London Fire Eater Seeks Petrol Ration Amid War Shortages
Miss Priscilla Birt, 18, a circus fire eater known as Zahrat the Fire Eater, asks for a gasoline ration for cooking fuel in show acts. The Ministry plans to ration motor fuel starting Dec. 17 due to Middle East oil cuts, but no provision exists for performers. The district officer allows “fire eater” as purpose, flagging policy gaps and prompting mockery from observers.
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London
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Priscilla Birt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Britain
Miss Birt
Post Office
Girl Guides Runaway Car Through Windsor Streets
In Windsor Connecticut a 17 year old girl Cynthia Moran could not stop a runaway car rolling at high speed down Broad Street. With her 14 year old brother beside her she steered toward a grassy divider and finally shifted into reverse to halt the vehicle. Patrolman Robert Christensen halted the car by removing ignition wires. Police suspect a stuck gas pedal linkage. Albert Turgeon 67 was in a collision path but escaped injury. Authorities praised Moran for her handling of the crisis.
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Windsor
Conn
Cynthia Moran
David
Broad Street
Church
Robert Christensen
Cynthia
Espanade
Christensen
Albert Turgeon
Turgeon
Morse Says UN Prevents War
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon credited the United Nations with preventing an all-out war in the Middle East. He praised UN procedures as letting off steam and called Israel a child of the UN and the only foothold of freedom in the region.
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Los Angeles
Middle East
Wayne Morse
Oregon Democrat
United Nations
Morse
Israel
Phoenix Begins Teen Polio Vaccination Campaign
Phoenix starts a citywide mass polio vaccination plan. The first shots go to about 5 000 students at Phoenix Union High School with 15 000 more at 23 schools in Phoenix and Maricopa County eligible later. The goal is to curb teenage cases as 75 percent of county teens had not been inoculated.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Clarence G. Salsbury
Phoenix Union High School
Maricopa County
State Health Department
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Salsbury
Civic Leaders Rally Behind Accused Banker in Ellenville
Two hundred community leaders in Ellenville New York voiced overwhelming confidence in Bill Rose after FBI agents seized him on Friday accusing the Home National Bank president of misappropriating 580000. He claimed the funds supported two local firms and resigned the next day. Leaders from civic, political, veterans, fraternal and business groups gathered to sign a letter reaffirming their esteem and affection for him.
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FBI
William Rose
Home National Bank
Rose
Ellenville
Ex-GI Shot Foe After Pawn Shop Robbery
In Charleston West Virginia a holdup man fleeing a pawn shop with 227 dollars was shot dead by A R Stevens 45 a ex GI clerk who claimed World War II training. Stevens said Bayes 35 of Charlestown drew a revolver and he fired in self defense in a dark alley.
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Charleston
W. Va
A. R
AD Stevens
Potce
Anzio
Italy
Stevens
William George Bayes
Charlestown
Bayes
Two Sportsmen Drown Near Zihuatanejo Mexico
A 55 year old businessman Gilber to Guajardo and Luiz Munoz a Mexico City restaurant manager drowned while fishing near Zihuatanejo about 125 miles north of Acapulco. The incident occurred yesterday as local authorities investigated the mishap at the resort port.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Gilberto Guajardo
Luiz Munoz
Mexico City
Zihuatanejo
Here
Man Dies in Coast Cemetery
In Pasadena California a man died while visiting his mother's grave at Mountain View Cemetery. Harry E McIlvain 41 was found by a caretaker and authorities said he apparently suffered a heart attack.
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Pasadena
Calif
Harry E. McIlvain
Mountain View Cemetery
Trio Die From Southland Mills Blast Burns
Dallas man J. T. Busby, 42, died from burns tonight linked to the November 24 explosion at Southland Feed Mills. Two other workers were killed in the blast, authorities said.
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Dallas
J. T. Busby
Southland
Liberty Square hosts petition booth over former treasurer Rose
In a town of 5000 residents a petition booth is set up in Liberty Square to support Rose, a 51 year old former Methodist Church treasurer and naval officer charged with violating the Federal Reserve Act for allegedly manipulating $530,000 in bank funds. He remains free on $25,000 bail.
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Gard
Liberty Square
Rose
Methodist Church
Brazzi to Star in Screen Version of South Pacific
Hollywood Italian actor Rossano Brazzi announced he has been signed to star as the French planter in the movie adaptation of South Pacific. Doris Day is reported as the leading candidate for the nurse role once played on Broadway by Mary Martin.
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Hollywood
Rossano Brazzi
Ezio Pinza
Doris Day
Mary Martin
General Pick Dies at 66 Former Army Chief of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick died aged 66. He led the Army Corps of Engineers as chief from 1948 to 1953 and gained wartime fame for building the Ledo Road from India to China.
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General Pick
Washington
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineer Corps
Ledo Road
India
China
Photographer Earl Moore Dies in Huntsville
Dallas Morning News chief photographer and Sam Houston College photography director Earl Moore, age 52, died yesterday in Huntsville Texas.
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Huntsville
Tex.p
Dallas Morning News
Sam Houston College
Earl Moore
City of Roswell Seeks Bids for Four Drawer File Cabinets
Notice to bidders from the City of Roswell requests bids on three four drawer file cabinets. Bids due by 7 30 P M December 11 1956 at City Manager’s Office City Hall Roswell New Mexico. Specifications available during office hours. City reserves right to reject all bids.
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Roswell
City Hall
Pirth and
Richardson
New Mexico
E City
Inaugural Parade Seats Priced for Washington Route
About 59 000 seats along the Inaugural Parade route in Washington will be available January 21 priced from 3 50 to 10 dollars each depending on location the Inaugural Committee announced.
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Washington
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