Indonesians Threatened Over Dutch-Indonesian Crisis
Jakarta reports Indonesia facing threats of military and economic reprisals from European nations over its anti-Dutch campaign. Subandrio warns of dire consequences if blockades and trade pattern shifts intensify, citing Dutch warships near Singapore and North Sumatra and NATO talks as direct threats. He notes foreign intervention and says unknown planes may have dropped arms in Timor, a Portuguese territory.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Subandrio
Noma
Singapore
Sumatra
NATO
Indonesa
Timor
Cincinnati BUC Office Reopens After Fire Loss
Cincinnati officials and workers moved into new quarters Saturday for the state Bureau of Unemployment Compensation office. Boxes act as chairs and desks as the office resumes operations four blocks from the fire-damaged building which was destroyed after the mid day blaze began Thursday noon. Damage estimates ranged from 200000 to 400000 dollars as arson investigators, led by Battalion Chief Robert Sommer, probe the fire, with a time element noted by investigators.
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Cincinnati
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Alms & Doepke
BUC
Shell
Dan Vogel
Stanley Rowe d Jr
Vogel
Robert Sommer
Nixon Not Assigned Air Force Tanker For VP Nixon
The Air Force denied any assignment of a KC135 jet tanker for Vice President Nixon. It said a flight was offered but no date was fixed and followed Senator Monroney protesting the tanker’s conversion into a taxi for the vice president.
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Washington
Air Force
Nixon
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Secretary of Defense
McElroy
Johnson Seeks To Play Down Attacks On Ike
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson signals a soft approach to Democratic criticism of Eisenhower over the missile program. He aims to avoid politics over national security and push for a constructive record as the Gaither Report controversy lingers.
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Johnson
Ike
Jack Bell
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
United
Steady Gait In Defense Is Urged
Senator Knowland and Senate leadership urged a steady defense buildup to avoid budget spikes. They warned against deficit financing that could fuel inflation while confronting security threats from Soviet satellite launches. The remarks came as Lyndon Johnson signaled likely quick action on missile and satellite developments.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Police uncover motorist safe in locomotive cab scene
Montreal police rushed to a train automobile crash scene on Saturday. They found Issie Goodman unharmed in the locomotive cab chatting with the engineer to escape the cold.
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Montreal
Issie Goodman
Goodman
Elvis Tops Local Movie Stars in 1957 Theater Tallies
A year end feature notes Elvis Presley as the top male movie star in local theater showings for 1957. Irene Barr’s Page 33 piece highlights Presley’s favored status and mentions a humorous mule interview elsewhere.
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Elvis Presley
Sputnik
Irene Barr
Elvis
Alan Linn
Vinson Defends Separate Services In Missile Policy
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee warned against a single chief of staff for all armed services. He urged each service to develop its own missiles and praised the present Joint Chiefs of Staff system, arguing it guided wartime victory and should not be altered. He blamed interservice rivalry for delays in missiles and satellites, insisting competition among services remains healthy.
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Washington (Ap
Vinson D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Supreme General Staff System
U.S.S.R
United States
America
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Air Force
Satellite Test Firing Is Due Soon
Washington reports Vanguard project director Dr John P Hagen says a March launch remains planned for a 212 pound payload. Vanguard outlines four preliminary test firings before the major flight, with attempts to launch a complete rocket carrying a 3 5 pound sphere after the first rocket exploded on December 6.
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Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Missiles Test Center
Vanguard
John P. Hagen
U.S
Child Chokes On Balloon Tragedy Strikes Family
In Wappingers Falls New York a 24 year old man reports a child choking on a balloon and dying at home after Christmas. The boy Ralph Ireland was playing near a tree when he inhaled the toy balloon and collapsed beside the tree. A second balloon death occurred nearby the previous day involving Valerie Viola seven from Bogota New Jersey.
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Wappingers Falls
N. Y
Ralph Ireland
Valerie Viola
Bogota
N.J
Ireland
Earl Ireland
5000 Africans Left Homeless In Messina Floods
Torrential rains after a tornado deluged Messina in South Africa, about 300 miles northeast of Johannesburg, washing away thousands of homes and leaving about 5000 people homeless after more than 12 inches of rain in 24 hours.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Messina
Milan Defends Callas Label Over Rome Quarrel After Diva’s Outcry
Milan fans rally around Maria Meneghini Callas as Rome crowds booed her Norma debut. Milan’s papers cite a North-South rivalry and bronchitis explanation. Callas sent an apology to President Gronchi as the fate of a return to Rome hangs in the balance.
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Maria Callas
Rome
Rome Opera
Capital
Milan
Maria Menechini
Callas
Miss Callas
la Scala
Corriere Della Sera
Dallas
Battista Meneghini
Giovanni Gronchi
Gronchi
Maria Meneghini Callas
Eisenhower Sends Budget To Printers For 1958 Plan
President Eisenhower ordered the federal budget to the printers on a tight schedule for Congress messages. The plan anticipates about 74 billion dollars for 1958 including 40 billion for defense, with the State of the Union set for January 9 and the Economic Report due January 20. Hagerty noted a likely emphasis on science and a billion-dollar education program to counter Soviet advances.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Congress
Chicago
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Washington
Russia
Hagerty
Storm Heads To Sea Threatens Cuba and Florida
A storm with winds to 73 mph swept out to sea on Saturday causing extensive property and crop damage in Cuba and southern Florida. Four deaths were reported and more than 20 small boats were missing as the search continues.
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Havana
Cuba
Florida
Psychiatrist Warned Rushmores of Break Up Failing
In New York a psychiatrist warned Mrs. Frances Rushmore that her husband had reached the breaking point and it was unsafe to stay with him. A taxi-seated shooting killed Mrs. Rushmore and her husband, 45, after years of conflict. Rushmore, once a Communist turned anti-Red editor of Confidential, and Frances Everitt of Greensboro and Atlanta, had met at the New York Journal American where he was a staff writer and she the woman's editor.
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New York
Howard Rushmore
Rushmore
Manhattan
E. 93Rd St
Confidential
Frances Everitt
Greensboro
N.C
Atlanta
New York Journal - American
Marrriage
Macmillan proposes non aggression pact ahead of summit
Prime Minister Macmillan suggested a Soviet Western non aggression pact and the possibility of a heads of government summit. He said the West should pursue unity while testing Russia’s peace overtures, and pledged readiness to negotiate within or outside the UN to clear old disputes.
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Watson Sims
London
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Britain
United Nations
Russia
Machillan’ Heveser
U.S
West
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
NATO Council
Paris
Moscow
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Australia
New Zealand
Macmillan Suggests Non-Aggression Pact
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan proposed a Western backed non aggression pact with the Soviet Union. U S officials expressed no enthusiasm and provided no official comment from the State Department. Eisenhower staff said there was no advance word or study of such a policy shift. Bulganin previously floated a 20 year pact with the United States and others.
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Washington
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Russia
Macmillan
London
State Department
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eee Bulganin
Bulganin
United States
National Store Strike Near as Talks Collapse
Negotiations to avert a walkout by Montgomery Ward clerks failed on Saturday. Union leaders warned a strike would begin Monday in strategic areas, affecting about 4000 clerks across more than 50 cities. Retail Clerks International Assn. President James A. Suffridge said the company did not offer satisfactory terms including a 10 cent hourly raise, modified union shop, and overtime.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
James A. Suffridge
Retail Clerks International Assn
Chuckle Rock Declares War On Bad Grammar In Comedybit
The Chuckle Rock segment riffs on poor grammar and mangled lyrics sparking playful derision of sloppy musical phrasing and noisy performances.
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