Four Teens Among Five Killed in Pittsburgh Area Crash
A snow slick highway near Baldwin Borough, about four miles from midtown, claimed five lives in a near head-on collision Friday night as New Year travel began. Alfred Daugherty 18 died with three teens Dorothy Salmon 18 Mary Alice Healey 18 Barbara Hines 17, while Harry J. Haney 18 survived in serious condition. Stanley F. Puchalski 31 died in another car.
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Eisenhower and Dulles test Middle East peace plan
The Eisenhower administration gauges congressional and public reaction to a two-pronged plan combining military pressure with extensive economic aid to secure Middle East peace. Secretary Dulles prepared to unveil the idea with President Eisenhower around New Year’s.
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Rebels Hushed in Indonesia
In Jakarta Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo gains backing from two coalition parties as he fights army factions demanding his resignation. The cabinet remains intact for now, despite a bloodless coup in Sumatra. This comes amid U.S. and Soviet Middle East moves and potential Eisenhower policy options.
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Young Couple Held in Series of Burglaries
Chicago police detained Lawrence Griffin 20 and wife Ann 22 in a burglary spree across Oak Park River Forest and Forest Park. Griffin admitted 29 break ins dating from last August. he claimed he forced his wife into crime and that a hurried exit may have caused their baby's premature birth. The infant weighs 3 pounds and remains in an incubator at Oak Park Hospital. Ann Griffin faces three burglary charges and is jailed in Cook County. Lawrence was arrested in a Forest Park tavern after entering via a transom.
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Former Star Charles Johnson Dies in Minneapolis
Charles Johnson age 85 famed in the 1890s as a leading member of the Johnson and Dora Dean Negro dance team. He died Thursday in Minneapolis following a career on stages of major theaters worldwide.
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Burleson Opposes Open Door to Hungarian Refugees
Rep. Omar Burleson, a former FBI agent, criticizes increased immigration quotas for Hungarian refugees. He argues refugees lack careful screening and could hide Communist agents. Burleson highlights his wartime intel work from 1940 to 1946 and notes his district spans 10,000 square miles in west-central Texas.
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Pa'ti Page and Charles O'Curran Wed in Las Vegas Civil Ceremony
Singer Pa'ti Page and dance director Charles O'Curran were married in a civil ceremony in Las Vegas last night. The couple announced plans for a private reception in the city.
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Gadget Figures Bus Schedules
Baltimore Transit Co announces a year of work on an electronic train that draws up schedules. Traffic load and other information are fed into the UNIVAC computer. The machine applies a formula and generates the timetables. Baltimore Transit has submitted to the Public Service Commission.
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New Schedules Set for 14 Lines Debuted by Machine
Thirty new schedules for fourteen lines developed by the machine will take effect January 13.
Early steamboat milestones across France and America
The first steamboat built in France appeared in 1780. Robert Fulton’s Clermont began regular service in 1807. The Great Western completed the first successful transatlantic crossing in 1838, inaugurating a new era of ocean travel.
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