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...Canada's Liberal Party, out of power since its upset defeat by the Conservatives last June, met in Ottawa lastweek to pick a new leader. The delegates' choice: Lester Bowles ("Mike") Pearson, 60, former Secretary of State for External Affairs and winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in creating the United Nations Emergency Force for the Middle East...
...submarines, the U.S. will be thrown back on its own oil production, thus must keep the independent producers healthy. But Canadians sensibly pointed out that their oil is shipped in pipelines and would not be cut off. Warned former Canadian External Affairs Chief Lester B. Pearson: "Any further restrictions on Canadian imports into the U.S. would make further defense cooperation more difficult." The Canadian press seconded him. The conservative Toronto Telegram's Washington Correspondent James M. Minifie snapped: "Are safety-pin assembly lines closing down? Jack up the protection. Who cares about friends...
This year, as usual, many of you nominated your own candidates (see LETTERS). Among the nominees: Billy Graham, Governor Faubus, Laika, Jonas Salk, President Eisenhower, Bert and Harry Piel, Khrushchev, Nobel Prizewinner Lester Pearson, Mike Todd and two, symbolic nominees, the scientist and the American Negro...
...Lester Pearson, Canadian ex-External Affairs chief and Nobel Peace Prizewinner: "No progress will be made if one side merely shouts 'coexistence' . . . while the other replies 'no appeasement' . . . Our policy and diplomacy is becoming as rigid and defensive as the trench warfare of 40 years ago . . ." There ought to be "frank, serious and complete exchanges of views-especially between Moscow and Washington-through diplomatic and political channels...
...cash prize was recognition of Pearson's leadership in creating the United Nations Emergency Force to guard the peace in the Middle East. Already a front runner to succeed Louis St. Laurent (who sent in his resignation as Liberal leader in September), Nobel Winner Pearson became an odds-on favorite to take over as leader when the Liberals meet in January to make their choice...