12-02. Girl Loses Bid To Survive
CHICAGO AP Twelve ounce Gloria Diane Hanses born three and a half months prematurely died Tuesday. If she had lived she would have matched the lightest surviving baby record of the AMA. She had just begun feeding with dextrose through a stomach tube. The infant measured 10 3/4 inches long and had a head about the size of a tennis ball. She was born Sunday to Mrs Philip Hanses 23, wife of a grocery chain stock clerk.
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Messner Case Ties to Forrest Slaying and Parole History
Ralph Clements of The Gazette traced a lead that linked Messner to a Forrest case slaying. After neighbors’ questioning, Messner was found missing and captured four days later in Rock Island. He confessed, and parole records note prior immoral acts with a child and a fear of perversion. The report also recounts a series of infant incubator cases and a 1935 Darrow appeal over Messner’s life sentence, which was later commuted to 90 years.
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Ralph Clements
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Life Term Of C R Man Is Commuted In Iowa
Cedar Rapids man Lyle Messner 45 whose 1927 slaying of Kathleen Forrest when 6 years old drew national attention had his life term commuted by Gov. Herschel Loveless. Messner now appears eligible for parole after the governor action on Tuesday.
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Books Closed on Jap War Crimes
The United States granted amnesty to the last 83 Japanese war criminals, completing the war crimes issue. Japan’s foreign ministry said the terms were reduced to the actual terms served, with 75 former military men and 8 civilians released on parole.
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U. S
Foreign Ministry
Japan
Atlas Satellite Expected to Stay Longer in Orbit
A P report says Americas Atlas satellite will remain in orbit over twice as long as the initial 20 day forecast. Its radio voice may fail within about 10 days, but the Atlas could continue to whirl in space until about February 4.
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Washington
America
Defense Department
Berlin Mayor Brandt to Speak in Lincoln Birthday Celebration
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt said it was appropriate to invite him to speak at the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. He noted familiarity with slavery in East Germany and confirmed plans to travel to the United States in February for the Springfield Illinois event.
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West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Abraham Lincoln
East Germany
Brandt
U.S
Springfield
Ill
Avalanches Kill Six Austrians in Alpine Winter
Six Austrians are dead after avalanches in the Austrian Alps this winter, authorities said Tuesday. The fatalities were confirmed by police as rescue efforts continued in the mountainous regions.
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Vienna
UPI
Austrian Alps
Sheba Keeps Going For Ray Myers Awaiting New Seeing-Eye Dog
In Los Angeles a blind Ray Myers endures each day aided by his German shepherd Sheba. Though cancer wounds Sheba, she guides Myers through busy streets as plans begin for a new seeing eye dog. Friends arrange training and a room, while Sheba nears her final hours with Myers before the replacement arrives.
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Los Angeles
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Ray Myers
Myers
Morris Kaufman
Ray
Kaufman
Insurgent Republicans Back Cooper for Senate Leader
Eight GOP senators, long allied with President Eisenhower, agreed to back Kentucky’s Sen. Cooper for the Senate majority leader post. Cooper would compete with Sen. Dirksen for the leadership as Knowland vacates the whip role in the new Congress.
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Sen. Cooper
G.O.P
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Ruchel
Calif
Eisenhower
Cooper
Sen. Dirksen Sr
Congress
Dirksen
Knowland
Inmate Released After 48 Years Hidden Normal
Lee Swearengin, committed to Glenwood School in 1910 as a mentally retarded child, was freed after 48 years when officials found he was normal. Now 59, he works as a handyman at a Lutheran home for the aged in Perry, alongside brother Carl, who shared the same fate.
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UPI
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Perry
Carl
Argentina Moves to Two Year Austerity Plan
Buenos Aires AP reports President Frondizi outlining a hardship program to restore prosperity. The plan spans two years and entails higher prices fewer government jobs less meat and consumer goods and greater reliance on free enterprise.
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Argentina
Frondizi
Torre to Begin Ten Day Jail Term Monday
Marie Torre, radio and television critic, chose not to reveal a source for a story and will serve 10 days in jail. U.S. District Judge Sylvester Ryan ordered surrender at 10 a.m. Monday. The case tests a reporter's right not to disclose sources in libel-related matters.
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Marie Torre
Sylvester Ryan
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Garland
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U.S. Supreme Court
Montgomery Parks Shut on Race Issue
Montgomery city commission closed all 13 city parks amid a federal suit to admit Black people to white parks. The unanimous three member body adopted an unprecedented ordinance halting park access until further notice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ike to Deliver State of Union Message in Person
President Eisenhower will address Congress in person on January 9, announcing the State of the Union. The White House confirmed the plan this week as Ike prepares for the annual address.
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Gettysburg
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Delta seeks U S probes into Havana plane detentions
Delta Air Lines asked the State Department to investigate the detention and alleged manhandling of two American teachers Louis Brantley 38 and James Reid 22 in Havana after a Caribbean holiday flight from Jamaica. U S embassy said the pair were arrested on suspicion after shouting slogans.
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Havana
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Eugene Phillips
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Iowans Rescued After Snowbound Stop at Tucumcari
About 400 Iowans stranded by heavy snow near Tucumcari New Mexico found shelter and meals as highways opened before dawn. Travelers praised Tuccumcari residents and the National Guard armory housed families and provided aid.
Street Battle in Santa Clara as Cuban rebels clash with Batista forces
Rebels led by Fidel Castro engage government troops in Santa Clara prompting heavy bombardment and house to house combat. Government reports claim rebels are being dislodged from key positions while civilians flee. Rebel advances and government denials create a tense wartime scene in central Las Villas.
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Cuba
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Fidel Castro
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First offshore Egyptian oil concession awarded
OPI Cairo report states the first offshore Egypt concession goes to the Italo Egyptian petroleum combine.
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UPI
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Italo-Egyptian Petroleum Combine
Woman Leaps From Window Kills Pedestrian In Downtown Los Angeles
A despondent 41 year old woman leaped from a seventh floor window in downtown Los Angeles and landed on 44 year old Victor Angel a deaf mute flower seller, killing him. The incident occurred after her husband was sentenced to prison for grand theft.
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Los Angeles
John Stark
Victor Angel
France forms national defense committee under de Gaulle
Paris AP reports the cabinet created a national defense committee to coordinate between civilian ministers and military leaders under President-elect de Gaulle. The move seeks unified command across civilian and military sectors as France prepares for leadership changes.
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de Gaulle
Roads Open But Icy in Storm Belt
Weather bureau warns late travelers along the Rose Bowl route to watch for heavy snow in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. Roadblocks in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico reopen allowing thousands of stranded motorists to inch along icy roads between mountain drifts.
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UPI
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Weather Bureau
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New Mexico
New Mexico Hit by Record Snow Across State
After a major blizzard, Tucumcari saw inches of snow and 25 inches in some areas while 2,250 tourists were stranded there. About 30,000 Albuquerque residents faced outages and travel was discouraged as roads opened but remained icy. Rose Bowl-bound visitors and others found shelter in armory spaces as power was restored to parts of the state.
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