Nixon Hints Extension Of Airlift To 10 January
Vice president Nixon said in Munich that the Hungarian refugee airlift could extend to January 10, citing enough refugees in the pipeline. The airlift began December 11 and aims to relocate 9,700 Hungarians to the United States, though weather has slowed progress. Nixon, on a tour of Austria and Germany, pledged to advocate for refugees and promised assistance upon arrival in the United States.
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Germany
Nixon
America
US Air Force
Austria
United States
Wapeciglly
Hungarian mother bears son born in free United States
Mrs Helen Gall 22, a Hungarian freedom fighter wife, gave birth to a 7 pound 2 ounce boy at 4 05 am in Mercy hospital Altoona after a long journey from Lilly Pennsylvania via Austria. The baby automatically becomes an American citizen by birth in the United States.
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Altoona
America
Helen Gall
Tsam
United States
Tam
Michael
Charles Gall
Joseph
Jesus
Helen
Cedar Rapids Plans Christmas Eve Porchlight Observance
Mayor Jim Meaghan urged Cedar Rapids residents to keep porch lights burning on Christmas Eve as a symbol of gratitude for freedom. He said a 60-watt bulb costs less than a penny for three hours and that lit homes would symbolize the Light of the World.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Meaghan
Eisenhower Blocks Rail Strike With Fact Finding Board
President Eisenhower used the Railway Labor Act to halt a threatened nationwide rail strike for 60 days. He named a three member board from Washington and Oklahoma to investigate the dispute, with a 90 day reporting deadline to the President.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Railway Labor Act
Nathan, Cayton
Francis J., Robertson
Washington, D.C
Langley Coffey
Tulsa
Q.kla
Lewart
Tunnel Opens All Weather Link to Kashmir
The 7,300 foot Bani hal Fass tunnel was formally opened by Viet-president Sarvanalli Rad Hakeishnan on Saturday, providing India its first all weather road connection with disputed Kashmir.
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NRL
Tania
Sarvanalli Rad
Yanks Stranded by Weather in Germany Postponed Christmas Return
Air Force reports many U S soldiers are stranded in Germany due to severe European weather. Planes to bring troops home are grounded to make room for Hungarian refugees, with some GIs held at Frankfurt. Indianapolis family members seek answers as Pentagon offers limited details.
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Germany
Europe
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Austriia
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Otis Tyner
Lewis E. Tyner
Frankfurt
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Charles B. Brownson
Indianapolis News
Brownson
Pentagon
Slight Fire Damages Newhall School
Fire started in the boiler room at Newhall School Saturday afternoon. Janitor Bud Frimm found flames at 4:44 p.m. spreading up a stairway. firefighters had the blaze under control quickly. No loss estimate or cause determined.
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Gagette
Newhall
Bud Frimm
Iosg
Man Who Met Santa in New York Tale of Moore Family
Santa visits late on Christmas Eve as Professor Clement Moore of General Theological Seminary, famed for Hebrew lexicon and Columbia history, encounters Santa by accident. The scene unfolds in 19th century New York near Trinity and the Hudson, with Moore’s family awaiting a Christmas tale and a mood of wonder.
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Associated Press
Santa Claus
Ed Gunder
Santa
Clement Moora
St. Nicholas
Hugh A. Mulligan
New York
Clement “Clarke Meore
General Theological Seminary
Moore
West Twenty-third Street
Hudson River
America
Columbia University
Thomas Jefferson
Holiday Traffic Toll Soars During Christmas Weekend
A four day Christmas holiday period saw at least 224 traffic deaths and 11 other fatal accidents nationwide, with the National Safety Council warning of a national emergency and urging drivers to slow down, drive with caution, and avoid excess speed.
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National Safety Council
Haliday
Industrialist Charles L. Pierce Dies at 73 in Pittsburgh
Charles L. Pierce a Pittsburgh industrialist inventor and former Hubbard Co board chairman died Saturday after a brief illness. He was a pioneer figure in local industry and had long connections with Hubbard & Co.
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Pittsburgh
Charles L. Pierce
Hubbard & Co
Italian Liner Crashes into Alpine Peak
Milan officials report a liner crash into a snow capped peak northeast of the city. Twenty one aboard feared dead. army Airlines LAL used on Rome to Milan flight with IT passengers and four crew members.
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Yule Travel Hampered By Weather
Winter storms and dense fog hinder holiday travel across the United States. Air traffic control reported icing on an aircraft near Milan and a mountain crash in Trenton province as rescue efforts began. Officials warned of continued travel delays as rail and bus services picked up passengers stranded by freezing drizzle and slowing schedules.
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iBy
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Air Rescue Center
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Omaha
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Lal
Whitney Slated for New Envoy to Great Britain
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower plans to name John Whitney a new United States ambassador to Britain. Weather fronts bring heavy rain and storms across the Midwest and Northeast with delayed clearing expected Sunday night. A possible tornado was reported near Alexandria, Virginia.
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Whitney
Great Britain
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Fisemower
New York
John Has
Jock” Whitney
Pew
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Brit
Midwest
Alesandria
End of Iowa Fog Seen as Snowstorm Approaches
The weather bureau warned a heavy snow band from the southwest to the northeast of Iowa would bring 2 to 4 inches of snowfall Sunday. Temperatures were expected to range from 25 in the northwest to 40 in the southeast with low readings around zero at night.
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Jurea
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Midwest
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Whitney Nomination Delayed in Senate Confirmation Process
Ambitious diplomatic postings face slow Senate action as Whitney’s nomination sits unresolved after months of discussion. The delay comes during a broader stream of ambassadorial appointments awaiting confirmation in January.
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Winthrop Aldrich
Whitney
Senate
Nation braces for peak of heavy auto travel
The warning rises as the nation faces the heaviest auto traffic of the season. Safety experts caution motorists to plan ahead, drive cautiously, and expect crowded roads and delays during the peak travel period.
Two Die in Crash Near Fort Dodge
In Iowa, Albert Kastendick, 38, of Fort Dodge and William Burke, 21, of Lohrville died in a head on crash on a highway a mile and a half southwest of Fort Dodge. Burke was en route to a pre Christmas wedding party. Police cited clear weather and slick pavement as factors. In Kansas City, John Collett, 78, of Council Bluffs died from injuries after a two car collision a mile west of Herve.
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Albert iKastendick
William = Burke
Lohrville
Highway Patrol
Burke
Highway Patrolment
Kansas City
John Collett
Council Bluffs
Herve
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