Egypt blocks Suez clearance until Israelis quit
Egypt raised a new obstacle to reopening the Suez Canal, saying no clearance of wrecks and debris can begin until all Israeli forces exit Egyptian territory. Cairo indicated possible delay of weeks as UN officials plan talks in the capital.
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Egypt
Cairo
U.N
Suez Canal
Nasser
Israel
Isaeli
Sinai
Gaza Strip
U. N
Palestine
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Andrew W. Cordier
Alfred G. Kalzin
Suez Canal Authority
Port Said
Suez Canal Zone
Port Said Saturay
Dynamite Attack on Birmingham Civil Rights Leader’s Home
The Birmingham home of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, leading the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, was bombed injuring his two children and neighbor Charlie Robinson. Shuttlesworth and Robinson were treated for superficial injuries. witnesses saw a dynamite blast as police and a crowded crowd gathered outside.
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Birmingnam
Ala
Flol
Shuj Wesworth
Birmingham
Hem Aawiss Scbreganon
Shutstesworth
Alabama Christian’ Movement For Human Rights
Charlie Robinson
Fredericka
Fred Shuttlessworth
Shuttlesworth
Emergency vehicles urged to yield right of way to patrols
Beckley and Raleigh County motorists are urged to give emergency vehicles clear passage. A Beckley fire truck from Station No 2 had a minor collision while responding to a call on a Crab Orchard road. Harold McComas of Sophia was ahead when the fire truck scraped his fender as it passed. Chief Bernard Martin appealed for motorists to pull aside for sirens and to maintain at least 200 feet behind responding units, warning against curiosity seekers blocking roads.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Bernard Martin
No 2
Martin
Green Valley
Harold McComas
Sophia
McComas
Boggs Tackle Shop Break-In Reported in Raleigh
Russell Boggs, owner of Boggs Tackle Shop in Raleigh, told State Police his shop was burglarized Tuesday night. Entry came by breaking the glass front door. thieves took 10 cases of shot shells, one case of beer, and a pair of boots.
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Russell Boggs
Boggs Tackle Shop
Raleigh
Holiday Death Toll in West Virginia Reaches Thirteen
The West Virginia holiday toll rose to 13 by Christmas day with nine traffic deaths, one drowning, one train fatality, and two exposure deaths. Notable victims include 80 year old Coon Thompson of Huntington and 46 year old Robert Reed of Greenbrier County.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Coon Thompson
Huntington
Robert D. Reed
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier River
Ronceverte
Reed
Clarence Adams
Dry Branch
Kanawha County
Christmas Wave of Accidents At Wyoming General
Emergency cases at Wyoming General Hospital during the holidays include seven year old Larry Kiser struck by a low flying model plane in New Richmond. Harry Barlow 39 of Mullens treated after a fight bite to ear and finger. Mrs. Richard Lusk 17 Herndon admitted after swallowing pills. Other injuries from pre Christmas incidents at Mullens and Charleston involve cuts and falls.
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Mullens
New Richmond
Herndon
Wyoming
Wyoming General Hospital
Larry Kiser
Harry Barlow
Guyandotte Ave
Richard Lusk
Mallens’ Hospital
Ora Lauderman
Washington St
Charleston
Bud
James Grant
Helen
Bobby Williams
Former FDR bodyguard and Montana patrol chief dies at 67
Loui. Roedecker, 67, who served as the first chief of the Montana highway patrol and at one time acted as a bodyguard for Franklin D. Roosevelt, collapsed and died in a Helena hospital last night.
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Helena
Mont
Loui. Roedecker
Montana Highway Patrol
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Explosive Laden Assailant Slain in Selkirk Kansas
A freight car loaded with government explosives caught fire and exploded at Selkirk Kansas injuring no one. Debris shattered windows and damaged buildings in the western Kansas town near the Colorado line. Railroad workers reported a hot box set the car afire and a large steel piece struck power lines as the blast occurred. The car's contents were described as explosives with details unclear.
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Selkirk
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri Pacific
Bus Gunman Kills Two on Cleveland to Pittsburgh Bus
A Greyhound bus on the Cleveland to Pittsburgh route came under gunfire early today. Leo Olmerteo, 49, of Cleveland, the driver, and 18 year old passenger Georgeann Kartzke of Missouri were killed. a 32 year old assailant was shot dead. several others wounded. police described the attacker as a Negro from Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Leo Olmerteo
Emmett Jefferson
Greyhound Bus Depot
Mike Bar
Kenneth Jamison
Newcastle
Karizke
Barrett
Janson
Miss Kartzké
Charity Hospital
Almerica
Misslin
Georgeann Kartzke
Miss
Kartzke
Indonesia Cabinet Won't Resign Over Sumatra Revolt
Indonesia's cabinet held an eight hour emergency meeting and refused to resign over the Sumatra army revolt. Daclan Ibrabim resigned and was replaced by Idham Chatid as Sukarno pressures rebels to surrender.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Daclan Ibrahim
Idham Chatid
Sukarno
Heavy Snow Strands Britain on Boxing Day
Heavy snow blankets Britain disrupting road and rail traffic across Scotland Wales and the English midlands. Six of seven Tate meetings were abandoned or postponed and many football matches called off. Birmingham logged seven inches in 12 hours, London saw light melting powder.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Wales
English Midlands
Tate
Birmingham
England
Weather Pot-Pourri Dished Up for U S
Weather summary from the Associated Press notes snow flurries in the Midwest and Northeast with fog in the Northwest. It records cooler air in the eastern third, freezing in northern Florida, and a warming trend in parts of the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley. Forecasts call for mixed precipitation, variable cloudiness, and near normal five day temperatures with minimal regional changes.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Florida
Wisconsin
Mines
Pennsylvania-New York
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Washington
Oregon
New York State
Southern Plains
Mississippi’ Valley
W. VA
Weather Stage Reports and River Levels Updated
Yesterday’s highs reached 21 degrees with a low last night. Rivers near Bellepoint and Greenbrier show higher stages with mud. Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal stage and New River at normal with clear conditions.
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Besten Ory
Cccc
Toll on highways hits record during Christmas weekend
Traffic fatalities climbed to a record total for any holiday period with 699 highway deaths, 49 tire deaths, and 320 other accidents for 867 total. The 102 hour stretch from Friday to Tuesday saw near seven deaths per hour, with California, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, New York and Michigan among hardest hit.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned
Dearborn
Safety Council
North Dakota
Maine
Wyoming
California
Illinois
Texas
Ohio
New York
Michigan
New York Intensifies Hunt for the Mad Bomber
Police expanded the manhunt after five telephoned threats to Manhattan theaters the Sloane House YMCA and other sites. A dud device at the New York Public Library was later shipped to Fort Tilden for detonation. No injuries were reported though the era of bombings has troubled the city since 1940.
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New York
Manhattan
Radio ‘City Muse Hall
New York Public Library
Nd Street
Sth Avenue
Ft. Tilden
Queens
Sloane iHouse
Midtown
Sloane House
Beacon Theater
West Side
Bronx
Freeman
New Amsterdam
Times Square
Fein
Tin’ Can Corp
Brooklyn
Lightning Could Have Started Life on Earth, Scientist Says
New York scientists say lightning in Earth's early atmosphere could spark the first life forming chemicals. They describe experiments showing amino acids forming from inorganic gases under electric discharge and ultraviolet light, suggesting a pathway from atmospheric gases to living matter.
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Earth
New York
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Association
New York Academy of Science
Harold Urey
Chicago
Stanley L. Mill
Miller
Ler
Biochemist
Columbia
Versity's College ‘of Physicians
Drennen Riles Set for Friday
Funeral services for Camden Lea Drennen, 44, will be held at the residence in Stanaford at 1:30 p.m. Friday conducted by Rev. Tony Gargas. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Park. Drennen died in St Luke Hospital Chicago Illinois from a heart attack. The body arrives Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home at 8 p.m. today and will be taken to the residence at 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Camden Lea Drennen
Stanaford
Tony Gargas
Sunset Memorial Park
Drennen
St. Luke Hospital
Chicago
Fires Reported In Mullens Vicinity
Two families were forced from their homes in Mullens area on Christmas Day by fires. At Maple Ave a furnace motor ignited smoke, but damages were small. At Corrine Bottom a fireproof cinderblock home burned, damaging furnace room and ceiling. a washing machine was destroyed. Firemen suspect waste paper near the furnace caused the blaze. Insurance covered losses.
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Mullens
W.A. Davis
Maple Ave
Davis
Holland McKinney
Corrine Bottom
A.m
McKinney
Nixon to Request More Refugee Aid
Vice President Nixon planned to tell President Eisenhower that we must do more to help freedom by aiding refugees from Hungary. He declined to specify recommendations in advance and was to be accompanied by other officials at the White House appointment.
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Washington 'S
Nixon
Eisenhower
Hungary
White House
Fisenhower
Beckley Driver Fined and Jailed on Two Charges
Thomas Ward of Beckley was arrested Saturday and arraigned before Magistrate J. P. Meadows. He received 30 days in Mc Raleigh County Jail, a $30 fine on drunk driving, and a £23 fine on using another person’s license, reportedly George Fox’s.
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Thomas Ward
Beckley
Ward
J. P. Meadows
Raleigh County
George Fox
Becl Key Sky Notes for Beckley Tonight
Beckley sky summary shows sunset at 5 12 p m and sunrise at 4 40 am Thursday. Moon rises 3 31 am Thursday with new moon December 31. Prominent stars Altair west 7 09 pm Procyon east 8 07 pm. Planets Mars southwest 8 37 pm Venus Saturn near horizon. Jupiter low east 12 9 am.
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Altair
Procyon
Mars
Ipiter
Venus
Saturn
Soviet Shakes Up Top Economic Planning Staff
Moscow reports that the Soviet government redrafted its top economic planning team after a central committee call for revisions to the six year plan. M. G. Pervukhin was named chief planner with four deputy premiers and ministers named to assist, while veteran Saburov remains in other posts.
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Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
M. G. Petrukhin
Maxim C. Sabuevow
Pervukhin
Central Committee
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Saburev
Wpa
State Economic Commission
A. X. Rosygin
Viol Malyshey
M. VY. Karunichey
Vo Oa
Kucherenko
Agriculture
V. Vi Matskevich
Farais
J. A. Benediktov
Supreme Soviet
Iquota
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