Pearl Harbor tragedy recalls three sailors trapped days
Washington reports on the USS West Virginia sinking aftermath. Navy photos reveal three sailors sealed in storeroom air bubble for 16 days breathed from a bubble and tapped water tanks before suffocating. Salvage recount notes bodies found near steam pipes and charts the ship’s 30 hour blaze and final salvage in 1942.
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Stoteroom
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U S Ships Withdrawn From Caribbean Patrol
Washington reports U S Navy ships in the Western Caribbean have been withdrawn from patrol after Guatemala and Nicaragua said the danger of Cuban backed revolts had passed. President Eisenhower ordered the patrol last month at their requests. The Shangri La and four destroyers began patrol in November with Wasp replacing it. Two long range planes were assigned and Wasp was to dock at Mayport to unload before returning to Boston.
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Nicaragua
White House
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Coun
Eisenhower
Shangri-La
Wasp
Navy
Mayport
Fla
Boston
Jordan Marsh Executive Wins Damage Suit
A Jordan Marsh vice president from Concord Mass. was awarded 3000 dollars in a 25000 damage suit after his car and a trailer truck collided in Leicester Vermont last March. Defendants Firman Cloutier of Leicester and Gerald Cloutier of Salisbury were named as cousins.
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Rutland, Vt
UPI
Jordan Marsh Co
Boston
Vermont
Howard W. Davis
Concord
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Davis
Leicester
Firman Cloutier
Gerald Cloutier
Salisbury
Burglary Ring Led by 14-Year-Old Girl in Phoenix
Phoenix police captured the leader of a burglary gang that stole hundreds of dollars in loot from 20 homes and churches. The crew used two cars for transport between crime sites. The ringleader was a 14-year-old girl with two 13-year-old male accomplices.
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Young Phoenix, Ariz
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Teader
U.S Trade Center in London to push farm products sales
Washington reports the United States plans a London trade center next spring to promote U S farm product sales in the United Kingdom. The Agriculture Department says the center will broaden knowledge of U S products and will be staffed by government and trade personnel. It will provide facilities for U S and UK representatives to meet for discussions and business transactions.
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Washington
United States
London
United Kingdom
Department of Agriculture
U.S
De Gaulle press ahead with Algeria self determination plan
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle’s government will form a provisional Algerian government and parliament as the first step toward semi independence amid unrest. Fernand Feral, a right wing defendant, is recaptured in the Pyrenees while Deputy Pierre Lagaillarde gains parliamentary immunity as he remains in Spain. Utah tax ruling targets a 2 percent levy on Commerce Clearinghouse Association subscription receipts.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulle
Fernand Feral
Discoverer XVII Satellite Carries Human Tissue Samples
Air Force tracked the Discoverer XVII capsule on its 17th polar orbit. It carries human tissue, bone marrow, algae, blood cells, spores, gamma globulin, and other materials to study radiation effects for future space missions. Recovery decisions hung on weather and capsule behavior as launch-era tech tests aim for a Hawaii recovery zone.
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Vandenberg Air Force] Base
Calif
Air Force
Midas
Samos
Thor
Hawaii
Pope to Deliver Christmas Message Earlier This Year
Vatican announces Pope John XXII will read his Christmas message at 8 p.m. local time 2 p.m. EST on December 22, broadcast worldwide by Vatican Radio. The timing aims to convenience press and public globally.
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UPI
John XXII
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