Egyptians Accept U.N. Clearing Of Suez Canal Begins
Lt. Gen. Wheeler said Egypt agreed the U.N. salvage fleet may start clearing the southern end of the Suez Canal immediately. Egyptian technicians already began clearing channels at Ismailia and Suez to study sunken ships. British and French salvage ships operate at Port Said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.N
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Suez
Port Said
el Cap
Wheeler
U. N. Information Org
Canal Authority
Mahmoud Yanes
Egypt
Mahmoud Fawzi
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Reflecting on Christmas gifts and the giver
The article notes shoppers return gifts for credit or exchange after Christmas. It contrasts modern gift selection with God’s gift to men given by need, and compares Magi and shepherds who offered items from their own possessions. It urges consideration of the giver before returning gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Mei Ae
Tear gas ends strike of prisoners at North Carolina camp
Prisons Director William F. Bailey reported a tear gas threat prompted 12 ring leaders to be placed in segregation and depart their blocks at the Cumberland County prison camp in Fayetteville. Other inmates agreed to return to work after guards opened doors under the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cumberland County
Fayetteville
William F. Bailey
Bailey
J. R. Hooks
Hooks
Explosion Destroyed Plant Wrecks Bonnell Aluminum Smelter
A blast at the William L. Bonnell Co aluminum plant in Newnan Georgia killed one worker and seriously injured five others. The explosion left a section of the facility twisted with steel girders and rubble. Company officials offered no damage estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnan
William L. Bonnell Co
West
Georgia
New Auto Idea Dies With Tucker
Preston Tucker 53 dies in Ypsilanti after cancer and pneumonia end efforts to launch the Tucker Torpedo. The tear drop car with 150 hp was to speed to 130 mph and cost about 1000 dollars. The firm faced SEC scrutiny and mail fraud charges. despite acquittal in 1950, revival failed. Survivors include his mother, widow, three sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypsilanti
Mich
Preston Tucker
Capac
Tucker
Defense
Chicago
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Ypsilanti Machine and Tool Co
Lucille Holmes
Buses Ordered Segregated as Tallahassee Police Surveil
Tallahassee police charged Capital Transit manager Charles Carter and nine drivers with operating a bus system without a franchise after the City Commission suspended the franchise. Chief Frank Stoutamire ordered buses to stay segregated, delaying service until arrests and formalities were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Frank Stoutamire
Rivers
Vues Suri
Stoutamire
Charles Ausley
Ausley
Johnny Coggins
Edgar Richardson
Line
Richardson
Jury Opens Probe Into Gulf Map Piracy
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh begins hearings into alleged theft of Gulf Oil exploration maps from Gulf offices. Thomas W. B. Smith 47 of Pittsburgh a 25 year Gulf employee and John Maron Leivia 34 of Orange Texas were called as witnesses. FBI agents Sargis and Giovanetti testified briefly and Smith’s attorney said his client’s Gulf employment ended after refusing a transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
New York
Gulf
Thomas W. B. Smith
Smith
FBI
John Maron Leivia
Orange
Tex
U.S. Atty. D
Malcolm Anderson
Joseph W. Sargis
Louis Giovanetti
Alexander Cooper
Houston
Fire's Fury Is Renewed In Malibu Blaze
A brush and timber fire in Malibu spread with new spots and stronger winds. The blaze, burning into a second day, has consumed over 20 000 acres and destroyed several homes, with one death reported. Notable losses include a Beverly Hills party house of Ralph Edwards and nearby properties of Raymond Burr Gordon Jenkins and Arthur Freed. Fire crews faced gusts up to 80 mph as residents evacuated from Sequit and Corral Canyon areas near Highway 101 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malibu
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains
Corral Canyon
U.S. Highway 101
Sequit Canyon
Los Angeles
Keith Klinger
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Beverly Hills
Raymond Burr
Gordon Jenkins
Charles Erskine
Arthur Freed
Hugo Freed
Jackie Coogan
Paradise Cove
Coogan
Hungarian Bride and Groom Reach Charlotte
A Hungarian freedom fighter Geza Biro and his wife Eva arrived in Charlotte with support from local sponsors Reginald and Mrs. Price and a Charlotte Insurance group. They fled Hungary after a failed revolt and years in prison, arriving Thanksgiving Day and marrying in a refugee camp on December 10. Their trek included escapes from Russian guards and a concealed identity to protect relatives still in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Geza Biro
Biro
Charlotte Insurance Desestive
Reginald Price
United States
Fo Biros
Eva
Eed
Hungary
Austria
Siberia
Austraia
Charles R. Jonas
RNC
Gintings Seizes Command of North Sumatra Revolt
Lt. Col. Djamin Gintings announced from Medan that he has replaced Col. Maludin Simbolon as military commander of North Sumatra after tanks surrounded Simbolon's residence. Gintings pledged loyalty to President Sukarno and said relations with the central government will continue. Sukarno ordered the change, while a parallel coup in Central Sumatra was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Sumatra
Djamin Gintings
Medan
Maludin Simbolon
Gintings
Sukarno
H. Dachlan
Jesus Moslem Party
Simbolon
Birmingham Court Suit Indicated by Bus Segregation Crisis
In Birmingham Alabama Negroes defied city bus segregation by riding in white sections. Police arrested dozens as mass violations mounted. Rev. F L Shuttleworth and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr urged nonviolence while a defense fund was raised to support those charged. The leaders expect to seek federal court review of the segregation ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther, King
Montgomery
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Asst
C. J. Lance
Shuttleworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Bend of Ee
Shuttlesworth
Buses Fired On In Montgomery as Violence Erupts
Unidentified gunmen shot at two city buses in Montgomery Alabama wounding none. One new bus was peppered with birdshot while the other had nine .22 caliber bullets pass through a window. Four Black passengers fled the scene and Negro leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. condemned the vandalism urging goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Parks
J. H. Bagley
Marin Luther King Jr
Steel Loses Battle For Tax Aid
Washington reports the Office of Defense Mobilization rejected the steel industry request for rapid tax amortization on a new round of plant expansion. ODM Director Arthur S. Fleming warned against a priority system to direct steel to tanker construction, fearing a move toward a peacetime controlled economy. The tax plan would allow faster cost write offs, freeing more funds from taxes rather than from government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Arthur S. Flemming
Lawmaker Opposes Refugee Quota Increase
Rep Burleson of Texas opposes any Eisenhower plan to raise Hungarian refugee quotas. Rep Burdick of North Dakota favors increasing the cap, currently 21 500, and sits on the Judiciary Committee. Eisenhower ordered continued processing while deciding on the quota with a New Year’s Day meeting planned with leaders. Vice President Nixon urged more aid to escapees, while Burleson warned large exoduses signal Soviet advantage and risk unvetted entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
America
Burdick
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
U. S
Nixon
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Joseph Klingensmith
Joy
Joseph
James Klingensmith
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Little Liz
Bride
Alabama
Steel
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