Minds and college leaders debate Soviet advance in a global contest
A banquet at the AAJC convention in Memphis features James P. Mitchell urging educators to raise intellectual standards. Delegates hear that the Soviet Sputnik signals a shift in global power through superior education and discipline, while Marvin C. Knudson becomes AAJC president and Dr. Raymond Wass is named vice president amid talks on curriculum and policy.
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Sputnik
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Municipal Auditorium
Marvin C. Knudson
Pueblo Junior College
Pueblo
Colo
George C. Kildon
North Waho
Raymond ©. Wass
LaSalle Junior College
Auburndale, Mass
Eisenhower to address Berlin crisis on nationwide broadcast
President Eisenhower will speak Monday night to the nation on the Berlin crisis and the Soviet drive to force Western Allies from the city. The 39 minute address from the White House will emphasize resolve with allies and openness to negotiations to settle the German issue. He will outline U S security and may hint at using nuclear weapons if needed in Europe. The White House says the speech follows growing defense pressure and a foreign aid message to Congress on the seriousness of West Berlin as a free outpost.
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Cohen subpoenaed to testify before Senate Rackets Committee
Ex gambler Mickey Cohen said he has been subpoenaed to testify in Washington next week about racketeering in the crime machine business. He recalled a prior subpoena sent Nov 10 and said he must be ready on five days notice. other LA residents, including private investigator Fred Crash, were reported subpoenaed.
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Senate Rackets Committee
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Confidential
Hollywood Listening Post
Hollywood Research
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Parachutist Joe Y. Martinez's Jump Canceled by Wind
Parachutist Joe Y. Martinez, 32, of 5831 Faust Ave, planned his 23th jump at Orange County Airport at 1300 hours from 1300 feet. CAA halted the attempt due to 20 knot winds, 13 knots above the safety limit of 7 knots.
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Orange County
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The Weatherman Foresees Fanciful Forecast Shift
A quirky weather note quotes a character planning a radical forecast joke. The speaker vows to overhaul routine forecasts with creativity and variety, joking about predicting a fantastical high of one thousand degrees Celsius tomorrow.
Family Car cartoon aims to tickle nation on wheels
The Independent will debut a new cartoon The Family Car by Wally Falk to poke fun at American road life. The strip targets California traffic woes and promises light humor as motorists navigate daily commutes.
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Independent
Wally Falk
California
Statehood Booms Phone Business to Hawaii
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co reports 16 600 calls routed from San Francisco to Hawaii on Statehood Beyond Day. Friday business returned to near normal levels around 1 000 calls as restrictions eased and demand surged.
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San Francisco
Statehood
Hawaii
Pacific Telephone & Telenaph Co
Stock market hits another record high Friday
The stock market rose to a fresh record Friday as traders pushed shares higher across sectors. Notes mention analyst optimism and continued liquidity amid solid economic signals.
Poisonous Alcohol Fatality Ties to O'Brien Sailor
On the Long Beach destroyer USS O'Brien a sailor died and two others were critically ill after consuming poisonous alcohol used for boat water testing. Dennis Starn of Berea Ohio died aboard USS Haven where he was treated. Lawrence Herksham and John Martinez suffered severe injuries. Rear Adm. Semmes ordered a formal investigation into the incident.
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Fred W. Starn
Berea
Ohio
Haven
Lawrence P. Herksham
John A. Martinez
Herksham
O’brien
Destroyer Flotilla Three
Adm
B. J. Semmes Jr
Chief of Staff Urges Senators to Decide Now on Berlin War
General Maxwell D. Taylor told Senate leaders the United States should be prepared to go to war if necessary for Berlin. The remarks, disclosed Friday, were part of a heavily censored transcript from Taylor’s closed session before the Senate preparedness subcommittee, released by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Berlin
Taylor
Amy
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Duncan Trial in Windup
UPI report from Ventura on the Elizabeth Duncan murder case as prosecutor Roy Gustafson urges jurors to convict. Defense and witnesses describe complex motives and alibis while the panel of eight women and four men awaits final jury instructions and Monday deliberations on charges including murder and fraud related to the victim, Olga Duncan.
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