Malibu Brush Fire Ravages 25 000 Acres In Two Areas
The Malibu coastal blaze spread across about 25 000 acres in two sectors with 68 structures destroyed. Firefighters saved a monastery and about 20 homes as Gov Knight declared a state of disaster in Los Angeles County.
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Malibu
Calif
Keith Klinger
Sacramento
Goodwin Knight
Los Angeles County
County Board of Supervisors
Malibu Township
Santa Monica
Malibu Canyon
Carbon Canyon
Gas Oil and Blood Newsman Feels Body Harvest Inevitable
Chicago writer notes rising holiday traffic toll as 706 killed and 24 000 injured Christmas weekend. National Safety Council predicts 490 fatalities for New Year period. Texas ranked third with 43 deaths behind Illinois 56 and California 73. speed cited as chief cause.
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National Safety Council
United States
Texas
Illinois
California
Naha Council Fights Anti American Mayor After Election
The Naha City Council, 27 of 80 members, vows to oppose the newly elected anti American mayor Jiro Senaga leader of Okinawa’s Socialist aligned party. They plan an anti Communist front and seek to outlaw his party while arguing Senaga cannot fulfill promises without American aid.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Japan
Ene
Kamejiro Senaga
United States
Red Ties
Senaga
Okinawan People’s Party
U.S
Ryukyus
Jugo Thoma
W. F. Burger
Whitney To Train As Diplomat
John Hay Whitney will undergo a month of briefings before assuming the role of American ambassador to Great Britain. The 52 year old financier and sportsman was named by President Eisenhower for the London post and plans hands on diplomatic work with extended State Department sessions on issues straining British American ties. He expects to depart for London mid February with wife Betsey Roosevelt and remain as long as the White House desires.
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Washington
John Hay
Jock
Whitney
Great Britain
Eisenhower
London Post
New York
State Department
Middle East
London
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
White House
Nixon ends Hungarian inspection at Camp Kilmer
Vice President Nixon concludes a two continent tour of the Hungarian refugee airlift with a stop at Camp Kilmer New Jersey. He observes camp life including long but moving lines for meals, two person rooms, children playing in corridors, and residents using the recreation center and post exchanges.
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Kilmer
N.J
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Army Center
Freedom
Thinking It Over by Robert L Dieffenbacher
The piece reflects on the social whirl of the season and urges readers to consider the hardships of others. It calls for broader belief in God and humanity and for raising spiritual standards for all mankind.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
God
1956 North Carolina News Highlights From Tar Heel Press
The year’s top story is the Pearsall Plan to resist school integration and its constitutional status. Other major items include a farmer killing his six children and himself, a groom dying in a fall from a plane near Shelby, a Democratic sweep with Republican gains, a man adrift at sea, and Wake Forest’s new campus.
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Howard Criswell JR
Associated Press
North Carolina
Shelby
Atlantic
Friend
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Jim Tatum
Carolinas
House UN
Rocky Mount
Senate
Rufus King
King
Sampson County
Revolt Leader Escapes In North Sumatra
North Sumatra army revolt leader Col Maludin Simbolon reportedly escaped Medan as Mustang fighters and B25 bombers were dispatched from Jakarta to deter attacks on central government allies. Lt Col Djamin Gintings claimed north Sumatra command and pledged loyalty to President Sukarno while urging disciplined service and obedience under military law.
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Jakarta
North Sumatra
Maludin Simbolon
Medan
North
Simbolon
Djamin Gintings
Sumatra
Sukarno
Achmad Hussein
Sastroamidjojo
Mohammed Hatta
Hussein
Gintings
Radio Medan
Army Plans Streamlined Divisions and New Weapons
The Army announced reforms to infantry divisions seeking a 700 fewer men per unit and greater firepower mobility and atomic survivability. The plan includes a bigger unit between a battalion and regiment and a new 7.62 mm light machine gun and a NATO rifle with enhanced features. Fort Ord hosts a combat development center testing the new units.
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San Francisco
Army
Washington
6Th Army
Ft. Ord
Calif
Japan to End Buying American Farm Surpluses Soon
Tokyo reports Japan's new government tentatively plans to quit purchasing American farm surpluses, especially wheat, and to switch to Australian wheat on regular account. Foreign Minister Kishi says past policy requires re-examination. a cabinet committee will decide. Kyodo notes possible future resumption of surplus purchases. Japan imported about 750000 tons of American wheat on regular accounts and 450000 tons under surplus agreements this year.
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Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Kyodo
Suez Canal clearance delayed amid salvage tug patrols
At Port Said efforts to reopen the 103 mile waterway were put off after Egypt said mines must be cleared first. U N officials and U S representatives arrived to urge immediate work as British and French salvage ships stood by in Port Said harbor awaiting access to the canal south toward El Cap.
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Port Said
Suez Canal
United Nations
Egypt
Suez
U.S
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.N
el Cap
Canal
Probers Back Separate Schools in DC District
A House investigating subcommittee majority urges racially separate public schools in the District of Columbia arguing integration has damaged educational opportunities for both white and Negro pupils. The report proposes separate and equal schools for the duration of segregation and notes higher costs and disciplinary problems since integration. Page seven carries the full statement and context.
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Washington
House
District of Columbia
James C. Davis
D-Ga
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Woodrow W. Jones
D-Nc
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
A. L.miller
R-Neb
DeWitt Ss. Hyde
R-Md
Subcommittee
Mad Bomber Strikes Again In New York
Police found a four inch pipe shaped device in a theater seat at the Paramount in Times Square tied to the ongoing “mad bomber” case. A prior threat prompted a police sweep of the venue after hours with no explosion. Rewards totaling 26000 dollars were posted for the bomber’s capture.
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New York
Paramount Theater
Times Square
New York Public Library
Grand Central Station
Manhattan
Ft. Tilden
Queens
Board of Estimate
Patrolmens Benevolent Assn
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Texas Safety Assn
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