Conservatives win plurality in Canadian election without majority
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s Conservatives claim 117 seats while Liberals win 96 in a 265 member House. Libs gain ground, Social Credit 30 and New Democratic 19. Final tally may shift with recounts and absentee military votes, as Liberal and Conservative seats shift across Ontario and Quebec. Diefenbaker hints at minority government and new elections within a year. Several cabinet members lose seats, including Flynn, Hamilton, Dorion, and Walker.
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Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Canada
House of Commons
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Government of
Prince Albert
Sask
Liberals
Social Credit Party
New Democratic Party
Ontario
Quebec
New Democratic
Social Credit
Conservatives
New Democrats
Mines
Jacques Flynn
William Hamilton
Noel Dorion
David J. Walker
Tiros V rocket orbits to study hurricanes and weather
A Thor-Delta rocket launched Tiros V, the weather satellite, to orbit to capture cloud cover and storm data for hurricane origin and movement. The satellite sent initial images to Wallops Island, while auto pilot kept mission course after a ground equipment fault. Weather officials plan rapid relay of pictures to Miami, New Orleans and San Juan for storm tracking.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Robert Gray
Gray
Tiros V
Arctic Circle
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean
Atlantic
Alma
Weather Bureau
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Clouds Delay Largest Pacific Nuclear Test From Johnston Island
In Honolulu, forecasters report dense high clouds over Johnston Island may delay the U S Pacific nuclear test. Joint Task Force 8 postpones to 11 p m HST with possible delays to 2 30 a m HST due to weather and potential technical issues.
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Weather Bureau
Kennedy Spurns Compromise On Tax Revision Bill
Washington The Kennedy administration rejected a proposed compromise on the tax revision bill. Senate Finance Committee delays persist as administration insists on the full package including a 1.35 billion investment credit, a dividend and interest withholding plan, and higher taxes on foreign subsidiaries. Sen. John J. Williams notes the plan would preserve many loopholes and noncontroversial provisions. The bill, passed by the House, remains stalled in the Senate with no retreat from the administration’s stance.
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Kennedy
Finance Committee
House
Senate
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Wiliams
Savings and Loan
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Assemblyman Shell Endorses Nixon
California Republican Assembly member Joseph C. Shell who lost to Richard M. Nixon in the gubernatorial primary announced his endorsement after a Monday night meeting at a friend's home. Shell said Nixon made no commitments, and his conservative faction supports Nixon’s campaign.
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Los Angeles
Joseph C. Shell
Richard M. Nixon
Shell
Nixon
California
Kennedy to Skip White House News Conference This Week
The White House announced President Kennedy will not hold a news conference this week with no reason provided.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Hudson Teen Drowns After Diving Board Collision
William J. Hamilton, 15, of Hudson, drowned at a municipal beach after his head struck a diving board while diving into the water. Officials said he appeared to be knocked unconscious. Two lifeguards and a skin diver tried to locate him. his body was recovered later by a grappling crew.
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Hudson
William J. Hamilton
Newburgh Claims Welfare Reform Wins After Loss in Court
Newburgh's city administration says it achieved its welfare cost cutting goals through reforms in the city welfare department and purging ineligible rolls, despite losing the welfare battle in court. City manager Joseph McDowell Mitchell led the plan to curb costs and assert local control, with costs totaling $959,000 in 1961 amid disputes over figures with state officials.
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Hudson Riverfront
Barry Goldwater
R-Agit
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John Tower
R-Texas
Joseph McDowell Mitchell
Mitchell
State Department of Social Welfare
Rusk Arrives In Europe On Fence-Fixing Tour
Secretary of State Dean Rusk begins a 10 day Western Europe mission to bolster allied unity and discuss a common nuclear policy. He stops in Paris Bonn Rome Lisbon and London with talks also planned in Berlin on security and coalition goals.
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Princes Reach Laotian Accord
Souvanna Phouma secured agreement from King Savang Vathana and Gen. Phoumi Nosavan to modify a royal decree phrase authorizing the coalition regime. The move allows installation of a coalition government opposed by Souphanouvong and dismissive of the National Assembly seen as American backed, delaying ceremonies.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vathana
Phoumi Nosavan
Souvanna
National Assembly
Souphanouvong
Viet Nam
Actor Burt Lancaster Involved in Scooter Crash In Sicily
Burt Lancaster was unharmed when his car collided with a motor scooter in Sicily. Two Italian youths aboard the scooter were hospitalized with fractures. The incident occurred while the actor was filming a movie on location.
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Paloprmo
Sicily
Burt Lancaster
Lancaster
Moderate Liberal Defeats Conservative in Maine House Primary
In Portland Maine a self tagged moderate liberal congressman won the Republican nomination in Maine defeating conservative Rep Stanley R Tupper in the 1st District. Tupper trails as the 1st District expands and a March reapportionment reduces Maine’s House seats. Maynard Dolloff win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination opposite Richard J Dubord. Dolloff faces Gov John J Reed in November.
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Maine
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Stanley R. Tupper
Peter A. Garland
Tupper
Thomas L. Maynard
Clyde Barnett
Maynard C. Dolloff
Richard J. Dubord
Dubord
Dolloff
Grange
John J. Reed
Rochester Girl Fatally Struck Crossing Street
Bernice Borelli seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph V Borelli was fatally injured Monday when struck by a bus while wheeling a bicycle across a street in Rochester.
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Rochester
Bernice Borelli
Joseph V. Borelli
Terrorists In Oran Reject Peace Pact and Fight To Continue
The Algiers clash reports 18 wounded in Oran shelling as Secret Army groups reject a peace pact with Moslem nationalists and vow to press the fight for French rule. European settlers fear renewed violence amid Algerian independence efforts.
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Algeria
Algieria
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ben Khedda
Tunis
Cairo
Mostefai
FLN
European Union of French
Berlin tunnel escape ends in gunfire clash
West Berlin student guides 13 East Germans through a 90 foot tunnel from the American sector to a Communist house. East German guards open fire wounding a guard, while five fugitives are captured and the rest flee through the exit amid shelling and tear gas.
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Red Wall
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Graham Crusade in Chicago Raises 719000 in Contributions
H. J. Taylor said the Chicago Crusade for Christ exceeded its budget, raising 719000 through donations during a 19 day drive that concluded Sunday. More than 700000 people attended the event in Chicago, with Billy Graham’s team noting the local committee planned a 540000 budget.
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Billy Graham
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Crusade For Christ
H. J. Taylor
Graham
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D. C
Violent Storms Ravage U S From Great Lakes To Texas
Storm line from Texas to Great Lakes spawns at least two tornadoes in Illinois Indiana and Missouri. Destructive winds topple poles trees and damage fault lines while temperatures plunge up to 30 degrees along the line. A teenage girl is killed by a lightning strike in central Indiana and another by a live wire in the same area.
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Nairobi Star Reports Fim Star Edward G Robinson Ill
Edward G Robinson, 68, is in Princess Elizabeth Hospital Nairobi with serious illness after collapsing near Mt Kilimanjaro while filming in Yanganyika. Doctors ordered complete rest and no visitors while heart attack is ruled out pending further tests. A Nairobi heart specialist flew in as he is transported from Arusha.
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