Tornado Kills Multiple in Gans Oklahoma Area
A deadly tornado struck the Gans area near the Arkansas border before dawn killing eight people, including six demolished homes and several from two families. Dozens were injured and transported to Fort Smith Arkansas hospitals as roads and utilities were disrupted. Two additional tornadoes hit near Warter and Wewoka causing property damage.
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Fast Action Due On Missile Base In Fernando de Noronha
The United States and Brazil will start work immediately on a joint base at Fernando de Noronha Island to track guided missiles. The agreement grants five years of island use in exchange for economic aid to Brazil, with terms to be defined later. Electronic gear will monitor test missiles and detect potential launches from outside.
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Polish Reds win slim edge in Polish Parliament
Stockholm paper Pressen reports the Polish Communist bloc secured a 13 seat majority in the 439 seat parliament with official results due tomorrow. The United Workers party led by Gomulka held 121 seats in the outgoing assembly and all candidates on the front list pledged to follow Communist policies.
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Ike Is Back at Work After Monday Parties
President Eisenhower resumed duties after a weekend of celebrations for his second term. Crowds lined routes as he appeared with Mrs. Eisenhower, waving and greeting supporters. Cabinet members and officials accompanied him on a presidential motor tour terminating at the White House around 2:12 am.
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Tornado Strikes Near Shreveport No Fatalities Immediate
A tornado touched down six miles east of Shreveport Louisiana at about 11 30 am today. The Bossier Parish sheriff said it was not known if anyone died and reported several injuries in the parish across the Red River. State police reported several missing children as trees blocked roads delaying access to the area.
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Disarmament talks at U N enter final stage today
The United Nations disarmament debate nears a finish as Russia may push for an immediate ban on all nuclear tests. Western powers seek surface unanimity with a nonbinding resolution while Canada Japan and Norway push advance registration. Soviet bloc questions Sweden's ban proposal and doubts Philippine testing ground plan will succeed.
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Chicago Fire Destroys Continental Grain Elevator
A huge blaze on Chicago's South Side leveled the Continental Grain Co elevator at 94th Street and the Calumet River in driving rain. Firemen, with about 100 pieces of apparatus including three fireboats, fought the flames for hours, preserving a nearby new elevator containing 345 million bushels of wheat while the older structure burned. Estimates ranged from several million to five million dollars in damage. thousands gathered as the blaze spread visibility toward the Loop. The ruins are expected to smoulder for days.
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Bus Truck Wreck Injures 25 Ninety-Mine Gallup
A Greyhound bus collided with an oil tanker truck near Gallup New Mexico around 5 a.m. injuring 25 people. No fatalities reported. The crash occurred about one mile west of the Arizona New Mexico border. State police released the details.
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House to Take Up Eisenhower Middle East Resolve
Speaker Rayburn says the House will consider next week a resolution from President Eisenhower aimed at countering Communist aggression in the Middle East. The measure seeks united congressional support and signals forthcoming action on foreign policy.
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Bomber Confession Ties Metesky to New York Attacks
Waterbury police question Frank Metesky after he confesses to planting at least 32 bombs in New York City since 1941. He cites a grudge against Consolidated Edison, says he acted alone, and claims several bombs exploded injuring 15 people. Authorities connected him via handwriting and his letters to the bombings.
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Alcorn Elected GU Chairman Unanimously
W H Meade Atenrn Jr of Connecticut was unanimously elected Republican national chairman. Alcorn, 49, Hartford lawyer, will serve without pay and pledged to work hard to strengthen the party. He outlined aims to organize full time state units, modernization, and a stronger national committee to win Congress in 1958 with strong candidates and programs.
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Mechanic Allan Adler's Fatal Runway Jump at Idlewild
Brooklyn twenty-year-old Allan Adler left a note declaring he was nuts and planned to fly. Eight hours later he stole a Pan American training plane at Idlewild Airport, taking off unproven and crashing on the runway, killing himself. Adler had worked for Pan American World Airways for 14 months and wrote the letter to a friend in the Air Force detailing his intended death by own action. The Civil Aeronautics Board investigated the crash, found the note in Adler's locker, and reported the incident as a fatal self-inflicted crash at Idlewild.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Herbert Elliston Dies
Washington obituary notes Herbert B. Elliston a contributing editor for the Washington Post and Times-Herald and 1949 Pulitzer Prize recipient for distinguished contributions writing died today at age 51 from a coronary thrombosis. House keeper heard him call and fall, found beside his bed. Elliston was born in Wakefield, England, on November 15, 1895.
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Bulgaria trims five year plan amid shortages
Vienna reports Bulgaria, like Russia, must cut back its ambitious five year plan as shortages of money and raw materials hinder progress. Rasdio Sofia also says agriculture failed to meet its 1996 production quota.
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Clear Cold Weather Forecast With Snow Flurry Update
Clearing skies and near zero temperatures expected tonight as weather trends shift. Earlier forecast predicted two inches of snow. by 2 pm the city had already surpassed that amount, signaling a quicker change in conditions.
KU housing project draws 280 applications for 200 units
Kansas University moves to create 200 units of married student housing at Stouffer Place on 18th and Iowa State as over 280 families seek apartments. Joe Wilson, director of dormitories, says formal applications with deposits will be sent in about 60 days. Units include 40 two bedroom family homes and 80 one bedroom homes with children prioritized for the larger homes. Move in must occur before fall semester and planning aims to sign all units by spring end.
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Bright World 102nd Birthday Man Looks To Future
C G Merwin, who just turned 102, spends the day in his 1340 Ky St room reading World and area newspapers. He jokes with visitors as Rev. Woentemeyer notes his calm humor and patient voice. Merwin foresees a bright future, urges youth to carry on, and links faith to answering life’s questions. Born in Manchester Pa, he moved to Kansas in 1879 and farmed before teaching 25 years at central School and junior high before retirement.
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Deadline Near For Tags And Taxes In Douglas County
Douglas County residents who have unpaid 1956 personal property taxes or not yet bought 1987 motor vehicle license tags face a February deadline. Edythe Norman, County Treasurer, notes penalties apply for late plate purchases and taxes. First-half property tax bills due December 21 carry 10 percent annual interest. License tag sales total around 4,800 sales with the 1957 rules to be applied. unpaid bills will be turned over to the sheriff for collection.
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Israel withdraws forces from Sinai and Gaza border
Government spokesman said Israel pulled all forces from Sinai except small coastal garrisons from Eilat to Sharat Sheikh. Withdrawal behind the Egyptian boundary was completed by noon. Gaza's Rata area remains under Israeli control, with relief stores run by U.N. authorities.
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