Underground factory at Green Mountain near Huntsville
AMF said it is studying an underground industrial plant at Green Mountain near Huntsville Alabama. The Chattanooga Times noted possible ties to the Redstone arsenal guided missile program. AMF, led by Morehead Patterson, cited estimates that underground plants can be excavated finished and maintained cheaper than above ground plants.
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New York
American’ Machine and Foundry Co
Green Mountain
Huntsville
Ala
Chattanooga Times
AMF
Redstone Arsenal
Morehead Patterson
Harriman Might Seek Democratic Nomination After 1956 Session
Albany report from state circles says Governor Harriman may become an avowed candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination after the 1956 Legislature adjourns. Favorable reaction to Harriman's apparent willingness to pursue the race circulated tonight.
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Albany
Harriman
Tragedy unfolds in Baltimore tavern killing family
Police report a 50-year-old Baltimore man, Eugene McNeal, shot and killed his wife Madeline and 6-year-old Lydia, and fatally wounded his brother-in-law and a police officer before dying by his own hand. The scene at the tavern near Little Italy revealed a gruesome aftermath with Christmas presents nearby and a mix of weaponry including a .32 revolver and a Boy Scout ax.
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Baltimore
Eugene McNeal
McNeal
Madeline
Lydia
Little Italy
Set. Heming
Fatigue doubts cast on 56 race and Ike’s run
President Eisenhower’s physician disclosed that lightening his workload is advised as he recovers from a heart attack. The doctor said Ike might not be able to decide about running again until mid February, with fatigue arising after long conferences and a heavier burden than ideal. Republicans weigh impact on 1956 campaign while leaders like Knowland and Bridges respond to the checkup and timing.
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Chicago
Harriman
New York
Senate
Assembly
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dewey
M Harriman
Washington
Eisenhower
Haseeban
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Snyder
Sen
Knowland
California
Sen. Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
72 Year-Old Woman Wins $100000 On The Big Surprise
Mrs. Ethel Park Richardson of Los Angeles claimed the $100000 prize on NBCs The Big Surprise after answering a six part folk song question. She will owe taxes and plans to give a tenth to charity, estimating about $30000 after taxes.
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New York
Ethel Park Richardson
Los Angeles
Jack Barry
Barry
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Turk ish freighter fired on by Albanian shore batteries
Kathimerini reports a 200 ton Turkish freighter was fired upon by Albanian shore batteries off the northeast tip of Corfu Island and forced to sail into the Albanian port of Santa Quaranti. The date of the incident was not provided.
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Athens
Greece
Newsaper Kathimerini
Santi Quaranti
Corfu
No Headway in Detroit Newspaper Strike Talks
Negotiators trying to end Detroit's ten day old newspaper strike adjourned tonight and reported failure to reach an agreement.
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Detroit
Today’s Features Page Index and Sections
A listing of today’s newspaper sections with page numbers for Amusements Financial Books Music Bridge Radio-TV Classified Women City Life Winchell Deaths Wilson Editorials Sports Letters and Pictures on page 14 and page 36 through 74 S3.
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City Life
Winchell
Wilson
Reds Free 2 Gls Held After Brawl
East Berlin authorities freed two American soldiers after an alleged nightclub fight. Pvt. Willie J. Holden, 19, of Poplarville Missouri, and Pvt. Richard L. Calbert, 22, of Kansas City, were sent to an Army hospital for tests. The Army and Soviet officials held talks as inquiries into the incident continued.
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Berlin
East Berlin
U. S. Army
Col. O. M
Ivan Kotsiuba
Willie J. Holden
M. L. Herndon
Route Three
Poplarville
Richard L. Calbert
Kansas City
Inquiry Asked In Picket Fray
Union City Indiana December 10 1949 pickets struck by CIO Electrical Workers allege Ohio patrolmen beat three pickets Friday night. International representative Homer Pierce wired Governor Lausche demanding investigation and reprimands for night stick assault at Westinghouse plant here.
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Union City
Ind
CIO
Ohio Highway
Homer Pierce
Union
Ohio
Westinghouse Corp
Istanbul Troops Move as Riots Feared After Greek Tensions
In Istanbul, tanks and troops occupy strategic squares while Greek schools clubs and Orthodox churches see heightened guards. A prior communique blaming Communist propaganda sparked confusion before being withdrawn. Martial law remains in effect after Sept. 6 disturbances blamed on agitators.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Cyprus
Greece
Izmir
Ankara
Today’s Chuckle Outrageous church dollar test
A lighthearted insult-free joke notes how faith is tested when someone attends church with only a single dollar bill in hand. It plays on the idea of value and belief in a humorous, old-time newspaper voice.
Meany Calls Racial Discrimination a National Shame
George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, denounced racial discrimination as a national shame affecting hundreds of thousands of people. He urged elimination of discrimination as essential to safeguard the nation against foreign attacks at the La Guardia Memorial Assn. luncheon in New York. Fiorello La Guardia, a three-term mayor, was cited in attendance.
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New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
la Guardia Memorial Assn
Fiorello la Guardia
Snow and Cold to Persist for Few Days
Weatherman Andy Keller forecasts two to three days of continuing snow and cold. Five inches are on the ground with about seven inches expected by tonight. Central New York will feel the brunt as a high pressure system over Minnesota drives strong northwesterly winds. The region sees lows near 10 degrees above zero and highs around 27 with tonight falling to 12 above. Jacksonville Florida reports 29 degrees and Alabama areas drop to 22 degrees above zero.
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Andy Keller
Keller
Grees
Alabama
Minnesota
New York
United Nations Faces Russian Ultimatum on 18 New Members
At two Saturday sessions the Soviet Union demanded a single ballot on all 18 applicant nations to join the United Nations, threatening a veto if voting did not follow Moscow’s procedure. Delegates described the stance as mistrustful while discussions continued into the evening.
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United Nations
Nly
Russia
Security Council
U.N
Moscow
Soviet Union
Arkady A. Sobolev
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
Cyro de Freitas Valle
Brazil
Sobolev
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Sir Pierson Dixon
Britain
Dixon
Albania
Outer Mongolia
Khrushchev Declares Kashmir Part of India at Kashmir Event
Khrushchev told an audience in Srinagar that Kashmir is now part of India asserting the people’s word settles the matter. He blasted Pakistan over the Baghdad Pact and U S bases near Russia, denouncing foreign interference.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Nikita Khrushchev
India
Pakistan
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
ganin-Khrushchev
Russia
Paul Revere Kin Run to Form at Atomic Exposition
Two Paul Revere descendants aged 13 and TJ Little opened America's first major atomic exposition in Cleveland by lighting a 75,000 watt lamp with a radioactive ray gun and Geiger counter. The event launches a large public exhibit on atomic energy uses across industry and government, with a concurrent nuclear engineering and science congress. The exposition is sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and coordinated by the Engineers Joint Council with 26 engineering and scientific societies involved.
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Cleveland
Paul Revere
Key
Revere Little
Sam Little
General Electric
Nuclear Engineering and Science Congress
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Engineers Joint Council
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