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Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 1.
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A fire, which officials said was potentially Harper Leo's novel "To Kill
dangerous, was burning today in the
stern of the 7,400-ton liner Nova Scotia.
British-owned
A Mocking Bird" today the 1961 Pulitzer won Prize For Fiction.
The award for drama went to by Tad
Musel.
Three firemen were overcome by smoke when the "All The Way Home,"
hatches of the No. 4 hold were removed. They recovered after treatment.
The fire broke out at sea among 1,000 cartons of matches nearby were 1,000 drums of tor Home shellac and other cargo. In lower ters were automobiles and timber,
110 PASSENGERS
turned about midway between Halifax and St John's.
The vessel docked here early this afternoon. No orders were given to evacuate the ship and the 100-man crew and some of the 110 passengers remained on board.
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The burning cargo was
the top tier The fire was reported when moved from the vessel Was en route 10 St checks were made to determino John's, New Foundland, how far the dames had spread Jeaving here on Saturday. She into the lower Hers.-AP.
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America stepping up aid to
South Vietnam
Washington, May 1.
The United States is stepping up military aid to South Vietnam, next-door neighbour of Communist-threatened Laos,
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This was disclosed President Kennuddy mel the National Sceurity Council to study the next move the
Mr Harriman's remarks came East-West struggle over South-
Just a few hours after Cam- East Aska.
bodia's Prince Sihanouk, Alternatives under considera-
man who first proposed the 14- tion
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meeting, bold reporters froups Int Laus
he was now withdrawing or pathie United | sponsorship because
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But US leials
were main-angthing unless the settlement taining silence to avoid tipping i was made among the Laotians Anerley's hand. White House themselves.--UP) & AP. Pres. Secretary Pierre Salinger zaid there would be no announ:
evment after the session,
In Vientiane, roving ambas-- sador Averill Harriman said un Monday "any delay in a Laolin up to Mr censebre is squarely Khrushchev, and he mu
responsibility for it."
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In the journalism feld, the Pulitzer Gold Medal For Meri- torious Public Service went to Texas, Globe- the Amarillo, Times, for exposing a break- down is local law enforcement with resultant reforms and of fetal shakeups.
Lynn Heinzerling of the A-
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the Boeinte
won Award For Pulitzer
Interus- tional Reportag for his coverage of the early stages vi the Congo erists "under ex- traordinarily difficult condi- tions." He also was cited for "hin hecn analysis of events in ulher ports of Africa."
The awards in Journalism carry a $1,000 prize and those in arts and letters $500 cach,
Other Journalism awards in- clude:
News photography: Yasushl Nagao of the Mainich! news- papers, Tolcyo, Japan.
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