UN Security Council weighs Syria push after Israeli raid
The council debated punitive action against Israel as Syria pressed for censure over an Israeli Galilee raid. Israel claimed its attack targeted Syrian guns and fishing threats, with Eban presenting alleged Syrian orders. Council members urged a stern rebuke, amid broader Arab calls to expel Israel from the UN.
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United Nations
N. Y
Palestine
Holy Land
U. N. Security Council
Israel
Amassador Abba Eban
Council
Sea of Galilee
Jesus Christ
Damascus
Shukairy
World Organization
Burns
Galilee
Libya
Jordan
Gaza
Eban
Syria
Egypt
Fiber Labels Urged to Identify Fiber in Cotton Goods
Representative Frank Smith urged a bill requiring textile makers to label fibers in cotton products to protect farmers and consumers. He cited fraud risks with rayon blends and argued mandatory identification would ensure fair competition, quality standards, and accuracy for shoppers.
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Washington
Frank ‘Smith
D-Miss
Smith
Priest
D-Tenn
House Commerce Committee
Polio Official Reports Big Gains From Salk Vaccine
Dr. Hart E. Van Riper, medical director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, says the 1955 Salk vaccine program likely saved 1,200 to 1,300 children. Based on nationwide reports from 11 states, hospital cases among vaccinated children aged 7 and 8 fell sharply, with admissions down 52 percent for 7-year-olds and 40 percent for 8-year-olds, versus a 17 percent decline overall.
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New York
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Revolt Reported In Paraguay Amidst Turmoil
Reports from Uruguay claim an attempted coup against President Alfredo Stroessner by Epifanio Mendez Fleitas failed with his arrest ordered. Asuncion remained calm and censorship was reported as news was restricted abroad. Paraguay has a history of revolutions and recent regional political tension.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Asuncion
Paraguay
Argentina
Alfredo Stroessner
Formosa
Stroessner
Colorado Party
Epifanio Mendez Fleitas
Paraguayan Central Bank
Mendez
Juan D. Peron
Toll in serious Algeria climbs as guerrillas press assault
In Algiers the toll in the fighting rises past 89 with French forces and warplanes pursuing rebels in the Nemencha Range south of Constantine. Reports cite 32 rebels killed near the area, plus multiple clashes near Guelma Souk Ahras and the Tunisian border as nationalist assaults disrupt administration and threaten Moslem officials.
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Algiers
Algeria
Nemencha Range
Constantine
Tol
Guelma
Souk Ahras
Guentis
Ford Motors Goes Public Shares to Be Offered Broadly
Ford moves toward public ownership with a registration filing as the Ford Foundation increases the offering to 10.2 million shares. Senior underwriters plan broad distribution with a 200 share cap per customer, and January 18 is tentatively set for the sale date. Ford reports nine month sales of 4.0426 billion dollars and profits of 312.2 million. Assets stand at 2.483 billion.
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New York i
Ford Motors Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wall Street
Ford Foundation
Ford Company
Ford
Jap Import Quotas Are Sought in Senate Action
Washington lawmakers press for import quotas on Japanese goods as the Thurmond led bill gains 62 co sponsors. The cabinet considers a Tokyo proposal to limit cotton products to the United States starting Jan 1. Industry and labor groups back protection for U.S. textiles amid protests over cheap Japanese labor.
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Washington
United Stat States
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Thurmond
Tokyo
International Trade and Industry Ministry
United States
U.S
Nationwide
Committee of Industry, Agriculture and Labor
Eisenhowers greet White House staff as new grandchild born
President Eisenhower and Mrs Eisenhower welcomed a daughter Mary Jean weighing 10 pounds 2 ounces at Walter Reed Army Hospital. John Eisenhower called the news to his father as plans for a post Christmas trip remain undecided. The First Family planned traditional greetings for about 700 staff members while weather and scheduling complicate travel. The couple’s three other children are David 7 Barbara Anne 6 and Susan 3. Later today Eisenhower presides over a National Security Council meeting.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Army ‘Hospital
Barbara Eisenshower
Maj
John Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Gettys
Eisenhowers
Augusta
Mary Jean
John 5. Doud
Denver
Doud
Ft. Belvoir
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
National Security Council
Kids Phone Home at Mrs Claus Home in Albuquerque
Mrs Willis Claus notes yearly calls from older kids seeking Santa at her home in Albuquerque. Marilyn, 11, played along this Christmas by confirming Santa’s home and taking a caller’s order. The family says prank calls have continued for years but do not disturb them.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Trustees to review Tribble report at Wake Forest meeting
Wake Forest College trustees planned to receive a special committee report on President Harold W. Tribble today. The nine member panel investigated faculty student relations and administration amid resignations from Coach Tom Rogers and Athletic Director Pat Preston.
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Wake Forest
Tribble
Winston-Salem
N.C
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees
Harold W. Tribble
Bradshaw Describes Abominable Treatment by Chinese
American missionary Dr. Homer V. Bradshaw told reporters at Clark Air Force Base of torture and harsh confinement in China after his arrest on March 2, 1951 with his wife. He recounted handcuffing, forced exercise, severe weight loss, and a five year counterrevolutionary sentence as part of a captivity that lasted 264 days in Ku Kong and Canton prisons before sentencing on October 26. He noted U.S. air force ties and said his diet was poor while awaiting return home with doctors expecting a two week stay at the base hospital before flight home.
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Clark Air Force Base
P.I
Homer V. Bradshaw
Air Force
Bradshaw
Piane
Tokyo
United States
Kukong
Canton
Reds
U.S. 14Th Air Force
China
Claire Chennault
Weather bureau studies dry ice seeding to veer hurricanes
The Weather Bureau plans an experimental dry ice seeding next year to alter a hurricane's path. Robert Simpson outlined the approach to the Washington Meteorological Society, aiming to trigger freezing in hurricane moisture to disrupt energy patterns and steer storms away from land or populated areas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Washington Meteorological Society
Robert Simpson
Simpson
Westinghouse Breaks Off Negotiations With IUE
Westinghouse Electric Corp. abruptly ended talks with the AFL IUE after union president James B. Carey allegedly made an obscene attack on the company head negotiator Robert D. Bilasier. Blasier called the reference indecent and damaging to negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
AFL-10
International Union of Plectrical Workers
James P. Carey
Robert D. Bilasier
Westinghouse
IUE
James B. Carey
Blasier
Jordan braces after rioting tests Bagdad Pact stance
In Amman and surrounding areas a fragile calm returns after six days of unrest over the Baghdad Pact. Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashim vows not to join any treaty while King Hussein calls elections as authorities release rioters and lift curfews. International consulates faced attacks amid protests.
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Amman
Jordan
Holy Land
Katetian
Sories
Ibrahim Hashim
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Pakistan
Britain
Hashim
Hussein
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
U. S
Imperial General Staff
Gerald Templer
City approves Brooklyn underground garage and roof park
The City Planning Commission approved a $2,901,000 underground parking garage in Brooklyn. The project will house autos and feature a 3.1 acre park on its roof atop the Brooklyn Civic Center.
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New York
City Planning Commission
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Civic Center
Wage Ruling Review Is Requested
A Southern textile mill group seeks appeals court review of a 1953 Labor Department wage order setting a 1 dollar per hour minimum for the cotton rayon sun materials industry. The three judge panel 2 to 1 upholding the policy over a district court finding of invalid local wage setting under the Walsh Healey act.
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Washington
Court of Appeals
Ag Hong Aa
U.S
Cockroaches Invade Navy Holiday Post at Jacksonville
Four hundred roaches are in Jacksonville for the holidays as the Navy seeks a solution. Brought from Pensacola Florida Memphis Tennessee Barbour Alabama and Charleston roaches reportedly show immunity to chlor dana. If chlor dane insects fail the Navy plans to try stronger measures or alternatives to eliminate them.
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Fila
Pensascola
Fla
Memphis
Tenn
Barig Re
Ala
Charleston
Navy
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