Brooklyn Pier Blast Sparks $15 Million Loss Probe
Police and fire officials examine the Brooklyn pier after a massive blast and fire. Army ordnance experts doubt known cargo caused the explosion. Maj. Vallassa called the blast as strong as two 4,000 pound WWII bombs. Fire Commissioner Cavanagh doubts cargo. damage pegged at 15 million dollars. FBI agents join the investigation.
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New York
Brooklyn
William Vallassa
1St Army
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Cavanagh
FBI
Minnesota seeks $105 Million for Welfare Budget
The Minnesota Welfare Department requests $105,219,212 for the next two years, up $18.6 million from the current period. Major item is $33,367,134 for mental hospitals, with salary-scale increases totaling about $2 million. Other large requests target mentally deficient facilities, public assistance, and correctional institutions, with costs compared to Kansas and Wisconsin.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Welfare Department
Civil Service Department
Morris Hursh
Kansas
Wisconsin
Actress Vanessa Brown Seeks Reconciliation After Separation
Hollywood actress Vanessa Brown expresses hope the six year separation from Dr. Robert Franklyn may not be final. She notes the doctor left the family home on November 25 and cites their prior separation and reconciliation as context for potential reunion.
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Hollywood
Vanessa Brown
Robert Franklyn
Nasser claims Western powers conspired to destroy Egypt
President Nasser in Akhir Saa accuses Britain France and Israel of a planned campaign to erase Egypt. He details Sinai battle moves casualty figures and air actions claiming Egyptian forces withdrew safely and preserved key tanks and vehicles. He warns Britain aimed to sever Egypt and warns of broader Middle East stakes.
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Ismailia
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el ‘Arish
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Sherm
Abu Ogueira
Middle East
el ’Arish
U N Asks Hungary Again to Admit More Observers
The United Nations Assembly adopted a U S sponsored resolution urging Hungary and the Soviet Union to allow additional UN observers to study conditions in the revolt torn country. The vote was 51 to 10 with abstentions from multiple nations.
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Hungary
United Nations
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Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
U.N. Assembly
Soviet Union
Lodge
Czar
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
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Austria
Hollywood couple adopt seven month old twin girls
Actor Fred MacMurray and wife June Haver have adopted seven month old twin girls. The couple, married in June 1954, previously had no children.
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Hollywood
Fred MacMurray
June Haver
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