British Diplomat Blake Sentenced to Forty Two Years
British renegade diplomat George Blake, aged 38, who spied for the Soviet Union after confinement in North Korea, is sentenced to 42 years in prison. He confessed to passing highly important information from 1951 to 1959, with prosecutors calling his case among the worst in peacetime.
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North Korea
Soviet Union
Reuters
Britain
George Blake
Moscow
Blake
Althand
Owe Cee
Pane
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Royal Navy
Seoul
Beirut
Lebanon
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Reginald Manning - Buller
Lord Parker
Parker
Secu
Rity
Klaus Fuchs
Chalk River
Ont
Los Alamos
N.M
Russia
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Shepard Space Flight Delayed to Friday at Cape Canaveral
At Cape Canaveral Florida NASA officials said Alan Shepard’s first American space launch is postponed to Friday due to the need to ready the Redstone booster and drain and recheck fuel. If not launched Friday plans call for a Saturday attempt or next Tuesday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Alan Shepard
Walter Williams
Redstone
Williams
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thursay
Population of Medicine Hat rises to 23980
Medicine Hat's population increases by 808 in the past year to 23980. Dick Dietrich heads the census and announced the figures noting that full tabulation is not complete. Adults total 14544 up from 14259, children under six total 3368 up from 3320, and ages 6 to 21 total 6068 up from 5613.
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Medicine Hat
Dick Dietrich
UN Likely to Reject Tshombe Appeal in Congo Crisis
UN officials expect no intervention to free Katanga leader Moise Tshombe held at Coquilhatville after he left a Congo conference. The UN will ensure humane treatment, while Leopoldville plans to neutralize Tshombe and replicate the approach in Oriental and Kivu provinces under Gizenga.
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Elisabethville
Reuters
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tsombe
Coquilhatville
Congo
Leopoldville
Tshombe
Oriental and
Kivu
Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Portuguese cabinet reshuffle adds four new ministers
Lisbon reports a second major cabinet shakeup in a month as Alfredo Rodrigues dos Santos becomes interior minister and Alberto Franco Nogueira takes over foreign affairs. Manuel Lopes de Almedes is named education minister and Jose Goncalves Proenca leads corporations and social insurance amid ongoing Angola attacks.
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Lisbon
Reuters
Antonio Salazar
Angola
Alfredo Rodrigues Dos Santos
Arnaldo Schulz
Alberto Franco Nogueira
Mar‘cello Mathias
Manuel Lopes de Almedas
Jose Goncalves Proenca
JFK Plans House Visit In Ottawa With Kennedy
President Kennedy will address a joint session of Parliament in the House of Commons the afternoon of May 17. He and Mrs. Kennedy will arrive in Ottawa by air May 16 and return to Washington on May 18.
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Ottawa (Cp
Kennedy
House of Commons
Ottawa
Washington
Rail unions and railways resume talks amid looming strike
In Montreal Canada non operating railway workers agreed to meet CPR and CNR presidents for final talks before a strike set for May 16. Frank Hall said unions will resume discussions after a morning meeting as wage demands remain unchanged and talks were labeled exploratory with no offers.
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Canada
CPR
CNR
Frank Hall
Starr
Hall
Gordon and Crump
George Pawson
Donald Gordon
N. R. Crump
Diefenbaker
Milwain Conciliation Board
Mayor Urges Settlement In Royal York Strike
Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips called for an end to a nine day strike by 1,200 Royal York hotel workers. He urged union and management to meet, call off the walkout, and bring in an Ontario conciliation officer, saying the dispute harms Toronto as a convention centre. A. R. Johnstone of the CLC dismissed calls for intervention.
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Toronto
Nathan Phillips
Royal York Hotel
Commonwealth
Ontario
A. R. Johnstone
Hotel and Club Employees Union
CLC
Six Crown In Storm In Gulf Sinks Albatross
A 92 foot brigantine sailing vessel named Albatross sank in a violent Gulf of Mexico storm during a summer school cruise. Six people are presumed lost including Canadian passenger Chris Corstine, son of Mr and Mrs Corstine of Montreal, per agent release of passengers and crew.
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Key West
Gulf of Mexico
Albatross
Chris Corstine
Robert Corstine
Montreal
Victoria weighs bringing back bobby helmets for police
Chief Constable John Blackstock supports re adoption of the traditional headgear though the move faces opposition. Council asks the police commission to discuss patrol areas once frequented by tourists. Teams fear union contract conflict and adverse publicity from photos. The helmet chin strap and white stripe raise sun protection and branding concerns.
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Victoria
John Blackstock
Police Commission
Chief Blackstock
Victoria’s Constabulary
Percy Scurrah
William Hamilton
Senate debates ship loan tied to Ming Sung vessels
Senator Tom Reid suggested Canada collect the $14 million owed on nine Ming Sung ships built in Lauzon for Ming Sung Industrial. The vessels disappeared after delivery to China and the Nationalist defeat, leaving Canada as guarantor on a loan of about $12.75 million plus interest totaling over $14.47 million.
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Senate
Canada
China
Tom Reid
British Columbia
Ralph Horner
Saskatchewan
Reid
Lauzon
Que
Ming Sung Industrial Company Limited
Ming Sung
Forces Keep Death Penalty For Military Crimes
London AP reports the government rejected a Labour motion to abolish the death penalty for military crimes not punishable by death in civilian life. Reginald Paget urged ending capital punishment for aiding or communicating with the enemy. the amendment failed 183 to 119 in the House of Commons.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
Reginald Paget
Strikers Return to Work in London Port
A mass meeting of 8,000 London dock workers voted to return to work Thursday, ending a 10 day wildcat strike that crippled port operations. The stoppage involved about 15,000 men, delayed 30,000 tons of cargo and cost employers an estimated £10,000,000. Speakers from union officials and strike leaders addressed the crowd before the decision.
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London
Reuters
Laos Rebels Call for Cease-Fire Across Borders
Reuters reports Pathet Lao and allied forces ordered a halt to military activity at 8 a.m. local time. Capt. Kong Le demanded the U S backed government end fighting and meet without delay for peace talks. Western sources noted a cease-fire in operation and a quiet front.
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Vientiane
Reuters
Pathet Lao
Laos
Kong le
Kong
Indochina Kingdom
Rumor Denied Alberta Beef Plant To Open In Medicine Hat
The Alberta Western Beef Company Limited will open a downtown Medicine Hat office and begin construction on Industrial Ave site soon. J C Wheatcroft said the rumor of a Lethbridge origin is false. Ed Smith of Montreal will supervise locally and the nine acre Pursual subdivision site clearing is set to start next week.
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Alberta Western Beef Company Limited
Medicine Hat
Industrial Ave
J. C. Wheatcroft
Lethbridge
Grayburn
Second St. SE
Ed Smith
Montreal
Pursual
Wheatcroft
Clean-up Drive Progress in Medicine Hat Campaign
Medicine Hat's Operation Clean-Up reports steady progress with crews split work zones. One team operates north of Fifth Street SE to Aberdeen Street SE while another handles south between Third and Fourth Streets SE.
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Medicine Hat
Fifth St
Aberdeen St
Third
Fourth
Streets
Hutterites Fight Cluny On Appeal Over Colony Expansion
Calgary CP report says lawyer for Tschetter Hutterian Brethren of Irricana will oppose Cluny Mayor Ernie Watson’s appeal against provincial cabinet approval of the colony’s expansion to Cluny Alberta. William Gill plans to challenge three points including no appeal of a government order in council and ultra vires issues under the Communal Property Act. The Tschetter Brethren currently near Irricana, about 20 miles northeast of Calgary, seek a 20 mile move to the Cluny area.
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Irricana
Alta
Todo
Cluny
Ernie Watson
William Gill
Communal Properties Board
Care
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