Ishibashi Elected Japan Prime Minister Amid Western Ties
Tanzan Ishibashi aged 72 becomes Japan’s prime minister after defeating Masaburo Suzuki in a Diet vote. He pledges continued U S cooperation with Western nations and seeks more trade with Communist China, as Hatoyama retires citing health.
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TOKYO
Tanzan Ishibashi
Liberal-Democratic Party
Japan
United States
China
Ishibashi
Ichiro Hatoyama
House of Representatives
Masaburo Suzuki
Socialist
A Hatoyama
Russia
United Nations
Diet
Mamoru Shigemitsu
New York
Shigemitsu
Hatoyama
Red China
Southeast Asia
Hhe
Eisenhower Promises U S Aid for Hungarian Refugees
President Eisenhower vows U S action to ease the Hungarian refugee crisis in Austria. Nixon visits refugee camps near the border after delivering the letter to Chancellor Raab. The White House plans to admit more Hungarians and study conditions in Austrian camps to determine further steps.
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Eisenhower
United States
Austria
Iraz
Richard M. Nixon
Julius Raab
Nixon
Unitecates
Raat
Raab
Theodor Koerner
Burzenland
12 Hour Talks Fail To End Phone Strike
Negotiations between Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America failed after a 12 hour bargaining session. Talks resumed Thursday in Columbus. Police investigated a shooting spree in Ray, Indiana, with multiple deaths and a suspect described as deranged.
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Communications Workers of American
Columbus
Angola
Ind
CWA
Ray
Ohio
Consolidated
Portsmouth
New
Boston
Seiotoville
Rock
Fred Peterson
Ronald
Mervin Forrester
Merlin McNaughton
Children Of British Columbia To Prison At Dakalla
Washington report says BC will send about 100 children to Dakalla prison in the next days for a Christmas party in the yard with inmates. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will address the nation tonight over CBS and ABC from the White House grounds.
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Sansouvers
British Columbia
Dakalla
Washington
Mem Gisenhower
Eisenhower
CBS Radio l
ABC Radio and Television
White House
Bells Toll for Refugees in Hazelwood District
The wells of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Hazelwood tolled late Wednesday signaling the arrival of 41 Hungarian refugees. The group, consisting of men women and children, visited the church before sharing a Hungarian meal.
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Topurgh
Uranium Unclassified From South Africa Announces Release
South Africa moves to declassify uranium details with Minister A J Van Rhijn announcing that output figures and ore reserve information will no longer be restricted. The announcement ends official secrecy surrounding uranium data.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
A. J. van Rhijn
Cyprus clashes over self rule as Makarios envoy talks begin
Cypriot students protest Britain's self rule offer in Nicosia with police dispersal at Famagusta. The march leader was shot in the shoulder as youths were detained, while Greek Cypriot leaders reject the plan amid ongoing talks with Archbishop Makarios.
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Britain
Famagusta
Makarios
Day Colony
Seychelle Islands
Indian Ocean
EOKA
Alan Lennox-Boyd
House of Commons
London
Makarior
Greece
Kidnaper Is In Custody
Denver police captured an escaped California mental patient who abducted his teenage bride at gunpoint after a high speed chase. The couple, Cle Ann Mowatt and Mike Wiegner, were injured when their car crashed in a West Denver gulch and are hospitalized, with Mrs Wiegner on the critical list.
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California
Mike Wiegner
Clo Ann Mowatt
Wiegner
Wegner
Police Shoot Ohio Killer Five Times in Gun Battle
An Ohio fugitive Leroy Keith known as Frisco, 42, was shot five times by police after a running gun battle in which more than two dozen shots were fired. His accomplice James Morris, 22, Riverhead N Y, was captured. Keith had entered a Bronx cab with two women and forced the driver to head to Keiths home before a crash sparked the pursuit. Keith was in critical condition. Morris faces assault and robbery charges. Keith had prior murder conviction in Ohio dating to 1904, later reduced, and parole in March 1956. Red China leader Chou Enlai arrived in Karachi for a 10 day Pakistan visit.
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Frisco) Keith
Bronx
Keith
Morris
David Suro
Suro
Ohio
Author Freed of Contempt By U S Court
The U S Court of Appeals freed Harvey O Connor from contempt of Congress for refusing to answer if he was a member of a Communist conspiracy. It ruled the question to be imprecise and ambiguous and did not rule on his First Amendment claims.
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Congress
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Senate
O'Connor
Senate Investigations Committee
Sen
McCarthy
Rwis
State Department
U. S
Ohio Sees 1 Percent Rise in Surface Mining
The Ohio Reclamation Association notes a potential 1 percent increase in surface mining over the next decade if freedom of initiative remains uncurtailed. The forecast was presented during the association’s annual meeting. Berlin reporting cites Allied occupation notes and predicted coal deliveries amid Soviet influence.
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Ohio
Uskiv
Ohio Reclamation Association
Berlin
Occu
West Berlin
Dr. Rich
L. Land
Meat Services Department
Bat
East Germany
Telle Memoriale Institute
Reds Start Locking Up Rebels In Budapest
The Hungarian government under Janos Kadar enacts detention without trial for those interfering with production with a six month limit. Two Budapest Central Workers' Council leaders remain jailed after a two day general strike, as coal shortages curb steel and machine building output. East German ADN reports bloc forces growing strong enough to quell rebellions without Soviet aid.
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Presidential Council
Janos Kadar
ADN
Riots Erupt Outside South Africa Treason Trial
Rioting flared outside a Johannesburg building housing a mass treason trial as police fired on crowds injuring 16 people including 4 whites and 10 non whites along with 1 policeman. The trial targets 153 defendants from diverse communities challenging segregation laws.
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Jun Asarop Uny
South
Store Buys Big Tree For Those Minus One
A Philadelphia deli set up a very large Christmas tree outside its shop and decorated it. A sign on the tree said it was for all people who are homeless or cannot have a tree of their own.
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Philadelphia
He's No Longer Billy the Kid Bill O Neill Governor of Ohio
The piece profiles C William O Neill soon to be Ohio governor, contrasting him with former Gov Lausche. It notes his age near 41, six terms in the House, service as attorney general since 1951, Army service, and his shift from Billy the Kid to plain Bill as he assumes office.
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Billy the Kid
Bill O Neill
Lausche
Art Farkas
Columbus
Bill” O'Neill
State of
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Ohio House of Representatives
Moxie
William O'Neill
C. William
Frank J. Lausche
Bill O'Neill
O'Neill
Billy
Train wreck kills fireman in downtown collision
A runaway freight train plowed into a mail train, sending a diesel engine and three loaded cars 15 feet into a downtown parking lot. Fireman Thomas Hale of Syracuse died later. two railroad workers were injured as cars scattered across tracks. The crash occurred during a Christmas shopping rush with numerous cars crushed. A separate item notes a Christmastime liquor sale planned by the state liquor control department.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Thomas Hale
Syracuse
Christemas
Classified Ad Brings Thirty Calls Promptly
An advertiser reports dozens of calls after a single insertion and cancels early due to constant phone inquiries. The message promotes messenger classified ads as a quick holiday help option with a one day cost as low as 60e. Readers are urged to dial 32142 to place a Want Ad.
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