Scores of Ships Fight To Survive In Europe Storms
Ten seamen feared dead as hurricane winds sent ships from the Irish Sea to Holland into chaos. Rescues saved 35 men from a tanker split off South Wales and a U.S. helicopter plucked a bird watcher from a lightship in the English Channel. England faced floods while hundreds of vessels sheltered. additional ships and crews were reported at risk or missing amid the North Sea turmoil.
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London
Irish Sea
Holland
South Wales
U. S
English Channel
Rescoe
World Concord
Coast Guards
Concord
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Gilmore
U.S. Air Force
Ramsgate
England
Goodwin Sands
Ronald Morton
Midlands
Casino
North Sea
Wellingdorf
Terschelling
Dirkzwagers Shipping Agency
Amsterdam
Harbor
Wales
Harwich
American flier Whitey Dahl convicted of gold theft
Harold Whitey Dahl, 45, an American pilot and adventurer, was found guilty by a six member jury of stealing $33,000 in gold from a plane en route from Paris to Geneva in October. He received a two year prison term and allegedly used the loot to fund a lifestyle with his Swiss girlfriend Ella Eppenberger in Monte Carlo.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Harold
Whitey) Dahl
Monte Carlo
Dahl
Sidney
Paris
Ella Eppenberger
Swissair
Miss Eppenberger
Rivera
Asians press for UN parley on Korea peace talks
Asian diplomats seek new talks between Communists and the United Nations Allies to restart negotiations for a final Korean settlement. Western delegates resist new parley, favoring a note on Geneva failure. Indian adviser Krishna Menon plays a key behind the scenes mediator role. South Korea’s Pyun arrives to press for free all Korean elections and unification.
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N. Y
U. N
Korea
Assembly
Geneva
F. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Menon
India
South Korea
Y. T. Pyun
Seoul
Pyun
Cheese Producers Meet Saturday in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Swiss and Lim burger Cheese Producers Association will hold its annual meeting next Saturday with Alice in Dairyland making her third appearance since last June. G. Fred Galli said Miss Mary Ellen McCabe’s attendance is confirmed. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. with the meeting at 10:30 a.m. Major speaker Harold C. Calvert of the University of Wisconsin dairy department will discuss penicillin tests in milk. a State Board of Health representative is expected, possibly O. J. Mugge.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Alice
G. Fred Galli
Mary Ellen McCabe
Galli
Harold C. Calvert
Department of Dairy Industry
University of Wisconsin
Calvert
State Board of Health
O. J. Mugge
Health Board
Fugitive Omas Mc Nally Found in Strangeways Jail
Prisoner Omas Mc Nally was located today in a rarely used room near the women’s wing at Strangeways jail in Manchester. He had been missing since Thursday within the 12 acre prison compound.
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Manchester
Land
Omas McNally
Strangeways
Heckler Sues Nixon For 150000 Over Rally Ejection
San Francisco man James Heavey sues Vice President Richard Nixon for 150000 alleging assault false imprisonment and humiliation after Heavey was ejected from a San Mateo rally. Heavey claims 12 Nixon aides restrained him and caused shock and nerve injuries seeking 50000 general 25000 punitive damages for assault and the same for restraint.
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San Francisco
Richard Nixon
Nixon
San Mateo
Calif
James Heavey
Heavey
Boxer Giardello Held After Attack
Philadelphia contender for the middleweight title Joey Giardello was arrested on six charges after a riotous assault at a South Philadelphia service station on October 29 30. Also jailed were Victor Mariani and Joseph Bonddies both 24. Police say the trio smashed the station owned by Frank Gallo and assaulted attendant Howard Short.
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Philadelphia
Joey Giardello
Giardello
Victor Mariani
Joseph Bonddies
Frank Gallo
John Driscoll
Seaion
Howard Short
Driscoll
Gallo
Short
Wisconsin deer hunting toll reaches 17 for season
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin ended the 1954 deer season with 17 fatalities, one more than 1953. Eight deaths were from gunfire, seven from heart attacks, and two from asphyxiation. No new deaths were reported on the final day as hunters dwindled.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Bennett to Submit Censure Move Monday
Sen Bennett of Utah traveled to Washington to prepare an additional censure count against Sen McCarthy of Wisconsin. He plans to introduce the resolution after the Senate resumes Monday, citing McCarthy's attacks on the Watkins Committee which recommended censure on two counts.
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Salt Lake City
Sen
Bennett
Utah
Washington, D. C
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Watkins Committee
Chiang Fliers Bombard Outpost North of Formosa
Chinese Nationalist warplanes pounded Toumen Island and nearby targets after reports of a Communist attempt to land near the Tachens. The attack hit gun positions used to shell Yikiangshan and returned home without losses, officials said.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China Sea
Toumen
Tachen Islands
Wuchiu Island
Wuchiu
Wuchin
Central News
Yikiangshan Island
Tachens
Knowland urges blockade of China over airmen release
Sen. Knowland proposes a tight US blockade on Communist China if the Reds do not release 13 American airmen jailed as spies. He would seek UN support but would act alone if allies delay. He praised the administration note to Peiping but fears it will be ignored.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Knowland Pushes Senate Dec 11 Censure Decision
Republican Leader Knowland of California urged a Senate decision by December 11 on censure proposals against Senator McCarthy, saying there are more important matters to consider amid international incidents. McCarthy, recovering from an elbow injury, is expected to attend after a 10 day recess. doctors say his condition allows him to leave Sunday.
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Knowland
California
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Japan
Watkins
Utah
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Ralph W. Zwicker
GOP
Wisconsin
Edward B. Williams
Milwaukee
Connecticut Avenue
Retired Calumet Board Leader Rudolph Biedenbender Dies
Rudolph Biedenbender, 71, longtime Calumet County Board chairman for 28 years until retirement last year, died in Potter Wis today after a heart attack while driving his car.
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Potter
Wis
Rudolph Biedenbender
Calumet County
Smog Grips Southern California For Fourth Day
Southern California endures a fourth day of dense smog and fog with 1 470 traffic crashes since last Wednesday. Airports linger in closures as visibility remains poor and even Santa Claus misses a flight amid the haze.
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Los Angeles
California
Pacific
Los Angeles International
Long Beach
Lockheed
Loot Recovered In Larceny Case
Two Monroe men Delbert Boss and Norman Strothman face sentencing after pleading guilty to larceny. Police traced thousands of dollars worth of stolen items including furniture tools and a sewing machine found or recovered across multiple sites. Officers recovered goods from farms quarries and junk yards as the pair aided the investigation and partial loot was sold for 155.50 with the men claiming they split the proceeds.
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Ralph Kehm
Monticello
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's
Illinois
Wisconsin
Times
Monroe
Delbert Boss
Norman Strothman
Samuel F. Humbel
Leslie Schwitz
Boss
Ralph Kelm
Humbel
Sweeny Construction Co
Browntown
Freeport
Strothman
Kehm
Pope Pius XII Recurrence of Hiccups Reported
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII, 78, suffers a hiccup recurrence and vomiting amid a long gastric ailment. Doctors warned that his strenuous schedule could worsen his condition after last winter's attacks required intravenous feeding.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Monroe Chamber to Elect New Leaders on Dec 14
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce will hold a reorganization dinner meeting on Tuesday December 14 at 6 30 p m at Monroe Country Club. Joseph C Dearth retiring president announced plans include new officers and 1955 activities with new holdover and retiring directors in attendance.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Monroe Country Club
Joseph C. Dearth
Feud at Capitol Leaves Zimmerman Floorbound
Madison report says assistant secretary of state Robert Zimmerman was floored by Gaige S. Roberts in a Friday corridor clash over election official records due by December 1. Zimmerman, filling in for the hospitalized Secretary Fred R. Zimmerman, recovered as colleagues noted a long smoldering dispute.
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Zimmerman
Capitol
Madison
Robert Zimmerman
Gaige S. Roberts
Roberts
State Department
Fred R. Zimmerman
Milwaukee
UAW Threatens Chrysler Body Division Strike
The United Auto Workers threaten to shut Chrysler Automotive Body Division on Tuesday if demands in a contract for 850 workers are not met. Emil Mazey announced the threat after failed bargaining talks. A 30,000 worker general strike could follow, risking Plymouth Division and 1955 model production.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Chrysler Corp
Emil Mazey
Chrysler
Plymouth
ABD
Dodge
DeSoto
Reds Use Pills To Balk Desertion
Taipeh, Formosa reports frogmen sent by the Chinese Reds to spy on the Nationalists are forced to swallow delayed action poison pills as a fatal warning not to desert. The defense ministry says the pills prove fatal unless antidotes, available only if the divers return to base, are given within 24 hours.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Fire destroys Istanbul’s famous bazaar and tourist hub
Fire swept Istanbul's covered bazaar today destroying thousands of small shops. Damage was estimated at 360 million dollars. The market, a picturesque trading center for goods from electrical appliances to antiques, was a chief tourist attraction.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Perjury Figure To Renew Fight Over Deception
Former State Department official Whittaker Chambers represented as Soviet spy courier led to the perjury conviction of Alger Hiss. He was released from Lewisburg Federal Prison after serving three years of a five year sentence. Hiss proclaimed innocence and pledged to tell his story to dispel public doubts. He will report monthly to a federal officer for a year and a half while under parole.
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Lewisburg
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Priscilla
Tony
Chester Lane
Robert M. Benjamin
William W. Remington
Remington
Washington
New York
Baer Hit With Separate Maintenance Suit
Former heavyweight boxer Buddy Baer 39 is sued for separate maintenance by his third wife, May Mann Baer. She seeks $619.50 monthly alimony, citing her husband’s earnings as an actor and entertainer around $1,250 weekly.
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Buddy Baer
Los Angeles
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