New York Commuters Hit By City Subway Strike
In Manhattan chaos, millions struggle to reach jobs as subway motormen walkout cripples service for the third day. Buses, commuter rails, and roads suffer gridlock. store losses mount as transit talks stall with 2600 of 3200 motormen on strike and no settlement in sight.
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New York
Manhattan
Jacob Greenberg
New York Transit Authorty
Bce
Joseph E. O’grady
New York Transit Authority
Paroled O'Connell Kidnapper John Oley Freed
John Oley one of eight convicted for the 1933 O Connell kidnapping in Albany has been paroled from Alcatraz and is living in Ballston Spa under federal supervision until January 26 2020. He was sentenced to 28 to 77 years for the crime which began with a ransom demand later reduced from 250000 to 50000.
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Albany
John Oley
O’connell
Alcatraz
Oley
Ballston Spa
John J. O’connell Jr
Albany County
Daniel P. O'Connell
O'Connell
Fanny
Jobless Rolls Up a Million in November
Washington report shows civilian employment fell by 1,132,000 from October to November to 64,873,000 the lowest since April of last year. Unemployed rose by 680,000 to 3,188,000 with unemployment at 5.1 percent, the highest since February 1955. Factory layoffs and bad weather blamed for the drop.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Coldest spot in nation as Fraser Colorado hits 25 below
The thermometer plunged to 25 degrees below zero at Fraser Colorado, the coldest reported spot in the nation. Tuesday’s high reached 82 at Thermal California and Burbank California.
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New York
Fraser, Colo
Thermal
Burbank
Calif
Do We Elect Presidents Too Late in Life
Jim Bishop analyzes presidential longevity and age factors for candidate selection. The piece questions if parties should weigh age above all else and explores how long presidents may live and influence tenure. Includes note of other features and page references for Amusements Radio-TV Bridge Classifieds Senior Forum City Life Sports Deaths Women’s Editorials and Letters.
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Jim Bishop
Radio-Tv
City Life
Sensational Pen Escape Recalled by Federal Convicts
John Oley and two accomplices Harold Crowley and Percy Geary drew national notice after a sensational kidnap from Jamesville Penitentiary amid transfer to Alcatraz. Early on the morning of November 46 1937 guns allegedly smuggled in aided the hold up of three victims.
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John Oley
Harold
Red) Crowley
Percy Geary
Alcatraz
Jamesville Penitentiary
Page & Col
Two Indictments In Fatal Fire At Niagara Falls
A Niagara County grand jury indicted two suspects sealed indictments in the Niagara Falls tenement fire that killed 18 people on November 16. The panel also urged a crash program to enforce the state multiple dwelling law in Niagara Falls.
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Lockport
Niagara County
Niagara Falls
Snows and Gales Sweep Britain Paragraph
Storms disabled rail and road travel across Britain with heavy snow and gales. A 500 ton automobile ferry was blown ashore near Plymouth as driftwood and gravel blocked highways. Scotland endures continued storms and six inch snow cover while motorists shelter in their vehicles in below freezing conditions.
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London
Britain
Plymouth
Scotland
Governor Harriman to Convene Conference on Organized Crime
Gov. Harriman called an extraordinary conference of New York district attorneys to plan a statewide crackdown on organized crime. He asked State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz to attend, aligning with a Republican legislative watchdog meeting tomorrow. The move echoes Lehman’s crime clinic that spurred new anti crime legislation after the Apalachin gathering.
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Albany
Harriman
Louis Lefkowitz
Legislative Watchdog Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Kefauver
Pearson urges frequent frank East-West diplomatic parleys
Nobel laureate Lester B. Pearson calls for regular frank exchanges between the United States and the USSR to avoid a rigid cold war stalemate. He warns rapid buildups in a tense international climate could trigger war and urges sustained diplomacy over spectacle.
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Pearson
Oslo
Norway
Lester B
United States
Russia
Us.s.r
Mit
Eisenhower to seek NATO approval on nuclear talks Paris visit
President Eisenhower prepares to address NATO leaders next week on a new plan for using nuclear weapons, aiming to shore up Western unity. Doctors report his general condition excellent after a mild stroke, with speech difficulty improving and no brain hemorrhage detected.
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Washington
Press
London
United States
Eisenhower
NATO
Todiy
Paris
Western Alliance
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Stimulant Higher Pay For Shorter Week Urged
AFL-CIO leaders shift from corruption issues to wage hikes and shorter hours with Walter Reuther to push for sizable wage increases and a reduced work week as unemployment fears rise. The plan opposes Johnson's 40 hour week idea and ties to auto industry bargaining next year.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Russia
Johnson
al Hayes
Snow Squalls and Cold Wave Hit Northeast Tonight
The weatherman warns of snow squalls and high winds up to 45 mph as a cold wave from the Great Lakes drives a winter storm. Three inches of snow expected, with temperatures plunging from 34 to 10 degrees and wind chills worsening travel tonight and tomorrow.
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Andrew P. Keller
U.S
Hancock Field
Great Lakes
Notn
Keller
Atlantic
Texas
New York
New England
North Country
A Letter to Stephanie on Building a Tree
A child’s letter inspires a reflection on how a Christmas tree and a community grow together. The piece links festive tradition with local civic spirit and asks readers to consider shared effort.
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Stephanie
Retiring Adler Planetarium Technician Marks 65th Birthday
Kurt Richter an instrument technician at Adler Planetarium retires on his 65th birthday expressing regrets that his departure comes as public interest in space grows.
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Ficago
Kurt Richter
Adler Planetarium
Today's Chuckle George and Susie on Honeymoon Glimpse
George jokes about money then Susie replies they would be on their honeymoon. The brief humor centers on a playful exchange about wealth and travel.
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George
Susie
Mrs McNulty and Eight Puppies Steal Syracuse Show
The War Memorial audience learns comedian Victor Borge’s running gag about Mrs William McNulty and eight new born puppies was aimed at her. Mrs McNulty, seated late, discovers her pets after the performer jokes about eight puppies and Mimi the mother dog.
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War Memorial
William McNulty
Syracuse War Memorial
Borge
Slayer Pleads Guilty in Ballston Lake Killing
Donald C. Smith, 23, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the hanging of 11 year old Peter Curran of Ballston Lake. State Supreme Court Justice Paul D. Graves sentenced him to 20 years to life. The case drew local outrage over alleged mishandling of the investigation.
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Ballston Spa
Donald C. Smith
Peter Curran
Ballston Lake
Paul D. Graves
State Supreme Court
Smith
Young Curran
Curran
Saratoga County
Eisenhower to brush aside Bulganin note before NATO summit
President Eisenhower was set to ignore a 15 page note from Soviet Premier Bulganin as propaganda aimed at undercutting the upcoming NATO summit in Paris. State Department officials noted the letter offered no new proposals on ending nuclear tests or a East-West conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
State Department
Eiserhower
Paris
White House
Anne Wheaton
Dulles
U.S
NATO
Army Successfully Fires Test Missile
The Army launches a modified Redstone test rocket from Cape Canaveral as part of the Jupiter program to place a satellite in orbit. Engineers from Redstone Arsenal observe at the Missile Test Center with related Redstone systems ready for repeat firings as daily tests continue toward a final orbital objective.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Listics Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Air Force Missile Test Center
Navy Vanguard
Defense Department
Redstone
Ike Mahmud Afaneh Mahmud af Jordan Becomes Citizen
Muhammed Afaneh Mahmud af Jordan was sworn in as an American citizen Tuesday and adopted a new name Ike Mahmud in honor of his admiration for President Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Muhammed Afaneh Mahmud Af
Jordan
Mehmud
Ike Mahmood
Tye
Eisenhower
French Planes Strike Rebels in North Africa
French fighter planes killed 45 rebels near the Tunisian border as infantrymen closed in to wipe out 106 more. Authorities reported no French losses in what they called the largest single action in a month.
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Algiers
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