Mindszenty Reported Released From Prison In Hungary
Vienna based INS reports Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary’s Roman Catholic primate, was released from prison by the Budapest government. He may be living at Esztergom archbishopric, 60 miles northwest of Budapest, but confirmation was unavailable and his whereabouts remained unclear.
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Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Budapest
Esztergom
U.S
Red State
Nine Parted In 1926 Will Be Reunited
Detroit reports a large reunion as nine siblings separated in 1926 by adoption and foster care prepare to meet again at Christmas. The family, spread across Michigan and Washington, was reunited after older relatives traced them through Michigan towns and Milan. Velma learns she has three brothers and five sisters.
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Detroit
Rufus Hartsell
The
Children’s Aid Society
Melvin
Alton
Fostoria
Mich
Allen
Michigan
Ell
Pontiac
Elma
North Branch
Marybelle
Elkton
June
Linden
Clinton
Owosso
Lillian
Kent
Wash
Velma
Milan
Alton Hartsell
Delores
Watchman Kills Mother in Error
In Welch West Virginia a 17 year old night watchman shot and killed his mother the intruder he believed was entering the small mine building. Ray Ritchie said his mother promised coffee and did not specify the time. He heard the door open about two hours later and fired in the half dark.
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Welch
W. Va
Ray Ritchie
Child Strangled by Swing Rope in Warwick
Mau reen Dorgan, six, died after a swing rope broke and tangled around her neck in Warwick Rhode Island. Police investigated as a tragic accident.
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Warwick, R. I
Maureen Dorgan
Zhukov accuses Churchill and Montgomery of treachery
Soviet Marshal Zhukov lashed the allies over the stack German arms telegram. He said Churchill and Montgomery kept German units postwar and warned that rearmament is not for defense. Moscow radio quoted Zhukov in Pravda calling it treachery.
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Zhukov
Churchill
Montgomery
Moscow Radio
Pravda
Germany
Five Children Die in Blaze at Walloomsac House
HOOSICK FALLS N Y AP five children aged one to eight burned to death when a two story frame house at Walloomsac burned Thursday. The fire started about 6 am in an oil storage shed near the house. One child was asleep with mother Mrs Waldo Grogan in a first floor room. others were in a second story room. Father was at a factory. Neighbors say Mrs Grogan escaped uninjured.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Walloomsac
Waldo Grogan
Grogan
Viaduct Reopens Friday After Seven Months Of Repairs
Public Improvements Commissioner W. W. Stolba announced at the council meeting that the Avenue viaduct will reopen Friday afternoon after seven months of rerouted traffic. Engineer Frank Young said welding on the final column is underway and barriers will be removed once work completes.
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Avenue
W. W. Stolba
Frank Young
Stolba
Young
Nudist Magazine Mailing Rights Case Rejected
A U.S. appeals court ruled the postmaster general cannot blanket deny mailing rights to nudist magazines. Postal authorities may block specific issues proven obscene. The ruling involved Sunshine and Health, Sun Magazine, and the Natural Herald publishers.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Court of Appeal
Postmaster General
Sunshine and Health
Sun Magazine
Natural Herald
Shuman Elected By Farm Bureau
New York AP notice says Charles B. Shuman of Sullivan Illinois was unanimously elected president of the American Farm Bureau Federation on Thursday.
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Shuman
Farm Bureau
New York
Charles B. Shuman
Sullivan, Ill
American Farm Bureau Federation
Blood Pressure Device Aims to Read Inside Vessels
Washington report notes the National Heart Institute developed a simplified device to read blood pressure directly within a blood vessel, potentially simplifying medical monitoring.
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Washington
The
National Heart Institute
Christmas business in Cedar Rapids higher than 1953
Cedar Rapids merchants report Christmas sales running five to ten percent above last year. Most expect volume to be strong but not all foresee a record year. Bus strike noted as inconvenient with little impact on overall volume. weather could affect sales. shoppers likely to crowd downtown with some choosing neighborhood stores for smaller items.
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Cedar Rapids
Indiana
Russia Threatens to End 1944 Pact Over German Remilitarization
Moscow warned France it may abrogate the 1944 friendship treaty if Paris ratifies the London Paris agreements for remilitarizing West Germany. Foreign Minister Molotov delivered the note to French Ambassador Joxe at the foreign ministry, marking the clearest move yet to deter ratification.
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Moscow
Russia
France
West Germany
Molotov
Joxe
Foreign Ministry
Strategy Doesn't Foil Women Cops
In Chicago three suspected pickpockets fled into a men's restroom at a subway station as two policewomen pursued them. One officer guarded the door while another called for help. Two male officers arrived and arrested the suspects.
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Chicago
Safe Driving Day Cuts Nation Toll In One Day
The first mass Safe Driving Day reduced highway deaths to 48 in 24 hours, from 64 a year earlier and 60 the previous year. Reports show varied city results with no deaths in several majors, and Indiana tallied five fatalities.
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Associated Press
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Detroit
Baltimore
St. Louis
Washington
Boston
San Francisco
New England
National Safety Council
H. B. Miller
Eisenhower
Action Committee On
Fourth Avenue Trade Is Given Council Okay
Cedar Rapids approves a land swap to extend Fourth Avenue in a deal on city land for Veterans Memorial and the American Legion. Debates asked about future damages if an underpass is built near Union Station and whether the city should waive damages. The council left the transfer free of use, damages, assessments, or soil tests, with debate continuing over future street or parking use.
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Fourth Avenue Extension
Veterans Memorial, Inc
American Legion
Fourth Avenue
Union Station
William Culver
William Quarton
Veterans Memorial
Sam Cohen
Legion
B. Abraham
Hursday
E. A. Prochaska
Culver
Quarton
Cohen
Corrigan Attacks Authorities in Sheppard Defense
In a Cleveland courtroom session attorney William J. Corrigan denounced authorities as using dictator like methods and warned of threats to democratic processes. He denounced the autopsy and press influence while urging that trial by newspaper and public confession issues be reconsidered. Corrigan referenced the Bay Village inquest and suggested police rush to conclusions.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
America
William J. Corrigan
William Oatis
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Corrigan
Sheppard
Sheppards
Sam Sheppard
Samuel R. Gerber
Bay Village
Susan Hayes
Belle Plaine Pilot Saves B-25 By Deliberate Collision
Col Alexander G Evanoff a Belle Plaine native and WWII decorated pilot rammed the wing tip of his own B-25 to ground the crippled bomber's landing gear at Goodfellow Field The act saved the aircraft without damaging his plane Evanoff now commands the 3545th pilot training group at San Angelo Texas He flew 40 combat missions in the Pacific earning the Silver Star DFC and Air Medal He later headed AFROTC units at Coe College and Iowa State College and served in Korea before his San Angelo post
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Belle Plaine
Air Force
Col
Alexander G. Evanoff
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Col. Evanoff
San Angelo
Texas
Associated Press
Goodfellow Field
Evanoff
University of Iowa
Kelly Field
Australia
Pacific
United States
Iowa State College
Ames
Korea
Seoul
Tokyo
States
Synghman Rhee
Rockefeller Gets Cold War Post
President Eisenhower named Nelson A. Rockefeller special presidential assistant to promote freedom and democracy worldwide. He will advise on development and cooperation among peoples and coordinate programs across agencies for global goals, shaping a broader Cold War strategy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
White House
James C. Hagerty
C. D. Jackson
Hagerty
State Dulles
Hooper Killed In Air Boat Accident At Lake
C E Hooper a 56 year old radio executive and founder of the Hooper rating system was killed when he fell into the propeller of an air boat during a duck hunt on Great Salt Lake Salt Lake City Frank McClatchy said Hooper jumped from the craft when it lodged on a sandbar and slipped into the blades Hooper was president of C S Hooper Inc New York a company that studies radio audience measurement.
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Salt Lake City
C. E. Hooper
Hooper
Great Salt Lake
Frank McClatchy
C. S. Hooper, Inc
New York
Christmas Hours in Cedar Rapids Stores and Post Office
Cedar Rapids retailers and the Cedar Rapids post office will stay open until 9 PM tonight to aid Christmas shoppers and mailers.
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Cedar Rapids
Eisenhower to Speak in National Christmas Broadcast Friday
President Eisenhower will light the national Christmas tree and address the nation in a five minute talk during the Christmas Pageant of Pearce. Major TV and radio networks plan to carry the broadcast at 4 p.m. CST, including KCRG-TV channel 9.
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Eisenhower
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