French cabinet weighs dissolution as Faure clings to power
Paris AP reports the French Cabinet debates dissolving the National Assembly after a 318 to 281 nonconfidence vote. MendesFrance leads opposition to Faure, while Communists shift stance, potentially triggering early elections and a caretaker government until new leadership is chosen.
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Paris
Mets
National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Faure
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Radical Socialists
Assembly
U. S
New York
Louisville
Favre
Reds
Chamber
Doc Cuts Off Wrong Finger
Mrs Lily Patten of Birmingham England won 2500 pounds in damages from surgeon Dr B H Colman after he amputated the little finger instead of the middle finger injured in a factory press. The error occurred during treatment at the hospital.
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Birmingham
England
Lily Patten
B. H. Colman
Poster Draws Fire Over Safety Figure David Eisenhower
The Ohio Highway Safety Department defends a safety poster featuring David Dwight Eisenhower II as its central figure. Officials say the drawing is not out of proportion while critics call it sensational. The piece includes a recent photo of David.
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Ohio Highway Safety Department
David Dwight Eisenhower II
David
International
Drive Carefully Across America on Safe Driving Day
Nearly 31,000 Americans died on highways in the first ten months of 1955, a 7 percent rise from 1954. The National Safety Council urges observance of Safe Driving Day to urge motorists to drive and walk safely, citing October’s toll and the year-to-date totals.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Eisenhower
Committee For Traffic Safety
The
Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Associated Press
Quadruplets born in Georgia succumb to infant deaths
In Alma Georgia two of a set of quadruplets born to Mrs Dorothy Morris and family died after an all night battle for survival. The remaining two quads were reported in fair condition at Bacon County Hospital. TheNelsons of Douglas had expected a single child.
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Alma
Dorothy Morris
Bacon County Hospital
E. E. Nelson
Nelsons
Douglas
W. W. Sharpe
Nelson
Coffeen County
Pooch Swiper Asking For It
Tulsa, Okla. The motorist who allegedly picked up a small white setter near Fairland may face trouble if found. The dog belongs to Deputy U S Marshal Preston Warren of Tulsa. Warren hunted with U S Dist Judge Royce H Savage Tulsa County Sheriff Glenn Brown and Ottawa County Sheriff Ben Stanley.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fairland
U. S
Preston Warren
Warren
Royce H. Savage
Glenn Brown
Ottawa County
Ben Stanley
New Americans Warned of Peace Movements
Cincinnati Federal Judge John H. Druffel warned 77 new citizens against joining "peace" movements that could be Communist fronts. He advised seeking FBI information if unsure about the purposes of organizations they were asked to join.
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Cincinnati
John H. Druffel
FBI
Third Diphtheria Case Listed In Columbus
An eight year old boy becomes the third child with diphtheria in Columbus in less than a week. City Health Commissioner Dr. Ollie M. Goodloe reports a young brother and sister died last week. the new victim is unnamed but not critically ill.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ollie M. Goodloe
Goodloe
Radioactive orange glaze on dishes shocks UNM scientist
Dr Lin e lpac La Paz of the University of New Mexico tests orange glaze on dinnerware and finds 1.5 milliroentgens per hour, versus 0.03 background. He notes two manufacturers supplied the dishes and suspects coloring material may contain uranium. He plans more tests away from home.
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Julius Golden
Albuquerque
Linecoln
LaPaz
LaFaz
FBI Spy Names Three Defendants as Communists in Smith Act Trial
Dayton undercover agent Arthur Strunk identified three defendants as Communist Party members in a federal Smith Act case with 11 defendants on trial for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Strunk, 54, testified about Brandt Chancey Hashmall and others and described covert contacts in Dayton.
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Cleveland
Dayton
FBI
Arthur P. Strunk
United States
Strunk
Joseph Brattolt
Martin Chancey
Frank Hashmall
Yton
Joe Brandt
Brandt
Dayston
Albert Newman
Newman
Chancey
Lou Secuday
Communist Party
Communist Group
Hashmall
Anthony Krchmarek
Joseph M. Dougher
Elvador C. Greenfield
Robert Campbell
Ohio Turnpike arrests total 242 in October
Ohio Turnpike officials report 242 arrests during October the first full month of operation. Finesto ling 4925 dollars as the result of fines collected from those arrests were reported.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike
Turnpike Commission
Cold spell continues with slow warming by Thursday
Forecast shows mostly cloudy and cold weather with possible snow flurries. No major snow expected in the Miami Valley unlike Wisconsin and Michigan. Tonight and Thursday remain partly cloudy with low around 15 and Thursday high near 24 degrees.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Miami Valley
Burning Jet Roars Into Homes 13 Die
A report to the White House education conference calls for federal restraint in local schools and stronger Office of Education leadership. The subcommittee urged state level contact, adequate staffing, and research for nationwide educational progress.
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Washington
White House
U. S. Office of Education
Suchpurt
James D. King
Brownwood
Texas
Office of Education
Cochairman
King
Clayton J. Chamberlin
Honolulu
Adam Bennion
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake City
William Carr
National Education Assn
Worker Electrocuted at Ohio Plant
In Wapakoneta Ohio a 2 400 volt contact at the municipal distribution plant proved fatal for Thomas Ridenour 24 an employee of the city light department.
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
Thomas Ridenour
City Light Department
U S Protest Over East Berlin Authority Sparks Clash
Washington readies a strong protest against Russia's claim of handing East Berlin to the East German regime. The State Department maintains four power control, citing Moscow must be part of any shift. A Soviet commander rebuked a protest over two congressmen detained by East German police, highlighting East Berlin as part of a sovereign East German regime in Moscow’s view.
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Washington
United States
Russia
East Berlin
Berlin
State Department
Boland
Dmass
Ostertag
R-Ny
Soviet Union
Moscow
East Germany
GOP Laying Convention Groundwork for 1956
The Republican National Committee opens a two day session in Chicago with plans for the 1956 convention in San Francisco. Leonard W Hall reports Eisenhowers potential second term and a bout of heart seizure recovery. Delegates number about 1300 with 94 more than 1952.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Eisenhower
National Committee
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Democratic National Committee
Gettysburg
San Francisco
Mom Seeks Name For 20th Child In York Family
The Spurgeon Cunninghams of York Pa hint a name for their 20th child after a boy birth Monday at York Hospital. They have 11 sons and nine daughters. four are married and 15 live at home. The oldest child is 26. Mrs Cunningham, 42, has had all births single. Cunningham is a factory foreman and runs a small Hellam farm.
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York
Spurgeon Cunningham
York Hospital
Cunningham
Hellam
Loot Has Token Value at Denver Tramway Office Heist
Two armed men robbed the Denver Tramway Co. office and stole $97 in cash plus 9 086 bus tokens valued at $1 363. The haul covers transport credits for years and highlights security concerns at the transit office.
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Denver
Denver Tramway Co
Missing Pair Feared Slain By Maniac in Lebanon Ill
Harold Smith 30 and Arlene Smith 35 vanish after their home shows blood spatter and bullet holes. Deputies label crime a maniac act as search widens. tire marks and barefoot prints noted. parents of Arlene alerted.
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Lebanon
Ill
Harold Smith
Arlene
Alaskan Jet Crashes Into Housing at Eielson Air Base
In 16 below zero weather at Eielson Air Force Base Fairbanks Alaska a fighter jet lost control on takeoff and crashed into six housing units killing at least 13 people and injuring others. The plane piloted by 1st Lt Alfred F Pounders of Monticello Mississippi left the runway and plowed through apartments scattering burning debris as fire raged through the two block area. Witnesses described fuel tanks exploding and a rescue effort unfolding as families sought loved ones.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Big Eielson Air Force Base
John Orr
Alfred F. Pounders
Monticello
Miss
Rudy Hamner
Hamner
Pamela Harris
Eielson
William Thimple
Thimple
Ellwood City
4Th Infantry
Fairbanks Newsminer
Teen-Age Confidence Fund loans spark in Shenandoah bank
Miners National Bank in Shenandoah PA formed a teen loan committee to handle a $1000 fund for worthwhile needs. In six months 48 loan requests with 42 approved with no defaults. Loans ranged from 5 to 50 dollars with 8 to 24 week terms.
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Shenandoah
Miners National Bank
Pennsylvania
Miners National l
P. H. Burke
Burke
Patsy
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