New Year Around The World Welcomes 1959
As the world welcomed 1959 crowds lit bonfires and horns sounded from Moscow to Madrid. Khrushchev voiced optimism for peace while Eisenhower celebrated quietly at Gettysburg. Tokyo, Paris, and London observed with religious rites and public revelry as Times Square drew about 300000 celebrants.
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Moscow
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Japan
Imperial
Tokyo
Champs Elysees
London
Bangor
Maine
Eros
Piccadilly Circus
Batista Flees Junta Heads Country
Batista fled Cuba to the Dominican Republic, turning power to a military junta led by General Palacio Cantillo. Provisional president named as Carlos Piedra from the Supreme Court, while Cantillo takes command of armed forces. Batista cited saving the country from bloodshed as his reason, and key aides began resigning as Rafael Guas Inclan and Senate President Anselmo Allegr o quit. Batista and his family departed from Havana for Ciudad Trujillo aboard a small Aerovias plane.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Dominican Republic
Batista
Palacio Cantillo
Cuba
Supreme Court
Carlos Piedra
Cantillo
Rafael Guas Inclan
Senate
Anselmo Alhegro
Andres Rivero Aguero
Ciudad Trujillo
Generalissimoe
Rafael Trujillo
Latin America
Aerovias Airlines
Eign
New York City
Rede
NLRB Counsel Feuds Over Policies and Personnel
Washington AP report says a feud between the five man National Labor Relations Board and general counsel Jerome D. Fenton has grown, with board members allegedly telling the White House of complaints. Some sources say bad feelings exist, and the administration may have shifted the NLRB's administrative branch to the general counsel's office during last summer.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Jerome D. Fenton
White House
Fenton
Defense Department
Detroit
Wilber Brucker
Pan American World Airways
Boyd Leedom
Westport
Conn
NLRB
Eisenhower
iChairman Leedom
Europe
General Counsel's
Firefighting Tugs Contain Asia Maru Safty Blaze
A Japanese freighter the Asia Maru and three oil barges collided on the Mississippi River south of downtown New Orleans. Two sailors were injured and taken to a hospital as two burning barges were brought under control by firefighting tugs led by the Deluge. The ship carried 10 600 tons of soybeans and was en route to Yokohama from Baton Rouge.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
U.S
Public Health Service
First Shipping Co. Limited
Japan
Baton Rouge
Yokohama
E. B Ingram
Coast Guard
Harbor Patrol
Deluge
Kal Ends Strike With Engineers
Eastern Air Lines and its flight engineers settle a 38 day strike easing post holiday travel. The Miami announced accord follows a National Mediation Board recommendation on pilot training for 78 engineers. The company recalls 16 000 furloughed workers and expects jets in service by weekend to handle college return traffic. A federal court had barred the engineers from continuing the strike on pilot training.
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Eastern Air Lines
Miami
Fla
Iity
American Airlines
Eastern
New York
National Mediation Board
Chicago
Middletown Names 1959 New Year Baby Gilbert Fitzwater
A boy, Gilbert Anthony Fitzwater, born at 1 29 a.m. to Mr and Mrs Harold Fitzwater of 2006 Central Ave Missed the city limits border by minutes, thus losing the New Year laurels and gifts. The family receives a $10 gift certificate, $5 savings account, crib mattress, shoes, car seat, stroller and other prizes from Middletown merchants. Gilbert is the Fitzwaters third child with siblings Jackie and Leroy.
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Harold Fitzwater
Central Ave
Middletown
Iona Asher
Robert E. Boyd
Jefferson Rd
Lis
Gilbert
Anthony Fitzwater
Harold Fitawater
The
Journal
Jackie
Leroy
Lincoln School
Middletown Ice and Coal Co
Mrs. Fitawater
Russia and Big Three Seek Berlin Crisis Easing
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged ending four power control and proposed a free Berlin within six months while Western notes rejected the plan. Foreign Minister Gromyko warned of a big war if Western troops stay. A possible Mikoyan visit in Washington signals easing tension and potential high level talks.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Russia
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
East Germany
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Gromyko
Mutual Broadcasting System
U.S
Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Hollywood Brush Fires Devastate Canyon Areas
A pair of wildfires roared through the Hollywood hills threatening Beverly Hills and Topanga Canyon. About 4,000 people evacuated as flames consumed 9 homes in Topanga Canyon and damaged another 70,000 dollar property. Several movie stars housed nearby faced danger as winds fanned the blaze.
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Sengeeraghaulye
Peete
Hollywood Hills
Elizabeth Taylor
Merle Oberon
Cedric Hardwicke
Jack Warner
Harold Lloyd
Cameron Mitchell
Corrine Calvet
Barry Sullivan
William Lundigan
Chico Marx
Topanga Canyon
Beverly Hills
Canyon
Oncce
Malibu Hills
Beverly Glen
Benedict
Fires Take Heavy Toll On Holiday
Seven people narrowly escaped death early today when a two story house at Charles Street filled with carbon monoxide possibly from a defective furnace. The victims including Bert Elam and Carl Elam and the Denniston family were taken to Middletown Hospital in fair condition. Fire and hospital staff described multiple unconscious victims and a gas analysis confirmed high carbon monoxide levels. investigators tentatively blamed a defective furnace.
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Charles Street
Middletown Hospital
Bert Elam
Charles St
Carl Elam
Mulberry St
Wilmington
Fred Denniston
Fred Jr
Ati Sylburn Rd
Charles Danse
Ing
Eds
Denniston
Bernard Roberts
Fire
Hansel
Riggs Funeral Home
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
New Year's Holiday Fatalities Hit Xenia Area
At 9 p.m. Wednesday two teenagers were killed one mile east of Xenia, marking the first fatalities of the 102 hour weekend. The AP began tallying New Year season deaths after 9 p.m. Wednesday, continuing the holiday toll in the same county and near the same city as a week earlier.
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Associated Press
Xenia
New Year’s Eve Traffic Toll Seen Lower Than Christmas
The National Safety Council estimates 390 may be killed in traffic mishaps from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, far below the 594 lives lost during the 102 hour Christmas period. An Associated Press survey of the 12 hour non holiday period shows 34 killed in traffic accidents, 12 in fires, 105 in miscellaneous incidents.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Chuckle: adolescence shifts from Mickey Mouse to Monroe calendar
A keen humor line notes how boyhood milestones pivot from playful timepieces to adult imagery as a rite of passage. The quip contrasts youth simplicity with growing awareness and changing tastes.
Clues Sought As Gambler Tongue Cut Slaying Ties Probed
In San Diego police seek information linking Las Vegas dealer Robert L Womach 25 to the slaying of Tony Mirabile. Womach arrived at a hospital with a severely cut tongue after being brought in by Reno resident Joseph Alcorn who denied involvement. Alcorn claimed Womach was bleeding from the mouth in a Tijuana bar.
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San Diego
Calif
Las Vegas
Nev
Tony Mirabile
Robert L. Womach
Joseph Paul Alcorn
Reno
Alcorn
Womach
Tijuana
Mexico
Snow and Freezing Rain Hit Eastern U.S. Areas
A storm spread snow and freezing drizzle from the Great Plains to central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Kansas and Iowa saw several inches of snow while Vermont and New Hampshire registered subzero cold. San Francisco enjoyed record warm December temperatures with beach crowds as fronts brought widespread rain and chilly conditions inland.
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New England
Montana
Dakota
Rio Grande Valley
San Francisco
Great Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Idaho
Colorado Rockies
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Georgia
Florida
Mercury
Burlington
Lebanon
N.H
Hhe
Land's End
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