Bus Driver and Girl Killed in Cleveland Shooting Rampage
A Greyhound terminal shooting in Cleveland left bus driver Leo Almerica 49 dead and 18 year old Miss Georgeann Kartzke of Fort Eustis Virginia dead. An unidentified 32 year old Black assailant was killed at the scene after firing on passengers and staff. Five others were wounded as police surrounded the terminal and chased the shooter from the building.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Greyhound
Mike Barrett
Georgeann Kartzke
Fort Eustis
Vanie Woluraeg
Charity Hospital
Leo Almerica
Emmett Jefferson
Barrett
St Peter's Church
Michael Sirkot
P Anrat
Miss Kartzke
Kenneth Jamison
Newcastle
Atimenco
Stabbing of Soldier At Legion Post Injures 19-Year-Old
A 19-year-old service member was stabbed four times in the upper back at the William P Larkin American Legion Post on South Bentz Street. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and Walter Reed Hospital. Police have no clues. several suspects questioned.
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William P Larkin
American Legion
South Bentz Street
Philip O Carrol
Walter Reed Hospital
Fort Detrick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carroll
Carrol
Dover Air Force Base
Dover
Det
William, H. Carroll
Smith Bentz Street
Charles W Mann
Faelon Blackston
Svearald Newig
Kyschart Alley
Harry Gootman
Negress
Goodman
Light Snow Here Most Stores Closed
A light morning snowfall teased youngsters with limited accumulation. Temperatures stayed in the 30s with no heavy snow expected. Salvation Army and Francis Scott Key Post distributed baskets and toys, and several stores opened briefly before early closures.
Christmas Cheer Brings Joy to Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital celebrated Christmas with visits from Santa and volunteers. 39 patients were discharged, 18 admitted on Christmas Day. nine children in pediatrics received dolls books and blocks from Santa. The Womans Auxiliary distributed wrapped gifts. nurses and staff hosted carols and a two week Christmas break for student nurses. Four Christmas births brought new babies to the hospital community.
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Santa
Womans Auiliary
Charles V. Mai
St Nick
Fred Kreissig
Goodwill Committee
Auxiliary
W. Jarboe Grove
Aiieilaed
Victoria Bruet
White Christmas Snows Across Maryland Western Counties
Garrett County reported three inches of snow on the ground with more in Oakland and surrounding areas. Roads were salted while motorists on US 40 were advised to use chains west of Frostburg. Flurries reached Hagerstown and other counties as Weather Bureau forecast light snow statewide with limited chances elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Garrett
The
Roads Commission
Oakland
Frostburg
Allegany
Hagerstown
Benson
Harford County
Pikesville
Towson
Randallstown
Baltimore County
Weather Bureau
Washington
Pyeduenchy
Lesme Wetayeuabs
Harford
Cecil
Aussies Sweep Davis Cup Singles In Adelaide
Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad crushed Vic Seixas and Herbie Flam in the first two singles at Memorial Drive. Rosewall won 6 1 2 4 6 1 and Flam fell 6 2 6 3 6 3. The Australians lead the Challenge Round 2 0 and need one doubles win or another singles victory to clinch.
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Adelaide
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Cour
America
Vic Leiias
Herbie Flam
Memorial Drive
Rosewall
Seixas
Flam
Forest
Hoad
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Indonesia Cabinet Faces Collapse Amid Sumatra Crisis
Indonesia's emergency Cabinet meeting followed an army revolt in Sumatra as Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo seeks support. The Moslem and Catholic blocs pressured resignations while military leaders clash over command. Sukarno declared a state of emergency and dismissed Col. Maludin Simbolon, replacing him with Lt Col. Djamin Ginting as the standoff deepens.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Sukarn
Ali Sastroamidjoi
Chitaanu
Soviet Union
Masjumi Party
Bandung
Sukarno
Ipki Veterans’ Party
Sastroamidjojo Jand
Pni
Medan
Ewilan
Sastroamidjojo
Mohammed Hatta
Simbolon
Ginting
North Sumatra
Melee Fight Ties Weds Actress Rumor Amid Hollywood Turmoil
Jeanne Crain’s ex husband Paul Brinkman allegedly assaulted two men in a Hollywood Hills street brawl. Homer H Rhoads, 45, and Ted Ryan, 3, linked to the case, plan marriage to Crain amid testimony about a former affair. Deputy pickup order issued for Brinkman on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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Hollywood
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Brinkman
Homer H. Rhoads
Ted Ryan
Miss Crain
Homer H Rhoads
Hollywood Hills
Rhoads
Freight Car Blast Damages Selkirk Kansas Town
A freight car carrying a secret government explosives shipment caught fire and exploded near Selkirk Kansas, breaking half the town’s windows and sending a 200 pound steel piece into Main Street. No injuries reported as crews moved the train to a siding and cleared debris. The Missouri Pacific spokesman would not reveal the cargo.
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Selkirk
Kan
Seracenee Aneae Sengines
Mai
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Snow Squalls and Cold Affects Midwest and Northeast
Snow flurries and freezing conditions extended from Wisconsin to New York and northern Florida, with colder air in the East reaching teens in northern New York. The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley were expected to see sharp cold and snow this day, while parts of the South showed a warming trend and most areas remained fair elsewhere.
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Midwest
Florida
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania-New York
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Washington
Oregon
New York State
Plains
Mississippi Valley
New Little League Foundation Planned
B Peter J McGovern president of Little League Baseball Inc says a project to make the baseball for boys program self sufficient is gaining momentum. Considerable interest is shown by the nation's top industrial and business executives toward the recently launched Little League Foundation. The foundation is a non profit undertaking announced last summer and is currently underwritten by a national manufacturer.
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Williamsport
Peter J McGovern
Little League Baseball, Inc
Little League Foundation
McGovern
Negro Leader's Home Bombed Injuring Three in Birmingham
A dynamite explosion shattered the home of Birmingham area integration leader Fred Shuttlesworth last night injuring two of his children Charlie Robinson 59 Fredericka 11 and neighbor while Shuttlesworth escaped unharmed. Police said the blast appeared dynamite and the crowd grew to over 1500 as Shuttlesworth praised divine protection.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement
Human Rights
Charlie Robinson
Fredericka
Fred Shuttlesworth
Battalion
Howard Jor
Dan
Keep Close Watch on Hurricanes at Solomons Island
A new wind gauge installed by the US Weather Bureau at Solomons Island enhances hurricane monitoring in Maryland. The anemometer sits on a steel tee near the shoreline and augments other weather instruments at the Solomons cooperative station, with records dating back five years.
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Solomons
Maryland
Solomons Island
Chesapeake
Maryland Tidewater News
US Weather Bureau
Maryland State Weather Service
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Solomons Cooperative Staton
Refugees Arrive in United States on Presidential Plane
Twenty one Hunacan refugees traveled to America aboard President Esenimwer's personal plane the Columbine landing at McGlire Air Force Base. The flight from Munich carried eight adults and thirteen children, completing the transatlantic leg in 18 hours. Crew distributed gifts over Boston as the plane passed.
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Mcglire Air Force Base
Noj Ye
Amerca
Esenimwer
Columbine
India
Anister’ Nehru
London
Munich
Boston
Nashville officers escort Texas jailbreakers for arraignment
A convoy of patrol cars led by Governor Frank Clement and Safety Commissioner Hilton Butler heads to Nashville for the arraignment of six Texas jailbreakers captured after a 73 mile chase.
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Nashville
Tenn. Uh
Frank Clement
Hilton Butler
Texas
Dover
New Delays Threaten Suez Canal Reopening
CAIRO Egypt's Nasser government blocks canal clearance until all Israeli forces exit Egyptian territory signaling a delay of weeks. U.N. envoys Cordier and Katzin head to Cairo to press for action as Israel withdraws slowly from Sinai. Egypt's navy clears mines while warning no further work until Gaza Strip status is settled. Western Europe fears oil disruption.
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Gaza Strip
Egypt
U.N
Palestine
Israel
Suez Canal Authority
qQutcan
Gaza
Port Said
Suez Canal Zone
Europe
Middle East
Suez
Death Toll Highest For Any Holiday
The long Christmas weekend produced the highest holiday traffic death toll in U S history with 695 traffic deaths plus 49 fires and 117 other accidents totaling 851. California led with over 70 deaths, followed by Illinois Texas Ohio New York and Michigan. North Dakota reported no accidental deaths.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Associated Press
Ee Ee
North Dakota
Maine
Wyoming
California
Illinois
Texas
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Grandchildren Visit the White House on Christmas Day
President and Mrs. Eisenhower hosted their grandchildren David 8 Barbara Ann 7 Susan nearly 5 and Mary Jean 1 at the White House. May Eisenhower 15 was stationed in Philadelphia with Army Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower. The family exchanged gifts at a Christmas Eve dinner and the President posed with Mary Jean during photographs. Some gifts were bought by the President at the Geneva summit a year and a half earlier but not given last Christmas.
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Washington
White Mouse
Eisenhower
David
Barbara Ann
Susan
Mary Jean
White House
Army
John Eisenhower
John S. Doud
One Time Refugee Raises Tidy Sum at Army Center
Edgewood Maryland A young soldier who fled Estonia during WWII collected small donations from fellow soldiers at the Army chemical center to aid current refugees. He and his mother and grandmother were displaced by war and later resettled in the United States where he earned a mechanical engineering degree before joining the Army.
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Edgewood
Army Chemical Center
Estonia
Miligas
Lily
Fast brush fire burns vast Malibu area. homes feared
A fast moving brush fire broke out in upper Latigo Canyon early today and within two hours scorched more than ten square miles of heavy brush. Unconfirmed reports said many homes were destroyed as firefighters warned of a potential major disaster. US Highway 101 was blocked as flames threatened Newton Canyon and Fameia Pavifivo, four miles east of here near Los Angeles.
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Malibu
Calif
Latigo Canyon
Newton Canyon
Fameia Pavifivo
Here
Bel Air Man Burned Dead in Car at Quarry
Harford County residents identify Wiles Minchelt Plummer of Bel Air as the victim found burned beyond recognition in the rear seat of his car at a stone quarry near here. State Trooper L E Porter said the body was burned past recognition and the fire was extinguished by the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department.
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Bel Air
Mit
Victm
Wiles Minchelt Plummer
RFD
L. E. Porter
Investu
Dlive
Abingdon
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