Wintry Chill Grips Wide U S Areas
A harsh cold wave from the Weather Bureau blankets the nation from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Subfreezing readings hit Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and Illinois while Dallas and Memphis see 30s. Eastern coast enjoys a mild off ocean breeze with Miami at 72 and Key West at 76 as fair weather holds in the south.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Appalachians
Canadian
Gulf States
Eastaward
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Missippi Valley
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Kansas
Missoul
Illinois
Dallas
Memphis
Hatteras
N.C
Atlantic City
Nantucket
Mass
Florida
Mercury
Miami
Key West
Interior
Earth Tremor Shakes Five Colorado Towns
A tremor of undetermined origin rattled five Colorado towns including Fowler Sugar City Ordway Nepesta and Ro Fore Sunday night. It shook furniture and windows with no damage reported. A muffled explosive sound accompanied the tremor per Donald Buck publisher of the Turter Tribune. Duration ranged from a few seconds to a minute.
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Pueblo
Colo
Vivo
Colorado
Fowler
Donald¢ Buck
Towteré Tribune
Sugar City
Ordway
Wnepesta
Ro Fore
Fleeing Girls Kill Home Matron and Four Nabbed at Akron
Akron Ohio deputies report a night attack by five teenage girls on matron Mrs Eula Bonham 59 binding her with belts and gagging her before she died. The escape plan ended with Bonham murdered as the girls fled the dormitory leaving witnesses and shaken staff. Two ringleaders Merl Cain and Margaret Nicholson age 15 were captured along with others later. details show an ammonia moistened wash rag used in the assault and a radio broadcast alert preceding police involvement.
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Merl Cain
Margaret Nicholson
Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Associated Press
Eula Bonham
Tention
W. J. Pittenger
Cain Wir
Theis
Five Girls Attempt Escape From Dormitory Break-In
Reported incident at a facility involving 29 boy inmates and five girls who used Miss Bonham's keys to reach a door in the dormitory. A key broke, prompting a basement chase as the girls broke a window with a shovel. They allegedly planned the escape and threatened to kill staff if told. Ammonia stored in a cold cream jar was noted.
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Roebuork
SUPCI
Inavy
Nor
Yerian Navy
Miss Bonham
Meany’s Rise Shapes AFL CIO Merger Role
Portrait of George Meany who after being named head of the AFL on William Green’s 1952 death led a quiet consolidation of AFL and CIO. The piece highlights his clashes with John L. Lewis, his diplomacy, and how his leadership may steer a middle course, balancing action with restraint as the merger unfolds.
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AFL
Green
Meany
San Francisco
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Lewis
Josie
Afl-Cio
CIO
Fat Meany
How to write faster the quick shorthand shortcut
The piece promotes a practical word abbreviation system to double writing speed in weeks. It cites December Reader's Digest and its condensed articles, promising legible notes over the phone or in meetings, and potential job advantages.
Calaveras Sheriff kidnapping tied to Sacramento trio
Three Sacramento suspects aged about 18 to 21 kidnapped Calaveras County Sheriff and two Amador deputies during a burglary probe. Louis Cervantes, 21, was identified. James Woolsey and Ronald Garrett, both 18 or 19, were captured and later separated after a chase ending near Michgan Bar.
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Mark Tivait
California
Twain
Angels Camp
McFall
Leach
Man Secon
California Highway Patrol
Louis “Cervantes
James Woolsey
Ronald Garrett
Sacramento
Merall
Calaveras County
Jackson
San Andreas
Amador County
Jim Fregulie
Gilde ‘Dondero
Fregulia
Dondero
Sogether
MecFall
Sloughhouse
Michigan Bar
Soute
Cervantes
Ttry
Léach
Russ Claims Cure for Cancer From Plant Compound
Moscow radio reported that Russian scientists developed a medicine derived from Caucasus plant extracts that disintegrates cancerous growths without harming healthy tissue. The broadcast also claimed another drug has cured tubercular meningitis.
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Lundm Vpi
Moscow Radio
Caucasus
Berlin Radio Incident In East Germany Involves U S Party
A US party touring the Red Army Cemetery in Berlin was stopped by East German police for using a radio in a foreign vehicle. A Russian officer and Soviet officials later held the group, then released them after intervention by Lt. Col. Veron Hammonds and Soviet Deputy Commandant L. A. Kotsiuba. The incident centers on alleged DDR law violations regarding radios in East German territory.
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Berlin
McQueen
BCSS
Kaclshorst
Vernon Hammonds
Henrietta
Tex
U.S. Berlin
L. A. Kotsiuba
Hammonds
Col. Kotsiuba
Kotsiuba
Ditrove
Gen .Desher
Man Goes Gun Crazy Over Ex Wife in Los Angeles
In Highland Park Julio Correras, 25, attacked his home with a 22 rifle after chasing his wife and brother into the street. Eight patrol cars arrived as officers used tear gas and shotguns. his brother persuaded him to surrender by phone. Correras said he was enraged by his ex-wife’s marriage to a man accused of assaulting her.
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Los Angeles
Highland Park
Dormer
Julio Correras
Rudolph
Julio
Contreras
Kay Boyle and husband protest State Department labeling
Kay Boyle denials and her husband Joseph Franckenstein claim the State Department branded him a security risk and fired him for his wife. They testified to a Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights, citing past German loyalty boards and Nazi torture, while Boyle asserts her writings oppose communism and contain no pro-Communist content.
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Washington
Kay Hoyle Franckenstein
Aussian
Joseph M. Franckestein
State Department
Darien
Rowayton
Conn
Senate
Franckenstein
Chairan Hennings
Jing
Austria
Overseas Board
GOP Chief Cheered by Ike Parley
Republican National Committee chairman Hall spoke after a meeting with President Eisenhower. He said timing of any candidacy announcement is up to the President and that the party will respond to Democratic critiques. Hall praised Eisenhower’s leadership, said the war chest is strong, and predicted a larger Eisenhower Nixon victory if Eisenhower runs again. He avoided naming potential nominees and planned to report to the GOP national committee in the coming days.
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Eisenhower
New York
Averell Harriman
Administration
Hallmen
Hall
Harriman
Eisenhower Nixon
Nixon
Treasury
Republican, National Committee
Gugene
Chicago
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