China Reds Bomb Yu Shan Islands in New Raid
Chinese Communist bombers attacked Yu Shan Islands 235 miles north of Formosa, raiding with six fighters and ground fire. One plane reportedly disappeared after being hit. Peiping claims direct hits on gun positions. The raid follows attacks on the Tachens, with ongoing island defenses guarding the offshore chain.
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Taipei
Formosa
Yu Shan
Defense Ministry
Poiyy Suan
Tachen Islands
Peiping
Tokyo
Tatving
Prince Denies Promise of Job in State Athletic Post
William J Prince denied reports he was offered the state athletic commissioner post by Governor-elect Ribicoff. He said he has met Ribicoff only casually and that the claim stems from a Wallingford Democratic Town Committee meeting. Prince noted his 1951 retirement from the GOP amid a feud with Bridgeport leaders and deny any solo talks with Ribicoff.
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Abe Ribicoff
William J “Billy” Prince
Prince
Lodge
Ribicoff
Governor Lodge
Democratic Town Committee
Wallingford
John A McGuire
Mr. Prince
McGuire
Hartford
Bridgeport
GOP
A. Edward Sandula
Frank Cerlanek
Cheshire
Havenga Named Next South African Prime Minister
The Rand Daily Mail reports South Africa's cabinet selected Finance Minister N C Havenga as the successor to retiring Prime Minister Daniel F Malan. Malan is said to be very happy with the decision.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Rand Daily Mail
N.C. Havenga
Daniel F. Malan
Christmas Seal Sale Opens to Aid Tuberculosis Work
Churches in Bridgeport join in the 50th annual Christmas Seal Sale to raise 30000 for the Bridgeport Tuberculosis Association. The event runs from Monday through December with clergymen highlighting the TB control program and Denmark’s Christmas Eve traditions as described by Chester H. Butterfield, the Seal Sale chairman.
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Bridgeport Tuberculosis Association
Bridgeport
Chester H. Butterfield
Seal Sale
Denmark
Einar Holboe
Mr. Butterfield
Weather forecast broad across nation with cooling trend
Weather forecast for many areas shows cooler conditions from upper Michigan to the central Gulf coast. Warm westerly flow keeps mild conditions in the Pacific states and north central plains. Atlantic states stay mild while temperatures moderate in other regions.
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CAD
Upper Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Pacific
Central Plains
Atlantic States
London Burglar Posing as Repair Man Stole $196000
A London burglar who disguised as a telephone repair man is estimated to have obtained loot worth 196000 dollars over an eight month period. The crime spree involved deception of residents who believed him to be an authorized service worker.
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London
Rhode Island officer fined after high speed chase
Rhode Island conservation officer Walter S. Kenyon was fined 155 and given a one year suspended sentence in Superior court for charges arising from a high speed chase on August 2. He was accused of carrying a pistol without a permit assault with a dangerous weapon drunkenness and drunken driving. Police said he chased a Newport sailor Ronnie L. Winkle of Plattsburg Miss who was a passenger. Winkle exited the car and Kenyon allegedly threatened him with a revolver and a lead-weighted billy.
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Fall River
Mass
Rhode Island
Superior
Walter S. Kenyon
Tiverton
R. I
Kenyon
Newport, R. I
Ronnie L. Winkle
Plattsburg, Miss
Winkle
Billy
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DeSoto
Whalley Motor Sales, Inc
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Barnum Ave
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