United States calls UN to junk Russia peace plan
United States chief delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr tells the 60 nation political committee the UN should discard Russia's 1953 peace plan and insists existing Security Council resolutions suffice. He accuses the Kremlin of propaganda and warns of Soviet imperialism endangering American safety and life.
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United Nations, N. Y
United States
United Nations
Russia
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. N
Assembly
Lodge
Germany
U S Blots Out Security Label
Washington Secretary of Defense Wilson issued a Pentagon order under President Eisenhowers directive to overhaul national security data classifications. The move eliminates the restricted label, reducing four categories to three top secret, secret, and confidential, with a December 15 deadline to reclassify any information deemed absolutely essential as confidential.
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Washington
Wilson
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Treasure Found By Florida Man
Lakeland hotel owner William F. Sneed Jr shows a chest recovered from under the Suwannee River containing 4,500 Spanish gold doubloons worth 100 to 150 dollars each and 3,500 silver pieces of eight worth 50 to 90 dollars each. He estimates the hoard at about 625000 dollars.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William F. Sneed Jr
Lakeland
Suwannee River
Tokyo police hunt for clues in Rothschild slaying
Police in Tokyo search a U S Army housing area for clues in the slaying of Susan Rothschild a 9 year old girl found dying in a ditch She died on the way to the hospital and was discovered by her father Col J H Rothschild of Chicago The girl had been strangled.
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Tokyo
Japan
Susan Rothschild
Col
J. H. Rothschild
Chicago
Pressure on GI benefits may prompt changes next year
Washington reports Rep. Teague warns that economic pressure on schools could drive Congress to alter the GI education provisions. He cites private colleges facing veteran enrollment declines and supports Rep. Springer’s plan to separate tuition from subsistence payments for Korea veterans, proposing schools receive $30 monthly per enrolled veteran.
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Washington
Rep
Teague
D-Tex
Congress
Springer
Korea
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Senator Speaks Tonight McCarthyites In U S Trying Blackmail Canada
Senate probes FBI summaries on alleged Soviet espionage as McCarthy prepares a radio TV reply to Truman’s blast. Canadian Liberal David Croll accuses U S McCarthyites of pressuring Canada to release Igor Gouzenko. Pearson’s possible World War II informant ties discussed. Brownell supplied memo on who received Glasser FBI reports.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
Harry Dexter White
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
House of Commons
United States
Canada
Igor Gouzenko
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
White House
Harold E. Glasser
Glasser
Treasury Department
David Croll
Liberal Party
Eisenhower
Lester B. Pearson
Croll
Toronto Star
Pearson
Robert Morris
Subcommittee
New York
Gouzenko
Ottawa
Atty
Brownell
Morris
Sen
Jenner
Rind
Clark M. Clifford
Tom C. Clark
Allies plan talks as POW repatriation ends
Allies outline final steps to win back 22 Americans, 1 Briton, and 328 South Koreans who refused home. UNC and repatriation commission clash over how many explainers may interview prisoners as the 90 day period ends December 23. Communists demand return of three North Korean guards in U N custody.
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Panmunjom
U. N. Command
UNC
Repatriation Commission
Neutral Nations
U. N
Republic of Korea
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
U.N
Greyhound Strike Set For Tonight In Pennsylvania
AFL Amalgamated Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes set a midnight strike for 1,700 Greyhound bus line workers in Pennsylvania. Indianapolis locals oppose, citing two thirds vote rule and a 52 percent rejection of a contract offer. Union tensions across 13 states and DC may spread. Schedules, wage offers, and last offer details are noted with no resolution.
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Cleveland
AFL Bus Drivers Union
Pennsylvania Greyhound Bus Line
Indianapolis
Wayne Williams
Penn Executive Council
AFL Amalgamated Street, Electric Railway
Williams
Pennsylvania Greyhound
States
District of Columbia
Columbus
William Arthur
St. Louis
Louisville
Detroit
Chicago
S. R. Sundstrom
Washington
National Mediation Service
Reservoirs Down as City Urges Conservation
New York City's reservoirs sit at 45 percent of capacity prompting Water Commissioner Dominick Paduano to urge water conservation. This marks the first such appeal since 1949-50 when levels dropped to 33 percent.
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New York
New York City
Dominick Paduano
Walter Alston Named Dodgers Manager
Walter Alston, manager of the Montreal Royals in the International League, was appointed manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers today signaling a new era for the club.
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Brooklyn
Walter Wally Alston
Montreal Royals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Floods Isolate Oregon Towns In Western Oregon
Flood waters cut roads to Coquille Myrtle Point Powers and Bandon isolating communities in the Coquille Valley. Southern Oregon reports hardship and damage from heavy rains. Relief agencies stand by to evacuate if needed as more rain is forecast.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Coquille Valley
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Powers
Bandon
War II Stragglers Hunted On Guam
Science used to assess if Japanese World War II stragglers may still be alive. Lab tests on vinegar from a whisky bottle and remnants of betel nuts and palm fronds used in a couch aim to date theirlast use.
Stevenson Blasts Republicans in Georgia Speech
In Atlanta Adlai Stevenson denounced the Republican program as indirection and McCarthyism. He urged disclosure of past mistakes, objective anti communism, and argued for dignity in pursuing espionage issues while praising gains by minority groups and Southern progress. He warned against partisan infighting weakening the nation.
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Atlanta
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Stevenson
McCarthy
Georgia
United States
Truman
South
North
Brooklyn
Republican Congress
Ike
Democratic Party
Tentative hearing set in Middletown murder case
A tentative 9:30 am Wednesday hearing in Middletown Municipal Court will consider Harold Burkhardt 18 of Camden Route 2 and Richard Nolan 22 of Youngstown for first degree murder and robbery. Audrey Sorrell widow of the victim testified as warrants were signed while authorities, including Detective John Frazier, prepared full reports.
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Middletown
Harold Lloyd Burkhardt
Camden Rt. 2
Richard Nolan
Belmont St
Youngstown
Burkhardt
Audrey Sorrell
Loren Gustin
John Fitzgerald
Richard Schultheiss
Ed Gordon
Herbert Frazier
Frazier
Gustin
Fitzgerald
Nolan
Franklin
Movie Reds Said Psycho Los Angeles Producer Claims
William L. Alland, producer of It Came From Outer Space, testified before a House subcommittee that Communists ousted him in 1948 after they learned he visited a psychiatrist. A WWII combat pilot with 56 South Pacific missions, he joined the party in 1946 and praised psychotherapy while saying most Hollywood Communists belong on a psychiatrist couch.
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Los Angeles
William L. Alland
Outer Space
House UN- American Activities Subcommittee
Alland
South Pacific
Hollywood
Andrei Given House In NY
The Soviet government bought a six story town house on East 68th Street for Andrei Y Vishinsky the permanent Soviet delegate to the United Nations. The $150000 purchase by Leroy A Lincoln of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. replaced the 20 room stone building with elevator. It faces the Russian delegation offices at 680 Park Avenue.
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New York
East 68Th Street
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
J. William Clark
Clark Thread Co
Leroy A. Lincoln
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Park Ve
White House Order Tried Behind Goat Return Near Navy Army Clash
The Navy goat Billy XII was moved back to Annapolis from West Point amid guarded secrecy as the Army Navy clash approached. Reports suggested orders came from high levels, possibly the White House, with Bernard Baruch conveying the tale to President Eisenhower. Guards were posted at Bancroft Hall while West Point kept Poncho and Hannibal under tighter watch.
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Annapolis
Navy
Army
Billy XII
West Point
Billy
Department of Defense
White House
Bernard Baruch
Eisenhower
Washington
John H
Mike) Michaelis
Point
Mike
Academy
Naval Academy
George W. McIntyre
Binghamton
N.Y
Thompson Stadium
Middies
Bancroft Hall
Clyde L. Dean
Little Rock
Ark
Poncho
Hannibal
Adm. C. Turner Joy
Billy the 12Th
Fatal Blow Dealt Sales Tax Plans
Washington AP reports House Speaker Joseph W. Martin signaled a final defeat for a national sales tax next year. He stated doubts it could pass the House after a broad opposition from Republicans and Democrats. Treasury officials have shifted focus away from a general sales tax toward preserving present excise taxes. Representative Eberharter urged Humphrey to drop the sales tax idea.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Congress
Martin
House
Charles Halleck
Rand
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
Daniel Reed
New York
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Secretary of the
Treasury
Humphrey
Rep
Eberharter
Dpa
Egyptians Arrest British Newsman in Alexandria
Cairo police have arrested British journalist Tom Clarke in Alexandria. He is the third British subject detained by Egypt within a week. Clarke was arrested yesterday, but the British embassy said it had not been informed of the charges.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tom Clarke
Alexandria
Clarke
Weather notes from the Pacific Northwest to Ohio
Cloudy and cooler conditions spread from northern California to the Pacific Northwest as rain increases. In Vandalia Ohio the forecast calls for clouds and cooler air tonight and tomorrow with a low of 35 and a high near 48. The five day Ohio outlook shows cooler periods Wednesday and Thursday, warmer Friday and Saturday, then colder Sunday with normal highs around 44 to 48. Light rain is expected tonight with possible light snow or rain mix Friday or Saturday totals around a quarter inch. Middletown reported a 54 high yesterday and a 42 low. today’s overnight low dipped to 4 degrees.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Miami Valley
Vandalia
Associated Press
Ohio
Middletown
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