Bonn Moves to NATO as West Germany Rearms
Paris voted to admit West Germany to NATO with a second reading plan for rearmament within WEU. Mendes-France pushed a new ratification bill, creating a watchdog committee to monitor WEU, while fearing French isolation if Bonn is kept out.
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U S Reacts Cautiously to Paris Action
Washington officials withheld upbeat reactions to France moving toward accepting West Germany as a NATO partner. Senators offered mixed views as vote timing and future stability were debated, with Eisenhower and Dulles awaiting further balloting before public remarks.
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Wind Spurs Forest Fire near San Bernardino threatens communities
Wind whipped a forest fire over 2,000 acres northwest of San Bernardino. More than a dozen families fled Cable Canyon Monday night and 120 more were told to ready evacuation in Devore. Winds averaged 40 mph with gusts to 60, hindering firefighters in rugged terrain as the blaze neared San Bernardino and Crestline.
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Strike It Rich producer fined for lack of license
Magistrate Samuel H Obringer ruled that the producer Walter Framer and master of ceremonies Warren Hull violated the city administrative code by soliciting funds without a license. The court held no jurisdiction over the show’s relationship to the TV studio. Sentencing has no date, Framer plans an appeal. Maximum penalty is 500 dollars or three months in jail or both.
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Siberia Reports 88 Below Zero
Interior Alaska and northern Siberia endured extreme cold on Monday with Fort Yukon reporting 66 below and unofficial readings of 88 below across the Bering Sea on Russian soil. The World Almanac lists 90 below as the world record in Verkhoyansk in February 1892.
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Fraser Records 32 Below As Cold Sweeps Denver Area
The mercury fell to 32 below Tuesday at Fraser near the continental divide, signaling an extreme cold snap affecting the Denver region.
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Weekend Traffic Deaths Reach 392 in Christmas Weekend
Chicago AP reports delayed word of accidents in Texas and Indiana push the Christmas weekend traffic toll to 392. It marks the highest two day total on record and exceeds the National Safety Council forecast by 22.
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Mrs Liddle Dies at 101 in St Luke's Cedar Rapids
Mrs John T Liddle aged 101 died Monday night in St Luke's hospital where she had lived seven years. A shrewd investor with holdings in local industrial and food stocks she became wealthy through careful properties and securities. She was born 1853 in Batavia Illinois and moved to Cedar Rapids in 1873.
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Where Were the Cinders On the Street Says Stolba
Cedar Rapids officials report snow and ice linger on streets after a Monday storm as cinders run short. Public Improvements Commissioner W. W. Stolba notes limited supplies from rail- and road-based sources and describes patrols and spreader schedules while considering chemical treatments in place of scarce coal cinders.
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Cedar Rapids Telephone plans fourth story addition
Northwestern Bell announces a fourth floor addition to the Cedar Rapids building to ease call handling. The project, costing about 300000 dollars, will extend 34 feet back on Seventh Street and 56 feet on the west side. Construction firms are named and work begins soon. The city expects new cable lines and a 1955 expansion program totaling about 500000 dollars. Cedar Rapids now has 38000 phones, up 1800 in the year.
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New York Fights Odd Odor Near Major Landmarks
Health inspectors hunted Tuesday for the source of a strong unpleasant smell reported around the Empire State Building Penn Station and Rockefeller Center. Residents compared it to cooking cabbage rotten cabbage and a dead body while some speculated smog as the cause.
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Military Airmail Shifts to Scheduled Airline Lines
The defense department said overseas military airmail will move immediately to scheduled commercial air lines across the Atlantic and Pacific. An official estimated airlines will be paid 18.4 million dollars for mail to overseas military posts in the next fiscal year starting July 1. The Civil Aeronautics Board had cut mail rates for Pan American World Airways, Trans World Airlines and Northwest Airlines after January 1 in anticipation.
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Flyer Sets 632 MPH Land Speed Record on Rocket Sled
Lt Col John P Stapp of Holloman AFB New Mexico achieved a ground speed record of 632 mph on a rocket driven sled. He withstood wind pressures of two tons and 35 g deceleration over a 2800 foot course. he suffered minor injuries but continued data analysis and lunch.
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Roads Slick From Bluffs To Dubuque
Iowa reports hazardous highways across a wide band from Council Bluffs to Dubuque as snow and freezing rain left roads slick and packed. Plows and sanders were out statewide while forecasts updated to mostly clearing skies and light snow later in the week.
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Kidnapper of Girl Pays 163 Dollar Fine
In Valparaiso Indiana Robert Panek 25 pleaded guilty to kidnapping his reporter girlfriend Abbey Johnson from the Herald Argus newsroom on December 8. He received a 150 dollar fine plus 13 dollars in costs and a suspended six month sentence at the state penal farm.
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Meter Violator Fined in Cedar Rapids Parking Case
Municipal Judge Charles Benesh fined Robert D. Jones, owner of a venetian blind company at 96 Third Avenue SW, $100 after he pled guilty to eight parking charges. $75 of the fine was suspended, with a warning that nonpayment on future tickets would reclaim the suspended amount. It marked Jones’s third court appearance on warrants for parking tickets.
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New State Aid Plan Is Unveiled
The Iowa Board of Public Instruction proposed a plan to provide 26 percent of school operating costs at 34.647 million annually and to encourage district reorganization with a 500 pupil 12 grade limit. The package raises the agricultural land tax credit to 11 million and totals 45.647 million annually including present aid and new programs. The plan sets four eligibility requirements: levy at least 17 mills, area with 500 daily students, maintain a high school, and spend at least 200 per pupil yearly.
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Amana Dealers Fly to Rose Bowl Trip on United Flight
Sixty Amana Refrigeration dealers left Cedar Rapids by chartered United Air Lines plane for a week in California to attend the Rose Bowl. The group, winners in a contest, traveled from eastern and southern states. Iowa coach Forest Evashevski and Mrs. Evashevski were among guests along with Amana officials.
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