Rebels Crushed by Venezuela in Revolution
CARACAS Venezuela The Perez Jimenez government said royal troops crushed a brief uprising by Venezuelan Air Force and Army units with some leaders fleeing to Barranquilla Colombia seeking asylum. Military said other rebels were captured in mop up ops as the revolt was reportedly confined to Maracay Air Base initially.
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Perez Jimenez
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State
Department
U.S
Ferez Jimenez
Mexico City
Judy Garland Ends Las Vegas Engagement After Walkout
Judy Garland walked off the Flamingo stage during a New Year’s Eve show citing noisy patrons and canceled her four week Las Vegas contract worth about 30 000 a week. She returned to Los Angeles for rest as doctors noted laryngitis and fatigue. Meanwhile Venezuelan rebel activity in Miranda state and Maracay was suppressed by loyal forces with no American injuries reported.
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Lan
Ugly Duckling
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Athens
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United States
Grieans Weather Bureau
Campeche Bay
Opera
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Russian Guards Tighten Berlin Border After Desertion
Soviet troops briefly patrolled East Berlin border crossings and key intersections in a bid to block deserters from crossing the Tron Curtain. By nightfall patrols were pulled back amid limited deserter reports and inconsistent eyewitness accounts, with British officials confirming a Russian soldier had fled.
Meaning of four special elections in LA politics
Special elections in California show Republicans winning three of four contests last year while Democratic votes exceeded in two races. Analysts wonder how these votes will influence the statewide November vote, noting Democrats led in most of the assembly and senate districts despite Republican majorities.
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Senate
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Gale Sinks Boats in Gulf of Mexico
Three shrimp boats sank in galeforce winds off Mexico and Florida. Coast Guard teams and search planes scoured the Campeche Bay area for survivors as two-man crews abandoned ship and a tow boat disappeared. In the Key West incident, Miss Jan crewmen were last seen swimming toward an island four miles away.
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Key West
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Carmen
Veracruz
Mexco
Rose
Joe
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Campeche Bay
Sputnik I death predicted by Smithsonian director
In Cambridge Massachusetts the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory said no firm report on Sputnik I fate exists. Director Frt Whipple forecast the 23 inch satellite would end its days around January 2 plus or minus a day or two citing the third stage rocket’s November 30 predicted demise. Moscow speculation revived that Sputnik may have already fallen unseen or burned up.
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Whipple
Russia
Alr
Jodrelt Bank
Family Dog Mauls Girl in Savage Attack
A four year old girl Heather Morton was critically injured Thursday by the family English bulldog in Los Angeles. The two year old dog reportedly attacked after the child fell crying while playing with her brother Bruce, while in the backyard. Heather was taken to Crenshaw Hospital in critical condition with bites to the head neck arms legs and back. Heather's mother Loryoung Morton pulled the dog off as her son Bruce, eight, failed to beat it away with a broom. The father is a Marine stationed at San Diego.
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San Diego
Hungarian Rebel Leader Executed in Budapest
Belgrade radio reports Laszlo Kovacy, a prominent figure in the 1956 Hungarian anti-Soviet uprising, was executed Thursday night in Budapest. The broadcaster said Kovacy headed the revolt’s leadership inside the capital.
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Maria Callas loses voice at Rome Norma premiere
Opera star Maria Callas breaks down crying after act one of Bellini Norma in Rome, washing out gala season opening. Remaining performance delayed to Saturday amid boos and police outside. Callas reportedly ill with a cold, doctor says voice should return.
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Elsa Maxwell
Point System Husband Used to Control Wife in Divorce
Mrs. Rosetta Randall testified in a Los Angeles divorce case that her husband Donald introduced a point system after marriage. She described him awarding points for good conduct and deducting for faults, which left her with an unclear score and contributed to a nervous breakdown, ending in divorce.
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Rosetta L. Randall
D Ivorce Court
Donald
Seaway Progress Report From Ottawa Official
Seaway Authority president Charles Gavsie said Thursday the St. Lawrence Seaway is 75 percent complete, marking a key milestone in the project.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Seaway Authority
Charles Gavsier
Lost Desert Girl Seeks Help From Posse and Flyers
A nine year old girl, Roberta Donovan, vanished after braiding her sister’s hair near a stream 90 miles northeast of San Diego. About 20 men with bloodhounds and two Marine helicopters joined a search from Vallecita Overland Stage station in Valencia County Park, Rialto residents involved, water scarce, sister Lorraine 14 reported the disappearance occurred around 9 am. The girl, described as mentally retarded with a speech defect, was camping with family when last seen in sweaters and sandals.
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UPA
Here
Roberta ‘Donovan
Hes
Vallecita Overland
Valencile
Rialto
Calif
Cy Foot
el Centro Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Lorraine
Roberta
Donoven
Alda Milligan
Tom Isbell
GI to Be Tried as Soviet Spy
Army M Sgt Roy A Rhodes confessed to slipping U S secrets to Russia under the lure of sex and vodka. He will be tried by general court martial in Washington D C on espionage charges after evidence linked him to Russian agents and a Moscow hotel meeting. Rhodes testified at the Brooklyn Abel spy trial, claiming payments of 2500 to 3000 dollars for information while stationed at the U S Embassy motor pool in Moscow from 1951 to 1953.
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Army
Roy A. Rhodes
U. S
Russia
John G. Vania
Moscow
2 Houten
Washington Military District
Eatontown
WN. J
Lesley
Rhodes
Brooklyn
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
Red Secret Police
U.S
LA Police Chief Cohen TV Slander Settlement
Los Angeles Police Chief William H. Parker settled for 45 975 in a two million libel suit against ABC over remarks by Mickey Cohen on the Mic Wallace program. Captain James E. Hamilton also settled for 22 987 against the network. ABC retracted the statements and apologized. Cohen filed a 500 000 civil rights suit in federal court against the two officers this week.
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IME
William H. Parker
American Broadcasting Company
Pudgy
Mickey Cohen
Police Ihief
James E. Hamilton
Police Intelligence Squad
Cohen
Mic Wallace
Parker + and
Hamilton
ABC
Pointless? No Sir Not For Poor WM in Postseason Kick
The Weatherman wakes with a headache and faces a new regime. Mrs WM kicks a 40 yard field goal in a postseason game as he imposes a point system for daily chores.
Elizabeths fashion taste ruffles some readers
A fragment from the Queen article hints that Elizabeths clothing choices may irritate certain readers. The page references Russian reactions to vodka on a cold day and a separate Page 1 AB item, but details are incomplete.
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Wee Ren
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