China Holds Key as UN Group Urges 18 New Members
At the United Nations in New York delegates press China to abstain from a veto as 52 nations back admitting 18 new members. The General Assembly expected to ratify the Special Political Committee choice. the Security Council faces a pivotal test with the Soviet threat to veto non Communist entrants, including Outer Mongolia.
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Japan
Laos
Libya
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Jordan
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Spain
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Austria
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Navy Bomber Crashes at Sea Off Kauai Three Rescued
A two engine Navy patrol bomber crashed at sea 26 miles east of Kauai during maneuvers. The submarine Bashaw rescued three survivors Lt. K. C. Guedel Lt. (j.g.) E. J. O Malley and Lt. (j.g.) Robert S. Smith. Seven airmen remained missing as seven subs and four planes searched the area. Another P2V on maneuvers reported the crash.
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Sarnoff relinquishes NBC chair to Weaver in swap
Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff steps down as NBC chairman and passes the post to Sylvester L. Weaver who has led the company as president for two years. Robert W. Sarnoff, the elder Sarnoff’s son, will become NBC president succeeding Weaver.
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New York
David Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
Sylvester L
Pat) Weaver
Weaver
Robert W. Sarnoff
Sarnoff
NBC
Adlai Charges GOP With Hate Mongering
Adlai Stevenson accused GOP leaders of hate mongering and destructive politics at an AFL CIO convention address. He condemned attempts to blame workers for farmers mood and cited statements linking labor to Nazism, calling for an end to such practices to protect democracy.
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New York
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Secretary of Agriculture
Republican Senatorial Committee
Legion Chief Praises Ford Criticism of the Fund for the Republic
Detroit dispatch reports American Legion national commander J Addington Wagner applauding Henry Ford s criticism of the Fund for the Republic. Industrialist Paul G Hoffman, fund chairman, defends the group in Los Angeles noting important contributions. Wagner also says Ford s stance is a reassuring move for national security.
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The
American Legion Today
Henry Fords
Fund For
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Legion
J. Addington Wagner
Ford
Paul G. Hoffman
Los Angeles
Wagner
New York
Fire in Detroit Kills Six Residents
In Detroit on the West Side a frame two story house fire claimed six lives including three children. Neighbors used ladders to rescue the father and Pleas Griffin Jr survived after awakening to flames while Lucille Griffin and her family perished.
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Otto Harison
Pauline
Geraldine
Dolores
Lucille Griffin
Pleas Michael Griffin Jr
Pleas Griffin
Top Aides Tackle Budget at Camp David
President Eisenhower planned budget and strategy talks with top advisers at Camp David. He met with Hughes Wilson Humphrey and Dulles to prepare for National Security Council sessions. Eisenhower would return home in the afternoon and continue to Camp David for a Cabinet meeting.
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John Foster Dulles
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Willmar Girl Is Named 1956 Polio Child in Minnesota
Five year old Carol Palmer of Willmar was named Minnesota’s 1956 polio child. She has used braces and sticks to walk since infancy and has received $3,900 in aid from the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. Carol symbolizes polio-stricken children in the March of Dimes effort.
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Carol Palmer
Willmar
Minnesota
Carol
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TVOR Signals Commissioned At Austin Airport
The Austin Aero Service announces TVOR beacons approved for Austin Municipal Airport and four others. Officials note Austin pioneered TVOR for small airports and pilots may use instrument letdowns now. A charter flight to Freeport Illinois plans to use the system both ways today.
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St. Cloud
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International Falls
Bemidji
Virginia-Eveleth
Minneapolis doctor Baxter dies after brief illness
Dr. Stephen H. Baxter 77 of Minneapolis and past president of the Minnesota Medical Association died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was a prominent physician and longtime medical leader in the state.
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Stephen H. Baxter
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Minnesota Medical Assn
Meany Seeks Labor Industry Talks at AFL-CIO Convention
At the AFL-CIO founding convention in New York George Meany indicated talks with the National Association of Manufacturers on a nonaggression labor management pact. NAM denied agreeing to talks though Meany said staff discussions could start soon. Charles R. Sligh Jr. expressed surprise at Meany's overture while inviting Meany to speak at an NAM luncheon.
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National Assn
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NAM
Organized Labor
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Sligh
Detroit man arrested in Joplin in Travelers Check theft case
FBI says James P. Taylor alias Charles D. Kennell, a 30 year old Detroit man, was arrested in Joplin Mo on interstate transportation of stolen property charges tied to travelers checks missing from Northern State Bank Thief River Falls Minn. Lindbergh disappearance linked case. Taylor to be arraigned today. firearms and bank accounts found on him.
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Charles D. Kennell
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Minn
Lindberg
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U. S
Cal Howard
American Express
Kennell
Howard
Terre Haute
Ind
Lindbergh
Hamburg Woman Sentenced for Poison Plot and Harm
Gerda Thimm 22 is jailed six years in Hamburg for beating and attempting to poison her husband. Court found her guilty of acid in his ears, razor blade under the eyelid, and rat poison in his bed. She said she aimed to make him unattractive due to his flirting with other women.
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Hamburg
Germany
Gerda Thimm
Cyclist and St Paul Man Added to Highway Toll
A 9 year old cyclist and a Minneapolis man who died from injuries in a Safe Driving Day crash were added to Minnesota's highway death toll. Michael A. Houle of Roseville was killed when struck by a car near his home. David Kise 32, and Marshall Chapin 30 died from injuries. The deaths raise Minnesota highway toll to 541 for the year to date. Minnesota led the nation for traffic death reductions in the first ten months, with 51 fewer deaths than a year ago.
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Minnesota
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Roseville
St. Paul
Michael
Richard M. Houle
Robert J. Kise
Arden Hills
Marshall Chapin
Minneapolis General Hospital
Victor R. Swanson
National Safety Council
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Idaho
Kansas
Fonda and Wife Announce Trial Separation
Henry Fonda and his third wife Susan Blanchard announce a mutual trial separation. The pair, married five years, say he recently returned from Europe where film work kept them apart. Blanchard, Hammerstein II’s stepsdaughter, will have custody of their daughter Amy, age two.
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Henry Fonda
Fonda
Susan Blanchard
Europe
Oscar Hammerstein II
Amy
Gasoline dealers to form association in St Paul meeting
State retail gasoline dealers are invited to a December 20 meeting in the State Office Building called by the State Department of Business Development to consider forming an association to stabilize the industry.
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ST. Paul
State Department of Business Development
State $18 Million Short to Meet School Aid Bill
Minnesota faces a $25.45 million school aid bill due Dec 15 with only $6.88 million in hand as the investment board debated trust fund investments. Gov Freeman and Atty Gen Lord backed spending value while Auditor King pressed timely investing to earn interest for education.
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