Six Miles of Marchers Honor Ike's Second Inauguration
Washington reporters describe Eisenhower's second inaugural parade with six miles of marchers floats and bands. The parade featured a 407 foot long theme float, a Starfighter on a float, and a display of missiles with no explosives. The event concluded with formal balls as the president and family attended multiple receptions.
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Albert B. Penn
Alexandria
Gomulka Wins Big Vote Backed by Poland’s Communists
More than 60 percent of Poland’s 17,449,000 voters supported Wladyslaw Gomulka’s leadership in a first test of his “communism without tyranny” plan. Unofficial reports say over 11 million cast ballots for a 459 member parliament on a straight Communist ticket, with about 16 million voters turnout.
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Hungary
Eisenhower favored Alcorn for GOP national chair
An administration official says President Eisenhower likely supports H Meade Alcorn Jr of Connecticut for the Republican national chair. A Darby led eight member group will meet Eisenhower to report on conversations before the party votes February 1, with a possible rival fight if Eisenhower withholds a clear pick.
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Harry Darby
Kansas
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Crewman credited with aiding safe Navy transport crash
Seattle report credits aviation mechanic Janes V. Trosper, 26, from Torrance California, with helping passengers brace for a crash landing and aiding in rescues after a four engine Navy transport flipped and skid to a fiery stop. Fifty four people escaped serious injury with only scratches and bruises reported.
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Seattle
Janes V. Trosper
Torrance, Calif
Trains Resumed After Two Freight Wrecks
Trains moved again on the New York Central railroad after two freight wrecks blocked tracks Friday night. The Palos bridge suffered damage and lines reopened at Palos near Glouster by 9 p.m. Saturday and at Cheshire by 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Teen lights Close Theater in Cleveland Brawl
Police blame unruly youths for a Sunday night fight at the Hippodrome Theater in downtown Cleveland. Fourteen teens were hospitalized with cuts and bruises after sporadic violence, and the theatre was closed for the night. Theater manager defends rock n roll, noting it did not cause the trouble.
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Firestone Names Raymond Firestone President
Raymond C. Firestone, 48, is chosen as president of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. The company was founded by his father, the late Harvey S. Firestone.
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Drivers Stay Home Auto Fatalities Low
The Associated Press reports Ohio saw fewer traffic deaths during a weekend due to bad weather. Twelve people died in accidents statewide from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, including ten in traffic and two in fires. A 15-year-old Boy Scout died from a fall at Camp Lazarus near Columbus.
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Turks Clash With Greeks in Nicosia Streets
In Nicosia Cyprus Turkish and Greek Cypriots fought on a second day with flames from eleven shops and warehouses burning in the Greek sector after torches and bombs Sunday night. Two Greek Cypriots were wounded as Turkish auxiliary police fired to separate clashes on the divide between sectors. The fire raids followed the death of a Turkish policeman in a bombing blamed on the Greek EOKA movement. The island's 400,000 Greek majority seeks union with Greece, while about 100,000 Turkish Cypriots oppose it.
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Deadline drama as Hammarskjold scrambles over Gaza pullout
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold raced against a Thursday deadline to force Israeli troop withdrawal from two Egyptian Gaza zones. Israel proposed continued administration of the Gaza Strip with police oversight while UN forces guarded Sharma El Sheikh area. Egypt rejected foreign occupation. Arab leaders warned such action would worsen the conflict and accused Western powers of aggression.
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Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Soapsuds Save Four From Possible Crash
A private plane with four aboard circled Tampa International Airport for nearly two hours with a disabled nose wheel before landing smoothly on a soap slick runway. Robert Walker of Tampa kept the plane aloft until soap could be spread on the runway from MacDill Air Force Base.
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Explosion Kills 27 in Taichung Shell Accident
Twenty seven people died when eight large shells exploded during an artillery exercise near Taichung Formosa.
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Taichung
Formosa
Unleading Moderates Stifled by Nasser's Grip in Egypt
The piece argues Western interests face greater risk if Nasser falls. It notes a retreat of moderate leaders in Egypt and the Arab East, with youths and extremist factions gaining ground. It warns of potential chaos in the Middle East if power shifts occur, whether by force or internal weakness.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Sand Sails To Meet Eisenhower
Naples story details King Saud of Saudi Arabia sailing with 65 male guards to meet President Eisenhower. Egypt Syria and Jordan sent him to convey rejection of the vacuum theory of the Eisenhower doctrine. The Constitution voyage includes U.S. Marines and FBI for security, due in New York Jan 29.
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Portsmouth Boy Reaches Voice of Democracy Semi Finals
Ted Cooper, 16, of Portsmouth High School, Ohio, is among 12 semi finalists in the Voice of Democracy contest. Harold E. Fellows, national chairman, notes 12 students—eight girls and four boys—scored highest from a field of 52 entries after screening.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
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Can't Be French In America Says Exchange Student
Andre Roesslinger of Rombas France tells a Weston church group that he struggles to stay French in the United States. He notes drinking two quarts of milk daily and treating a car as a necessity while adopting local slang.
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France
Vandals Flood Dayton Elementary Damaging School
Dayton Ohio officials report vandals broke into Cleveland Elementary over the weekend and flooded the building with water from fire hoses. About 20 windows were broken and two classrooms cannot be used today.
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Eisenhower Outlines Second Term Aim for Peace with Justice
President Eisenhower pledged his second term will pursue building a peace with justice to combat international communism. He warned that much of the world faces want and danger, urging unity and strength while noting Hungary and other nations strive for freedom. He called for shared prosperity and commitments to help others rise from misery.
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Rural Counties To Keep Legislative Vote Strength
Ohio lawmakers debate constitutional changes that would alter how votes are counted for the House. Rural counties fear loss of equal representation as urban areas grow while rural areas stagnate. Proposals have faced past defeat, and the rural bloc notes support from urban voters for stability but see no current revival of the Cornstalk Brigade.
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Russians Test A Weapons In Latest Nuclear Blast
The Soviet Union reportedly conducted its fifth nuclear weapons test since last August, with the Atomic Energy Commission confirming another explosion on Sunday. The AEC offered no further details while Moscow remained silent on the test.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Doctor Studies Baby Gorilla in Columbus Zoo
Dr Benjamin Pasamanick of Ohio State Medical School and Dr Hilda Knobloch of Children’s Hospital study the four week old baby gorilla at Columbus Zoo. They compare its development to human infants watching muscle use, stranger anxiety, and body movements. Sight appears faster developing than human infants and the gorilla can roll over.
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Benjamin Pasamanick
Ohio State University Medical School
Hilda Knobloch
Children’s Hospital
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Knobloch
Five Year Old Guernsey Cow Due to Freshen
Kate Wood of Albany Route 3 reports a five year old Guernsey cow that is due to freshen now.
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Kate Wood
Albany
Barbados Honeymoon For Meyner Bride
New Jersey governor Robert B Meyner and his wife celebrate a Barbados honeymoon hosted by Mr and Mrs A Ronald Tree as they start a two week Caribbean visit after a Oberlin Ohio wedding for Mrs Meyner. The Meyners wed last Saturday in Oberlin where her father Dr William Stevenson heads Oberlin College.
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Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
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Oberlin
Ohio
Five Day Forecast Sees Mild Start Then Colder Late Week
Forecast expects temperatures averaging normal to three degrees above with highs from 36 to 42 and lows 20 to 24. Tuesday mild. turning colder by Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday moderately cold. Rain likely Tuesday and Wednesday totaling 2 inches or less. No precipitation indicated Thursday through Saturday.
Explosion Causes Death in Ohio Bath Tub Incident
Mrs. Mary Mahon aged 84 died from injuries after a water storage tank exploded through a bathroom floor last Thursday in Liverpool Ohio. The blast occurred at the home of her son-in-law Forest P. Dailey and the tank shutoff valve was blamed for the buildup of pressure.
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