Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones Set Sail for Caribbean Honeymoon
The Britannia carried Princess Margaret and her husband Tony on a westbound honeymoon voyage through the English Channel to the West Indies. Speculation named Trinidad or a U.S. Gulf port, while 2,000,000 Britons cheered Westminster Abbey wedding memories and the couple waved to cheering crowds along the Thames.
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London
Antony Armstrong-Jones
English Channel
Caribbean
Royal Yacht
Britannia
Princess Margaret
High Seas
West Indies
Trinidad
Margaret
U.S
U.S. Gulf
New Orleans
Florida
United Kingdom
Europe
Westminster Abbey
Tower Bridge
Thames
Tony
Britain
Ivery Riverside
Nova Scotia Hit By Forest Fires
Halifax reports 45 fires over a week of heat and low humidity, burning 4,500 acres including 1,000 acres of timber and grass. Mulgrave saw the worst blaze with St. Lawrence church and related buildings destroyed, replacement costs pegged at 200000 dollars. 20 fires in Cape Breton damaged barns and homes.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Mulgrave
Canso Strait
St. Lawrence's
Cape Breton
Eisenhower Plans Resume of Underground Nuclear Tests
President Eisenhower announced the United States will resume underground nuclear tests possibly by year end using non weapon devices. White House secretary Hagerty said knowledge gained could have military applicability and outlined plans for expanding research to improve detection and identification of underground explosions.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
White House
Outlook Cold Across Central Canada and Prairies in May
The 30 day outlook from the United States Weather Bureau forecasts below normal temperatures for Central Canada and the eastern Prairies in May. Maps show predicted temperatures and precipitation with normal readings for the Medicine Hat district. Changes in weather patterns may cause major errors. CP Newsmap.
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Canada
Prairies
United States Weather Bureau
Medicine Hat
New Brunswick Election Called For June 27
Premier Hugh John Fleming announced that New Brunswick residents will vote on Monday June 27 in a provincial election. He cited the Dominion provincial conference opening July 25 and the federal money policies impact on Atlantic economies as key issues.
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Moncton
N. B
New Brunswick
Hugh John Fleming
Flemming
Atlantic Provinces
Royal Commission
Canada faces second phase of rail labor dispute in Montreal
In Montreal the six unions representing 120000 non operating railway workers begin a new stage of negotiations with Canada’s railways. A three man conciliation board will hear wage and benefit demands, with wages sought as high as 25 cents an hour over two years while railways warn of 65000000 dollars yearly cost and potential shifts to higher freight rates.
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Montreal
Canada
Frank H. Hall
CNR
CPR
Conciliation Board
Mothers Day Revered With Flowers Dinners and Visits
The piece notes May 8 as a special day for mothers with options from coffee in bed to dinner out and flowers. It describes a 24 hour tribute to moms and the importance of their role in family life.
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Mom
Powers Alive in Moscow After Downed Spy Flight
Soviet Premier Khrushchev said Francis Powers, a 30 year old U S pilot shot down near Sverdlovsk, is alive and held in Moscow. He claimed Powers flew an espionage mission to photograph Soviet missiles and radar defenses and may stand trial.
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Moscow
Reuters
Russia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Francis Garry Powers
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Powers
U.S. Air Force
Central Intelligence Agency
Sverdlovsk
Ural Mountains
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Research Board
Khrushchev Names U S Officers and Tur Key Planes
Khrushchev claimed Powers named several U S officers at a Turkish based base and accused the United States of militarist power. He defended the speech as vigilance not hostility and said Soviet forces shot down the reconnaissance aircraft over the Urals after it flew from Pakistan toward Norway.
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Powers
Turkey
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
United States
Urals
Pakistan
Norway
Khrushchev Reveals Secret U2 Pilot Details and Motives
Khrushchev stated the American version of the U2 pilot incident was a complete lie and cited delays in admitting the pilot was alive. He described the flight path from Turkey to Pakistan to Kazakhstan and then Sverdnovsk, claiming espionage rather than cosmic studies. He noted the pilot carried money in multiple currencies, valuable items, and a noiseless pistol, and urged continued military buildup and advanced rocket weapons.
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Khrushchev
State Department
Inkerklin
Turkey
Peshawar
Pakistan
Soviet Kazakhstan
Sverdnovsk
Mars
Tornadoes Kill 28 Across Oklahoma and Arkansas
Rain soaked cleanup crews searched debris in 23 areas as tornadoes wreaked havoc Wednesday night. Eastern Oklahoma bore the worst toll with 27 dead and about 200 injured. Sapulpa faced water supply problems after a power outage. Arkansas reports at least one death and numerous injuries. Wilburton suffered eleven fatalities in the eastern mountains.
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Wilburton
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Sapulpa
Tulsa
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