Western Leaders Split Over Key Issues After Paris Summit
After the Paris talks, Eisenhower De Gaulle Macmillan and Adenauer remain divided on NATO military policy and East West relations. Experts work on a common front for a possible April 27 summit with Khrushchev as Berlin and nuclear questions spark disagreement.
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Paris
NATO
Soviet Union
Atlantic Alliance
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
de Gaulle
Adenauer
Macmillan
Berlin
Geneva
Khrushchev
Disarm
China
Court Overrules Governor in Albert Lea Plant Reopening
A panel of three federal judges overturned Gov. Freeman’s martial law order and ruled Wilson and Co. may reopen its strikebound Albert Lea plant. The court granted a stay until midnight Sunday and held the governor lacks absolute authority to declare martial law.
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Minneapolis
Orville E. Freeman
Wilson and Co
Albert Lea, Minn
Freeman
National Guard
Albert Lea
County of
Freeborn
West Virginia Weather Forecast For Day
Mostly cloudy and cold with highs near 97 to 32 in the north and east and mid 30s southwest. Tonight snow develops in the west, low 25 to 30. Thursday cloudy with northeast snow, mixing to rain in south and west. Extended outlook: temperatures near normals, precipitation mostly snow tonight Thursday and Sunday about a half inch.
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W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Pope John XXIII Calls Peace With Focus On Dignity
Pope John XXIII in his Christmas message denounces treating man as a machine and calls for true peace based on the dignity of every person. He cites threats from ideologies and urges world leaders to pursue a peace grounded in truth, mutual respect, and the church’s firm stance.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
College of Cardinals
Vatican Radio
Mutual Broadcasting System
United States
Pope John
Pope Pius XII
Church of Silence
Pius XII
Pius
County Scout Executive Reorganizing Old Troops
Wallace Noble takes over as county scout executive moving from Athens to Beckley with two sons, reorganizing expiredCub packs and scout troops. He previously led Troop 3 in Athens and is active in community service in Beckley while his family settles in at 408 North Kanawha Street. Benny Joe and Gary Lewis Jr join Troop 6 at Beckley First Baptist Church. Benny previously belonged to Troop 3.
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Inh County
Wallace Noble
Rex Johnson
Beckley
Athens
Mercer County
Johnson
Lewisburg
Nobles
North Kanawha St
Benny Joe
Gary Lewis, Jr
Charleston
Noble
Summers County
Charleston High School
Parkersburgh High School
West Virginia University Mechanical Engi
Beckley First Baptist Church
Benny
Gary
Dan’l Boone
Bluestone
Boggs Probable Demo Chairman
Influential Democrats name Rep Hale Boggs of Louisiana as likely permanent chairman of next year’s Democratic national convention. The 45 year old DNC vice chairman is said to have the inside track to succeed House Speaker Sam Rayburn, who is expected to step aside. Rayburn has backed Lyndon B. Johnson for the party’s presidential nomination.
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Washington
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy backs Lewis role as emeritus leader
Thomas Kennedy returns from Europe and urges John L. Lewis to stay active in the United Mine Workers. He proposes an emeritus president post for Lewis and retaining his chairmanship of welfare and retirement funds and his seat on the joint union industry board. Federal mediators call for another steel bargaining session as talks stall. Strong tremors rock Sicily forcing thousands to flee.
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Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Europe
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Miners’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
Joint Union - Industry Board
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Sicily
Gilda Gray Dies in Hollywood At 60s Shimmy Star
Gilda Gray a 1920s shimmy dancer died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday while visiting a friend in Hollywood Her age was estimated between 59 and 68 At the same time a Brazilian airliner and an air force trainer collided over a Rio de Janeiro suburb killing 31 aboard and seven on the ground including six children The military pilot survived. Iranian authorities sent air and army forces to Abadan region on alert amid fears of a possible Iraqi attack.
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Gilda Gray
America
Hollywood
Rio de Janeiro
Abadan
Freight train fire on Ohio River bridge at Kenova
Norfolk and Western freight train engine caboose caught fire on the Ohio River bridge in Kenova last night. Fire was put out after the car was pulled from the span with no damage reported to Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood plant.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
Ohio River
Kenova
Sean Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Macd
Ravenswood Works
West Virginia University
National Defense Program
Anna E. Hundley
Harve
Charleston
Christmas Tree Dilemma Stalling After Celebration
A humorous note on the after Christmas mood as people hesitate to take down the festive tree. The speaker recalls trimming the tree with cheer and notes the difficulty of ending the holiday display.
Santa Claus Special Delights Maywood Boy
In Los Angeles an AP report notes a yellow train engine halted near a Maywood backyard as Santa Claus stepped out with the train crew. They brought a tree toy wagon and other gifts for Wayne Thomas, a 14 year old who is partly blind. The boy waved to the crew but did not notice the absent conductor nor the highball Santa waved.
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Los Angeles
Maywood
Santa Claus
Wayne Thomas
Santa
Wayne
Ken Trembley
Cuba Convicts a Newsman and Orders Deportation
American journalist James Buchanan of the Miami Herald was convicted by a five man Cuban military court in Pinar del Rio for allegedly aiding an escaped prisoner. He received a suspended 14 year sentence and was ordered deported within 24 hours.
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Havana
James Buchanan
Cuba
Castro
Pinar del Rio
Miami Herald
Buchanan
Miami
Frank Austin Young
Pinar del Re
Young
Lee Hills
Herald
Knight
Pardon Our Verse It Could Be Worse
In Clayton Missouri police switch from issuing parking tickets to leaving verse messages for parkers. The poems promise no ticket this time with lines like we will write no ticket or create a fuss. The policy lasts only until the day after Christmas.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Parkers
Clayton
Plane wreckage identified in swamp search
In Tallahassee Florida an Air Force salvage team recovered burned fragments of a military plane from a swamp about 20 miles east. The cockpit held the remains of the unnamed pilot. Civil Air Patrol officials noted blue markings but could not confirm Air Force or Navy. The crater was spotted by J D Roberson during a hunting trip.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Air Force
Here
H. A. Brock
Civil Air Patrol
Navy
J. D. Roberson
Ike Brings Home Yule Greetings
President Eisenhower returned to the White House after a 22 000 mile peace mission that spanned 11 nations on three continents. A crowd of about 4000 greeted him in cold wind as he lit the national Christmas tree and promised a fuller report later.
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Wasrmngron
Eisenhower
Free World
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Morocco
Richard M. Nixon
Diplomatic Corps
Andrews
United States
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
Congress
Italy
Turkey
Pakistan
Afghanistan
India
Greece
Iran
Tunisia
France
Spain
Ike's stamina on three continent tour amazes reporters
Dear Mrs. Eisenhower, reporters who accompanied President Eisenhower on a 19 day tour describe his remarkable physical stamina. Despite cold rain wind and long days he remained on his feet bowing and smiling through crowds in Rome Madrid Casablanca and beyond. The group notes his hat doffing and fatigue yet praises his endurance and hints at possible future travel plans.
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Eisenhower
Madrid
Spain
Casablanca
Morocco
Washington
Rome
Ike
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Christmas names vanish in Philadelphia phone book
The Philadelphia telephone directory lists 11 Christmas related names but none as first names. Merrie Merry or Mary are unavailable though Mrs S Merriweather Christmas appears, Noel entries exist without Christmas connotations, Holly appears but not as a seasonally appropriate first name.
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Philadelphia
Merrie
Merry
Mary
Mrs. S. Merriweather
Micki
Holly
Claus
Santa
Last Rebel Buried in Houston Civil War Veteran Walter Williams
Civil War veteran Walter W. Williams was buried in Houston after a processional escort by Greenclad infantry. He died at 117 and was lauded as a symbol of immortality by clergy, with military honors and a graveside service planned in Franklin Texas. The ceremony included 4th Army troops, a firing squad, fife and drum corps, and honorary pallbearers.
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Walter Williams
Houston
Tex
Reb
Walter W. Williams
Civil Courts
Williams
4Th Army
South Main Baptist Church
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Dr. McKenney
E. H. Westmoreland
Franklin
Here
Texas
Mississippi
Hood
McKenney
Eisenhower
C. Stanton Babcock
U. S. Army Corps
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Clifford Walker
Jimmy
Opsrey
Debbie
Bald Knob
Leigh County
Neering
War Department
Park
Scout Casas
Lucille C. Congleton
Parkersburg
Boggs
Sherwood Glutz
Shore
Hills
U.S. State Department
Ministry of State
Yule
Moscow
Mamie
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