Sinking of Carl D. Bradley Claims 15 Missing Seamen
Grim accounts from Carl D. Bradley survivors Frank Mays and Elmer Fleming detail 15 men missing after the 615-foot freighter broke apart near Gull Island during a 40 mile wind storm on Lake Michigan. Rescue efforts by Sundew Hollyhock and aircraft continued as searchers report 18 bodies recovered and two raft survivors recount the nightmarish voyage.
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Carl D. Bradley
Charlevoix, Mich
Frank Mays
Marlyn
Elmer Fleming
Gull Island
Michigan
Coast Guard
Bradley
Great Lakes
Fleming
Mays
Big Steel Merger Banned by U S Judge Weinfeld
U S District Judge Edward Weinfeld barred Bethlehem Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co from merging in an 88 page ruling. He found a reasonable probability the combination would violate Clayton Act Section 7 by substantially lessening competition and creating a monopoly in the iron and steel industry.
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NEW York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
U.S
Edward Weinfeld
Weinfeld
Bethlehem
Youngstown
Iron and Steel
North Carolina Leaders Highlight Economic Rise in Southeast
Governor Luther Hodges told Philadelphia food processors that North Carolina leads the Southeast in economic progress and offers strong advantages for the food processing industry. He noted available eastern lands for fruit and vegetable processing and said farmers statewide are eager to contract production. Hodges spoke during a goodwill mission to explain the state's benefits to industry.
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Philadelphia
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Southeast
Hodges
N.C
Hodgse
Sudan Coup Chief Signals Internal Focus and Ongoing UAR Ties
Gen Ibrahim Abboud, Sudan's new strong man, told AP from Khartoum that his primary aim is internal reorganization and that foreign policy decisions will come later. He suggested seeking better relations with the United Arab Republic and did not elaborate on Nile waters talks.
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Cairo
Sudan
United Arab Republic
Ibrahim Abboud
Khartoum
Associated Press
U.A.R
Nile
Abboud
Nasser
Soviet Berlin plan outlined to Adenauer
Soviet Ambassador Andrei Smirnov briefed Chancellor Adenauer on Moscow aims to end the four power occupation of Berlin. Western diplomats noted Russia seeks to place East Germany in control of land air and rail routes while West Berlin receives Western defense commitments. The talks followed Khrushchev’s Moscow declaration and amid Western resolve to defend Berlin.
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Bonn
Germany
Andrei Smirnov
Konrad Adenauer
Berlin
Smirnov
East Germany
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Adenauer
Soviet Union
Middle East
Far East
West Germany
Democrats Plan New 700 Club Aiding Fund Drive
The Democratic National Committee plans a Dec. 6 meeting to discuss a new exclusive 700 Club for Democrats able to donate 1900 dollars. The party faces about 700000 dollars in the red, with efforts to recruit wealthy members from states with large gains in the November elections. Finance director Kenneth M. Birkhead said the goal is to wipe out the deficit, noting past losses and that Republicans had all bills paid by November 1.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Kenneth M. Birkhead
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Big Three draft stiff policy on Berlin blockade threats
The Western Big Three plan a tough policy to counter any Communist move to disrupt Allied air, rail, and road traffic to West Berlin. Diplomats warn East German control of routes could trigger a crisis, with options including armored convoys or reviving the airlift, while limiting contacts with East German authorities.
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Washington
West Berlin
Berlin
Russia
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Tom Pittman Dead in Hollywood Car Crash
Hollywood mourns 25 year old actor Tom Pittman a rising talent likened to James Dean. His sports car plunged from a mountain curve leaving him crushed in the wreckage authorities await autopsy to determine how long he survived. Pittman had just finished a key role in the film Verboten producing Sam Fuller called the loss great for the industry.
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Hollywood
James Dean
Tom Pittman
Dean
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Pittman
Alan Ladd
Cimarron
Zane Grey Theater
Marlon Brando
Norma Stuart
Keefe Brasselle
Frank Alten
Sheriff's Office
Alten
Jerry Alten
Roy Kerton
Missing Tucson Boy Scouts Prompts Large Mountain Search
Three Tucson boys aged 12 to 16 are missing since Saturday after hiking Mt Baldy in a snowstorm. About 350 searchers including 265 soldiers, 35 airmen and 50 volunteers prepared to scour the 9,400-foot peak from two sides while bloodhounds followed clothing trail clues.
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Tucson
Aziz
Bruce la Noue
Santa Rita
Michael
Mike Early
David Greenberg
Mt. Baldy
Army Heliccopters
NLRB Leaders Questioned Over Labor Case Delays
Senators pressed NLRB Chairman Boyd Leedom and officials to explain delays in a cited bargaining election case involving Coffey Transfer Co. in Lincoln Nebraska. Coffey testified his request in 1955 followed a Teamsters boycott and he argued action was too slow, with Ervin calling the process moves as leaden and the vote eligibility limited to seven drivers.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Tha Renceme
Senate Rackets Committee
Boyd Leedom
Tom Coffey
Lincoln
Neb
Coffey
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Ervin
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Teamsters
Coffey Transfer Co
Military manpower cuts planned across all services
Washington report says the Eisenhower administration will trim armed forces manpower from 2,596,282 to about 2,525,000 by June 30. Congress earlier resisted Army and Marine reductions, providing funds to maintain 900,000 Army and 200,000 Marines though not mandatory.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of
Defense McElroy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Armed Services
Dhe East
Formosa Strait
Congress
McElroy
Rainteline& Dane Seat
GOP Leaders To Meet Eisenhower On Budget Plan
Republican congressional leaders will meet President Eisenhower around Dec. 10 to map next year’s program while holding down spending. Johnson said the Senate may seek a two thirds vote to end filibusters, but he opposes a rules change. Johnson also indicated no new civil rights legislation is planned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
House
Martin
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
86Th Congress
GOP
Farmera
British Official Is Accused In Court
Ian Douglas Harvey third ranking Foreign Office official and Walter Plant 19 were charged with gross indecency in St James Park near Buckingham Palace. Hearing adjourned to December 10. both released on 25 pound bail. Harvey an under secretary for foreign affairs since 1950 and married in 1949.
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London
Ian Douglas Harvey
British
Foreign Office
Harvey
Walter Plant
Plant
St James’ Park
Buckingham Palace
East Harrow
Britain
Wolfenden Committee
Sir John Wolfenden
Jet Fighter Crashes at El Toro Traces Train Collision
A jet fighter overshot El Toro airfield and crashed on railroad tracks, triggering a Santa Fe San Diegan collision that derailed three railroad sections and left no serious injuries. Brakeman Pat Schamber pulled the pilot from the wreckage as the jet exploded into flames near a lounge car.
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EL Toro
Calif
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Pat Schamber
Santa Fe
San Diegan
San Diego
Los Angeles
Phillip M. Schmidt
Schmidt
William Ryder
William M. Schmidt
Cincinnati
Power's Body Returns to Hollywood After Madrid Death
Tyrone Power, 44, died of a heart attack in Madrid. His body arrived at Hollywood International Airport in a canvas covered casket. His widow Deborah Ann Power, pregnant, was aided by a business manager as funeral plans began for Friday at Hollywood Cemetery. Power's second wife Linda Christian and their two daughters would not attend.
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Hollywood
Tyrone Power
Deborah Ann
International
Power
Madrid
Spain
A. Morgan Maree
Hollywood Cemetery
Linda Christtian
Beverly Hills
Romina
Taryn
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