Red Cross Seeks Egypt Action Over Possible Massacre
The International Red Cross planned to appeal to Egypt to prevent a massacre of Christians as British and French troops prepare to leave the Suez Canal zone. Port Said reports warned of alarm ing threats to foreigners and a mass exodus of nearly 1,000 foreign residents, while some Cypriots chose to stay.
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London
International Red Cross
Suez Canal Zone
Maurice, Thudicum
International Red Cross Committee
Port
Port Said
Egypt
Thadicum
Geneva
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Boy's Foot Gets Stuck in Saxophone After TV Excitement
In Los Angeles two year old Randy Koral jammed his foot in his father's alto saxophone while watching TV. Firemen freed him by removing keys and applying pressure from the bell. Randy asked for a saxophone for Christmas, and his father echoed the wish.
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Los Angeles
Randy Koral
Randy
Wildlife refuges to be expanded by land purchases
The Interior Department announced that ten national wildlife refuges will gain 7,137 acres through land purchases and leases. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved using duck stamp revenues to acquire 4,409 acres for nine refuges and approved leasing with option to buy 435 acres for one refuge and 2,293 leased acres for a tenth.
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Washington
Interior Department
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Cold Front Moves East From Rockies
A blasting cold front from the Rockies pushed east across the plains, freezing temps to lows near zero in mountains and prompting snow totals up to 15 inches in spots. In Wyoming, a Hartville family of four lost two members and two were critically injured after hitting a skidding snowplow near Cheyenne. A motorist near Cut Bank was snowbound 40 hours but suffered only frostbitten fingers. Montana suffered the heaviest cold with Havre, Cut Bank, and Helena recording subzero readings.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Hartville
Wyo
Cheyenne
Cut
Banis
Jwonl
le Canadian
Bertier
Rawlins
Laramie
Montana
Havre
Cut Bank
Helena
Bare feet banned at North Hollywood escalator
In North Hollywood California a department store posts a sign warning bare foot shoppers not allowed on an escalator. The notice reflects casual local fashion concerns in a Southern California shopping area.
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North Hollywood
Carlif
Southern California
Bear Citis
Employees to share $473000 in late Mrs Schlemmer estate
Eighty Hammacher Schlemmer & Co employees receive legacies from the late Mrs Else F Olson Schlemmer in her probate filing. Bequests range from 2600 to 50000 for staff who served 1945 to 1953. Walter B McKibbin and Mrs Charles F V Schaechinger each get 50000. Residue goes to six charities.
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New York
Hammacher
Schlemmer
Walter B. McKibbin
Charles FV. Schaechinger
Mud pack adds to driver's woe in Baltimore incident
A Baltimore motorist James N. Palmer faced multiple charges after mud obscured his license plate. He drove with a Washington license issued plate, was sought for reckless driving, failure to yield, running a stop sign, and an improper left turn, with additional charges for revoked license and operating under a foreign license.
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Baltimore
James N. Palmer
Washington
Maey
Fares Ul Delvig
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Sheaffer
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Kel
Set Nosed Reindeer
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Ronson
Milady
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