Atomic weapons eyed for European defense plan
Gen. J Lawton Collins said North Atlantic Treaty forces in Europe will eventually be supported by atomic weapons though not immediately available. He noted weapons including artillery and guided missiles are under discussion but preparations require ongoing military expansion and divisions cannot be reduced. He estimated atomic weapons could appear in less than a decade and cautioned Russia may possess atomic artillery.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers In Europe
J. Lawton Collins
United States Army
Europe
U.S
350 Pilgrims Die In Fierce Himalayan Storm
New Delhi reports indicate at least 350 pilgrims perished with many missing on a trek toward the Mani Magis festival in the Himalayas. Survivors spoke of sheltering in caves as post-monsoon snows and 18,000 foot passes at Shangara jat hindered rescue efforts.
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India
Himalayas
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Chamba
Himachal Pradesh
Ship Breaks Up Off Charleston Seaboard
The Honduran tanker Foundation Star split in two about 130 miles southeast of Charleston with possibly 13 men lost. The 5,500-ton ship had a 30-man crew. 17 rescued by the Norwegian vessel Emu. Coast Guard and navy destroyers joined the search. one lifeboat found, another missing. two crewmen stayed aboard wreckage.
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S.C
Foundation Star
Here
Coast Guard
Miami
Emu
Truck Crash Kills 4 Soldiers Near Meaford Ontario
Four soldiers died when a truck left the road and struck a bus near Meaford Ontario. Four others were injured and hospitalized in Owen Sound. Army officials withheld the victims’ names pending kin notification.
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Meaford Ont
Owen Sound
Warmest day in district with wide 70s to 80s
Weather today will be the warmest in over a week with highs from 70 in the north to 80 in the south. Tomorrow skies will have large patches of cloud with sunny periods in limited areas and cooler conditions follow in Alberta and western Saskatchewan. MEDICINE HAT indicates sun today and tomorrow with clouds tomorrow afternoon and southwest winds. Low tonight around 40 and high tomorrow near 70.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Fighter-Bombers Smash Big Red Army Headquarters
U S Fifth Air Force said United Nations fighter-bombers destroyed a major North Korean army headquarters in northeast Korea. U S infantry repelled a Communist attack on Sandbag Hill as Allied planes hit targets near Kowon and Wonsan, with claims of 10 fires and 56 structures demolished.
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Korea
United States
Fifth Air Force
United Nations
Northeast Korea
U.S
Sandbag Hill
Fifth Corps
Kowon
Felix Fowler
Cleveland
Wonsan
U.S. Sabre
Air Force
Gertrude Lawrence Dies in New York Hospital
Famed stage star Gertrude Lawrence dies in a New York hospital at 51 after leaving The King and I for jaundice treatment. Autopsy planned to determine cause as husband Richard Aldrich and two friends were at her side.
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New York
Continents
New York Hospital
Miss Lawrence
Richard Aldrich
Aldrich
Eg Weer
United Nations Israel Test Centers For Mud House Housing
The United Nations and Israel agreed to establish three test centers in Israel to build mud houses addressing a housing shortage. The project aims to provide data for UN use in international housing efforts.
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United Nations
Israel
Talks Planned to Settle Lakehead Wage Dispute
Winnipeg CP report says union chiefs representing Lakehead grain handlers will meet tomorrow with 15 big terminal companies to settle the wage dispute and avert a possible strike. Deputy Labor Minister Arthur MacNamara announced the talks with Ronald Hardick leading the union delegation and conciliation officer Ronald Cooper present.
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Lakehead
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Ronald Hardick
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
MacNamara
Farnborough Crash Kills Pilot John Derry At Air Show
A De Havilland 110 fighter exploded during a supersonic dive at Farnborough before 120,000 spectators. Pilot John Derry and a companion died instantly. Four other bodies were recovered and several spectators injured. An eyewitness described the catastrophic debris and crowd panic as the jet broke through the sound barrier.
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England
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Copenhagen
Detroit
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Duplessis Condemns Federal Tax Pacts at Press Conference
Quebec Premier Duplessis blasted federal tax agreements as centralizing, vowing his government would not sign the Ontario style deal. He warned against permanent temporary arrangements, noted Quebec’s ethnic status, and said rights would be debated in the November legislature.
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Duplessis
Ontario
St Laurent backs Nato and Orient trade in Pacific tour
Prime Minister St Laurent pushes stepped up trade with the Orient and full Nato support during a Vancouver Island tour. He argues peace with honor in Korea and warns UN unity should not trigger a global war. He calls Nato the best peace insurance as he tours seven towns and Esquimalt naval base.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Esquimalt Naval Base
CBC launches Canadian television service in Montreal
CBC opens CBFT in Montreal with a bilingual lineup including drama, variety and newsreels. The station airs inaugurations and speeches while planning expanded TV networks with Ottawa Toronto and Buffalo links and future stations in Vancouver Winnipeg and Halifax. The license fee is expected at 15 dollars annually.
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Thomas T. Goldsmith
DuMont Television Corp
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Buffalo
N.Y
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Winnipeg
Halifax
Mount Royal
Father and son spar over discipline in playful exchange
An old fashioned father jokes about his youth while the modern son replies that so far he has caused no trouble for his father. The exchange captures a lighthearted family dynamic with a nostalgic tone.
Voice of America Reports Accord on Foreign Policy
Voice of America tells Western Europe that Republicans and Democrats show basic agreement on U.S. foreign policy despite campaign sparring. The State Department radio notes Eisenhower’s liberation rhetoric sparked reaction, but says his remarks do not advocate armed intervention. It cites Dulles and Stevenson as reinforcing shared aims and core principles.
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Western Europe
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West Makes Bid To Meet Russians For Austria Pact
Britain the United States and France sent identical notes to Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky proposing four power talks in London to finish the Austrian peace treaty. The western powers offer to limit Austria's armed forces and seek guarantees for free elections basic freedoms and anti Nazi measures. The notes claim to meet Russia objections but a final accord appears unlikely as Moscow may reject the tone and terms.
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Britain
United States
France
Russia
Londo
Thy
Austria
Westtern
Majority Recruits lack Church Life General Synod Told
London Ontario CP Col Cyril G F Stone says 85 percent of recruits had no normal church life before joining the military. He reports to the 18th synod of the Church of England in Canada stressing spiritual guidance for Anglican armed forces and urges action against alien small sects solemnizing marriages. Delegates also kept three year cadence for general meetings, rejecting a four year plan.
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Church of England
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W. E. Adams
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Synod
Death toll in Hyderabad disturbances rises to seven
Three more people died in Hyderabad and Secunderabad hospitals after this week’s protests against the state government, lifting the total death toll to seven amid ongoing demonstrations.
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Hyderabad
India
Reuters
Secunderabad
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