First Lock Opens as Seaway Tests Through Iroquois Gate
Montreal reports the Iroquois lock nearing operation with two more locks on the US side slated for use after July 1. The 1,200 foot main lock holds 327,000 cubic yards of concrete and features an 8,109 foot canal passage. Engineers cut through ice-age deposits to shape the channel. The first ships expected this month will mark the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway era.
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Purged Reds Attend Jubilee in Soviet Supreme Soviet
Two men purged for anti party activity joined the jubilee meeting of the Supreme Soviet. Lazer Kagenotieh, ex Presidium member, was seen near the cement factory area chatting with old friends. Bimbet Shepilov, former foreign minister, taught in Central Asia and appeared in the Sports Palace foyer. Molotov, Malenkov, Mankov, and Zhukov were not present. Khrushchev said Zhukov would receive a new post.
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Hearing Set for Arizona Colorado River Bridge Case
The government suit against Gibola Ferry Co over an unauthorized Blythe area bridge across the Colorado River seeks injunction to remove the structure. A pre-trial hearing is set for January 10 before U.S. District Judge Jageh Weinberger after denying two requests for venue change and two-month delays. The ferry firm seeks bridge modification to allow navigation, while Army engineers assert the project blocked navigation and violated federal authority.
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Butcher Suffocates in San Jose Blaze
San Jose fire killed 8 year old Joseph Porini, a local butcher, who was found suffocated after smoke overpowered him while attempting to fight a fire in an apartment house. Firemen said the blaze began while he slept smoking, and the owner Mrs. Conrad Anthenian woke tenants but did not realize Porini was trapped.
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