Eisenhower Health Progress Report Sparks Cabinet Return Hope
President Eisenhower shows continued excellent recovery after a mild stroke. White House physician Dr Snyder says progress is excellent as he weighs attending an afternoon Cabinet meeting in Washington and NATO events. Weekend at Gettysburg featured family time and a battlefield drive with friends and grandchildren.
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White House
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James C. Hagerty
Paris
Adlai Stevenson
State Dulles
U.S
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George E. Allen
Lower's
Army
John Eisenhower
Churchill May Accept Earldom
London reports Sir Winston Churchill, 83, may accept an earldom due to Queen Elizabeth I's wishes. No indication from Churchill of leaving the House of Commons, though kings traditionally offer retirements to prime ministers.
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London
Daily Herald
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth I
Churchill
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
West of Hawaii Nina Brings Evacuations and Flooding
About 1,100 Kauai residents were moved from coastlines to schools as Hurricane Nina pummeled the island with 90 mph winds. Rivers flooded Hanapepe and Hanalei while two feet of rain fell in seven hours, yet no deaths were reported. Honolulu Harbor reopened after a weather-affected day as Coast Guard searched near Niihau for the missing sampan Setsu Maru and an electrocuted city worker was the sole casualty. Planes were moved to safer locations.
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Hanalei
Oahu
Honolulu
Honolulu Harbor
United States
Coast Guard
Kawaiho Point
Niihau Island
Jenner withdraws from Indiana Senate race after quail hunt
Bedford Ind Sen William E Jenner Republican abruptly quits reelection bid citing personal reasons. He will practice law in Indianapolis with Jack C Brown. Democratic leaders say defeat fears drove his retirement. Republicans expected him to head the 1956 ticket. Jenner had been a conservative ally of Joseph McCarthy.
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Robert W. Matthews
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Jack C. Brown
Dillave
Eisenhower
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Herman Welker Ree
New Zealand Leader Backs Ban on Nuclear Tests
New Zealand Prime Minister elect Walter Nash and Japanese Premier Nobusuke Kishi urged a global ban on nuclear weapons tests in a joint diplomacy push highlighting disarmament.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Nobusuke Kishi
Eleanor Has An Admirer From Arab Sheik
Springfield dispatch reports Eleanor Roosevelt has an admirer in the form of an Arab sheik with 39 wives who would like to marry her. James Roosevelt, her son and California congressman, said the offer came after a State of Israel bond rally where the sheik formally asked to meet Roosevelt. Sheik’s request was jokingly rejected with a proposed law barring any Arab from taking more than existing wives.
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Springfield
Mass
Eleanor Roosevelt
James
California
Roosevelt
Israel
French Kill 140 Rebels in Weekend Action
Algiers reports that French forces killed more than 140 Algerian rebels over the weekend. French losses included 7 killed and 18 injured. A French nurse, Jacqueline Domergue, died after a rebel bullet struck her following a helicopter drop to aid the wounded.
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Algiers
Jacqueline Domergue
Weather Summary Shows Sunny Warm December Days Ahead
The forecast calls for fair mild weather today and tonight with a high near 55 and a low around 37 degrees. Tuesday could reach 60 with sunshine and some wind. Middletown recorded 48 as the Sunday high at 3 30 p m and 29 at 6 30 a m.
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Middletown
Tense talks as Hamarskjold seeks Jordan peace path
U N secretary Hammarskjold pressed Jordanian leaders in Amman amid fears of clashes over Mt Scopus convoys. Jordan refused compromise on convoy access while Israel warned of possible force. Meantime, border clashes rose with reports of attacks near Adulam and Ramot Rachel. Gen Sidky in Cairo said Egyptian air force strengthens the region.
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Jordan
U.S
Dag Hammarskjold
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U.N
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Mt Scopus
Hammarskjold
Israel
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Mt. Scopus
Middle East
Byron Leary
Palestine
Rifai
Adulam
South
Judean
Ramat Rachel
Jerusalem
Mohammed Sidky
Cairo
Egypt
Moscow
Kid Abduction Car Theft Ends With Baby Left In Cold
Two Columbus brothers aged 23 and 19 stole a car in Columbus and abandoned 3 month old Robert Wayne Herlitz in a Portsmouth car in 19 degree weather. The baby, only in a diaper, survived exposure. The suspects were arrested near Ironton and face auto theft and kidnapping charges.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Robert Wayne Herlitz
Nathaniel
William Sexton
Ironton
Sid Hoyt
Lam
Wayne H. Herlitz
Air Force
Greenland
State Highway Patrol
Glenn G. Finley
Herlitz
Glenvale
Irenton
Finley
Ohio Bell Seeks Rate Increase Amid Earnings Decline
Ohio Bell says it will file a rate increase early next year to stem a steady earnings decline. Vice President L. T. Pendleton cites higher wages, taxes, and materials costs as driving forces and notes plans to invest $250 million in equipment and lines over three years. The exact increase and affected services await study results with no likely approval before Jan. 1959.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Columbus
L. T. Pendleton
Commission
Ohio Bell
Pendleton
Scientists hunt for remains of fallen Sputnik rocket
U S and British scientists say Sputnik I likely fell Saturday night though the impact site remains unknown. Reports of bright objects over Fairbanks Alaska and other sightings are under review as search efforts resume near Fort Greely.
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Alaska
Russia
Moscow
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Alfred Lovell
Jodrell Bank
England
Lovell
Palo Alto
Calif
Smithsonian Moonwatch
Los Altos
Whipple
Ft.Greely Post
How are you fixed for blades
A lighthearted note on lawn care asks readers if they are prepared for grass cutting season. The quip centers on grass seed and garden maintenance with a playful twist in a newspaper humor column.
Unification of Missile Work Urged
Three Republican senators urge tighter interservice cooperation to speed missile and satellite programs. They call for central authority within the Armed Forces and potential funding transfers to focus on promising missile fields. Dr Vannevar Bush noted rivalries hindered progress in hearings.
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R-Nh
Salitonstall
R-Mass
Francis Case
R-Sd
Knowsland
R-Calif
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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Saltonstall
Case
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