Night of Terror IRA Attacks Across Ulster in Dawn Assault
Irish Republican Army raiders unleashed a coordinated attack across Ulster using dynamite and submachine guns. They bombed a BBC relay house, a radio station, a courthouse, and military barracks, set fires, and fought police. One officer wounded. five rioters arrested. most attackers fled to the Republic.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
Irish Republicanrmy
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Constabul
Ary
Irish Republic
IRA
Republic
United Kingdom
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Armagh
Cork
Londonderry
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Magherafelt
Territorial Army
U.S. National Guard
Enniskillen
Inishmore
Newtown Butler
Newry
Smith Resigns as College Conservatory Administrator
Fred Smith resigned Tuesday as administrator of the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati under pressure from students and faculty. President Walter Schmidt accepted the resignation effective December 20 on behalf of the school trustees with sincere regret. A meeting of 500 students and 40 faculty members unanimously demanded Smith resign over his policies.
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Cincinnati
Fred Smith
College Conservatory of Music
Walter Schmidt
Smith
Schmidt
Dom
British Lieutenant Reported Kidnapped in Port Said
A British lieutenant is feared dead after being kidnapped by Egyptian underground fighters in Port Said. British and French forces, withdrawing from Egypt, await firmer evidence while stockwell warns of action if the officer is not released alive. The underground, linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, aims to disrupt the retreat and embarrass President Nasser.
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Hugh Stockwell
Egypt
U. N. General Assembly
A. G. Moorehouse
Port Said
Stockwell
Soviet and Japanese Peace Formalized in Moscow
Soviet Vice Foreign Minister Nicolai Fedorenko and Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu exchanged documents ratifying a Moscow peace accord. The agreement ends wartime hostilities, keeps Russian troops in Manchuria, and promises Soviet support for Japan’s entry to the United Nations and the release of thousands of prisoners.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Russia
United Nations
Nicolai Fedorenko
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Moscow
Temptation and Self Guidance Quip
A light aphorism notes most people do not need direct guidance into temptation as they can locate their own path. The line reflects self reliance and humor about restraint.
Haiti Civil Crisis Paralyzes Nation As Sitdown Strikes Grit Port au Prince
Haiti sinks into terror and confusion as a mass sitdown strike hollows the country. General Magloire struggles to hold power and push for elections while stores, transport, and courts stall. Press censorship, troop deployments, and political arrests unfold amid international concern.
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Miami
Fla
Haiti
Paul E. Magloire
Port-au-Prince
Old Pro Weil Attacks Cruel Modern Confidence Games
Senate hearings feature 82 year old Joseph Weil recounting past con games and condemning today’s brutal confidence schemes. He cites recruiting young women, large cash withdrawals, and the pigeon drop as predatory tricks while urging tighter limits to curb rackets.
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Newark
N. J
Joseph
Weil
Senate
Star Witness
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Chicago
Fauver
Betteil
Phillips plane crash near Bartlesville leaves eight dead
Bulletin reports a Phillips Petroleum Company airplane crashed and burned south of Bartlesville Oklahoma. Eight occupants were aboard and all were killed. Sheriff McCombs said heat prevented examining the wreckage and names of those on board were not yet known.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Here
Phillips
Washington County
McCombs
Possible Showers Bring Trickle of Cooler Weather
A low pressure system moving in from the west brings cooler air and showers to the Miami Valley. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy and cold conditions with a high near 45. Tonight remains cloudy and rainy with a low around 30, then Thursday turns colder with possible rain or snow flurries and a high near 35. Middletown reached 48 degrees by 1 p.m. Tuesday and a low around 26 was recorded early morning.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Soviet Union blasts U N complaint while backing anti Russia bid
The Soviet Union formally accused the United States of subversive activity in Eastern European democracies at the United Nations General Assembly as 20 nations sponsor a resolution condemning Moscow for interference in Hungary. An Asian proposal by India and allies omits direct Russia censure while U N chief Hammarskjold seeks talks on troop withdrawal.
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Soviet Union
U .N. General Assembly
United States
Europe
Tes
Nation Assembly
Russia
Assembly
United States of America
Turkey
Colombia
Ird Pgh
India
Burma
Ceylon
Indonesia
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hungary
Budapest
Plane Hunt Hope Dimmed as 62 Vanish en Route
Vancouver reports say Trans-Canada Air Lines missing plane search continues with 62 aboard. RCAF notes conflicting sighting reports while a boy claims seeing wreckage near Vedder Crossing six miles west of Chilliwack. Officials pursue possible leads east of Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B.C
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Royal Canadian Air Force
Here
RCAF
Vedder Crossing
Chilliwack
Oil Pool Planned to Reallocate U S Oil Flows
Washington officials announced a joint plan by 15 U S oil firms to pool resources reroute tanker fleets and swap markets to ease Western Europe shortages caused by Suez disruption. The aim is to boost Gulf and Venezuelan output by about 850000 barrels daily with 500000 directed to Europe and the rest to Atlantic ports. Director Arthur S Flemming released the action and a temporary antitrust exemption while Attorney General Brownell weighed antitrust issues against public policy needs.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
Suez Canal
Ies
U. S. Gulf Ports
Venezuela
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Middle East
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Atty
Brownelling
Rebels Clash With Soviets in Hungary Amid General Strike
In Budapest and across Hungary a two day general strike against Premier Janos Kadar’s Soviet backed government paralyzed industry. Isolated clashes erupted between striking workers and Soviet and Hungarian troops, with casualties reported near Miskolec and Eger as tanks deployed and a print shop was attacked.
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Vienna
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Kadar
Budapest
Central Workers’ Council
Moscow Radio
Kader Fegine
Sation
Red Army
Gellert Hill
Borba
Debrecen
Gyor
Kecskemet
Szolnok
Dunapentele
Eger
Miskolec
Poland Faces New Unrest After Stettin Riot
Warsaw reports say new anti government violence flared across Poland after the Stettin consulate attack. Police and militia dispersed rioters who attacked municipal offices and a police building as youths and others were jailed. officials warned more incidents could follow.
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Warsaw
Poland
Settin
Stettin
Trybuna Ludu
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Olecko
Bialystok
Communist
Nowy Ciechocinek
Communist Party
Nieszawa
Hungary
Polish
Satellite plan moves toward launch target date
Dr John P Hagen of the Vanguard program says the satellite project is on schedule as the U S aims to launch a dozen high altitude satellites next year to probe the upper atmosphere. Joseph Kaplan predicts first launch around January 1 1958 with six successes possible. The Navy lab tours reveal prototypes and a three stage rocket will carry a 20 inch sphere for orbital tests.
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Washington
John P. Hagen
Navy
White House
U. S
United States
Joseph Kaplan
Ohio University
Athens
Kaplan
U. S. National Committee For the Geophysical Year
Hagen
Russia
Earth
Naval
rea_merwur
Detroit
Jsphere
Brooks and Perkins
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