Subway Strike Spreads Paralyzing New York Transit
New York's work bound millions faced chaos as a mushrooming subway strike spread. Four other unions joined in, with service varying from zero to a third on lines, causing vast traffic jams and severe travel disruption during the Christmas shopping period. Transit officials sought a solution as thousands flocked to buses and commuter rail to Manhattan.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
New York Transit Authority
City Hall
Moss Schenck
Striking
Motormen’s Benevolent Association
William Peer
Robert Wagner
MBA
AP Photofax
Bakers Union Given Ultimatum Clean Up by Thursday
ATLANTIC CITY N J AFL CIO Executive Council votes to expel the Bakery Workers Union unless cleanup measures are taken by Thursday. James G Cross asked to step down as president while Cross defends himself against corruption charges and vows to run for reelection at a March convention in Cincinnati. Meany says a new integrit y group may form a rival union with about 50 000 members from 95 locals.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Afl-Cio
Hoon
James G. Cross
Cross
Cincinnati
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Executive Council
Meany
Baker
Integrity Group
Integrity
Bakers Union
Senate Rackets Committee
Washington
Florida
Evacuation of Dutch Begins in Indonesia
Dutch refugees arrived in Singapore beginning a large evacuation from Indonesia over West New Guinea. A Garuda-Indonesian plane carried 17 Dutch nationals, with 48 more on an Argo Naut flight en route. The Netherlands pressed Indonesia to allow entry for ships and planes. refugees described turmoil on East Java plantations and scarce Dutch goods. U.S. mediation efforts were noted as evacuees fled toward Jakarta and beyond.
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Singapore
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Garuda—Indonesian—Airlines
Willem Drees
Djuanda
KLM
M. R. Titus
East Java
Surabaya
United States
Netherlands
U.S
J. M. Allison
Subandrio
Washington
Jakarta
Bandung
Bogor
Semarang
Sumatra
Indies
Turks and Greeks clash along Cyprus buffer line in Nicosia
In Nicosia the line dividing Turkish and Greek sectors saw widespread clashes today. British troops intervened to separate the sides as Turkish police failed to control mobs. Turkeys supporters attacked vehicles and shops while Greek residents boarded up storefronts and fled.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Final Layout for Belt Line Gets City Council Approval
Austin council approves final Belt Line layout and moves to strengthen boulevard tree planting rules. Alderman reports a draft ordinance to ensure tree care shares permit procedures. seeks 24 hour traffic light operation near Banfield school while noting highway rules may limit changes. Council also grants milk sale permit to Blooming Prairie cooperative and handles a $3750 bill from Evenson Associates for the sewage bond issue.
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Belt Line
Austin
Austin Belt Line
Highway 16
Roger Nelson
Wayne Austin
Park and Recreation Board
Minnesota Highway Dept
Banfield School
Highway Department
Gan
Johnson
San Francisco
Jacob
Chicago
T. G. Evenson Associates
Temperatures Skid in State Cold Wave Grips Minnesota
Northerly winds drive Arctic cold and snow squalls into Minnesota and the Northwest as the Weather Bureau warns of lows from 15 to 25 below in northern Minnesota and 5 to 15 below in the south. Wind gusts exceed 40 mph, then ease. Wind advisories with possible 50 mph gusts in the Dakotas. In Minneapolis area temps drop from 31 above to 21 around 5 to 7 am. East Grand Forks reports 3 below at 7 am and International Falls 6 below at 8 am.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Twin Cities
East Grand Forks
Minn
International Falls
Choice Cut of Giant Yule Tree Missing
GRAND MARAIS Minn Somebody took the top of the community Christmas tree as crews prepared to erect a 40 foot tree after hauling it 15 miles at a cost of 60 dollars.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Hibbing Superintendent Accepts St. Cloud Post
James K. Michie, 53, longtime Hibbing public schools superintendent since 1946, has accepted the job as St. Cloud school superintendent.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
James K. Michie
Hibbing Public Schools
St. Cloud
Herald Boys Distribute 7,898 USI Envelopes
Herald carriers collected 7 898 envelopes Monday for the USI drive in Austin. Donors’ names may be printed in the Herald. a no name option is available. A $1 contribution is sought to push the campaign toward its $62 352 goal, with bonuses and prizes for top collectors.
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Herald Boys
Herald
USI
Austin Daily Herald
Clarence Smith
The
Five Coal Miners Die In Cave In At West Virginia Mine
Five miners were killed when rock collapsed inside Raleigh Wyomin g Coal Co mines No 2 at Glen Rodgers West Virginia two miles inside the pit at 10 45 p.m. Eight other workers escaped after removal of timber and rubble. Officials cite a mountain bump causing the roof to give way.
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Beckley
W. Va
West Virginia
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Glen Rodgers
Here
Dulles Urges Stronger NATO for Military and Economic War
Secretary of State Dulles pressed NATO allies to exploit Europe’s industrial base for new weapons and to prepare for broader military and economic warfare. He said local wars will be considered in planning, ruled out fixed consultation rules, and praised a Paris NATO council gathering as reinvigorating Western unity.
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Washington
Dulles
North Atlantic
NATO Council
Paris
Europe
NATO
Western Alliance
Goody case opens as Hardy testifies in $600000 suit
In Minnesota a $600000 damage suit against the City of Austin proceeds with testimony from Donald Gaedy and his attorney William De Parcy. The case stems from a pool accident on July 20 1955 that left Gaedy paralyzed after diving near the poolside.
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Mary Larson
Myrtle
St. Paul Street
William Baudler
Baudler
Council
Donald Goedy
City of
Austin
Jacob
Hardy
Donald Gaedy
Gaedy
High Board
John Forseen
William de Parcy
Minneapolis
Forseen
Goedy
Harry P. Strong
Austin Park and Recreation Department
Strong
Crop Loans Dip to 7.04 Billion in CCC Price Support
The Agriculture Department reports CCC price support investment at 7.04 billion dollars as of Oct 31, down from 8.10 billion a year earlier. Loans total 1.50 billion across crops, with 5.54 billion tied to government owned crops, and year end program loss hits 1.30 billion. Tobacco, corn, and wheat holdings are listed by weight and bushel counts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
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Charles L. Patterson
Bakery Union
Hague
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Kennan
George Kennan
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RWC
ST. Paul
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lord
Telephone Company
Benjamin Deinard
Hjalmar Petersen
Deinard
Burnquist
Tracy J. Peycke
Northwestern Bell
Peycke
Commission
Paul Rasmussen
Judge Plunkett
de Parcy
Warren Plunkett
de Pareq
Thomas Meany
Geoffrey Mahoney
William Bandler
John Hackett
E. R. Peterson
Zelda Malan
Rochester
Martha Malan
Finey
Mayo Clinic
Johannesburg
South Africa
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