UN Assembly Recesses For Christmas Amid Egypt Sinai Aid
The United Nations general assembly adjourned for the holidays after backing a 10 million dollar fund to cover costs of the UN emergency force in Egypt. The vote stood 62 to 8 with seven abstentions, and the Soviet bloc opposed, calling on aggressors to pay. The US faces about one third of the total dues.
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Pierre J. H
United Nations
N.Y
INS
UN Assembly
Israel
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Britain
France
Isra
United States
News Employees Christmas Sing In Building Lobby
On the day before Christmas the News employees hold a Christmas Sing in the News building lobby. It runs from 11 30 to 12 00 Monday morning with Ernie Branstetter at the electric organ. Families and friends are invited to join in.
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News
Ernie Branstetter
Traffic Light Reinstalled at Wilmington and Garfield
Readers are reminded that a traffic light has been re installed at Wilmington and Garfield instead of Jefferson and Garfield Pa Nene. A Weather Bureau note forecasts fair weather nationwide on Christmas Day with rain along the Atlantic coast. Motorists are urged to stay in lanes and expect limited transit service as city buses run with no extra trips. elderly pedestrians face rough sidewalks.
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Wilmington
Garfield
Jefferson and
Garfield, Pa
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Atlantic Coast
INS
Daily Weather Report Cloudy Mild with Rain and Fog
Cloudy and mild with occasional rain today tonight and Sunday. Widespread fog observed. Highs near 45 to 57, overnight lows 40 to 48. US statistics show 24 hours to 7 am max 50 min 47 precip 0.20 inches river stage 6.8 ft. Year ago highs 25 lows 5.
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United States
Sumatra revolt prompt dismissal of colonel leader
Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo dismissed Col. Simbolon who led rebel forces in northern and central Sumatra amid a spreading revolt. Simbolon, who announced his break with the government from Medan, joined Lt. Col. Ahmed Hosem in seizing central Sumatra and ousting the Jakarta appointed governor to form a Veterans Council.
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Djakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Simbolen
Sastroamidjojo
Simbolon
Medan
Ahmed Hosem
Three Missing Eight Injured In Bayou Sorrel Oil Tank Blast
Three men were missing and eight injured after an explosion at an oil storage tank in Bayou Sorrel Plaquemines Parish. Sheriff Charles Griffon listed missing men J J Callier Harry Blank and Bush Bourgeois. The blast sent several workers into the water as a separator treater tank discharged oil to refining facilities.
Fog blankets vast region closing Philadelphia flights
A heavy fog bank blanketed much of the state and nearby areas delaying travel. Flights were cancelled at Philadelphia International Airport and Greater Pittsburgh Airport while two people died in a New Jersey crash. Several others were injured and hundreds were stranded as operations shut down.
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Greater Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Erie
Greensburg
Washington
Bedford
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast
Maryland
Delaware
South Jersey
Philadelphia International
New Jersey
Greater Pittsburgh
Clayton
N. J
Peter J. Brown
Pedro Martinez
Martin Melvin
Gerald Hobbs
Pittston
Philadelphia Air Terminal
Youth in Ohio Shootings End With Death in Cincinnati
Gordon Mac Pape Jr., 19, died in a Cincinnati hospital after a mass shooting at a fashionable home. Victims include Lester Rue, 54, and his daughter Susan Elaine, 17, with Susan's mother Helen Aue in critical condition. Police linked the case to a quarrel over an ongoing romance with the high school sweetheart. An unsigned letter threatening Susan heightened the mystery as investigations continued.
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Cincinnati
Gordon
Mac
Miami University
Uma
Death Record notices for Sara Richards and others
Death notices dated Saturday December 22 1956 list Sara Richards 801 N Mer cer St Charles Clyde Danniels 77 Volant RD 3 Pauline Elizabeth Betty Ledwith 52 Harrisville Olive H McKim 73 Ellwood City among others.
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Charles Clyde Danniels
Volant RD
Pauline Elizabeth
Betty) Ledwith
Harrisville
Olive H. McKim
Ellwood City
End of Anglo French Evacuation From Port Said
The last Anglo French troops left Port Said under fighter plane escort ending 47 days of Allied occupation. About 1000 troops began boarding transports at 4 15 p m taking 12 tanks as the remaining armored force. A UN salvage fleet stood by to clear the Suez Canal once withdrawal finished.
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Port Said
Egypt
United Press
London
United Nations
Suez Canal
Britain
France
United States
Revolt Persists in Hungary Despite Soviet Claims
Vienna reports Hungary’s Soviet backed government now acknowledges rebels still hold Heves County and other remote areas. The insurgents govern via revolutionary councils that reject Premier Janos Kadar’s pro Soviet regime, with Heves County singled out as a stronghold.
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Charles W. Ridley
United Press
Vienna
Hungary
Heves County
Nep Szabadsag
Janos Kadar
Budapest
Why Christmas in Advent Sermonette Series
Local clergymen continue the daily Advent series with reflections on Christmas themes. The current installment examines the meaning of the season as December 24 approaches and the series finale nears.
Gospel message opens with good news for all
Dr WM Stafford Scott presents Luke 2 as the first world gospel, a message of good news and great joy. It offers redemption from the law's penalty to those who broke it, not a rehash of the moral code. He argues fear driven warnings are not the gospel.
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Stafford Scott
Bell Memorial Church
Ellwood City
St. Luke
Wm. S. Scott
Legislature To Open In Slow Start In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg, leaders foresee a brief, businesslike 1957 Legislature as the 142nd regular session begins at noon on New Year’s Day, following constitutional mandate for odd year meetings. additional details unfold after the opening day.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
West German court convicts ex intelligence chief of treason
The West German Supreme Court found Dr. Otto John guilty of treason and treasonous disclosure of state secrets. He will serve four years in prison for the charges stemming from his 17 months in East Germany and his role as former chief of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. He was arrested a year ago and smuggled back into West Germany.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
West German
Supreme Court
Otto John
West Germany
John
East Germany
Office For the Protection of the Constitution
Fearful Christmas Auto Death Toll Foreseen
The four day Christmas weekend faces a record high highway death toll as fog drizzle and freezing rain strain the Midwest. The National Safety Council warned 660 traffic deaths could occur, with 21 already reported, as rail and air travel were disrupted by weather.
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Kansas City Weather Bureau
Midwest
National Safety Council
U S Extends 500 Million Dollar Credit to Britain
The United States lends Britain 500 million dollars as a line of credit available on demand for 12 months to ease financial strains from the Suez crisis. The Export-Import Bank approved the loan amid IMF withdrawals totaling 1.3 billion dollars.
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Washington
United States
Britain
U.S
Suez Canal
Egypt
International Monetary Fund
Middle East
Harold MacMillan
Administration seeks waivers on postwar loan interest payments
The proposal aims to waive the $81 million interest due on postwar U.S. loans to the Comics-IB Society. Several Congress members support postponement but oppose full cancellation. The plan, to be considered next month, also touches on related legal clarifications and waiver mechanisms.
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U.S
IB Society
Britain
Cross Word
Elwood
Congress
Post Office Expansion Planned for New Castle
New Castle plans to expand its postal system next year to handle parcel post shipments. The project may involve a new building or major modernization, with Acting Postmaster Clair Roberts noting support from Arthur Parsons, regional real estate officer. GNCA and postal authorities fostered the drive after two new companies Jewel Tea Co and another firm moved to New Castle, boosting parcel volume. The article continues on later pages.
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New Castle
Clair Roberts
Greater
Three Year Old Child Burned To Death In Berwick Fire
A fatal blaze in Berwick destroyed three buildings and left four families homeless. The three year old victim was David Shaffer Jr. Firemen said flames started in the Shaffer home and spread to the adjoining house and a store with apartments above.
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Berwick, Pannsi
David Shafter
Leroy Shaffer Jr
Shaffer
Nixon to visit Iceland en route home from Austria
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will stop in Iceland on Sunday on the way back to the United States after touring Austria on refugee relief duties. He will assess refugee operations in the Salzburg and Munich areas and urge a larger Western relief role while signaling ongoing American-Icelandic ties and Keflavik base support.
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U.S
Salzburg
Austria
Ins
Richard M. Nixon
Iceland
Nixon
Vienna
Andeau
Munich
Free Nations
United Nations
Eisenhower
Keflavik
Nehru and St Laurent Pledge India Canada Cooperation
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Nehru and Canadian Premier Louis St Laurent pledged continued India Canada cooperation for world peace. Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi arrived from New York with Indian officials. The departure from LaGuardia was delayed 144 hours due to baggage mix up at Idlewild.
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Ottawa
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Nehru
Indira Gandhi
New York
LaGuardia
Idlewild International Airport
Betty Ford to Fight Bull in Manila Sunday
Betty Ford the American matadora will fight her 115th bull in Manila on Sunday. The 27 year old former model has previously bullfighted in Mexico City and will dedicate the first bull on the card to Mrs Ramon Magsaysay the Philippines first lady.
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Manila
Betty Ford
Matadora
Mexico City
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippines
Christmas Time Homecoming For Arthur Mometer
A reflective note celebrates a safe return of children and family. The message expresses gratitude for life health family work friends and a peaceful land. The author marks forty six today and cherishes the presence of loved ones during Christmas.
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