Two American Sailors Returning Home for Christmas
Aaron Wilson, 24, of Urania Louisiana, and James Pate plan to return to their families in time for Christmas. Wilson told his mother he will visit Carbondale before returning home, and both men said they want peace as they depart, with U S and British officials arranging repatriation at the first available opportunity.
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Aaron Wilson
Urania
Free Soil
Pate
Wilson
Carbondale
U. S
Hong Kong
China
Legation
Red China
Howard D. Pate
Kenneth J. Gray
Arlie
Associated Press
Korea
Suez Canal
Hungary
Taiwan
Albert C. Belhomme
Ashland
Lowell D. Skinner
Akron
Ohio
Howard G. Adams
Corsicana
Tex
Tsiwan
Red Cross
United States
Army
U. S. Supreme Court
Lloyd
Eden
Labor
I'm So Happy Mom Arlie Pate Needs 900 For Trip Home
Arlie Pate 26 a former prisoner of war who chose not to return after Korea asks for 900 to cover the journey from Hong Kong to his family home near Carbondale. He spoke by overseas phone to his mother and said he plans to bring a present for the family while expressing a peaceful intent.
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Arlie
Hong Kong
Arlie Pate
Carbondale
Red China
China
Two-Way Integration Barriers Fall In 2 Churches
The Associated Press reports two Protestant congregations in different regions admit members across racial lines. In Minneapolis the all white Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church welcomed members from a nearby Negro church being redeveloped, while in Louisville 13 white worshippers joined Zion Baptist Church, marking a historic Baptist integration in Kentucky since slavery days.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Hennepin Avenue
Louisville
Methodist
Border Negro Methodist Church
Stanley Coors
Minnesota
Kentucky
Zion Baptist Church
D. E. King
Willard P. Macy
Zion
Theater Blast Injures Six in Brooklyn Movie House
A crude homemade bomb exploded at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn during a Sunday night showing of War and Peace. Six people were injured and metal fragments cut several rows as authorities linked the blast to the so-called mad bomber who has planted over 25 explosives in New York since 1940.
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New York
Brooklyn
Paramount Theater
Man Dies at Mountain View Cemetery in Pasadena
A 41 year old Pasadena man Harry E McIlvain was found dead by a cemetery caretaker in Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday. Authorities say he apparently died of a heart attack while visiting his mother's grave.
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Pasadena
Calif
Harry E. MclIlvain
Mountain View Cemetery
Weather notes indicate mild to cool Illinois day by day
Cloudy mild conditions persist in Illinois with a trend to cooler by Tuesday. Low tonight near 40 and Tuesday highs in the 50s with Tuesday night around 50. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 23 to 65 with notable readings at 7 am and noon. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake show levels 10 and 33 inches below spillway respectively.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Hungary Delays U.N. Chief Visit as Observer Demand Urged
Hungary but not ready for a U.N. observers visit says Acting Foreign Minister Istvan Sebes in a telegram to Dag Hammarskjold. The 79 nation U.N. Assembly presses for entry of observers to probe the Hungary crisis and the Soviet troop withdrawal. The Hungarian response promises a later Budapest meeting to discuss direct talks and relief arrangements.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
Istvan Sebes
Hammarskjold
United States
U.N
Soviet Union
Hungary
Sebes
United Nations
Revolutionary Workers and Peasant
Carbondale Christmas Tree Lights Fully Lit After Delays
Carbondale's Christmas tree at Main Street and Illinois Avenue faced technical issues Saturday night with half the 165 lights working. By Sunday night all lights were burning. The Doyle led lighting drive raised $85 in cash toward the goal of $1 per light to fund clothes for needy children, supplemented by gifts like 35 pairs of gloves from the Good Luck Glove Co.
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Carbondale
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Jaycees
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Good Luck Glove Co
Youth Shot While Tying Shoe in LaSalle Field
A 16 year old, Billy Payne, was shot by hunter James Moats who said he mistook the boy for a large bird. The bullet struck his left shoulder and lodged near his kidneys. Payne was listed in serious condition at People's Hospital in Peru. Moats, age 22, of LaSalle, was not charged.
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Billy Payne
People’s Hospital, Peru
James Moats of
LaSalle
Moats
Dulles and Eisenhower See Hope for Middle East Peace
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles conclude a two hour meeting in Augusta Georgia that prospects for peace in the Middle East are reasonably good. They call for unity and strength of the North Atlantic Alliance to counter Soviet aggression and note the UN principles in Hungary.
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Dulles
Ike
Middle East
Eisenhower
Mideast
United States
Great Britain
France
Europe
Hungary
Austria
United Nations
Russia
U.N
Syrian Crisis Reported by Baghdad Paper
Baghdad December reporting cites Al Shaab claiming Syrian Premier Sabri Assali resigned after a mutiny with the army over Iraqi arms. President Kuwaily rejected the resignation and sought to heal the rift while Col. Abdul Hamid Serraj led officers alleging Moscow sympathies.
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Baghdad
al Shaab
Sabri Assali
Iraq
Shukri Kuwaily
Assal
Syria
Abdul Hamid Serraj
Dishes Smashed as Michigan Dorm Riot Breaks Out
Hundreds of University of Michigan students staged a food throwing protest in dorm dining halls on a Sunday night. Plates of asparagus and vanilla pudding were smashed against walls as officials cleared lines and the crowd moved outside. Dean Wa ter B. Rea promised an investigation amid a claim of deteriorating dorm meals from Detroit student Dave Gumenick and comments from Gilbert P. Lutz.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Water B. Rea
Dave Gumenick
Detroit
Gilbert P. Lutz
University
Abingdon Girl Killed in Rural Knox County Crash
Sixteen year old Jeanne Lewis of Abingdon died in a two car collision at a rural intersection between Knoxville and Abingdon on a Sunday. She was a passerby in the crash and the incident prompted an AP report from Galesburg.
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Galesburg
Jeanne Lewis
Abingdon
Knoxville
Hell Fires Banned By County Rule
Riverside County air pollution control district rules out burning in Hell California without prior approval. A public hearing revealed residents’ address is Hell and their phone listing Hell 1. The desert town hosts a service station and cafe despite its quirky name.
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Hell
Calif
Riverside County Air Pollution Control District
U.S. Postal Guide
Decatur Youth Killed in Accidental Shooting
In Decatur on Sunday night 17 year old Gerald E. Burcham was fatally wounded when a .22 pistol he had taken to a teen gathering discharged while being examined by Ronnie Roasio. The weapon which police said was supposedly unloaded fired into Burcham’s head and he died about eight hours later at a local hospital.
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Decatur
Gerald E. Burcham
Ronnie Roasio
Betty Ellis
Burcham
Rebel Troops Land In Cuba and Yacht Seized
Cuban army reports rebel forces landed on the south coast near Santiago de Cuba and government planes strafed the group. A Mexican registered yacht was intercepted near Cape Cruz, with 12 Venezuelans arrested as mercenaries. The uprising began Friday with attacks on police stations, leaving at least 12 dead and over 50 wounded.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Henry
Mexico
Miami Herald
Manzanillo
Nicaro
Castro
Cape Cruz
Santiago de Cuba
Lloyd Reports To Commons On Schedule
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told the House of Commons Britain and France can withdraw from Egypt without delay and will seek a timetable with the United Nations commander Burns. He outlined three negotiation tracks led by Dag Hammarskjold regarding Suez Canal affairs and six U.N. resolutions to keep the canal out of international politics. The 18-power plan aims for open transit, Egyptian sovereignty, nonpolitical canal, tolls by agreement, development dues, and arbitration of disputes.
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Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
France
Egypt
Lloyd
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N. Security Council
Suez Canal
New York
Hammarskjold
Christian Pineau
Mahmoud Fawzi
Security Council
London
Suez
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