Fire devastates Syracuse University barracks killing seven students
Wind driven blaze in a 22 room prefabricated Air Force barracks at Syracuse University killed at least seven student airmen and injured 13 as winds up to 50 mph fanned flames. Fire started near a heating unit and spread rapidly as men escaped through windows in zero weather. The crash program students, tied to Wright Patterson base, study Russian and faced a nine month term.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Peter Dowling
Donald
University
Dowling
Air Force
Riots in Leopoldville Claim 34 Lives in Two Days
Belgian Congo capital sees two days of violent unrest with 34 killed and about 100 seriously injured. European residents armed with machineguns patrol the streets as barbed wire barricades rise and cross river movement is halted.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
Congo
Avenue de Gaulle
Salk Recommends Fourth Shot For Polio Immunity
Ann Arbor Michigan Dr Jonas Salk urged a fourth dose to boost protection against infantile paralysis. University of Michigan scientist Dr Gordon Brown advocated completing three doses for those未vaccinated. AMA President Dr Gunnar Gundersen urged rapid two shot plus booster vaccination.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Jonas Salk
Gordon Brown
University of Michigan
American Medical Association
Gunnar Gundersen
Inmates to Receive Cancer Cell Injections at Ohio Penitentiary
Fifty inmates at the Ohio Penitentiary will be injected with killed cancer cells as part of a long term study by Sloan Kettering Institute and Ohio State University. The seventh phase of the research seeks to immunize prisoners against cancer.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
Ohio State University
Rhee to Seek Fourth Term in Next Year Election
Seoul government spokesman announced that President Syngman Rhee will run for a fourth term next year signaling continuation of leadership and policy direction for the Republic of Korea.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Weather Forecast For West Virginia
Onto pair indicates milder today and tonight with lows 8 to 12 degrees. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with highs 24 to 38. western areas fair and cold tonight with near zero to ten above in mountains. Increasing cloudiness Wednesday and not as cold.
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West Virginia
Balloonists Complete Atlantic Crossing From Canary Islands
Four British balloonists who started Dec 12 from the Canary Islands completed a 24 day voyage spanning ocean and air. A fishing boat spotted Small World near Barbados guiding them to shore where they received a warm welcome. They planned a study of Atlantic trade winds and kept their exact aloft and water times private.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
B.W.I
Colin Mudie
Rosemary
Arnold Eiloart
Timothy
Canary Islands
West Indian
Atlantic
London Daily Mail
Talks Move Into Issues
Ottawa reports the Joint Canada U S Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs opened its annual session with a three hour talk on North American and world economic outlook. Canadian Finance Minister Donald Fleming presided and said progress was made by eight ministers and about 24 advisers as U S officials prepared to fly back to Washington.
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Ottawa
U. S
Donald Fleming
Washington
Flight test pilot Francis Parker killed in Convair jet crash
Alamogordo New Mexico and Holloman Air Force Base mourn the death of Francis E Parker chief test pilot for Convair who was killed Monday in the crash of a jet fighter plane at the base.
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Alamogordo, N. M
Francis E. Parker
Convair
Holloman Air Force Base
Mikoyan Seeks Pledge on Berlin Access Amid Tensions
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan reportedly assured U S leaders that Western access to Berlin would remain free. He outlined five points: East Berlin administration to East German regime. no effort to oust Allies from West Berlin. new Berlin status after 13 years since WWII. Western powers offered no counter proposal. possible UN role to guarantee access within East Germany by next May.
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Anastas I. Mikoyan
United States
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Kremlin
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State Department
Soviet Union
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West Berlin
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France
Khrushchev
East Germany
United Nations
Pickets Likely in Cleveland for Mikoyan Visit
Anastas I. Mikoyan will visit Cleveland Tuesday morning on a Washington to cross country tour with Cyrus Eaton. Hungarian groups have signaled protests, and the United Hungarian Societies have sent a letter to President Eisenhower. Andrew Dono warns of tensions in a city with many immigrants from behind the iron curtain.
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Anastas I. Mikoyan
Cyrus Eaton
Russia
Washington
United Hungarian Societies
Eisenhower
Mikoyan
United States
Andrew Dono
Organization
DiSalle and Haines Propose Split of Mental Hygiene Agency
Governor elect DiSalle and Dr. Robert A. Haines director of mental hygiene and correction favor dividing the department into two agencies. The plan was stated at their Monday conference.
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Toledo
Michael V. DiSalle
Robert A. Haines
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Bitter Winter Grips Ohio With Cold Snap Easing
A numbing cold persists in Ohio for a second day with subzero to near freezing readings across cities. Warmth edges in as highs rise toward the teens and twenties. by midweek a broader warming trend is forecast with 20s in the north and 28 in the south. Snow flurries expected near Lake Erie while skies brighten elsewhere. Akron area reports 4 below, Cleveland 2 below, Toledo 2 below, Columbus near zero.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Lake Erie
Akron-Canton Area
Cleveland
Findlay
Toledo
Dayton
Zanesville
Marietta
Chesapeake
Columbus
Cincinnati
Reds Threaten Heavy Retaliatory Bombing
In Formosa the Chinese Communists threatened heavy bombardment of the Quemoy Islands in retaliation for a Nationalist artillery attack they claimed killed a number of mainland children. The Nationalist defense ministry denied hitting a commune nursery on Amoy during the artillery duel. The charges and threats were broadcast from Amoy to Quemoy.
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Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Amoy Island
Amoy
Quemoy
Istanbul Blast Kills 30 in Central Istanbul Buildings
A morning explosion in central Istanbul leveled two four story office buildings killing thirty and injuring about one hundred. A bus was crushed by debris and four others died in a nearby coffee shop. The incident damaged the Istan bul Ekspres and Yeni Gazete offices and sent police to seal the area.
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Turkey
Istanbul Ekspres
Yeni Gazete
New Year Toll Estimate High
The nation’s traffic death toll during the New Year weekend reached 377, 13 fewer than the preholiday NSC estimate. Over four days from New Year’s Eve to Sunday, 61 died in fires and 113 in other accidents for a total of 551 deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Legislature Again Hikes Officials Pay
The Ohio legislature moves to raise salaries for top appointive state officials at the start of the new session. The bill, filed by Governor-elect Michael V. DiSalle, passed the Democratic House 104 to 25 and goes to the Senate, which is expected to approve. The change mirrors past practice but with a different party lineup, and support from Republicans is anticipated.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
O'Neill
Clash Over Rights Probe Standoff in Alabama Counties
In Montgomery Alabama authorities and federal officials brace for a clash as the U S Civil Rights Commission probes voter files in three counties. A federal court ordered access to registration records while state and federal spokesmen dispute details of the compromise behind the order.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Airline Talks Snagged in Mediation Effort
Federal mediators report an early snag in final details of a tentative agreement between American Airlines and its striking pilots as talks continue in Washington.
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Washington
American Airlines
Urrutia Takes Over In Cuba
Provisional President Manuel Urrutia moved quickly after taking control of the Presidential Palace in Havana and lifting martial law. He named Jose Miro Cardona premier, set free elections within 18 months, summoned a new cabinet, and expanded government while Castro marches toward Havana with thousands of guerrillas.
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Manuel Urrutia
Urrutia
Jose Miro Cardona
Havana Bar Association
Camaguey
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio
GOP Split Over Posts Forces Leadership Battle
Washington reports a split within the Republican Party as Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. and Rep. Charles A. Halleck contend for House GOP leadership amid a push for younger, more aggressive leadership. Martin is 74, Halleck 58, with a caucus vote anticipated today. Democrats also caucus to nominate Sam Rayburn for speaker and John McCormack for leadership.
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Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Martin
House
Halleck
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rayburn
Negotiations Move to Philadelphia in PPG Strike
Negotiators in the 92 day old Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co strike were moved to Philadelphia. A meeting with management and the United Glass and Ceramic Workers Union will take place there Wednesday with federal mediators, following a Mediation Service recommendation after talks stalled in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Philadelphia
United Glass and Ceramic Workers Union
Joseph F. Finnegan
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Plane Lands Safely at Toledo Express After Emergency Landing
A non scheduled airliner with 35 passengers and six crew members diverted from Chicago to New York and landed safely at Toledo Express Airport after developing engine trouble. The incident prompted emergency procedures but no injuries were reported.
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Toledo
Chicago
New York
West Virginia Nursing Home Fire Kills 5
A Martinsburg nursing home fire killed five people early today. Four elderly residents escaped via windows to a roof in 6 degree weather and were rescued. Velma Smith, about 50, helped run the home with husband Clifford, who escaped. Fire investigators traced the blaze to the basement and a slow ascent through walls before sudden spread.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Velma Smith
Clifford
Smith
Ex Senator Davis Elkins Dies At 82 In Richmond
Davis Elkins aged 82, former U.S. Senator from West Virginia from 1918 to 1925 and longtime business leader, died Monday in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Note Found On Diaper Prompts NYC Baby Kidnapping Search
A note pinned to a diaper in a Brooklyn subway station shifts the infant kidnapping search to Coney Island. Police suspect a distressed mother, checking hospital records for mothers who lost children at birth. They describe a heavy-set bleached blonde woman 30 to 35 seen near the hospital Friday night and consider two women matching the profile as possible suspects.
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Coney Island
St. Peter's Hospital
St. Peter's
Brooklyn
Frank Chionchio
Chionchio
New York City
Betty Jean Benedicto
San Francisco
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