UN Troops Fire on Egyptian Guerrillas at Port Said
Port Said Egypt December 15 UN troops opened fire on Egyptian guerrillas during an attack on a French jeep. Norwegian and Swedish patrols faced grenade and small arms fire with no confirmed casualties. British officers protested to UN command as security measures tightened and a five block arresteering area was enforced.
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Egypt
U.N
U. N
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Dean Francois Chavel
French Press Agency
Chavel
Chavez
Ara Town
Hugh Stockwell
U. N. High Command
E. L. M. Burns
Stockwell
Burns
Cairo
Abdel Kader Hatem
Hatem
Wns
Eee
Theseus
Britain
Anthony Moorhouse
Poe
Abdel Gamal Nasser
el Ballah
Sinai Peninsula
Hungarian Workers Sustain Bitter Opposition to Kadar Regime
Hungarian workers maintain bitter opposition to Premier Janos Kadar with sit downs across Budapest. First execution under martial law reported as Janos Soltesz is hanged for hiding arms. Western reporters expelled while AP and London Daily Express correspondents confront exit orders amid claims Soviet occupation HQ ordered expulsions.
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Janos Kadar
Radio
Janos Soltesz
Miskolc
Eric Waha
Associated Press
Richard Kilian
London Daily Express
Hungary
Waha
Kilian
New York City
Richard Kasischke
Endre Marton
Kasischke
Marton
Nagasaki Hides Scars Of Bombing With Trees
In Nagasaki several scarred streets are being softened with saplings. Three main streets receive cherry and olive tree saplings to mask wartime damage. Local officials promote greenery as a symbol of recovery.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Behind The Scenes TV Spectacular Spotlight Series
The Spotlight series begins tomorrow with Behind The Scenes of A TV Spectacular. The NBC color special on The Alcoa Hour airs Sunday Dec 23 from 9 to 10:30 p.m. It adapts The Stingiest Man In Town from Charles Dickens.
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Daily Telegraph
Alcoa
Nbc-Tv
Polish Police Warn of Ruthless Action in Disorder
Gen Ryszard Dobieszak, chief of Poland's national police, warned on Warsaw radio that the government would deal mercilessly with those trying to cause disorders. He said courts and prosecutors had been lenient and announced new special riot units for major cities to support local police.
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Vienna
Austria
Ryszard Dobieszak
Poland
Warsaw
Dobieszak
Dulles and Eisenhower Praise NATO Unity Amid Dangers
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles hailed renewed vigor and unity in the Atlantic Alliance after Paris talks with Allied ministers. They noted plans for military modernization, reduced infantry manpower, and a stronger system of consultation to promote peaceful settlement of future disputes among 15 NATO nations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Council
United States
White House
NATO Council
Britain
France
Middle East
Atlantic
Hungary
India
Nehru
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
National
B and O Freight Derailed After Landslide Collision
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed after striking a landslide near Parkersburg 15 miles east on the St. Louis to New York line. Forty two cars wrecked. engineer Jack Watson and fireman Albert Rule injured, traffic rerouted, and two wreck crews expected to clear the right of way by early Monday.
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Parkersburg
Here
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
J. R. Frease
Grafton
New Martinsville
B. and O
Anita Ekberg Bails Husband Out Of Jail
Swedish actress Anita Ekberg bailed her husband British actor Anthony Steel out of jail after his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving. She posted 263 at West Los Angeles Police Station. Steel, 38, was driving her sports car at 50 mph in fog with visibility about 100 feet before speeding for a mile after police signaled.
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Hollywood
Anita Ekberg
Anthony Steel
West Los Angeles
George Toliver
E. R. John
Steel
Santa Claus Won't Ride Helicopters Crisis Ends With Public Candy Run
In Canton Ohio Santa refused a helicopter ride planned by the Ohio State Employment Service. Placement officer Earl Lashinske, a former helicopter pilot, went to Akron Airport and donned Santa’s regalia to pilot the ride himself. Candy and lollipops were distributed at the planned stops in McKinley Plaza Canton and Massillon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Santa Claus
Canton
Earl Lashinske
Ohio State Employment Service
Santa
McKinley Plaza
Akron
Massillon
Lashinske
Broadway Composer Alma Sanders Carlo Dies at 74
In New York on December 15 Alma Sanders Carlo 74 a Broadway musical composer from the 1920s died today. She wrote under Alma Sanders and partnered with her husband Monty Carlo 73 who survives.
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New York
Alma Sanders Carlo
Alma Sanders
Monty Carlo
Israeli Troops Halt Pullout In Sinai Deadlock
UN sources report Israeli troops have paused the Sinai withdrawal pending a timetable agreement with the UN. Yugoslav police columns in northern Sinai made contact with Israeli forces near Qantara, halting as talks with Maj. Gen. Burns and UN plans continue.
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EL Ballah
Egypt
United Nations
Sinai Peninsula
U. N
Sinai
Suez Canal Zone
Qantara
E. L. M. Burns
Sleet Storms Take 18 Lives In Northeast
A severe Northeast storm killed 18 people mainly in traffic accidents and left over 25,000 homes without power. New York reported nine deaths, Connecticut three, Massachusetts three, and New Jersey three as snow and sleet disrupted utilities, telephones, and heating. A Con Edison caravan aided repairs in New York. power crews worked to restore service in New Jersey. a cider and wine distillery fire in Lewiston, Maine caused significant damage. West Virginia floods added another fatality.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Lewiston
Maine
West Virginia
Nation's Workers Getting Pay Hike
A Labor Department summary shows long term contracts in effect that will boost a billion dollars the 1957 wage bill. About five million workers across major industries will gain specified cents per hour raises under negotiated multi year terms with automatic cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Army mule surrenders to helicopter at Ft Carson review
Rugged Army mules, last of two pack units, are replaced by 38-helicopter 4th Amphibious Field Artillery Firing Unit at Ft Carson. Maj. Gen. Storke lauds mules while noting progress toward modern defense. 301 mules, 20 horses, 189 men move to new units. mules classified as surplus.
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Frank Pitman
Lorado Springs
Colo
Ft. Carson
4Th Amphibious Field Artillery
Harry P. Storke
Mander
Army Mountain Battery
Gen. Storke
United States
Sgts
Daughtrey L. Stallings
Lawrence Cnossen
James W. Redden
Redden
4Th Field Artillery Bn
Quartermaster Pack Co
Ft. Sill
Okla
Eisenhower aids Hungarian refugees with four million
President Eisenhower uses a four million dollar emergency fund to aid Hungarian refugees fleeing to Austria. Sen. Watkins urges broadening the McCarran-Walter Act while Sen. Monroney pushes relocating refugees closer to home. A TV radio charity drive in Bluefield seeks area funds to help local children, with specific local goal amounts and donation lines.
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Eisenhower
Austria
Capitol Hill
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Monroney
D-Okla
Congress
White House
Hungary
United Nations
U.S
James C. Hagerty
Soviet Demands Damages Over Spy Tunnel Digging
East Germany demanded 100000 east marks as compensation for damages from the so called American spy tunnel. The sum equals about 45591 dollars at official rate or 5555 on the free market. ADN said the demand was served on West Berlin's municipal government after Soviet discovery last May.
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East Germany
U.S
West Berlin
East Berlin
ADN
Moscow
United States
Spanish Government Aids Hungary Refugees
Madrid reports the Spanish government approved a credit of 15 million pesetas to aid Hungarian refugees victimized by Soviet aggression. The aid, worth about 375000 dollars, was voted last night.
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Hungary
Madrid
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