposes a foreign ministers preliminary meeting.
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London
Westtern
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Moscow
Russia
Glass Union and Company to Meet Tonight
Officials of the Dominion Glass factory at Redcliff will meet this evening with two provincial government conciliation board members and the Local 201 bargaining committee of the United Glass and Ceramics Workers of North America. A letter to employees announced resumed wage talks though not binding. If no agreement is reached, the conciliation committee will reconvene tomorrow after a government supervised strike vote set for Wednesday.
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Dominion Glass
Redcliff
United Glass and Ceramics Workers of North America
Stanford hikers rescued by helicopter in Yosemite
Four Stanford University hikers marooned in the Sierra by snow were rescued at Yosemite National Park by an Army helicopter. They included Lenore Lamb Margaret Meyer Michael M Roberts and William Pope all in good condition and taken to hospital for observation. Pope was reported ill but appeared in good shape.
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Yosemite National Park
Stanford University
High Sierra
Lenore Lamb
Orinda
Calif
Margaret Meyer
Seattle
Wash
Michael M. Roberts
Neenah
Wis
William Pope
San Francisco
Yosemite Park
Oscar Sedergren
Pope
Sedergren
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Bud” Olson
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Ted” Brunsden
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