New Year Death Toll Creeps Up
The New Year traffic toll reached 407 deaths over a four day period ending Tuesday midnight, with 71 fire deaths and 109 other accident fatalities, totaling 587. California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois led with 20 plus deaths each, as authorities praised drivers and law enforcement.
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National Safety Council
Cosurediog
Saleve
Fang Hlidays
Ned H. Dearborn
Chicago
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Ice and Storm Crush US Freighter Off Ross Sea
A severe Antarctic ice storm battered the US Navy freighter Arned off McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea on New Year's Day. Near-hurricane winds drove ice against the hull, ripping a five-foot hole in the hull and cracking the vessel. the North Wind fought the ice to keep the ship from foundering as damage spread to a propeller and engine.
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Ross Sea
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Northwind
Cine Bank
Middletown Brushes Off Deep Freeze Margins
Arctic cold grips the Midwest and Northeast as Middletown endures a single day high near 22 with 15 degree lows. Snow blankets Ohio routes from Cleveland to Youngstown while Mt Washington faces icy winds as frigid air spills southward toward the deep South.
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New England
New York
Middletown
Southland
South Carolina
Gulf States
Mississippi
Middle Atlantic
Minnesota
Wisconsin
International Falls
Minn
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
N. H
Ohio
Istate Highway Department
Cleveland
Chardon
Painesway
Elyria
Wooster
Canton
Youngstown
Marietta
Athens
Ohio Turnpike
Warren
Thurday
Ohioans Die In New Year Holiday Traffic Toll
The Associated Press tallies 23 Ohio fatalities from traffic fires and misc incidents from 6 p m to midnight on New Year s Day. Nineteen deaths were traffic related with Ohio ranking seventh in state fatalities for the period.
Masjumi Demands Resignations as Rebellion Spreads
Masjumi party spokesman says five ministers will quit the cabinet if other parties try to keep the government in power. The party calls for dissolving Vice President Hatta and forming a new cabinet of businessmen. Similar demands are said to be voiced by rebellious military elements as the young republic faces crisis.
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Indonesia
Aliing
Pesse
Masjumi Party
Masjami
Mohammed Hatta Tullon
Hatta
Imatra
Intend Republic
Alee
Governor Lausche Plans Resignation and Senate Oath
Columbus report that Governor Frank J. Lausche will resign at noon tomorrow to take the oath as U S Senator when Congress convenes He would not say how he will vote on Senate organization and whether he would have a role in party leadership or priorities after joining the Senate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
U.S
Congress
Senate
Boy Takes Inventory At Dallas Grocery Heist
A Dallas drive in grocery clerk told a customer the store was closed and he was just taking inventory. The young man seized the cash from the register and locked two employees in a rear room before leaving.
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Dallas
School Bomb Scare Delays Noted In Cincinnati
Four detectives searched the school after a hoax call to Station X received shortly after 8 am. Principal Elmer W. River said classes were not disrupted. The caller, with a youthful voice, asked about emptying the building and hung up after being told to provide information.
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Elmer W. River
Station X
Kizer
Bolivian Arrested After Rock Thrown at Mona Lisa in Louvre
Hugo Unjaga Villegas, 42, Bolivian, is detained at a Paris police station after allegedly throwing a rock at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The rock shattered the protective glass and damaged the canvas, with a small paint chip dislodged. Villegas claimed the idea came suddenly.
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Hugo Unjaga Villegas
Paris
Leonardeo da Vinci
Louvre
Villegas
New Congress Expected To Hike Refugee Quota
Senate leaders favor expanding Hungary refugee entries as White House backs continued parole and a larger intake. Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon push for no ceiling while Congress debates specifics amid opposition on the plan.
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Ovurine Olnet
White House
Knowland
Nixon
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
Nne
Thep
Albert
Oklahoma
Democratic House
Capitol
Il Am
Pro Gridder Is Improved In Stabbing
Paul Carr, 24, star linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, left the critical list after a stabbing at a New Year’s Eve party in Houston. The University of Houston athlete sustained a knife wound near the heart but is listed in satisfactory condition. James Chambless, 25, a sex offender, is jailed on assault to murder charges. Chambless denies stabbing Carr and claims the Carr party tried to crash theirs.
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Houston
Tex
Paul Carr
San Francisco 49Ers
University of Houston
Carr
James R. Chambless
Chambless
Bus Crash Near Temuca Kills Eight Passengers
A loaded passenger bus overturned near Temuca in southern Chile, killing eight people and injuring others. Emergency crews responded to the scene as authorities investigated the cause of the crash.
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Temuca
Chile
Two IRA Raiders Killed In Northern Ireland Barracks Attack
At Brookeborough a ten minute raid on a police barracks left two IRA raiders dead after they were wounded and driven off by six constables inside. Police later found the raiders’ bodies about six miles away. Earlier, four youths at a New Year’s watch party were wounded at a roadblock during a police operation against IRA extremists. The IRA seeks a united Ireland and is outlawed on both sides of the border.
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Northern Ireland
Here
New Year's Watch
IRA
Britain
Irish Republic
Republic
Eisenhower seeks standby authority for Middle East action
White House moves swiftly to push Congress to approve standby presidential power to deploy U S forces in response to Communist aggression in the Middle East. Key lawmakers from both parties discuss the plan as a broad peace keeping doctrine and a new foreign aid package totaling about 4.4 billion dollars is presented to conferees.
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White House
Eisenhower
Middle East
James C. Hagerty
State Department
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Congress
Hagerty
Lifense
Ehsenhower
Celle Dier Gastat Tambien
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House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
U.S
John B. Hollister
Wilson
Nasser Ends Pact as Egypt Breaks British Treaty
Cairo reports Egypt formally ends the 1954 agreement allowing British troops in the Suez Canal zone. President Nasser’s decree says the pact was broken by British attack on Egypt, nullifying a key Cold War safeguard and impacting Western defense plans. Salvage operations meanwhile begin at Kilometer 39 as wrecks are cleared.
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Naseer
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Turkey
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Europe
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U. N
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Herakle
Kilometer
West Germany
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Ferdan
Port Said
What does your wife say when you stay out late
Chuckle caption puns on marriage and excuses. A joke about staying out late prompting the punchline that the husband has no wife to speak to, implying single status for humor.
Dust Storm Wrecks Offshore Oil Rig in Persian Gulf
A dust storm wrecked a 1 million dollar offshore drilling rig off Manama Bahrein. Two percent of Arab workers were killed or missing as Shell OU Co. faced a salvage challenge. The floating 1,200 ton tower may be unsalvageable and a two year steel supply delay is anticipated for the Gulf oil complex.
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Persian Gulf
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Gulf
Iran
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Shell
Shhatonn Viilna Tousite de Ga
Bahrein Island
Pesihines Saint Nies
Hungarian Iron Works Resume Partial Output Amid Coal Shortage
Budapest reports Csepel Island iron and steel works have resumed partial production after a 10 day shutdown. Radio Budapest notes coal and power shortages keep other industries idle as miners return only about half of pre revolt levels. Premier Kadar’s government consolidates units and drills thousands laid off, amid speculation of draft for service.
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Budapest
Csepel Island
Csepel
MTI
Janos Kadar
Sane Osee
Budapest Radio
Kadar
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