Commerce Dept notes continued upturn in late 1955
The Commerce Department reports that business activity resumed its rise in November and early December after an October pause. Nonfarm payrolls, hours worked, and wages climbed, lifting personal income and spurring capital spending plans for expansion. Construction overall held steady with growth in highways, churches, and public buildings.
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Commerce Department
Department of Commerce
Securities and Exbusiness
World’s Largest Cave Discovered Near Cave City Ky
Explorers announce the Floyd Collins Crystal Cave as the nucleus of a vast system near Cave City Kentucky. The 32 mile network may reach 60 miles with mapped passages, featuring narrow crawls and chambers up to 50 by 100 feet.
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Cave City
Louisville
Holloch
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American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
National Speleological Society
Floyd Collins
Crystal Cave
Brother G. Nicholas
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Cumberland, Md
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Brother Nicholas
Eli Culbertson Dies in Brattleboro
Brattleboro Vermont reports the death of 64 year old Ely Culbertson internationally famous bridge authority after a short illness. He was a leading figure in contract bridge and widely known for his strategic innovations and writings. He passed away today in Brattleboro following a brief illness.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Ely Culbertson
U S Air Force Sergeant Released by Soviets in Berlin
U S Army reports Soviet authorities freed Sergeant Michael Kliman of Brooklyn New York after an East Berlin traffic incident. Kliman said he was kept in Karlshorst jaillike quarters with ample food but poor taste. An inquiry found the crash due to road conditions and driver error, not drink.
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U. S
East Berlin
Mike Kliman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Karls
Kliman
U. S. Army
Karlshorst
Norris
Dorothy Webster
Geway
Avol
Parents Ignored By Dionne Quints
In North Bay on December 27 the Dionne quints four surviving girls reportedly ignored their parents at Christmas and offered no greeting. Yvonne, sister, denied a family rift and said greetings were sent. Oliva Dionne, the father, blamed outsiders for broken home ties as each quintuplet received 250000 on turning 21. Yvonne, in a hospital residence, spoke of the emotional strain and lack of contact from the parents.
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North Bay
Dionne Quintuplets
Montreal
Yvonne
Oliva Dionne
Ureas
Dionne
End of Nation's Longest Marriage With Hartley Death
Benjamin J. Hartley died at 96 ending an 80 year union with Dru Lila Hartley. The couple married in Tennessee at age 16 and their health declined after a fall on a relative's farm near Sagle, Idaho, last July 11.
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Sagle
Idaho
Ben
Dru- Lila Hartley
Benjamin J. Hartley
Tennessee
Here
Record Christmas traffic toll hits 605 deaths
The Associated Press reports 605 traffic deaths during the Christmas holiday period, with 68 fire deaths and 105 from other accidents, totaling 778 fatalities. Officials urge better driving in the New Year as precedents show higher holiday losses.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Senators Warn Americans Against Red Front Groups
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee warned that the Communist party in the United States relies on front organizations to hide its aims. It described the party as Russian inspired and Moscow dominated, not a true political party, and urged citizens to see through reform programs used to attract converts. Foreword by Sen Castland notes widespread misinformation about the party USA.
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Communist Party
United States
Peete
Communist Party of the
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Dmiss
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Communist Party USA
Man's Gun Falls Apart in Detroit Robbery Attempt
DETROIT Dec 27 Enos Johnson says he stood by his taxicab when a man drew a gun and warned him. The weapon allegedly fell apart spilling bullets onto the street as the assailant, still on his knees, hunted for the bullets and was arrested moments later.
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Detroit
Enos Johnson
Five Killed By Wave Of Mud In Oregon Farm Home
A massive mud slide near Remote, Oregon killed Marion Neal 42 and his wife Kerena 38 and three of their children Mary 15 Tom 17 Becky 2. Three other Neal children survived bruised and sheltered as neighbors found them hours later. The mud flow also damaged a power line and left four others missing in the region’s flood aftermath.
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Oregon
Remote
Marion E. Neal
Kntena
Mary
Tom
Becky
Neal
Margaret Elaine
Alvis
Billy
Neig
John Cawrse
Eisenhower to Fly South for Rest in Florida Key West
President Eisenhower, advised by doctors, will fly to Key West Florida tomorrow for about two weeks of rest and outdoor exercise. He will send the State of the Union message to Congress on January 5 from Florida as he continues recovery from the September heart attack.
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Eisenhower
Key West
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White House
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Georgia
Flor
James C. Hagerty
Florida
Guanes
Hagerty
Paul Dewey White
Boston
White
Naval
Harry S. Truman
Helicopter Rescues 14 From Honda Maru After Foundering
In heavy seas off Honshu a U S Air Force helicopter rescued 14 crewmen from the Japanese freighter Honda Maru which ran aground and broke up in 40 foot waves. The destroyer Ozooura saved three Shinya Maru No 2 crew from a liferaft seventy miles off the Choshi peninsula. One more Japanese vessel, Chiyoda Maru No 12, is listed missing with 18 crew. At least five fishing boats are believed missing off northern Japan.
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Ozooura
Choshi Ninsula
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Japan
Magnani Top Actress Named by New York Critics
New York film critics selected Er nest Borgnine as best actor for Marty and Anna Magnani as best actress for The Rose Tattoo. David Lean earned best director honors for Summertime in the 1955 critics’ picks.
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New York Film Critics Today
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Anna Magnani
Borgnine
Marty
Miss Magnani
David Lean
Smyth County Driver Killed As Five Hurt In Wreck
A 65 year old Marion man James Monroe Starling died when a state road pickup collided with three other cars on U S 11 near Atkins. Driver Arthur Ferguson 51 and five others were injured or treated. Fire and hospital reports listed injuries from cerebral concussion to contusions with non life threatening conditions.
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James M. Starling
Marion, Va
Virginia Department of Highways
U. S. 11
Atkins
James Monroe Starling
Starling
Arthur Ferguson
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S. M. Norris
Norris
Lynwood Glausier
Marion General Hospital
Margaret Pratt
Martinvill
Webster
Holland
Ferguson
Monroe Countian Dies Of Wound
The body of 64 year old Monroe County man Frank Dent was found shot with pump action pellets near his Cashmere home after an intensive search. Police seek 70 year old George Griggs believed connected to the case and missing since Saturday. Dent leaves a large family including seven sons and two daughters. The body rests at Broyles Funeral Home in Princeton as arrangements are prepared.
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Cashmere
Dent
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Jenny
Roy
Bozoo
Charles
James
Peterstown
Watler
Lake
Kyle
Ray
Narrcys
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Glen Lynn
Fred Dent
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Mike Dent
Kellysville
Racheled
Princeton
Broyles Funeral Home
New Plan Eyed On Atom Sharing
A special OECE committee proposed Western European coordination of atomic power development under OEEC. It would be looser than Euratom pool and remains technically independent. The plan lacks clear relation to Euratom and its six partner nations France West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg.
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Organization For European Economic Cooperation
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West Germany
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Belgium
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Luxembourg
Joe Palooka Creator Ham Fisher Found Dead In New York Studio
Ham Fisher creator of Joe Palooka was found dead in a friend's Madison Avenue studio in New York. Police ruled apparent suicide and a note cited failing eyesight and diabetes. Fisher, 44, left pills and a troubling message as Marilyn Fisher reported him missing to Morris Weiss in Englewood, New Jersey.
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New York
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Moe Leff
Marilyn
Morris Weiss
Englewood
N. J
Madison Avenue
Eight Road Fatalities Raise West Virginia Toll
Eight highway deaths during the Christmas weekend push West Virginia's 1955 traffic toll to 357, seven more than in all of 1954. A Tuesday accident near White Sulphur Springs claimed the eighth life, a 29 year old Covington Virginia woman, with her husband injured. The report notes WV's postwar tolls remain among the lowest since the war, with historic highs in 1935 and 1936 and a 1946 1953 span reaching into the 400s.
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West Virginia
Revearvely
Covington
White Sulphur Springs
Greas
Rita Hayworth Teary Session Reveals Settlements details
In Los Angeles a federal court hearing disclosed Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan settlement terms for Yasmin custody. The session also showed Columbia Pictures loans to ex husband Dick Haymes and Hayworth, plus a dispute over a Biblical film contract with Hayworth and a $150000 damages claim, with Columbia countersuing.
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Los Angeles
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Cilia Tody
Yasmin
Aly Khan
Columbia
Dick Haymes
Miss Hayworth
Barbara Payton Given Suspended Jail Term in Los Angeles
Actress Barbara Payton received a 60 day suspended jail sentence on a bad check charge in Los Angeles. Superior Judge David Coleman fined her $100 and placed her on probation for one year after she pleaded guilty to one of three counts totaling 129 dollars. The overdrafts were blamed on a $200 advance for movie work that did not arrive.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Payton
David Coleman
Franchot Tone
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