Eisenhower orders gradual pullout of Korea ground forces
President Eisenhower announced a progressive reduction of U S ground forces in Korea with two Army divisions to be withdrawn and sent home soon as an initial step. He cited the armistice and Korea’s strengthened allied forces, and stressed the move would not impair U S readiness. The plan covers six divisions in Korea with location details to follow.
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A-P
Eisenhower
U. S
Korea
Republic of Korea
United States
Washington
Japan
187Th Airborne
24Th
James C. Hagerty
President Rhee
Walter 5. Robertson
Baby Found Frozen Nab Mother
The body of a one month old baby girl was found in an unheated Detroit apartment on Friday afternoon. Police hold the mother, Ruby Jones, 28, for questioning as detectives note discrepancies in her account. The infant appeared to have died within 10 to 18 hours. another child, Anthony, 3, was found shivering in the filthy apartment where a coal stove had gone out. Neighbors reported screams and a claim that another woman might have offered to come after the baby, which a neighbor denied. Jones said she is separated from her husband Jady and has four children. she claimed relatives in Mississippi.
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Corunner
Ruby Jones
Gienna
Coller
Anthony
Abs
Janes
Jones
Clammy Fog Halts Bay Area Planes Across Region
A thick cold fog blanketed the San Francisco Bay area shutting several airports. The pea soup fog stretched from northern San Mateo County to southern Marin and from the ocean front to the east bay hills. Traffic moved slowly as temperatures dropped near freezing overnight.
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San Francisco
USP
San Francisco Bay Area
San Mateo County
Marin
Ocean Beach
East Bay
Ambassador Davis Passes in Tel Aviv
Ambassador Monnett RB Davis died at his Tel Aviv home from a heart ailment after returning from five weeks of sick leave in the United States. He had served in Israel and died today.
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Ambassador Davis
Tel Aviv
Aviv
P Uo
Money Hoard Found Amid Willowbrook Fire Damages Home
Firefighters found thousands in cash and silver hidden throughout S Kishima's residence at 1744 E Imperial Highway after a blaze caused 2500 damage. Kishima and wife escaped injury though burned. authorities noted the U S Internal Revenue Bureau was notified and arson squad investigated origin.
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Willowbbrook
S. Kishima
Imperial Highway
Kishima
Roy Cleveland
Willowbrook County
Cleveland
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Sar Tanksley
William Thatcher
Willowbrook
Gardena
Soviets Delay Berlin Big Four Conference
The United States says Moscow proposes moving the Big Four foreign ministers meeting in Berlin from January 4 to January 25 or a later date. Washington notes the shift would delay talks by three weeks but not block the conference and will seek an early coordinated reply with France and the United Kingdom.
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Berlin
Washington
A-P
Russia
State Department
France
United Kingdom
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
United
Missing Cananea mine official searched after holiday trip tip
Bisbee Arizona investigators widened a search for Melvin Taylor a 45 year old safety engineer for Cananea Copper Co last seen Wednesday in Bisbee en route to Tucson then Ontario California for Christmas with relatives friends say he did not arrive and was believed to carry money and a large diamond ring potential foul play suspected by Cochise County officers.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Bisbee-Tucson
Cananea
Ontario
Calif
Relat
Slashed body found in Nevada desert near Las Vegas
Las Vegas deputies report the slashed and raped body of Jacqueline Lee Kelly, 45, found five miles northeast of the city. Investigators say she was thrown from a car late Christmas Eve and suffered a knife throat slash and multiple slashes. Kelly, born in Buffalo, had lived in Las Vegas five years and had a prior drunkenness record.
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Las Vegas
Jacqueline Lee Kelly
Sheriffis
Miss Kelly
Buffalo
Argentina to U S in 30 months driven by Model T
An elderly Argentine man Jose Fernandez and his 29 year old son Ramon Fernandez traveled 19907 miles in 30 months in a 1914 Model T Ford. They reached San Antonio at 3 pm after leaving Laredo at noon and planned to reach Dallas that night. They intend to go through Austin Little Rock St Louis Chicago Detroit and Washington before flying home. The car named Porlita has no self starter and one light wired.
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Texas
Argentina
San Antonis
Dallas
Washington
Jose Fernandez
Hale
Ramon Fernandez
United States
San Antonio
Laredo
San
Panama
Patagonia
America
Detroit
Ford
George Washington
Fernandez
Buenos Aires
Milk Price Cuts Take Effect January First in So. Cal
In Southern California and much of the southern San Joaquin Valley, milk prices drop one cent per quart starting Jan. 1. The State Milk Control Board said improved dairy feed, plentiful milk supply, and lower production costs made the reductions possible. Store and home delivery prices are listed by county and region.
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Sacramento
California
San Joaquin Valley
State Milk Control Areaa
Fresno County
Imperial
Kern
Los Angeles
Madera-Merced
Fire Kills Mother and Five Children in Kentucky Home
A Frenchburg Kentucky fire killed mother Mrs Arnold Crouch and five of her six children as flames engulfed a frame house. The father escaped with one child. two boys, Eddie age nine and another son, were hospitalized for burns. Coroner suspects foul play and asked Kentucky State Police to send a detective. no local fire department service available in nearby towns.
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Frenchburg
Menifee
Joe Slusher
Kentucky State Police
Crouch
Goodamaritan Hospital
Lexington
Eddie
Jane Cook Hospital
Salt Lick
Where to Find It Listings
Boyle age AA Churless Pages A-4 and 5 Classified Pages A-3 to A-5 Comics Page 8 6 Crossword Page 83 Financial Page B-2 Obituaries Page B-2 Radio and TV Page B-3 Cheping Table Page 8-2 Spare Pages A-6 and A-7 Theaters Page A-2 Tides and Temperatures Page B-2.
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Boyle Age
Churless
Traffic Toll Rises Across Nation During Holiday Weekend
Traffic deaths mounted to the high hundreds during a long Christmas weekend with 300 highway fatalities after 42 hours of a 78 hour period, plus 47 fire deaths and 52 from miscellaneous causes. Midwest and Northeast icy streets raised crash risk as millions hit the roads.
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Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Miss Opera Tenors Trapped In Elevator At Met
A chorus of complaints emerged at the Metropolitan Opera House as 23 tenors jammed into a backstage elevator during Il Trovatore. After 27 minutes of stalled ascent the lift failed between floors, authorities were summoned, the top was removed, and the singers were rescued one by one before the curtain call.
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New York
ICP
Metropolitan Opera House
Irving Sager
Opera
Il Trovatore Head
Norblad Proposes End to Navy Recruiting Drive
Oregon congressman Norblad urges halting Navy recruitment arguing the draft can supply needed manpower. He released a letter to Secretary Robert B. Anderson claiming the service oversubscribed and wasting millions on recruitment offices and repeatment devices while draft remains in effect.
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Norblad
R.ore
Navy
Robert B. Anderson
Secretary of the Navy
Three Believed Dead in Tanker Flames
GOTHENBURG Sweden UP reports authorities fear at least three men died when the 1730 ton tanker Gustaf Reuter exploded and sank in an oil harbor on Christmas Day. Fire units acted quickly preventing flames from spreading to other tankers.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Gustaf Reuter
Vietminh attack across Laos threatens Thailand frontier
Vietminh forces struck across Laos from the coast into Thailand, capturing Thakhek and driving toward the Mekong frontier. Thailand declared emergencies in nine provinces and rushed reinforcements as refugees alarmed authorities. French forces regroup near Savannakhhet while airlifts bring arms to Union troops amid a broadened Indochina crisis.
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Saigon
Indochina
Thailand
Souvannah Phouma
Laos
United Nations
Moscow
Bangkok
United States
Vinh
Vietnan
Cold Morning Warmed Slightly from 1953 Low
Long Beach woke to 36 degrees as topcoats reappeared and the morning chill persisted. The Weather Bureau forecast mostly clear skies through Sunday with little temperature change, while dry northeast winds raise high fire danger in the mountains.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Southland
One License Tab for Calif Cars in 1954
California motorists will renew with a single rear mounted license tab. The new white 54 tab on red background replaces two tabs and the renewal fee rises to eight dollars plus 2 percent of vehicle value, with minimums increasing from seven to nine dollars for older cars. State motor vehicle officials deploy 5 million renewal slips and set renewal stations in 80 banks to aid processing.
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Sacramento
California
Paul Mason
State Motor Vehicles Departements
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