Conservatives Win Historic Canada General Election Victory
Canada awoke to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker delivering a sweeping victory for the Conservatives who secure 209 of 265 seats. The Liberal decline to 47, CCF to 8, and Social Credit eliminated. Diefenbaker vows to reconvene Parliament to tackle unemployment as the No 1 issue.
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House of Commons
Liberal Party
Socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Social Credit Party
Commons
Solon Low
Social Credit
Liberals
Diefenbaker
Fawzi to Meet Hammarskjold on Syrian Border Clash
Cairo reports Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi will fly to Switzerland to brief U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in Zurich on Israeli aggression near the Lake Huleh reclamation project. The U A R asks the Security Council to review two days of tank and artillery exchanges between Syria and Israel.
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Cairo
Mahmoud Fawzi
Switzerland
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Fawzi
United Arab Republic
Syria
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Lake Huleh
Foreign Office
Hammarskjold
Zurich
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
U.N. Armistice Commission
Second Death In Shooting In Woodward Oklahoma
Adrian Wilson a 22 year old grocery clerk died at midnight marking the second fatality from a holdup and shooting March 25 by two boys aged 10 and 12. Floyd Blair 49 was fatally wounded. a customer was lightly hurt. Robert Smith 12 faces murder charges. David Smith 10 was placed under Juvenile Court care for rehab. The youths admitted intent to rob the store as officers noted no plausible motive.
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Woodward
Okla
Adrian Wilson
Wilson
Floyd Blair
Robert Smith
Blair
David Smith
James Young
H. B. King
Gas outage hits 1743 Zanesville homes during valve mix up
In Zanesville Ohio a wrong valve shut off gas to 1743 homes while crews worked to tie in a new line. They must visit each home to close outlets then restore service once the line is reactivated.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Fuel Gas Company
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas Deaths Report
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section for the past 24 hours show two deaths in Topeka area as of now. Officials confirm locations and preliminary causes while urging caution on local roads.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fatality reports lag in 1958 compared to 1957 data
In the 1958 period through the same dates, X-one fatalities occurred but were not reported, indicating a delay in official casualty tallies versus the prior year. The discrepancy highlights reporting gaps between consecutive years.
Community Notes From Wellsville Area March 31 1968
News from Wellsville area covers social calls by Mrs. Ernest Alpert and Mrs. Charley Sims in Paola and Pueblo visitors. Boy Scouts invite Girl Scouts to a skating party at Sunflower rink in Ola. about sixty attended. Memorial fund honors May Frink Converse with hospital beds and wheelchairs loaned. Poppy poster winners listed. Legion Auxiliary met at Legion Hall. plan district convention and hospital visit. Foster egg hunt set by American Legion Post 194. Various moves, visits, and upcoming WAALS Alumni banquet mentioned. Texan visits, and recovery progress of Mrs. Larde Watkins noted.
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Ernest Alpert
Charley Sims
Paola
Ralph Buffington
Publo
Colo
LeRoy Childs
Boy Scouts
Sunflower Skating Rink
Olathe
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Bob Groshrong
May Frink Converse
Poppy
Karyl Higbie
Linda Thorn
Kenny Bailey
Douglas Higbie
Town House
Kansas City
Hicks
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Linnie Tyler
Edward Barnett
Roy Barnett
Barnett
Paola Hospital
American Legion Post 194
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Pittsburg
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