Eisenhower Boosts Hungarian Refugee Intake to 21500
President Eisenhower announced the United States will admit 21,500 Hungarian refugees to ease an Austria led influx. About 6,500 enter under the Refugee Relief Act while 15,000 will arrive as parolees with potential permanent status via future legislation.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Austria
Hungary
U.S
U. S
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Adminisration
Elsermower
Wilson
Prince Weds Socialite in Delayed Denver Honeymoon
A Denver socialite and Hawaiian prince wed in Denver after a two day postponement. Jane Tomberlin, 44, and Prince Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu, 37, booked the 82.50 a day General Palmer suite at the Antlers Hotel for the nuptials. Rev. Ben H. Lehmberg presided at the ceremony. The prince said he was kidnapped by relatives seeking the delay and flew in from Dallas yesterday.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Denver
Hawai Ian Prince
Jane Tomberlin
Prince Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu
General Palmer
Antlers
Ben H. Lehmberg
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Wanna Feel Good Take Up Walking
Denver postman Harry J. Barkhausen retires after 40 years and 104000 miles on the job. He credits walking with his health and says he has hardly been sick, adding that he loves walking and has always walked.
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Dener
Harry J. Barkhausen
Denver
Barkhausen
UN To Try Again For Observers In Hungary
United Nations delegates agree on a fresh moderate bid to obtain U N observers for Hungary despite Budapest’s resistance. If rejected, a move to condemn the puppet government and seek its ouster could follow. The US circulates a resolution urging Hungary to permit an on the scene inquiry by Dag Hammarskjold.
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United Nations
U.N
Hungary
Budapest
U. N
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
India
Hammarskjold
Cuba
General Assembly
U. S
Russia
Wrong Door Mix Up Leads to Shooting in Cleveland
William and Etella Bellinger heard a key turn at their apartment on 149th Street early today. A man attempted to enter, and 69 year old Richard Warfield was wounded in the thigh at St. Luke's Hospital after misplacing his own apartment key. police say the doors coincidentally fit.
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Cleveland
William
Etella Bellinger
149Th St
Rt Yan
St. Luke's Hospital
Richard Warfield
Britain France In Agreement On Next Suez Move
Western allies in London and Paris report full agreement on next steps for the Suez crisis amid plans for an orderly evacuation of the canal. Britain may withdraw most troops from Egypt by Christmas while coordinating with France on military precautions and a common position.
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Britain
France
London
U. S
Sewees Aepupe
Washington
Egypt
Christian Pineau
Paris
Mishaps Halt South Pole Construction Efforts
At McMurdo Sound Antarctica a string of mishaps stalls American buildup at the South Pole. A U S Air Force C124 Globemaster crashed and caught fire injuring Capt Warren J Fair and technician James R Farlow while 30 others escaped. The three million dollar craft was a total loss amid prior crashes near the ice runway.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
South Pole
U.S. Air Force
New Zealand
Antarctic
Pole
Warren J. Fair
Greenville
S.C
James R
United States
U S Moves Cautiously In Oil Sale
The United States signals a cautious approach to aiding Europe with emergency oil shipments. Officials say dollar aid would be country by country, with no new special fund planned, while Europe is to pay from its own resources for about 500,000 barrels daily for at least a month.
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Foreign Office
A &l
United Nations
Egypt
Britain
Lloyd
House of Commons
United States
Middle East
France
Eisenhower
Augusta
Washington
Europe
London
Syria
Turkey
Ethem Menderes
NATO
Soviet Union
Baghdad
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Libya
Jordan
Suez Canal
U. S
Italy
Slowdowns Persist On New York Waterfront
New York waterfront slowdowns continue despite an 80 day Taft Hartley ban extension. Cunard Queen Mary sailed with most cargo behind schedule while Roma followed late. ILA members work at reduced speed. port activity down to 50 60 percent as employers call it a partial strike though union leaders deny directing slowdowns.
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New York
Taft Larlley
East
Gulf Coast
Cunard
Southampton
Roma
Line
International Longshoremen's Assn
Ind
New York Shipping Assn
ILA
Lafayette Rebuffs Lafayette Invitation to Lafayette Miller Birthday
Mayor C W Dinsmore of Lafayette Colorado explains the town declines a French invitation to celebrate the Marquis de Lafayette’s 200th birthday next year. He notes the city was named for Lafayette Miller, a rancher, not the title figure.
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Lafayette
Colo
C. W. Dinsmore
Colorado
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette Miller
United States Wins Fourth Straight Olympic Basketball Title
Melbourne bulletin reports the United States defeated Russia 89 to 55 to capture its fourth consecutive Olympic basketball championship. Key U.S. players led the rout as the team sealed the title Saturday night in Melbourne.
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Melbourne
United States
Russia
Ousted Soviet Diplomat Boards Queen Mary Amid Custody Drama
New York reports Konstantin Ekimov, former Soviet U.N. envoy, expelled last Oct. 29, sailed aboard the Queen Mary with American-born Tonya Chwastov and her father amid a custody and kidnapping dispute. The Chwastov case drew Senate scrutiny and involved the child’s mother in Detroit.
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New York
Konstantin Ekimov
Soviet Union
Tonya Chwastov
Alexei Chwastov
Senate Internal Security
Chwastov
George Diaczok
Detroit
England
Ten Men Die As B52 Crash Kills Crew At Castle AFB California
A B52 crash at Castle Air Force Base near Merced California killed all 10 crew members aboard. The giant bomber smashed into a plowed field four miles north of Merced after takeoff, with fire and wreckage strewn over several miles. Names of victims to be released after next of kin notices.
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Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
California
Strategic Air Command
Merced
San Francisco
Alfred B. Stockman
Robert G. Joiner
Stockman
Glen Towers
Merced County
Bates
Tracy
Madera
Robert Stevenson
Castle Public Information
Next of
Stevenson
Castle
Russia
Towers
FBI Ready For Spies In Hawaii
Honolulu FBI agents keep a near real time suspect list in collaboration with police and military intelligence. The list tracks all persons on a 1 A suspect roster, used to arrest potential subversives on short notice. The practice echoes measures from December 1941.
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Joseph Grant
Honolulu
FBI
Hawaii
Counterintelligence Corps
Pearl Harbor
Robert C. Shivers
Counterintelligence
CWA Official Dissatisfied With New Ohio Telephone Contract
Curtis Fletcher of the CWA criticizes a Friday night contract offer from Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co as only marginally better than the rejected initial proposal. The package includes up to 17 cents wage boosts in some categories, a no-strike clause, and union shop drop. The offer adds Good Friday holiday pay, double pay after 6 p m on holidays, short-hour tours in Portsmouth, and higher termination pay. The union will vote next week and convey the decision by December 10.
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Columbus, Ohio
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Curtis Fletcher
Frank J. Lausche
Fletcher
Portsmouth
Reckless Flying Charged To Pilot
Edgar B. Segar, a 22 year old commercial pilot, was fined 100 dollars in Princess Anne Court House Virginia for reckless flying after his aircraft struck Edward J. Baird who hunted in a duck blind in Back Bay on November 23. Judge J Davis Reed said the Civil Aeronautics Administration will decide whether Segar's license should be revoked after the investigation.
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Princess Anne Court
House
Edgar B. Segar
Segar
Edward “J. Baird
Back Bay
Baird
Atlantic ‘and
Danville
J. Davis Reed
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Robbery at Long Beach cobbler shop nets $130
A customer asked for new rubber heels at Fred P. Skill's shoe repair shop in Long Beach California. The cobbler fitted the heels and returned to the counter to find the customer and $130 missing from the cash register.
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Long Beach
Calif
Fred P. Skill
Skill
Higher Rates On Mortgages Likely To Rise to 5 Percent
A housing official said studies considered raising FHA insured mortgage rates to 4 or 5 percent though no decision was made. Rep Ayres predicted Eisenhower would issue an order to raise the FHA cap to 5 percent, with VA GI loan limits remaining at 4.5 percent. The increases aim to free more funds for FHA and GI loans.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Rep
Ayres
Ohio
Barberton
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Congress
Ike to give Christmas address December 20 at White House park
President Eisenhower will deliver his Christmas message December 20 from a park near the White House. He will press a button to light a 67 foot national community Christmas tree, signaling lights on other trees nationwide as announced by the capital's Christmas Pageant Committee.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Stratojet Crashes Near Nipigon Ontario in Snowbound Wreck
A US Air Force B47 stratojet bomber with four crew crashed in rugged snow near Nipigon Ontario. Search planes spotted a cross-shaped fire at Seawall Lake, 30 miles west, as searchers tallied possible survivors. Identified crew include Maj Robert Slane, Lt Richard Martin, and 1st Lt Max Workman. fourth crewman unnamed.
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Nipigon
Ont
Ontario
Seawall Lake
Here
US Air Force
301St
Barksdale
Robert M. Slane
Trinidad
Colo
Richard J. Martin
North Antic
Conn
Max Workman
Roy
Utah
Limit on Congress Inquiries Challenged in Supreme Court
John T. Watkins of Rockford Illinois appeals his contempt of Congress conviction arguing Congress must not probe beyond a legislative purpose. He challenged the House Committee on Un-American Activities for seeking public exposure and denounced it as a legislative trial. Watkins testified before the committee in 1954 admitting past cooperation with Communists but denying current membership.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John T. Watkins
Rockford
Ill
Farm Equipment Workers Union S
Private Is Held After Gun Play
An 18 year old Army private, William E. Smith of Hanley Hills, on furlough from Aberdeen Proving Grounds, forced entry into Alene Roe’s home and fired at doors and nearby houses. He surrendered after police spoke to him and handed over a .22 revolver and four shells. Alene Roe, 16, had dated him years prior.
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ST. Louis
William E. Smith
Hanley Hills
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Smith
Alene Roe
James E. Brooks
Alene
Lnce
Husband and wife share playful clothing joke
A husband jokes that choosing a new evening gown is confusing as he asks if she is inside trying to get out or outside trying to get in. The quip relies on a pun about location and attire during a party setting.
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