Ike Has Easygoing Schedule
President Eisenhower plans a relaxed Gettysburg day with a social visit to Lewis Strauss then dictation and phone work. He will return to Washington for Christmas with the family and later seek warmer weather in Augusta, Ga., for recovery. Doctors say progress is excellent but heart recovery may take until mid February to assess.
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Eisenhower
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Hagerty
Dillon Anderson
Washington
Mas
John Eisenhower
Augusta
White House
Eisen
Howard M. Snyder
Kefauver
New Hampshire
Stevenson
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
Senate
Knowland
Ami
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Truman
California
CBS
Farm Bureau Directors Back 20 Percent Leaf Cut Plan
North Carolina Farm Bureau directors vote unanimously to urge a 20 percent cut in 1956 flue-cured tobacco acreage, eight points above the 12 percent cut ordered by Secretary Benson. The recommendation, to be presented to a 15 member committee of flue-cured states, projects about 280 million pounds less production at 1 400 pounds per acre.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Carl T. Hicks
Walstonburg
Two GIs Acquitted In Berlin
In Berlin a six man U S Army court acquitted privates Willie J Holden and Richard L Calbert of disorderly conduct from a Dec 7 brawl in a Soviet sector bar. Witness Helene Ehlers testified Lierck provoked the fight. Holden claimed self defense and said they were driven to East Berlin taxi by an East German driver. The soldiers were jailed briefly but later released and returned to active duty.
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Berlin
Willie J. Holden
Poplarville
Miss
Richard L. Calbert
Kansas City
U. S
Helene Ehlers
Werner Lierck
Lierck
Holden
Saar Vote Pushes Saarland Toward Reunification
Voters in the Saar Valley backed three pro German parties in a 50 seat Parliament election with 25.4 24.2 and 21.8 percent of the vote though short of the 75 percent threshold to scrap the autonomous constitution immediately. Coalition talks likely with the CVP and effort to amend the constitution to join West Germany follow.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Saar Valley
West Germany
Christian Democrats
de Democratic Party
German Socialist On
Bonn Republic
Heinrich Welsch
Christian People’s
CVP
Johannes Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Germany
Christian People's Party
German Socialist Party
Communists
Saar Socialist Party
Heinrich Schneider
Democratic Party
Schneider
Paris
France
Protests in Amman Over Jordan and Baghdad Alliance
Several thousand demonstrators protested in Amman against Jordan joining the Baghdad Alliance. Security forces stayed off the streets after riots left one dead and seven hospitalized. King Hussein appealed for calm as Hazza Majali met Egyptian and Syrian envoys to discuss policy. Outbursts extended to Nablus Hebron Jericho and Ramallah with D U RA offices attacked in Hebron.
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Jordan
Britain
Baghdad Alliance
Hussein
John Glubb
The
Arab Legion
Hazza Majali
Middle East
Nablus
Hebron
Jericho
Ramallah
U.N. Relief and Works Agency For Palestine Refugees
Connelly and Caudle Await Arraignment in Sachs Case
Two former Truman administration officials Matthew J. Connelly and T Lamar Caudle along with Kansas City attorney Harry S. Schwimmer faced arraignment on charges of conspiring to accept money and favors in the Irving Sachs tax case. The defendants deny the charges and plan to file motions challenging the indictments.
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ST. Louise
Truman
Shay
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Sachs
St. Louis
Savage Blizzards Sweep Northern Europe Cutting Life
London reports the first severe winter blizzards across northern Europe with at least eight deaths in the region. Five in Scandinavia, three in Britain from traffic incidents as buses skid on ice. eight ships frozen in the Gulf of Bothnia. Helicopters attempted aid for the Judith Mary crew but weather halted rescue. Dense fog and frost cripple travel and ice coats roads and airports. Temperature drops to 25 degrees in London as Thames traffic slows.
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Europe
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Scandinavia
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Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Thames River
Kefauver Seeks Test With Adlai In 1956 Primaries
Sen Estes Kefauver announces entry in the New Hampshire primary signaling a 1956 challenge to Adlai Stevenson. Supporters discuss Stevenson’s plans while Knowland contemplates early primary bids and Eisenhower’s health status.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
New
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John Rogers Penn
New Hampshire
Arctic Cold Grips Midwest and Northeast in Record Lows
A severe arctic air mass spreads across the Midwest with record lows in Bemidji Big Falls and Minneapolis Saint Paul. Chicago records 2 above and forecasts 5 below. subzero readings extend to Ohio Valley West Virginia and New York. Snow flurries hit the upper Great Lakes as rain and fog plague the region.
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Big Falls
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
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Pennsylvania
New York State
Midwest
Ohio
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Texas
Florida
Keynesta
Great Lakes
Theas
Huge Husky Oil refinery blaze halted after massive blast
A fierce explosion at the Husky Oil refinery on the East Side of Prairie City set four storage tanks alight, spilling an estimated 40 000 gallons. Firemen battled in 16 below zero and windy conditions, aided by Royal Canadian Air Force crews, with no injuries reported as the blaze was controlled around 2 a.m. The plant had reopened after a million-dollar expansion the previous October.
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Prairie City
Seis
Husky Oil, Ltd
Gordon
Aouy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Husky
Trans-Empire Oils
Soviet Leaders Leave Kabul With 100 Million Dollar Aid Promise
Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev departed Kabul after announcing a 100 million dollar long term loan for Afghanistan focusing on electric power and agriculture. They extended the 1931 neutrality treaty for 10 years and pledged broad economic and technical assistance while signaling cooperation with India and Burma.
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Afghanistan
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Asia
Russia
Mahmoud Daud
Nehru
U Nu
Lnist
Chou En-lai
U.N
China
Mahmoud Niam Khan
Pakistan
West
Pushtoonistan
Arabian
Sparkman predicts Stevenson win in 1956 presidential race
U S Senator John Sparkman of Alabama told Charlotte audiences that Adlai Stevenson will win the presidency in 1956. He urged voters for change, discussed Eisenhower's health, and criticized Dixon-Yates contracts while urging a special counsel in the TVA power suit.
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Sen. Sparkman
Stevenson
Charlotte
U.S
John Sparkman
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
Harold Talbot
Alr
Power Combine
Mississippi Valley Generating Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cold War Planning Problem Pushes U S Allies Toward Risk
The article outlines Soviet tactics to pressure U S allies by highlighting Afghanistan Pakistan and Middle East moves. It notes NATO talks in Paris Dulles return to Washington and hints at a new foreign aid budget while Washington weighs alliances and regional strategy.
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Dulles
U.S
Washington
Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Middle East
Asia
Wilson
Treasury
NATO
Europe
Congress
Kabul
Afghanistan
Bulganin
Pakistan
Wake Forest Watchdog Report Quoted Criticizes Tribble Admin
The Charlotte Observer cites witnesses and committee members alleging discord and a dictatorial tone in President Harold W. Tribble's Wake Forest administration. Unrest among faculty and Bowing Gray School of Medicine officials centers on policy making and advisory input. Hearings have been held in Wake Forest and Winston Salem with another meeting planned.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Wake Forest
Harold W. Tribble
Dr. Tribble
eSse
Tee
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Tribble
Winston-Salem
Six Die In Springfield Fire At Framed Bungalow
Six youths burned to death when a four room frame bungalow burned three miles southwest of Springfield Ohio. Robert McDaniel escaped with his 6 year old son Wayne Richard after inhaling smoke and suffering burns. Dead are Betty Lou Hamilton 20 Rebecca 2 Paulette McDaniel 10 Connie Fogle 13 Teresa Coleman 8 and Dolores Coleman’s daughter. The coroner’s list notes the blaze may have started from a coal oil stove.
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Ohio
Here
Robert McDaniel
Wayne Richard
McDaniel
City Hospital
Betty Lou Hamilton
Rebecca
Bra
Paulette McDaniel
Robert
Connie Fogle
Teresa Coleman
Dolores Coleman
West Central
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