Yates Man Flies To London for Christmas Meal
Lynn Porter a 44 year old restaurant owner from Penn Yan plans a Christmas Day closure to fly to London for a roast goose dinner at the Connaught Hotel He will depart Idlewild at 8 pm Thursday arrive London 7 25 am Friday He expects to return for breakfast at his own restaurant Saturday morning Porter is of English descent and visited England last year.
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Penn Yan
London
Lynn Porter
Connaugh
Porter
Yates County
New York
Idlewild
England
McDonald Ignores Session in Steel Dispute Talks
Washington AP A government sponsored bargaining session in the steel dispute was called off Tuesday afternoon after president David J. McDonald of the Steelworkers Union and chief counsel Arthur J. Goldberg did not attend. Federal mediator Joseph F. Finnegan postponed further talks. Cooper for the industry said the industry team remained ready to cooperate while McDonald’s absence reflected his scheduling priorities.
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Washington
David J. MacDonald
Arthur J. Goldberg
Joseph F. Finnegan
Finnegan
McDonald
McDonald's
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Rockerfeller Proposes Recession Job Program
Gov. Rockefeller proposed a recession job program using emergency state spending on a backlog of public works projects. The plan could involve over 2.4 billion dollars over five years, based on construction needs, with pay as you go and potential bond borrowing to sustain spending during downturns. He asked legislators to sponsor the required bills.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Winter Snowstorm Brings Deaths Across Northeast
A record snowfall ushers in winter as brutal winds and subfreezing temperatures sweep the northeast. Up to 10 inches fall north of New York City. Maine sees keep as low as eight below. At least 11 people die from snow related causes and highway accidents across New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts. School closures spike while transit and highways suffer delays and hazardous conditions. Winter officially begins at 9 35 a m EST Tuesday.
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New York City
Maine
New York
Five Year Old Arrives in New York Alone From Portugal
A five year old boy fluent only in nuts and smart flew alone from Portugal to Idlewild. He was found at the airport with a satchel of fairy tale books and quickly befriended by local travelers while officials sought his family in New Jersey. His father Fernando da Silva Larangeira of Hillside was located eight hours later, reuniting the boy. Evelyn Leen, another five year old, arrived days earlier and was later reunited with her father Jung Leen in New York after his wife was found penniless in Florida transit.
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Portugal
Big City
Evelyn Leen
Bronx
Jung
Bing) Leen
Florida
Wilton Larangeira
Idlewild
Wilton
Minnesota
Lisbon
Evelyn
Here
Miami
Fernando da Silva Larangeira
Hillside
N. J
New Jersey
Police Officials Indicted in East St. Louis Case
BELLEVILLE Ill Police Commissioner Russell Beebe and Capt Trannie Polk were indicted by a St. Clair County grand jury on felony counts of palpable omission of duty and perjury. The 2 page grand jury report on the East St Louis Police Department was suppressed by the circuit court. In Washington a milk industry spokesman said there are fewer samples with pesticide traces than earlier surveys. FDA data show 33 percent of 936 raw milk samples in 1958 contained traces and 3 percent substantial amounts of pesticide residue, mainly DDT, with prior 1955 figures at 62 percent. The FDA did not flag a major health hazard.
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Belleville
Ill
Russell T. Beebe
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Trannie Polk
Beebe
Polk
Grand Jury
Richard T.carter
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Navy to retire 22 ships and cut fleet size seen
The Navy announced 22 vessels will move to the reserve fleet including 13 destroyer types and eight 1943 destroyers. Two submarines two seaplane tenders three landing ships tanks one net tender and one net layer will be mothballed within four to six months across Atlantic and Pacific ports. The active fleet stands at 875 ships with 388 combatants, and radar picket ships may face further cuts.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Arctic
Christmas Baby Born In Rome Hospital To Camden Couple
A Rome hospital welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. James Christmas of Camden. The couple already has three other children.
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Rome
Camden
James Christmas
Colonists Plan 30 Day Ocean Voyage to San Cristobal Island
A Tacoma venture aims to settle San Cristobal with 100 families aboard the ship Alert departing at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Don Harrisch leads Island Development Co to fund a self sustaining colony growing coffee bananas cocoa plus lobster tuna and shrimp with 2500 shares and a $15 000 annual income goal. The Ecuadorian government backs the plan for the 17 by 25 mile island with about 800 natives.
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Seattle
Wash
Galapagos Islands
Alert
San Cristobal
Don Harrich
Island Development Co
Tacoma
Ecuador
Harrsch
San Pedro
Morse Enters Oregon Presidential Primary
Sen Wayne Morse of Oregon said he will run in the Oregon Democratic presidential primary on May 20. His move could dilute Kennedy and Humphrey candidacies, though Morse, 59, has switched parties and may not seek the nomination himself. Under state law his name could appear on the ballot without his consent.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Cardinal Spellman Visits U.S. Hospital in Turkey
Cardinal Francis Spellman archbishop of New York visited the U.S. military hospital in Ankara on Tuesday as part of a Christmas tour in Turkey. He plans to meet American servicemen in Izmir Istanbul and along the Black Sea coast before departing for North Africa next Sunday.
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Ankara
Turkey
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archibishop
New York
U.S. Military Hospital
Izmir
Istanbul
Back Sea
North Africa
Two Aircraft Collide Over Rio Suburb Killing 38
A Brazilian airliner and an air force training plane collided above a Rio de Janeiro suburb killing 38 people both aboard and on the ground. The military pilot parachuted to safety. The airliner carried 31 passengers and fell onto Ramos. Four houses were destroyed and six people injured.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Air Force
Rio
Ramos
Wasp
Sao Paulo
Old Carriers Still Adrift In Pacific
In heavy seas 700 miles south of Midway Island the Dutch tug Clyde attempts to tow the decommissioned U S aircraft carrier Mission Bay while the carrier Guadalcanal drifts 100 miles away awaiting the Canadian tug Sudbury II The two hulls are bound for scrap in Japan and have been adrift since tow lines from the Elbe parted a week ago Eight Dutch sailors are aboard each ship The Elbe moves toward Honolulu hindered by rough weather with the Moctobi Navy tug assisting 925 miles from Hawaii
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Honolulu
Clyde
U.S
Mission Bay
Midway Island
Guadalcanal
Navy
Japan
Charred Bodies Of 2 Men Found
Two men were found dead, badly charred, in a North St. Louis apartment behind a dry cleaning shop. Police say kerosene was poured on the bodies and ignited to conceal the murders or hinder identification. The victims were burned beyond recognition.
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ST. Louis
North St. Louis
John Walsh
Eisenhower Returns From Peace Mission After 11 Nation Trip
President Eisenhower flew home from an epochal peace mission spanning 11 nations in 19 days. He spoke briefly at Andrews Air Force Base thanking crowds for Merry Christmas wishes as he and Mrs. Eisenhower greeted supporters and officials. The journey drew millions of spectators and included a parting agreement with Morocco to close U.S. bases on a timetable.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Madrid
Morocco
United States
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhowers
Nixons
Maj
John Eisenhower
John
Barbara
U.S
Mrs. Eisenhower
Casablanca
Mohammed V
U. S
Denver Soldier Faces Christmas Away From Home
A 17 year old private in the Army Albert Deblois, badly injured in an auto wreck, awaits Christmas in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital Denver. His Lewiston, Maine parents and sister prepare to travel 2500 miles as donations pour in after a local restaurant owner shared his story. The boy will be 18 on Christmas Eve.
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Denver
Colo
Albert Deblois
Albert
Ft. Riley
Kan
Fitzssimons Army Hospital
Gilda Gray Dies at Hollywood Home Shimmy Queen Passes
Gilda Gray, famed shimmy dancer of the Roaring Twenties, died of a heart attack in Hollywood Tuesday. The 60 year old star collapsed at Miss Gilda Raso’s apartment on Hollywood Boulevard and was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Hollywood
Gilda Gray
Gilda Raso
Hollywood Boulevard
Broadway
Will Rogers
Gallagher
Sheen
Sophie Tucker
Mary Gray
al Jolson
Miss Gray
Milwaukee
Algerian Rebel Leaders Named to Top Posts in Exile Govt
The Algerian exile government reportedly elevates rebel leaders to all top posts with Krim Belkacem set to become premier. Ferhat Abbas would shift to roving ambassador and spokesman as Belkacem balances talks with de Gaulle.
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Cairon
Krim Belkacem
Belkacem
Ferhat Abbas
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