Egypt Fails Clearing of Suez Canal
Salvage work on the Suez Canal stalls as Egypt refuses Anglo French crews aboard salvage vessels. Port Said remains largely idle while UN forces prepare to withdraw to Sinai, and Egyptian troops move in after the invasion pullout. Massive demonstrations erupt with anti-British and anti-French sentiment.
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Al¢ads Angelopoulos
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Carl Engholm
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Enghalin
Sinai Desert
Athyang
Mohamed Hussein
U.S
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Wheeler
Tawfik el Dine
Iowa Holiday Death Toll Rises to Six
Iowa's long Christmas holiday period saw six deaths in traffic incidents from Friday to Sunday. State officials project about 16 more highway fatalities during the holiday, with victims including Fred Luke of Wyoming, Cynthia Lee Dolton of Des Moines, and Mrs. Max Rockhold near Lineville. Two drivers died in a Fort Dodge area crash, another near Lehtare, and a tractor overturn near Lineville claimed Mrs. Rockhold. Funeral services for Luke were set for Wednesday.
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Iowa
Cynthia Lee Dolton
Emerson Bolton
Des Moines
Iowa City
Wash
Ington
Max Rockhold
Lineville
Fort Dodge
William 7. Burke
Bohrville
Toll climbs as Christmas driving deaths rise across nation
The National Safety Council reports a surge in road fatalities and injuries during the Christmas period. Weather worsened conditions with fog freezing rain and snow. Officials cite speeding and drunken driving as major factors and urge motorists to abstain from driving if intoxicated.
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Dearborn
White Christmas For Part of Iowa But Not for C R
Snow fell Sunday in parts of Iowa but failed to cover the ground as predicted. Temperatures remained frigid and the light precipitation melted quickly, leaving most areas without a white Christmas.
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Newsman Defies State Dept with Red China Trip
William Worthy, an Afro-American journalist for an Baltimore weekly, boarded a train to Communist China after arriving from Hong Kong. He says he plans a month's tour and will test the State Department’s stance if sanctioned actions follow. Worthy claimed prior approval and Harvard ties. In Canada, St Catharines officials replaced a red Christmas star on city hall for fear it resembled a Communist symbol.
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State Department
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Harvard
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Eisenhower
Weather question mocks Bureau forecasters in satirical piece
The piece parodies a weather bureau forecaster as an overconfident predictor who relies on vague data and questionable methods. It notes Christmas snow in parts of Iowa with two inches at Dubuque and Lamoni and lighter amounts in Des Moines, Mason City, Waterloo, and Sioux City. Roads were snowpacked in northern areas while generally normal elsewhere. Cedar Rapids saw 0.1 inch and the airport 0.33 inch of precipitation. Sunday high reached 86 degrees and by 2:30 pm Monday it stood at 24 degrees.
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Lamoni
Des Moines
Mason City
Waterloo
Sioux City
Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Baruch Gift to New York Bays Isles
New York financier Bernard Baruch gifts ten dollars for the purchase of Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island in lower New York Bay. Park Commissioner Robert Moses announced plans to acquire 114 acre Hoffman Island and 2.5 acre Swinburne Island for a park area with picnicking and fishing, connected by sanitation fill.
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Lower
New York
Robert ‘Moses
Hoffman Iisland
Swinburne Island
Department of Sanitation
Train Delays Firemen Five Die In Meriden Tenement Blaze
A tenement fire in Meriden killed five members of a family Sunday night as firemen were delayed by a fast passenger train. Four other relatives were hospitalized, one in critical condition, and about 200 people were evacuated from a nearby heater. The dead include Mrs Luis Fins, 39, and four children. The father and others were injured but in fair to good condition. Assistant Fire Chief Sadowski cited the train delay as under a minute.
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Atenement
Luis Fins
Edward
Rios
Walter Sadowski
New York-Boston
Fire-Eater Ruled A Vehicle Gas Ration Card
London AP reports Priscilla Birt, 18, who bills herself as Britain's youngest re entrant, applied for gasoline to power her circus act. Fuel officials ruled she qualifies as a vehicle and granted four months of gasoline totaling four nations. Birt notes she typically uses about half a pint per performance.
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Britain
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Worl
Fuel Ministry
Miss Birt
Miss Biri
Pilgrims at Jerusalem Curtailed by War Impacts Yuletide Route
A 1700 strong Christian Arab pilgrimage from Israel crosses into Jordan for Christmas visits to holy sites. The war and regional tension trimmed attendance from normal 7000-10000, with many travelers arriving by bus from Nazareth and Jaffa. Security measures, border fencing, and permits shaped the journey as both sides logged checkpoints and warnings while the YMCA’s Bethlehem display faced power limits.
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Robert Tuckman
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Nazareth
Jaffa
Mandelbaum
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Thes Sa
Tallahassee Bus Boycott Ends Calmly
In Tallahassee Negroes began seating themselves at the front of buses with no disturbances, ending a seven month boycott. The move followed a court order ending bus segregation in Montgomery. The Negro Intercivic Council urged non violence and instructed restraint if attacked, as the city council met to consider the situation.
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Fla
John Humphress
Negro Intercivic Council
Montgomery
Ala
Tony
Toll Hits 7 in Hospital Fire in Minnesota
AP reports seven deaths from a hospital fire at Doctors Memorial in Minneapolis area. Cause linked to defective Christmas tree lights and possible fire regulation violations. Investigations focus on fire doors, outage of the switchboard, and rapid spread through the five story building as patients were helped to safety.
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Reynold Malmaquist
Doctors Memorial Hospital
David Rasmussen
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Cheok
iAngel Ramberg
Minneapolis General Hospital
Nixon cites Hungarian sacrifice as blow to communism
Vice President Nixon, returning from Austria, said international communism has suffered a mortal blow due to Hungarian refugees' sacrifices. He plans to present recommendations to President Eisenhower on resettling about 176,000 Hungarians and will meet Eisenhower midweek to discuss expanding U.S. refugee admissions. He noted that the revolt showed the regime’s control rests on force, not popular support.
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Eisenhower
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Elsen
U.S
Rose Bowl Tickets Sent By Mail From Iowa City Mishap
An Iowa City man arrives in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl only to discover he left his tickets behind. He asks a friend to mail them, who climbs onto a porch roof and breaches a second story window. A woman is startled, police intervene, and the intruder agrees to cover cleaning costs. tickets are later mailed to Pasadena.
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Towa City
Iowa
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Iowa City
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Java City
Fire tears through brick hospital as nurses heroically save infants
Frances Menefee, a 65 year old night operator, first heard a sharp crack before flames engulfed the building. Nurses Cecilia Janick and Barbara Brassil fought to rescue a half dozen infants as water soaked diapers shielded faces from smoke. Snow and freezing brizzle fall while the lobby and upper halls bear the scars of the blaze.
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Barbara Brassil
Novel Way To Sober Up Mishap In San Francisco Bay
In San Francisco a longshoreman, Richfield, 44, was tossed into the bay after errors with a gangplank on the Japan Transport. Onlookers noted he surfaced cold, smiling, and sober. Dean Rielifick, chief electrician, had just returned from holiday leave when the incident occurred.
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Dean Rielifick
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Japan Transport
Richfield
San Francisco Bay
It’s Risky Place To Seek Office in Cameroon Assembly
In Yaounde French Cameroons AP reports voters elected two murdered candidates and two missing or unaccounted candidates. The assembly will draft a constitution and enable statutes for the French trusteeship territory in West Africa granting more self government.
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French Cameroons
Tvho
Mur Ered
UNE
Mbly
West Africa
Hungarians Seek Refuge as Russian Tank Soldier Enters Austria
Austrian border police report 751 additional Hungarians crossed the snowy border Sunday seeking asylum in the West. A Russian tank crewman, Nikolai Rokanett, 4, stepped from a Hungarian freight train, surrendered his pistol, and asked for asylum at the border.
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Nikolai Rokanett
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