East Germany takes over Berlin frontier policing
Berlin dispatch reports East Germany asserts nine days ago it assumed frontier control from Soviet troops including Berlin. Bonn rejects recognition demands and threatens to cut diplomatic ties with nations recognizing East Germany. Western officials weigh impact on Berlin and Allied garrisons amid a shifting border guard role. The East says forces will be courteous yet firm, enforcing East German sovereignty under the Sept. 20 agreement and wartime troop traffic provisions.
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Bonn Federal Republic
East Germany
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Justice Dept cautions on financial disclosures for government workers
The Justice Department urged caution on requiring unpaid government workers to file financial interest statements. Assistant Attorney General Stanley N. Barnes told a House subcommittee that with more than 100,000 volunteers including draft board members, it would be a joke to require statements from all. He urged some congressional direction before extending White House rules on free help.
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Justice Department
Asst
Stanley N. Barnes
Barnes
House Judiciary
White House
Paratyphoid Goes Strong in Lancaster County
Paratyphoid cases in Lancaster County total 113 with no tapering in sight. Officials say the outbreak is primary infections from a common source, not secondary spread. Most victims are children and dairy customers. schools stay open with a hoped decline by Sunday.
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Lancaster
Lancaster County
Lancaster City
Claudia Jones Leaves U S for England on Queen Elizabeth
Claudia Jones, 40, one of ten convicted second set of Communist leaders, voluntarily departed the United States today. She sailed for England aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth and would continue her struggle there. Miss Jones, a Trinidad native and Black, had been released from federal prison Oct. 23.
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New York
Claudia Jones
England
Queen Elizabeth
Miss Jones
Trinidad
Federe
Weather notes forecast for West Virginia with snow flurries
A cold cloudy pattern with light snow flurries today and a high near 27 to 32. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and cold, with an extended outlook predicting warmer temperatures by Tuesday and Wednesday. Rivers at Hinton show below normal levels as Bluestone and New rivers stay clear. Bluestone Reservoir in normal stage.
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West Virginia
Hinton Greenbrier
Bluestone
New Rivers
Meany and Sligh Clash Over AFL CIO Merger
In New York the leaders of labor and industry exchanged peace overtures but clashed over union tactics in politics and bargaining. George Meany of AFL-CIO and Charles Sligh of NAM spoke at a Waldorf luncheon, with Sligh warning the merged AFL-CIO could become a ghost government and criticizing compulsory unions, strikes, and high wages.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Charles R. Sligh, Jr
National Assn. of
NAM
Waldorf Astoria
Sligh
Meany
GM Hearing Distorted Dealer Says GM Hearing Distorted
A General Motors dealer from Minneapolis testified that a Senate subcommittee presented a distorted picture of dealer relations with GM. Lester A. Malkerson claimed most of GM’s 17,000 dealers are satisfied with current contracts and that he is prosperous, while noting a desire for a representative cross section of dealers to testify. The hearings explore bigness in business and dealer pressure to take more cars, with data from a questionnaire of 8,276 dealers showing 4,069 reporting pressure from factories.
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General Motors
Senate
Automotive Corporation
Lester A. Malkerson
Minneapolis
Matherson
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Sen. Monroney
D-Okjia
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Non-Red Priority For Votes At U.N. Security Council
United Nations officials report Nationalist China pressed for first priority to resolutions admitting 13 non Communist candidates and warned of a veto against at least one Soviet opposing candidate. Western powers discuss strategy at an open council session with voting not expected before Monday. Debate centers on whether to approve applicants in submission order amid a potential Western-Soviet clash.
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China
U.N. Security Council
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Soviet Union
Itmann Man Struck By Auto On Icy Highway
Itmann resident Guy Coffey, 42, was unconscious on admission to Wyoming General Hospital after a highway collision between South Mullens and Itmann. He suffered a fracture at the base of the skull and his condition was listed as serious. The second car’s driver was not identified.
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Itmann
Wyoming General Hospital
South Mullens
Guy Coffey
Coffey
Poultry Worker Admits He Killed in Illinois Mystery
Fillmore Young, 34, a Carlile, Illinois poultry worker, confessed to shooting Harold Smith, 30, and Arline Smith, 35, on November 27. He led authorities to wells where the bodies were recovered and faces two murder charges with a preliminary hearing scheduled for next Friday.
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Fillmore Young
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Harold Smith
Carpenter
Arline
Young
Amere Gas rate increase denied by West Virginia Supreme Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to review a Public Service Commission order granting Amere Gas Utilities a 117000 dollar annual rate increase affecting about 16000 customers in Beckley Mullens Princeton Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs. Amere argued the increase was far short of a fair return. Also 4 0 the court denied Remington Arms Co requests to halt a Wyoming County circuit court case over an injury lawsuit from a shotgun user.
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Public Service Commission
Amere Gas Utilities Co
West Virginia
Beckley
Mullens
Princeton
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Amere
Supreme Court
Remington Arms Co
Robert M. Worrell
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Oldie A. Lusk
Lusk
Remington
Connecticut
Wyoming County
Eisenhower may reveal 1956 re election plans by mid January
New York Dec 9 Senator William F Knowland says President Eisenhower will disclose by mid January whether he will seek another term. He noted this would move up the announcement by six or seven weeks from earlier expectations. Knowland refused to say if he will run, saying the decision should come in January after a meeting with the President.
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New York
William F. Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
Knowland
Accountant Stricken at Otsego
Lewis Stewart, 52, an accountant for Brule Smokeless Coal Co. at Otsego, was reported in serious condition at Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens after a heart attack. He was stricken around 6 p.m. Thursday while eating dinner at home. The Stewarts live at 604 Lester Street, Mullens.
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Lewis Stewart
Brule Smokeless Coal Co
Otsego
Wyoming General Hospital
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Mother and daughter found slain in car in Melbourne
In Melbourne Florida a young mother Patricia Van Eeghen aged 32 and her seven year old daughter Phyllis were found slashed and bludgeoned in their family convertible parked in front of Brownlie Funeral Home. Patrolman Charles Collis reported fresh blood near the Van Eeghen laundry and the bodies were covered with sand and spurs suggesting the crime occurred near the laundry before being moved to the funeral home front. Police said there was no sign of a struggle at the home.
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Fla
Charles Collis
Philip van Eeghen
John Thomas
Patricia
Phyllis
van Eeghen
Van
Thomas
Teddy van Eeghen
Brownlie
TV quiz champ Joyce Brothers posed with boxing legends
Dr Joyce Brothers, 28, a psychologist, is lifted by former boxing champions Gus Lesnevich and Bob Olin in New York after winning on the $64, 000 Question show. Former champions Mickey Walker and Col Eddie Eagan stand nearby, Eagan assisting.
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New York
Gus Lesnevich
Bob Olin
Ing On
Mickey Walker
Col
Eddie Eagan
New York State
Eagan
Farm Plans Formulated By Cabinet
THURMONT Md Dec 92 The Eisenhower administration moved to tackle sagging farm prices with a two fold effort A lengthy Cabinet session near Catoctin Mountains rallied around Secretary Benson and outlined an election year farm program plan Meanwhile Benson urged voluntary curbs on spring pig production saying reduced pig numbers would strengthen future market position The President will detail the farm program in a State of the Union style message to Congress Benson denied resign rumors noting he is not worrying about tenure A pork buying program of 85 million dollars is in effect and Benson affirmed the hog program is working as planned Officials said the six point Denver endorsed plan remains the framework but could be broadened
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Afl-Cio
Meany
Weeks
Humphrey
Commerce
the Treasury
Eisenhower
Thurmont
Catoctin Mountains
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Laurel Lodge
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
Gettysburg
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Skeens to take along expert for big quiz shot
Charles ton report Skeens a 26 year old coal mine electrician from Danville says he will bring along Wetzel Adkins as his expert if he goes for the top prize of 64000 on The Question. Adkins, seminary graduate and Bible teacher, is Skeenss brother in law and a local resident of Bob White Boone County. Skeens is an ordained Free Will Baptist minister.
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Stanley E. Skeens
New York
Skeens
Danville
Chs-Tv
Wetzel Adkins
Adkins
Free Will Baptist Church
Bob White
Boone County
Army To Reduce Far East Forces
The Army announced further strength cuts in the Far East leaving 19 divisions next summer. The 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team will move from Japan to Fort Campbell Kentucky in June. The 75th Regimental Combat Team on Okinawa will be disbanded this summer. The 23rd Infantry Division headquartered at Fort Amador Panama Canal Zone will be deactivated. The 65th Regiment of the division in Puerto Rico will be disbanded while the other two regiments stay as regimental combat teams.
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Far East
508Th Airborne
Japan
Ft. Campbell
75Th
Okinawa
23Rd Infantry
Ft. Amador
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Snow Yields Treacherous Beckley Roads As Travel Slows
Eight and a half inches of snow fell overnight in Beckley causing dangerous road conditions. Three city accidents with no injuries were reported by 9 p.m. One snow casualty, 47 year old Jim Moncado, occurred while fitting car chains. State crews worked to keep routes open including the West Virginia Turnpike, with chains advised across several counties and palisades. Roads remained slippery as utilities reported no widespread outages.
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Raleigh
State Road Commission
West Virginia Turnpike
Jim Moncado
Resaco
West Virginia
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Huntington
Panhandle
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Weston
Elkins
Lewisburg
Princeton
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Panhadle
Australians Vote in House and Senate Elections
Australians went to the polls to choose a new House of Representatives and 30 Senate seats. More than five million voters over 21 faced compulsory voting or valid excuses, with Prime Minister Robert Menzies’s coalition government appearing favored.
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Sydney
Australia
House of Representatives
Senate
Robert G. Menzies
Graham Sees No 1 Challenge in New York Crusade
Billy Graham outlined a major 1957 New York crusade to shake the world with spiritual awakening. He said the city, as seat of the United Nations and media, will witness a year long effort including mass meetings and daytime events in shops and parks to recruit thousands for the two month campaign.
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New York
Billy Graham
Broadway
New York City
Protestant Council
Graham
America
United.Nnions
News Blackout Sponsor Quits
Washington reports that P. R. Karl Honaman resigned today as deputy assistant secretary of defense after imposing a partial news blackout at the Pentagon. Secretary Wilson praised the move, saying it will benefit national security despite earlier disputes over what information could be released. Honaman, who joined the Defense Department last April from Commerce, argued the restrictions protected military secrets while reporters and press groups contended the blackout limited broader information.
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Washington
Karl Honaman
Pentagon
Honaman
Wilson
Hanaman
United States
Defense Department
Commerce Department
NBC Held Not Guilty of Plagiarism ruling
Federal Judge James M. Carter ruled NBC not liable for plagiarism in a Sid Caesar Imogene Coca lampoon of From Here to Eternity. Columbia Pictures had alleged infringement and sought unspecified damages, but the court found no violation while warning performers about closely following original works.
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Los Angeles
National Broadcasting Co
James M. Carter
Columbia Pictures Corp
Columbia
Market In Rut In New York Stocks End Mixed After Late Try
New York Dec 9 despite a late try the stock market stayed in an irregular rut today. Steels motors and aircrafts were in demand but aircrafts lost their edge by the close finishing mixed. Rails were down and other major divisions were steady to mixed to lower.
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New York
Engineer Named a Chief Mining Engineer at Bureau of Mines
Washington December 9 Paul T Ollsman 57 of Kensington Maryland was named chief mining engineer of the Bureau of Mines He has served on the bureau staff since 1936 and was assistant regional director for metals and minerals of the 27 state eastern region with offices at College Park Maryland.
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Washington
Paul T. Ollsman
Kensington
Bureau of Mines
Ollsman
Bureau
College Park
Jet Crash Kills British Patient at Lodge Moore Hospital
A derelict U S jet fighter crashed near Lodge Moore Hospital in Sheffield killing one woman patient and injuring five others. Wreckage struck a hospital ward starting a fire while a gas main ignited and ammunition exploded on the grounds of the 467 bed infectious disease hospital.
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Sheffield
England
U.S
Lodge Moore Hospital
FF Republic
Fire Brigade
Woman uses Yule present ends own life at depot
In Ashland Kentucky a 45 year old woman Mrs J P Crider who said she bought a pistol as a Christmas present for her brother used a .22 caliber pistol to kill herself in a train depot restroom. The weapon lay beside her along with a gift box and holiday wrappings. Family said she had been despondent over illness.
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Charles Howard
J. P. Crider
Howard
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