IEE Orders US Readiness for Refugee Boost
Vice President Nixon reports on refugee intake and possible 21 500 quota increase as 175 000 Hungarians seek asylum in Austria and at camps in Kilmer New York and New Jersey. Hoover and aides weigh absorption, funding and private aid lag. Decision hinges on New Year talks with party leaders and refugee economy integration.
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Nixon
Eissenhower
Eisenhower
Austria
United States
N. J
U. S
Camp Kilmer
Waldorf Astoria Holel
New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
New Jersey
Tracy S. Voorhees
Lewis Douglas
Knife Death Probed as Pins Point to Clue
Miami officers probe a stabbing death of Raymond Devonshire 51 found in his home with a paring knife in his heart. Three boboy pins arranged as a letter H lay on the lawn with two pennies and two manicure tools as possible clues. His wife discovered the nude body after a Christmas visit. car missing, wires cut, and investigators weigh murder versus suicide.
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Miami
Fla
Raymond
Devonshire
Grace
Biard Seeks 230 155 Boost in Police Budget
Biard requests a 230 155 boost to the police budget forwarded to City Comptroller John J. Morris. Morris will present proposals for the 1957-58 municipal budget to the Board of Apportionment and Taxation in January. Public hearings will precede the final budget and tax rate in February. The current tax levy is 35 mills for a total budget of 19,974,483.
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John J. Morris
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Merchant Slain at E Hartford Package Store
Police investigated a fatal shooting at a Pleasant street package store at 8:50 p.m. Owner Leone Cohn was found behind the counter. bullets were sent to the State police for comparison. Customer Anthony DeGozan reported the scene, and investigators sought ties to a gunman and nearby NET workers.
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Leone
Itron Edward Kurpewski
Daniel Janowski
Cohn
Anthony DeGosnan
Bliss Street
Pleasant Street
New England Transportation Company
Barbara Denney Sues for Balm Proposal in Connecticut Case
Barbara Denney sues Elgar Denney in Connecticut alleging he proposed marriage and she seeks balm damages. Counsel says Denney is former wife of Charles E L Denney Jr, a Reno divorcee once charged with mental cruelty. Papers served Dec 6 while Elgar visited Easton friends. no assets attached as he has no Connecticut estate. Denney asserts Elgar proposed before and after Sept 17, 1956. J Kenneth Bradley of Pullman is counsel for Denney. no appearance for Elgar.
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Elgar
Connecticut
Denney
Elton G. Rogers Dies in 67th Year in Bridgeport
Elton G. Rogers a longtime Producto Machine Co retiree and Bridgeport park official dies in his 67th year. He served as a park commissioner re elected Dec 13 and contributed monkeys to Beardsley Park. A WWI veteran, he was a Mason and active in local firms and fraternal groups. Services Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Wilmot West and Goulding funeral home. Burial at Lake View Cemetery.
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University School
Oberlin College
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Rogers
Columbia Graphophone Company
Columbia Records
Bilton Machine Tool Company
Producto Machine Company
Producto
Producto Corporation of
Detroit
Mich
Bridgeport
Crown Street
Corinthian Lodge
Hamilton Commandery
Knights Templar
Lafayette Consistory
Prsaasp
Pyramid Temple
Mabel Symonds
Ruby Hunt
Stratford
Roger Hunt
Herbert Reed
Wilmot, West and Goulding
Lafayette Street
Walter S. Powell
Washington Park Methodist Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Atomic Crime Danger Seen in Scientific Advances
Dr. Sorokin warned at the AAAS meeting that new weapons will quickly reach criminals within decades. He cited thermo nuclear and bacteriological threats, and warned rulers, military forces, parties, and even international bodies may misuse such arms. He urged greater moral responsibility from scientists and governments.
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Sorokin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United Nations
Sculptor plans peace chalice from rare rose beryl
Norwegian sculptor Hansen plans a peace chalice carved from a nearly 10 pound rose beryl found in Brazil seven years ago. The piece, praised by Smithsonian curator Dr. George Switzer as the finest cut Morganite, will feature Christ and Mary faces in relief with onyx emerald and topaz accents and gold figures of the Apostles. Hansen values the work at about 1.5 million dollars and has mortgaged his home for roughly 25 thousand dollars to pursue it, estimating a two to three year completion.
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Brazil
George Switzer
Smithsonian Institution
Christ
Mary
Hanssen
the Apostles
Hansen
Norway
Smithsonian
Theft of church funds foiled by police chase
Police chased a youth from Prospect to State streets where he was captured after dropping stolen money and a wallet in a Lafayette street yard. The wallet belonged to Barbara Bratney. Keegan faced a $500 bond while questioned about the Christmas Eve offertory theft at John Winthrop elementary school.
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Prospect Street
Warren Street
State Street
Keegan
Lafayette Street
Sgt
Sherwood
Barbara Bratney
Keepan
John Winthrop
North End
Malibu fire buries homes as 19000 acres burn
A rapid Santa Monica mountains blaze driven by gales raced toward the coast, destroying many homes including Ralph Edwards and Hugo Freed properties while forcing evacuations along U S 101. By dawn a body was found and authorities reported widespread damage with residents fleeing and cars racing to safety.
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Ah Hal
Ceara
Ktinger
Toe
Pacific
U.S. 101
Latigo Canyon
Decker Canyon
Los Angeles
Ralph Edwards
Arthur Freed
Hugo Freed
Santa Monica Mountains
Holiday travel safety urged as deaths top 805 record
Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council warns drivers to be cautious during the upcoming four day New Year holiday. He notes the three day Christmas observance already pushed the accident death total beyond the prior all time 805 from 1955 Independence Day.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Dearborn
Frank
Christ- Stoutamire
Trafic
Associated Press
Birmingham Bus Segregation Rules Challenge Grows
Opponents of the Birmingham segregation ordinance sought federal injunctions to halt enforcement. A key Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights meeting argued for unsegregated seating as numerous Negroes refused to sit in white sections. Demonstrations spread to Tallahassee and Mobile as officials pressed for compliance and drivers were instructed to handle seating diplomatically.
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Birmingham
Funeral Home
Tallahassee
Fla
Mobile
Ala
City Commission
Mobile City Lines Inc
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Robert Lindbergh
Shuttlesworth
Bethel Baptist Church
Sceme
Inter Civic Council
R. J. Cortright
al Buses
Egypt stalls Suez accord amid canal clearance clashes
Cairo signals openness to UN mediated plan while Egypt pressures from Arab allies center on Gaza Strip and Sinai withdrawal. Hammarskjold delegation and Cordier push for canal salvage as Israel completes partial withdrawal and Syria blocks repairs until forces depart.
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Mahmoud Fawzi
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Hammarskjold
Cairo
Andrew W. Cordier
Alfred G. Katzin
Italy
Cordier
Rome
Nasser
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sinai
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Syria
Jordan
Britain
France
United Nations
Security Council
Iraq Petroleum Company
Damascus
Iraq
Mediterranean
IPC
Washington
U. S. State Department
Israel
United States
Preston Tucker Dies at 53 in Michigan
Preston Tucker of car fame dies in Ypsilanti hospital after a month’s illness at age 53. The inventor of the postwar Tucker Torpedo had battled financial and legal problems, with plans to mass produce his aluminum, lightweight rear-engine car never realized. He is survived by his widow Vera Fuqua and five children.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Preston Tucker
Tucker
Ypsilanti
Detroit
Noble Tucker
Brazil
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Ypsilanti Machine and Tool Company
Lucille Holmes
Capac
Mich
Tucker Corporation
McCall White
Cadillac Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
War Assets Administration
Dodge-Chicago
Chicago
Vera Fuqua
Bridgeport Private Duty Nurses Boost Pay to 16 a Day
Bridgeport private duty nurses will raise daily pay to 16 dollars starting next Tuesday. Spokeswoman Mrs Heler Thorpe says hourly rate becomes 2 dollars, up from 14 a day, with bills moving to a five day 40 hour work week next month. Administrators at Bridgeport and St. Vincent's hospitals approved the change.
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Bridgeport
Steel tax relief denied prompts steel industry limits
Flemming announced tax benefits will be granted only to firms in direct military or atomic procurement or meeting civilian needs in a mobilization, removing six programs from eligibility. Steelmakers warned the ruling could delay expansion and tanker projects while six future programs are terminated and allocation shifts focus to defense needs.
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Flemming
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel
Stee
Defense Materials System
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Tron Age
Reuben B. Robertson Jr
Night club dancer sues over Big Surprise warmup quiz
Dale Logue files a 103000 damages suit in federal court against The Big Surprise claiming producers used a warmup question she could not answer to cheat her out of a 100000 jackpot. She alleges the same question appeared on air to eliminate contestants. Producer Steven Carlin calls the claim ridiculous.
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New York
Dale Logue
Las Vegas
Logue
Steven Carlin
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William P. Rogers
John B. Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
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Malibu
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Ronnie Knox
UCLA
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Knox
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Don Black
Douglas Aircraft Company
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Maee
SUEZ
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Suez Canal Company
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Geneva
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