Girl Scout Handbook Revised After Criticism
The 500 page Girl Scout Handbook has about 40 changes after criticism of slant and internationalism. A spokesman said revisions are superficial, not altering programs or beliefs, with about half driven by critic Robert Le Fevre. He cited changes removing references to the United Nations and the League of Women Voters and replacing them with nonpartisan organizations in voter education.
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NEW York
Girl Scout
Aan
Robert le Fevre
Florida
United Nations
le Fevre
Colorado Springs
Colo
United States Day Committee
of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
Sicily Volcano Erupts Today
Stromboli in the Lipari islands erupted with lava flows into the sea as tremors rocked the area. Sparks issued from the crater while fishermen and farmers feared but no serious damage or casualties were reported. It marked the third eruption this year.
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Messina
Sicily
Lipari Islands
Mtna
Stromboli
Lipari
Rayburn May Lift TV Ban Drafted for Hearings Coverage
Washington reporters say they will press Rep Sam Rayburn to overturn the plan to bar TV cameras from committee hearings. Rayburn, who favored banning coverage when he was speaker 1949 53, indicated he will reimpose the ban if House rules do not address the issue.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
Dtex
House
Martin
R-Mass
Rayburn
Texas
Plastered motorists offered special ride home by cab firm
New Year's Eve celebrants who overdo things can call the Yellow Cab Co. for help. The firm promises to answer the call of a plastered motorist by sending two drivers: one to deliver the car home and another to take the patron home.
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The
Yellow Cab Co
Possible Budget Stringency Faces 1956 Vote Test
Senator Dworshak Idaho says Eisenhower’s forthcoming federal budget will decide whether Republicans win in 1956. Treasury Secretary Humphrey cites balance as of July 1 with no deficit forecast while current year may run about 4% billion red. Rep Cannon urges deep cuts to all budgets to trim unnecessary spending.
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Washington
Dworshak
Idaho
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate
Cannon
House Appropriations
Missouri
Rider Jailed After Beer Drinking Horse Incident
Police jailed Homer Carpenter and took his intoxicated horse to the city stables after they were seen weaving near a tavern in St. Albans West Virginia. Carpenter admitted giving the horse about two quarts of beer and paid his fine to reclaim the gelding.
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ST. Albans
W. Va
Homer Carpenter
Mile Creek
Carpenter
Notorious Colombian Outlaw Pis tach o Shot Dead in Battle
A famed Colombian outlaw nicknamed Pistolacho, blamed for over 100 killings, was killed in a gun battle with police in Cali. Several officers were wounded. The 28 year old had escaped multiple pris ons, with a 5000 peso reward on his head.
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Cali
Colombia
Pistacho
Anthropologist Dr George Collie Dies at 97 in Beloit
Dr George Lucius Collie age 97 former acting president and professor emeritus of anthropology at Beloit College died yesterday. He was Beloit College’s oldest living graduate and served as acting president in the past.
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Beloit, Wis
George Lucius Collie
Beloit College
Mystery solved octopus mystery near Graf ton West Virginia
Four boys found two dead octopuses in a stream near Graf ton West Virginia one measuring about 36 inches. A supermarket worker suggested the creatures may have come from a pre Christmas frozen octopus shipment, sparking local curiosity.
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Grafton
W. Va
West Virginia
An College
Ohio Considers Tax on Gasoline Used Abroad
Ohio tax chief backs new levy on fuel bought in state but used on highways in other states. Attorney General ruling allowed refunds of five cents per gallon for fuel bought in Ohio and used on out of state roads, prompting commissioner Stanley J. Bowers to seek a clarifying opinion from Atty. Gen. C. William O'Neill after a truck firm asked for a refund.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Stanley J. Bowers
Atty
William O'Neill
Kentucky
Births May Surpass Four Million In U S In 1954
Washington reports the U S Public Health Service projects births may reach four million in 1954 for the first time, with a birth rate of about 25.2 per 1000 population the second highest in 28 years. Surgeon General Leonard A Scheele announced the estimate yesterday.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
United States
Leonard A. Scheele
Algae Turn Air Into Fertilizer for Crops
Berkeley scientist reports algae can fix nitrogen from the air to fertilize crops. Dr. Daniel L Arnon showed Anabaena cyindrica aiding rice growth without soil nitrogen, potentially boosting yields and offering cheap fertilizer, especially in hungry regions.
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Berkeley
Calif
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Daniel L Arnon
Department of Plant Nutrition
University of California
Arnon
Eisenhower to seek civil service pay hike and armed forces benefits
President Eisenhower will propose pay raises for federal civil service workers and postal staff, with a separate message to Congress on January 13 detailing increased armed forces pay and improved benefits. The civil service plan envisions rises from 125 to 800 dollars per year, plus improved medical aid for dependents and housing facilities.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Hill
Little White House
Armed Services
Defense
Wilson
James CC
Hagerty
White House
Post Office Department
Congress
Civil Service
Ieto
Three Loose Two in Jail Greene County Jail Escape Update
Two of five Greene County jail escapees are back in custody. Virgil Caplinger, 29, of Cedarville surrendered to Leesburg authorities saying there is no use in running after he was charged with passing bad checks. Kenneth H. Faulkner, 19, of Cincinnati, was captured in Circleville hours after the breakout. Still at large are Earl Dean Faulkner, 25, of Charleston West Virginia and Harry J. Ferguson, 25, of Hillsboro.
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Virgil Caplinger
Cedarville
Leesburg
High County
Kenneth H. Faulkner
Cincinnati
Circleville
Faulkner
Mente Earl Dean
Charleston
W. Va
Harry J. Ferguson
Hillsboro
Trainmen Will Bargain For Wage Increases
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will open wage talks with the railroads in Chicago on Jan. 10. President H. E. Gilbert announced the union requests 28 cents more per hour for a 40 hour week, a $15 daily minimum for firemen in road service, and a $20 daily minimum for road engineers.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLFE
Chicago
H. E. Gilbert
Gilbert
Warden Seeks Transfer for Convicted Slayer Dean
Columbus Ohio Penitentiary Warden Ralph W Alvis plans to ask Franklin County authorities to prepare papers to bring Homer Jack Dean 47 from West Virginia. Dean received a life sentence for murder but was commuted last week to one to ten years by Governor Marland.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph W. Alvis
Franklin County
Homer Jack Dean
West Virginia
Dean
Marland
Pigeon-Shed Landlord Charged Over Unlicensed Tenement
Walter Alexander, 70, owner of yard pit sheds where a man died Saturday, faces charges for operating a tenement without a license. City Law Director Ralph Locher issued the affidavit. Officials say the ramshackle buildings held more than three families at a $125 monthly rent.
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Cleveland
Walter Alexander
Ralph &. Locher
Flying saucers reportedly land on highway in Leicestershire
A fragmented report from Leicestershire describes hundreds of flying saucers appearing on a highway yesterday. The chaotic event supposedly involved multiple impacts and widespread sightings, though details and authorities are unclear.
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Leichester
England
French Deputies Meet Over West German Rearmament Crisis
In Paris the French National Assembly debates West German rearmament and the Western Defense Alliance. Mendes France faces possible resignation as deputies vote twice today, with a key ballot on admitting West Germany and Italy into the new Western alliance and NATO-like pact.
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Merre Mendes France
National Assembly
Andre le Troquer
Mendes-France
Paris
NATO
French National Assembly
Western Defense Alliance
Pierre Mendes-France
Fee
Rennier Meadew
France
Mendes France
United States
Britain
West Germany
North Treaty Organization
Ektco Peenad
Italy
Western European Union
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Mendes - France
McCarthy Seeks Seat On Foreign Relations Committee
Senator McCarthy says he seeks a seat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to press tougher policies against Communist China and influence Asia policy, even if chances are slim and he would give up a spot on the Appropriations Committee. He asked the GOP committee to arrange the switch as Democrats prepare to reorganize the Senate.
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Washington
McCarthy
R- Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Asia
China
GOP
Senate
Ferguson
Michigan
Dee 7
James A. van Fleet
Sth
Korea
Mcerae
van Fleet
Lausche Sees Pike Plan Not Harming Federal Funds
Governor Lausche said turnpike construction would not affect federal interstate funds for Ohio. He expected assurance if Congress adopts the National Conference committee's recommendations to President Eisenhower on highway planning chaired by Lucius D. Clay. He planned to study Clay's program for conference provisions.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Congress
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Lausche
Clay
Kentuckians Pass 100-Year-Old Mark
In Kentucky 17 residents have surpassed 100 years with Mary E. Yount newly joining the club. President Eisenhower sent a congratulatory letter to the centenarian who quips about her lifelong Republican ties.
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Mark
Louisville, Ky
Kentuck
Eisenhower
Mary E. Yount
Ex-Convict Held in Slaying of Minister in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police hold James Morrison, an ex convict, on larceny charges tied to the death of Dr Benjamin H Biesell a 58 year old Episcopal minister found battered in his mid city bachelor apartment Morrison was found trapped in a wrecked car owned by the minister and is hospital bound for treatment after the arrest
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Philadelphia
Benjamin H. Biesell
James Morrison
Bissell
Morrison
Lost Billfold Recovered In Omaha Missing Ten Dollars
On Christmas Eve Mrs Lena Birocci lost her billfold with $10 cash stamps and papers. She later received an unsigned New Year greeting card containing the recovered papers and her driver's license.
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Omaha
Lena Birocci
Senator Morse Predicts Minimum Wage Boost to $1
Senator Morse predicts Congress will raise the 75-cent hourly minimum wage next year and push to apply the Fair Labor Standards Act to all workers. He cites three reasons including aiding low wage families, boosting the economy, and showing capitalist strength in advancing welfare. Secretary of Labor supports an increase and sources expect Eisenhower to propose raising the minimum.
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Washington
Morse
Ind-ore
Congress
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Army moves to shrink size by 73000 more soldiers
Washington reports the Army will cut strength by 73000 beyond 1964 targets. The plan calls for fewer new recruits and a shorter active duty term for some draftees while officers are singled out for action. Officials say they are refining the program to implement the reductions orderly.
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Washington
Con Escapes From Ohio Penitentiary Twice in a Month
Columbus prisoner Richard D. Swain, 42, who worked in the chief clerk’s office, escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary during the 4 p.m. prisoner check in the honor dormitory. This marked the penitentiary’s second escape in a month, following a separate breakout at McDermott with visiting Sunday guests.
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Columbus
Ohio
Innenrney
Richard D. Swain
Swains
McDermott
Colorado youth jailed for forged check crime
Jack Frost, 20, was sentenced in district court to a 10 year term for forging and cashing a $42 counterfeit check. Judge William A. Black noted the sentence would run concurrently with a prior identical sentence and warned Frost to reform or face harsher consequences.
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Denver
Jack Frost
William A. Black
Frost
Poultry Dealers Meet Ohio Governor On Farm Market Plans
Gov Frank J Lauache met with Ohio poultry dealers and farmers to discuss industry plans. The group highlighted a 147 million dollar annual business and noted January as a designated promotional month.
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Carmeus
Frank J. Lauache
Ohio
He Group
Grand Jury Probes Kearns Administration in Columbus
A grand jury begins inquiry today into the Franklin County Prosecutor Frank U H Kearns administration in Columbus. The probe aims to examine official conduct and potential misconduct within the prosecutor's office amid local oversight.
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Grand Jury
Kearns
Columbus
Franklin County
Frank U H. Kearns
Ten Indicted Over Alleged Plot to Kill Union Official
Bergen County grand jury charged ten men including Ray White of Tempe and Paul Hall of Montvale with conspiracy to murder AFL Seafarers Union official. The case centers on a bid to remove Hall as secretary treasurer, a $24,000 annual post, amid an internal election clash.
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Hackensack, N
AIP
Bergen County
AFL Seafarers Union
Ray White
Tempe
Fie
Union
Paul Hall
Hall
Montvale
White
West Germany Plans Peaceful Atomic Research Start in 1955
Bonn officials say West Germany and industry will launch a joint program for peaceful atomic research. The plan calls for building a nuclear reactor and begins early in 1955.
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West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Dr Sheppard seeks new trial after second degree murder verdict
In Cleveland, after a jury of five men and four women found Dr Samuel Sheppard guilty of murder in the second degree for the death of his pregnant wife Marilyn, a judge imposed a life term with a 10 year minimum. Attorneys plan to press for a new trial, citing disputed jury deliberations and new testimony from jurors and a witness.
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Cleveland
Samuel
Marilyn
Sheppard
Frank A. Kollariis
Edmond L. Ver
Howard L. Barrish
Trice P. Orenstein
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Susan Hayes
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