Jordan dissolves Parliament as riots rockJerusalem
King Hussein dissolves Jordan's Parliament and calls for elections amid Arab riots over Baghdad pact ties. In Jerusalem's Jordan sector, rioters storm the Turkish consulate looting and burning, injuring the consul general. Arab Legion troops quell clashes as curfews spread to Bethlehem and Amman. Turkey linked to Baghdad pact faces anger as Britain proposes Jordan join the pact with military aid.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Ramallah
Hussein
Jordan
Hakki Kentli
Turkey
Bethlehem
Radio
Holy Places
U. N
Laurent Gaspard
Gaspard
Arab Legion
Jordan-administered
Palestine
Damascus
Amman
Britain
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Sudan Declares Independence Confirmed by Parliament
Sudan's Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the country an independent republic ignoring the earlier plebiscite plan with Egypt. London welcomed the move as Britain consulted Egypt on formal steps to enact independence.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Egypt
Khar
Toums
Cairo
Ismail
el Azhari
el ‘Azhari
Red Sea
Central Africa
Britain
Knox Helm
Morthern
Helm
Israel Presents Unified Middle East Peace Plan to U S
Israeli and American sources say Israel has consolidated peace proposals into a single package for U S review. The plan, said to be more concrete but not new, rests on border guarantees by Western security pacts and space for peacetime terms as in past talks.
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Washington
Israel
Middle East
United States
U. S
London
John Foster Dulles
Mayor Denies Dickinson St traffic mixup at council meeting
At a City Council session last night Mayor Copenhaver defended the Dickinson St traffic pattern saying there was no snarl during peak hours last Friday when the extension opened. He accused the Citizens Traffic Advisory Committee plan of being a secret creation of the Charleston Transit Co and criticized past administrations for unfair franchising. The council voted to send the Dickinson St pattern back to the traffic committee to identify the report origin.
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Dickinson St
Copenhaver
Citizens Traffic Advisory Committee
South Side
Citizens Advisory Traffic Committee
Charleston Transit Co
Bus Company
Huntington
Transit Company
Citizens Advisory Committee
William Drennen
Council
Joh Shanklin
Turnpike Extension Studied Officials Back Marland Call
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission backed an aggressive extension plan for the toll road to be considered in the 1956 legislative session. A three man committee will outline a program and seek Gov Marland inclusion in the call. The panel includes A Garnett Thompson Burl A Sawyers and Okey L Patteson with a plan to draft a recommended program for the governor. Traffic data show a 47 percent rise in commercial vehicles over November 1934 and bond prices have surged nearly 10 points since Friday. The commission also renewed the consulting engineers contract for 1956 at 20050 in fees.
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West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Marland
Gazette
William G. Stathers
Commission
The
A. Garnett Thompson
Burl A. Sawyers
Turnpike Commission
Okey L. Patteson
Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike
Stahl
Coverdale Rand Colvitts
New York
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergenhoff
Army general seeks habeas for daughter in Japan court martial case
U S Army General Walter Krueger seeks a habeas corpus hearing in U S District Court to free his daughter Dorothy Krueger Smith from a life sentence for premeditated murder in Tokyo She was tried by court martial during peacetime while civilian in Japan The case tests jurisdiction of military courts overseas and whether she deserved a civilian jury trial The defense cites Uniform Code of Military Justice while government argues the court martial was proper The hearing will occur today with Brig Gen Adam Richmond retired among the defense counsel and John C Morrison Frederick Wiener also listed as counsel
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U.S. District Court
U. S. Army
Walter Krueger
Dorothy Krueger Smith
Krueger
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
Col
Aubrey DB. Smith
Ben Moore
Tokyo
Japan
Jrs. Smith
Smith
Air Force
England
Gen. Krueger
Moore
U. S
Board of Review
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Mrs. Stith
Adam Richmond i
Bethesda
John C. Morrison
Charleston
Frederick Hernays Wiener
Washington
Loveless Jury Draw Reopens After Voids Reach 134
In Logan on December 19 a capital murder trial for Melvin Loveless faces selection delays as 134 of 147 prospective jurors are disqualified for prior opinions or opposition to capital punishment. Judge C C Chambers adjourns to Tuesday to draw a new panel of 150 as the defendant pleads not guilty.
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Veniremen
Loveless
Jack Savage
Charleston
Savage
Eight Airmen Die as Jets Collide Over Florida
The crash involved two B47 Stratojet bombers near Tampa and Pinecastle AFB. Eight airmen were killed, six bodies recovered, as one plane exploded and the other burned after the collision. Eyewitnesses saw the jets collide and disintegrate in midair above woods and pastures southeast of Tampa.
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Florida
Tampa
Fla
MacDill Air Force Base
Ladd
MacDill
Pinecastle
State Road Patrol
Julian Lane
Strike Peace Plan Vetoed
Westinghouse Electric Corp rejected proposals from Governors Leader Harriman and McKeldin to end the walkout and submit disputed issues to arbitration. The firm began $100 Christmas loans for em ployees out of work in the last 30 days, with both striking and furloughed workers eligible.
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Pittsburgh
Wm - Westinghouse Electric Corp
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Averell Harriman
New York
Theodore McKeldin
Maryand
Gwilym 4A. Price
Westinghouse
Harsh West Virginia Cold Grips State Ahead Of Winter
The Weather Bureau warns of near zero temperatures statewide with frigid overnight and morning readings. West Virginia towns report subfreezing lows, Kanawha Airport hovering around 10 degrees while high pressure blankets the U S, and a potential light snow by Wednesday as arctic air shifts east.
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Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Charleston
Kanawha
United States
Atlantic
The
Raleigh County
Elkins
Wheeling
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Huntington
Rockies
Arctic
Florida
Texas
Gulf Coast
Ohio
Downtown Parking Standoff Ends With Curses and Car Freeing
A young woman clashes with a downtown parking lot attendant over a bottlenecked queue of immobilized cars. She appeals for assistance to move her vehicle while invoking seasonal frustrations and citing nearby Serta Clans.
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Serta
Governor hints turnpike action in 1956 WV Legislature
Governor Marland said he will decide if matters on the West Virginia Turnpike should be included in the 1956 legislative call depending on leaders and public demand. A positive decision would address extending the turnpike.
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Marland
Legislative Agena
the Gazette
West Virginia
Pike call urged to include roads in 1956 Legislature
Gov. Marland is urged by West Virginia Pennsylvania Turnpike Association leaders to add road construction to the 1956 legislative agenda. The authors note transportation as key to attracting industry and mention a possible Erie to West Virginia border turnpike linking Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Morgantown
Marland
E. B. McCue
Robert W. Hanna
West Virginia - Pennsylvania Turnpike Assn
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Erie
Marland Signals Turnpike and Education in Oklahoma Legislative Call
Governor Marland outlined the possible scope of the upcoming legislative call. He reiterated support for including teachers salaries and road issues, tying them to indications from lawmakers and the public. He may await decisive signals before issuing the formal call, with decisions framed by emergency turnpike action debates.
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By Howard Handleman
Marland Call
Pike
Lewis Abbot
Eng‘neering
Thompson
Bayard F. Ennis
Walter Kruegeres
Dorothy K. Smith
Reformatory
James A. Hill
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Orlando
Dave Ladd
City Scene
John G. Morgan
Ine
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