Tory leadership race sparks talks at Royal York
Toronto coverage from the Royal York hotel shows Medicine Hat PC President Jim Horsman urging John Diefenbaker not to run for leader. He cites limited delegate support and notes many delegates remain undecided as subcommittee splits on the two nations principle.
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John Diefenbaker
Horsman
Diefenbaker
Elmer
Elmer Diefenbaker
Quebec
Alberta
B.C
Manitoba
Montreal Gazette
Roblin
Robert Stanfield
Fulton
Heel
Hamilton
Fleming
McCutcheon
Starr
MacLean
Diefenbaker hails reception at Royal York Hotel
TORONTO CP John Diefenbaker praised the Royal York welcome for his arrival at the Conservative leadership convention. He called the reception the greatest public- life moment and noted concern for Olive amid the crush as he planned a Thursday speech and potential Fleming tie.
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Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Royal York Hotel
Olive
Diefenbaker
Fleming
Duff Roblin
Manitoba
Robert Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Davie Fulton
Chinese beheader two Mao opponents executed in Shanghai
Shanghai radio report cited by AP in Tokyo says two counter revolutionary supporters of Liu Shao-chi were publicly executed before 10 000 people in Shanghai on August 28. Victims named Shan Shang-lin and Liu Yung-ching faced charges of spreading counter revolutionary materials and sabotage.
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Liu Shao-chi
Shanghai
Shan Shang-lin
Liu Yung-ching
Mao
Shan
Hong Kong
Canton
Ellis to report on fifty dollar homeowner grants policy
City finance and council discuss alleged disregard of a directive about the Provincial Government’s $50 homeowner grants. A resident told Mayor Meagher that at City Hall he was asked to deduct $50 from his taxes rather than have the grant go to the department. He feared penalties if the grant arrived after Sept. 1.
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City Council
City Hall
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Diefenbaker
Mr. Diefenbaker
Mrs. Diefenbaker
City Finance Department
Council
Chuck Meagher
Meagher
Finance Department
De Gaulle greeted in Warsaw amid anti U S and West German banners
In Warsaw crowds welcomed French President de Gaulle during a week long visit as banners opposed the United States and Bonn banners and a large “Never again 1939” placard appeared in Victory Square. The scene underscored Polish anxieties toward West Germany as de Gaulle met with Gomulka to discuss East West relations.
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Warsaw
Reuters
U.S
West Germany
de Gaulle
Vietnam
Hong What
New World
Bonn
Victory Square
Poland
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Milwaukee demonstrators push past 100 mile mark for open housing
Negro protesters push beyond 100 miles in Milwaukee demanding an open housing code. In Suez, captain says the Greek ship Parmaster sank after a shell exploded in its hold during Israeli bombardment of Port Said. crew escaped with no injuries, according to the captain.
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Milwaukee
SUEZ
Parmaster
Power struggle in Egypt tied to coup plot, Pravda says
Pravda reports two days of talks with the Soviet Union ended with a claim that the arrest of 50 Egyptian officers in a plot to overthrow President Nasser signals an ongoing power struggle. Amer and others were charged with taking back posts lost in the June war as Egypt and the USSR pursue joint diplomatic moves. UN observers say Egypt started Monday’s seven hour artillery and naval battle at Suez Canal.
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Egypt
Soviet Union
Middle East
Pravda
Gamal Abdel Nasser
SAYS
Seeks Shift
Cairo
Amer
Nasser
United Nations
Suez Canal
Ford workers face strike as UAW vows 159000 walkout
In Detroit, 159000 United Auto Workers threaten a 25-stage strike at Ford plants at midnight, seeking a pattern-setting contract to pressure Chrysler and General Motors. Negotiations resume before the three-year pact expires. Reuther calls the session academic as Ford and union eye next moves.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Reuther
Montreal clash over school plan ends with tear gas
In Pierrefonds and nearby Pierrefonds police broke up a two hour protest over a French language school with tear gas after 3 officers and 10 activists were injured. Separatists and English speaking hecklers clashed as property owners consented to proceed with completed construction. In Brooklyn, youths attacked police and firefighters while a mugging suspect was killed by a detective prompting city leaders to rush aid and restore calm.
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Montreal
Pierrefonds
New York
Brooklyn
John Lindsay
Viet Cong Attack on Tam Ky Fails After Three-Hour Battle
About 2,500 Viet Cong guerrillas attacked Tam Ky, assaulting eight positions before dawn. They were repulsed with 219 killed, including three elite unit commanders, and 16 captured. Government sites and U S advisory compounds faced light damage.
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Saigon
Tam Ky
U.S. Army
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