UN salvage fleet begins clearing of Suez Canal
A United Nations salvage team led by diver Flip Gwoud starts removing war debris from the southern Suez Canal. The operation at Abukir involves cutting sunken ships with torches and hoisting debris to canal banks as Egyptian crews clear others. The effort, part of a broader UN plan, aims to reopen the waterway blocked after recent fighting.
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Hercules
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U.N
Port Said
Canal Authority
Ismailia
Midway Point
Cherryville Skips Modern Times and Firing Old Cannon
Cherryville, N C plans a New Year guns tradition at 12 01 am with 40 to 45 local muskets firing from the new municipal building for Mayor W T Robinson. The shooting will roam the streets and extend into Tuesday afternoon as the old custom endures.
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Cherryville
N. C
W. T. Robinson
Deer warning signs spread around Los Alamos roads
The Wallen League is painting white deer on roads near the atomic laboratory to alert residents and visitors to deer-car collision risks. State Gems Department notes 2 to 30 deer are killed yearly in Los Alamos and nearby areas.
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N. M
Wallen League
Atomic Laboratory
State Gems Department
Senate panel flags military failings in Korean War brainwashing fears
Senate Investigations subcommittee faults U S military training for captivity cruelties in Korea while saying brainwashing as a term is not proven. Report cites 70 percent of Army prisoners collaborating under pressure and 15 percent as active collaborators and urges UN protest and U S history education in schools.
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Senate
United Nations
United States
U.S
Ike Seeks War Power As Mideast Safeguard
The Associated Press reports holiday traffic deaths remained below Christmas levels as New Year counts rose to 81 in traffic, eight in fires, and 10 in other accidents by 9 p.m. EST amid NSC cautious optimism for a safer long weekend. National Safety Council president Ned H. Dearborn credited enforcement and public response, noting the trend could reverse as the four-day period continues.
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Egypt
Jordan
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Formosa
Jordan River
Europe
Cold Front and Snow Hit North Carolina
A cold front brought heavy western mountain snow and light rainfall across the state. Temperatures were forecast to plunge to the 10 to 20 range in the mountains and into the 20s elsewhere with gale winds near the coast and small craft warnings. Highway hazards formed as ice and up to two inches of snow shut several roads and caused standstills, though few injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Mercury
Weather Bureau
State Highway Patrol
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Madison County
U.S. 441
Newfound Gap
Cherokee
U.S. 25
Merida Nurses Protest Low Christmas Bonuses
In Merida Mexico more than 200 nurses and hospital employees protested to officials over Christmas bonuses of 32 cents each. The action highlighted discontent with pay practices in the local health sector.
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Merida
Mexico
Four Violent Deaths Mark North Carolina New Year Holiday
The New Year holiday period in North Carolina saw at least four violent deaths. Fort Bragg soldiers Ralph Bennett and Finley Robbins died when their car hit a bridge railing on base. Joe Monks, 22, was killed when his car was struck by a Seaboard Air Line passenger train near Apex. Washington Meadows, 50, died from smoke in a Charlotte bedroom fire. A Roanoke Rapids ministerial student and his sister, Loy, 23, and Suzanne 15, disappeared after a sailboat accident on Roanokes Rapids Lake. the craft was found overturned, with a large search ongoing.
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Associated Press
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Ft. Bragg
High Point
Ralph Bennett
C. Finley T. Robbins
Joe Monks
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Apex
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Washington J. Meadows
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Roanokes Rapids
Swain Loy
Suzanne
Thousands of foreigners visit Red China in 1956
Kyodo news service reports about 2,000 Japanese visited Communist China in 1956, mainly from trade, industry and finance groups and labor unions. In total 6,000 foreigners including Britons Indonesians and Indians traveled to Red China that year.
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Tokyo
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Kyodo
Europe Plans Big New Year Revelry Amid Shortages
European hotels and restaurants report solid bookings for New Year despite fuel shortages and higher prices. London parties reach five pounds ten shillings per person, Paris dinners about 13 800 francs, and Oslo fully booked as Norwegians face 35 to 60 kroner dinners.
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East Berlin
Fires Rage Along California Coast Destroy Homes and Acres
Southern California is hit by a new wave of brush fires swelling to cover more than 43 000 acres. One blaze in Piru Canyon near Piru has scorched 2 500 acres while the nearby Lake Sherwood fire has burned 11 000 acres and eight homes. Federal aid opens with 100 000 dollars as President Eisenhower declares a major disaster.
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Palos Verdes Estates
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Eisenhower
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Malibu Beach
William Bishop
Pacific Western Oil Co
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Perry Barker
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Piru Canyon
Barker
Eisenhower Plans Seven-State Drought Tour January 13
President Eisenhower will tour drought areas in Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Kansas January 13 to 15 to survey damage and chart an expanded federal aid program for farmers and ranchers. The trip includes stops in San Angelo Westwood Clovis Tucson Pueblo Garden City and Wichita with meetings on relief measures and floodwaters.
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Eisenhower
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Oklahoma
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Kansas
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Alfred M. Gruenther
Allied Forces
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Okla
Clovis
N. M
Tucson
Ariz
David- Monthan Air Force Base
Pueblo
Colo
Garden City
Kan
Wichita
Banking
Beaten band director doubts Klan link in two incidents
Camden High School band director Guy Hutchins says hooded attackers tied him to a tree and beat him for alleged pro integration remarks but investigators say the men acted independently of Ku Klux Klan activity. A second victim with chest wounds is hospitalized as officers watch for further trouble.
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Camden
S. C
Guy Hutchins
Hutchins
Huchins
Tim Hutchins
Kershaw
D. E. Hilton
Mad Bomber eludes police as scares spread nationwide
New York battles ongoing bomb threats from a 16 year mystery figure labeled the mad bomber. Police seek federal help and public cooperation as similar scares appear in Philadelphia Trenton and New Jersey cities and even Haverhill Massachusetts. FBI says it will join when jurisdiction permits amid widespread searches and false alarms.
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Haverhill
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