West Berlin elects antirearmament Socialists to majority
West Berlin voters backed the antirearmament Socialists by a one vote majority, vowing a coalition with Adenauer's Christian Democrats to govern the Soviet encircled city. Turnout neared 92 percent, with 64 Socialist, 44 CDU, and 19 Free Democrat seats amid tight security and police arrests of 34 Communist provocateurs.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Ernst Reuter
Walter Schreiber
Reds
Red
Germany
Refugee Party
Free Social Union
USPD
Cold snap ends in Yukon village Snag after frigid weekend
UNITED PRESS reports in Snag Yukon the cold spell broke Sunday with temperatures rising from 52 degrees below zero to about 35 below. A police raid in Los Angeles halted a hall dice game at a venue called the frolic and social club, with officers identifying a participant as faded.
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Snag
Yukon Territory
Los Angeles
Bootleg still seized after Willart Hurst's Christmas plan
In Los Angeles on December 6 government agents seized a still and about 40 gallons of boot leg whiskey from Willart Hurst who said he was making a few gallons to surprise friends. Officers noted he had mixed the spirits with various odds and ends in a bouquet and discarded containers. In Tokyo on the same date eight month old Kunio Shitae required surgery after nails screws and fish hooks were found in his stomach following bronchitis.
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Los Angeles
Willart Hurst
Tokyo
Kunio Shitae
Kunio
New Dem Chairman Plans Bold Attacks Against Eisenhower
Newly elected Democratic Chairman Paul M. Butler vows unity and bold attacks on President Eisenhower to win Democratic control. In his first interview he says the administration lacks capacity to lead and that the party will speak frankly while backing Eisenhower where they agree. He welcomes southern Democrats back and opposes the 1952 loyalty pledge, citing issues like Dixon-Yates and federal security firings as election concerns. Butler also plans early talks with former President Truman.
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New Orleans
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
South Bend
Ind
Stephen A. Mitchell
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Allan Shivers
Texas
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Dixon - Yates
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Inside Job Blew Open Ed ward Karst Home Loot
A thief who knew the valuables took over 800 from Ed ward Karst’s Baltimore residence while the couple was out delivering newspapers between 4 and 7 am. Cash and checks hidden in a basement chair desk china closet dressing table and a picture frame were seized. police noted no ransacking. The bulk of Saturday route earnings were $700 in cash and $40 in checks.
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Baltimore
Edward Karst
Karst
Couple Killed Leaving Detroit Wedding for Honeymoon
In East Lansing Michigan a newlywed couple died in a fiery crash while en route to Grand Rapids after their car left a curve and struck a tree. Marvin Foerster 20 from St. Clair Shores and Rhea Mac 18 were trapped as witnesses watched.
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East Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Marvin R. Foerster
St. Clair Shores
Rhea Mac
Burglars Take 70 000 In Furs From Chicago Store
In a morning heist on Michigan Avenue a group sledge hammered a storage room door at Bonwit Teller and escaped with 40 mink sable and Persian lamb garments valued at 75 000 dollars. Detective James Dwyer with store officials reported the loss.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
James Dwyer
Te Bonwit Teller
Velde to Wed Dolores Anderson on Wednesday
P chair Harold H. Velde of the House Un American Activities Committee plans to marry his former secretary Dolores Anderson on Wednesday. Velde’s first wife died in 1952.
AEC to Start Training Foreign Scientists in May
The Atomic Energy Commission announced it will begin training foreign scientists next spring in radioactive research as part of Eisenhower's atoms for peace program. A four week Oak Ridge course starts May 2 for 32 scientists, with later access to regular sessions.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
International Atomic Agency
AEC
Commission
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Canada Slaughters 500 Buffaloes In Wood Buffalo Park
Ottawa report says about 500 buffaloes are being slaughtered from a herd of 12,000 to 15,000 in Wood Buffalo National Park, straddling Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Rifle control reduces the herd annually to fit the range. Meat will aid Indians and missions, with Hudson's Bay Co. stores in the far north to receive portions and about half sent to packing houses outside the territories.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wood Buffalo National Park
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Church
Hudson's Bay Co
Five Huk dissidents killed near Lucban clash
Five Communist led Huk dissidents were killed yesterday in a clash with a Philippine army patrol near Lucban about 50 miles southeast of Manila, according to the army report.
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Manila
Huk
Philippine Army
Lucban
Knight Pleads For GOP Unity Across Factions
Gov Goodwin J Knight of California urged Republicans to heal their wounds to stay in power. He said divisions between right and liberal wings can be erased if the party faces international and national responsibilities. Sen Wayne Morse warned the GOP is split into several discordant factions, preventing a single united party.
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Washington
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Quickene
Earl Warren
GOP
Republians
Knight
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Republican Party
Morse
Joseph R. McCarthy
Soldiers Remember Korean Orphans
The 822nd Aviation Engineers Battalion on Guam gathered a large package of Christmas toys for 45 children at the Dong Chong orphanage in Korea, built by soldiers and airmen while stationed near Sear transferred to Anderson Air Force Base.
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Agana
Guam
822Nd Aviation Engineers Battalion
Korea
Dong Chong
Sear
Anderson Air Force Base
822Nd
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