Arab League envoys meet Dulles at State Department
Arab League representatives from Iraq Egypt Jordan Syria Lebanon Yemen Libya and Saudi Arabia meet Secretary Dulles at the State Department. They agree on unity against Israel and oppose pro Zionist activities in the United States. No specifics on arms sales or water projects are discussed.
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Israel
U. S
Iraq
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Yemen
Libya
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Khrushchev pushes Kashmir stance amid India Pakistan tension
Khrushchev signals Kashmir as part of India in a Kashmir visit and warns India and Pakistan leaders, drawing Pakistan's alarm. The two nations have long disputed Kashmir with a 1949 cease fire and UN observers, while calls for a plebiscite remain stalled. Indian critics accuse Khrushchev of fanning discord as ties ease.
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Khrushchev
India
Kashmir
Communist Party
Pakistan
Republic of India
Chaudhri Mohammed al
Karachi
Britain
U.N
U.N. Deadlock Persists Over New Members At Security Council
The U.N. Security Council fails to resolve the five year stalemate on admitting new members after five hours of discussion. A compromise to admit five Communist and 13 Western backed candidates remains uncertain amid China veto threats and ongoing diplomacy.
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Sson
U.S
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Nikolai Bulganin
Security Council
U.N
General Assembly
Council
China
Outer Mongolia
Turkey
Philippines
Yugoslavia
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Sweden
Clean living man cited for dis orderly conduct
Chicago police charged Juan Pelaciuz with dis orderly conduct after Diane Korzen found him in her bathtub in only soapsude attire. Korzen summoned authorities and the incident prompted a swift response.
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Chicago
INS
Juan Pelaciuz
Diane Korzen
Pelaciuz
Air Force tests cat eye night vision device
The Air Force announces development of an electronic optical amplifier that sees in near darkness with daylight clarity. Claimed to be about a thousand times more sensitive than standard TV cameras, it displays a cathode ray tube image similar to television. In flight tests observers clearly saw ground on a moonless winter night.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Fire Destroys Earlinton Home Killing Four
A blaze gutted a five room house in Earlington killing Willard Fox 46 and his grandson Stevie Rodgers 4. Also dead are Beatrice Fox 40 and granddaughter Kayla Rodgers 5. Firefighters found all four bodies, believed to have suffocated.
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Earlington, Ky
Earlington
Willard Fox
Stevie Rodgers
Beatrice Fox
Kayla Rodgers
Eisenhower Faces Fatigue as Rest Plan Outlines Schedule
Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder reports Ike shows fatigue after busy periods at Gettysburg. A daily rest from noon to 2:30 p.m. is set, with no interruptions, and no change to the broader schedule. Snyder also urges waiting until mid February to decide on a possible second term. Eisenhower keeps his planned program including a meeting with party leaders before resuming convalescence at Gettysburg.
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Howard M. Snyder
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Snyder
Bandit Samuel Hornbeck Dies in Florida Electric Chair
Samuel Hornbeck, a 36 year old robber and murderer, died in Florida's electric chair ending a 20 year seven state crime career. He was convicted of the 1953 slaying of Jacksonville officer Thomas A. Robinson, a death caused by a partner Myron Goldman who was killed in a December 17 gun battle. under Florida law all participants in the robbery face guilt if a slaying occurs during the crime.
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Raiford
Florida
Samuel Hornbeck
Jacksonville
Thomas A. Robinson
Hornbeck
Myron Goldman
Goldman
Montreal Docks In Deep Freeze
The Montreal waterfront prepared for winter as the canal system froze. About 60 vessels remained within canal limits and navigated the 22 mile upstream stretch before the midnight closure. Canal men used poles salt and compressed air to push through despite ice threats while tugs and cranes assisted.
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Montreal
Fire kills girl in skirt dance tragedy
Three year old Martha Lou Whitworth died from burns after a gas fire set her cotton skirt ablaze during a spinning dance. She reportedly led her two year old brother Tommy outside as flames consumed her clothing. Her mother rushed to help but could not extinguish the fire.
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Martha Lou Whitworth
Tommy
Red Satellites Lash West Radio Campaign
East European satellites of Russia intensify propaganda against Western radio, newspapers, magazines, and official broadcasts. The push has grown since the Geneva summit last July, with increased attacks cited by Radio Free Europe.
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New York
Russia
Radio Free Europe
Geneva
Free Europe
Israeli Raid Pushes Through Syrian Fortifications
Israeli troops battled through trenches and redoubts reaching and destroying a fortress near the Sea of Galilee. Forces attacked Naquab, Bethqabek, and inland Syrian positions, seizing arms before retreating. A UN team was ordered to investigate the on the spot fighting and the border tensions remain high.
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Raeli
Naquab
Bethhabek
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Ein Gev
Ein Gey
United Nations
Snow Drifts Challenge Area Highway Crews
Heavy snowfall shut down roads and slowed plowing as public works teams from city county and state worked over 60 hours. Slippery conditions caused about 50 traffic accidents amid 400 miles of city streets and 367 miles of highways in the area.
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Keller
Charles F. Stanton
Stanton
D.P.W
Thruway
Syracuse
Buffalo
Here
Watertown
Snowfall Distribution Across Oswego County Areas
The Oswego County highway department reported 15 to 18 inches of snow between Minetto and Central Square, 12 inches in Oswego city, and 18 inches in Volney as roads were clogged yesterday.
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Watertown
Oswego County
Minetto
Central Square
Oswego
Volney
Eubank's Body Identified in Hudson River
The body of Victor Eubank 72 a retired AP editor foreign correspondent and financial writer was found in the Hudson River. A tentative ID was made from clothing papers and confirmed by his brother Judson C. Eubank of St. Augustine Florida. An autopsy will determine the death cause. He disappeared from his Greenwich Village apartment November 19.
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New York
Hudson River
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
Judson C. Eubank
St. Augustine
Fla
Eubank
Greenwich Village
Florida
Littlest Snow Man Hero of Christmas Parade
A story where the littlest Snow Man, loving Tommy with a Candy Heart, braves a fire that turns out to be a boy’s pee. He helps, is revived by the ice cream plant, and earns a statue as Santa praises his heart in a Christmas tale from Coronet Magazine.
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Tommy
Santa
Snow Man
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