Moffatt Killed Crossing Route 15 Near Harrisburg
Archie A. Moffatt, 70, of 114 W Worthington Ave., was struck while crossing Route 15 near Harrisburg as he walked from a stalled car. He was a passenger in a car driven by James Steiner and died at the scene near the Pennsylvania Turnpike Gettysburg Interchange. State Police investigated. victim initially unidentified.
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Archie A. Moffatt
Worthington Ave
Harrisburg
Moffatt
Eugene
James Steiner
Wilmington Ave
Steiner
John H. Byerly
Windham Rd
Camp Hill
Gettysburg
Christmas decor and holiday prep permeate city as lights bloom
Residents report festive activity across neighborhoods with church displays, tree depots, and booming holiday commerce. Police guard parks to deter vandalism while drivers are warned to watch for pedestrians in dark clothing as December rites unfold.
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Owen Penfield Fox
Daily Weather Report Lower temperatures with light precipitation
Sunny today with rising temperatures reaching 34 to 40 during the day. Tonight will be partly cloudy and not as cold with a low 24 to 28. Thursday turns cloudy and somewhat warmer with snow or rain. For 24 hours to 7 pm, max 30, min 14, trace snow, river stage 6.5 feet. A year ago, max 34, min 21, precipitation 0.3 inches and snow.
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United States
President and Nehru Conclude Talks in Washington
President Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrap private talks in Washington with positive signals from the sessions. Nehru praised Eisenhower as a leader with moral strength valued by neutral nations and pledged continued cooperation after a state dinner hosted by Secretary of State Dulles.
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Washington
UNS
Eisenhower
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
John Foster Dulles
United States
Ootage & Corman
May Ask U.N. For Action to Rebuke Egypt
The United Nations moves toward a full debate on alleged mistreatment of foreigners in Egypt despite U S efforts to keep it off the agenda A French draft resolution to rebuke Egypt may be introduced and would likely fail without significant watering down Britain and France back the move while the United States seeks a private settlement.
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Bruce W. Mann
United Press
United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
U.S
General Assembly
Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Britain
France
Israel
Cold Wave Grips New England and Northern States
A sub zero cold wave with 50 mph winds hits northern New England and New York early today. Canadian air drags the cold mass across much of the nation except the Southeast and Pacific Northwest as temperatures dip to five below in places. A warmup follows in the Midwest with a 40 degree rise in parts of the upper Mississippi Valley.
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United Press
New England
New York State
Pacific Northwest
Georgia
Florida
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Dakotas
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Budapest Revolt Nears End as Christmas Fervor Grows
Citizens queue at food stores and department shops in Budapest as observers say resistance has ended. Russian troops withdraw from checkpoints and main tank forces retreat to the Angyalfield district. The city mood shifts to shopping and inflation fears, with many feeling the revolution is finished.
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Insi
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Red
Angyalfveld
Land of Angels
Nehru Addresses Nation On World Opinion Shift
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told a radio television audience that world opinion will not allow powerful nations to revert to colonial methods. He cited Egypt and Hungary as lessons and hinted at future freedom expansion. he gave no details of private talks with President Eisenhower at Gettysburg farm.
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Donald J. Gonzales
United Press
Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
Egypt
Hungary
Nehru
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Archie A. Moffatt Dies at 70 in Worthington Ave
Archie A. Moffatt aged 70 of 114 Worthington Avenue dies Wednesday December 19 1956 after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending with local undertakers.
More Arrests Near In Theft Of Oil Co. Maps
FBI moved in on Gulf Oil Co employee amid a multimillion dollar theft of secret oil survey maps. Four men including a Texas promoter and an ex extortionist were jailed on federal charges of transporting stolen property across state lines. The maps spanned Southwest, Canada and Middle East deposits and were linked to speculative drilling and sales. Emmanuel Lester, 32, in prison for extortion tied to Serge Rubinstein case, and Del Odie Seagraves, an oil promoter with past wealth, were named among those arrested. Seagraves denied involvement. more arrests included Edward Liberman, 30, president of U S ic.
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FBI
Gulf Oil Co
Texas
Southwest
Canada
Middle East
Combine
Pittsburgh
Gulf
Emmanuel Lester
City
Serge Rubinstein
Rubinstein
Fifth Ave
del Odie Seagraves
Havana
Houston
Seagraves
Why Christmas Sermonette in Advent Series Ends Dec. 24
Local clergymen continue daily Advent reflections this year. The brief column notes the series will conclude with Christmas Eve on December 24.
Why Christmas How Christian Faith Guides This Holiday
Reverend Harold Harrington asks readers why they celebrate Christmas and offers a faith centered motive. The sermon emphasizes that Christmas is a reminder of God in human form and invites personal reflection beyond social or economic reasons.
Showdown In U N Sought On Soviet Stand
In United Nations New York the United States pressed for an immediate showdown over Soviet veto threats to block UN Security Council expansion unless Red China is admitted. The Assembly resumes its drive for a vote on a Latin American plan to amend the charter by adding two seats to the 11 member council.
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N.Y
INS
Security Council
China
Assembly
Council
Russia
Japan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Safety Council predicts 660 traffic deaths over holiday
The National Safety Council in Chicago warned 660 people may die in traffic from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday during the Christmas holiday. The figure reflects an extra day in the 102 hour period and higher 1956 death trends. Council President Ned H Dearborn urged motorists to join a drive for life.
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Chicago
INS
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Senator Watkins drafts bill to grant refugees US citizenship path
Senator Arthur V. Watkins Utah said he is drafting a bill to let Hungarian refugees arriving in the United States gain a path to citizenship. He expects to introduce the measure on opening day of Congress and believes it will pass. The plan would address the 21 500 ceiling, extend naturalization eligibility, and fix parole provisions under the Walter McCarran Act.
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Washington
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Watkins
Senate Immigration Subcommittee
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Hungary to Ask For Loan Of Four Hundred Million
Budapest reports say Hungary’s Communist regime plans a $400 million loan appeal to the free world to avert economic disaster. The request would go via the United Nations and other Western nations, with a broadened cabinet including non Communists and Titoists. Budapest broadcasts urged post office workers to return to work or face firing, signaling a tougher government stance.
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Franz Cyrus
United Press
Vienna
Hungary
Free World
Budapest
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
Janos Kadar
Budapest Radio
Teen gang clash leaves teen in critical condition at hospital
In Philadelphia a 17 year old gang leader from The Village Gang is in critical condition after surgery for a bullet wound. Five youths tied to the group are detained and 30 others rounded up. Samuel Ferguson, with a prior record of ten arrests, is unconscious and cannot be questioned.
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Philadelphia
Ins
Temple University Hospital
Village Gang
Samuel Ferguson
Ferguson
Britain France Deadlocked Over Salvage Fleet at Suez
At Port Said Britain and France clash with the United Nations over salvage fleet use to clear the Suez Canal. UK says crews may stay aboard 40 vessels if UN chief Hammarskjold allows. UN insists only six British ships without crews. Damascus reports Syrian committee backs American technicians to repair sabotaged pipelines but requires withdrawal of Israeli and Anglo-French forces from Egypt.
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Britain
France
United Nations
Suez Canal
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Damascus
Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Egypt
Iraq Petroleum Company
Chicago Store Is Fire Swept
A million dollar blaze tore through Goldblatt Bros. department store on Chicago's northwest side during Christmas shopping. 1,500 customers and 150 workers fled as flames shot 50 feet high. five employees were treated for smoke, one stockboy kept overnight. Firefighters from forty units battled the three hour blaze. King-sized crowds watched and the fire started in the roof above the drapery section.
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Chicago
Jns
Goldblatt Bros
Northwest Side
Northwest General Hospital
William Erban
Nixon arrives in Vienna to view Hungarian refugee crisis
Vice President Richard M. Nixon lands at Schwechat Airport in Vienna to inspect the Hungarian refugee flight. He witnesses 72 refugees awaiting departure to the United States as part of Eisenhower’s plan to admit up to 21,500 Hungarians fleeing Communist rule. The trip faced fog delays before landing.
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Richard M. Nixon
Austria
Hungary
Nixon
Washington
Schwechat
America
United States
Eisenhower
Europe
Salzburg
Leopold Fig
U. S
Four Dead In Glendale Calif Family from Gas Heater
Police report an entire family of four found dead in a closed three room Glendale apartment after a gas heater burned full blast. Victims Gayle Eugene Hinton 23 Frances 18 Ava 18 months and Michael Ray 5 months died of asphyxiation as oxygen was exhausted. Apartment temperature near 150 degrees.
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Glendale
Calif
Poice
Gayle Eugene Hinton
Shasta
Frances
Ava
Michael Ray
Classified Page Snapshot Returns Faint Obituary and Listings
A partial OCR fragment from a newspaper classified page shows sections for Obituary, News, and Want Ads. It references listings for radio TV society sports stocks theaters and contact numbers, indicating a compact page with notices and market items.
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Cross Word Editorial
Ellwood Ps
Reese
Christmas tree gleams with color and size in article
Arthur Mometer describes a large festive tree trimmed and glittering with lights. The piece notes the tree’s scale occupying floor space and the awaiting children as weather cools to twenty four degrees.
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