Record Coastal Flood Triggers Massive Evacuations
New England suffers one of its worst coastal floods as a NE storm drives 14.3 foot tides along 30 miles of the Greater Boston shoreline. Nine deaths blamed, 700 families flee Hull and towns across the South Shore and north of Boston. Coast Guard and private boats assist rescues amid rain sleet and hail.
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Boston
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Maine
New Jersey
Hull
Coast Guard
Paul Dunn
Quincy
Scituate
Cohasset
Revere
Winthrop
Nahant
Mass
June Ragge
Humphrey Enters 1960 Democratic Presidential Race
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey announced at a news conference that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in Wisconsin and the District of Columbia plus Oregon and South Dakota with potential entry in other primaries if funds allow. He targets foreign policy and national security issues and criticizes the Eisenhower administration. Kennedy plans Jamaica trip return may confirm. Stevenson Johnson Symington remain in contention.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Wisconsin
District of
Pene Oregon
South Casota
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jamaica
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Underground nuclear tests possible hidden from detection
American scientists reported that underground nuclear explosions could be disguised as earthquakes, following explosive tests in a Louisiana salt mine. The discussion occurred amid Pravda's accusation of U S underground tests and Eisenhower s decision not to extend the moratorium, while stressing the need for advance notice if testing resumes.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Louisiana
Moscow
Pravda
United States
U. S
Absentee Voting Underway in Ouachita Parish
Absentee voting began today in Ouachita parish and runs through Wednesday at the clerk of court office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office closes Friday for New Year’s Day and Sunday, with Saturday voting available in the courthouse basement. Voters must sign an affidavit if out of parish on December 5. About 25,360 residents are registered.
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Ouachita Parish
R. Dean Farr
Maine Governor Clauson Dies in Sleep at 64
Governor Clinton A. Clauson died in his sleep at the Blaine House in Augusta. Lieutenant Governor Reed, president of the Senate, will succeed him. Clauson, a former chiropractor and Waterville resident, led Maine as a Democrat in his first year of a four year term. He left a wife, son Cornelius, and daughter. He had served as mayor of Waterville and U S collector of internal revenue for Maine.
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Maine
Augusta
Clinton A. Clauson
Clauson
Mitchell
Iowa
Joseph R. Crawford
Crawford
Blaine House
Ellen Kelleher
Waterville
Cornelius K
William Shasse
Brunswick
U.S
American Legion
Maine Assn. of Chiropractors
Edmund $. Muskie
Slightly Warmer Trend Foreseen Over Northeast Louisiana
The weatherman forecast a shift from crisp clear weather to slightly warmer conditions with increased cloudiness and a few scattered showers by New Year’s Day in northeast Louisiana. Yesterday’s high reached 55 and the low 32 at Selman Field. Tonight’s lows should be 34 to 38 with tomorrow’s highs 60 to 64.
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Louisiana
Federal Aviation
Selman Field
Chuckle: roughing it means turning the electric blank et down
The note humorously defines roughing it as lowering the electric heat or heat level to medium, implying a frugal or simplified approach to comfort. It plays on the idea of making do with less in daily life.
United States and Britain Near Breakover in Nuclear Test Talks
The United States and Britain face a fresh crisis in talks with the Soviet Union on a verifiable treaty to ban nuclear test explosions. A key deadlock concerns inspection strength, with Eisenhower signaling possible underground tests if the Soviet position fails to budge. The U.S. may shift to a limited air or water test ban and moves to end the fixed moratorium at year end.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Eisenhower
U.S
Lisenhower
Augusta
Train Smashes Car Killing Four in Roscoe South Dakota
A fast moving Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger train struck a car at a crossing in Roscoe 12 30 am killing four including Elmer Heiser 30 driver and three passengers Edwin Kirschenmann 30 Tommy Sweetland 13 and Wilbert Beck 18. The crossing signals were active and four victims were on their way to visit friends.
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Roscoe
S. D. AP
Lmer Heiser
Edwin Kirschenmann
Tommy Sweetland
Wilbert Beck
Beck
Eureka
Young Sweetland
Heiser
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Milwaukee Road Hiawatha
George Severan
Oris Olson
Expert issues warning on new chemicals polluting water
An AP summary reports H W Poston of Chicago warns hundreds of new chemical products from plastics to insecticides contaminate drinking water. He says standard methods cannot remove them reliably and we lack methods to predict health effects. Researchers call for expanded water research funding.
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Chicago
H.W. Poston
Two Diesel Engines Take Solo Excursion
In Richmond Virginia two ACL yard diesels ran unattended at 4 a.m. One engine traveled 67 miles before being cut off by C&O workers. a second engine moved only half a mile before a nonoperating generator stopped it. Authorities halted traffic up to 80 miles west as the runaway crossed rural Virginia. C&O trainmen J F Bickers Jr and J A Nuttycombe responded by chasing and taking action.
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Richmond, Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Charlottesville
C&o
Black
Purple Yard
ACL
South
Richmond
Virginia
J. F. Bickers Jr
J. A. Nuttycombe
Thank You Letter From Christmas Donations Recipients
A young boy writes to hundreds of donors thanking them for Goodfellows Christmas support. He notes they didn’t need toys but appreciated the meat and food provided during November and December and hopes to repay helpers next year.
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Goodfellows
Boy Found Dead On Railroad Track
Three boys found an old rifle and went hunting for birds in a Connecticut garage. Joey Kopiak Jr. seven, stayed behind. a later search found him dead from a gunshot wound along railroad tracks. Teddy six and another neighbor returned home earlier. Police and family seek to determine what happened.
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Unionville, Conn
Joseph Kopiak Jr
Teddy
Joey
Kopiak
Missing American Girl Sought After Body Found in Sack
Watertown authorities report a second American woman, Harriet Benton 22, of Ogdensburg N Y, is missing while police seek identification of a body found dec 15 in Tangier Morocco sewn in a sack. The yacht Raider linked to the case boarded by Benton’s voyage plan.
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Watertown
N.J
West Mediterranean
Harriet Benton
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Gibraltar
State Department
Coast Guard
Navy
U. S
Tangier
Morocco
Mediterranean
Helen Muller
Henry Mueller
New York City
Helen
Hunter College
Miss Muller
William Moore
Watertown Times
Miss Benton
Edward P. Benton
Ogdensburg Highway Department
Casablanca
Canary Islands
West Indies
N. J. Gallon
Department
Miss Renton
Pat Grant
Maplewood
N. J
Eisenhower to deliver State of the Union Jan 7 in person
President Eisenhower will address Congress in person on January 7. The budget for federal spending around 41 billion dollars goes to Congress January 18, followed by the annual economic report two days later. A spokesman dismissed a column claiming Governor Rockefeller bowed out under pressure as completely wrong. International note reports Moscow Radio saying a South Korean warship fired on an unarmed Soviet vessel off North Korea with casualties and damage on December 28.
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Augusta
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Wilton B. Persons
Malcolm Moos
Washington
London
Moscow
North Korea
Hereneonr
Ingo
Rig Well Fire Claims Roughneck in Texas Oil Field
A Texas gas well exploded and burned all day as Houston firefighters re ignited the well. One roughneck was killed and two others injured, with the blast sending black smoke 150 feet into the air. The explosion cremated Carl Albrecht 28 of Alice. Benny Schooler 28 of McCamey and Donald Baxley 21 of McAllen were named casualty workers.
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Mission, Tex
UPI
Houston
Carl Albrecht
Alice, Tex
Benny Schooler
McCamey
Donald Baxley
McAllen
Albrecht
Gilmore Drilling Co
Alice
Four Parker Family Perishes in Norfolk Fire
A Norfolk apartment fire killed four Parker family members on the first floor and left Carvis Parker critically burned. Victims were Huston C. Parker 24, his wife 21, and children Ricky Gene 2 and Barbara Ruth 1. Carvis Parker 4 suffered critical burns.
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Norfolk, Va
Huston C. Parker
Ricky Gene Parker
Barbara Ruth Parker
Parker
Inquiry Into Space Program Seems Certain
Washington AP Lyndon B. Johnson appears set to lead a Senate inquiry into the United States space missile and defense program. Top staffers for the Space Committee and Armed Services Preparedness subcommittee are drafting details for a probe to begin after Congress reconvenes. Johnson oversees both panels and may pursue criticism of defense policy moves and Soviet progress. Two New York attorneys Weiss and Vance, long-associated with Johnson probes, assist.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Space Committee
Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Congress
Johnson
New York
Edwin L. Weiss
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate Committee
Weiss
Vance
Sputnik
Pentagon
Anti-Semitic Incidents Probed Across Germany
Three new anti Jewish incidents were reported in Germany as police investigate a possible nationwide campaign. Swastikas appeared on a war dead memorial and on shop windows in Rheydt. An 85 year old former Terezin survivor was threatened anonymously in Hesse. Investigators probe German Reich party amid Cologne synagogue desecration.
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Brundwick
Germany
Rhineland
Rheydt
Hesse
State Criminal Agency
Resienstadt
Terezin
Wilhelm Meinberg
German Reich
Cologne
Polaris-sub George Washington commissioned at Groton
President Eisenhower aide Dr George B Kistiakowsky hails the nuclear powered submarine George Washington as a secure deterrent as it joins the Navy fleet in Groton Conn The 380 foot vessel is first of nine Polaris missile submarines and was built by General Dynamics Electric Boat Division with Vice Admiral Thomas C Combs among the dignitaries on hand
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Groton
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics, Corp
Adm
Thomas C. Combs
Eastern Sea Frontier
Third Naval District
New York City
George Washington
Naval
Social Security Tax Hike Set to Take Effect Friday
Starting Friday the social security tax rises by 20 percent affecting nearly all workers and employers. The increase to 3 percent of the first 4,800 annual earnings raises the total tax to 144 for those earning 4,800 or more, with higher costs in 1960 and beyond. Self employed will pay 45 percent of the first 4,800 in 1960 earnings, rising later. the plan covers most workers but excludes certain federal, state, and domestic workers.
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Washington
UPS
Uncle Sam
Advertiser Sells Truck Day One For Bargain 80 Cents
A News-Star-World want ad states the seller moved a truck on the first day of listing for the low price of 80 cents. The brief notice notes quick sale and low cost exposure as key factors in the transaction.
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News-Star—World Want
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Arve H. Dahl
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