FBI Snares Suspect in Brinks Theft
Boston’s Joseph J. O Keefe, 44, named in FBI affidavits as a Brinks robbery participant, was nabbed by the FBI. Affidavits allege loot hidden with O Keefe’s sister and wife, and note a phone exchange about testimony. Contempt cases for O Keefe and Hooley proceed as bail is posted.
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FBI
Boston
Joseph J
O'Keefe
Brink
U. S
George F. Garrity
John B. Greene
Joseph J. O‘keefe
O‘keefe
Mary A. Hooley
Paul Hooley
Hooley
In Again Out Again Marine Accepted
The in again-out-again Marine recruit William H Houston, 17, of Reading, Pa., is accepted after previous discharges. His father Maj. John Lester Houston was killed at Iwo Jima in 1943. He enlisted first at 15 in Jacksonville, Florida, was discharged for age, rejoined at Reading at 16, and now prepares for another stint at Parris Island.
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Reading
Marine Corps
William H. Houston
Houston
John Lester Houston
Iwo Jima
Jacksonville
Fla
Parris Island
S. C
Norman Persing
Use Animal Fats in Making Ice Cream Fights Dairy Interests
University of Minnesota economist E. Fred Koller warned that ice cream made with animal fats could threaten dairy interests. He said the product is cheaper for consumers and tastes indistinguishable from real ice cream, making detection by most people unlikely.
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ST. Paul
University of Minnesota
E. Fred Koller
Siamese twins cling to life after historic brain surgery
The Brodie twins Rodney Dee and Roger Lee, 15 months, remain on the critical list after a head to head separation at University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Roger is in very precarious condition with impaired brain circulation. Rodney shows intermittent signs of consciousness. Surgeons chose Rodney as the twin most likely to survive, with further operations expected as doctors assess ongoing needs and recovery continues.
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Brodie
Chicago
Rodney Dee
Roger Lee Brodie
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Roger
Rodney
University
Eric Oldberg
Department of Neurology
Royt Brodie
Moline
Brodies
University of Ilinois’ Chicago Medical Center
Hammer Red Troops Supply Concentrations
Hundreds of Allied fighter bombers swept Western Korea and hit Communist troop and supply concentrations. U S Sabre jets reported one MIG15 damaged above the Suiho reservoir. Fifth Air Force pounded a major concentration at Paegyang north of Kaesong, destroying at least 40 buildings amid light ground action.
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Seoul
Suiho Reservoir
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Paegyang
Kaesong
John Maragon Leaves Prison
John Maragon the former bootblock who befriended celebrities and visited the White House was released from the federal prison in Petersburg Virginia after serving most of a 24 month sentence for lying to a Senate sub committee. He left with his wife and son the warden said.
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Petersburg
John Maragon
Kansas City
White House
Senate
Maragon
Texas
State Department
Greece
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Lattimore Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment
Johns Hopkins lecturer Owen Lattimore pleads not guilty to a seven count perjury indictment over sworn denial of Communist sympathies. U S District Judge James R Kirkland set March start for trial and Feb 16 for motions. Bond set at 2000 dollars in Treasury notes.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
U. S
James R. Kirkland
Treasury
Johns Hopkins University
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate Internal Security Committee
Sen. McCarran
Dnev
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Johns Hopkins
Bergie Re-Elected At Albert Lea-Freeborn Safety Council
Ridney Bergie was re-elected president of the Albert Lea Freeborn County Safety Council on Wednesday. Three vice presidents were named Russell Essen Fred Harris and William Pickavance. Joe Spark was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
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Albert Lea
Ridney Bergie
Freeborn
Stevens Anderson Talbott and Eyes Named Defense Posts
Stevens Anderson Talbott and Eyes were assigned new defense posts in a military reshuffle. The move positions each officer in key regional commands amid ongoing readiness reforms.
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Stevens
Anderson
Talbott
Eyes
Eisenhower Selects Top Military Heads
President elect Eisenhower announces civilian heads for the armed services led by Charles E. Wilson. Roger M. Kyes is deputy secretary of defense and Robert Ten Broeck Stevens will head the Army alongside Robert Bernard Anderson as Navy secretary and Harold E. Talbott as Air Force secretary. The appointments, mainly Republicans, await Senate approval and signal a broad governance plan as inflation looms and Bricker treaty limitations gain debate.
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New York
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Charles E. Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Bloomsfield Hills
Mich
General Motors
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
South Plainfield
N. J
General Electric Corp
General Foods
Jackson Mills
J. P
L Eisenhower
Senate
Anderson
Congress
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
House
Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
Merchants Report Bright Christmas Buying Across Cities
An Associated Press survey finds robust Christmas shopping across 24 cities. Denver, Chicago and New York show varied trends with Wanamaker's noting weaker NY sales due to taxes and transport, while Dallas projects over eight million dollars in holiday sales led by menswear and leather goods.
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Chicago
Joel Goldblatt
Goldblatt Brothers Inc
Associated Press
New York
John Rausch
Wanamaker
Kansas City
Philadelphia
5Th Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Michigan Boulevard
John C. Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
White Plains
N. Y
New York City
R. C. Dolbin
Dallas, Tex
Retail Merchants Association
Gas Helped Kill Convict in Stillwater Prison
Washington County coroner said inmate LeRoy Brown died from bronchial pneumonia triggered by gas used to subdue him at Stillwater prison. Coroner McCarten found no wrongdoing, while Leirfallom defended the action as necessary to subdue Brown after he went berserk and threatened staff with a table leg. Freeman questioned the authorities and urged accountability in the Stillwater case.
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Anderson
Brown
Orville L. Freeman
Democratic - Farmer - Farmer- Labor
Freeman
Minnesota
Stillwater
Jarle Leirfallom
Gov. Anderson
LeRoy Brown
St. Peter
Leirfallom
Spirit of Christmas theft leads to jail time
Charles McCloud, 50, appeared before Magistrate William Laukaitas charged with stealing a candelabra from a downtown department store. He said it was a Christmas present for his priest. McCloud received a 60 day sentence.
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Baltimore
Charles McCloud
William F. Laukaitas
McCloud
Government cost of living index ticks up for November
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the consumer price index rose to 191.1 for mid November up from 190.9 due to higher residential rents and fuel costs. Rail workers face a one cent hourly wage cut as wages are tied to the index via three month adjustments.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Masons Install at Spring Valley
Spring Valley Masonic Lodge AF and AM No. 50 installed Thursday night in Spring Valley by Rochester team. Officers named include W John Sanford master, E L Morse senior warden, Dwight Browning junior warden, Lawrence Hanson secretary, Donald Henderson treasurer, Charles Thompson senior deacon, Thor Jorgenson junior deacon, Rev Walter Ross chaplain, Kenneth Foster marshal, Helen Gill senior steward, Clifford Bruce Ostrander junior steward, Hugh Walker Wykoff tyler. Installing officers were Glenn Burbank master, Carl Hansen marshal, and Walter Hesley chaplain.
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Spring Valley
Glen Sanford
Spring Valley Suffers Brief Power Outage
Spring Valley experienced six minutes of total darkness and parts of the village were blacked out up to 12 minutes Thursday night due to a power failure at the municipal light plant. Coils burned out in the 840 kilowatt generator. a new 1,136 kilowatt unit would begin partial service by today or early Saturday.
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Spring Valley
Murderer Baptized After Sentencing in Pine Bluff
A Pine Bluff man convicted of murdering his wife was baptized into the Baptist Church after his life sentence. The father of six said he waited to avoid public sympathy during his trial and sentencing.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Baptist Church
Large Cities Seek Additional Revenue Sources in Minnesota
Minnesota's first and second class city representatives urged Gov. Anderson for more revenue at a Thursday meeting. They proposed a municipal tax on earnings of public utilities and a bigger share of state taxes, requiring legislative authorization. Attendees included Duluth utilities chief Ernest Bodin, Mayor M. G. Rolfson of Austin, and Winona alderman William S. Lin, among others.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Anderson
Ernest Bodin
Duluth
M. G. Rolfson
Austin
William S. L.iWinona
Olaf R. Pearson
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Hammer Red
Bergie
Robert Stevens
Harold Talbott
Rogers Kyes
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Charles F. Barrett
United States
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
United Nations
State
Justice Departments
Supreme Court
Oveta Culp Hobby
Tex
Federal Security
Martin P. Durkin
AFL Plumbing Union
Robert A. Taft
Senate Gop
Halleck
Walter Breede, JR
Charlotte
N. C
Denver
Los Angeles
Macy’s
Richmond
Masons
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