Demand Ouster of Top Missile Chief Holaday
Washington—Senators press for removal of Missile Director William M. Holaday and shakeup of the top civilian command of the missiles program. Lyndon Johnson leads calls for replacing officials who let vital missile decisions get lost in the Defense Department. The subcommittee favors a top new leader to end delays and misleading actions amid questions about priorities between missiles and satellites.
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Texas
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Holaday
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Sen. Stennis
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Defense’ Department
Storm damages Bergensfjord on rough Atlantic crossing
Oslo ship Bergensfjord arrives 274 days after voyage endures worst Atlantic crossing in 40 years. Captain Olaf Bjoemstad recalls the voyage as the roughest in four decades at sea.
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Oslo
Bergensfjord
Olaf Bjoemstad
Rainstorm Causes Flooding and Parade Cancellation in L A
A weekend storm dumped 1.26 inches of rain on Long Beach and surrounding areas, triggering flood warnings and rockslides from Pt Conception to Oceanside. The Disneyland Christmas Parade was canceled and rescheduled. The Los Angeles River swelled, with the storm total reaching 4.80 inches in some zones while other locales saw much less. No injuries were reported by the sheriff, and property damage appeared minimal.
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L Oceanside
Southland
U.S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Sanrear
compary-Fernando Valley
West Los JSON
Angeles
Mystery Gift Stirs Stockton Reader Weekend
Dr Myron Carr found a rain soaked package under his Christmas tree with the note Do not open until Christmas The sheriff called for a demolition squad at Sharpe s General Depot but was off duty A sheriff s deputy with Army demolition experience opened the package revealing lights stolen from the doctor s tree overnight.
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Myron Carr
Sheriff's Office
Sharpe's General Depot
Army
Onensa Af
Ike Prays for NATO Meeting to Succeed
In Paris a sermon at Notre Cathedral urged NATO unity as leaders gather for the summit. President and Gen. Lauris Norstad showed upbeat resolve after prayers at the embassy cathedral, stressing a free world defense against Soviet pressure. The minister addressed about 750 attendees, calling for a standard of liberty and a society of free people over regimented systems.
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Iran Quake Death Toll Tops Two Thousand in West
Reports from Tehran say a second series of earthquakes in Iran's north west worsened casualties. The Red Lion and Sun Society notes 702 bodies in Farsmail city amid continuing tremors and sub zero weather. Officials say the toll now exceeds 2,000 with many injured and homeless across Kurdistan Hamadan and Kermanshah provinces. In Tokyo Moscow Radio cites 1,200+ dead in the Outer Mongolia quake, with 200 in a village near Ulan Bator and the worst area northwest of the capital.
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Iran
Red Lion and
Sun Society
Farsmail
Red Liar
Kurdistan
Hamadan
Kermanshah
Tokyo
Moscow Radio
Outer Mongolia
Alev Sande
Ulan Bator
Girl and youth survive 150 foot Palos Verdes cliffs plunge
A 15 year old Long Beach girl Sandra J. McDowcate fractured wrist and minor cuts after slipping from Palos Verdes cliffs overlooking the ocean at Marineland. Wilbur Lee Puckett 23 of Hawthorne sustained severe head and facial injuries including a broken jaw and right arm fracture. Puckett was found on shore near Bluff Cove semi conscious. Police and bystanders carried him to the cliff top amid heavy rain. Mercer and Fitchard Taylor 16 and others assisted lifeguards in the rescue.
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Bluff Cove
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Palos” Verdes
Wremen
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Linden
Sandra
Reuther speech sparks debate at AFL-CIO convention
Walter Reuther presented a controversial economic view urging higher wages and fringe benefits. He argued that inflation stems from insufficient purchasing power. Critics label the idea inconsistent with established economics, noting past patterns of overproduction and price trends. Continued on Page 4-6.
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Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower Opens Way for European Nuclear Missiles
President Eisenhower on the eve of NATO talks pressed France’s Premier Gaillard toward easing aid for American intermediate range missiles and warheads to bolster European front lines against the Soviet threat. He also sent a disarmament telegram to Nehru while planning meetings with Adenauer and Macmillan ahead of the NATO summit opening at Palais de Chaillot.
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Ami
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India
Nehru
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Adenauer
Harold Macmil
Portugal
Antoni Salazar
Attiestes
Seven Aboard Plane Missing Over California Flight
A Beech twin with seven aboard vanished Sunday on a Reno to San Francisco charter flight. CAA reported the craft last over Auburn at 3 24 pm with three hours fuel, piloted by Ed Rost for Town and Country Travel Service San Francisco. Co pilots and some passenger names were not released.
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Nev
San Francisco International
Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Calif
Sacramento
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Ed.Rost
Th Town and Country Travel Service
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Rend
Nevada
Woman Held Against Will In 14 Hour Abduction
A Hollydale woman reported being forced into a car and abused for about 14 hours in a nighttime kidnapping. She described the attacker as a 25 year old man, six feet tall, 165 pounds, dark hair, wearing a red flannel shirt and khaki parts, last seen near the North Long Beach area. Police linked her description to a prior case involving two young women in the harbor area. The victim was dropped near North Long Beach around 11:30 a.m. Sunday after recounting the ordeal to officers.
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Long Beach
Wilmington
Ipoint
North Police
Wasjis
el Segundo
Cation
Harbor Area
Osa
Missing 78 Year Old Near Idyllwild With Dogs
San Jacinto Mountains search teams combed rugged terrain near Idyllwild Riverside County for a 78 year old man and his two dogs. Frank Steele of Pinion Flats was reportedly trekking in the San Jacinto region on Thursday and has been missing since.
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Frank Steele
Pinion Flats
San Jacinto Mountains
Van guard satellite stand repair at Cape Canaveral
A repair project on the Van guard satellite launching stand at Cape Canaveral Florida is to be completed by Wednesday. A mysterious Shangri La is beckoning a missing man and his wife, reported Sunday.
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Vanguard
Cape’ Canaveral
Fla
Elephant panics crowd as baby elephant falls from hotel stage
A one ton baby elephant named Koa toppled from a three foot platform at the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel Roof Garden during a Sunday Christmas party. At least 800 parents and children watched in panic as trainer moved to regain control. no one was hurt and the event ended.
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Sheraton-Gibson
Koa
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