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Elmira Advertiser

Location

Elmira, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1959

Page

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France and Allies Split on NATO Air Defense Integration

In Paris NATO ministers debate a unified air defense system as the United States presses for full integration of forces under international command. France resists losing control of its defense, while Britain West Germany and Belgium back the plan. An extraordinary session was called to seek a common language on air integration.

Paris France NATO Atlantic Alliance U.S United States Viet Union Moscow Paul- Henri Spaak Spaak Britain West Germany Belgium

Eisenhower Heads Toward Tunisia On Mediterranean Cruise

President Eisenhower rested aboard the USS Essex during a sunlit Mediterranean day as he sails toward Tunisia for talks with Habib Bourguiba. A brief Tunis stop marks his eighth of eleven mission stops before returning to the Des Moines for a Toulon cruise and a Paris summit train ride. He used time on the voyage to draft the State of the Union with speech writer Malcolm Moos.

Eisenhower Mediterranean Tunisia Habib Bourguiba Tunis U.S Des Moines Toulon Paris Congress Malcolm Moos

Buddy policy rescinded by General at Forbes Air Force Base

Brig. Gen. Ariel Neilsen canceled a new buddy policy after senators criticized it. The plan split squads into groups of three to five airmen with a noncommissioned officer as leader to monitor off duty time and associations and provide counseling on weaknesses.

Topeka Kan Ariel Neilsen Forbes Air Force Base U.S Neilsen

Castro Predicts 1960 Invasion From U S Forces

In a four hour TV speech Fidel Castro warned that Cuba must defend the revolution with weapons, predicting an invasion in 1960. He said a large external campaign prompted the move and that Cuba would annihilate any attackers, though he did not name who they were.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Castro

Ivy Bluff Prison Fugitive Captured

Woodrow Stewart, 36, was captured in Boone after attempting to run down an FBI agent and a deputy with a stolen station wagon. He carried a loaded .38 revolver and was dragged from the vehicle. Two of twenty convicts remain at large after a December 8 breakout from Ivy Bluff Prison near Yanceyville.

Boone, N. C North Carolina Ivy, Bluff FBI Woodrow Stewart Ivy Bluff Yanceyville

Ike's stock sinks low among French officials

Paris AP reports President Eisenhower's standing among French officials has fallen amid tensions over Atlantic ties nuclear policy and Algeria. French concerns cite De Gaulle's stance, U.S. abstention at the UN on Algeria, and perceived lack of detailed negotiations or firm support before Eisenhower's visit.

Ike Paris Eisenhower Charles de Gaulle United States de Gaulle Atlantic Alliance France Soviet Union Geneva U.S

Air Force flies world speed record at 1529 mph

Maj. Joseph W. Rogers of Worthington Ohio set a world speed record of 1529 miles per hour in an F106 Delta Dart from Edwards AFB California The 25 mile per hour measured run at 40000 feet exceeded the Soviet claim and the previous U.S. record AAF officials spent 12 hours verifying radar and camera data before submission to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Rogers received the Distinguished Flying Cross along with four other pilots in Washington heading to Colorado Springs with his wife awaiting the outcome

Washington Air Force Joseph W. Rogers Worthington Ohio Edwer¢e, Air Force Base California Rogers U. S Federation Aeronautique Internationale Colorado Springs Colo Thomas D. White Joe B. Jordan Huntsville Tex Moore Spartanburg S.C Walter J. Hodgson Kalispell Mont William J. Davis Houston Hodgson

Long Island professor resigns amid Nazi wartime past

Former Nazi propagandist Edward C. Sittler quits as assistant professor of English and German at LIU C W Post College amid protests from veterans groups and calls for dismissal. Sittler, 43, says he abandoned those beliefs and seeks citizenship restoration after returning to the United States in 1947.

Brookville N.Y Long Island College Edward C. Sittler Sittler Long Island University C. W. Post College Long Island University Richard L. Connolly

Thousands Stranded as New Mexico Storm Lashes Vaughn Area

Thousands of motorists remained trapped across a 10 000 square mile zone in east central New Mexico as snowdrifts up to 12 feet closed U S routes 54 285 and 60. Railroads assisted with food and shelter while National Guard and volunteers helped rescue efforts in Vaughn Carrizozo and surrounding villages.

Vaughn N.M New Mexico National Guardsmen Armed Forces High Plains Carrizozo Santa Fe Railway Southern Pacific Santa Fe U.S. 54 Vaughn City Hall Lincoln County Air National Guard C47 Fort Sumner U.S. 60 Highway Department U.S

New Hampshire Governor backs Nixon campaign

Gov. Wesley Powell pledged to actively direct Richard Nixon's New Hampshire presidential primary effort, aiming for a March 8 sweep. The Powell backing signals momentum for Nixon amid a potential clash with Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, who made only a brief comment in Green Bay.

Concord N.H Wesley Powell New Hampshire Richard M. Nixon Powell Nixon New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Green Bay Wis Rockefeller

Rockefeller pledges to divest securities if he runs

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller told reporters in Green Bay and Milwaukee that he would divest himself of any securities that might involve a conflict of interest if he decides to run for the Republican presidential nomination. He stressed standards and integrity while touring Wisconsin and receiving strong encouragement from party figures.

Milwaukee Wis Nelson A. Rockefeller Wisconsin New York Green Bay Rockefeller Brown County Republican Club Richard M. Nixon Colburn Cherney Brown County GOP Nixon W. E. MacEachron Manitowoc Wendell Willkie Earl Warren Wiscon

Montreal Cops Find $5 Parking Tickets on Patrol Cars

Thirty one Montreal police officers discovered five dollar parking tickets on their patrol cars in a reserved area behind headquarters. A rookie officer reportedly mistook a no parking sign, assuming the space was not for police vehicles.

Montreal

Radio Europe Poison Plot Stirs Mystery

Radio Free Europe reported that Communist agents allegedly tried to poison 1200 staff at the Munich based station on November 21. Erik Hazelhoff said poison was found in cafeteria salt shakers and examined by U.S. Army doctors who found lethal derivatives from nightshade. Hazelhoff closed the cafeteria, a German court heard his shop stewards lawsuit over the closure, and officials denied knowledge of the incident.

Munich Germany Radio Free Europe U.S Ministry of Interior Justice Ministry Erik Hazelhoff Mount Kisco N. Y Hazelhoff U.S. Army US. Army Southern Command

Inside The Tiser Bridge 6 Television 6 Comics

The item lists sections and topics including television comics theater deaths and women’s editorials. It indicates a page structure for a newspaper or magazine with multiple feature areas and departments.

Seamen Drift in Pacific as Tugs Break Tow Lines

In the Pacific forty one seamen mostly Dutch rode three drifting vessels after tow lines failed on the Dutch tug Elbe and two decommissioned U.S. carriers Guadalcanal and Mission Bay. Navy and civilian ships moved to rescue the men who were amid rough seas about 700 miles north of Wake Island and 1,300 miles west of Honolulu.

Honolulu Pacific U.S Japan Guadalcanal Mission Bay A. Poot Elbe Wake Island Midway

US Iraq to Open Talks on Cultural Pact in Baghdad

In Baghdad plans were announced for talks on a cultural pact between the United States and Iraq. The agreement would resemble pacts Iraq already signed with Western and Communist nations.

Baghdad Iraq United States

Touhy Ambushed. Companion Walter Miller Wounded In Chicago

Roger Touhy, paroled gangster, was killed on a West Side street by a shotgun ambush. Retired Sgt. Walter Miller, a key trial witness, was critically wounded as they returned from Ray Brennan’s home. Police found five empty 12 gauge shells.

Chicago Roger (the Terrible) Touhy West Side Touhy Walter Miller Miller Ethel Alesia Stateville Penitentiary N. Lotus John Jake the Barber Calif Ray Brennan Chicago Sun-Times Brennan Capone

Disabled Navy Ship Reaches Port Safely

USS Searcher, a radar picket ship disabled at sea by boiler trouble, reached Boston port under tow. Skipper Lt. Cmdr. William A. Lindsay said 12 officers and 142 men endured five days in a stormy Atlantic, maintaining Navy traditions as cooks served hot meals despite the gale.

Boston USS

Waste baskets missing at NATO HQ prompt janitor gripes

Janitors at NATO at the new nine million dollar headquarters complain of overwork as the building lacks waste baskets. Jean Marie Marceaux says refuse piles up from floor to desk. Only two baskets exist on the ground floor, one in an official's suite and one behind a literature counter.

Eddy Gilmore Paris NATO Europe Jean Marie Marceaux North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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