Rescue Attempts Continue In Three Mine Disasters
Reports from Wright-Hargreaves Gold Mine Kirkland Lake Ontario describe rescue crews at 2,700 feet underground after a rock burst trapped two miners. One body sighted. officials say both are dead and focus shifts to safe retrieval. Also updates on separate coal mine incidents in Beaver Dam Kentucky Merlatch France with multiple casualties and rescues.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Wright-Hargreaves Gold Mine
Peter Moras
Gilles Huard
North America
Frank Buckle
Frank Aramowski
Beaver Dam
Don McClernon
Pana, Ill
Jake Lewis
Harlan, Ky
Earl Bennett
Taylorville
Starr Orders Investigation Into New Unemployment Plan
Ottawa Labor Minister Starr ordered a study into a separate unemployment insurance setup for seasonal workers including fishermen, loggers, and joggers. The move aims to ease political heat over proposed amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act and potential higher rates for employers and employees.
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Ottawa
Starr
Commons Industrial Relations Committee
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Five Aged Homes Master Agreements Signed in Alberta
Premier Manning announced that five master agreements for Homes for the Aged were signed and taken effect. The accords cover Ponoka County Drumheller Bow Island Westlock and Innisfail with a total of 60 homes to be built under recent legislation.
Tropical Storm Arlene Near Louisiana Coast
The season's first tropical storm Arlene moved toward the Louisiana coast with 50 mph winds and four foot tides. It threatens Lake Charles as the Gulf-born disturbance accelerates, though hurricane development is unlikely. Hurricane Audrey's 1957 impact on Lake Charles is recalled in the report.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Arlene
Lake Charles
Audrey
Estimte
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Speedway Standings in the 500 Mile Race Leaders
Indianapolis AP standings show Rodger Ward leading at 300 miles followed by Johnny Thomson, Jim Rathmann, Pat Flaherty, and Tony Bettenhausen. Average speed 137.543 mph sets a new record, surpassing Rathmann's 137.356 mph set in 1957.
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Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Johnny Thomson
Jim Rathmann
Pat Flaherty
Tony Bettenhausen
Paul Goldsmith
A. J. Foyt
Duane Carter
Johnny Boyd
Eddie Johnson
Albania Says It Will Join Soviets Fortress on Adriatic
Belgrade Reuters reports Albania declared it will align with the Soviet Union and transform the country into an invincible socialist fortress on the Adriatic coast with Soviet aid.
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Albania
Belgrade
Reuters
Adriatic
U S Raps Khrushchev For Remarks
Washington accused Soviet premier Khrushchev of heightening tensions with a propaganda campaign of threats against Greece and Italy as Geneva negotiations continue. Albanian leader Shehu praised Khrushchev and warned against U S rocket bases in Greece and Italy while Malinovsky urged unity with the Soviet Union. Khrushchev was made an honorary citizen of Tirana amid a crowd. he clashed briefly with Italy’s di Strobel over base sites.
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Washington
United States
Khrushchev
Hast
West
U.S
State Department
Greece
Italy
Albania
NATO
Lincoln White
United
France
Soviet Union
Geneva
Mehmet Shehu
Shehu
Rodion Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Nikita Khrushchev
Tirana
Maurizio di Strobel
Woman Hurt In Crash In Buffalo Alberta
A Buffalo Alberta woman Mrs Amelia Urbaniuk was brought to Municipal Hospital after noon by Mac s Ambulance following a collision of a truck she rode in as a passenger with a CPR freight train at 530 p m Friday at Buffalo 73 miles north of Medicine Hat The truck driver and her husband Roman Urbaniuk a CPR section foreman at Buffalo was uninjured He stopped at the crossing and was said to have driven in front of the train Mrs Urbaniuk suffered a skull fracture and indicated to be injured more seriously than her husband
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Buffalo
Alta
Amelia Urbaniuk
Municipal Hospital
Mac’s
CPR
Medicine Hat
Roman Urbaniuk
Rebel Sought In Robbery In Mexico City
Police hunted a former Castro rebel army member, Alfonso Arnol Acosta Meza, for questioning in a theft of 3 676 500 Cuban pesos. Acosta Meza, a pilot, allegedly escaped via highway and airport checks and may have flown to Cuba. Marilyn Kay Thal identified him as one of three Cubans who robbed her on a city street. twenty people are being questioned. The money was said to be moved from Miami Beach and intended for black market exchange.
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Mexico City
Alfonso Arnol Acosta Meza
Mexico
Acosta Meza
Cuba
Lee
Marilyn Kay Thal
Miami Beach
Fla
Widow mother jailed for hiding earnings from welfare
London reports rising protest as 39 year old widow Elthia Christos, mother of four, serves two month sentence for not disclosing sewing income to the National Assistance Board. Over 1,000 dock workers launch a petition and form a fund to support appeal. She had no prior convictions.
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London
Reuters
Elthia Christos
Holloway
Christos
National Assistance Board
Belgian Prince Albert Papal Wedding May Be Cancelled
Vatican sources say the planned July 1 papal ceremony for Prince Albert of Belgium and Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria could be scrapped due to political tensions in Belgium. A civil ceremony is required by Belgian law, and Belgian Socialists plan to raise the issue in Parliament.
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Vatican City
Reuters
Vatican
Albert
Belgium
John
Baudouin
Paola Ruffo di Calabria
St. Peter’s
Socialist Party
PM admonishes envoys in Canada for controversial talks
Prime Minister Diefenbaker urged foreign ambassadors to show restraint in public speeches in Canada. The comment followed editorials about recent remarks by US ambassador Wigglesworth, Soviet envoy Aroutunian, and South African high commissioner Kirtsen.
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Ottawa
Diefenbaker
Canada
Commons
Harry O. White
Middlesex East
House
External Affairs Committee
Toronto Globe and Mail
United States
Richard B. Wigglesworth
Amasasp Aroutunian
Robert Kirtsten
South Africa
Mayors Set For Talks
Municipal politicians from across Canada gather in North Bay Ontario for the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities four day meeting. Prime Minister Diefenbaker may address the group Tuesday night and Edmonton Mayor William Hawrelak opens Monday's sessions on federal municipal relations. The agenda covers municipal finances fire protection urban renewal civil defence welfare borrowing and unemployment.
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North Bay
Ont
Canada
Ontario
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Diefenbaker
William Hawrelak
Edmonton
Batista Denies Flight Report Of Secret U S Escape
Former Cuban president Fulgenio Batista in exile in the Dominican Republic denies a report he planned a secret flight to the United States. The Dominican military intelligence said it had found such a plan. Batista said no escape was needed since he could have gone to the United States in January after his overthrow by Fidel Castro forces.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Reuters
Fulgencio Batista
United States
Batista
Fidel Castro
West Powers Told To Leave Berlin
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accused the Western powers of subversive activities in Berlin and demanded an end to their occupation. He called Berlin a dangerous cold war sector while noting no new plan from Moscow and signaling possible all Berlin contact committees as talks continue in Geneva.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
West Berlin
Gromyko
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Selwyn
Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve ‘de Murville
France
Dulles
Lake Study Official Urges Action to Save Canadian Ship Fleet
Port Weller Ontario officials unveiled the Seaway Queen, a 717 foot Great Lakes carrier with 23 000 tons deadweight to haul grain coal and ore. J D Leitch urged federal study of shipping policy to keep Canada’s trade standing and noted no Canadian manned deep sea ship has entered the St Lawrence Seaway. Mrs Gordon Churchill to commission the vessel at Port Weller dry dock. The ship offers 19 cargo hatches air cooled quarters and advanced navigation equipment.
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Great Lakes
Gordon Churchill
Port Weller Dry Dock
Leitch
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Upper’ Lakes
Minum
Advance Poll Move for Medicine Hat Rehab Centre
James Paulson announced the advance poll for Medicine Hat moves from City Hall to the Rehabilitation Workshop at 553 First St SE to aid wheelchair voters. The poll will be held June 11 12 and 13 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 pm to accommodate residents out of town. Proclamations listing City Hall will be corrected.
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James Paulson
Medicine Hat
City Hall
First St. SE
Paulson
Calgary woman jailed ten years in manslaughter case
Wendy Devlin, 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of gambler Clyde Jack Baxter and was sentenced to 10 years. Baxter, a prominent Calgary bookmaker, was found murdered in his luxury apartment last fall. Two co-defendants received lighter or varied sentences on reduced charges.
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Calgary
Wendy Devlin
Clyde Jack Baxter
Devlin
Baxter
Ronald Barry Dixon
George Taylor
Canad
North Hill
Las Vegas
Police quell demonstrations in Freetown as tear gas used
Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd outside the government building in Freetown Sierra Leone where Alan Lennox Boyd was meeting with Sierra Leone ministers. Demonstrators from the ruling party and opposition clashed while awaiting the leaders.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Reuters
Alan Lennox-Boyd
Sierra Leone Peopleg Party
United Progressive Party
Student Shot in Houston High School Hallway
A 16 year old student was shot while standing in a Houston high school hallway. Police questioned an older student in connection with the incident and investigating the motive and details.
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Houston
Tex
Doness
Jooke
Scho
Lloyd Spivey
Seng
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