Rescue effort frees 7400-ton Arneb in Antarctic ice
In McMurdo Sound the 7400-ton Arneb is freed from crushing ice by Northwind after striking the Ross Ice Shelf. Crew repairs include patching a gaping hole above the waterline and hull cracks while pumps avert flooding and Captain Nels C. Johnson reports no injuries or cargo loss. The Arneb carries about 200 men and faced damaged propellers amid emergency repairs.
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Antarctica
Antarctic
Arneb
Cape Hallett
Nels C. Johnson
Alexandria
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Ross Ice Shelf
Northwind
U. S. Coast Guard
Gunman Robs Mil ton Bank Vault for 17000
A 5 foot 2 inch, 24 year old gunman parked a blue green Pontiac sedan outside the Bank of Milton in Milton Wisconsin and forced the cashier to open the vault. He escaped with about 17000 as the time lock failed at 7 am in a quiet college town of 1200 residents.
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Wis
Bank of Milton
Midwest
John Misener
Misener
Phil Hudson
Illinois Line
Dissected Man Lives Five Hours After Switch Engine Crash
Hannibal Missouri reports John Bobbitt aged 46 survived over five hours after a switch engine cut him in two. He spoke with his wife minister and doctors for about three hours before dying two hours after anesthesia. Coroner says Bobbitt claimed he threw himself in front of the switcher. Relatives note recent nervousness.
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Hannibal
John Bobbitt
Henry H. Sweets
Bobbitt
Wreck at Hobson crossing injures two and halts train movement
A six year crash at the Hobson crossing sent a truck into a diesel switcher hauling 37 cars at Route 7. Richard Difrichio of Fombell and Frank Murray of Lodi were hospitalized with unspecified injuries after the coil laden truck struck the locomotive. Rescue crews freed the trapped men as flasher lights approval moves forward.
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Hobson Crossing
Here
Richard Difrichio
Fombell
Frank Murray
Lodi
N.J
Meigs General Hospital
State Department of Highways
Bureau of Public Roads
James O’brien
New York Central Crossing
G. I. Cundiff
Syracuse
Shirley Mills
Gallipolis
Cundiff
Mills
Murray
Difrichio
Walter Manley
New York Central Electrician
Manley
Hank Young
Nyc
British to Reactivate WWII Air Base in Maldive Islands
Britain plans to reopen its World War II air base on Gan island in the Addu Atoll, Maldives, as a stopover to Australia and the Far East after losing bases in Ceylon. A communications center will also be set up on Haddadu.
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Ceylon
Britain
Maldive Islands
Australia
Far East
Commonwealth Relations Office
Maldive
Gan
Addu Atoll
Hattadu
Dem Advisory Group to Hold First Meeting
The Democratic Advisory Committee prepares to meet in Washington with slim attendance likely. Former President Truman Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will attend, while many lawmakers decline to serve. Senate Leader Johnson and Speaker Rayburn also declined formal membership but welcomed consulting on ideas.
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Democratic Advisory Committee
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stevenson
Congress
Truman
Paul A. Butler
National Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Butler
House
Rayburn
President of Austria Theo d Koerner dies at 83
Vienna reports President Theodor Koerner died at his home at 83. A former general and bachelor, he was elected in 1951 after a tight runoff and was known for his simple habits and accessibility. He recently received Vice President Nixon during the Hungarian refugee crisis visit.
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Austria
Vienna
Theodor Koerner
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Central
Europe
Movie Actress Missing From California Home
Van Nuys police investigated the disappearance of actress Marie McDonald from her California home after a call to her mother at 12:45 a.m. The caller claimed Marie was missing and warned no harm would come if police were not notified.
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van Nuys
Calif
Marie
Record 355 Foreign Ships Docked at Cleveland Port
Cleveland saw a record 355 foreign ships call at its port last year, up 23.2 percent from 1955. The surge reflects broader maritime activity and growth in international trade projections for the Great Lakes region.
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Cleveland
Family Weekly Opens Its Sunday Page In The Messenger
Family Weekly debuts as a national Sunday supplement in The Messenger. The 16 page section spotlights Patty Johnson letters Night of Terror in the Pacific by Jane Ellen Gordon cookbook style Satisfy That Inner Man recipes and Grandmother wisdom plus Junior Treasure Chest Ruth W Lee Frighten Up Your Bedroom and Dorothy Malone feature.
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Family Weekly
Patty Johnson
Pacific
Jane Ellen Gordon
Jerry Klein
Marjorie Barrows
Ruth W. Lee
Hunt narrows mad bomber to Westchester area
white plains report says police focus on the suburb and city about 20 miles from manhattan as deputy inspector lasse n cites plumbers’ pipe lengths as a basis. hoaxes and false reports continue across new york and the nation with added arrests and fines.
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White Plains
N. Y
New York City
Manhattan
New York
Frederick M. Lassen
Five Day Forecast Sees Warmer Weekend Then Cooling
The forecast shows temperatures averaging five to eight degrees above normal with highs near 31 to 35 and lows around 22 to 24. Expect mild start, warmer Sunday and Monday, colder Tuesday and Wednesday, with precipitation totaling three quarters to one inch including rain and snow in the north and rain in the south from Saturday through Tuesday.
Senate Coalition Sparks Battle To Stifle Civil Rights Filibusters
The 85th Congress opens with a bid by Northern and Western Democrats and Republicans to rewrite Senate rules to curb filibusters against civil rights measures. The move faces strong Southern opposition led by Senators Johnson and Knowland. An initial vote is set for 6 p.m. to decide whether to adopt new rules by majority.
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Senate Coalition
Washington
Senate
House
Cost of Paper To Rise Again
Abitibi Power and Paper announces a 4 per ton price increase effective March 1, raising North American newsprint to 134 delivered in New York. The move follows higher freight costs and a stronger Canadian dollar reducing earnings on U S sales, and typically prompts further industry-wide price hikes.
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Toronto
Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd
Abitibi
United States
New York
Knight named man of the year by cultural group
John S. Knight publisher of the Miami Herald Akron Beacon Journal and other Knight newspapers is named man of the year by the Alianza Inter Americana a group promoting better relations between the western hemispheres in Miami Florida.
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Miami, Fla
John S. Knight
Miami Herald
Akron, Ohio
Beacon Journal
Knight
Alianza Inter- Americana
Ike Asked To Estimate His Plans
Senator Mansfield urged President Eisenhower to provide Congress with a cost and danger assessment of his plan to deter red aggression in the Middle East. He spoke ahead of a Saturday joint session where the President seeks authority to deploy forces if needed and to authorize 400 million dollars in two years for economic aid to regional allies.
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Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Probers Avoid Placing Blame In Doria Loss
Investigators for the House Merchant Marine Committee say the Italian luxury liner Doria met a narrow margin of international safety standards after its sinking off the Atlantic coast on July 25 following a collision with the Stockholm. About 50 people died. The Genoa owners disputed findings and cautioned serious questions remained about ship operation under the safety convention.
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House
Genoa
House Merchant Marine Committee
Atlantic
Stockholm
Doria
Slashed Cables Being Fixed in Portsmouth
The Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. continued repairs after cables were slashed, cutting service to over 1000 Portsmouth area subscribers. The strike by the Communications Workers of America remains unrelated, with the union denying responsibility for the vandalism.
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Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Never Fails Shine At Norman OU Meet
Two Oklahoma students named Will Fail stand out at the University of Oklahoma near Norman. Will Fail, a senior engineering major from Oklahoma City, and Will Fail, a freshman from Shawnee, are highlighted in local coverage.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Will Fail
Shawnee
Lausche Divided on Filibuster as Senate Vote Nears
Ohio Senator Frank Lausche, on his second day in the Senate, weighs a motion by Sen. Anderson to revise Senate rules aimed at ending prolonged filibusters. He declines to declare his vote, but criticizes talkfests that stall civil rights legislation and vows decisions on good government issues without filibusters.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Senate
Sen. Anderson
Lausche
Con
Gress
Law
Cleveland
Canadian Railway Strike Idles 73000 Workers
The coast to coast Canadian Pacific Railway walkout idled 73000 workers in its first two days and threatens service cuts across CPR's 17000 miles. Prime Minister St Laurent said no action is imminent, with parliamentary steps possible after a government speech from the throne. Economists warn of rising daily losses up to 10 million dollars as the strike broadens.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Louis St. Lau
Rent
CPR
Canada
St. Laurent
Change Asked In NATO Rule Change
Rep. Frank Bow of Ohio renewed his push to abrogate or modify status of forces agreements with NATO nations. He cites Defense Department data showing about 24,000 U S soldiers arrested or charged abroad and over 100 serving sentences in foreign prisons. The effort, first raised in 1954, has never progressed in Congress and faced opposition from the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
Frank Bow
Ohio
U. S
Canton
United States
Bow
Congress
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Germans Seek Aid in Moscow Talks
East German Premier Otto Grotewohl opened negotiations in the Kremlin seeking increased Soviet economic assistance for his hard-pressed zone of Germany.
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Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
Kremlin
Germany
Plan to assassinate Truman revealed by Korea War veteran
Leroy Shadrick, 32, jailed in Stanley County for armed robbery, disclosed a plot to kill former President Harry S. Truman at his Independence home next July. He said the plan grew from the death of his brother Kenneth Shadrick, the first U N soldier killed in Korea, and involved robbing the Home Builders Association to finance his actions. He claimed to hear his brother’s voice and noted past legal troubles including tax fraud and time in mental institutions.
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W. Va
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Leroy Shadrick
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Korea
FBI
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