Thanksgiving Day Across America Amid Eisenhower Illness Shadows
Americans prepare for the holiday with prayers for President Eisenhower and travel plans to visit friends and relatives. In New York a unique DeWitt Church service will be held inside Bernard Baruch housing, with English Spanish and Russian services. Plymouth Mass will host a Pilgrim ship replica ceremony and town wide open house with costumed staff at historic sites. A Pilgrim procession from Plymouth Rock to church concludes the day.
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DeWitt Church
Bernard Baruch
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Plymouth
Mass
Plimoth Plantation
Pilgrim Hall
Sparrow House
Rock
AF makes jet speed record attempt across nations
In dawn operations at Ontario International Airport six Voodoo jets launched toward New York aiming to beat Navy transcontinental speed marks. Four RF101s fly at over 1000 mph target 3 hours 22 minutes Los Angeles to New York, while two alternates monitor the runs. Captain Ray W. Schrecen gost Jr. led the formation with a 6 57 57 45 a.m. PST start as pilots push to improve record averages near 723 mph.
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New York
Air Force
Navy
Air Defense Command
Denver
St. Louis
Ontario International Airport
Here
Ray W. Schrecengost Jr
Kittanning
Cry Baby Shouts Daddy at Studio Window Mystery
In Effingham Illinois a two year old boy wandered near radio station WCRA crying for his father. He shouted Daddy when brought to the window and clung to staffer Claudine Rush. Mrs Ransom Wiedner identified the child as her son, whose father was installing a transformer nearby.
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Effingham
WCRA
Claudine Rush
Ransom Wiedner
Pope and West German Leader Meet in Historic Audience
Pope Pius XI and West Germany President Theodor Heuss held a landmark audience at the Vatican in a historic first meeting between a pope and a German head of state in 50 years. The Vatican signaled high significance of Heuss visit.
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Pius XI
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Iih
Leo XII
Vatican
Heuss
Cardinal Piazza Improves After Stroke at Vatican
Giovanni Cardinal Piazza of the Vatican Congregation of the Consistory, aged 73, was reported to be slightly improved after a Tuesday stroke that partially paralyzed his left side.
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Adeodato
Giovanni Cardinal Piazza
Vatican
Congregation of the Consistory
New Test Of Jupiter Ends In Failure At Cape Canaveral
Six House subcommittee congressmen watched as Army Jupiter rocket failed to complete its planned flight at Cape Canaveral amid technical difficulties. The Defense Department offered no specific explanation. Von Braun arrived earlier. observers speculated about Atlas and Vanguard on the ramps.
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Defense Department
Army
Cape Cannaveral Range
House Committee On Appropriations
Rep
Mahon
D-Tex
von Wernher von Braun
Navy
Vanguard
Army Specialist Faces Trial in Yokohama Slaying Case
Army specialist Gregory J. Kupski of Detroit was charged in Yokohama with the strangulation death on November 17 of a Japanese wife of an American sailor. An Army spokesman said a legal opinion is needed to decide whether Army or Japanese authorities hold jurisdiction.
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Detroit
Mich
U.S. Army
Yokohama
Japan
Army
Nixon Carries The Ball While Eisenhower Fights Illness
Vice President Nixon steps in as a temporary stand in for ailing President Eisenhower with clear signals he will not assume full powers. Senate Republicans endorse Nixon handling routine matters. Democrats caution on authority while doctors report President’s progress and Nixon confirms no intent to act as president.
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Eisenhower
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Bridges
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Massachusetts
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Who's To Blame Fall Guy Sought In Missile Lag
Washington AP reports Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson says Senate Preparedness subcommittee cannot pin responsibility for missile and satellite program delays. CIA head Allen Dulles and O.S.I. chief Herbert Scoville questioned. hearings end tonight, reconvene Dec 13. Johnson notes lines of authority unclear. Ford says Army and Air Force favor production for IRBMs. Jupiter production eyed at Chrysler Detroit plant.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Gram, Johnson
Senate
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Herbert Scoville
CIA
Office of Scientific Intelligence
Johnson
Rep
Ford
R-Mich
House
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
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Air Force
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Weather Outlook Turns Cold Ahead of Thanksgiving
The Miami Valley faces a cold front that will push temperatures down tomorrow morning. Today brings partly cloudy skies and a high near 64 with a 45 degree low tonight as the front nears. Thursday eyes mostly cloudy, windy and cooler with highs around 46 to 48.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Eisenhower Returns to Duties After Brief Stroke
President Eisenhower eased back into office hours after a mild stroke. He met with Vic, Nixon and Adams, signed documents, and reported excellent progress. Doctors noted a slight difficulty with long words but said his condition improved and he slept well.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Vic
Nixon
Sherman Adams
White House
Andrew J. Goodpaster
James C. Hagerty
Adams
Hagerty
No Income Tax in Washington’s Era
The note says George Washington supposedly never lied, but it notes there were no income taxes in his time, implying a historical contrast between honesty legends and modern taxation.
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George Washington
Allies Must Decide Soon On NATO Talks Without Eisenhower
Washington officials said the United States may press ahead with the NATO summit next month without President Eisenhower if allied governments decide it is best. Vice President Nixon could stand in, while Spaak will review options at the NATO Permanent Council in Paris.
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D-Cole
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White House
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Europe
Hagerty
London
Eisenhower
Sen. Bridges
RNH
United States
Paris
Washington
NATO
State Department
Paul Henri Spaak
Department
Alliance
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