Laos Talks Set After Compromise Reached in Geneva
A 14 nation Laos conference in Geneva is finally convened after a compromise on seating Laotian representatives. Rival Lao factions including Pathet Lao push for equal status while Souvanna Phouma and royal factions press for recognized participation amid ceasefire disputes and Meo village fighting.
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Geneva
Reuters
Laos
Lord Home
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Boun Oum
Phoumi Vonvichit
Pathet Lao
Gromyko
Rusk
Minister Green
Canada
Two Truce Talks Deadlocked in Laos Negotiations
In Bannamone Laos government and Pathet Lao delegates plus neutralist forces failed to reach any accord in a two hour session. Disputes over whether to tackle military or political issues first and a proposal to form cease-fire inspection teams kept the talks stalemated. Meo tribesmen remained isolated as Pathet Lao forces pressed bombardments and infantry assaults.
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Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Six Injured In Edmonton Collision
A nuclear collision in Edmonton Sunday left six people injured. Three month old Andrew Blankestyn in serious condition with a fractured skull and ribs. his mother and another person hospitalized with minor injuries. Driver Stephen Kascsak, 37, not injured.
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Edmonton
Andrew Blankestyn
Gerald Blankestyn
Stephen Kascsak
Calgary Rising Oil Pool Hints From New Struck Find
Calgary may sit atop a major oil pool after Canper Exploration Ltd. reported oil struck one mile north of the city. Production tests are underway with gravity tests due soon. Core analysis shows thin sand but manager E K Cullingham says it does not indicate poor oil quality. oil may require surface pumping. Depth of hit was just below 6000 feet.
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Calgary
Canper Exploration Ltd
E. K. Cullingham
Canpet
Airplane Beams TV Program Aims to Reach Six States
A plane four miles high over northwestern Indiana beams educational lectures to six states. Teachers and reporters in 25 Midwest cities view pre taped samples. A test will monitor 20 schools. If successful the project could reach up to 5,000,000 students in 13,000 schools within a 200 mile radius including Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Kentucky Michigan and Ohio.
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Chicago
Indiana
United States
Midwest
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Montpelier
Ind
Ottawa Moves to Restrict Death Penalty for Murder
In Ottawa lawmakers consider tightening limits on capital punishment for murder as part of debate on criminal justice policy. The move aims to adjust penalties within existing statutes and influence future prosecutions and appeals.
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Ottawa
Goldfine Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Charges
Bernard Goldfine a Boston industrialist admitted guilt on two indictments for evading 450 961 in personal taxes and 340 784 in Strathmore Woolen Corp taxes. Judge George Sweeney ordered a court psychiatric evaluation and postponed disposition amid discussions with counsel.
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Boston
Bernard Goldfine
George Sweeney
Goldfine
Sweeney
Strathmore Woolen Corporation
Washington
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
White House
Court sets conspiracy trial dates in Manitoba
The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench grants a special assize opening in Brandon on June 5 to hear Hugh Paton and D Hubert Cox on charges of conspiracy to steal 460000 from Brandon Packers Limited. They remain on $25000 bail each. The case follows a six month strike at Brandon Packers by United Packing House Workers of America Local 255.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench
Brandon
Hugh Paton
D. Hubert Cox
Brandon Packers Limited
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Lyon
Paton
Cox
Toronto
Great West Saddlery Limited
Brandon Packers
Attorney-General’s Department
G. E. Tritschler
Manitoba Appeal Court
United Packing House Workers of America
CLC
Jail Probe Launched Into Bordeaux Jail Riot
The Quebec attorney-general will hold an inquiry into a riot at Montreal Bordeaux Jail on Saturday. One inmate was injured and another moved to provincial police cells. The four hour disturbance began in the prison kitchen and drew 150 police from provincial and city forces. The riot confined to one wing.
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Montreal
Quebec
Bordeaux
Prairie Grasshopper Infestation Warnings Issued
Prairie farmers are warned of a severe grasshopper infestation this year with Alberta forecasts as heavy and Saskatchewan expected to be among the worst in years. Maps show moderate to severe hotspots. army cutworm potential also noted in a broad southern band. Reports from Swift Current Cadilllac Dollard area Coronach Ogema etc. indicate variable presence.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.F. Barrett
Saskatchewan Department of
Swift Current
Cadillac
Dollard
Coronach
Ogema
Jack Anderson
Medicine Hat
Unions Aid Strikers After Cancelled Convention
In Toronto the cancellation of an August convention at the Royal York Hotel and higher strike pay boosted morale among hotel workers on the picket line. Single strikers will receive 20 dollars a week, married workers 27 dollars, up from 18 and 25 respectively, as strikes began 21 days ago. The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union AFL CIO CLC international convention was called off due to the strike, officials said.
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Toronto
Royal York
International Convention of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Afl-Cio-Clc
Johnstone
Calgarian Sentenced For Midtown Car Theft
Montreal court handed 22 year old Bart Puckett a two year sentence after he described himself as a Calgary salesman and admitted stealing a car from a midtown street during the weekend sentencing.
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Montreal
Bart Puckett
Calgary
Ottawa Bill Keeps Hanging In Murder Penalty System
The government proposes to limit capital punishment in murder to planned killings or crimes of violence. Capital murder carries a life sentence for non capital murder follows. Juveniles under 18 convicted of capital murder also face life imprisonment. An automatic appeal to a provincial appeal court would stay execution during appeal.
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Ottawa
Fulton
Commons
Senate
Hamburg Court Rules Against Anastasia Claim
A Hamburg civil court rejected Anna Andersons bid to be Anastasia the last Russian czarist heir. The 61 year old maintained she escaped the 1918 murders and would inherit Romanov fortune valued in the millions. The decision ends a 34 year case amid 40 years of Romanov legal activity.
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Hamburg
West Germany
Reuters
Anna Anderson
Anastasia
Anderson
Standard Stationery Predicted Standardization Need
Postmaster General William Hamilton predicted in Montreal that standardization of stationery will be needed to improve mail service. He urged mechanization to assist workers rather than replace them, and noted that letter size standardization may not be immediate but could become necessary in the future.
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Montreal
William Hamilton
Two Married Underwater In Atlanta Pool Ceremony
In Atlanta 21 year old Sara Janice Martin and 31 year old George Edward Krasle wed underwater beneath a 16 foot pool. Judge Charles Wofford surfaced once when his mask leaked before completing the ceremony. They also had a dry land ceremony later officiated by Rev. David Powell.
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Atlanta, Ga
Sara Janice Martin
George Edward Kraale
Atlanta
Charles Wofford
David Powell
Krasle
Miss Martin
Bahamas
Krasses
Bermuda
Man freed after 22 years in jail for alleged rape
Dave Webb also known as Joe Thompson, white man from Muncie Indiana, was released after serving 22 years of a life sentence for rape of a six year old. He contends trial flaws and witnesses were unfair and says he did not commit the crime.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Dave Webb
Joe Thompson
Indiana State Prison
Muncie
Ind
Webb
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