President Is Still Uncertain On 1956 Plans
President Eisenhower, vacationing in Key West, weighs whether to run again in 1956 or retire amid ongoing recovery from a heart attack. He has not privately committed to re election, while White House aides report no decision yet. The cold war strategy faces Khrushchev accusations tied to Geneva.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Florida
Truman
White House
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Geneva
Christmas Tax Form Delays Mail and Ice Skating Hopes
Town residents found only an income tax form in their mail Friday as the year ends. Weather promises more ice skating this weekend with warnings about thin ice for those testing new skates. December fades with holiday debris disappearing and life returning to routine. Drivers face a January 31 car inspection deadline and downtown traffic bottlenecks at Croton and E Washington. More enforcement urged at the bus stop curb to ease jams.
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Lacie Sam
Croton
E. Washington St
Daily Weather Update With Light Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy and cold today with light snow flurries. Highs 25 to 30 degrees. Tonight fair and cold with 10 to 15 degrees. Sunday sunny and warmer by afternoon. US 24 hour stats show a high of 25, low of 17, precipitation traces of snow, river stage 6.2 feet. One year ago highs reached 33 and lows 31 with traces of precipitation.
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United States
Soviet Premier Bulganin hints peace yet warns of aggression
Washington observers dismiss Nikolai Bulganin's New Year statement as a mild offer of peace. Senator Hubert Humphrey argues the Soviet Union pursues aggression and warns the free world not to be beguiled. A State Department expert expects more conciliatory talk but urges vigilance against tricks. Bulganin cites combating arms race, outlawing atomic weapons, Geneva spirit, and potential Big Four summits as paths to peace.
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Washington
Ins
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Hubert Humphrey D. Minn
Soviet Union
State Department
Charles E. Shutt
Telenews
International News Service
Bulganin
Geneva
West Virginia Driver Killed in Turnpike Crash
Leonard E. Shaw aged 29 of Elm Grove WV died after his tractor-trailer jackknifed near the New Staunton interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He was thrown more than 70 feet from the cab and suffered a fatal skull fracture and internal injuries.
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Greensburg
SNS
West Virginia
New Staunton
Leonard E. Shaw
Elm Grove
W. Va
Bandit Uses Police Siren For Robbery
Bakery truck driver Ralph Bettis told police he heard a siren and stopped thinking a police car was behind him. The occupant of the other car robbed Bettis of 40 dollars.
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Gaffney
S. C
Ralph Bettis
Bettis
Gen Marshall Celebrates His 16th Birthday at Pinehurst
Gen George C. Marshall marked his 16th birthday at his Pinehurst winter home with broad congratulations from the free world. Messages came from Eisenhower Truman Byrnes Eden, honoring the former Army chief of staff and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his role in postwar unity plans.
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N.C
George C. Marshall
Free World
Army
Eisenhower
Marshall
U.S
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Dionnes Announce Reconciliation After Family Rift
Dionne quints Cecile Annette and Yvonne with parents say misunderstanding was ironed out and all forgiven. Marie remains in Ottawa recovering from anemia. A family friend notes concerns over father Dionne’s health and his heart examinations at North Bay Hospital.
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Callander
Dionne
Annette
Cecile
Yvonne
Marie
North Bay Hospital
Deaths of John Ward Edward Cross and Samuel Ford
Obituary notices report John Ward aged 84 of R D 8 Edward E Cross aged 60 from the Leslie Hotel and Samuel Ford of 410 Lyndal Street.
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John Ward
R. D
Edward E. Cross
Leslie Hotel
Samuel Ford
Lyndal St
Peaceful Liberation Implied U S Aim Amid Cold War Tensions
President Eisenhower, vacationing in Key West, drafts a reply to Khrushchev over Geneva spirit claims. White House states the United States will continue to pursue peaceful liberation of enslaved peoples as part of its broader foreign policy goals.
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Aim
Russia
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
Khrushchev
America
White House
James C. Nagerty
United States
Legislature To Resume Wednesday In Harrisburg
Harrisburg reporters note Pennsylvania lawmakers start the new year seeking a revenue plan as a personal net income tax is proposed. The House returns Wednesday, Senate set to reopen January 16 or sooner if a revenue bill passes House. No rate fixed. administration mulls two percent.
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INS
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Harry Rubin
George M
Albert S. Readinger
Berks
Churchill accuses Soviets of spurring Middle East arms race
London reports Sir Winston Churchill charges Soviet leaders have provoked an arms race in the Middle East. He criticizes peaceful coexistence as misinterpreted and urges belief in Western freedoms and ideals in a New Year message to the Conservative Primrose League.
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London
INS
Winston Churchill
Middle East
Geneva
Primrose League
New Year Brings Cold Windy Weather to Pennsylvania
Forecasters warn of bitter temperatures in Pennsylvania with brisk winds from Canada. The Weather Bureau expects teens to around 20 degrees, then below 20 as 1956 begins, with limited snow flurries in southeastern counties today and western to central areas Sunday. The first day of 1956 may be slightly warmer and less cloudy.
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Pennsylvania
Canada
Weather Bureau
No Publication of News Monday Observed as Holiday
The News will not publish on Monday due to the New Year holiday observance. No publication on that day as the period is observed as a holiday.
Eisenhower stance puts Moscow on the defensive over satellites
President Eisenhower's pledge for peaceful liberation of captive peoples shifts propaganda advantage to the United States. Khrushchev assails Eisenhower as the White House portrays renewed Western resolve, with Voice of America broadcasting the reply to Moscow.
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United Press
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Iran
Moscow
United States
John Foster Dulles
Voice of America
Russia
Europe
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Khrushchev
Fisenhower
Red
Iron Curtain
Mitterand supporters clash with Poujadist rivals in France rally
In_nevers France supporters of ex Interior Minister Francois Mitterand clashed with Pierre Poujade's right wing allies at a Friday night meeting. Mitterand a leading aide to Pierre Mendes France faced Poujadist violence as the campaign nears Monday parliamentary elections. Mendes Faure and Poujade spoke at separate events and planned final sessions before polling. Election results were expected shortly after midnight Monday with initial trends around 11 pm EST.
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Nevers
France
Francois Mitterand
Pierre Poujade
Mitterand
Pierre Mendes
Mendes
Edgar Faure
Poujade
Mrs Ethel Robinson Injured After Fall on Icy Sidewalk
Mrs. Ethel Robinson of 4082 FE Garfield Ave was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital at 10 30 am Friday for a back injury after slipping on an icy sidewalk on North Mill Street.
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Ethel Robinson
Garfield Ave
Jameson Memorial Hospital
North Mill St
Bulganin Warns H-Bomb War Possible in Interview
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin warned that thermonuclear war remains possible despite both sides possessing atomic and hydrogen bombs. In a question and answer session with ITTV, he cautioned against assuming automatic exclusion of war and urged vigilance while expressing hope for peace in the New Year.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Telenews Television
West
Innis
Bulvanin
Bulganin
Solomon Named City Sanitarian To Replace Heess
Robert L. Solomon has been appointed city chemist sanitarian and acting health officer effective Jan. 1, replacing H. K. Heess who resigned after 13 years. Solomon will relieve sanitary health officer Harry Reese and will handle milk and water tests restaurant inspections and all bacteria and chemistry testing for the city. He is a New Castle High School and Penn State graduate with a BS in agronomy.
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Robert L. Solomon
Clen Moore Blvd
Sanitarian
Solomon
H. K. Heess
Hieess
Ralph White
White
Harry Reese
New Castle High School
Penn State University
Ephraim Solomon
University
City Post
The
Health Board
Three Year Old Son Fatally Shot
In Pittsburgh the three year old son of auxiliary police officer Emmett Ragins was fatally shot during a quarrel over a babysitter's dismissal. Mrs Ragins 27 said she returned home Friday night and a fight ensued with her husband who struck her with a pistol. She said she heard no shot but found the child Calvin wounded. police indicated the gun may have discharged accidentally.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Caleb Ragins
Emmett
Ragins
Calvin
Cold and Sunny Weather Across Much of Nation
The last day of the year brought cold and sun to much of the nation. Central and western California saw resumed rains while flood threats appeared lower as levee patrols watched dikes around Stockton and Isleton. Anchorage faced a record storm with heavy snow and stranded cars, and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast cooled with the coldest readings, while the Great Plains and upper Mississippi Valley warmed.
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Stockton
Isleton
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Atlantic
Rumford
Maine
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Helen Hayes Given Tribute at Waldorf Astoria
The stage reverberated with memories of fifty years of show business as Helen Hayes, “the first lady of the American theater,” received a fitting tribute in a command performance. The gala began with a champagne supper and fashion show for about 1,000 guests at $50 per head, with proceeds to the American Theater Wing, of which Hayes is president.
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New York
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
American Theater
Helen Hayes
American Theater Wing
Miss Haves
Israeli Public Works Officials Ambushed and Slain
An Arab action squad ambushed an Israeli public works department convoy on the Beer Sheba to Elath highway, killing two officials and seriously injuring their driver. Maj. Dan Gov said six Fadaeen were involved, dressed in black and armed with automatic weapons.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Dan Gov
Beersheba
Elath
Nation Mobilizes to Cut New Year Death Toll
National Safety Council and authorities deploy heavy police manpower on highways and city streets to reduce holiday deaths. In nine hours 10 traffic fatalities reported. council predicts 420 may die 6 p m Friday to Monday midnight. President Ned H Dearborn urges cautious behavior and law enforcement cooperation. Continuous campaign against accidents noted across states counties and cities.
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Chicago
INS
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Drop Charges Against Shell In Critical Injury Case
Owing to insufficient evidence Traffic Lieutenant Delbert Weis withdrew a charge of aggravated assault and battery against Paul Shell of Brookfield Ohio R D 1. Shells had been held at the county jail for a hearing. After investigation the charges were dropped as reports indicated the driver struck Miss Patty Prediger who remains in Jameson Memorial hospital in critical condition with a fractured skull.
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Delbert Weis
Paul Shell
Brookfield
R. D
J. C. Brice
Shell
Patty Prediger
Waldo St
North Jefferson
Grant St
Prediger
Jameson Memorial Hospital
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A compact page teaser lists radio TV ads eye comics cross word activity and sections for editorial sports churches obituaries theaters and news want ads with contact line 4 6651 indicating reader access.
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Ellwood
Don’t Drive Tonight Says Local Safety Message
A local plea urges caution with alcohol use and driving. The notice warns against drunk driving and advises choosing safe alternatives. It emphasizes enjoying events responsibly and notes the day as twenty seven.
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