Navy Denies Reservists Called Back Amid Tanker Reactivations
San Francisco report claims about 6000 Navy reservists were being summoned to man 37 tankers being recommissioned from mothball fleets on the Pacific Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Washington denies any call and says tankers will be manned by regulars and reservists. Reactivated ships slated at sea by mid January under MSTS with regular crew noted.
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San Francisco Examiner
Pacific
Gulf
Atlantic
Navy
Washington
Examiner
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
New Orleans
8Th Naval District
Adm
H. S. Persons
Military Sea Transportation Service
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Pacific Coast
Bank Robber Proves Man Of His Word
A masked bandit robed the Rockville Mineola Savings Loan Assn in Mineola New York taking $10 000. The thief bound mobile executive vice president Harry A Schmidt with tape and took keys to access the vault before leaving with cash and borrowing Schmidt’s Cadillac.
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Mineola
N.Y
Rockville-Mineola
Schmidt
Insurance Swindle Case Bound Over To Superior Court
Five persons were bound over to Forsyth Superior Court on charges in a Carolinas insurance swindle. The next term starts December 10. Defendants include Lee R. Lunsford, 31, and W B Clemmons, 63, with bonds set at 7500 dollars, plus other defendants bound over or released on various counts of conspiracy, false oath, and embezzlement. Continuous cases await further action on December 14 for two charges.
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Winston-Salem
Forsth Superior Court
Carolinas
Lee R. Lunsford
W. B. Clemmons
Rock Hill, S.C
Arthur D. Mitchell
Ella Mae Mason
Winston- Salem
Clyde Littlejohn Jefferson
Winston
Salem
Sam Caldwell Jr
Clemmons
Lucy
Batista Deploys Troops After Revolt Flares in Santiago
In Havana, December 1, President Batista suspended constitutional guarantees in four provinces and rushed troops to Santiago de Cuba where about 200 rebels seized police stations. A frigate Macao faced fire from a house as police reported 12 deaths from yesterday’s uprising, with sniping continuing.
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Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Santiago de Cuba
Mario Rubio Baro
Santiago Naval District
Macao
Santiago de Cuba Bay
Siboney
Santiago
Batista
Warren Austin Leaves Hospital
Warren R. Austin, 79, former U N ambassador to the United Nations, who suffered a stroke October 12 at home, was discharged from Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington Vermont. He had paralysis of his left side after the stroke.
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Burlington
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Konstantin Ekimov
Russia
Tanya Chwastov
Egypt Prisons to Be Repatriated After Sinai War
Tel Aviv officials said 27 wounded Egyptian prisoners will be returned to Egypt tomorrow. They are the first prisoners to be repatriated since the Israeli invasion of the Sinai Peninsula on October 29.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Sweden
Western Allies Reaching Accord Amid Iraqi Crisis
Iraq king Faisal II suspends Parliament for a month and places the country under martial law to back the army in joint Arab defense with Jordan. Said government delays debate as Damascus criticizes Baghdad Pact while Syria signals influences rise.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Faisal II
Said
Middle East
Faisal
Jordan
Damascus Radio
Thieves Break Into Kinston News Office and Steal $1000 Safe
Police report four men entered the American News Co. in Kinston last night by breaking a front door. They loaded a 600 pound safe marked with the company name onto a panel truck and fled with about $1000 inside, calling the job professional.
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Kinston
N.C
American News Co
Fear Long Cold Winter Hits Western Europe Food Fuel Hoarding
Western Europe faces fuel and food hoarding as oil supplies shrink and prices rise. Britain expects only about 75 percent of normal petroleum despite U S shipments planned to 500 000 barrels a day via a Syria route. Officials warn relief will not be felt until well into the new year.
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London
Europe
United States
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
U. S
Eisenhower Boosts Hungarian Refugee Admission
President Eisenhower ordered 21,500 Hungarian refugees admitted to the United States under an emergency program, up from 5,000, to be brought here with maximum speed. He will seek longer term action from Congress in January as Dulles arrives for a Middle East review.
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Eisenhower
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White House
Congress
Dulles
Middle East
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Fla
Washington
NATO
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Philadelphia
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Navy
West Point
Earl “Red” Blaik
The
Hudson
UN Debates Hungary Question at Monday Session
United Nations officials announced the General Assembly will debate the Hungarian question on Monday at the request of the United States. Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand, assembly president, will preside as delegates consider a U S backed resolution to urge the Budapest government to allow U N political observers into Hungary.
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N. Y
U. N
General Assembly
United States
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
Debne
U. S
Budapest
Hungary
Western powers unite to counter Syrian coup threats
London reports a Western alliance moving to blunt a potential Communist coup in Syria amid arms from the Soviet Union. Britain and France plan large scale troop withdrawals from Egypt, while Israel announces a 30 mile Suez pullback and troop redeployments under UN EMS forces.
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Middle East
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Doviel
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France
Egypt
Eisenhower
Western
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United States
Nuri Said
Iraq
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Tass
Moscow Radio
Pans
Baghdad
Accu
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Turkey
Arab Republic
Russia
Salah Bitar
U.S. General Assembly
Reds Warn Hungarian Strikers
In Budapest the Soviet backed Hungarian Communist government warned of a grim winter of chaos and suffering. It urged workers to end passive resistance and return to jobs to improve prospects amid inflation and coal shortages. Kadar's party pressed for rebuilding trust and questioned compulsory Soviet history courses for students.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Poland
Kadar
Communist Party
Albert Konya
Max Leneinism
Townspeople Rally Behind Bank Official Amid Alleged Manipulation
Ellenville New York reports a bank president, William R. Rose, arrested on federal charges for a half million dollar manipulation. Residents organize a testimonial dinner and deposits surge at Home National Bank while Rose awaits arraignment, bail set at 25 thousand dollars. The town’s leaders defend Rose as a public benefactor despite the case.
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N.Y
William R. Rose
U.S
New York City
Catskill
National Bank
Eugene Glasker
Rose
Glusker
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