Train plunges down embankment near Belleville. two dead
An Illinois Central passenger train derailed after a weakened roadbed gave way near Belleville. Two passengers died, 18 were injured, and 16 treated and released as cars toppled into a 20 foot muddy embankment in foggy conditions.
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Belleville
Ill
Illinois Central
Orson Covell
North Platte
Neb
Jackson
Miss
Richard
Henry Hudson
Groverdale
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi River
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Arthur Salzman
Bloomington
Tulane University
Missing Girl May Have Died By Her Own Action
A 14-year-old girl Margaret Julie Mizzi fled a Queens home after writing a note claiming she killed her infant sister by accident and would die to spare her father. She warned she would be dead by the time the note reached readers. Her parents found the 4‑month‑old Carol alive when they returned from shopping. Julie left in blue jeans and a red coat with no extra clothes or money.
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New York
Margaret Julie Mizzi
Queens
Dea A
Joseph Mizi
Carol
Julie
Was It Over Was It Over
A Christmas meditation by R L Dieffenbacher for NEA Service notes hidden gifts in homes and the suspense of Christ's birth. It contrasts expectations of legalists and materialists with the enduring spirit of hope among followers.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Christ
Jesus
Nehru Calls For End To Alliances During U S Visit
India’s Prime Minister Nehru ends a six day American tour convinced collective security pacts won’t ensure peace. He calls for an end to military alliances and urges nations to settle disputes openly before the United Nations while meeting leaders and addressing the General Assembly.
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New York
India
Nehru
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Louis St. Laurent
Hungary
Middle East
United Nations General Assembly
Asiay
United Nations
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Carnegie Endowment Center
U. N
Mother and five daughters die in space heater fire
In Duluth Minnesota a mother Lola Clark and five of her six daughters Ruth Claudia Lorraine Mary and Shirley perished when a space heater exploded and spread flaming oil through the dining room. The father William Clark escaped with the oldest daughter Gloria and the grandmother though both were badly burned.
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Duluth
Minn
Gloria
Lola Clark
Ruth
Claudia
Lorraine
Mary
Shirley
William Clark
Bessie Kadance
Clark
Nixon Talks With Raab And Cabinet In Vienna Mission
Vice President Nixon met Chancellor Julius Raab and most Austrian ministers for about ninety minutes to discuss the Hungarian refugee crisis. He sought first hand data to brief Eisenhower and Congress. Austrian officials hope U.S. aid will cover refugee costs and more refugees may be reassigned. Nixon then met refugees, checked on processing, and planned trips to Salzburg and Munich to assess camps and Safe Haven operations.
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Vienna
Nixon
Julius Raab
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Austria
Janos “Adar
Inter
Oskar Hefner
U.S
Office of the
International Commitee For
Salzburg
Munich
U.S. Air Force
Carolina Coach Co. Buses Roll After 42 Day Strike Ends
In Raleigh the Carolina Coach Co. resumed service across five states after a 42 day strike ended at about 1 a.m. The vote to ratify the new contract was 157 to 75. The agreement follows mediation talks and promises wage and benefit progress.
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Raleigh
Carolina Coach Co
John H. Thomas
Thomas
Charles McCaffrey
Amalgamated Assn
Street Electric Railway
Negroes Ride Again Integration Of Buses Starts Off Smoothly
Montgomery began bus integration today as Negro riders entered downtown buses with choice seating and ministers riding to set an example. Reports noted orderly behavior with minimal tension despite white onlookers and efforts to stay nonviolent during the transition following the Supreme Court ruling.
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U.S. Supreme Court
M. L. King Jr
Ralph D. Abernathy
W. J. Powell
King and Abernathy
Montgomery Advertiser
Linda Russell
Ursula Henry
Navy Seaman Killed When Stolen Car Crashes on West Side
Navy seaman apprentice Edward Gradin of Brooklyn died after a car he and two shipmates were driving back to Virginia crashed into a concrete wall on the West Side Highway. Ronald Raymond and John Haggerty, also 17–18, were arrested on charges including vehicular homicide and grand larceny. The trio had been on eight days leave from the Destroyer Cony, Portsmouth, Virginia, and allegedly planned to return there.
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New York
Virginia
West Side
Edward Gradin
Brooklyn
Gradin
Ronald Raymond
John Haggerty
Bronx
Raymond
Haggerty
Portsmouth
Manhattan
Comrades in Russia Face Unrest Amid Concessions and Pressure
Reports collected from various sources describe student opposition and strikes in Russia and satellites since the Hungarian revolt. Western diplomats caution against overinterpretation while noting possible cracks behind two statements by Allen Dulles and Prime Minister Nehru about restiveness and liberalization.
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Washington
Russia
Hungary
Allen Dulles
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Princeton
N.J
India
Nehru
Moscow
Eastbourne Exhumations Linked to Dr. Bodkin Adams Inquiry
Gravediggers exhumed the bodies of Julia Bradnan and Clara Neil Miller in Eastbourne as part of an investigation into Dr. John Bodkin Adams. Adams, a 57 year old bachelor physician, faces a murder charge over Edith Morrell. Trial set for January 14 after his formal arraignment.
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Eastbourne
England
Julia Bradnan
Clara Neil Miller
John Bodkin Adams
Natty
Edith Morrell
English Channel
Adams
Scotland Yard
Dr. Adams
Budapest Labor Leader Reported Released
A reliable informant says Sandor Bari, vice chairman of Budapest Central Workers' Council, was freed and returned to his job at the Bejolannis electrical plant where he was elected plant workers' council chairman. Bari and Sandor Racz were arrested after agreeing to meet government representatives to discuss a two day general strike.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Central Workers’ Council
Kadar
Sandor Bari
Central Council
Bejolannis
Bari
Sandor Racz
Hodges Sees Short North Carolina General Assembly
Gov. Hodges said the 1957 General Assembly should be brief and wind up by June. He noted the legislature will convene in February and expects tax and prison reform reports to be approved, with seven reorganizaton reports already made and three more due. He indicated state needs remain despite revenue changes and supported a general pay raise for state employees and teachers.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Hodges
Boon Highway Commission
Governor Recommends Separation of Prison System
A special study committee urges splitting the state prison system from the Highway Commission effective July 1. Gov Hodges backs the plan and calls for a full time Prison Commissioner with prison powers distinct from highway duties.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Gov. Hodges
Way Commission
A. H. Graham
Prison Advisory Council
William McGehee
W. F. Bailey
Beneen Case
Cy-Fowers Ment
Prisons Commission
State Highway and Public Works ‘Commission
Highway Commission
Just Plain Dumb Disorderly man fined in Baltimore glare
Detective Sgt. turned down a man's request then shouted Hey startling him. The man Edward R. Vernon 42 of Wayne County North Carolina was fined $25 today for disorderly conduct after admitting he had no Baltimore address.
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Baltimore
Edward R. Vernon
Wayne County
North Carolina
Secrecy surrounds U S Missile Tests at Patrick AFB
Military officials cloak missile tests near Patrick Air Force Base in secrecy while allowing public sea views from the coast. The Jupiter IRBM and Viking rocket tests were conducted with restricted advance notice and warnings to boats and aircraft, drawing sightseers to a heavily populated launch area.
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Washington
Florida
Patrick Air Force Base
Armed Forces Missile Test Center
Atlantic
Pentagon
Defense Department
Caribbean
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