Eisenhower to appoint envoys to report views not policy
Gen. Eisenhower will designate representatives to gather information and express the president elect's views, not to set policy or influence Truman administration decisions. Hagerty notes no confirmed trip to Korea or briefing invitees. Truman presses rapid action while Eisenhower plans briefings at the Pentagon and State Department. Churchill sent congratulations.
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Teeners and Man Killed in Fatal Washington Crash
Four teenagers and an adult died when their car veered off the road near Tone Washington and struck a tree at high speed. Driver Jackie Edwards 16 Slayton Colvin 17 vain Schrieber 34 Paula Filion 15 Barbara Nelson 14 were among the victims. The car reportedly traveled over 100 mph and carried no license plates. Families were asked to confirm if their children were among the deceased.
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Yugoslav Politburo Abolished by Reds
In Zagreb the Yugoslav Communist party disbanded its nine member Politburo on Sunday night and replaced it with a 15 member committee. Premier Marshal Tito will head the new body, which will retain most functions of the old Politburo, acting as a cabinet in governing and controlling the ruling Communist party.
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Yugoslavia
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Yugoslav Communist Party
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Tito
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Gun accident robs boy of life in San Antonio
Harold E. Manley, 21, a Korean War veteran and rookie San Antonio police officer, unloaded a pistol and his 15 year old brother Billy was shot in the stomach. Billy died within 45 minutes. Harold, shaken, explained he touched a shell release knob and the gun discharged. Police and hospital staff attended the scene as the family mourned. In Detroit, ballot boxes from Michigan precincts remained guarded while Gov. G. Mennen Williams led Fred M. Alger Jr. by several thousand votes awaiting official canvass and possible recount.
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Texas
Harold E. Manley
Billy Manley
Robert B. Green
Harold
Chattanooga
Tenn
Young Manley
Manley
Hilly
Air Force
Korea
Billy
Detroit
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Fred M. Alger Jr
State Board of Canvassers
Sai Alger
Eniwetok H-bomb test details spark security questions
AEC silent on the blast near Eniwetok island cluster raises security and witness issues. Reported sighting describes an immense orange halo and mushrooming column with vapor tying to the main column. Analysts weigh whether the observer is credible while noting Yasaw’s test aims and Savannah River plant start-up implications.
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Eniwetok
Examiner
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Carl T. Durham
D.N. C
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
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Truman
U. S
Russia
United States
Savannah River Atomic Works
Explosion Damages Home and Car of Non Striking Worker
An explosion near New Paris Ohio damaged Virgil G. Shilts's car and the adjacent frame house. Shilts, his wife, and three children slept through the blast as a dynamite charge under the car demolished the vehicle front and damaged porch ceilings and several windows. Shilts had crossed picket lines at the Richmond Indiana International Harvester plant during a strike, and the sheriff said the blast appeared intentional.
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Ohio
International Harvester Co
Richmond
Ind
Virgil G. Shilts
Shilts
United Electrical Workers Union
Anbuty Sherif
Floyd Spitler
Mrs Roosevelt Signals Possible End to UN Delegate Role
Eleanor Roosevelt hinted she may not accept reappointment as American delegate to the United Nations. She said she would give serious thought to a reassignment by President Eisenhower and stressed UN delegates should align with the Washington administration, then added she was closing the door to a possible return.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Janitor Sues for Half of $250000 Missouri Fortune
James Lee Kraft of Inglewood California sues to be recognized as an heir to his aunt Emma Kraft who died leaving a $250000 fortune in St Louis Missouri. He alleges unduly influenced by John M Mex and Arthur E Woerheide to disown him and claims he was left nothing in the will while two other aunts were named beneficiaries.
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James Lee Kraft
Inglewood
Calif
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Kraft
St. Louis
John M. Mex
Arthur E. Woerheide
Wide Hunt for AF Plane Vanished With 19 Aboard
A C 119 Flying Packet from the 435th Troop Carrier Group vanished over interior Alaska after last contact near Summit between Fairbanks and Anchorage. Twenty six planes search under bad weather. The aircraft, en route to Nenana, carried 19 men and was to reach the destination in about 20 minutes at 10 000 feet. The disappearance follows two similar losses in the past two years.
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Nenana
Eisenhower Leads California as Prop 3 Maintains Margin
Late returns show Eisenhower ahead by 615,343 with 226 precincts uncounted. Prop 3 holds a 70,000 lead with 194 precincts missing. Prop 13 lags by about 35,000 with 418 precincts uncounted. Precinct totals: Prop 3 Yes 2,323,998 No 2,253,855. Prop 13 Yes 2,097,770 No 2,042,595. Eisenhower 2,718,916 Stevens on 2,103,573.
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Plane crash kills three Michiganians near Stillwater
Three Michigan residents died when a four seat airplane crashed near Stillwater Oklahoma causing a fiery blast. Victims identified by Oklahoma Highway Patrol include Andrew P. Mast of Ann Arbor William T Smythe of Howell and Sam Lyle Glenn of Howell.
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Ann Arbor
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Howell
Mich
Sam Lyle Glenn
Fists Fly At The Mocambo In Hollywood Strip Brawl
Hollywood report of a dawn clash at the Mocambo on Sunset Strip as John Bromfield and Steve Crane intervened in a late night scuffle after a patron disputed closing time. Corinne Calvet and Bromfield, celebrating a fourth anniversary, left the club with Mona Knox’s escort.
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GOP Snub Foreseen for Sen Morse
Oregon senator Wayne Morse who quit the GOP may be low man on the committee ladder in the new Congress. Sen Karl Mundt says Morse would need to take the initiative to gain standing with former colleagues and would likely not be courted by Republicans. Mundt notes Morse could wind up as a minority or District of Columbia committee member if he remains independent.
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Swastika Leaflets Mark German Elections Eve
Thousands of swastika stamped leaflets drift across Hannover and Bruns on the eve of Lower Saxony elections. Posters urge neutrality and boycott while Neo Nazi SRP was banned three weeks ago. Former Nazi figures, including Wilhelm Scheppmann, reappear in local politics as seats vacated by the SRP await redistribution.
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Ex-soldier Hendricks fined after assault on ex-girlfriend
In Franklin Indiana Sgt Jack Meyer at Camp Atterbury pressed assault and battery charges against 20 year old ex soldier from Mobile Alabama for socking his former partner in a jaw. Judge Oral Barnett fined Hendricks 35.80 dollars and gave him a 30 day suspension.
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British Seek Ike's Agent for Europe Talks in Paris
London diplomatic circles urge President elect Eisenhower to send a representative to sit with Secretary of State Dean Acheson at the North Atlantic Council meeting in Paris on December 15. Without Eisenhower's envoy, the 14 nation council may struggle to review and revise the West's defense threats before the Truman administration ends next month.
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North Atlantic Council
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