Grand Jurors claim hamstringing by State and Justice Depts
Two former members of a defunct New York federal grand jury testified to a House subcommittee that State and Justice Departments hampered an inquiry into subversives at the United Nations. They alleged delays in issuing a presentment to avoid appearing political before elections and said officials warned the FBI not to reveal further witness names.
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Washington
New York
State and
Justice Departments
United Nations
Charles J. Vlarsany
U. S
Myles 3
Lane
Colin
Warsany
Grand Jury
Jay
Joseph A. Cahill
House Judiciary Subcommittee
U.N
State Department
Tames
Harsany
Cahil
Cahild
Lanes
Ion
Cohn
Justice Department
FBI
Earthquakes Felt Across Mindanao and Camiguin
A sequence of sharp quakes rattled southern Philippines within 24 hours with magnitudes between three and five on the scale. The government geophysics department said tremors centered off Mindanao and the Camiguin island group to the north, with no damage reported.
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Manila
Philippines
Government Geophysical Department
Mindanao Island
Isle of
Camiguin
Florida Church Blast Shocks Pastor and Police
A blast outside Holly Hill First Baptist Church on Sunday night puzzled police and the pastor. The blast shattered two front windows but caused no injuries as evening services had not begun.
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Daytona Beagh
Fia
vPl
Holly Hill First Baptist Church
Long Beach Health Plan Urged As Urgent Need
A Long Beach subcommittee told a public hearing that expanding health facilities is the community's most urgent requirement. The plan totals 16,382,000 and centers on Seaside Hospital and a new five story 200 bed facility in California Heights North Long Beach, with the existing hospital kept for usable capacity.
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Long Beach
Citizens’ Committee For Public Improvements
George J. Badenhausen
Community Council Group
Seaside Hospital
California Heights
North
Santa Rosa Judge Denies Bridge Ban
UI Superior Judge Hilliard Comstock today threw out a bid to halt bay bridge construction between Richmond and San Rafael, allowing the project to proceed. The decision clears the path for continued planning and potential fencing, with ongoing discussions among city officials and state agencies.
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Santa Rosa
Hilliard Comstock
Bay
Richmond
San Rafael
FBI May Probe Baptist Pastor Attack in Mississippi
In Batesville Mississippi two men beat pastor Sammie P Crawford 43 on Christmas Eve and told him to leave the county. Sheriff Ross Darby plans to confer with the FBI on possible civil rights violations while Crawford recovers in a Memphis hospital. Warrants exist for unnamed suspects, and the congregation voted 67 to 5 to keep him at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, which serves about 125 members.
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Batesville
Miss
FBI
Ross Darby
Sammie P. Crawford
Crawford
Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church
Here
Memphis
Sammie
Darby
Congregation Nummers
Fate of Wage Price Curbs to Be Decided
President elect Eisenhower plans a luncheon meeting in New York with Senate GOP leaders including Sen. Robert A. Taft to discuss the administration’s legislative program. Topics expected include wage price controls and potential changes to Senate rules on debate. The gathering at the Commodore Hotel also involves Senators Bridges Millikin Saltonstall and others as the Republican controlled Senate takes shape.
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New York
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Commodore Hotel
Hagerty
Lisenhower
Washington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Taft
Wisenhower
Stalin
Hisenhower
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Army Grants Emergency Leave for Death or Illness Abroad
The Army said it will grant emergency leave to service members overseas when travel home aids a dying immediate family member or in case of the death of the serviceman’s wife or child. Free military transport and priority will be provided according to urgency, expanding beyond prior rules that required home situations to necessitate the return.
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Washington
Army
Typhoon Sweeps Eniwetok Island Amid High Seas
The navy reported a typhoon with high winds swept across Eniwetok Island in the central Pacific, leaving most of the island under water. Seas ran about 30 feet high and several of the 500 military and civilian personnel were left homeless as tents were ripped apart. there were no serious casualties reported and no immediate emergency needs identified.
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Navy
Eniwetok Island
Central Pacific
Nwo
Where to Find It Beach Wombing Faga 6-1 Boyle-Page A-1
A navigational listing shows where to locate features across sections. It names Beach Wombing Faga on page 6-1 and Boyle page A-1, with references to Bridge, Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, and other pages. It also notes obituaries, radio and TV, shipping table, Southland Cities, sports, theaters, tides, temperatures and women’s activities across multiple pages.
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Beach Wombing
Boyle
Bridge
Southland
Pilot Ends Life in Plane Dive at Gravel Pit
Obie William Cox, 23, owner of the Double Heart Hereford Ranch, radioed friends during a three hour plea exchange before crashing his bright yellow plane into a gravel pit. The craft missed the pit and struck a creek, then bounced 200 feet onto level ground. Civil Aeronautics officials studied the tape to determine motive as Cox’s last words were spoken at 6800 feet before the dive.
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Sweetwater
Texas
Obie Wiliam Cox
Cox
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Carnage in Traffic Sets Holiday Death Record
United Press reports four day Christmas holiday traffic deaths surged to a record 588 killed on roads and 187 in other accidents, totaling 773. Plane crashes and fires add seven and one deaths respectively. the old auto death record was 553 in 1951.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Moderate quake rattles over a dozen Indian cities
An earthquake of moderate intensity struck northern India just after midnight Sunday, shaking New Delhi Patiala Amritsar Srinagar Jammu and Lahore. The tremors lasted 60 to 120 seconds and affected an area about 400 miles wide.
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Bombay
India
New Delhi
Patiale
Amritsar
Srinager
Jammu
Lahore
Canada Holiday Toll Sets Record in Four Day Holiday
The worst holiday death toll in Canadian history was counted. At least 18 persons died violently during the four day Christmas holiday closing at midnight Sunday. Traffic deaths reached 57, another record, while fires claimed 12 lives, five drowned, and 19 others died in various accidents.
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Uttawa
Ile
Peterson Blames Law Violations For Holiday Traffic Toll
California Highway Patrol Commissioner Clifford E. Peterson blamed motorists for the high holiday traffic death toll and said enforcement of the law was essential. He urged stricter adherence to traffic rules and indicated continuation on another page.
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Apackamenty
Clifford E. Peterson
California
Navy Airplane Crash Kills 10 Near Korea Coast
A four engine flying boat of the Navy crashed in the Sea of Japan about 50 miles east of Kosong off Korea. Ten of 14 crew members are dead or missing, four survivors were rescued by the destroyer Renshaw and brought to Yokosuka base. Two hospitalized, two to return to duty.
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Navy
Sea of Japan
Hs 14
U.S
PRM
Kosong
Korea
U. S
Renshaw
Yokosuka
Tokyo
San Francisco Hotel Fire Claims Two Lives
A Mission District hotel fire in San Francisco Sunday night left two men dead and a woman critically injured. Fire Chief Edward Walsh said the blaze began in the room of Charles C. Burkheimer, 33, who was found burned to death. Fire Captain George J. Keen, 56, died of a heart attack while directing his crew.
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San Francisco
VPLA
Mission District
Charles C. Burkheimer
Edward Walsh
George J. Keen
Moe
Weather forecast for coast today and Tuesday
Mostly sunny today and Tuesday with light variable winds along the coast. Highs around 64 degrees today.
East German News Office to Be Dissolved in 1959
Eisler faces dismissal as East Germany replaces its information office with a new government press office on January 1. The shift follows completion of founded state tasks, with deputy Albert Norden tipped to head the new unit. Eisler, who fled bail in New York 1949, has faced mounting criticism from Soviet and East German officials.
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Gerhart
Hisler
Germany
Vaegiche Rundschau
Eisler
RIAIS
Socialist Unity (Communist
East Germany
Vislers
Albert Norden
New Yorks
Britain
Jiservatory
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