Merchants Expect Banner Christmas Season Across Nation
Merchants report strong holiday buying with shoppers ready to spend and save. An Associated Press survey of 44 major cities indicates anticipated Christmas sales gains from 2 to 15 percent over last year, with department stores in cities like San Francisco and Cleveland noting brisk activity. Ready credit, credit cards, and steady prices buoy optimism despite a steel strike impact and high taxes.
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Associated Press
Sint. Francisco
Cleveland
Raleigh, N.C
Neport
New York
Los Angeles
Far Behind U S Russians Trail In Mechanization
Eds Successful Farming Magazine for the Associated Press notes Soviet state and collective farms lag far behind U S levels of mechanization. On typical acreages, 24 threshers and 56 tucks exist alongside 350 horses and five oxen. Much field work remains manual, with potatoes and sugar beets harvested by hand, and dairy and feed handling done without modern equipment.
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Dick Hanson
Associated Press
United States
Soviet Union
Dou
Talsy
Cubans Capture Escapee Nab Correspondent
In Havana, Cuban authorities detained Lord Beaverbrook’s chief US correspondent Tan Aitken after arresting Miami Herald reporter James Buchanan. The moves follow the recapture of Frank Young, jailed for conspiring against Castro, who escaped and fled to Havana.
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Pidel Castro
Frank Austin Young
Tan Aitken
Lord Beaverbrook
Young
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Aitken
James Buchanan
Miami
Bhi) Herald
Castro
Buchanan
Theyvanna
New York Times
New York
Sild Buchanan
Ceiling Collapse File Stuns Texas Court
An AC mishap caused a ceiling to fall at a Fort Worth city court on Thursday. Judge W. H. Gilmartin sustained minor head and hand cuts but kept his humor, joking about those he fined not liking his sentences.
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Osers
Purpura to Acquire Ralph's Place on First Avenue
Purpura Buys former Ralph's Place on First Avenue and will operate the well known tavern west of the city. The new owner plans few changes but hopes to add weekend dancing to band music in the future. Previous operator Ralph Chiriouzlo J. has run the venue for many years and may relocate from Corty.
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Tewerty Owter
Purpura’s Inn
Ralph’s Place
First Avenue
Purpura
Ralph Chiriouzlo J
Chirieuslo
Corty
Suspected Florida knife youths captured after night chase
Daytona Beach police nabbed two youths, Donald Parmenter and Thomas Strike, linked to a deadly gas station stabbing in Erie. Parmenter faces assault with intent to kill and burglary. Strike charged with burglary. An FBI cross-state manhunt followed a stolen car trail from Erie to West Virginia. Police say watchman Edward Dunlap survived seven stab wounds and identified a youth as his assailant after regaining consciousness in the hospital.
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Flu
Erip
Cas Station
Donald Parmenter
Aml Thomas
Rybel
Sacksonville
Herbart Johnson Jr
Erie
Parmenter
Erie Poline
FHI
Nemon
FBI
Trie
Clarksburg
W. Va
Thomas Grasso
Georgia
Erie Pir
Dunlap
Hin
Train Involved in Accident at Miami Beach Show
An onstage incident at a Ringling Bros circus in Miami Beach left trainer Walter Kinser with a severe leg fracture after a train rider on a motorscooter collided with him during a nationally televised performance. Hospitalization followed with no other injuries reported.
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Pla
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Walter Kinser
Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey
Ike Urges All Nations Join Noble War On Hunger
Franklin judge sentences Williamé Calvin Bell to 10 to 20 years for second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife Edit Lorena Bell in Barkeyville. Bell was convicted November 19 after a Venango County jury found him guilty. He received a $600 fine and was sent to Western Penitentiary with the term computed from September 10, the date of his arrest.
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Franklin
Lee A. McCracken
Williamé Calvin Bell
Barkeyville- Area
Western Penitentiary
Bell
Edit
Lorena Bell
Barkeyville
Venango County
Gerald McGill
McCracken
McGill
Western Corrections and Diagnostic and Classification Center
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower Calls For Agricultural Co Operation Peace Step
President Eisenhower urged a genuine noble war against hunger as a path to enduring peace at New Delhi World Agricultural Fair. He framed food, family, friendship and freedom as the Four-F theme and said he plans to farm after leaving office, while stressing people to people relations over a great power summit.
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New Delhi
India
Eisenhower
America
U.S
Delhi University
SAC Training Route To Include Corry
Corry will host a visible SAC training route as six engine Bats and Blogs jets fly over the city during operation OU Burner. The plan, confirmed by Captain Ernest Moore, calls for low level daytime flights five days weekly, maintaining above 3 000 feet under armed conditions, with bright orange fuel pods aiding visibility to other aircraft.
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Corryiles
SAC
Journal
Cortites
Journal Today
Ernest Moore
Eighth Air Force
Westover Field
Mass
Moore
Aides Plan Two Adult Classes at Corry High
Corry Area High School advances two new adult courses for community service. A shorthand class led by Mrs. Hosier will meet Monday evenings after typing, starting at 9 p.m. Nearly 20 women showed interest, with potential permanent arrangements by January. A driver education program was explored but deemed impractical. a summer session at about $20 is proposed as an alternative.
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Corry Area High School
Curiculum
William Rodemeyer
Lawrence C. Hosier
Union City High School
Rodemeyer
Janney
Sarfschool
Employment Drop in November Signals Job Market Slump
Washington reports a sharp November jobs decline with over one million fewer employed and unemployment rising by more than half a million. The government release due today is expected to confirm the downturn, noting steel strike effects and October’s high unemployment figures.
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Rome
Subway agent slain in New York booth shooting
Clyde Vincent a 57 year old subway change agent was found shot to death in his ticket booth last night Police say he seemingly refused a robber's demand for money The cash box remained untouched on the scene
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Subway
New York
Clyde Vincent
Asians Back Ike Tour Boosts For Summit
President Eisenhower travels through Asia fueling support for the East-West summit in Paris. Crowds in Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India rally behind him as a symbol of peace and freedom, strengthening his position against Khrushchev ahead of talks on disarmament and Western negotiating posture. The reception signals growing belief in Ike as a counter to communism and a partner in regional defense.
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India
Eisenhower
Asia
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Turkey
Pakista
Afghanistan
Paris
Khrishchev
Khrush
Aero Lodge 1508 Names Maloney To Presidency
Aero Lodge 1508 elected George Maloney as president at a recent meeting in the Central Labor Union Hall. The slate includes Richard McCray as vice president Edna Pierce recording secretary Newell Beckwith secretary treasurer Arthur Kimmy Russell Merritt as trustees Clarence Cox Sr conductor Howard Ladd sentinel and delegates Samuel Boressi Kimmy Beckwith. Steaven, Gilbert Nichols and Herman named to the negotiating committee and Steaven to the district lodge. elections held last night.
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AYO Leaverage
International Association of Machinists
George Maloney
Central Labor Union Hall
Richard McCray
Edna Pierce
Newell Beckwith
Arthur Kimmy
Russell Merritt
Clarence Cox Sr
Howard Ladd
Sentinel
Samuel Boressi
Kimmy
Beckwith
Baresi
Gilbert Nichols
Herman
Steaven
Shrewd Politician Johnson Still Says He's Not Running
A detailed portrait by Arthur Edson shows Lyndon B. Johnson moving like a candidate and speaking as if aiming for the White House, yet publicly denying any run. The piece notes his disciplined political craft, influence in the Senate, and constant travel, while he maintains he has no chance in the Democratic nomination.
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Associated Pi
White House
Arthur Edson
Washington Scene
Nan
Lyndon B
Tohnson
Johnson
Johson
Enoug
Schule
Texas
Johnzon
Senate
Platters Cleared of Morals Charges for West Germany Tour
The Platters, a Negro singing group, were acquitted by Municipal Judge Gilbert Bettman of charges of aiding and abetting prostitution lewdness or assignation. The four male singers and four young girls faced arrest last Aug. 10 in a Cincinnati hotel. The judge ruled there was no proof the men paid the girls and noted legal definitions of lewdness. The group heads for Berlin to open Monday amid controversy.
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Uincinnati
Ohio
Platters
West Germany
Berlin
Gilbert Bettman
Wght Club
Record i Singers
Kevin Robl
E Centro
Calif
Samuel Willism
Hollywood
Cali
David Lynch Jr
Herbert A. Reed
Los Angeles
Jake Davis
Patsy Sue Howard
Virgmia Lee Jones
Hamilton
Helen Harrison
Cincinnati
Bettman
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