SIU Walks Out of Certification Hearing on CMU Bid
The Sea Farers' International Union of Canada walked out of a Canadian Labour Relations Board session as it opposed the Canadian Maritime Union certification bid for 233 unlicensed personnel on Upper Lakes Shipping ships. SIU lawyer Lachapelle cited lack of jurisdiction and pending Quebec court action, asking the board to postpone.
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Ottawa
Seafarers' International Union of Canada
Canadian Labor Relations Board
Canadian Maritime Union
CMA
A. H. Brown
CMU
SIU
Donald Swaite
J. A. Gel
Great Lakes
Upper Lakes
Board of Trustees
Harkness Opposes New Integrated Defence Staff Plan
Douglas Harkness former Conservative defence minister challenged Defence Minister Hellyer on Ottawa's proposed integrated staff. He argued the plan would be more complex and slower than the current three service chiefs system. Hellyer claimed the reform would bring relief to those burdened by the present setup. Harkness asserted each service needs a top advocate.
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Ottawa
Douglas Harkness
Hellyer
Harkness
Commons
Defence Committee
Mr. Harkness
Poland proposes eight party talk on Laos crisis
Poland has sent a memorandum to Canada Britain the Soviet Union India and itself urging an eight party meeting on Laos. The eight parties would include the three Laotian factions and could pave the way for a 14 nation Geneva process. The Soviet Union backs a full 14 nation Geneva meeting and China calls for talks in Cambodia. The United States and Britain prefer consultations in Vientiane.
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Warsaw
Reuters
Poland
Canada
Britain
Soviet Union
India
Laos
Geneva
China
Cambodia
United States
Vientiane
Diefenbaker pits flag clash against national unity
Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker charged Prime Minister Pearson’s proposed three maple leaf flag would divide Canada. He labeled the PM’s stance arbitrary and warned the Liberals may push the design through Parliament without a referendum. He vowed a national campaign to oppose the plan.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Pearson
New Democratic Party
NDP
Mr. Pearson
Canada
Macdonald
Borden
Unmanned Apollo Moonship Flight Opens Lunar Series
Cape Kennedy reports an unmanned Apollo model launched by a Saturn I booster marks the first in a long series toward manned lunar landings. The Saturn II achieved its sixth straight test flight powering eight engines for the orbiting craft reaching about 100 miles high and 17 400 mph as NASA predicts a 37 times Earth orbit before burn up.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Six Men Charged After Withdrawn Rape Allegations
Six Medicine Hat men face delinquency charges after crown withdrew rape counts. Four originally accused of rape now charged with contributing to a 17 year old girl’s delinquency, along with two others. All remanded without plea until Wednesday. each released on $300 bail.
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Daniel Pender
Lth
St. N.E
Gordon William Dorge
McKenzie Crescent
Ivan Held
Ave. N.E
Clinton Mark Felesky
St. S.W
Wayne Moreton
St. S.E
Gary Crane
Official cautions Asia threatened by Red takeover
London Reuters report: William Bundy warns a complete Communist takeover in Southeast Asia is possible as urgent talks focus on Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. He notes Britain's key role at Geneva with Russia and cites tensions over U S reconnaissance flights accused by the Soviets as violating Laotian neutrality.
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London
Reuters
William Bundy
U.S
Southeast Asia
Bundy
Washington
Foreign Office
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Cochairman
Russia
Bun
Judy Garland Rushed to Hong Kong Hospital in Critical Condition
ABC correspondent Stanley Rich reported Garland arrived unconscious at a Hong Kong hospital. Oxygen was given and doctors treated her for two hours. she was later listed as still on the critical list with no cause disclosed.
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New York
American Broadcasting Company
Stanley Rich
Hong Kong
Murderer fails in escape bid at Quebec prison
Leopold Dion, condemned killer of four boys, attempted to use prison governor Eugene Letourneau as a shield during a breakout outside the Quebec penitentiary. Dion was subdued by two police officers. Letourneau was stabbed multiple times but survived.
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Quebec
Leopold Dion
Eugene Letourneau
Dion
Guy Bertrand
Letourneau
Ginette
Visit stirs British debate on Queen’s Germany trip
London reports a split over a planned May state visit by the Queen to West Germany. Daily Express editorials rage at Germany’s supposed contentment, while The Telegraph argues stability may bolster the royal visit and ease tensions with Europe.
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London
West Germany
Germany
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
The
Daily Telegraph
Express
Telegraph
de Gaulle
Holiday derailment fatal for students in England
A school excursion for 300 children in Cheadle Hulme derailed a train injuring more than 20 and killing at least three. Reports vary with some saying seven dead as six of eight coaches toppled and a bridge was swept away trapping pupils in their seats.
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Cheadle Hulme
England
Cp-Reuters
Nehru Remembered As Crowds Pack Sumptuous Funeral
In New Delhi a vast funeral procession for Jawaharlal Nehru drew estimates of up to three million mourners along a six mile route to the Jumna river. Sanjay Nehru lit the sandalwood pyre as world leaders attended and plans for ash dispersal on the Ganges were noted. The death of India’s first prime minister ends 17 years of independence leadership and ushers Gulzarilal Nanda as acting premier.
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Reuters
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jumna
Sanjay
India
Panditji
Nehru
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Alec Douglas-Home
Earl Mountbatten
Dean Rusk
Alexei Kosygin
Ganges
Allahabad
Ottawa
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Roosevelt
Kennedy
Neh
India Without Nehru Faces Uncertain Commonwealth Path
Charles Lynch argues Nehru's death leaves India leaderless, risking political chaos and inertia. He notes Nehru kept India united and shaped its global role, while Krishna Menon undermined reforms. Without Nehru, India may appear faceless to outsiders, testing the Commonwealth's cohesion and future.
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Nehru
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