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Korean truce
a first step

NOW LET'S
END THE
COLD WAR

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14, at 9, Coming Sunday, countries of the world, are org-

treat’ Acro, Soe anizing activities designed to
tie Toros Canada — in Mon. Convince President Eisenhower
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ane in .. Meetings are being the sentence of death hanging
‘empt to. sPerate last-minute over the heads of the young Am-

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mittee to Save rats at ‘3 p.m. Leader “ me Seinen Caen Signing of an armistice in Korea will be a great step forward in the fight for peace.
ra iol canbst or Lekee ES eae ider negotiations to achieve lasting world peace.

Ottawa Ae eyo carried on before the U.S. consulate in It must be followed by wider neg @ D

“The happy, great events in Korea, the agreement on exchange of prisoners of
war, paving the way for cease-fire, armistice and peace, are reasons for rejoicing, ” Tim
Buck, national leader of the Labor-Progressive party, said in Toronto this week. These
heartening events remove the main obstacle standing in the way of an East-West meeting

of the Great Powers.”

On the eve of the long-sought cease-fire in Korea came a fervent appeal from the
people of French Canada for a meeting of the Great Powers to “‘set at a distance the
danger of war and help the establishment of peace.’* The call came from 435 delegates
from 12 cities and towns gathered at the Quebec Congress for Expressions of Peace held

in Montreal the weekend of June 6-7.

In London, eight Commonwealth prime ministers ended a six-day conference on
world affairs: Tuesday this week by endorsing Prime Minister Churchill's policy to try for
a bit-by-bit settlement of East-West tensions and an early conference with the Soviet
Union. Churchill indicated that he will advocate a Great Powers meeting when he-goes

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