Cyprus firing slows as peace hopes rise near Easter
In Nicosia amid Good Friday observances, Makarios and Turkish Cypriot vice president Fadil Kuchuk welcomed UN Secretary General Thant's plan urging disarmament and ceasefire. Sporadic exchanges on Kyrenia mountain tops and scattered shootings linger as UN troops monitor Ayios Theodoros and other areas near Nicosia and Famagusta.
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Reuters
Cyprus
Makarios
Mediterranean
United Nations
St. Hilarion Castle
Kyrenia
Ayios Theodoros
Famagusta
Chatos
Kuma
Fadil Kuchuk
U Thant
UN Security Council
Thant
A Girl for Margaret Fits Royal Birth News
Princess Margaret has given birth to a girl in London. Antony Armstrong Jones said the baby looks wonderful and both mother and child are well. This year marks the fourth royal birth, following Alexandra’s boy and other royal births.
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London
Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Antony Armstrong Jones
Snowdon
Viscount Linley
Alexandra
Duchess of Kent
May Day observances mark Sino Soviet rift and parades
The article reports on May Day events in Moscow and Peking with mass crowds and speeches. It notes a split between the Soviet Union and Red China, with Moscow boycotting Beijing events and inviting strife among allied states.
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Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
Red China
Red Square
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Khrushchev
Lenin
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Canada Airlines Told to Unite Overseas Services
Ottawa reports say government air policy orders Trans-Canada and Canadian Pacific to fuse overseas operations into a single plan. Policy allows either amalgamation or cooperative use, with a May deadline for clarity and guidance on domestic and regional roles within the national framework.
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Ottawa
Canada
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Pickersgill
TCA
CPA
Air Transport Board
Robarts appoints royal commission on Ontario civil liberties
Premier Robarts announced a royal commission to conduct an exhaustive inquiry into civil liberties and human rights in Ontario. Chief Justice J C McRuer of the Supreme Court of Ontario will lead the inquiry, amid controversy over Bill 99 and Police Act amendments.
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Toronto
Robarts
Ontario
J. C. McRuer
Supreme Court of Ontario
Royal Commission
Banks found guilty of conspiring to wound union official
In Montreal Canadian court, Hal C. Banks, former president of the Seafarers' International Union of Canada, was found guilty of conspiring to wound or maim Capt. Henry Francis Walsh in 1957. Judge Claude Wagner set May 5 for sentencing after ordering Banks held in cells. maximum penalty 14 years.
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Montreal
Hal C. Banks
Seafarers’ International Union of Canada
Ind
Henry Francis Walsh
Claude Wagner
Banks
English speaking Canada urged to adopt English nationwide
The royal commission on bilingualism and biculturism heard calls to make Canadians speak English to solve national unity issues. About 400 attendees debated that French Canada risks a stalled economy and old fashioned education unless the majority in Quebec adopts English while recognizing that over 5 million Canadians will continue to speak French.
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Regina
Royal Commission On
Quebec
North America
Commission
Canada
Davidson Dunton
Postal rate boost plan meets opposition in Commons
In Ottawa the plan to raise 8.5 million by adding one cent to locally delivered letters faces strong opposition in the Commons. NDP members blame the move for subsidizing newspaper and magazine rates while Conservatives criticize but milder. They oppose abolishing the four-cent local rate in favor of the five-cent intercity rate, arguing first-class letters already profit and second-class rates should not be shifted onto users.
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Ottawa
Post Office
New Democratic
Nicholson
Vancouver
Reid Scott
NDP
Toronto
Danforth
Scott
Budget deficit outlined by city controller Legge
City controller A T Legge said the city budgets for a deficit of 163 909 90 with 610000 surplus from last year used to bridge the gap. The 34 mill rate falls short of funds for education hospitalization and library, with utilities profits to cover the balance.
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A. T. Legge
Harry Weiner
City Tightens Lawn Watering Rules For May Start
Mid day sprinkling restrictions take effect with even numbered houses on even days and odd numbers on odd days. Watering allowed 6 to 11 am and 2 to 11 pm on permitted days. No Sunday or 31st exceptions. Public parks, cemeteries, and bowling greens exempt. City Hall issues two week lawn permits. Allan Gunter cites May 1 start due to Norwood reservoir not yet in service and possible weekend warmth.
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City Hall
Allan Gunter
Civic Finance Committee
Norwood
Water-conscious farmers press for irrigation project
East central Alberta and west central Saskatchewan farmers rally about a Red Deer River Diversion Scheme to irrigate the drought stricken area. R C Fritze chairs a public meeting with H E Trom and R H Bailley addressing water shortages and the need for government action.
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Art Sorensen
Hanna
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Alberta Development Association
R. C. Fritze
Red Deer River
William Pearce.ro
North Saskatchewan
Red Deer
Toogood
Fritze
H. E. Trom
R. H. Bailley
Edmonton
William Pearce
Bailley
Bailey
Tougood
Tean
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