USSR claims many nuclear weapons may be dismantled soon
Washington AP reports Premier Khrushchev told Sen. Humphrey that the Soviet Union has built so many nuclear devices it may begin dismantling some. He cited a five megaton hydrogen bomb and a 14 000 kilometer missile range. US officials say Moscow trails in weapon numbers but stresses Soviet capabilities.
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Hubert Humphrey
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United States
County assessments show small rise across Corry wards
Coury officials report 1959 assessed valuations barely changed with a countywide increase of about 53.80 or 40? per cent. Chief Assessor Martin Gregor cites slow new construction as the main factor. Ward totals: First $1,028,290 up $3,770. Second $1,694,530 up $16,730. Third $1,568,220 up $12,610. Fourth $845,210 up $6,220. Wayne Township $545,860, up $1,410. Concord Township $39,830 up $64.60. ADENAUER III Bonn doctors keep chancellor in bed for a few days due to illness.
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Martin Gregor
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Deep Freeze Keeps Snowfall Rising Across Erie Area
The coldest night so far this winter hit Erie County with 4 degrees above zero and 18 inches of snow since December. Schools closed in several districts while highway crews fought dangerous travel as a severe snowstorm snarled western counties and forced road crews to work around the clock. A separate accident on Boyd Dayes Avenue ended with a vehicle rolling over and one window used to escape, no other injuries reported.
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Elk County
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Erie
Fairview
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McKean
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Venango
Warren
Bone-Chilling Cold Tightens Grip On Nation
The season’s longest spell of cold weather grips the eastern half of the nation with Arctic air in the Midwest extending to the Atlantic Coast. Zero readings persist in northern states from Montana to Minnesota and Wisconsin, while the South reports freezing temperatures from Georgia to central Texas. Some relief is seen for zero-stricken areas in the northern Midwest as a brief forecast note hints at easing.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Central
Southland
Montana
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Five Killed Four Missing In Bomb Blast At Mountain Retreat
CHATSWORTH California five people died and four remain missing after a bomb wrecked the main building of a religious cult retreat in a canyon near the San Fernando Valley. Krishna Venta, founder and mystic leader, is among the missing. An explosion followed a confrontation with a stranger carrying a suitcase shortly before 2 AM. The building burned and five bodies were found burned beyond recognition. The cult, founded about ten years ago, claimed a communal home for about 100 followers. Five Jewish structures have been damaged by bombs in three Southern states this year.
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Avaemoltion
Los Angeles
Venta
Unie
San Fernando Valley
San Fracisco Shipyard
Navy Tanker Loses Control in Norfolk Wreck
A Navy tanker plane carrying heavy fuel lost control near Norfolk Naval Air Station and crashed into two homes. Four crewmen and two infants died, while residents including a Navy lieutenant’s family suffered fatalities. Witnesses reported a steep wing bank moments before impact as the aircraft clipped trees, ruined a trailer, and smashed into the homes.
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Norfolk, Va
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Leledek
James H. Miller
Joseph B.tondava
Joseph Jy
Michalene
Barbara
Tondava
Battle over civil rights and prison parole in 1960s Alabama
The piece chronicles a parolee Pete McKenzie returning to prison due to asthma and world changes since his 1928 murder conviction, alongside a pivotal federal Alabama civil rights confrontation. It notes federal court action sought to compel voter registration records amid resistance by Alabama officials led by Attorney General John Patterson, highlighting the clash between state sovereignty and federal civil rights enforcement.
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Dallas
Pete McKenzie
Huntsville
Tennessee
McKengie
San Antonio
Tes
Sam Street
McKenzie
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
Washington
U.S
Hartwell Davison Montgomery
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Alabama Atty
John Patterson
Patterson
Alabama
U S Reduces Forces In Formosa Area
The United States trims air and naval units in the Formosa area as Communist threat wanes. The move follows improved Nationalist defenses aided by U.S. weapons, with forces able to redeploy quickly if needed. The 7th Fleet remains ready and the Air Force units in the region could be recalled.
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French Communist Party suspends three provincial newspapers
Paris reports the French Communist Party begins a drastic austerity plan by suspending three provincial newspapers. The move follows a sharp election setback for a new National Assembly, which reduced the party’s monthly revenue by about $113,000.
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French Communist Party
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Masons Elect New Officers In Columbus Chapter
Masons Elect New Officers for the coming year in Columbus Royal Arch Chapter No 200. New officers include Petey Swanson as high priest and John Wells as king and scribe. Richard Rossbacher, Huber Brown, Wilbur Ridkess named three erecters. Ralph Foote praised for installing officers at a Philadelphia chapter. All masons urged to attend the St Johns Day event at the YMCA December 20 at 6 30. Tickets via Corry Judge Columbus.
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Nabbed On Narcotics Count Actor Nabbed On Narcotics Count
Actor Jy Robinson, 28, arrested at home after detectives found heroin, narcotics, hypodermic needles, and related paraphernalia. Known for portraying Emperor Caligula in a film version of The Robe, the suspect faces charges of possession and related offenses.
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Eight Killed As Plane Crashes Near Altus
A bomber crashed six miles north of Altus Oklahoma early today, killing eight of nine crew members. One survivor, Mayor Byard P. Baker, was found unconscious and evacuated to the nearby SAC Air Base hospital. The crash occurred at the western Oklahoma base, about 14 miles from the Texas border.
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Pennsylvania Sailor Killed in Virginia Car Crash
A Pennsylvanian sailor was killed when his automobile collided with a truck three miles north of Tidewater, Virginia City. State Police identified the victim as Jerald R. McMilins, 23, of Mannheim, Pa.
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Sanor
Swedish King Distributes Nobel Prizes in Stockholm
King Gustaf VI Adolf presided as three Soviet physicists shared the Nobel prize in physics for the Cherenkov effect, while Americans Beadle, Tatum, Lederberg won for heredity work and Frederick Sanger took chemistry. Boris Pasternak declined the literature prize, with his diploma and medal held in trust.
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Tatum
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Frederick Sanger
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Royal Swedish Academy
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Birger Bkebers
Nobel Foundation
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Igor Tamm
Cherenkov
Gas fumes fatal in Pittsburgh rooming house death
Police say a 0 year old retired coal miner died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a North Side rooming house. The coroner reported the man had been dead for days before discovery. authorities found the body with signs of a fire in the room and no visible eye injury was noted.
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