Atlas Missile Fires on Atlas Test at Cape Canaveral
The Air Force fired its second Atlas missile in six days, sending a 120 ton rocket east over the Atlantic after midnight. The test introduced a new intercontinental ballistic missile variant with set modifications aimed at lightening payload by about 100 pounds while the Atlas satellite completed its 88th orbit, with officials calling the operation part of ongoing Atlas development tests.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
America
Eisenhower
Nlight
Titan
Atlas
NYC Leaves Rail Express
CHICAGO AP The New York Central Railroad will withdraw from Railway Express Agency Inc effective January 1 1960. Spokesmen cite competition from rail track and U S Parcel Post Service making express service obsolete. A Western carriers group discusses possible moves if others follow the NYC action. Alfred Perlman NYC president cites shifting conditions and a 11 million dollar 13 year deficit, with no alternative shipping plan announced.
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Chicago
New York Central Railroad
Railway Express Agency, Inc
U. S. Parcel Post
Nyc
The
Assn. of
Western Railways
Western
New York Central
Eastern
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central
Railway Express
Western Carriers
Western Lines
Clair Reddewig
Western Association
Alfred Perlman
Perlman
Railway Express Agency
Newspaperman Towns Dies After 52 Years in Sioux City
Ed Towns, longtime circulation manager of the Sioux City Journal and Journal-Tribune, died yesterday at age 7 percent. He served the two papers for 52 years before retiring in 1952.
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Siooux City
Iowa
Ed Towns
Sioux City Journal and Journal - Tribune
Santa visits Corry as Reynolds delivers gifts
Warren Reynolds delivered a bundle of gifts donated by CD members and Corry merchants. Santa, Larry, and Larry's sister Cindy posed for photos, bringing holiday cheer to the scene.
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Warren Reynolds
Corry
Santa
Larry
Cindy
Ue Corry Civil Defense
Ralph Kimmy
Christians Around World Observe Birth Of Saviour
Religious services worldwide marked Christmas Eve with prayers for peace. Bethlehem saw 4 000 to 5 000 foreign visitors and 1 737 Israeli Arabs received permission to cross lines. In the United States President Eisenhower spoke of peace while New York faced a newspaper strike and travel disruptions.
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Associated Press
Prince of Peace
Bethehem
Bethlehem
Essenhower
United States
Washington
White House
Wille Hilltop
Jerusalem
Christ
Israel
Clerrymien
Joylan
Holy Land
Gaza Strip
Egypt
India
United Nations
No Journal On Christmas Day Following 4 Custom of Many Years
The Journal will not be published on Christmas Day marking a four year custom. The staff extends wishes for a merry Christmas to readers and patrons as the holiday season continues.
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Eee Nee
Salvation Army Baskets Bring Cheer To Cory Area
The Salvation Army distributed about 75 Christmas baskets to needy in Cory, aiding around 875 people with food and essentials. Additional supplementary checks, bread, milk, and other items were provided, and 130 Sunshine packages were sent to hospitals and sick homes.
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Salvation Army
Cory
Copter Aids Boat in Cape Cod Coast Guard Rescue
A Coast Guard helicopter assisted the 84 foot vessel Wamsatis near Cape Cod after it began sinking 190 miles off the tip. The chopper lowered a pump capable of bailing 100 gallons per minute while another vessel stood by alongside the Wamsuta until rescue operations completed.
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Copter
Boston
Coast Guard
Chatham
Cape Cod
New Bedford
Navy Captain Dies at Jamestown Banana River Officer
Rear Admiral William J. Slattery, 1st class commander of naval air station Banana River Florida, World War II era, died yesterday. He served as executive officer of the USS Preble in Chinese waters after World War I.
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NAVY
Jamestown
Willam J. Slattery
Naval Air Station
Banana River
Fis
Infant Girl Gets Heart For Christmas in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati girl Cindy Green received a life saving heart operation just before Christmas after a congenital condition left a crucial blood vessel open. Doctor Robert S. Green performed the surgery successfully at St Mary’s Hospital, noting a remarkable coincidence in their shared name and birth date. The hospital staff expressed thanks and tied the event to the Christmas spirit as they offered their best wishes to Cindy and her family.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cindy Green
Robert S. Green
Green
Cindy
Cudyawe
Santa
St. Mary's Hospltal
Cinefanaliy
Thompson to Return from Moscow to Washington
Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson will fly to Washington in January for vonaulta from Berlin and other problems. He will be away from Moscow two or three weeks.
Strike hits major airline as pilots weigh terms
Striking pilots at American Airlines consider federal mediator terms to end their walkout. American accepts the settlement proposal covering wages hours sick leave and vacations. The pilots pledge to decide today while a second large carrier Eastern remains idled since November. Holiday travel is stressed but mail delivery runs smoothly amid service reshaping.
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Associated Press
American Airlines
American
Eastern Air Lines
Assit
Tragic Greyhound Crash Kills Seven Near Pulaski Tenn
A Greyhound bus passing two trucks on a foggy wet hill near Pulaski Tennessee crashed, killing seven and injuring twelve of about 23 aboard. The dead include driver Samuel Youree of Murfreesboro and four others identified as Charles Thompson of Cleveland Alabama Billie Jean Holman ages 23 of Brewton Alabama Sidney Parrish and another Parrish of Birmingham. Many passengers escaped before fire engulfed the bus after it tumbled into a gully seven miles south of town.
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Pulaski, Tenn
Greyhound
Plamey
Here
Samuel Youree
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Nashville
Birmingham
Cincininati
Righ
Luther Jim Beasley
Brindley & Son
Pulaski
Wis
Charles H. Thompson
Cleveland
Ala
Billie Jean Holman
Brewton
Drivers Unhurt In $700 Crash Near Corry
Three Corry area motorists escaped injury when their cars collided on Spring Creek Road Route 426 about eight yesterday morning. Gerald Lillie backed into the road to let eastbound cars pass. Dale Bemis could not stop and drove into the Lille car then into Donald Swart, causing $700 in total damage.
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Corry Area
Corry
Spring Creek
Gerald B. Lillie
Dale W. Bemis
Clymer
Donald Swart
R. D
Bemis
Lille
Swart
Lillie
Beniis
Teague Says No Hike Planned on FHA Rate
Washington AP reports Representative Olin B Teague chairman of the House Veterans Committee states he does not expect Congress to raise the 4 percent interest rate on veterans home loans. He accuses Eisenhower administration officials of harming the GI housing program by proposing a rate increase and cites VA statements attributing stalled construction to a general shortage of mortgage funds for GI loans.
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Washington AP
Olin B. Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Committe
Congress
Eisenhow
Toague
Veterans Administration
Cancellations At Corry Post Office Drop From 1957
Post Office cancellations show a 17 000 decline from 1957 reflecting the slump in economy. From December 14 23 last year the total was 224 000 while this year it stands around 207 000. Officials note the morning mail is light but the service is well kept.
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Corry
Santa Claus Returns Spirit To Monrovia Hospital
In Monrovia California 1 year old Tom Davies once famous as Santa to San Gabriel Valley children recovered enough from a stroke to smile as visiting youngsters David and Debbie Dickerson delivered letters of thanks. Tom recalled teaching children to say their prayers and the true meaning of Christmas.
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Monrovia
Calif
Mongovia
Los Angeles
Tom Davies
Tom
Santa
San Gabriel Willey
David
Debbie
Pat R. Dickerson
Dickersar
Sant
Jerry McBratney
McBratney
Deparuen
Tor
Dickerson
Snow blanketing much of the United States this Christmas Eve
An Associated Press summary notes heavy snow across the northern tier from Minnesota to New York and northern New England, with continued accumulation expected through Christmas. A 5 inch fresh fall near Houghton Michigan brings the season total to 42 inches, while warmer air returns to the East and Southeast and readings fall to freezing from Texas Panhandle northeastward through Oklahoma into Missouri.
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Santa Claus
U.S
Minnesota
Great Lakes
New Yorke State
New England
Meavront
Lake Superior
AL Houghton
Mich
Texas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Missouri
Gulf Coast
50S
Galatinas
Virginia
Santa Returns Lost Billfold With First Paycheck
A shy Santa Claus found and returned a billfold to Mrs Gayne Robinson eight years after she lost it. The wallet contained her first eight dollar paycheck from an insurance firm. The finder, who wished to remain anonymous, said he had tried to locate the owner for years and handed it to her mother, Mrs James Nery.
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AOL Isuand
Santa Claus
Gayne Robinson
Shirley Nary Shen
James Nery
Plan to create Federal Council on Science and Technology
WALLINGTON The administration proposes a Lille Cabinet for science to coordinate federal research policy. A Federal Council on Science and Technology would include leaders from Defense, AEC, NSF, and HEW and be headed by Dr James R Killady. The White House plans to publicize the plan this weekend with an executive order. The proposal emerges from a task force of the President's Science Advisory Committee led by Emanuel R Piore.
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Uhe
Federal Council On Science and ‘Trehnology
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
National Science Foundation
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
James R. Killady
Pas
Eisenhower
Science
White House
Pr. Emanuel R. Piore
International Business Machines Corp
Dr. Kilvin
Columbus Youth Hurt In Area Crash
A Columbus youth, Mark H. Roberts, 19, is listed in good condition at Warren General Hospital after his car left the road and struck a tree. He says he dozed at the wheel, then veered and crashed in the left lane. He faces a reckless driving citation after recovery.
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Columbus
Warren General Hospital
Mark H. Roberts
Golumbus
Roberts
Warren Barracks
Eachrol
Sid
White Christmas Forecast in Pennsylvania
The Associated Press reports Christmas Day in Pennsylvania will be sunny and cold with low temperatures in the teens or below. Snow is forecast in western counties while much of the state stays dry, though parts may see light flurries and a white Christmas is possible in northern regions.
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Ihe
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Pyern
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