New Year Traffic Toll Seen at 420 Fatalities
Chicago experts forecast a three day New Year holiday traffic toll of 420 deaths on streets and roads unless drivers improve. The National Safety Council cites last weekend's sharp drop in driving habits and notes total holiday tolls for 1955, including 609 Christmas deaths and 2,119 holiday deaths overall.
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Chicago
National Safety Council Today
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
National Safety Council
John Borosky
Jack Horner
Paul Jones
Ely Culbertson dies at 64 famed bridge figure
Ely Culbertson, 64, celebrated bridge authority and promoter of a world peace plan, died in Brattleboro Vermont after a heart failure amid years of breathlessness. His marriages included Josephine Murphy Dillon in 1923 and Dorothy Renata Baehne in 1947. children Loyce Nadya, Bruce Ely, and Peter who drowned in 1950.
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Ely Culbertson
Bridge Authority
World Federation
Culbertson
Josephine Murphy Dillon
Loyce Nadya
Bruce Ely
Reno
Culbertsons, Inc
Dorothy Renata Baehne
New York
Peter
Vermont
Iowa Farmer Killed in Cresco Collision
Albert F.E. Cisar, 65, a Waucoma farmer, died Tuesday after his car pulled onto a Cresco roadway from a medical clinic and was struck by a milk truck driven by Vern Weinkauf. Weinkauf said he could not stop on the icy road in time to avoid the crash.
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Cisar
Waucoma
Earl Waller
Cresco Medical Clinic
Vern Weinkauf
Carrier Charged With Theft From Mails in Minneapolis
Norman A. Hanson a 28 year old postal carrier was charged with stealing thousands of letters from the mails since November He admitted taking mail addressed to charities including the Sister Kenny Foundation Disabled American Veterans and the Easter Seal Committee Inspectors said he was seen tossing a bag of 495 letters from a second floor window Hanson held a federal bond set under 1 000 and awaits a court appearance in Minneapolis after authorities recovered much of the loot from his home and said he needed the money
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Norman A. Hanson
Hennepin County
Kennedy
Sister Kenny Foundation
Disabled American Veterans
Easter Seal Committee
Hanson
Christmas Seal
Bloomington
Boy 12 Fatally Shot in Rabbit Hunt Accident
In Casselton North Dakota on Tuesday a .22 rifle discharged during a rabbit shooting trip killing Ronald Hagen 12 son of Mr and Mrs Ole Hagen. Orland Stockford 15 held the gun and could not give a clear account. The only other weapon found was an air rifle.
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Casselton
N.D
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Hagen
Orland Stockford
Iowa State Senator Watson Declines Reelection Bid
Council Bluffs Iowa Senator Devere Watson a veteran lawmaker and former president pro tempore said Tuesday he does not plan to seek reelection. He also denied rumors of seeking the lieutenant governorship in 1956.
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Iowa
Devere Watson
State Senate
Watson
Northern California Flood Fallout Reaches 34 Dead
Floods in Northern California caused up to 34 deaths with 19 to 35 missing. Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard crews saved lives using boats trucks amphibians helicopters and planes as $150 million in damage was estimated and more than a million acres remained underwater. Levees failed on Empire Tract and Quimby Island while officials planned federal rehabilitation measures and National Guard reinforcements to prevent looting and sanitation issues. The Southern Pacific resumed normal transcontinental rail service to Portland and inland routes.
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Marysville
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Valleys
Eisenhower Heads to Florida for TwoWeek Florida Stay
President Eisenhower flies from Washington to Key West for about two weeks of sun rest and outdoor exercise advised by doctors after his September heart attack. The trip aims to condition him for resuming duties in two weeks, with Alfred Gruenther possibly joining later. Mrs. Eisenhower remains in Washington. The State of the Union will be sent to Congress January 5.
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John S. Doud
Denver
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James C. Hagerty
Congress
Hagerty
Comet III Sets Trans Atlantic Speed Record In Flight
Britain's Comet III jetliner completed a non stop Montreal to London trip in 6 hours 8 minutes, averaging 548 mph with tail winds boosting to over 640 mph. The 3,350 mile milestone capped a 35,000 mile world proving flight led by Capt. John Cunningham and a 10 man crew.
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Toronto
Authorities Plan More Questions of 2 Burglars
Two Hibbing men, Robert Mancini and Harry Schmidt, who have admitted to 44 burglaries in Minnesota and Wisconsin, waived preliminary hearing on grand larceny charges for a Deerwood liquor store break in with about $900 loot. Arrested in Mason City, Iowa, they were found with burglary tools in their car. Local records show additional breakins at Winona Hibbing Coleraine Bemidji Thief River Falls Cloquet Owatonna Eveleth Virginia.
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Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Robert Mancini
Harry Schmidt
Deerwood
Mason City
Iowa
Mancini and
Schmidt
Winona
Hibbing
Coleraine
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
Cloquet
Owatonna
Eveleth
Virginia
Congressmen Doubt Russian Defense Cuts
U S senators questioned Russia's pledge to cut military spending by 10 per cent next year. Senator Mansfield warned of a possible shift to heavier atomic strike power, while colleagues from both parties urged caution about the claim. They noted the Soviet defense budget would still be large and tied to a broader buildup in air power and submarines.
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Sen Mansfield D
Mont
Russia
Potter
R-Mich
U. S
Mansfield
Eisenhower
Congress
Burglars Hit Six Hollandale Businesses In One Night
Burglars entered six Hollandale businesses Tuesday night grabbing $17 in cash six or seven cases of beer five or six hunting knives and leaving back doors pried open They targeted Red Owl Truesdale Pool Hall Hollandale Hardware Maidrite Restaurant a second pool hall and Wayne Hansen Locker Plant Cash from the Hollandale Hardware and Maidrite registers ranged from a few dollars to about four, while the Truesdale Pool Hall saw beer and a damaged but unopened safe. Deputy Stevern said several entry attempts through windows occurred before backing out. The Freeborn County sheriff’s office continues the investigation.
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Waltham Liquor
Freeborn County
Everett Stevern
Red Owl
Truesdale
Maidrite
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Wayne Hansen
Dan Verdorn
Henry Posthumus
John Wyman
Stevern
Earl Engebritson
Sharon
Strike Clashes at Westinghouse Plants Spark Police Watch
Police guard 40 struck Westinghouse plants after three clashes in Sharon Pennsylvania Bridgeport Connecticut and Union City Indiana. Four arrests at Bridgeport and minor injuries at Sharon mark the flare up in a 73 day old IUE UE strike involving 44 000 workers across 30 plants with mediation efforts in Pittsburgh and calls for state police protection.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
Bridgeport
Conn
Union City
Ind
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Pittsburgh
John R. Murray
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IUE
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Westinghouse
Herman Rodgers
Mercer County
George M
Sharon, Pa
Detroit Newspaper Strike Drags On Into Fourth Week
On its 28th day the Detroit strike shows limited progress after two hours of talks with publisher representatives. Printers report only one of ten issues settled while Teamsters negotiations loom. wage demands and contract dates remain unresolved as unions seek furloughs and higher pay.
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Teamsters Union
The
Times
Free Press
News
Kenneth Hull
Printers Typographical Union
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