Twin separation shows to favor one brother for survival
In Chicago a history making operation separated Siamese twins Rodney Dee and Roger Lee Brodie. Rodney received the greater share of brain covering and a key drainage vein to boost survival, while Roger faced critical risk as doctors reported slow pulse and breathing difficulties. The six quart blood transfusion tally underscored the marathon 12 hour 40 minute surgery.
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Chicago
Eric Oldberg
Department of Neurology
University of Ilinois
Rodney Dee
Oldberg
Roger
Roger Lee
Cecil D. Riggs
Jess
Eisenhower MacArthur secrecy on Korea policy debated
President elect Eisenhower and General MacArthur discussed peace ideas in a secret meeting at John Foster Dulles home. They avoided public detail and plans for future Korea policy were not disclosed. Eisenhower planned talks with House and Senate Republican leaders between Christmas and New Year.
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Eisenhower
MacArthur
House of Representatives
GOP
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower Heaven Arters
Hisenhower- MacArthur
Manhattan
John Foster Dulles
Korea
Dulles
Pacific
Sigma Chi serenades Eisenhower at Columbia event
Forty members of Columbia University's Sigma Chi chapter serenaded President elect Eisenhower and his wife in New York. They sang Columbia's football song Roars Lion Roar and carols, then The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, dedicated to Mrs Eisenhower, who blushed.
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New York
Columbia University
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Eisenhower
Columbia
Sigma_Chi
Reciprocity for U S Law Drafting Americans in France
Paris reports the French National Assembly passed a reciprocity draft law targeting Americans living in France over a year. The measure, age 18 to 25, would compel service as a response to U S rules on French residents. Embassy officials dismiss the move as symbolic, affecting few Americans.
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Paris
French National Assembly
France
Raymond Trivoulet
National Defense Committee
U. S
United States
Triboulet
Rescue Man Survives 28 Hours in Frigid Sea Swamp
Navy veteran Fred Tyzzer Jr was saved after clinging to mangrove roots in Angel Fish Creek near Key Largo for more than 28 hours as frigid winds and 35 to 40 degree water challenged rescuers. He swam ashore, kept warm with clothing shed during the ordeal, and was described as in satisfactory condition at Veterans Hospital.
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Fla
Angel Fish Creek
Florida
Veterans Hospital
Fred 'Yzzer Jr
Coast Guard
Tyzzer
Logan
Cape Florida
Cutter Bank
Cleveland Knowles
George Baron
Knowles
Key Largo
Savage Battle Aboard Sea Ranger Ends in Hospital
Three crewmen on the Sea Ranger were wounded after a drunken brawl aboard as the ship sailed from San Pedro toward the Orient. The fighting included knife and pistol use, with five pistol discharges failing to fire before the weapon vanished. Officers halted the clash and the vessel returned to harbor amidst mutiny fears. Police expect likely no prosecutions.
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Orient
Horace W. Hitchens
John Lester
Alfonso Kopisko
San Pedro Community Hospital
Hitchens
Lester
Kopisko
Hitenens
Marine Exchange
Orion Shipping and Trading Co
Japan
Philadelphia
Arilitary Sea Transport Service
Armed Forces Agency
Cold Air Blast Drops Temperatures Across Middle West
A Canadian high pressure outbreak drove a sharp cold snap across the mid continent. Temperatures fell to 10 below in Bemidji Minnesota and -4 in Jamestown North Carolina as the icy air swept south and east, with many areas freezing overnight. Warmer readings returned in the south though frost threatened Florida crops earlier. Dry conditions prevailed with light precipitation in Arizona and parts of the northern Rock ies and Lake Superior region.
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Bemidji
Minn
Jamestown
N. C
Texas
Ohio River
Florida
South
Arizona
Rockies
Lake Superior
Arson Probe Expands Over Tuna Boat Losses
FBI probes suspected arson in tuna boat fires from Long Beach to San Diego with five definite cases. U S Attorney Sherwood Roberts says more than 30 boats lost at sea this year, mainly near Mexican waters. Grand jury in Los Angeles may indict owners in a case tied to an American tuna clipper burned in a foreign jurisdiction.
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San Diego
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U. S
Sherwood Roberts
United Press
Roberts
Grand
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Heavy Snows Hit Europe Delay Transatlantic Liners
Heavy snows and gale force winds blanketed central and northern Europe with Italy Switzerland Belgium Germany and the Scandinavian countries reporting snow. The 53229 ton United States and the Liberte left French ports late after gale delays while the United States suffered minor damage to its bridge. A Swedish minesweeper was freed from its grounding with 20 men removed and the rest remaining aboard.
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Europe
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Switzerland
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Germany
France
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United States
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England
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Orskar
Sweden
Kalmar
Exgene
Directors Confer With Ike Over Civil Defense Support
A delegation of state civil defense directors met with President-elect Eisenhower in New York at Commodore Hotel headquarters. Lt. Gen. Henry Larsen said Truman’s administration fails to give full support, warning the nation is not ready for war from a civil defense standpoint. The directors expect stronger leadership from the new administration.
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Marvin L.arrowsmith
NEW York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacAnthim
Eisenhower
Truman
Henry Larsen
National Association of State Civil Defense
Larsen
Commodore Hotel
Larser
Congress
Thie
Fisenhower
Weather outlook: partly cloudy tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy tonight with increasing cloudiness on Friday. A slightly warmer afternoon is forecast with higher temperatures and a mild rise in the daytime heat.
Allied Planes Smash Troop Massing Area Near Pyongyang
Allied warplanes struck a major Red troop concentration 20 miles south of Pyongyang in North Korea. More than 70 buildings were destroyed and 30 damaged as fighter-bombers and Sabre jets operated over the front. Communists boasted of capturing Seoul by Christmas, but no massing signs were reported.
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Seoul
Pyongyang
Korea
Two Elderly Men Burned to Death in L A Blazes
In Los Angeles, two elderly men died in separate fires. Arthur Pohlman perished in his Wynn Rest Home room as residents were evacuated, while Frank C. Sinclair died trapped in his bedroom at a house shared with his son's family. A gun charge and a blackened weapon were found near Sinclair's body, with autopsy ordered to probe suicide.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Pohlman
Wynn Rest
Frank C. Sinclair
Pene
Barbara Sinclair
Frank
Kathryn Sinclair
Classified Ads and Features Listings
A catalog of newspaper sections with page references to Beach Combing on C-1 Beyla on B-1 Classified Ads from C-? to C-1 Comics on C-4 Crossword on -7 Editorials on 8-10 Financial on C-6 Obituaries on C-7 Radio TV on C-5 Shipping Table on 8-6 Southland Cities on C-2 and C3 Sports on B-1 1 to 2-15 Theater on B-12 Tises Temperatures on 8-8 and Women's Activities from B-1 to B-4.
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Southland
Silence on Phone Triggers Police Called to Home
In Philadelphia a man named Robert Hanover, after hearing no reply to a job offer call, summoned police when he feared harm. Police arrived at Jim Price's home, heard a quiet scene, and found Price asleep in bed with the telephone on the floor. Price awaited a returned call.
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Philadelphia
Robert Hanover
Jim
Hanover
Jim Price
Price
Tem Price
Caroline Bayani
Trop
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