Army Tanks and Bulldozers in Major Cleanup Effort
Army tanks and bulldozers led a sweeping snow removal operation across storm hit eastern Great Lakes areas. Cold weather and heavy snow hindered work in New York and surrounding states while transportation networks struggled. Dozens of towns faced closures as thousands of cars remained stranded and communities were isolated in western New York.
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Great Lakes
New York
Sia
Acoss
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wew
York
Eisenhower names James D Zellerbach as Italy envoy
President Eisenhower designates James David Zellerbach a San Francisco businessman as ambassador to Italy to succeed Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce. The appointment takes effect about January 1 with Luce resigning at the President’s convenience and planning to return to Rome about Christmas. Zellerbach previously represented the United States in Italy and led the Economic Cooperation Administration mission from 1948 to 1950, supervising the first Marshall Plan program for Italy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James David Zellerbach
San Francisco
Italy
Clare Boothe Luce
Murray Snyder
Drees
Luce
Rome
Zellerbazh Gheany
ULS
Economic Co+ opration Administration
Paris Air Crash Kills 33 As Plane Falls Near Village
A New York bound LAT DC6E crashed after takeoff from Ovly Field, destroying a village near Paris Vieille Poste. Fourteen Americans among 35 aboard were killed. 16 others survived. One child injured in the fire. Victims include Guido Cantelli, 34, famed Italian conductor bound for New York. Officials report 50 bodies recovered. two survivors identified as Dr and Mrs Nuegemo Ficamore.
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Paris
Guido Cantelli
Artoro Tosuinini
New York
Philharmonic Symphony
Italian Airlines
LAT
Ovly Field
Rome
Paray Vieille Poste
Airpork
Nuegemo Ficamore
Shanon
Santa Claus Cited For Excessive Horn Blowing in Raging
In Racine Wisconsin Santa Claus received traffic citations after police halted a downtown procession for excessive horn blowing as part of a local motorcade.
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Riot Night Rally Sparks UC Stanford Clash in San Francisco
A Union Square rally drew 2,000 to 4,000 Stanford and California fans as police deployed 90 officers. Five arrested including Henry Haina, 33, Hawaii legislator, on disturbing the peace. bail set at 50 dollars. The event followed prereg game gatherings across the Bay Area and ended after midnight with crowds dispersing.
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Ford
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Inlay
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Hawaii
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Stanford
California
Israel Reports Pullback From Egypt Amid UN Debate
United Nations delegates report that large numbers of Israeli troops have withdrawn from Sinai and returned to Israeli territory. The U.N. General Assembly negotiates a resolution demanding Britain France and Israel withdraw all forces from Egypt without conditions. U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr supports immediate withdrawal and the Asian African resolution.
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Israel
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Egypt
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Dag Harmarsfjold
General Assembly
Britain
France
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U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Classifieds and notices from Long Beach 1956 edition
A Long Beach California newspaper page from November 24, 1956 presents a 20 page issue. Classified sections list ads and notices with contact numbers HE 5-1611 and HE 2-5959 across the listing.
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Long Beach
Calif
Blast Rocks Dallas Area Two Killed in Elevator Explosion
A devastating blast at Southland Feed Mills elevator in Dallas killed two workers and injured fourteen others. Firefighters battled a towering blaze that destroyed the 125 foot structure and cut power in the area, with many victims severely burned and hospitalized at Parkland Hospital. Police and witnesses described a chaotic scene as workers fled the flames and smoke, with several identified as Miller and railroad employees among the injured.
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Dallas
Southland Feed Mills
William B. Brown
Eugene Childs
R. L. Powell
Parkland Hospital
J. c Moore Jr
Walter G Lovell
Katy
Sheraployes
Billy Joe Sergent
Mike Hutchinson
Billy Iay Jones
Lemon Shead
J.T. Busby
Echols
Willam Robert Berry Kirk
Horace Ed Jones
R. B. Crawford
Lemon Banks
Hutchinson
Danish Stevedores Force halt of Molotov at Copenhagen
The Soviet passenger liner Molotov left Copenhagen for London unloaded this morning as Danish stevedores refused to work. Russian sailors cut the hawsers with axes while dockhands stood idle on the pier amid angry shouts about Russia’s action in Hungary. The ship had arrived from Sweden on its regular route Leningrad Stockholm Gothenburg Copenhagen London.
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Denmark
London
Hungary
Sweden
Leningrad
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Weather: Cooler morning fog along the coast then sunny day
A slightly cooler day with early morning coastal fog gives way to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures rise modestly and coastal conditions should trend clear by late morning. The pattern suggests stable conditions with light to moderate inland breezes.
President seeks 80 day injunction over dock strike chaos
Washington President Eisenhower ordered Attorney General to seek an 80 day injunction to halt the Atlantic and Gulf Coast dock strike. Atty. Gen. George Brownell to file in New York federal court after a 50 page fact finding panel report warned the walkout could imperil national health and safety. The panel cited unresolved collective bargaining between longshoremen and shipping firms as the core issue.
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Washington
Presidenz Eisenhower
Behéral
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
White House
George Toul
New York City
Herbert Brownell Jr
Brownell
United States
Yank trackmen blaze to lead with four final golds
The United States tops the unofficial Olympic point table in Melbourne as Yank tracksters seize four final golds in track and field. Harold Connolly sets hammer record with 207 feet 315 inches, Eddie Soulhern and Glen Davis sweep the 400 hurdles, Morrow and Baker go 1-2 in sprint, boosting U S to 108 points while Russia trails.
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U. S
Yank Aces
Peter George
Akron
Ohl
Russia
Fede Bogdanovskii
Pengers
Traly
France
Hungary
United States
Harold Connolly
Boston
Eddie Soulhern
Dallas
Glen Davis
Clinton
Ohio
Southern
Josty Coulbreath
Norristown
Bobby Morrow
San Benito
Texas
Toone Baker
Elkhart
Kan
Smuggling Tax Loss Totals 18 Million In Indonesia
Government officials report over 18 million in revenue lost to smuggling as enforcement struggles. The Olympic athletics section notes Norman Read of New Zealand winning the 50 kilometer walk in 4 hours 30 minutes 42.9 seconds.
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Takarta
Indonesia
Greg Bell
Bloomington
Customs Department
Jona Bennett
Grand
Norman Read
Detsis
Big Brush Fire Now Controlled in California Mountains
A stubborn brush fire in the San Bernardino Mountains burned 15,256 acres over six days, largely within the San Bernardino National Forest. About 1,235 firefighters remained on patrol and heavy mop up as lines held amid rising winds. Crews completed hose lays and trails, surrounding 85 miles of the 40 mile perimeter, while crop dusters dropped water and chemicals when wind allowed.
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San Bernardino
Nation's Community Christmas Tree Cut
The nation's community Christmas tree, a 6 foot Engelmann spruce, was cut at 9,200 feet in Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. Members of the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce, professional lumberjacks, and Holloman Air Force Base personnel moved it in below zero temperatures for placement on the White House lawn in Washington.
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White House Lawn
Washington
Lincoln National Forest
New Mexico
Theemoborda Chamber of Commerce
Holloman Air Force Baze
Two More Turncoat GIs to Return Home
Washington AP The Communist Red Cross reports two more American soldiers, Aaron Wilson of Urania Louisiana and Adley Pate of Carbondale Illinois, who defected to China after capture in Korea, will return home. They are due in Hong Kong December 2. The Army will press no charges.
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Communist
Chinese Red Cross
Aaron Wilson
Urania
Adley Pate
Carbondale
Sian
Red China
Hong Kong
Nagy Seized by Russians Reported Headed to Moscow
Vienna report claims former Hungarian premier Imre Nagy was spirited to Moscow to stand trial for high treason after leaving the Yugoslav embassy in Budapest. West German sources say he was hustled to Romania and flown to Moscow, amid tensions with Yugoslavia and Soviet actions in Hungary.
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Imre Nagy
Inudapest
Moscow
Macht Depesch
East Berlin
Nagy
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Romania
Arad
Mosomy
Nacy
Belerare
Negy
Yugoslay
Budapest
US Confirms Secret Radio Link From Budapest Legation
The State Department said a shortwave transmitter operated for a few days in the U S legation in Budapest amid chaotic conditions. It was used to reach this government after Soviet forces attacked Hungary and normal communications failed. No transmitter is currently functioning.
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Budapest
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Hungary
2 Department
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Legation
Henry Fonda Still Unsold On Films After 20 Years
After a long career as a top motion picture star Henry Fonda admits he remains unsure about films. The note appears in a roundup of page references across the newspaper including A-3 A-6 7 B-2 to 9 and additional sections such as sports and classifieds.
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Henry Fonda
Elderly Philadelphia Family Found Near Starvation
An elderly Philadelphia couple Meyer Golob 75 and Fannie Golob 73 and their daughter Rose 50 were found near starvation and exposed in an unheated home. Police found $5,600 in cash and $39,000 in bank deposits and bonds, all hidden in boxes and purses. They were malnourished and placed in hospitals, with the home described as dirty and cold with no fuel and scant food.
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Philadelphia
Meyer Golob
Panijs Presser
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Hos Tilsl
Rose
Byberry State (Mentel
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