Flower fund allegations paint state mental hospitals as jails
A Weston State Hospital employee claimed the state mental hospitals resemble jails more than treatment centers and that the controversial flower fund could persist under political control. He alleged a two percent salary kickback system may survive beyond Democratic terms, and noted political friction harms patients. He urged higher pay and standards, while praising cleanliness and food quality.
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Weston State Hospital
Egypt Blocks Anglo French Canal Salvage Plan
Port Said, Egypt reports a compromise to use British French salvage crews to reopen the Suez Canal but Cairo balks citing no comment until troops withdraw. U N police will take over civil affairs in Port Said as Egypt ultimately controls canal clearance and British French crews may depart with troops.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Cairo
Suez Canal Authority
Mediterranean
Hammarskjol
Nasser
Britain
Ceylon
Indonesia
Paris
U.N
Adm
Durnford
Gazette Classifieds Page Skims Amusements and News
The fragment lists page sections from a Gazette including Amusements Astrology Comic Pages Editorials Market Reports Marriage Records Obituary Radio Sports Pages Television and Women’s Activities. It shows contact lines for Want Ads and Display Ads with phone numbers.
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Alvarez
Gazette
Gazetteer
Jet cracks sound barrier over Charleston sparks crash rumors
Rumors of a plane crash swirled after a jet fighter broke the sound barrier over Charleston yesterday around 5 10 p m. Residents called The Gazette as the craft, identified by Kanawha Airport control, appeared to be an F 100 and likely Navy based at Cherry Point North Carolina.
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Charleston
Gazette
South Hills
Kanawha
Air National Guard
Navy
Cherry Point, N. C
Athletes Granted Political Asylum by U S
The United States grants political asylum to 40 athletes from Iron Curtain nations who refused to return after the 1956 Melbourne Games. Hungarian team members total 35, Romanian quartet 4, and 1 Czech. they are in Melbourne and could seek permanent residence later if Congress enacts relevant law.
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Washington
U.S
Australia
Herbert Brownell Jr
Justice Department
Melbourne
Brownell
State Department
United States
Hungary Quiet After Rebels End Resistance
Budapest reports show end of active strikes against Premier Janos Kadar. Soviet forces withdraw from key Budapest points. red infantry leave checkpoints. Workers return to jobs though fuel and supplies are scarce. Curfew tightens, rail coal stocks limited. trial planned for Sandor Racz amid Western press allegations.
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Budapest
INS
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Interior Ministry
Angyalfoeld
Land of Angels
Central Workers’ Committee
Gift Basket Program totals at $7046.98 in 1960 drive
Salvation Army gift basket fundraiser in Charleston reports $7046.98 raised to date with $4552.84 from downtown booths and $2494.14 from The Gazette Promotion Office. The Gazette Crossword contest brings total nearly $1500 ahead of 1955 results.
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Salvation Army
Charleston
the Gazette Promotion
Gazette
Oldest living man Davis hit by car in Charleston
William Davis reported age 119 and a former slave was struck on Central Ave by a car driven by Gene Cavender. He sustained a broken right leg and leg bones. condition listed as satisfactory. Davis, living at 1617 Third Ave and active in old age, was transported to Charleston General Hospital for treatment.
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Gazette
Weither
William Davis
Davis
Charleston General Hospital
Gene Nelson Cavender
Roxalana Rd
Dunbar
Cavender
Hunt St
United States
North Carolina
Winston, Salem
Charleston
Greyhound
Third Ave
Kanawha Welfare Council
Polite
Ray Crockett
Robert Settle
William Moore
Clitninigeham Mortuary
Asheville Mother Dies After Christmas Shopping Ordeal
Mrs. Roche Parks a 33 year old cancer victim and mother of four died today in an Asheville hospital after finishing Christmas shopping on an ambulance stretcher. Clerks at a large department store helped cover her $600,000 in purchases as news of her courage spread nationwide and abroad.
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Asheville
N.C
Dee
Roche Parks
Asheville ‘Hospital
England
France
Sandra
Suzani
Nixon Flies For Austria on Refugee Mercy Mission
Vice President Richard Nixon left for Austria on a mercy mission to show U S support for Hungarian refugees. Accompanied by Mrs Nixon and nine officials, he will meet Austrian Chancellor Josef Rab to thank Austria for asylum to about 135000 Hungarians and inspect refugee camps. He is expected to urge increasing refugee admissions to the United States.
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Washington
INS
Richard M. Nixon
Austria
United States
Nixon
Salzburg
Special Air Force
Eisenhower
Joseph Rabb
U.S
Hungary
America
Elmy and Romeo Tale Leaves Town Curious About Bride
A fragmented report shows a groom named Elmy courting an intended bride known to many as Ishe. Doris Melton, a deputy clerk, asks for the first name as the groom applies for a marriage license. The dialogue hints at uncertainty over naming.
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Doris Melton
Yester
Tragic Death After Teen Diana Williams’s Poisoning
New York dispatch reports four year old Diana Williams swallowed 14 Nembutal tablets and antihistamines, collapsing en route to hospital. Bellevue Hospital surgeon said she had only a one in ten chance to survive. Parents Frank and Mrs Williams left meds on a table before the incident.
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New ‘York
Diana Williams
Bellevue Hospital
Arees
Kiger
Nehru Sees Peace Amid Crisis After Talks With Eisenhower
Prime Minister Nehru told the American people that the danger of war is not past but peace will triumph. He described discussions with President Eisenhower, defended India’s neutral policy, and expressed sympathy for those suffering in Egypt and Hungary while urging free exchange of ideas and trade.
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Washington
Nehru
India
Eisenhower
Lal Gettysburg
Lee
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Middle East
Europe
Egypt
Hungary
Dulles Outlines Eisenhower Policy On Russia And Suez
Secretary of State Dulles, back from Paris talks, urged orderly evolutions in satellite states, skeptical of bold anti Communist uprisings. He suggested Tito visiting Eisenhower could aid talks, noted moves to streamline overseas forces, and pressed for reopening the Suez Canal amid global reliance on it.
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Mushia
Eisenhower
Russia
Dulles
Paris
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Poland
Geneva
United States
Fire at suburban store injures shoppers and clerks
Police said two shoppers and three clerks were overcome by dense smoke when a Christmas blaze was discovered at the Goldblatt store in the suburbs. They were rushed to a hospital and none were reported in serious condition.
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