Eisenhower to Address State of the Union on Defense
President Eisenhower's message to Congress will outline current military strength and future needs based on the Gaither report and other sources. Press secretary James Hagerty rejected claims the United States is in jeopardy, noting the classified defense position remains not public and that details are available to Senate intelligence committees.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Congress
Gaither
James C. Hagerty
Bagerty
United States
Soviet Union
Hagerty
H. Rowan Gaither
Senate Preparedness
Sen
Lyndor Johnson
Texas
Chief Saves Boy and Sled From Icy Pond
Suburban Robbins police chief Ernest H. Hunt a 34 year old officer saved 12 year old Alfred Jackson from drowning when the boy slid onto thin ice. Hunt pulled him from the water and then dived back in to recover the sled, a Christmas gift, from the icy pond.
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Robbins
Ernest H. Hunt
Alfred Jackson
Hunt
Huntswarn
Pescure
Boy 17 Tells Slaying of 2 to Get Cars
A 17 year old boy in Bath New York admitted to killing two men to obtain cars. Fred Sommer Jr. of Cameron Mills said he shot Cecil Tretton 42 on December 13 and Leo W Brown 38 on Thursday night. Police report the youths statements followed a crime spree linked to lifts and transportation.
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Bath
N.Y
Ay ‘Hospital
Fred Sommer Jr
Cameron Mills
New
Leo W. Brown
Mengals
Denlea
Anads
Borly
Stratton
Horseheads
Callin
Christmas and His Conscience Bank Embezzlement Case
In Hackensack New Jersey Albert J Schwenker an assistant treasurer admitted embezzling about five thousand dollars yearly from First National Bank of Oradell now owned by People's Trust Co. He claimed personal stress and a troubled conscience led him to theft over a long period. The FBI noted missing funds could total around one hundred fourteen thousand dollars. Schwenker spoke with Reverend Harold E Green before facing U S Commissioner Kiscaras and posted bail as investigators review his accounts.
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FBI
Seos Une Schwenker
Harold E. Green
Cherry Hill
Schwenker
Kiscaras
Pr. Green
Soviet Aid Offer Moves Afro Asian Delegates
In Cairo a Soviet proposal to 40 African and Asian nations opens a new cold war era appeal. Delegates at a solidarity conference received A Soviet offers factories and hospitals with no strings attached while denouncing US aid as meddling. A spokesman urged seizure of foreign property and capital.
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Cairo
Siesta
West
Kenya
Afghanistan
Apu. Ishayan Artyumanyan
People’s Bandung
Ino
Where to Find It in the Paper
A compact index lists where to find church notices comics crosswords obits and financial and shipping tables across pages B-2 A-8 A-10 and A-1 sections and notes theater tidbits TV radio and temperature pages for quick access.
$6,000 Mart Holdup. Suspect Captured
NORWALK sheriff's deputies captured William Ross after a morning market robbery at Wong's Pioneer Market on Pioneer Blvd. The gunman broke in at night, taped two employees, forced the safe to surrender about $6,000, then fled on foot. The money was recovered and Ross was stopped trying to jump a fence at Flallon Street.
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William Ross
Lyndora, Sr
Havlovic
Wong’s
Pioneer Market
Pioneer Blvd
Menapee
Ross
Flallon St
Bomb Blast Injures Teens in Crowded Theater
A homemade bomb exploded during a Friday night performance in Amarillo Texas injuring four teens and scattering panicked crowds. Police said an unknown person tossed the device into the theater near the screen. the blast produced a bright flash and smoke but caused only minor damage aside from seat cushions and burns.
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Amarillo
Tex
Lawrence Glover
Weather outlook Variable clouds and sunshine to Sunday
Variable cloudiness to night with considerable sunshine expected Sunday. Temperatures remain steady with a high near 63. Rain probability stays under 10 percent through Sunday.
Driverless four foot boy drives uncle's truck in England
In Washington England a seven year old, four feet tall, Jim Brennan, drove his uncle's truck for about 30 miles through busy streets. He could not see over the wheel or reach pedals and had no idea how to stop. Police noted the stunt but could not prosecute due to age. His father punished him and canceled a bicycle present.
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Jim Brennan
Jim
Brennan
Bandits Rob Store of $7000 in Los Alamitos Heist
Two men robbed the Los Alamitos Beverage Co. on Los Alamitos Boulevard at 4:30 PM, holding four employees at gunpoint and forcing them to lie down. They cut telephone wires, fled in a waiting car east on Cerritos Boulevard, taking more than $7,000. An area search followed as a San Clemente store reported two youths matching the bandits’ description buying clothing with a large cash purchase.
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Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos Beverage .Co
Los Alamitos Blvd
Sheriff's Deputies
Richard
Jerry A. Syance
Long
Beath
Kheklelad
Cerritos Blvd
Orange County
San Clemente
Miners Dead as Gas Blast Claims 11 in Pocahontas Mine
Rescue workers recovered 11 bodies after a gas explosion trapped 25 miners at Pocahontas Fuel Co. No 31 on the Virginia West Virginia border. Fourteen miners escaped uninjured as operations moved through West Virginia shafts while a cutback deadline loomed for remaining workers.
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Amonate
Virginia-West Virginia
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Virginia
Blackfield
Va.w. Va
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Buel Co
Border
Bishop
Khrushchev Tightens Party Reins
Moscow reports Khrushchev reshapes the Communist leadership by moving trusted old associates to top Central Committee posts in the Presidium and Secretariat. With few exceptions the Presidium is now composed of party officials, and all Secretariat members are linked to the Presidium, signaling centralized control over armed forces security and state apparatus.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Central Committee
Nikolai Bulkyanin
Anastasi Mikoyan
Communist Party
Nixon Calls for Sacrifices as Nation Faces Hard Year
In a rare Miami interview Vice President Nixon urged Americans to accept higher sacrifices and warned a tax cut is unlikely. He stressed maintaining military strength, especially Strategic Air Command, and said the United States must preserve overall military superiority despite Soviet progress.
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Miame
Fla
Richard WM. Nixon
Lowe
Miami
Nixon
Monte
Strategic’ Air Command
Ang
Strategic Air Command
Soviet’ Union
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Plevapor
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