Tories Oust Liberals In Canadian Election
John Diefenbaker leads Conservatives to a minority win in Canada’s federal election ending 22 years of Liberal rule. Louis St. Laurent expected to resign, with John Diefenbaker likely to form a new cabinet as Liberal losses purge much of their leadership.
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Max Harrelson
Toronto
Canada
Liberal
John Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal Party
Vincent Massey
Diefenbaker
CCF
Social Credit
Liberals
St. Laurent
Lester B. Pearson
Walter Harris
Pearson
Five Die as Kerosene Stove Explodes in Connecticut Home
In Madison Connecticut a kerosene stove exploded during a water warm up. Five people died including Mrs Mary Cooley 29 and her children Patricia 2 and Suzanne 10 months. Surviving relatives escaped as flames trapped others and neighbors called the fire department.
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Madison, Conn
Mary Cooley
Charles VanderWalker
Leona Handy
Charles Nilson
Madison Police
Charles Jr
Mrs. Cooley
Charles
Baer Wins Divorce From May Mann
Hollywood prizefighter turned actor Buddy Baer received a final divorce decree from magazine writer May Mann aged 39. Under the property settlement signed May 2 1956 Baer gives Mann 10 percent of his earnings.
Woman Likely to Be Canada’s First Female Cabinet Minister
Ottawa expects the Conservative government to name Hamilton Ontario resident Mrs Ellen Fairclough to its Cabinet. The 52 year old housewife and public accountant has served as labor spokesman since 1950 and helped push equal pay for equal work in federally regulated industries.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ellen Fairclough
Hamilton
Ont
J Dienbaker
House of Commons
Hamilton West
House
Education Study Drives Two Year Legislative Interim
Tallahassee reports legislative committees will study education welfare mental health and other fields over the next two years. A six senator six representative and seven citizen panel will examine all phases of public education and financing including teacher pay facilities and the minimum foundation program. The plan also includes groups on welfare reform and a 10 member constitution revision panel to craft a permanent apportionment formula with a view to a 1956 constitutional vote.
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Tallahassee
Gram
NAACP
National Assn
Florida
House
Senate
Gov. Collins
Hopes Fade For Victim Lost In Gulf
In St Petersburg a missing fisherman Harry Woods remained unconfirmed as alive after a boat sank in a Gulf storm. Four bodies were recovered: John DeWitt Sr. 50 Charles Swann 26 Cole Shearer and C W Nadine 76. Ed Flicker 65 and his son Jack 33 survived after 18 hours in the water. The group from Dade City had sailed from Tarpon Springs on the 28 foot cruiser Kinnebar. a collision tore its hull Saturday.
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Gulf of Mexico
John DeWitt Sr
Charles Swann
Cole Shearer
C. W. Nadine
Ed Flicker
Jack
Dade City
Tarpon Springs
Kinnebar
Flickers
Driver Bond Released After DWI Arrest
Lawrence F. Julius 56 of 12th Street and Oriente Avenue was released this morning on a $300 bond after city police arrested him last night on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Lawrence F. Julius
12Th Street
Oriente Avenue
Sandwich Firm Gets Green Light
A sandwich firm received approval to operate after an investigation linked to illness reports. One person died and about 80 others across several counties became ill, authorities said. Further details were not available.
Identification of Frogman Crabb Sparks Curtain of Secrecy
In Chichester Harbor the headless body of Cmdr Lionel Crabb is identified as the missing diver. Royal Navy officials say no other local missing foreman fits the description while speculation about his death and possible intelligence links remains unresolved.
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Chichester
England
Chichester Harbor
Lionel
Buster) Crabb
Crabb
Ordzhonikidze
Portsmouth Harbor
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Daily Express
United States Intelligence Service
Royal Navy
Union Leaders Face Senate Probe Over Fifth Amendment Refusals
Maurice Hutcheson President of the Carpenters Union clashes with AFL-CIO leaders during a one day expose of Indiana land deal profits in Hoosier State. Taemanes vice president Blaier and treasurer Chapman pleaded the Fifth 132 times. Council may act after considering Hutcheson for talk refusal.
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Washington
INS
Carpenters Union
Maurice Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
Senate
Ters
O. William Blaier
Frank M. Chapman
Hoosier
Afl-Cio Council
Dave Beck
Hutcheson
Chicago
Coun
Beck
Downtown petition spurs rapid bids for drainage project
A 33 sign petition by downtown merchants prompts City Manager Kenneth Thompson to post bids within a week for a $100,000 drainage sewer installation. The plan, funded by a $600,000 drainage bond, would place main lines on Orange and Strawberry Avenues to relieve the area between First Main and State streets near Orafige Avenue and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The group urged use of emergency funds as bond sales were delayed amid recent heavy rains and hurricane fears.
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Kenneth Thompson
City Commission
First
Main
State Streets
Orafige Avenue
Seaboard Air Line
Pigeons Shipped by British Railways Reach One Million
Report notes that about one million racing pigeons are transported yearly by British railways to their departure points. The measure highlights logistics support for pigeon racing and rail service roles in animal transit.
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British Railways
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Connecticut
Stair Trap
Nilson
William
Manent
Gulf
Petersburg
Harry Woods
Copenhagen
U.S
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Yvonne
France
Lizzi
Denmark
Frogman
D. P. King
Beltone
Bellone
Bob Shelby Rush
Bush
Ials
Filg Sedillo
Indiana
Loa
Elsie
Borden
Bordens
The
Borden Company
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Basrelie
Mesawlele
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