Christmas Retail Picture Mixed In 1956 Style
An Associated Press survey across 26 cities shows slower than hoped Christmas sales with a likely but sizable final total. Shoppers face caution from layoffs and job worries, though signs of a late buying binge appear. Merchants blame psychology, weather, Sputnik, and late Thanksgiving while cutting back on luxury gifts in favor of practical items.
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Irony of Christmas Gift: Father Receives Bill Fold
A humorous note about giving a father a bill fold for Christmas. The item prompts laughs over practical gift choice and the unintended irony of giving a wallet that may carry bills and memories.
Lonely Widow Seeks Santa Love Receives Offers
Columbus report says a woman described as a lonely widow who wrote City Hall for a husband received two Christmas suitors. A man from New Rochelle New York and another from Springfield Ohio offered themselves as presents in response to her appeal.
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Boy Asks For Blood From Santa
Richard, a boy with a deformed foot and hemophilia, needs urgent surgery at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He has had frequent hospitalizations and 150 transfusions from minor injuries. Dr. Thomas Broderick plans to operate once blood is available, with 20 pints of O negative blood needed from donors, as only about 6 percent of people have this rare type.
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Revolving Pednik Toy Sparks Soviet Christmas Trend
London Moscow radio reported a pedal powered foot device called a Pednik is the latest craze in Soviet Christmas shopping. The novelty toy circulates as a popular indoor amusement amid wartime austerity and festive season interest.
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Atlas Missile Launch Supposed Success Marks U S ICBM Progress
The Air Force launched an Atlas intercontinental missile from Cape Canaveral at 12 38 pm EST on a limited range test. The 100 ton craft flew hundreds of miles, landed in a pre selected area, and climbed to 600 miles for max range before disappearing into clouds. President Eisenhower and NATO leaders were in Paris as the test drew global attention. The Atlas, powered by three engines delivering 270000 pounds thrust, is the U S response to Soviet missile claims and follows prior, less successful firings.
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What Happened To MacMillan
A roving BBC reporter questioned a London pedestrian who replied that she was President Eisenhower, in a moment capturing a humorous mix up amid postwar British chatter.
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European Allies Agree On Missile Formula
Paris reports say the United States and its European partners reached substantial accord on a compromise for missiles while exploring talks with Russia. NATO ministers will assess East West settlement options as debates over basing nuclear missiles in Europe continue. Eisenhower attended portions of the NATO session despite a prior cancellation while health was not involved.
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Senators push SAC buildup as ICBMs accelerate
Secretary Douglas told the Senate Preparedness subcommittee that workable ICBMs should be ready within two years, with the Air Force pursuing the Thor missile and a stepped up SAC force. He warned Russia leads in space weaponry and urged immediate dispersal of SAC units while noting progress on Polaris and a manned satellite path via the X15.
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Subway Strike Ends As Rail Workers Return To Work
Rush hour service in New York City returned to normal after an eight day motormen strike. More than 1,500 MBA members quit the walkout after lawmakers promised aid and fair treatment. A state bill would shift bargaining unit control away from the Transit Authority pending Labor Relations Board findings.
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State Labor Relations Board
Sputniks Leave Path In Heavens
Dr John D Kraus of Ohio State University Radio Observatory says Sputniks I and II can be tracked by a radio telescope. Ionization from their passage creates detectable particles. Sputnik II with the dog aboard is running ahead of expectations, its height dropping about 100 miles since launch while remaining in flight for several weeks. When over Columbus the satellite is at about 500 miles altitude.
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Ohio
Kraus
Pilot predicts faster speeds for jet despite record
Soviet test pilot Lt. Col. Nikolai Korovushkin cited in Moscow radio interview that the recent flight of a new Russian jet exceeded 12428 miles per hour, yet he said he did not view it as a record. He noted speeds would rise further, despite the official world record of 1207.6 miles per hour set by Maj. Adrian Drew in the RF100 Voodoo.
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Rain likely as warm air brings showers to Miami Valley
A warm moist air mass from the south brings occasional light rain or drizzle to the Miami Valley. Today’s forecast calls for a high near 50 with cloudy mild conditions. Tonight and Wednesday expect a low around 40 and a high about 55 with scattered showers and thundershowers ending Wednesday night. Middletown records a 53 degree high yesterday and a 33 degree low this morning.
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