Princess Margaret Sparks Royal Romance Rumors in London Return
Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Clarence House from Scotland in high spirits as Princess Margaret raced back to London amid rumors of a royal affair with Group Captain Townsend. Buckingham Palace and press sources indicated a possible official statement on the stance of Princess Margaret and Townsend later in the week.
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Clarence House
Elizabeth II
Duke of Burgh
Scotland
Euston
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Townsend
Sussex
London
Princess Margaret
Uckfield House
Nevillies
Onyx
Daily Sketch
Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Royal Command
British Press Assn
Capt. T
House of Commons
Emergency Landing by Eastern Air Lines Plane at Charlotte
Dave Shriner of Miami made a remarkable emergency landing of an Eastern Air Lines plane with 39 aboard at Charlotte Municipal Airport after the left engine caught fire. No injuries occurred as fire crews extinguished the blaze and passengers decamped via emergency chute before continuing to Miami. Investigations by the Civil Aeronautics Authority and Eastern Air Lines were launched into the cause.
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Charlotte
Dave Shriner
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Charlotte Municipal
Shriner
Here
Detroit
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Eastern
Millionaire sportsman William Woodward Jr shot by wife
Oyster Bay New York: William Woodward Jr 35 renowned racehorse owner and social figure was killed by his wife Ann 32 who said she mistook him for a prowler. Police treat death as accidental pending Nassau County investigation. The Woodwards famed Belair stables Nashua owner and television racing figure was shot in his bedroom doorway around 3 am.
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William Woodward Jr
Ann
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Florida
Hialeah Racetrack
Oyster Bay, N. Y
Nassau County Dist
Frank Gulotta
Woodwards
Iepanediars
Woodward
Nashua
Swaps
Chicago
Belair
Bowie
Washington, D. C
India
Northeast hit by strong wind and rain storm
A strong wind and heavy rain swept the Northeast causing flood fears in New Jersey New York Connecticut and other states. Two drownings occurred Adirondacks and a motorboat incident near Schoharie Creek prompted flood alerts. Snow and cold followed with 10 to 20 degree drops south to Florida and a 20 degree warmup in the Central Plains.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
New
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
Accia
New York State
Catskill Mountains
Nedrow
Syracuse
N.Y
Schoharie Creek
Adirondacks
Oe A. Cross
Robert Ae Lee
Antwerp
N.Y., Withkoee
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Oregon
Washington
Mullen Pass
Idaho
Duluth
Minn
New England
Florida
Central Plains
Rocky Mountain
Companies Penalized For Imports
Three manufacturers linked to Japanese imports must pay 60 000 to charity as ordered by impartial arbitrator F Nathan Wolf under an ILGWU contract clause requiring all blouses to be made in union shops Regal Accessories Inc pays 25 000 Republic Novelty Co 10 000 with 25 000 from a third company designated to 13 union charities the unnamed firm agreed to contribute Voluntary relief reflects union opposition to imports and tariff talks and drew swift industry reaction.
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New York
Japan
AFL International Inient Workers Union
F. Nathan Wolf
ILGWU
David Dubinsky
Washington
United States
Regal Accessories, Inc
Republic Novelty Co
Eisenhower Quiet About 1956 Plans Amid Political Scramble
President Eisenhower remains silent on his 1956 plans while returning to political activity. He met with Cabinet member Postmaster General Summerfield at Fitzsimons Army Hospital and discussed farm prices with Benson. Doctors report him awake and cheerful, with his longest unassisted walk since hospitalization.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Benson
Cally
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Summerfield
Republican National Committee
White House
Congress
Hospita
Disaster Insurance Probed
The Senate Banking Committee begins hearings on federal disaster insurance covering floods hurricanes wars and other calamities. Witnesses from the Housing and Home Finance Agency Civil Defense Administration and Defense Department testify as the panel explores a national program with a proposed federal disaster administrator and privat e reinsurer duties.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Civil Defense Administration
Defense Department
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Congress
Primary tests get backin g
Washington reports that if President Eisenhower does not run, Knowland may contest California’s 70 delegate slate. Knight hints at a favorite son bid, while Kefauver criticizes GOP right wing plots. Convention plans in Chicago include Stevenson Truman Harriman leaders and a push for Stevenson’s formal announcement.
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Washington
Len Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
GOP
Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Knight
Nixon
Ehower
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Muskegon
Mich
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Harry S. Truman
Averell Harriman
New York
Douglas
D-Ill
Stevenson
George M
Pennsylvania
Truman
Missouri
State retailers seen poised for big December gains
Sales Management magazine predicts November retail sales up 8 percent from a year earlier and Greensboro North Carolina among cities with gains above the national average. The report foresees broad December growth across apparel stores and auto dealers, with additional states including Alabama Michigan Florida Arizona and Rhode Island. For 1955 retail sales are projected to rise to about 185 billion dollars from 170 billion in 1954 and 1953.
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Alabama
Michigan
Arizona
Rhode Island
Quick cold water eases severe burns and guides surgery
A university team reports cold tap water applied within minutes swiftly relieves burn pain and reduces aftereffects in animals and humans. The session notes also describe a dye-enhanced X ray technique to locate heart blockages in dogs, with potential human applications, and radioactive iodine tests to detect abdominal abscesses after surgery.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science
Chicago
Levi E. Renolds
C. Reed Brown
Philip B. Price
University of Utah College of Medicine
Clinical Congress
The
Ameri
Can College of Surgeons
Eisenhower
Jack A. Cannon
Charles A. Clifford
Gautan Diesch
Wiley F. Barker
University of California School of Medicine
Los Angeles
Irving M. Arie
Jean Kuznik
B.S
George T. Pack
New York
British Official Urges Barriers Dropped and Direct Moscow Air Links
British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan urged the Soviet Union to drop barriers on news and radio broadcasts and to grant direct air links with Moscow to boost travel. He said free passage of ideas is crucial and hinted at forthcoming proposals to ease East West movement. Dulles plans Madrid trip and Tito meeting as part of broader talks on European security.
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Geneva
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Eat
Soviet
Foreian
Isc
UN Co. S
Dalles
Icles
Dulles
Madrid
Spain
Gauralissimo
Francisco Franco
Tito
Brioni
United States
Merle Thorpe Dies After Long Illness
Merle Thorpe longtime newsman radio commentator and business editor died of cancer at 76 after a lengthy illness. He built The State magazine and daily air briefings for Cities Service Co and served as director or trustee for several corporations. Thorpe edited magazines and wrote on business and politics and began reporting at Stanford for the Palo Alto Times. He received a degree in 1926 with help from Herbert Hoover. His home Hollin Hall lies near Alexandria Virginia. Survivors include wife Lillian daughters Day and Merle Jr sister and brother.
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Merle Thorpe
New York
Cities Service Co
George Washington University Hospital
Thorpe
Rerpe
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Hollin Hall
Alexandria
Lillian Isabel Day
Day Thorpe
The
Washington Star
Merle Thorpe Jr
Washington
Ray Eldridge
Mount Vernon
Wash
Harper Bower
Ellsworth
Kan
Clyde Thorpe
Sultan Returns From Madagascar Exile to France Visit
The Moroccan sultan Ben Youssef arrived at Nice and checked into the Soroc Golf Hotel Beauvallon amid a motorcade. He plans a brief stop in France before returning to the French African protectorate, with politics unsettled as French authorities negotiate a new government and regency.
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Ng Myedan
Morocco
Madagascar
Negore
France
Mons
Soroc Golf Hotel
Beauvallon
Nice
Bena
Haneland
Eenate
Ben Yousef
Secae
Mohammed Bes
Moulay Arafa
Difle Reat
Thami el Glaoul
Crom Lanter
Baoul
Caperoneus Ben Arafa
Edgar Faure
Ben Arafa
Ben Youssef
Four Killed In Head On Auto Crash Near Spartanburg
Two cars collided on a curve seven miles northwest of Spartanburg killing four people and leaving three others critically injured. Passengers Luther Murray and Mrs Ethel Peateson died in the 1956 Plymouth along with Mrs Evelyn Murray. The second car occupants Roby Wofford and Myrtle Wofford were among the critically injured. The crash scene described intense heat and fire as responders struggled for 45 minutes to reach the wreckage.
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Spartanburg
Luther Murray
Hendersoneville
N.C
Ethel Peateson
Saluda
Plymouth
Evelyn Murray
Hendersonville
Lucy Duncan
Mountainview
Spartan County Home
R. E. Wofford
Landrum
Roby Harvey Wofford
Myrtle Wofford
Burg
Odell Fowler
Rt. 2
Murray
North Carolina
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New York City
Boston
Providence
U. L
Hartford
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Sultan
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