Khrushchev Faces Ongoing Strife Within Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev rails at a faction within the Soviet Communist Party led by Georgi Malenkov V M Molotov L M Kaganovich Dmitri Shepilov and Nikolai Bulganin as Moscow prepares for a January party congress. The attack signals persistent opposition despite his 1957 purge and indicates resistance to his reforms remains strong among some Russian communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
L. M. Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepilov
Nikolai Bulganin
Malenkov
U.S.S.R
Molotov
Kaganovich
Jet Bomber Crash Near St Petersburg No Survivors
A six engine B47 bomber from MacDill crashed about 300 yards offshore near a dense St. Petersburg residential area. No survivors were found in the first hour. Helicopters and boats from St. Petersburg and MacDill searched the area after the jet went down near the municipal pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa Bay
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
MacDill
NATO pledges full support to Western Big Three on Berlin
A 15 nation NATO communique affirmed united stand against Russia demands to abandon West Berlin. The allies pledged to negotiate on Berlin and Germany rights while warning Russia would be responsible for any traffic disruption. Dulles stressed calm resolve and that NATO strength deters war threats.
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NATO
W. Berlin
Paris
Russia
West Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Paul-Henri Spaak
West
Iron Curtain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Dulles
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
John Foster Duiles
U.S
France
Heinrich von Brentano
West Germany
Three Children Die In Meyersdale Farm House Fire
A fire at the James Ansell farm east of Meyersdale killed Ronald 5, Robert 3, and Linda 1 while the father James Ansell, feeding 8,000 chickens in the barn, suffered facial burns trying to rescue them. Fire officials say the blaze destroyed the two story home and investigators planned to determine the fire’s cause.
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Meyersdale
Ronald
Robert
Linda
James Ansell
Ansell
Bill Irwin
Irwin
Pardon Board Finishes Its 4 Year Term
Harrisburg report notes the pardon board completes four years of public service amid praise and farewell remarks. Dauphin County District Attorney Hette F Dowling lauded members including Genevieve Blatt and John S Rice as the board transitions to a new lineup under the incoming administration.
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Pardon Board
Harrisburg
Dauphin County Dist
Huette F. Dowling
Thomas D. McBride
McBride
State Supreme Court
Atomic Plant Plans Halted By Two Corporations
Allentown Pennsylvania Power and Light Co and Westinghouse Electric Corp on Tuesday announced they consider a large scale homogeneous reactor atomic power plant not technically feasible and are halting development plans.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Foes of Iraqs Red Regime Face Gallows
U S officials report a hanging gallows outside Baghdad jail as supporters of Iraqs Communist backed regime tighten pressure on Premier Abdel Karim Kassem amid rumors of swift trials. William M Rountree arrives to assess future US policy while Basra sees a major riot and Kurdish areas show rising anti Western sentiment.
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Washington
Iraq
Baghdad
Abdel Karim Kassem
William M. Rountree
U.S
Eisenhower
Rountree
United States
Kasem
Basra
Air Force Fries First Thor Missile Flight From Vanderberg Base
At Vanderberg Air Force Base California an 11 man crew fired the Thor ballistic missile 1500 miles westward over the Pacific. The 65 foot rocket launched at 3 43 p m and disappeared toward its target in about three minutes. Major General David Wade called it a great success and confirmed the full range of 1500 miles without attempting to recover the nose cone which carried only instruments this flight. Weather was sunny with a light breeze and coastal fog forming as the rocket rose and vanished from sight attended by nearly 200 reporters.
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Vanderberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Pacific
Strategic Air Command
Free World
David Wade
1St Missile Division
Wade
Thor
Public Protest Over Lehigh Valley Passenger Service End
The Public Utility Commission protested the Lehigh Valley Railroad proposal to end all main line passenger service. The challenge targets a January 12 action and seeks to halt the plan at federal level.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Kid killer arraigned in San Diego for five murders
Carl A. Eder, 16, stood at arraignment in El Cajon on a five murder charge after the Pendergast family was slain. The juvenile court will decide if he faces adult or juvenile trial. Victims were Lois Pendergast and children David 9 Thomas 6 Diane 4 Allen ? The suspect, a runaway from Rochester New York, was read his rights and returned to jail.
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San Diego
Calif
Carl A. Eder
Juvenile Division of Superior Court
Fenton Garfield
el Cajon
Lois Pendergast
David
Thomas
Diane
Allen
Thomas Pendergast
Eder
Mission Beach
Pendergasts
Rochester
N. Y
Murder Ends Love Triangle In Berkeley Lab
In Berkeley California early Tuesday a German exchange student Wolfgang Ludwig Marx 26 was shot to death in a UC physics building by John W Hampton 31 who had stalked him after a love affair involving Hampton’s wife Madeleine. Hampton confessed to the killing and was jailed on murder charges.
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Berkley
Calif
University of California
Leconte Hall
John W. Hampton
Robert Ludden
Hampton
Madeleine
Marx
Madeleine Baum
Weisbaden
Germany
Snow Led to Slayer Baby Was Expected
Ohio State dental student Myron Porter learned by phone his wife Janice Porter 24 had been murdered instead of hearing news of their expected baby. She was found shot in a bed at her father in law’s ranch style home near Columbus. Suspect David Smith 20 confessed to the shooting after snow footprints led deputies from the Porter home to his residence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Janice Porter
Here
Stacy Hal
David
Smith
Porter
Robert Evans
Myron R. Porter
OSU
College of Dentistry
Hiram Porter
Nationalist Ships Disgorge at Quemoy
Nationalist vessels Tuesday disgorged a large volume of supplies at Quemoy. The operation proceeded with no interference from the Reds as shelling followed the Reds’ alternate day pattern set at the start of November.
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Taipei
Quemoy
Collie of Disabled Boy Shot by Trigger-Happy Hunter
Kenneth Long, a cerebral palsy patient, faced his beloved collie Toby being shot Sunday in Somerset County. The dog, four years with the Long family, returned injured and may be crippled. Kenneth prays for Toby's recovery while questioning the shooter’s motive and legality of hunting in the woods.
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Somerset County
Kenneth Long
Kenneth
Toby
Long
Longs
Somerset man narrowly avoids fatal gunshot on train
Albert Rudolchick, 39, of Somerset RD 5, a flagman on the B&O railroad, was nearly struck in the head by a high powered rifle bullet while riding the caboose of a Conellsville to Johnstown passenger train at 2 20 p m between Coleman station and Kimmelton. The projectile pierced steel and insulation, damaged interior plywood, and lodged inside the caboose as investigators determine the rifle caliber.
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Somerset
Albert Rudolchick
B&o
Rudolehick
Connellsville
Johnstown
Coleman Station
Kimmelton
Caboose
Rudolchick
Boose
RH Negative Blood Needed in Chicago Fire Aid
The Navy issued an urgent call for RH negative blood for children burned in the Chicago school fire on December 1. The request targets donors in Washington and Chicago, preferring those who have recovered from severe burns and developed antibodies aiding recovery.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Chicago
B. W. Hogan
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