Russia veto blocks UN security council admitting 18 new members
Soviet Union and Nationalist China vetoed a package to add 18 members to the United Nations. Russia vetoed 13 non communist applicants while China vetoed outer Mongolia. Assembly president Jose Maza said debate would resume later in the week.
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Red Visitors Leave India For Afghanistan
Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev depart India after a month of warming Cold War tensions. They pledge closer Russian cooperation with India and fly to Kabul to finish a four week tour of India and Burma. They call for nuclear weapon prohibition and armament reductions while noting disarmament requires others to act. Nehru stresses friendship with the Soviet Union is not directed against any nation.
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Weather Summary for Southern Illinois Regions
Cloudy and colder conditions prevail with lower temperatures. Tonight remains chilly with a low near 22 and Thursday high in the mid 20s. Record highs and lows from yesterday and today are listed. lake levels at Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake are noted as well as sunrise and sunset times.
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Tax Outlook Doubtful as Congress Debates Next Year
House Speaker Rayburn and Representative Martin signaled uncertainty over a tax cut next year while Senator Byrd and others stressed a balanced budget. They noted potential defense spending increases and a White House talk of a possible billion dollar boost, complicating tax relief prospects.
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Ike Calls Harriman Park Avenue Truman
President Eisenhower reportedly told Republican leaders he views Gov. Averell Harriman of New York as a Park Avenue Truman. Attendees at a White House briefing said Harriman, hinting at a 1956 Democratic run, had recently criticized the Republican administration, but Eisenhower dismissed the attacks as those of “a Park Avenue Truman.”
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Turncoat Spy Under Guard Bonn Officials Investigate Defection To West
Otto John, Bonn’s former counterintelligence chief, is under tight security in West Germany as a high level inquiry continues into his defection from East to West. East Germany offered a cautious note via ADN praising John’s fight against neo-fascism in the West. A judge later questioned him in Berlin before sentencing in Karlsruhe is expected.
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No Benefits For Red Workers
The article reports a ruling that the Communist Party and its affiliates are not eligible for federal old age retirement benefits. A spokesman noted the Subversive Activities Control Board decision classifying the Communist U. S. and its affiliates as agencies of a foreign government. The decision reportedly affects employment by the party and its affiliates and not other employment wage credits or benefit rights for subversive activities.
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Wright petitions circulate for Wright governor or secretary bid
Springfield reports supporters of Warren Wright the state treasurer plan petitions for two offices a governor and a secretary of state. Glen Henderson says the Committee of One Million Friends of Warren Wright will mail petitions to Republican county committee members as Wright weighs the two run options ahead of the January 16 filing date.
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Illinois Highways Reported Clear Across State
Road conditions across Illinois were reported clear today with primary routes open and no closures noted. Local officials advised drivers to remain cautious amid light traffic and improving conditions.
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Olney Man Rides Horse on 100th Birthday
Olney on December 14 reports J. R. Maurvin celebrated his 100th birthday by riding a horse seven blocks along Main Street with a police escort. Maurvin, a former ore farmer, lives with a son.
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Divorces Filed Between Dorothy McGuire and John Brown
Dorothy McGuire and Air Force sergeant John Henry Brown filed mutual divorce suits in Bunnell Florida. Both allege cruelty amid publicity surrounding her career with the Arthur Godfrey troupe and past ties to Julius La Rosa. The couple, married July 30 1951 in Wheeling Ohio, have no children and await court action on which side proceeds first.
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New Benson Farm Plan Sees Fewer Restrictions
Secretary Benson outlined proposed farm program changes to Congress stressing voluntary actions and a soil bank. Aimed at reducing surpluses, the plan would pay farmers to retire land from production and offer expanded feeding programs and barter options.
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Kentuckians Outdo West Virginians In Tangles With Law
Ashland Kentuckians dispute a West Virginia man’s claim of 161 arrests in 13 years by citing local police figures. Fred Walters has 598 arrests since 1934 with 1619 days in jail and $5619 in fines. Lee McCloud entered the clinic for the 298th time and John Zornes logged 318 arrests.
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Fuchs Names 34 Ex Federal Workers Reds
Former college professor Herbert Fuchs testifies before a committee naming 34 current and former federal workers as fellow Communists. He identified 16 NLRB lawyers as part of a party cell from 1937 to 1942 and alleged others on the War Labor Board and in Roosevelt and Truman administrations. Several named deny the charges and NLRB officials say none of the 16 are now employed by the agency.
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Lester Asher
Louis G. Silverberg
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Three Northwestern Students to Take Drunkometer Tests
Three Northwestern University students will be paid to assist the Northwestern Traffic Institute in pre holiday drunkometer testing for visiting police from 16 states. Volunteers receive 25 dollars each. One student will drink eight shots of whiskey, another six shots, and the third two glasses of beer.
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Earthquake Shakes Lander Wyoming No Damage Reported
A sharp temblor felt Tuesday in Lander Wyoming rattled dishes and swayed trees but caused no damage. Residents reported a loud roar near the Wind River foothills as the quake shook the western central town with 3349 population.
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