Young Killer Wounds Girl Chief in Pennsylvania Shootout
A 17 year old, who killed a girl's parents and uncle after she spurned him, was wounded and captured by a state police posse near Vandergrift after a brief gun battle. Apollo Police Chief Gus Zanos was shot in the side of the face but not in serious condition. Fallone, believed seriously wounded, was cornered near his home four miles north of Vandergrift. Police say he fired at officers while hiding behind a tree stump and later at a hospital admission scene.
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John Fallone
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Pittsburgh
Fallone
Fallon
Kittanning
Viscount Liner Crash-Lands on Scottish Golf Course
British European Airways Viscount crash landed on a Glasgow golf course after landing-gear collapse. All 52 aboard escaped injury, with emergency teams aiding passengers and securing the scene.
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Glasgow
Scotland
British European Airways
Three fires claim thirteen lives including nine children
Thirteen people die in three fires in Durant Oklahoma Hopkinton Massachusetts and Desha County Arkansas. Victims include George Morrison age 48 and family in Hopkinton and three Womack children in Durant. Five children perished in a Desha County tenant house left unattended while parents worked in a cotton field.
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Associates Press
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Durant
Okla
Hopkinton
Mass
Desha County
Ark
George Morrison
Mary
Peter
Morrison
Florence Morrison
Sional
Preston Greeson
Pat Womack
Leon
Bobby
Jay
Hilton Berry
Womack
Boat Sinks in Storm Off Florida. 11 Rescued at Sea
The motor vessel Monster, owned by Thompson Construction Co of St. Petersburg, sank 75 miles northeast of Miami amid heavy seas. Coast Guard aircraft guided a tanker to the scene. by 9:35 p.m. the Robert C. Tuttle had saved 11 crew members, including Capt. William C. Alvers, after a two-hour struggle in the lifeboat.
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Albert F. Miller
Monster
Wile
Miami Beach
Willer
Coast Guard
MIAME
Hleven Tech
Atlantic
Miami
William C. Alvers
Alvers
Thompson Construction Co
St. Petersburg
Fig
Sant
Great Isaac Light
Fahames
Oyes
Robert C. Tuttle
Where to Find It Beach Combing Details and Sections
A listing of page references shows the newspaper’s index for features and sections. It includes Beach Combing on Page C-1, Boyle on Page 4-27, Bridge on Page A-27, Classified on Pages C-5 to C-11, Obituaries on Page C-2, and Sports on Pages A-29 to A-31, with various other sections like Theaters and Vital Statistics noted.
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Boyle
Wilson
United Nations welcomes 16 new members to total 76
The General Assembly approved the Security Council plan to add 16 nations, expanding UN membership to 76. Japan and Outer Mongolia were blocked by soviet vetoes, while the United States denounced the veto as a grave injustice and urged reversal.
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United Nations
General Assembly
U. N
International Organization
Assembly
Security Council
U. S
Japan
Outer Mongolia
China
Washington
State Dept
Russia
Two Nation Attack Threatens Israel Escalation
In Cairo Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser said Egypt and Syria would strike Israel on two fronts if there is further aggression. The move follows a joint high command and increased Communist arms deliveries, as Syria threatens Israel from the northeast and Egypt from the south after an Israeli raid near the Sea of Galilee that killed about 50 Syrians.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
United Nations
Syria
Israel
Middle East
Palestine
Nasser
Sea of Galilee
California primary shaping Stevenson Kefauver race for president
The California June primary appears set for a head on contest between Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver for the Democratic presidential nomination. Stevenson lists California as one of four additional states seeking pre convention backing while Kefauver signals entry into the primary and a formal decision Friday. Kefauver accuses California Democratic leaders of trying to freeze him out of the state race.
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California
Adlai -Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauvet
Tennessee
Pew
Zeee
Kefauver
Los Angeles Fire Chief Ousted by Board amid integration clash
Los Angeles fire chief John H. Alderson was relieved of duty by the fire commission in a 4 to 1 vote after a heated quarrel over racial integration. Alderson, 57, who had led the department for 33 years, faced five charges and was given five days to request a hearing. The board ordered him to direct firefighters to cooperate with a federal investigator, a directive he refused to issue. Deputy Chief Frank H. Roth is expected to succeed him.
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Los Angeles
John H. Alderson
Santa Claus
Civil Service Commission
Susan
Santa
Christmas Tims
Alderson
Frank H. Roth
Biggeri Department
Norris Smass Poulson
Jover Segregation
Phoenix Printer Arrested in Million Dollar Counterfeit Plot
David E. Stonehocker a 25 year old Phoenix printer for the State Highway Department was rounded up by U S Secret Service and Phoenix police as counterfeit paper and gear were seized. The scheme could have grossed one million dollars if carried out. William Eugene Shearer a 26 year old Phoenix telephony company salesman was later arrested. Both were jailed after upcharges for possessing counterfeiting material.
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Phoents Upa
State Highway Department
Hig
U. S. Secret Service
Phoenix
TRE
David E. Stonehocker
Orme Morehead
Stenehocker
Willam Eugene Shearer
Telephone Company
George W. Walker
Secret Service
Arizona
Stonehecker
Highway Department
Welker
Walker
Stonehocker
Los Angeles
Dulles Warns NATO of Renewed Cold War Threats
U S Secretary of State Dulles told NATO ministers in Paris that the East West cold war has reignited after Soviet policy shifts in 1955. He warned of dangerous new fronts in the Middle East and South Asia while noting the alliance has survived past perils by vigilance. The gathering reviewed 1955 program and mapped 1956 aims as Geneva tensions lingered.
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Paris
U. S
Dulles
NATO Council of Ministers
Soviet Union
Middle East
South Asia
Wato Council
Geneva
Eign
Defense
U. S. Defense
Wilson
Treasury
Humphrey
Palais du Chaillot
Christmas Postman Gets Proper Thanks In Holiday Note
A nostalgic ditty honors the local Christmas postman for delivering greetings and packages from friends and loved ones. The verse suggests including the postal worker in gifts such as ties. It playfully urges recognizing his role as the season’s quiet messenger.
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Santa Claus
Postman-Prey
Stolen jewels worth 560000 recovered in Johannesburg
Police announced the recovery of nearly 560000 dollars in jewels stolen from diamond magnate Harry Oppenheimer. The jewels were found in a brown cardboard box inside a hotel suite in Johannesburg late Wednesday night revealing 8 percent of the spoils had been recovered.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Polite
Harry Oppenheimer
Typhoon Ruth Threatens Shipping Near Formosa
The Weather Bureau warned ships to avoid Typhoon Ruth, located 850 miles southeast of Taipei and moving northwest at 14 miles per hour with winds up to 125 mph. The storm, named Ruth, prompted warnings as it tracked toward the Formosa area.
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Formosa
Weather Bureau Today
Ruth
Taipei
Weather Night Forecast With Low Clouds and Fog
Night and early morning expect low clouds and fog Friday with little change in temperatures across the region. Conditions may reduce visibility along coastal and inland routes, drivers urged to slow down and use headlights. A mild, damp spell continues into the weekend with gradual clearing later.
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