Gas blast shatters Boston tavern near naval yard
An illuminating gas explosion at Doherty's Tavern in Charlestown Boston shattered windows across Chelsea Street and sent six people to hospital. Police say a leaking gas main stored gas in the tavern until it erupted, with Marines aiding police to prevent thefts.
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Navy Yard
Evacuation Under Way as Forces Advance on Suez Canal
Port Said reports troop ships and naval craft heading to evacuate British and French troops from the Suez Canal zone. Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, UN Emergency Force commander, arrivals to set departure dates. Gen. Sir Charles Keightley might join talks in Cairo. Lt. Gen. Stockwell says troops to be pulled out in the next few weeks.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
E. L.M. Burns
U.N
Charles Keightley
Canal Zone
Cyprus
Burns
Hugh Stockwell
Britain faces pound crisis with IMF bid and tax rise
The article outlines Britain seeking IMF permission to buy 325 million dollars over 12 months while raising duties on gasoline. It notes 104 million dollar savings, 56 million to the United States and 1,544 million to Canada on loan redemption, with interest payments of 81.8 million to the US and 22.2 million to Canada.
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United States
Canada
International Monetary Fund
Macmillan
Egypt
The ideal family is three children says PRB
Population Reference Bureau researchers suggest an ideal family size of three children. The statement frames demographic goals and informs policy discussions about fertility and population planning.
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Population Reference Bureau
Inferno at Pier Kills Nine Fireboat Rescue Sparks Blaze
A massive explosion and fire at a Brooklyn pier killed nine people and injured many as flames scorched nearby piers and windows. Rescuers pulled victims from the water while 300 firefighters plus Coast Guard helicopters battled the blaze. Victims included John Balut and James Smith among others from Brooklyn and Maywood New Jersey. Police expect a grand jury to review the incident.
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William Langus
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Empire State Building
John Balut
Ciro Balzano
Benny Cuccio
Frank Lopez
James J. McCullough
William Thompson
Frank Romeo
James A. Smith
Biaggi Valenza
McCullough
Maywood
N.J
Brooklyn
Vincent O'Connor
Marine and Aviation
Coast Guard
Pope Pius XII to Broadcast Christmas Message
Vatican sources announce Pope Pius XII will address the world on Christmas Day as he has for 18 years. The broadcast is described as of extraordinary importance.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Merger Suit Filed To Break Up National Container Owens-Illinois Tie
The Justice Department filed a suit to unwind the merger between National Container Corp of New York City and Owens-Illinois Glass Co of Toledo Ohio. The move targets reducing concentration in the container and glass industries and seeks divestitures to restore competition.
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Justice Department
National Container Corp
New York City
Owens- Illinois Glass Co
Toledo
Ohio
Women Defy Tanks In Budapest Protests At Soviet Square
Thousands of women gathered near the Soviet Embassy on a guarded street in Budapest, resisting a roadblock of armored cars and troops. They sang Hungary’s national anthem, recited a Sandor Petőfi poem, and swore a pledge “We shall no longer be slaves” while bowing to the Soviet troops.
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Hungary
Sandor Peete
Hungarian Uprising Flares in Pecs and Budapest
Reports describe heavy fighting between Russian troops and anti Soviet Hungarians near Pecs, with an enraged crowd killing the Soviet commander in Pecs and clashes spreading to Saro spatak. Leaflets urged a new uprising in Budapest as curfew and arrests followed the unrest. Premier Kadar sought talks with Bela Kovacs to quell defiant workers.
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Niew
Louis Kossuth
Janos Kadar
Bela Kovacs
Smallholders’ Party
Laborers Walk Off Cold Work At St Lawrence Power Project
About 175 laborers halted work on the St Lawrence power project when they walked off citing extreme cold. Local 322 official Sam Agati of Syracuse said workers suffered frostbite as temperatures fell to 15 degrees yesterday and near 30 today before the men went home.
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Massenam
St. Lawrence
Sam Agati
Syracuse
International Hod Carriers
Dental firm seeks damages over faulty dental work
Bell Dental Laboratories, Inc. asks $15,000 in damages from P.KE. Lee of San Jacinto Texas and a temporary injunction, alleging he has made derogatory remarks about its work and that his teeth do not fit.
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Bell Dental Laboratories, Inc
P. KE. Lee
San Jacinto
Tex
Cardinal Spellman Visits Okinawa Base
Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York arrived by plane for his sixth annual visit to the Okinawa base to meet American servicemen. He will depart for Tokyo on Wednesday.
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Naha
Okinawa
Francis ‘Cardinal Spellman
New York
Tokyo
Sea Captain Agair Plays Hero Role
Capt Kurt Carlsen hails as routine duty after aiding at Brooklyn pier blaze. Fire and explosion threatened Carlsen's Flying Enterprise II and nearby vessels. he and crew manned pumps for about seventy minutes to control the fire.
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Woodbridge
N.J
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Brooklyn ‘Pier
Carlsen
Clergy attacked during school segregation incident
Rev Paul Turner led six Negro pupils into a local school as police kept order. After Turner left, he was chased and beaten by six white men and a woman near a Southern Bell office. Clyde Cook, a pro segregationist, jailed without bond. Turner treated at a doctor’s office. two aiding workers were egged and a witness described pursuers as a pack of hounds. Principal Brittain sought school closure. dismissal followed.
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Justice Department
Clinton
Paul Turner
Turner
Clyde Cook
Vivian Shootman
Southern Bell Telephone Exchange
Nobody Wants His Five Spot
Clipped, garbled report notes a chaotic scene in Nashville where a bank clerk claims a collected bill with irregularities but the item fails to gain acceptance. The piece also mentions a high temperature record and a bus collision that injured schoolchildren in Paris Tennessee with limited clear details.
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Amato
Salk
Lawrence King
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