Ohio Capitol to Run All GOP for First Time in 28 Years
Ohio’s Capitol will be all Republican after Jan. 14 with a GOP-controlled General Assembly and inauguration. Gov elect O Neill and other officials bring long-standing party leadership as Mechem and Cloud steer the legislature in a new era, signaling decisive party power and scrutiny of future elections.
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Ike Nehru conclude talks after day of private discussions
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru wrap a full day of private talks at Gettysburg on world problems. They depart the farm by car after a roughly 12 hour session. Nehru planned a 9 15 pm nationwide broadcast while Eisenhower showed him Gettysburg sights.
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U S 33 To Be Improved In Athens Area
A two lane $6,000,000 highway project on U S 33 from Athens to the Meigs County line would cover 11.3 miles. Part of a $1 05 billion program of road improvements in Division 10, the plan was submitted as advance planning to the Ohio Highway Construction Council by state director S O Linzell.
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Nixon Goes to Vienna to Confer on Hungary Crisis
Vice President Nixon leaves for Vienna accompanied by Deputy Atty. Gen. William Rogers and eight aides to observe the Hungarian refugee situation in Austria. He plans three days of talks with Austrian officials seeking more U.S. aid for some 135000 refugees.
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Hungarian Olympians Are Home From Milan
Budapest crowds greet Hungary’s Olympic squad arriving by special train from Milan via Belgrade. Nine gold medals are praised by Minister Gyorgy Marosán as most athletes chose not to return, with Nep szabadsag noting nearly 50 stayed abroad. The government cites 175 participants in Australia.
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Drama Adds To TV Talk In Northern Ireland
Belfast reports unscheduled drama as Lord Brokeborough addresses UK viewers from London. An attack on a patrol car occurred during his broadcast near Lisnaskea. A bomb exploded near Newtown Butler police station causing minor damage.
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Counterfeit Coins Dumped in Las Vegas Gambling Hub
In Las Vegas Nevada counterfeit coin passers dumped hundreds of quarters and half dollars made of silver coated lead. Police continue to round up the coins saying they are the most genuine looking fakes seen.
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Pact Outlines Soviet Troop Roles in Poland
Warsaw AP Poland and the Soviet Union signed a formal agreement detailing key provisions for Russian troops in Poland, preserving Polish sovereignty and marking Russian forces as temporary. It covers veto powers, troop size and movements, and use of Polish facilities with future specifics to be settled in three months.
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Best Movie Named For 1956 By National Board Panel
The National Board of Review Committee of Exceptional Films selects Around the World in 80 Days as the best movie of 1956. The decision highlights the film’s wide appeal and landmark production.
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National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Not Another 1955 Nation Seeks Cuts in Holiday Deaths
AP survey shows states drafting plans to curb fatalities during Christmas and New Year. Targets include speeders and drunks as police reinforce in Tennessee Maine Texas and other states with extended patrols roadblocks and sobriety checks to prevent a repeat of the 609 deaths over Christmas and 364 over New Year in 1955. California issues strict sobriety tests and distributes guidelines to personnel and stations.
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Pravda Attacks Yugoslav Leader Kardelj as Revisionist
Pravda accuses Yugoslav Vice President Edvard Kardelj of interpreting Marxist Leninist theory in his own way. The Soviet newspaper says Kardelj meddled in Hungary and questions Yugoslavia’s development alongside other socialist states. It cites his Dec. 7 parliament remarks on Soviet intervention and socialist democracy.
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Israelis Pull Back 15 Miles in Sinai Withdrawal
Israeli forces retreated 15 miles on the Sinai Peninsula reaching roughly 47 miles east of the Suez Canal. UN Yugoslav emergency force units occupy the evacuated areas. The pace of the final 125 mile withdrawal to the border remains unclear as most frontline troops demobilize and patrols stay at forward posts.
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Strike Arbiters Near Settlement in Ohio Telephone Dispute
Negotiations resume in Columbus between Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and the Communication Workers of America amid rising hopes for a settlement after five months of strike in southeast Ohio. CWA will submit a counter-proposal to the carrier’s final offer with both sides claiming major concessions. Pope Pius XII will deliver his 18th Christmas message, broadcast in 28 languages on December 23.
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Port Said to Welcome Egyptian Police as UN Troops Depart
A 350-man Egyptian police detachment arrives in Port Said to aid UN patrols during the withdrawal of British and French forces from the Suez Canal. UN commander Burns says troops will leave soon after the last colonial forces depart, with Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula continuing under UN oversight.
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McClellan Opposes Canceling British Debt Payment
Sen. Mc Clellan Arkansas says he will oppose a request to cancel Britain’s 82 million dollar interest payment due December 31. The administration plans to ask Congress for sympathetic consideration of Britain’s recent request. The payment covers interest on a 3 billion dollar U S loan to Britain made in 1945 and related lend-lease debts.
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British engineers unveil five-jet VTOL concept in London
British aviation engineers announced a five-jet aircraft concept that blends high forward speed with vertical takeoff and landing in London. The project aims to provide rapid long range travel with VTOL capability.
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CAP Stops Search For Missing T-33 Trainer
The Ohio Civil Air Patrol halted its search for the missing air force trainer with two men aboard. CAP said 92 aircraft had covered 23,000 square miles over nine days without finding the T-33.
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Lost Ad Offer Promotes Quick Finder Tracing
An old Messenger classified notice urges readers to place a Lost Ad to quickly connect with finders. It promotes calling 31242 to request an ad writer, highlighting jewelry money pets and coats as examples and offering a 60 cent charge with optional charging.
Sheriff George Bateman Dies After Illness
Sheriff George Bateman aged 63 died at his home in Athens County after a months long illness. He served as county sheriff and earlier as Nelsonville mayor and police chief, surviving a near fatal shotgun wound years earlier.
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Phoenix Car Train Crash Kills 12 at Crossing
Thirteen people crowded into a 1938 Chevrolet four door sedan in southwest Phoenix when it collided with Southern Pacific’s Golden State Limited just after midnight. Twelve died, including five men, three women and five children. an 18 month old girl Cruella Aliies survived in critical condition at Maricopa County Hospital.
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Boston Beth Israel installs pocket radio paging system
Beth Israel Hospital introduced a ten thousand dollar doctor radio paging system the first of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard. Each physician carries a radio clipped pocket device with a unique code number for rapid paging.
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Swiss Say Espionage Ring Breaker Reported In Bern
Swiss authorities broke up a large espionage network led by a Hungarian legation official. Several people were arrested though names and numbers were not released. Officials said the suspects were believed to be Swiss.
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Eight Hungarian refugee couples wed in Spa mass ceremony
In Spa Belgium a mass wedding united eight Hungarian refugee couples on Monday. A local newspaper arranged a three day honeymoon trip through Belgium for the newlyweds.
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Expedition Blazes 632 Mile Antarctic Trail to Marie Byrd Land
Six weeks long trek across largely unexplored Antarctic terrain by U S Army Navy crews aided by a crevasse detector on a lead weasel. They travel from Little America V to Marie Byrd Land to establish an American station for the International Geophysical Year, with a second supply party following.
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