North Sea and Channel Hit by Hurricanes
A gale lashed the North Sea and the English Channel with 39 crew aboard two ships feared sunk. Dikes were breached at Texel and Pernis while Zeeland held, as officials evacuated people, cattle, and supplies amid fears of a repeat of February 1953 floods. The Dutch freighter Eenrl Deweert and the Swedish Petra broke down with crews in peril, and the English Channel ferry Cote dAzur, disabled after a collision, was towed to Calais with all passengers safe. Three ships and rescue efforts focused on the Dutch and German coasts as sea conditions remained extreme.
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London
North Sea
English Channel
Netherlands
West Germany
Texel
W Orkers
Terschelling
Petra
Calais
Scheveningen
Henri Deweort
Passies Approval Of Paris Accords Passies Approval Of Paris Accords
PORIS voices support for the Paris accords during a four day debate in the National Assembly. Former Defense Minister Jules Morher interrupts as the session considers ratification of the agreements to free and rearm West Germany within the Western defense alliance. A Socialist speaker argues renormalization may be unnecessary given atomic developments.
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France
Defense
Jules Morher
West Germany
Moch
Suspended Engineer Cleared and Reinstated at Griffiss Base
A civilian electronics engineer, Martin Lavine, 29, said to have been suspended November 23, 1953, from Griffiss Air Force Base on alleged Communist leanings and security violations, was cleared and restored to duty. An Air Base spokesman confirmed Lavine was back at his job but provided no further details.
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RCME
Griffiss Air Force Base
Martin Lavine
Day and Night of Horror Ends at Textile Mill
In Wake Forest North Carolina a jealous suitor Graham Timberlake 31 held his girlfriend Jessie Elizabeth Davis 30 at gunpoint for more than 24 hours ending the standoff by surrendering to police around 12 30 pm Wednesday. Timberlake was taken to Raleigh while Davis was unharmed and escorted away by her family.
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Wake Forest
Graham Timberlake
Jessie Elizeabeth Davis
Lovee
Pam
Timberlake
Raleigh
Miss Davis
Western leaders urged not to shrink European armies
U S officials warned Western European governments may follow Washington in reducing forces, risking NAT defense plans against a potential Soviet invasion. Dulles said the United States will not pull out its six divisions in Europe and stressed keeping large forces ready. He argued nuclear deterrence would strengthen defense, while allies likely won’t cut back in 1955.
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Washington
United States
West
Dulles
Europe
U. S
Orient
Com
Minuiem
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Ife
Western
Dffense
State Department
Eisenhowers To Open Christmas Packages
Washington reports the President and Mrs. Eisenhower plan to open Christmas packages at the White House on Wednesday night with plans to take a special present to Augusta Georgia for the holidays. Mrs. Eisenhower may save a gift for the Augusta trip while the First Family reads yuletide mail and awaits travel. In Storm Lake the crash of a car train killed and injured several people, with William Augusta Schott Lenhart Schaller and Fayethal Stern Lake among the injured in serious condition at the hospital.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Schaller
Fayethal
Lenhart
Stern Lake
Bailiff D M Bailiff Dies in Des Moines Hospital
John A Wents, Des Moines municipal court bailiff for six years and deputy bailiff for 31 years, died of a heart attack Wednesday at a hospital here.
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Des Moines
John A Wents
Soil Conservation Leader Garton Dies
Lawrence Garton 54, a northwest town soil conservation leader, died Tuesday of a heart attack at his farm home near Alta. He served on the Slate Soil Conservation Committee and chaired both the Little Sioux Flood Control Works Committee and the Buena Vista County Soil Conservation District Commission.
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Alta
Lawrence Garton
Northwest Town
Garton
Slate Soil Conservation Committee
Little Sioux
Buena Vista County
Eisenhower Extends Wage Board Report Deadline
President Hirenhower extends to February 1 the deadline for an emergency board to report on a wage dispute involving nearly all U S railroads and the Order of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen.
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Washington
Hirenhower
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported By The Associated Press
Brief summary of Iowa traffic fatalities from December 22, 1958, noting counts and locations. Includes named agencies and officials reporting the figures, with emphasis on highway safety context.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Winter Brings Artistic Touch to Council Bluffs
Jack Frost painted a wintry scene as fog cloaked eastern Iowa early Wednesday. The sun returned by noon and pushed a 47 degree high, with 23 to 30 degree overnight lows across cities. Mild weather was forecast for Thursday and Friday as skies cleared.
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Jack Frost
Council Bluffs
Towa
Iowa
Sioux City
Burlington
City settles meter purchase dispute in Sabel trial
Sioux City council approves a compromise in the Duncan Parking meter purchase, agreeing to pay $8,471 and return 28 meters. The action comes as a sidelight to the Mark Sabel conspiracy trial after the city attorney advised withholding $22,151 from the Duncan firm a year earlier.
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Sioux City
Mark Sabel
Duncan
Duncan Firm
Pain-Twisted Hands Turn Out Beautiful Yule Cards
Harold Quirk of 635 Harrison St.\u00a0paints Christmas cards with arthritis in his hands. Once a barber, he uses oil painting as therapy and self expression. He plans an earlier start next year and believes art helps time pass.
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Harold Quirk
Harrison St
Quirk
Vigve
Bryant St
Broadway
Vine St
Grand Hotel
Plan Kerlin Rites DES MOINES
Services for Dr. Jared D. Kerlin a 90 year old retired physician who practiced in Shenandoah and Whiting for 52 years were planned here Wednesday afternoon. He died Sunday. Dr Kerlin received the Iowa State Medical Society's five year membership in 1941.
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Des Moines
Jared D. Kerlin
Shenandoah
Whiting
Kerlin
Iowa State Medical Society
Price News For Consumers Good
The government reported a small rise in the consumer price index for November, yet living costs fell for non car buyers as new car models, despite flat list prices, boosted the auto index. Food, appliances, home furnishings, reading matter, and recreation saw price drops. the factory worker’s take‑home pay reached a record high of 560.45, up 31.98 from four years ago and 1 cent above October.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Youngster's Real Name Santa Claus in Norman
In Norman Oklahoma a year old boy is named Santa Claus, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Claus with middle name Michael His sister Wanda Lou now 23 suggested the name Santa because no one in the family had that name The boy says he likes it but many people doubt it so he tells them his name is Mike.
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Norman
Okla
Santa Claus
Charles Claus
Michael
Wanda Lou
Young
Santa
Mike
Still Time To Give Hundreds For Goodfellows Certificates
Council Bluffs Goodfellows drive reports 226 food certificates and 147 clothing or toy certificates distributed for children under 16. Mail donations to The Goodfellows care of the Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, with late contributors from Jowana Sports Club and Towana School through Wednesday noon, as the list continues to grow with last minute names.
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Council! Bluffs Goodfellow
Goodfellows
Central Index
Council Bluffs
Lowa
Jowana Sports Club
Towana
Balinie
Gert Eugene Mekeenmi
Des Moines to Open Bids on New North High School
Bids will be opened February 23 for a new Des Moines North High School building estimated at three and a half million dollars. The Des Moines school board approved final plans after site selection near Birdland pool. The project, designed for 1350 students with athletic and auditorium facilities, sits on land last flooded by the Des Moines River. Officials noted flood waters were 11 inches below the first floor.
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Des Moines
Birdland
Meteorite sparks legal fight over ownership in Alabama
In Sylacauga Alabama Mrs Hulitt Hodges the first known person struck by a meteorite faces a landlady suit filed by Mrs Birdie Guy for the fragment. The case centers on whether the meteorite is personal property or belonging to the property owner with the Smithsonian and Alabama museums seeking the rock. Hodges maintains the rock landed on her property and calls it a divine event.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Birdie Guy
Dubuque Sailor Die in Auto Crash Near Highway 151
Dubuque sailor Normann Gard, 23, on leave from the safi service, was found dead in his wrecked car in a 30 foot ditch beside Highway 151 on the south edge of Dubuque. Coroner Norbert Behr said the crash occurred two to six hours before discovery. Gard, son of Mr and Mrs Marion Gard, had been missing since leaving home. This was the second fatal Dubuque crash in 1954, as Iowa's motor vehicle toll reached 619, just shy of the all time high.
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Dubuque
Normann Gard
Safi
Highway At 151
Gard
Marion Gard
Norbert Behr
Highway Commission
Iowa
Defers Sentencing for Omaha Man in Stolen Car Case
Defers sentencing of Hershell A. Carroll 18 of Omaha who pleaded guilty to driving a stolen car from Omaha to Sidney Iowa on December 5. Federal Judge William F. Ruley delayed the hearing citing pending factors in the case.
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YES Movies
Hershell A. Carroll
Omaha
Sidney
Towa
Wiliam F. Ruley
Quake Damage Heavy Aftershock Feared In California
Eureka California harbors fear after a Tuesday quake that killed one man and injured fifty while causing about two million dollars in damage across a 35 mile coastal area. A Humboldt State geology professor predicted aftershocks but cautioned they will be less violent. The quake, the worst in 25 years, toppled chimneys, cracked walls, and damaged water and power systems.
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Euresa
Calif
HE. D. MauGinitie
Humbolt
State College
Eureka
Blue Lake
Farndale
T ™ Munner
Carl Wilkerson
Anthony
Fred Hess
Scotia
Fe» Jdale, Narrowly Mussing An Off ~ Full of Workers. Pacific Gas and Electric
Humboldt County
California
Nevada
Life Sentence For Sheppard Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Dr Samuel Sheppard, once nicknamed Dr Sam after a famed murder trial, was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of his pregnant wife Marilyn. The jury rejected death and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. lawyers plan a new trial appeal. He spoke of innocence as he faced sentencing and his age birthday nears.
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Clevelan
Samuel Sheppard
Sam
Sheppard
Marlyn
Lake Ene
Opy
Edwad Blythin
Ingh
Urges More Jobs For Older People
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell warns that without expanding opportunities for workers aged 45 and over, up to half of the nation’s adult population could be unemployed by 1975. A year-long study shows the 45 plus group will grow nearly four percent in twenty years, prompting calls for more jobs to prevent economic uselessness.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Christmas Tree Reaches 172 Feet In Rockwell City
In Rockwell City, a 172 foot Christmas tree rises above alhoun County town, positioned with a 10 foot top and anchored 2 feet above the roof of the 6 foot Farmer's Coop Elevator. The lighted tree can be seen for miles.
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Rockwell City
Alhoun County
Farmer's Coop
No Electric Blankets Ordered by San Diego Fire Chief
San Diego California Chief George Courses ordered electric blankets removed from all 17 city fire stations. He said firemen must be robust, athletic, and ready to jump into action without relying on blankets that could impede or trip them.
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San Diego Calif. P
George Courses
Youth Shot and Killed Near Roadblock in Michigan
A 19 year old Lansing youth was shot and killed Wednesday during a confrontation at a roadblock while police sought the slayer of a Michigan officer. The state police reported the incident as officers attempted to gun down the suspect at the scene.
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Wauseon
Jhio
Lansing
Wich
Lore
Michigan
Clerk Convicted of Spy Information Theft in London
A 27-year-old clerk, John Clarence, was convicted Wednesday in London of spying on British anti aircraft licenses and collecting information deemed useful to an enemy. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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London
Ohn Clarence
REA approves loans to two Iowa co-ops
The Rural Electrification Administrator approved a $15,000 loan to Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative of Albis Iowa and a $385,000 loan to Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative at Allison Iowa.
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Washington
Rural Electrification
Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative
Albis
Iowa
Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative
Allison
Towa
Extra Day Off Contract At Vulcan Rubber
Vulcan Rubber Corp and the AFL International Assn. of Machinists agree a new contract covering 125 employees providing a paid day off for birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
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Hartford
Vom
Vulcan Rubber Corp
AFL International Assn
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