School Fire in Chicago Claims 87 Young Lives
Officials struggle to determine the blaze’s cause at Our Lady of Angels School as investigators weigh a cigarette spark or possible arson. Nuns and 87 children died while 75 injured, with many hospitalized and blood donations pouring in for survivors.
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Chicago
Our Lady of Angels School
Robert J. Quinn
Cook County
Bernice Cichocki
Lucille Filipponio
Diane Santangelo
Boston
National Fire Protection Association
Association
Dirksen backs rules change to curb filibuster momentum
Senate Republican leader contender Everett Dirksen said he now backs modifying the filibuster rule. He cited Vice President Nixon’s view that new rules could be adopted by majority vote at Congress start. The shift adds weight to liberals’ drive, while senators Douglas Case Javits oppose any deals and warn civil rights legislation could fail.
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Dirksen
Senate
Nixon
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Jacob K. Javits
Long Wait To Climax Before Altar
Christa Moore, a German refugee, survived a neck injury after a lake accident in 1955 and took the American citizen oath in hospital. She and Burdette Thomson, who waited through years of recovery, plan to marry next Saturday in Dayton.
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Dayton
Christa Moore
Burdette Thomson
Burdette
Indian Lake
Christa
Thomson
Sputnik III Rocket Expected to Burn Up Today
Cambridge Mississippi reports a Pullman-sized portion of the Sputnik III rocket is expected to burn up and fall to earth today as observers monitor the debris path and potential impacts.
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Cambridge
Miss
Ohio and West Virginia Weather Outlook Tonight Through Sunday
Occasional rain or snow flurries in Ohio tonight with a low of 22 to 26. Thursday will be cloudy and cooler with a high near 36. In West Virginia cloudy with periods of rain today and tonight, light snow changing to rain northeast this morning, low tonight and Thursday mild with clouds. The five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal, with a usual high of 39 to 43 and low 25 to 28, colder Friday and little change thereafter. Rain or snow possible near Lake Erie Thursday and again Sunday or Monday, with ongoing light snow flurries near the lake.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Lake Erie
Rights clash looms as Civil Rights Commission seeks voting records
in Montgomery Alabama the Civil Rights Commission faces potential clashes with state and federal courts over access to Negro registration files for an upcoming hearing. Subpoenas demand all voter registration records since 1955 and are served in Barbour Bullock and two other southern counties. Circuit Judge George Wallace has impounded files, raising questions of federal authority.
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Montgomery
Ala
Civil Rights Commission
South Alabama
Congress
Barbour
Bullock
George Wallace
Baboon Clings to Frankfurt Church Steeple
A runaway 22 year old baboon at the Frankfurt Zoo perched atop a church steeple after resisting an antituberculosis injection. Despite keeper pleas and freezing temperatures, the animal remained aloft with no fire brigade called.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Cardinal Grows Worse in Chilean Cardinal’s Health
In Santiago, 92-year-old Jose Maria Cardinal Caro, the Roman Catholic Church’s oldest cardinal, worsened today as observers waited for further medical updates.
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Santiago
Chile
Jose Maria Cardinal Caro
Missing $3 million welfare checks found at Columbus post office
A Loyola or Ohio Welfare Department aide misplaced a bag containing nearly 3 million dollars in federal aid checks for blind and disabled residents and dependent children. The bag, routed to parcel post, halted welfare payments as county offices reported missing funds amid the Christmas mailing rush.
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Columbus
Post Office
Ohio State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Spring Street
Charges Mother For Death Of Daughter 14
Dayton, Mrs. Freda Cooper, 40, bound over to the Montgomery County Grand Jury on a first degree murder charge in the death of her 14 year old daughter Phoebe Forcest. Police found notes in her apartment expressing fear the daughter would be placed in an orphanage.
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Dayton
Freda Cooper
Montgomery County Grand Jury
Phoebe Forcst
Fugitive sheltered by Parsons family for 42 days
Parsons Kansas residents Wilbur March and his wife kept an escaped convict named Richard Lee Allgaier in their home for 42 days after he wandered 200 miles from the Missouri Penitentiary. Police arrested Allgaier on a tip from Mrs. March. The Marches say they helped the sick and hungry man despite the risk.
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Parsons, Kan
Wilbur March
Parsons
Mrs. March
Richard Lee Allgaier
St. Louis
Missouri Penitentiary
March
Aligaier
March Home
Ohio Supreme Court Rules SUB Illegal With State Benefits
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that supplemental unemployment benefits SUB cannot be paid concurrently with state jobless benefits. The decision reversed Mahoning County court rulings that allowed simultaneous payments. AFL-CIO Steelworkers challenged the rulings in suits against four steel firms and James R. Tichenor. Jurists included Chief Justice Weygandt and Justices Stewart Matthias Bell Herbert, with Zimmerman and Taft dissenting.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Mahoning County
Ohio
Afl-Cio
James R. Tichenor
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Joseph Posey
Youngstown
Stewart
Taft
Man awarded 25000 damages after bar strikes car
James Robertson of Rittman was injured in Belmont County on November 3 1955 when a 1000 pound iron bar fell from a truck and struck his car. A jury awarded the 72 year old retired railroad engineer damages of 25000 on Tuesday.
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Cleveland
James Robertson
Rittman
Belmont County
Harridge resigns as American League president
William Harridge announced his resignation as president of the American League after a meeting with club owners. His retirement takes effect once a successor is chosen, with JERUSALEM reporting Syrian shelling of Israeli frontier settlements as ongoing. The United States plans to launch a series of large satellites from Vandenberg Base in California in the coming weeks, some carrying mice and monkeys.
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Washington
William Harridge
Harridge
United States
Vandenberg
California
Committee Approves Ohio River Dam Proposal
The River and Harbors Subcommittee of the House Public Works Committee approved a $60 million dam on the Ohio River at Belleville West Virginia. The project would replace three older dams in the Parkersburg Marietta region.
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Washington
Ohio River
Belleville
W. Va
House Public Works Committee
Neal
D-W. Va
Parkersburg
Marietta
Public utilities paid $9.2 million in taxes yearly since 1913
Ohio public utilities have paid an average of 9 214 201 dollars a year in taxes since the Utilities Commission was created in 1913 according to the state treasurer's office.
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Columbus
Ohio
Utilities Commission
State Treasurer’s Office
End to TWA strike nears after tentative pact
Kansas City reports a tentative settlement in the Trans World Airlines machinists strike that halted operations since November 21. IAM officers will vote on ratification while a rank and file poll proceeds. picketing continues until ratification and staff will be recalled once approved.
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Kansas City
Trans World Airlines
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Cliff Miller
IAM District 142
Miller
TWA
Thomas
Rain and fog affect travel across much of Ohio
Rain and fog cover many sections of the state with slippery spots on some roads. Primary highways remain open though conditions are variable and some secondary roads show minor slickness. The Ohio Turnpike is reported normal.
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Columbus
Lima
Kenton
Wooster
Medina
Elyria
Ohio Turnpike
DiSalle Promises Clean, Efficient Ohio Administration
Governor elect Michael V. DiSalle spoke to about 500 in Toledo pledging a decent, honorable four year administration and a strong party operation. He announced dissolving his Toledo law firm and urged replacing spoils with responsible governance while addressing financial state issues and a new legislative program.
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Toledo
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
William L. Coleman
State Central and
Executive Committee
Democrats
Democratic Party
DiSalle, Green and Haddad
Plot Against Dulles Halted
Mexican authorities reportedly thwarted a Communist plot to stone Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in Mexico City during the U S delegation trip for President Adolfo Lopez Mateos inauguration. Ambassador Robert C Hill was gravely concerned as memories of Nixon couple’s rough treatment in Venezuela last May linger.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Mexico City
Dulles
U. S
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Robert C. Hill
Richard M. Nixon
Venezuela
Late Agents Penalized
Columbus report states insurance agents consistently late may cause premiums to be revoked by policyholders. State Insurance Superintendent Arthur I. Vorys warns repeated tardiness could lead to license revocation.
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Columbus
State
Arthur I. Vorys
Missed Snow Figures In Acker Family Return To Logan
Kenneth Acker Jr. returns to Logan with his parents after a move from El Cajon California where he played Little League and later learned a malignant kidney tumor is inoperable. Doctors fear he may die before Christmas. The boy’s wish was to see snow again, recalling the season’s first snowfall.
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Logan
Kenneth Acker
Kenneth
Paul
Charlene
Marty
California
el Cajon
San Diego
Paul Acker
LaMesa
Columbus
Homes Of Top Stars Menaced
Malibu Beach California battles a fierce brush fire that destroyed 26 homes and threatened scores more. Actor Lew Ayres lost his $50,000 home. Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope properties were damaged. Glen Ford evacuated his ranch with prized cattle. Firefighters fought overnight as flames reached Malibu Can yon.
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Malibu Beach
Calif
Lew Ayres
Malibu Hills
Pacific Ocean
Malibu Canyon
Beach Colony
Ronald Reagan
Bob Hope
Glen Ford
Jackie Coogan
Malibu
Picureque Seashore
Los Angeles
Army Moon Rocket Ready For Launch Within Week
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Army unveiled its moon rocket with the launch expected within a week after the service tower was rolled back. The four stage Jupiter based vehicle will use clusters of solid fuel rockets in upper stages to push a 30 pound satellite payload farther into space than any prior man made object.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space
Portable atomic reactor dedicates use at Idaho plant
A new portable Argonne Low Power Reactor was dedicated at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho Falls and immediately used to supply electricity to the building housing the reactor. It is the first working model of a prototype designed for air shipment to remote areas.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Argonne
Shoppers Park Free in Loudonville During Christmas
Downtown parking meters will display Christmas Greetings signs from December 15 to Christmas Day, allowing free parking for shoppers.
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Loudonville
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