Japanese Admiral Reveals Leyte Gulf Withdrawal Reason
A long silent Japanese admiral, Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima, tells 16 year old Frazer of Pacoima why he withdrew his fleet from Surigao Strait during the October 1944 Leyte Gulf battle. He cites warning of an American trap and notes his ships and division facts. The letter praises the youth’s eagerness to uncover the truth of the war.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Philippines
Kiyohide Shima
Frazer
Pacoima
Calif
Shima
Leyte Gulf
Leyte Island
Lima
Surigao Strait
Nishimura
Flagshi
Nachi
Fire Tragedy Strikes Lima Family Home
A 17 year old, Michael Cira, suffocated in his bed as a pre dawn fire swept the Lima household. Parents and two other children escaped. mother and 5 year old August suffered injuries, Barbara was rescued with minor burns. Defective wiring blamed. damage estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Lima
Ohio
Michael Cira
Anthony W. Cira
Eileen Cira
August
Barbara
Chuckle at Luncheon Quips About Recession
A luncheon crowd hears a wry remark about economic cycles. The speaker jokes that recessions do not bother them because they thrived during the boom era, highlighting a humorous take on financial highs and lows.
Slower Pace of Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll
Traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend may fall short of the 620 preholiday estimate as the pace slowed in the final hours. The period saw multiple fatal crashes including a Milwaukee four and a Racine four and a Greenup Illinois collision, with fire deaths also high.
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National Safety Council
Milwaukee
Racine
Wis
Greenup
Ill
Auburn
Wash
Weather forecast and temperatures for Middletown
The forecast calls for partly cloudy mild weather with a high around 55 today and cooler tonight with a low near 32 and possible showers. Tuesday will be cloudy and cooler with a high near 50. Sunday records show a 53 0 degree high at 3 30 p m and a 25 degree low at 7 a m.
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Middletown
Arctic Ocean floor revealed as rugged plateau by IGY study
Kenneth Hunkins of Columbia University described an underwater plateau spanning from Ellesmere Island to eastern Siberia with depths from 4 500 to 15 000 feet. Rocks litter the bottom, likely ferried by drifting ice, and occasional life such as brittle stars and bryozoans were found up to a few hundred miles from the North Pole.
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John Barbour Washington
Arctic Ocean
Rocky Mountains
U.S
Kenneth Hunkins
Columbia University
Lamont Geological Laboratory
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Ellesmere Island
Canadian
Siberia
U.S. Air Force
IGY
Ttheir Floating Laboratory
Drifting
Arctic
Hawkins
North Pole
Earth
Ohio Death Toll High
Ohio faced a high accidental death toll this holiday period though other states posted even higher rates. The state's fatality level remained near last year's peak, with figures reported from 6 p.m. Wednesday onward by The Associated Press.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Serene 0p Chesedscecas Mt Eeer Ceescecenes News
Period notice covers events from 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Sunday with miscellaneous items and scores. The fragment hints at calendar items and local notices but is incomplete and requires full readable text for precise details.
Survey notes traffic and fire deaths plus two investigatory fatalities
The report cites 27 traffic deaths and 2 fire deaths with 3 from miscellaneous causes for a day, and last year tallies 24 traffic, 4 fire, and 3 misc. deaths. It also notes Nick Jacovetti, 64, who died after a fall at Lorain, and Gennaro Santillo, 61, found dead from a likely heart attack with a couch fire in Cleveland Heights.
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Lorain
Nick Jacovetti
Gennaro Santillo
Cleveland Heights
Santillo
Rebels Step Up Pace as Cuban War Hots Up
Rebels march toward Oriente’s capital Santiago de Cuba as Batista forces counter with heavy artillery and tanks in central Las Villas. Reports say Santa Clara and Palma Soriano are under rebel attack with significant casualties. govt aircraft bomb rebel positions while exile groups claim imminent nationwide actions.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Oriente
Castro
Santiago de Cuba
Las Villas
Batista
Santa Clara
Jatibonico
Camaguey
Miami
New York
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Palma Soriano
Bayamo
Santiago
Maffa
Contramaestre
Runaway Boys Cause Freight Train Collision
In Evansville Indiana two boys aged 9 and 7 ran away from home and caused hours of parental anxiety. A New York Central freight train on a Day light siding crashed into a diesel engine and three freight cars after a switch was moved. Two train workers injured. The youths were captured nearby and returned to their parents.
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Portland
Ore
Seoul
United States
Creswell
Harry Holt
Holt Orphan Home
Korea
Evansville, Ind
Evansville
New York Central
Patron Sneaks to Attic and Falls into Dressing Room
Dallas bouncers stopped a man they believed was a burglar after he crashed through the ceiling of a burlesque house dressing room attic. He claimed to be a patron peeking through a peephole and fell when he lost balance.
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Dallas
De Gaulle Announces France Austerity Plan for 1960
In a nationwide address Premier Charles de Gaulle outlined a 1960 austerity program. France faces a 17.5 percent franc devaluation, partial convertibility, a near 15 billion dollar budget, tax hikes, and subsidy cuts. Algeria receives more spending while jobless pay and social programs are adjusted.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Algeria
Strike Call Looms For 3rd Airline
The Associated Press reports a potential strike against National Airlines as two other major carriers Eastern Air Lines and American Airlines remain grounded by labor disputes. The Air Line Ticket Agents Association in Miami indicates a strike vote could occur if approved, possibly starting next month.
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National Airlines
Air Line
Marines To Face Trial At Parris Island
Marine training instructor Sgt. Ralph A. J. Grant of Racine Wisconsin faces court martial on charges of beating recruits and taking payoff money. Fellow drill instructor Sgt. Willard B. Poss of Augusta Georgia is charged with accepting money from 69 members of an Ohio recruit platoon who contributed ten dollars each to a two hundred ninety dollar fund.
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Parris Island
S.C
Ralph A. J. Grant
Racine
Wis
Grant
Willard B. Poss
Augusta
Marine Recruit Training Center
Ohio
Girl Saves Man Life But Refuses Church Gift
Fifteen year old Alicia Pettit aided Herman Simmons as his garbage truck burned after overturning. She helped him escape through a broken window then smothered flames with her coat, though she refused a $56 gift offered by First Baptist Church to buy a new coat. Simmons remains in critical condition with extensive burns.
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Stratford, Conn
Alicia Pettit
Herman Simmons
First Baptist Church
William C. Johnson
Alida
Simmons
Alicia
Space wheel laboratory proposed 900 miles above Earth
Lockheed scientists unveiled a plan for a five spoke wheel space laboratory 500 miles above Earth. The project could cost over two billion dollars and support a crew of ten for six months with a nuclear power system.
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Washington
Lockheed Missile Systems Division
Sunnyvale
Calif
Earth
Lockheed
Astroflug
Space Laboratory
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Eastern
American
Atlas
Saunders B. Kramer
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American Astronautical Society
American Assny For Advancement of Science
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