Jet Pilot Survives Bailout Over Ocean Near Jones Beach
First Lt. Richard A. Edwards, out of fuel in a snowstorm, bailed out of a U.S. Air Force jet over icy waters near Jones Beach on Long Island. A fisherman aided him, and Edwards was treated in hospital with good condition reported. He had originated from Wright-Patterson and planned to land at Stewart, then Mitchel was fogged in.
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Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh
Mitchel Air Force Base
Henshel calls Allen a liar over AAU funds dispute
Miami Beach dispatch reports Col. Harry Henshel, head of the Olympic basketball committee, denouncing Kansas coach Phog Allen as a liar and calling him an oceanic hitchhiker. Henshel defends paying own expenses and bristles at Allen’s claims of military nicknames and band roles.
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Harry Henshel
Kansas
Phog al- Jen
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Miler
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Pr. Allen
California
East
Dan Ferris
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Candy Shop Awning Fights Army Budget Rules in Ripon
In Ripon England the British army ordered trucks to travel Colisgate Hill only on the up direction after repeatedly paying for Mrs Eva Burrell's candy shop awnings. From 1946 onward the Army financed four awnings costing 75 to 100 pounds amid repeated vehicle mishaps. Mrs Burrell, fatigued by the repairs, keeps the final awning rolled up until the New Year.
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Colstsgate Hill
Eva Burrell
Coliscate Hill
Christmias
Coltsgate Hill
Glass Shatters Killing Boy at Chicago Bowling Center
A 15 year old boy died after a thick glass shard from a shattered display case pierced his chest at Humboldt Park Bowling Center in Chicago. The incident occurred when a bowling ball bounced into a glass showcase. Police said the cashier Sigmund Hertel witnessed the crash and the boy collapsed. he died en route to hospital.
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Pati¢e
Willon McGowan
Humboldt Park
McGowan
Sigmund Hertel
New Plot Destroyed By Crackdown In Argentina
BUENOS AIRES The government says a new subversive plot has been crushed as forces crack down on Peronista hardliners. Ten arrests near the Paraguayan border followed last night's disclosure that 125 troublemakers including several Peronista labor leaders were rounded up. Renewed unrest has plagued Argentina but not yet a serious challenge to the regime.
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Buenos Aires
Peronista
Argentina
Juan Peron
U S Jaycee President to Speak in Abilene
Hugh McKenna of Tulsa national president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce will address a Kansas Jaycees board meeting in Abilene. He will speak at a dinner and present Dan Crary of Kansas City with the Voice of Democracy state winner award. A bowling tournament debuts with the meeting and a Sunday morning state board session is planned.
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Hugh McKenna
Tulsa
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Dan Crary
Kansas City
Voice of Democracy
Kansas Jaycees
India withholds comment on Dulles note over Goa
New Delhi withheld response pending study of an American note clarifying Secretary of State Dulles remarks on Goa. The note, delivered in Washington to Indian ambassador G L Mehta, referred to Goa as Portuguese provinces, upsetting India which seeks transfer of the enclaves. Washington did not release the text.
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Goa
Portugese
Washington
G. L. Mehta
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Portugal
Paulo Cunha
Inaian Subcontinent
Weather For Other Areas Of The Astarsated Peaysy
A cold dry day is forecast from the plains to New England. Arctic air centered in the northern Midwest brought temperatures to 15 degrees below zero in northern Wisconsin this morning. The icy air moderates as it moves southeastward into the Southern Plains and Ohio Valley where temps were around freezing. The cold spreads into the eastern Great Lakes region Appalachians and southward into central Texas during the night. There is a stray note about eight kinds of blind fish in Amartes with traces of eyes.
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New England
Midwest
Wisconsin
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Texas
Weary Black-Eyed Pea Backer Buried in Letters
PAYLOR Tex may host a quirky tale as Elmore R Torn, promoter of black eyed peas for luck, opens more than 750 membership letters from the National Black-Eyed Pea Assn. He asks pledges to eat peas on New Year’s Day and share praise. Letters come from across the nation including Homer B Key of Wichita Kansas praising the dish.
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Paylor
Tex
Elmore R Torn
Fred D. Thomas
Isle of Palms
D.C
Thomas
National
Black-Eyed Pea Assn
P.G. Box
Taylor
Torn
Tom
Yankee Land
Homer B. Key
North Clarence
Wichita
Kas
Key
Some Vaccine Isn’t Used Report Shows
A Public Health Service report finds over half of Salk polio vaccine shipped to private physicians and health departments remains unused. Surgeon General Leonard Scheele says some accumulation is needed for mass inoculations and second shots, and urges rapid use where available. The report, based on 38 state and territorial health officers, notes about 41 percent of vaccine shipped under the voluntary program had been used by Nov. 30.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Leonard Scheele
Health Service
Santa Fe Train Derailed Near Perry Oklahoma
A Santa Fe northbound freight derailed a mile south of Perry Oklahoma on Thursday, delaying the mainline between Kansas City and Dallas. Four cars left the track, with no injuries reported. One car overturned and a passenger train was diverted via Guthrie Stillwater and Arkansas City along a branch line.
Relatives of Ross Must Undergo Close Scrutiny
Wichita police continue to scrutinize relatives of Ross as part of an ongoing probe into a murder linked to a tribute coin scheme. Detectives say the investigation focuses on connections between Ross and potential accomplices, with probate judge remarks noting possible leads to identify suspects.
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Ross
Lipp Issues Gloves Call at VEW Clubhouse
A garbled report indicates Lipp issues gloves and a call for Ladd along with mentions of Hayes and a Kansas City meet. The VEW SHS home, Lanse Witt, and Pele are referenced with event numbers 3 and 4 at the VEW Clubhouse, but details are unclear.
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Golden Gloves
Hayesenach i
Kansas City
Emporia City Employees To Receive Pay Boosts
Emporia city employees will get pay raises starting January 1. Police and fire personnel gain $25 monthly. other departments see increases up to a specified amount. City manager Walter Johnson notes it is the first raise in years for most staff. Johnson does not receive a raise, earning $916.66 monthly. Eighty-nine employees will benefit.
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Emporia City
Walter Johnson
Johnson
No Action Near Formosa Reported by News Agency
The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry said no reports of action today in the offshore island area where Nationalists and Red Chinese traded gunfire for three days. Central News Agency noted Gen. Peng Meng-Chi completed an uneventful round trip to the Matsu area.
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Formosa
Defense Ministry
Peng Meng-Chi
Matsu
Japs Leave for Brazil on liner Brazil Maru
Three hundred forty eight Japanese sailors and families departed Kobe aboard the liner Brazil Maru to seek new homes in Brazil.
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Kobe
Japan
Brazil Maru
Brazil
Kraft Recaps Lawrence Kiwanis Club Year
Kraft closed his year as president by recounting the Kiwanis Clubs Lawrence activities, noting the 66th year of Kiwanis in Lawrence. The orthopaedic clinic, started by Dr Co BR Francisco and now run by his son Dr W D Francisco, reported 297 patients this year from Lawrence and Douglas County and nearby areas including Topeka, Atchison and Ottawa. Joe Murray was saluted on retirement from Journal-World staff. Forrest Brown to become president next week.
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Co. BR. Francisco
C. B. Francisco
W. D. Francisco
Parke Woodard
Douglas County
Topeka
Atchison
Ottawa
Ray Q. Brewster
Attenton
Joe Murray
Journal-World
University Town
Forrest Brown
Kiwanis Club
Oklahoma Man Named To Lead Topeka Federal Bank Office
James E. Webb, president of Republic Supply Co in Oklahoma City, was chosen for a four year term as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank board in Topeka. Webb, a former U.S. budget director and former undersecretary of state, will oversee the bank serving cooperative banks, savings and loan associations in Colorado Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma.
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James E. Webb
Republic Supply Co
Oklahoma City
Federal Home Loan Bank Board of
Topeka
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Webb
U.S. Budget
Topeka Bank
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Fire hits San Francisco airport destroys plane and hanger
A fire at San Francisco International Airport early today destroyed a Southwest Airlines passenger plane and a hanger. Fire chief William Purcell estimated the damage at around one million dollars.
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San Francisco
Southwest Air Lines
San Francisco International Airport
Wiliam
Purcell
Gas Service Restored After Ottawa County Break
In Ada Kansas area Ottawa County town suffered a gas outage when a road grader broke a line about noon. Crews shut meters, fixed the leak, and reactivated service by around 3 PM after completing repairs at 4 55 PM. Residents used electric heaters and coal stoves during the outage.
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Minneapolis
Kas
Ottawa County
Ada
United States to give South Korea extra 25 million dollars
The United States agreed to provide South Korea with an additional 25 million dollars for this fiscal year to boost its economy. Tyler Wool, UN economic coordinator for Korea, said the funds would supplement the 271 million dollars already granted in fiscal 1956.
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Seoul
United States
South Korea
Tyler Wool
Korea
Pratt Beer Dealers Must Close Over New Year
Three of Pratt's fourteen beer dealers failed to apply for their 1996 city license before the City Commission's final meeting of the year. As a result, they will remain closed from the last minute of 1955 until the commission reconvenes on January 5.
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