Revoke O'Dwyer Pass Targeted To Sway Return
Senator Watkins urges canceling William O'Dwyer's passport to press his return to the United States. O'Dwyer, former New York mayor and ex ambassador to Mexico, has not signaled plans to leave Mexico amid scrutiny by the New York Crime Commission and Senate Crime Investigating Committee. A Mexico City official noted cancellation would let him remain there with Mexican consent.
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Washington
Watkins
Utah
William
O’dwyer
New York
O'Dwyer
United States
U. S
Mexico
New York Crime Commission
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Mexico City
Sunday Driver Spares City From Tank Shell
Joseph W. Koerber of the Maryland National Guard spotted an object in the street and brake skidded 25 feet to avoid a bazooka shell. Police removed the empty shell. a bomb expert arrived hours later. Officials have not determined how the shell ended up there.
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Baltimore
Joseph W. Koerber
Koerber
110Th Field Artillery
Maryland National Guard
Grassy Altiplano in Venezuela Features Wiry Grass
The Orinoco plains of Venezuela are described as covered with wiry grass and dotted with scrubby trees, illustrating a sparse savanna landscape.
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Orinoco Plains
Venezuela
Time For Michigan To Quit Being Stuffy About Its Rights
columnist JACK I GREEN argues Michigan should end governmental immunity to allow citizens to seek damages from state and local governments. He cites cases like a pole on a citizen’s car and calls for a legal change led by supporters, criticizing Treasurer Brake and the Legislature for slow reform.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Ethelwulf
Ethel
Conservation Department
Gine
D. Hale Brake
Queen Mother prepares Barrogill Castle as summer home
The Queen Mother plans a simple, historic restoration at Barrogill Castle six miles from John o Groats Scotland. Architect Hugh Macdonald says the castle will revert to the name Castle of Meg and house Caithness family artifacts including a two foot square Bible and large portraits. A drawback noted is lack of television capabilities at the site.
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Hugh Macdonald
Barrogill Castle
John o’Groats
Scotland
Meg
Barrogill
Pigs Threaten Natal Cane Fields For Planters In Zululand
South Africa's Natal and Zululand cane planters report rising wild pig numbers causing cane destruction. Horseback hunting damages fields. dog packs risk injury and losses. Pigs grow increasingly ferocious when cornered, prompting calls for a safer, effective method to curb the menace.
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South Africa
Natal
Zululand
Durban
Budapest Drama Flourishes Through Rural Groups
In Hungary remote villages host amateur theater that draws crowds and national talent scouting selects promising performers. Theater groups exist in over two thousand villages and training begins with these groups or nearby factory ensembles. Many students at the Budapest High School of Dramatic Art originated in these rural groups or factory troupes.
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Hungary
Budapest High School of Dramatic Art
Birthday profile of Senator Lister Hill born in Montgomery
Born December 29, 1894 in Montgomery Alabama, son of a prominent surgeon who studied under Lord Lister and named the present U.S. senator. After eight terms in the House Hill defeated veteran Tom Heflin for the Senate in 1937. Early supporter of the United Nations with the Ball Burton Hatch Hill resolution in 1943.
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Lister Hill
Montgomery
Ala
Lord Lister
U.S
House
Hill
Tom Heflin
Senate
United Nations
Math Professor Third In Chess Meet
Lawrence C. Young, a mathematics professor at the University of Wisconsin, earned third place in the second annual Illinois Open Chess Tournament in Decatur. Povilas Tautvaitis of Chicago won first place.
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Decatur
Lawrence C. Young
University of Wisconsin
Povilas Tautvaisas
Chicago
High School Gridder Dies Of Leukemia
MANITOWOC Donald Siebold an 11 year old member of last fall's high school football squad died of leukemia Sunday one week after falling ill.
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Manitowoc
Donald Siebold
Swanton Opposes Subsidies and Price Lids for Agriculture
Milo K. Swanton named to President-elect Eisenhower’s 14 member agricultural advisory committee says subsidies and price ceilings are improper. He supports economy stabilization and intelligent production, citing dairy industry ties and leadership roles with Wisconsin agricultural groups. He will attend the first session in Washington January 6-7.
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Madison
Milo K. Swanton
Eisenhower
Swanton
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co-operatives
Wisconsin Farmers For Eisenhower
Wisconsin Citizens For Eisenhower-Nixon
Washington
Cancer may be caused by loss of a chemical says UW scientist
Dr. James A. Miller of the University of Wisconsin told AAAS officials that cancer may arise from the loss of a chemical such as an enzyme in body cells. He cited nutrition studies where rats developed liver cancer when fed an azo dye that binds to and potentially destroys proteins essential for growth but not for life.
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ST. Louis
James A. Miller
University of Wisconsin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Miller
Cop Chief Breaths On Fire Puts It Out
In Wisconsin Rapids a taxi driver faced a stalled cab flame in the engine area. Chief of Police R. J. Exner arrived and blew out the fire after taking a deep breath, preventing further damage.
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Wisconsin Rapids
R. J. Exner
Banner Hides Robbery At Jewelry Store Heist
In Santiago two men sought permission to place a large political banner around a jewelry store. While the owner lunch, the banner hid a theft as thieves stole jewelry and watches and fled unnoticed.
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Santiago
Chile
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Shoe Dept
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Gateway Motor & Auto Supply
Third St
la Crosse, Wis
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