U S Protest Over Cruel Treatment In Chinese Prisons
The State Department gathers a white paper on cruel and inhuman treatment of Americans in Communist China. Ambassador Johnson has protested to Wang Ping nan at Geneva over conditions and the right to return home under the Sept. 10 agreement. Fourteen Americans remain jailed as 39 of 129 students have left.
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Washington
State Department
Communist
China
U. S
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Geneva
Johnson
Wang
United States
Department
Red China
Quake Rocks California Causes Widespread Shocks
A sequence of earthquakes struck the Imperial Valley last night from 7:43 p.m. to 10:51 p.m. causing toppled Christmas trees and broken shop windows in Brawley, with 14 miles north of El Centro. No injuries were reported and damage described as minor. Police evacuated Main Street shops after windows shattered.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Brawley
Here
Main Street
Bricker Favorite Son In Ohio Ike Gets New Checkup Today
Republicans await Eisenhower medical checkup as Kefauver sues for Democratic nomination while Adlai Stevenson pledges unity. Kefauver plans broad 1956 campaign. Stevenson targets Minnesota Illinois Pennsylvania California. Bricker runs as Eisenhower stand in Ohio primary with Feb. 8 filing deadline.
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Adlai
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Sen
Tennessee
Gettysburg
White House
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Chicago
Washington
Minnesota
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Florida
California
Nter
Stevenson Kefauver
Ohio
Frusches Cor
Bricker
Thief Steals $3400 From Food Center Checkout
A sneak thief grabbed 3400 dollars from beneath a checkout counter at a Richmond pick and take food center yesterday. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing security footage for clues.
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Richmond
Val
McCarthy charges security hearings sabotaged by Congress
Sen. McCarthy alleges two Senate subcommittees smear anti communist security hearings through ridicule and misrepresentation. He urges the Investigations subcommittee to launch its own study and vows a corrective inquiry to counter what he calls a kangaroo court atmosphere.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Senate
Congress
McClellan
Hennings
Johnston
Christmas Miracle Between Shivering Boy and Cold Dog
A dirty mixed-breed dog sits outside a busy Poindexter Street shop in South Norfolk. A shaggy framed boy spots the dog, lifts it into his arms, and vows the dog will be his Christmas. The pair share warmth, the dog licks the boy, and they walk away together.
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Norfolk, Va
Poindexter Street
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Parent Slayer Nabbed After 3-Year Search
Syracuse police report Howard Merrit Pierson 41, once a Texas college student, captured after three years at large. He killed his parents in 1935, escaped mental hospital twice, and surrendered after visiting a psychiatrist. His father served as Texas Supreme Court associate justice.
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Syracuse
N. Y.P
Texas
Howard Merrit Pierson
William Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
Howard
University of Texas
Tme
Pierson
Minneapolis
R. C. Rowell
Rowell
Philadelphia
Rochester
Buffalo
Fire Loss Estimated at One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Marietta Ohio officials of the Marietta Concrete Corp estimate a blaze in a plant building caused damages around 100 000 dollars. The incident disrupted operations at the facility and prompted preliminary investigations by local fire authorities.
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Marietta
Ohio
Marietta Concrete Corp
Union Boss Under Psychiatric Care
Joseph P. Ryan 71 longtime leader of the International Longshoremen's Assn. is now a voluntary patient in Bellevue Hospital psychiatry division. He entered the hospital three days ago and is described as in satisfactory condition. He faces federal tax evasion charges with trial set for next April.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
The
International Longshoremen's Assn
Ind
Bellevue Hospital
Ryan
Five Die In Tokyo Factory Fire
Five young factory workers died in a downtown Tokyo blaze that trapped them, while two others including a firefighter were hospitalized. Five houses were destroyed or damaged in the early morning fire.
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Tokyo
Foreign Aid Plan Seeks Five Billion for Next Year
Washington officials report a new five billion dollar foreign aid request to Congress for next year. About three billion would go to military shipments overseas and roughly one point nine billion to economic aid. The plan aims to counter Soviet pressure with long term economic, military and technical assistance. Officials expect no major changes before the January 17 presidential message to Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
Dulles
John B. Hollister
White House
Eisenhower
Judge Fines Man 25 Cents For Contempt
In Fulton superior court Judge E. E. Andrews fined Joseph T. Looney Jr. 25 cents for contempt of court after a domestic relations case. Looney claimed a cousin's interference caused the issue. he paid the fine when the judge offered to cover it.
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Atlanta
Fulton Superior Court
Louise Kuher Looney
Joseph T. Looney Jr
Looney
E. E. Andrews
Jets Honor Wrights at Kill Devil Hills Anniversary
A flight of 12 F4F Thunderstreak jets from Langley Air Force Base streaks over the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills North Carolina. The display marks the 52nd anniversary of the first powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright and their historic 30 mph takeoff into a 27 mph wind.
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Kill Devil Hills
N. C
Langley Air Force Base
Wright Brothers National Memorial Monument
Wright Monument
Orville
Wilbur Wright
United Nations Deadlock Halts Security Council Lottery Plan
The U N General Assembly adjourned after 34 ballots failed to elect a third nonpermanent Security Council member for 1956 57 and a proposed lottery to break the deadlock drew protests from multiple blocs. Yugoslavia led with 34 votes next ballot while the Philippines had 19, failing to meet the two thirds needed.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Security Council
Elee
Chile
Maza
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Leo Mates
Romulo
Mates
Yugoslavia
Assembly
Eisenhower
Disarmament Commission
Big-Powers
Soviet Union
NATO warns of dangerous months ahead in cold war era
In Paris NATO members report blunt plans to bolster Atlantic forces with modern weapons, prioritizing air defense. They cite Soviet moves in the Middle East and Asia as a challenge to the free world while U S Secretary of State Dulles seeks to energize European integration by meeting European leaders and planners.
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Paris
NATO Council
Atlantic
Europe
Soviet Union
Middle East
Asia
Russia
U. S
State Dulles
United Europe
Dulles
Antoine Pinay
Jean Monnet
Paul-Henri Spaak
Heinrich von Brentano
Arab Bloc Pushes for Israel Expulsion at UN
At the United Nations Arab delegates pressed for Israel's expulsion after a bloody raid on Syrian posts near the Sea of Galilee. Syria sought sanctions while the council delayed action pending a Burns report. Israel defended its strike as necessary to neutralize threats to patrols and fishing vessels.
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United Nations, N. Y
United Nations
Israel
World Organization
Syria
Ahmed Shukairy
Security Council
Council
Sea of Galilee
Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Damascus
Shawkat Shuquair
Shuquair
Shukairy
The
U. N
Abba Eban
Shakairy
Egypt
Eban
Russia
Arkady A. Sobolev
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
United States
Gal's Music Tees Off A God O' Noise
New York magistrate hears Jenny Egan a Broadway actress accuse neighbors Mrs. Maye Randolph and Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson of nightly disturbances during practice. Randolph denied wrongdoing while Henderson allegedly howled like a wolf as warning. Magistrate Kaplan urged peace and vowed to decide after review.
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New York
Jenny Egan
Maye Randolph
Elizabeth Henderson
Youth Arrested in $600000 Extortion Plot Against Knight
Peter Napoleon Williams Jr., 20, son of a Negro minister, was taken into custody after a dummy package was placed on a Miami garbage rack. FBI says extortion charges will be filed for threatening to kill John S. Knight and his family unless $600,000 is paid. The demand followed a two page letter signed Extortioners Inc after a year of study. Knight publishes the Miami Herald and papers in Chicago Detroit and Akron.
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Miami
Fla.p
John S. Knight
Miami Herald
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peter Napoleon Williams Jr
Charles E. Weeks
FBI
Williams
Weeks
Knight
Chicago
Extortioners, Inc
Herald
Chicago Daily News
Detroit Free Press
Akron
Ohio
Beacon-Journal
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