Breen Loses Countersuit Over Diner Club Bill
Singer Bobby Breen lost a $1 million countersuit against the Diners Club after a 1960 suit alleging a $3,672 bill was misfiled against the wrong Breen. Judge John Sexton in Las Vegas denied damages claims. Franklin Vincent, 26, of Greenville Ky has been comatose since a 1957 auto crash. his mother recalls his Christmas devotion. Luther Hodges aide Haman Bookbinder takes leave to head Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation. Danny Kaye discharged from St Mary’s Hospital after surgery and heads to Hollywood.
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Bobby Breen
Breen
John Sexton
Las Vegas
Nev
Franklin Vincent
Greenville
Raymond Vincent
Franklin
Luther H. Hodges
Washington
Haman H. Bookbinder
Eleanor Roosevelt
Danny Kaye
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Kaye
Hollywood
Water From a Ravenala Tree Trick in Madagascar
A traveler on Madagascar learns a local method to obtain clear drinking water by stabbing a ravenala tree with a sharp stick. The practice reflects regional knowledge of tree sap and water storage in the island environment.
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Madagascar
British Press Scores Plan to Quit Skybolt for Polaris
London reports that the Macmillan Kennedy agreement to supply Britain with Polaris missiles in place of Skybolt drew sharp criticism from both sides. The opposition Labour party plans a major attack, arguing the deal is too late and too costly amid a heated defense row.
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Skybolt
Polaris
London
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Britain
Labor Party
Macmillan
House of Commons
Laborite
Daily Herald
The
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
Man Admits to Robbery in Mankato
Two Minneapolis men Rodney Marxson and Steven Lampman pleaded guilty to a Mankato burglary and theft spree they carried out while on bail. They admitted stealing four TV sets nine radios and three tape recorders from Meyer & Sons in Mankato on Nov. 23. The serial‑traced radio tied Lampman to the crime and they received indeterminate terms at St. Cloud Reformatory.
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Minneapolis
Mankato
Rodney Marxson
Steven Lampman
St. Cloud Reformatory
Meyer & Sons
Lampman
Children fund mother’s Santa Ana trip with spare change
Sayville New York AP nine children aged 16 to 28 months 14 12 9 8 6 and younger pooled dimes nickels and pennies to pay for their mother Mrs John Hayden to fly to California for a Christmas Eve visit with her parents in Santa Ana The mother plans a week with her parents while the children and father manage on their own the first holiday apart for the family since 1944
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Sayville
N.Y
John Hayden
California
Long Island
Santa Ana
John
Maureen
Two Bombings Hit Fifth Avenue Building Near Puerto Rican Offices
In New York a pair of home made bombs exploded outside Puerto Rican government offices on Fifth Avenue during a children's Christmas party at the Tishman Building. No injuries and minor damage. Police seek three unidentified men seen nearby before the blasts.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Tishman
Three States Plan New Ruling on Refuge Land Taxes
North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota agreed to seek a bill letting local governments receive 1 percent of the adjusted land value yearly from lands bought by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. They call for a lump sum toward future bonded debt and a right to buy back surplus refuge land before auction.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
United Front
William L. Guy
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Quake Shakes Manila Residents Awake
A moderate earthquake rattled Manila early this morning waking residents with no initial reports of damage or injuries. The quake prompted residents to check for aftershocks while authorities monitored the area for further activity.
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Manila
Cadets Help Evacuate Burning Frontier Planes in Nebraska
In Grand Island, two military school cadets Ron Henderson and Frank Flicker along with stewardess Pat Reed opened exits as a Frontier Airlines plane flipped onto its back at Grand Island Airport. Forty passengers and three crew escaped. five hospitalized but in good condition. Captain Joe Romano noted dense ground fog during approach.
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Grand Island
Neb
Frontier Airlines
Ron Henderson
Gering
Frank Flicker
Scottsbluff
Pat Reed
Aurora
Colo
Joe Romano
Denver
Minnesota Woman Killed in Spain Auto Crash
Elsa Louise Filsh, 35, of Minnesota, was killed in a head on crash near Guadalema De Los Quin teros in Seville while on holiday in Spain. Her husband Stanley M. Filsh, 33, was seriously injured as foggy conditions contributed to the collision.
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Sevilla
Spain
Elsa Louise Filsh
Minnesota
Guadalema de Los Quinteros
Here
Stanley M. Filsh
Filshes
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Detroit, Mich
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Michigan
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Associated Press
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Nicholas
Margaret
Donald
Michael
Thomas
Christopher
Hayden
Gillings FE
Nebraska
Henderson
4Th Ave. NE
Earl White Music
Earth
State Farm ‘Home Office
Bloomington
Illinois
Clayton F. Meyer Insurance
Sterling Shopping Center
Meace
Christ the Prince of Peace
God
Leroy, Minn
KAUS
Martz Furniture
Queen of Angels
St. John’s Lutheran
Maloney
Standard Service
Holiday
2Nd Ave
Austin, Minn
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