Zhukov Rising in Kremlin Power Struggle
Washington reports say Marshal Georgi Zhukov has moved to second place in Soviet power as Khrushchev faces a reshuffle. Officials note Zhukov’s full Presidium membership and growing influence while speculating on Khrushchev’s possible tightening grip and Stalinist drift. The shakeup follows the purge of six Kremlin leaders and a pause in Ely’s Moscow briefings.
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Georgi K. Zhukov
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Zhukov
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Red Army
Domina
Nist
Antonin Novotny
Délles
Moscow
Swedish Passenger Ship La Plata Burns and Sinks Off Brazil
The Swedish cargo liner La Plata burned and sank off the central Brazilian coast near Salvador while en route from Stockholm to Rio and Buenos Aires. All aboard were rescued by the Brazilian tanker Bittencourt Sampaio and Moore-McCormack Line vessel, with exact crew and passenger counts unavailable. The ship, of 7,374 tons, was owned by Johnson Line of Stockholm.
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Rio D Janeiro
la Plata
Johnson Line
Stockholm
Rio
Buenos Aires
Salvador
Bittencourt Sampaio
Moore-McCormack Line
Odd Bits From A Busy Page Of Local Notes
A collage of trivia covers retail size in St Louis and trends in hair dye driving education and music. It notes 80 000 items in a giant self service store with female customers outnumbering men and cites a barber shopping tale. It mentions spoon bread origins and TV in Britain.
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St. Louis
Albuquerque
N. M
Tribune
Britain
BBC
U. S
Millenium Manor: Man Builds Fortress Home for Eternal Life
Nicholson and his wife constructed a 14 room two story stone house in 1938 completed 1946 with 432 ton roof and several baths as a shrine to everlasting life on earth. He insists the home cannot rust or rot and plans to live forever believing the Bible and a literal millennial promise. The house has drawn tourists and he has refused offers to buy it stating he needs nothing but faith and health.
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Nicholson
Ara
Jesus Christ
Christ
Carpenter
Tennessee
Navy Receives Third Distlefink Battalion
In Kutztown Pennsylvania a 198 strongDistlefink battalion joined the Navy for the third year in a row. Mrs. Elsie Mertz Easton Pa earned the Distlefink baking title in a state contest. The Distlefink symbolizes Pennsylvania Dutch culture and pies await their return.
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Kutztown
Navy
Distlefink
Elsie Mertz
Easton
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Wfmytv
Temple Motors, Inc
High Point, N. C
Tee Beyond Sales
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High Point, N.C
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Thomasville, N. C
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Coneten
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Amos Furniture Co
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