Ousted Aide of MacArthur Fights for Job
Washington. Wolf Ladejinsky seeks to retain his foreign attache post in the Agriculture Department amid reports the State Department would keep him on its payroll in a different job. The case, seen as politically charged, centers on security questions and suitability for access to top classified documents.
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Washington
Wolf Ladejinsky
Agriculture Department
State Department
Ladejinsky
Eisenhower
Benson
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Bureau of Transportation
Amtorg Trading Corp
Department
Ussr
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Moscow
Russia
Merriam Named Chicago GOP Mayor Candidate
Robert E. Merriam 36, 5th Ward alderman who split with Democrats, was chosen by a 12 member GOP talent-scouting panel to head the city ticket for Chicago mayor. The full 50 member ward committee will ratify the pick Monday. The city council raised the mayoral salary from 18000 to 25000 annually, effective next April.
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Chicago
Robert E. Merriam
5Th Ward
Merriam
Two Teenagers Hurt in Mishap Near Argyle
A Woodford youth and an 11 year old Argyle girl were hospitalized after a head on crash on Highway 81 east of Argyle at 1 30 a m. Patricia O Rourke 17 and Gary Lewis 17 were treated for facial and scalp injuries and possible concussions. Larry Thurston 19 and passenger Jean Marie Ostby were uninjured in the second vehicle. Police reported damage to both cars on the Argyle bridge.
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Woodford
Argyle
Patricia O'Rourke
Joseph O'Rourke
Gary Lewis
Roy Lewis
St. Clare Hospital
Miss O'Rourke
Lewis
Highway 81
Lafayette County
Miss O’rourke
Larry Thurston
Thurston
Jean Marie Ostby
Local Mail Rush Dips After Big Christmas Spree
Postmaster John J. Burkhard warns Christmas mailing is tapering and post office windows may close at 4 p. m. tomorrow. Special delivery will go out and gift packages will be delivered as they arrive on Christmas Day, with lobby hours to about 4 p. m. Saturday. Harry E. Buholzer reports a 20 000 rise in letter cancellations, with Monday recording 41 000 letters canceled in what was once of the busiest periods.
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John J. Burkhard
Harry E. Buholzer
Stock Price Trends Show Mixed Course
New York stocks traded mid day with a mixed move as some shares gained about two points while others fell by a point or more. Leaders included American Telephone, New York Central, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Laggards were General Motors, Studebaker-Packard, Southern Railway, Atlantic Coast Line, American Airlines, and General Electric.
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New York
American Telephone
New York Central
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
General Motors
Studebaker - Packard
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
American Airlines
General Electric
Italy Deputies Approve West German Rearmament Pact
The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the Paris accords for West German rearmament by 335 to 219. The bill goes to the Senate likely before January end. It marks the fourth national approval and widens a Western European Union amid mixed reactions.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
West Germany
Iceland
Norway
House of Commons
Portugal
Mario Schelba
Mercury Reaches 40 In Monroe As Snow Forecast Looms
Temperatures in Monroe hit 40 at noon for the first time since November 28. forecasters warn of incoming snow with flurries tonight and Friday. A Lake Michigan storm warning cites 35 to 40 mph winds and snow by tomorrow, with light snow in the Superior area this morning.
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Monroe
Superior
Weather Bureau
Lake Michigan
Chile Maintains State of Siege Amid Push to Lift Martial Law
President Carlos Ibanez' government keeps Chile under a state of siege despite parliamentary action aimed at lifting the modified form of martial law.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Night Yule Shopping Nears Closing Time
Monroe merchants push to finish Christmas buying with night hours ending at 9 p m and most stores closing at 5 p m tomorrow for the holiday. Reports vary on whether this year’s sales match past figures but some stores show a pickup in activity as the week closes.
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Monroe
Death of Max Steiger in Sutton Nebraska
Word came today of the death of Max Steiger son of the late Dr. Carl Steiger. He died December 16 at his home in Sutton Nebraska from a heart attack. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Belle Steiger Shroyer of Grafton Nebraska and a sister Mrs. Henry Pope of Grafton.
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Max Steiger
Carl Steiger
Sutton
Neb
Belle Steiger Shroyer
Grafton
Henry Pope
Air Force Bank Robber Captured in Laredo Break
Earl Smith, 25, sought for the Andrews Air Force Base bank holdup, was arrested near the Texas border after a Wednesday roadblock check. Four loaded pistols were found in his car and $2,500 cash remained of his one third share. Clarence Duke McGann, 24, already jailed on a 20 year sentence. Henry Foster remains missing.
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Laredo
Tex
Earl Smith
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
D. C
Smith
Here
Border Patrol
Andrews
Maryland
Clarence Duke McGann
New York
Bronx
N. Y
FBI
Baltimore
Airliner Crashes Into Monongahela River Near Pittsburgh
An airliner carrying 28 men including 23 GIs crashed into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. Ten remained missing, 18 crew and passengers were rescued, some by a human chain, with no broken bones reported. Pilot Capt Harold Poe, 33, of Seattle, guided the craft to a ditching before impact. The plane was en route Newark to Colorado and West Coast forts.
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Monongahela River
William McClelland
Harold Poe
Allegheny County
Newark
N. J
Colorado
West Coast
Here
Wisconsin
Poe
Seattle
McKeesport
Robert Walker
Johnson Flying Service
Missoula
Mont
Camp Kilmer
Ft. Carson
Colo
Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Stephenson Seeks Job After Second Parole For 1920s Klan Leader
Michigan City Indiana Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon of Indiana in the 1920s has won a second parole from the state parole board. At 60 he has spent decades in prison for second degree murder in the Madge Oberholtzer case. He must obtain a job and a sponsor for release which could come in weeks. The panel voted 3 to 2 to grant parole warning that any violation will send him back to prison for life.
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Ind
D. C
Stephenson
Tulsa
Okla
Illinois
Minneapolis
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Indiana
Miss Oberholtzer
Hammond
Parole Board
Auto Deaths Rise to 59 Weeks After Safe Driving Day
The Associated Press reports 59 people died in motor accidents in the 24 hours ending midnight, up from 51 on Safe Driving Day and 64 on December 1. National Safety Council cites bad weather and holiday shopping as possible causes with a forecast of 370 holiday traffic fatalities.
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United States
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
President Starts Yuletide Holiday in Augusta Trip
President Eisenhower flies to Augusta Georgia for Christmas holidays aboard the Columbine with Mrs Eisenhower and her mother. About 700 White House staff members gather in the East Room as the First Couple distribute gifts and reveal a lithograph of Washington by Gilbert Stuart.
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Eisenhower
Augusta
John S. Doud
Denver
White House
Eisenhowers
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Doomed Boy Granted Right to Scout Oath
In Monterello California the Boy Scouts waived their 11 year age rule to admit 10 year old Robert Preston White Jr. under cancer treatment. He raised his right hand to take the Scout oath at Los Angeles General Hospital where he is undergoing care. Ten days earlier he celebrated Christmas as doctors warned he might not live until then.
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Monterello
Calif
Robert Preston White Jr
Robert
Los Angeles General Hospital
Security Aide Admits Charges In NSA Case
Joseph Peterson Jr pleaded guilty to one of three charges for misusing secrets at the National Security Agency. Judge Bryan set a Jan 4 hearing to determine seriousness. potential sentence up to 10 years. The case involves alleged removal of documents and obtaining information to injure the United States or aid a foreign power, with the Netherlands linked to the case.
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Alexandria
Joseph
Peterson Jr
National Security Agency
Albert V. Bryan
Petersen
United States
FBI
Arlington
NSA
Netherlands
Dutch Foreign Ministry
Foremost to Acquire Two Dairy Firms in Major Expansion
Foremost Dairies, Inc. announced it will gain control of Philadelphia Dairy Products Co. with operations from Westchester County New York to Richmond Virginia and 12 processing plants plus 22 distributing plants, and Blue Moon Foods Inc. of Thorp Wisconsin with its June Dairy Products subsidiary. The deal targets about 50 million dollars a year in each firm’s business.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Foremost
Philadelphia Dairy Products Co
Westchester County
N. Y
Richmond
Blue Moon Foods Inc
Thorp
Wis
June Dairy Products, Inc
Blue Moon
June Dairy
New York
Miami
San Francisco 49ers name Norman Strader as head coach
Norman Strader, age 50 and a former 49ers scout, is named head coach succeeding Buck Shaw who was fired December 13 by owners Tony and Vic Mora. Strader replaces Shaw and assumes control of team operations.
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San Francisco 49Ers
Norman Strader
San Francisco
Norman
Winds Lash British Isles In Frigid Wave
Severe winter storms lash Western Europe for the third day with at least 26 dead or missing across Denmark to Italy. Hurricanes strike Scotland and Germany as ships in distress along Dutch and North German coasts face rescue efforts. shipping delays and evacuations accompany the Christmas rush.
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British Isles
London
Europe
Denmark
Italy
Scotland
Germany
France
Cheddar Values Hold Steady at Wisconsin Exchange
Values were unchanged in a steady trading zone at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange in Plymouth. Seven cars of cheddar were sold at 32 cents, one car pasteurized longhorns declined, bids remained unfilled on white cheddars, and an offer on pasteurized daisies and longhorns closed without execution.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Madison Lt Governor approves 301,331 bridge contract
The lieutenant governor approved a 301,331 contract for an interstate bridge over the St. Croix River on U S Highway 8 in Polk County. The John F Beasley Construction Co of Chicago was awarded the job.
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Smith
St. Croix River
U. S. Highway 8
Polk County
John F. Beasley Construction Co
Chicago
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