Kidnaping of Actress Marie McDonald Linked to Car Pursuit
Actress Marie McDonald 32 vanished from her Van Nuys home and was later believed held by two young men after reports she called a columnist saying she had been abducted. A safe at the farmyard hatchery was found battered. burglars struck Johnson locker and M and J Grain, stealing small cash sums.
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Burglars Hit West Branch In Three Breakins
Special to The Gazette. Burglars stole a pickup truck from Melvin Thomas of West Branch to haul a safe from the Johnson Hatchery. The 100-pound safe contained $1,000 cash and $4,000 in checks, with more than $1,000 taken in three breakins early Friday.
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Army buys windproof trousers from wife of defense aide
The Army awarded an $834,150 contract on November 13 for 249,000 pairs of light weight wind resistant trousers to Wynn Enterprises, Knoxville and New York. The firm is led by Claire Wynn Ross, wife of Assistant Defense Secretary Robert Tripy Ross, who says she bid $75,000 below the next lowest offer. Ross says she has run the firm since her brother’s retirement last October and notes previous government contracts won on low bids.
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Refugees Riot Delays Spark Protest at Metz Camp
About a thousand Hungarian refugees age 18 to 30 rioted at a camp in Metz France to protest delays in entry to the United States and Canada. They smashed tables chairs and windows in the camp where they have lived since October.
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Woman On Phone Falls Asleep After Call In Dayton
Dayton, Ohio AP report describes a woman calling police when she heard a distant voice she had been talking to. Dispatcher later said the other woman had fallen asleep and would not answer, concluding the incident as resolved.
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Hereditary Factor Hinted in Dakota Leukemia Deaths
Four members of a North Dakota family died from acute leukemia and related lymphosarcoma among 12 children from 1952 to 1984. Doctors in Chicago reported in JAMA that heredity likely played the major role, noting the parents were first cousins and widespread family links.
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Mrs Truman Fractures Foot in Tailspin at Home
Mrs Harry S Truman is hospitalized after breaking a small bone in her left foot during a tailspin at home Thursday. The foot is in a cast and doctors expect she can return home in a few days.
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Evy and His Hawks Return to Iowa in Roaring Welcome
About 10 000 fans gathered at Municipal Airport to welcome Evy Evashevski and his Iowa Hawkeyes after their Rose Bowl victory over Oregon State. The crowd’s enthusiasm grew as the team arrived by DC-5a, with Evy briefly separating from police lines to greet fans and later delivering a playful remark at the Memorial Coliseum banquet.
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Polio Cases Fall Sharply in 1956 Report
The Public Health Service said polio cases dropped about 1712 percent in 1956, with 15,490 cases reported versus 29,270 in 1955. Paralytic polio cases fell to 6,708 from 10,641 the prior year.
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Pilicer Named to Group To Notify Ike of Election
A. Pilicer of 2415 Ridgeway drive SE will join 14 other electors on the committee that notifies President Eisenhower of his re election. Chairman Jacob L. Holtzman of New York City informed Pilicer Friday. The group must be present at the official canvass in Washington next Monday and then meet the President at the White House for authentication of the re election. Pilicer was a Republican elector for Iowa’s Second District, one of ten to cast the state vote after Iowa’s popular tally. He came to the United States from Poland at 17 and expressed great joy at the selection.
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Budget Message Set for Jan 16
Washington reports President Eisenhower will send his budget message to Congress on January 16. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerthy said he would not yet give a date for Mr. Eisenhower's economic message.
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Mad Bomber Hunted in New York Suburb
Police narrowed searches to Westchester county for the elusive mad bomber whose homegrown explosives injured 15 and triggered a nationwide scare. White Plains and nearby areas held handwriting matches on thousands of documents as threats spread to New York New Jersey and Connecticut schools and several cities paused classes or evacuated buildings.
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Eisenhower to Seek Authority for Middle East Action
An International News Service poll shows broad support in the House and Senate for President Eisenhower’s plan to use American forces if Soviet aggression hits the Middle East. The president will address Congress Saturday at 11 30 am CST, with nationwide TV and radio coverage. House results show 174 yes, 48 no, 108 in doubt. Senate signals indicate a trend toward passage.
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Cold Air and Snow Move Into Iowa
A light snow event pushed into Iowa Friday from Independence to the Minnesota border, with slick conditions in spots. Two women, Grace Anderson and Lillian Marien, were hospitalized with broken hips after slipping on ice in Oc lw en. Temperatures will dip Friday night from the north to the mid teens in the south, with a warming trend into the 20s Saturday. Some light rain or snow is possible Sunday or Monday. The Cedar Rapids 2:30 p.m. reading was 24 degrees after an overnight low of 14. Thursday’s high was 44.
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Soviet Says Ike Aims to Undermine U.N. Peace Efforts
Izvestia accuses the United States of openly intending to undermine U.N. efforts to restore peace and security in the Middle East. The New York correspondent reports Moscow radio broadcast that President Eisenhower's Middle East policy would rekindle the flames of war.
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Not Their Baby, Holland Furnace Fire Explanation
Atlanta dispatch reports the Holland Furnace Company stated a minor fire near its headquarters arose from a faulty surface in the building and was not caused by any of its products. No injuries reported and investigation ongoing.
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Witness Testimony and Judge Quip Spark Jury Banter
A humorous courtroom exchange tracks the defendant firing two shots as a witness estimates distance five feet to the first shot and two blocks to the second, prompting the judge to respond with a wry remark about proximity and timing. The banter highlights the lighter side of a tense trial.
Red China denounces Ike policy as colonialist aggression
Hong Kong dispatch reports Red China charging Friday that President Eisenhower's new Middle East policy is an avaricious vicious scheme of colonialist aggression and oppression.
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