U S Committed To Aid Formosa Military Balance Moves
An INS report estimates Communist forces in Asia hold a 3-2 edge over free world troops, with 3.6 million in four major communist land armies and 2.4 million free world troops. U S Far East forces maintain a numerical edge in air power and the Seventh Fleet, while submarines and modern equipment favor the Reds in other areas.
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INS
Asia
Red Power
U.S
Red China
Far East
Siberia
North Korea
Indochina
Arras
Republic of Korea
ROK
China
U.S. Far East
America
Russia
Far East Air Force
Pacific
Peiping
Formosa
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
South Indochina
Malaya
North Nora Compunists
Ho Chi-minh
U. S
Britain
France
Korea
South Korea
Vatican Reports Pope Near Death Senate Defeats Move To Table Censure
Washington report notes the Vatican weathered reports of the pope’s critical condition as the US Senate moved to censure Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for attacks on the special committee that urged rebuke on related charges.
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Senate
Washington
Lms
Joseph R. McCarthy
Labour MP demands Churchill quit amid war warnings
A Labour MP Stephen Davies served notice to move in the House of Commons calling for Sir Winston Churchill's immediate resignation. In Washington the Senate censured Sen McCarthy for contemptuous conduct toward a subcommittee. Davies had backing from the London Daily Mirror and Churchill apologized for remarks about arming Germans if the Soviet advance continued.
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London
Ins
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Stephen Davies
Winsto Spetch
Davies
London Daily Mirror
Woodford
Winston
Woodford Gatling
Bernard Montgomery
Defense Opens Its Case in Sheppard Trial
Defense testimony details the scene of Marilyn Sheppard’s death at the Sheppard home. Dr Stephen A Sheppard testified the corduroy jacket lay on the floor with a chair leaning on the couch. The state asserts motive tied to alleged affairs and divorce plans, highlighting a nurse Susan Hayes who claimed intimate relations and a ring exchange. The article notes the murder time between 2 and 4 am and references ongoing testimony.
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Cleveland
Lemuel H. Sheppard
Dr.Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Heyes
Ian
Sheppard
U S seeks urgent SEATO Bangkok conference on defense
Secretary of State Dulles outlined plans to convene a SEATO conference in Bangkok to address growing Communist subversion in Southeast Asia, establish a permanent SEATO operations body, and resolve memos on alliance ties. Support from Philippines Thailand Australia New Zealand Pakistan. Britain France weighing. Continuous coverage noted.
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Washington
U. S
Southeast Asia Defense Alliance
Bangkok
SEATO
Philippines
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
British Commonwealth
Britain
France
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Radio Operators Strike Against Coast Shipowners
CIO radio operators on the west coast began a strike over a contract dispute with the Pacific Maritime Association. About 170 ships, mostly at sea, were affected as they headed to port or completed voyages. Eight ships tied up in the Los Angeles Long Beach area with more due in port. The dispute centers on whether a contract exists between the CIO Radio Association and the PMA.
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San Francisco
CIO Alan Radio Association
PMA
ARA
William Steinberg
J. Paul St. Sure
Ors Earlizations
St. Sure
Grand Jury Opens Hearing On Nevada Uranium Company
Alameda County Grand Jury investigates possible violations of the Corporate Securities act and potential grand theft indictments against several Nevada Uranium Company officers. Two witnesses, Mrs. Gertrude Blomgren and Ralph Bogohsian, were named with more testimonies expected as the inquiry unfolds.
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Oakland
Alameda County
Nevada Uranium Company
Gertrude Blomgren
Hayward
Ralph Bogohsian
Leess
Plane wreck yields five survivors after Maine crash
Five survivors including pilot Capt. Peter Carey were found in a Northeast Airlines twin engine plane crash in a Maine wilderness area. Surviving crew and passengers endured 44 hours in freezing temperatures before rescue. Co pilot George McCormick and dispatcher John McNulty died in the crash.
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Berlin
INS
Peter Carey
Northeast Airlines
Maine
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Carey
Arey
Swampscott
Mass
Old Baldy
Mary L. McEttrick
Boston
James W. Harvey
Watertown
Daniel H. Hall
Montclair
NW. J
A. W. Miller
Philadelphia
George McCormick
John McNulty
McNulty
Airbourne
Mias McHitrick
Berlin Air
Air Patrol
Herdle
Portland
Saic Né
Alameda County Decoto sidewalk district vote set
County supervisors move to form a Decoto sidewalk assessment district after protests over representation. The plan covers 10.4 acres on Winton avenue east of the freeway with Owen property bought for a small courthouse. Each eligible property owner may receive one vote for their lot, vote scheduled for December 16 at 10 am, Barnard school.
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Oakland
Decoto
Alameda County
Board of Favor
Bellter
Barnard
Ors
Win
Owen
Stor Avenue
Hayward Ranch
Harry Owen
Will County
Winton Ave
Highway 9
George Janssen
Hayward transit hearings push for more bus service
Crowds fill the Hayward library as City Attorney John Scanlon and Public Utilities Commission director John A. Rowe hear the city’s case for extending Key System Transit lines. Residents report 11,000 population with no downtown service. 4811 postcards mailed, 1600 returned, showing 64.6 percent would use work transit and 35 percent for shopping.
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Hayward
South Hayward
John A. Rowe
Public Utilities Commission
Tne Puc
Heyward
Key System Transit Lines
John Scanlon
Bernice Jagla
Resi Gems
Oakland
San Leandro
San Francisco
Harold J. Grams
Berry Avenue
Muir Civic Club
Sally M. Attarian
Traynor Court
Grams
East Bay
Attarian
Coste
Hayward Union High School
Hegai
Pope Pius XII Stricken by Heart Attack in Vatican
Pope Pius XII, age 78, suffered a severe heart attack in Vatican City and doctors feared for his life, summoning relatives as physicians reported a loss of consciousness and a struggle with a lingering illness. The pontiff later showed signs of recovery though his condition remained critical as medical staff maintained intensive bedside care.
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Pope Pius XII
Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Paul Niehans
Tola
Ike Calls China Blockade an Act of War
President Eisenhower said a blockade of Red China would be an act of war and not undertaken in anger without Congress. Secretary Dulles faced GOP critics over a possible blockade to win the release of 18 American prisoners on trumped up charges. Senator Humphrey charged Dulles reversed his Caicoga policy, accusing him of placating Navaland and McCarthy supporters seeking a blockade.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
Congress
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Caicoga
Humphrey
Republica
Wiliam F.nawland
GOP
Joseph McCarthy
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