Gas Explosion Levels Buildings in Toledo Meat Plant
A downtown gas explosion at a Toledo meat packing firm killed Paul Bocherding and injured two others. Two workers remain missing as rubble and shattered windows cover a four block area including the Commodore Perry and Secor hotels. Fire officials estimate damage above one million dollars while a coroner notes the blast followed a lighter flame in the cooling room.
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Toledo
Ohio
Paul Bocherding
Mercy Hospital
James Dunn
Stanley Dam
Secer
Arnold Papenhagen
Hygrade Food Products Co
Stanley J. Brown
Lutheran Thrift Shop
Paul Hohly
Damschroeder
Pair In Moscow Maclean Burgess Riddles Still Unanswered
Moscow report recounts the dramatic Kremlin reveal of former British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean at the National Hotel two days before the 20th Congress. They claimed to be Communists since Cambridge and blamed a Western faction for misreading policy.
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Moscow
Guy Burgess
Donald Maclean
Kremlin
National Hotel
Europe
Burgess
Maclean
Cambridge University
Russia
Soviet Union
West
U. S
English Channel
Foreign Office
BBC
British
Secret Service
Washington
Melinda Marling
Chicago
Francis N. Marling
Lloyd accuses Soviets of lack of candor in Burgess Maclean case
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd condemns Soviet handling of Burgess and Maclean inquiry as lacking candor. He warned Moscow not to drive a wedge between the United States and Britain while noting Khrushchev’s impending visit and alleging Soviet aims to sour UK U.S. ties.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Guy Burgess
Donald Maclean
House of Commons
United States
Britain
Burgess-Maclean
Winston Churchill
Eden
Maclean
Moscow
Lloyd
Dana
Gener
Bulgan
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Eisener
John Richardson Injures Leg in Slip at Home In Bland
John Richardson, a guard at State Road Cams 3, slipped on his wife's waxed floor at his Bland home and broke his leg. He expects to return to work tomorrow.
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Bland
John Richardson
State Road Cams 3
Planes and ships head for SEATO exercises
F384 Thunderjet fighters, Globe masters and Flying Boxcars arrive at Clark Air Force Base en route to SEATO maneuvers off Thailand. Carrier Princeton leads a task force with destroyers McDermut Tingey and the seaplane tender Salisbury Sound carrying 650 Filipino troops for a three day exercise to show SEATO cooperation and mobility of U.S. forces in Asia.
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Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
U. S. Air Force Base
SEATO
Thailand
Princeton
South China Sea
McDermut
Tingey
Salisbury Sound
U.S
Asia
Khrushchev Sacks Officials as Congress Opens
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev wipes clean ranks ahead of the 20th Congress. Kruglov ousted as interior minister. Dudorov and Pu nov reassigned. Gedvilas replaced in Lithuania by M V Shumaus. Parshin removed from key posts amid broad lineup changes signaling tight control.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev
Sergei Kruglov
N. Prov
Kruglov
Lavrenty Beria
Beria
Dudorov
M. Puzanovy
Russian
M. A. Yasnov
Moscow
Chev
Punov
Lithuania
M. A. Gedvilas
Lithuanian Republic
M. V. Shumausas
P. I. Parshin
Oat
Geo
Soil Bank valued at 2 billion dollars eyed in debate
Senator Aiken predicts the soil bank could add about two billion dollars to the form. He warns a presidential veto if Congress ties price supports to soil bank provisions. Ellender Young push for higher mandatory supports to aid cotton wheat corn rice and peanuts. Benson vice president cautions, while Eisenhower stance remains unclear.
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Washngton
Aiken
R-Vt
New Soil Bank
Congress
Soil Bank
Eisenhower
Benson
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Agriculture subcommittee kills eight percent cut on flue-cured tobacco
A House Agriculture subcommittee killed a proposal to cut flue-cured tobacco acreage quotas by eight percent, citing potential economic shock and distress to producers. The move follows a 12 percent reduction and came after seedbeds were sown and contracts signed.
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Washington (P
House
Cooley
D-Nc
Agriculture Committee
Carl T. Hicks
Walstonburg
N. C
Rep. Abbitt
D-Va
N.C
Rep
Medical Report on Eisenhower’s Re Election Decision
President Eisenhower’s doctors will present a new medical report tomorrow to help him decide on seeking a second term. Dr. Paul Dudley White, chairman of his case since the Sept 24 heart attack, arrives from the West Coast for analysis, with results expected by midweek. He will then fly to Georgia for a few days at the Humphrey plantation before the final decision around March 1.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
White
Boston
West Coast
Thomasville
Treas Humphrey
Tiemann
Fresh Snowstorms Plunge Western Europe Into Deep Freeze
Western Europe endures a third week of severe cold as fresh snowstorms kill and trap hundreds. Death tolls by country rise with France 84 and Britain 45 while Greece and Yugoslavia report dozens more missing. U S and Italian forces mobilize to deliver relief to snowbound communities.
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London
Europe
Dakota
Macedonia
Strezimir
Torbeski
Trnica
Nicpor
Stirovica
Mavrovo
France
Britain
Italy
Germany
Greece
Slavia
Denmark
Turkey
Holland
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
Belgium
Cyprus
Tripoli
Portugal
U. S. Air Force
Scandinavia
New Broad Probe Shapes Inquiry After Neff Denies Other Contributions
Oil lawyer John M. Neff testified he made no campaign donations to any senator beyond the $2,500 to Sen. Francis Case as a special Senate panel closed hearings on the Case incident. A broader inquiry into outside groups’ influence on the gas bill was taking shape, with Sen. Gore urging action and Sen. Hennings stepping aside due to re election plans. The committee closed after brief testimony and said no further witnesses were expected, while investigators noted witnesses remain under subpoena.
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Washnington
John M. Neff Oil Company
Sen
Francis Case
R-Sd
Senate
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Hennings
Gore
Senate Committee
Sen. George
D-Ga
Paul Whaley
Dawson County
Nebraska
Neff
Sioux Falls
Whaley
Charles W. Steadman
Steadman
George
South Dakota
Evans
AFL-CIO Sees Republican Edge in 1956 Race
AFL-CIO strategists told the Executive Council that Republicans will hold an edge in the 1956 presidential race. They cite Eisenhower's policy shifts and farm price declines as key issues. The report notes party realignment, delayed Eisenhower bid, and labor's aim for a liberal congressional majority with net gains in seats.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Eisen
Afl-Cio Executive Council
James L. McDevitt
Jack Kroll
Eisenhower
Joam
Organized Labor
Congress
Senate
Logan Seeks Admission for Negro Student at Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb Junior College trustees heard a subcommittee report on whether a Negro boy should be allowed to enroll. John W. Logan of Forest City says he will not seek forcible entry and would be a day student without needing a dorm. The subcommittee polled students, faculty, and local residents on admission, conduct, athletics, and dining hall access. The Baptist State Convention previously allowed trustees to decide on such matters.
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Boiling Springs
N.C
Gardner-Webb Junior College
John W. Logan
Rt. 2
Forest City
Baptist State Convention
Stevenson Harriman Split Over Federal School Aid Policy
The Associated Press reports Stevenson and Harriman clash over federal grants to schools resisting desegregation. Harriman backs Powell's amendment. Stevenson opposes exploiting desegregation tensions and wants the issue kept from the presidential campaign. Kefauver has not taken a final position. Eisenhower opposes the amendment and Hall predicts a Truman era contrast.
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Associated Press
Adia Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Tacsimea
New York
Stevenson
Cam
Nihe
Portland
Leonard Hall
Truman
Hall
Eisenhower
Harriman
Rep
Powell
Congress
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
Noreater
Supreme Court
Slate Chest Mystery Solved Near Relma Rackley Home
Goldsboro residents accept Garland Norris's claim that a slate chest found near the Relma Rackley home contained only a few small items and belonged to Clara Ward and her husband Jimmy. Norris noted the chest showed no hidden contents and the Wards later moved to New Jersey.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Kidd
Relma Rackley
Garland Norris
Norris
Clara Ward
Jimmy
Jimmy Ward
Clara
New Jersey
Buri Easure
Hundred-East
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