Hijackers Target Meat Truck in $21,000 Theft
A Jersey City driver reports masked assailants hijacked a meat truck valued at $21,000 in Brooklyn. The incident followed by a deadly crash in Cooksbury where the tractor trailer veered off Route 145, struck a pole, and caught fire killing the unnamed driver. Authorities also report a Long Island trooper dismissed for refusing to waive immunity in a Brooklyn grand jury probe with three others suspended.
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Albert Kill
Appel Brothers
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Cooksburg
Albany County
New York
Long Island
Brodie Twins Separated Two Years Ago
Little Rodney Dee Brodie marks his third year apart from his Siamese twin Roger Lee after surgery at Illinois Research Hospital two years ago yesterday. Roger Lee died after the operation leaving Rodney Dee separated but not restored to consciousness.
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Brodie
Chicago
INS
Rodney Dee Brodie
Ilinois Research Hospital
Roger Lee
Nationalist Planes Bomb Red Islands Near Tachens
Chinese Nationalist warplanes returned to action and bombed two Communist islands near the Tachens. They dropped 40 medium bombs on Toumen and 13 on Tienao, signaling intensified clashes in the Taiwan Strait region.
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Red Islands
Tachens
Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Toumen
Tienao
Death notices of educators clergymen and an attorney
Deaths include Dr Harry J Linton 59 superintendent of Schenectady schools since 1946 in Schenectady Mrs Ann Koga Mortimer 28 Hawaiian born wife of Lee Mortimer in New York Dr Albert W Palmer 75 former moderator of the National Conference of the Congregational Christian Church president of Chicago Theological Seminary from 1930 to 1946 in Altadena George T Liddell 64 attorney and Presbyterian minister former Rockford city attorney and Winnebago County judge in Illinois in Washington
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Harry J. Linton
Schenectady
Ann Koga Mortimer
New York Daily Mirror
Lee Mortimer
New York
Albert W. Palmer
National Conference of the Congregational Christian Church
Chicago Theological Seminary
Altadena
Calif
George T. Liddel
Rockford
Winnebago County
Illinois
Washington
Dayton Papers To Share Plant In Joint Move
Dayton's Journal Herald and Dayton Daily News will share a three million dollar plant by August 1956 under joint ownership. James M. Cox Jr. announced both publishers will keep independent editorial departments while consolidating production, with the two papers currently in separate quarters.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ave
James M. Cox, Jr
Dayton Journal Herald
Dayton Daily News
Journal Herald
Sheppard trial tension rises as jurors pace to verdict week
The jurors, exhausted yet steady, return to court after long sessions in the Marilyn Sheppard murder trial. Judge Blythin warns against outside discussion while Sheppard watches from his cell and smiles at his brothers as deliberations near. Back in session at 9 15 AM, the judge notes no time limit on deliberations.
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Marilyn Sheppard
Edward Blythin
Cleveland
Sheppard
Criminal Courts
Blythin
Stephen
Richard
Ring and cash missing from Lower East Side apartment
Gaetano Spano told police that seven one thousand dollar bills and a diamond ring worth 2,450 dollars were stolen from his trunk in his Lower East Side apartment after he returned from work. He noted the apartment was ransacked and even ice cube trays were pulled from the refrigerator, suggesting the thief knew diamonds were hidden there.
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New York
Gaetano Spano
Lower East Side
Inflammable Toys Warned By Fire Officials
Nassau County Fire Marshal George Clough urged parents and sellers to avoid inflammable toys sold in the area. Tests in Buffalo and police headquarters showed these toys burst into flame near heat or a lit match, with examples including a Santa Claus sleigh and a baby carriage, made of celluloid and marked Made in Japan.
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Mineola
Nassau County
George W. Clought
Clough
Buffalo
Thomas McNamara
McNamara
Marshall
Santa Claus
Iit
Japan
National Safety Council
Chicago
Air Academy nominations lag as deadline nears
The Air Force has received 1 654 of 6 000 required nominations for the new academy. Congress members have two months to nominate. First class to report next July at Lowry Air Force Base near Denver for training aligned with West Point and Annapolis. Deadline February 18.
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Congress
Air Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Haiwaii
Alaska
District of Columbia
Panama Canal iZone
Puerto Rico
Fire Sweeps Apartment Building in Camden
A wall of flames and smoke forced residents to flee the third floor in Camden. Firemen wearing smoke masks aided an invalid woman who could not be reached, while Mrs Margaret Allen and her son escaped. The Walter Chevrolet showroom was saved by inches. Copper and welfare groups rushed to aid families as fire crews battled to control the blaze.
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Camden Volunteer Department
Margaret Allen
Francis
Martin & Lundrigan Furniture Company
Rotary
Russies
Wallace Beck
John Schmidt
Walter Chevrolet Company
Camden
Rebekah Lodge
Ellinger
Second St
Mother and Daughters Accused After Fifth Ave Bust
A clash outside a New York department store left store detectives and two patrolmen hurt. Lenora Smith 37 and her daughters Ernestine 16 and Carol 19 were charged with attempted felonious assault and petty larceny after Carol allegedly left with a $49 suit without paying.
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New York
Lenora Smith
Ernestine
Carol
Carol Smith
Margaret Mains
Albert Francia
Edward Cyran
Missiles Center Closing Rumored At White Sands
San Francisco aviation editor George Rhodes reported the Defense Department planned to abandon the White Sands guided missiles test center in New Mexico. He cited unnamed industry sources who cited budget cuts and noted the desert site may be too limited for long range missile testing.
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San Francisco
UPI
George ‘Rhodes
Plane Crash Kills Miller Family of Milwaukee Figures
A father and son hunting trip to Canada ended in a fiery plane crash near General Mitchell Field. Frederick C. Miller, 48, a Milwaukee brewer and civic leader, died from injuries hours after the crash along with his son Frederick Jr., 20, and pilots Joseph Laird, 39, and Paul Laird, 34. The Miller party departed from Milwaukee bound for Portage la Prairie when the twin engine plane went down seconds after takeoff.
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Milwaukee
Canada
Frederick C. ‘Miller
Miller
Frederick, Jr
Joseph Laird
Paul
University of Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
General Mitchell Field
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
Satellite TV Denounced By FCC Member
The FCC proposes easing construction in towns under 50 000 by lowering power from 1 kilowatt to 100 watts. Member Frieda Hennock opposes satellites arguing they reduce local live programming and threaten nationwide competitive TV.
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Washington
the Communications Commission
Frieda Hennock
Commission
NATO Move Shapes Allied Defense Planning
Allied chiefs of staff drafted a new look pattern for defense and submitted a communique as a basis for NATO planning. It states government decisions remain with the member nations and that consultations precede any action, including potential atomic warfare, without binding commitments.
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Europe
NATO
United States
North Carolina Husband Abandons Wife in Restroom at Tennessee Station
In Kingsport Tennessee a middle aged North Carolinian paid for gas and drove off. Fifteen minutes later the husband returned furious to claim his wife who had been left waiting in the restroom.
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Kingsport. Tenn
Luther Cox
Denied Name Change for Local Resident in Indiana
PAOLL Ind United Press has reported that Earl Wiley Bottomlee 25 was denied permission to change his name to Aerlygodlet Wiley electron spirit Lee Gravity. The ruling cites name theory and legal standards.
Brampton Ontario 23 Safe After Airliner Crash and Fire
All 23 passengers and crew escaped from a Trans-Canada Super Constellation crash near Brampton Ontario. Two people were severely burned and several others injured as the four engine airliner, en route from Tampa to Toronto, attempted a belly landing in fog and rain. Eleven treated at Humber Memorial Hospital and twelve at Brampton Hospital. Passengers included Len Campbell 17 Burnt River Ontario and Marlene Stewart 17 golf champion. Flight was to stop at Malton before Montreal. initial police count differed from airline figures.
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Ont
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Here
Tampa
Fla
Toronto
Malton Airport
Brampton Hospital
Humber Memorial Hospital
Len Campbell
Burnt River
Campbell
St. Petersburg
Marlene Stewart
Canada
Rollins College
Winter Park
Trans-Canada Airlines
Jean Shaver
Iverness
Malton
Montreal
Three Million More To Get GI Loans
The Veterans Administration forecasts 3 million more veterans will receive home farm and business loans under the GI program. As of Oct 31 the VA had guaranteed or insured 3,791,965 loans with principal value $25,075,569,000. The pamphlet predicts about 1 million loans to World War II veterans before eligibility ends July 25 1957 and 2 million to post Korea veterans in the next decade.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
President Addresses Neutralists On War and Peace
The president argues for understanding with neutrals and condemns aggression while warning that peace is not to be bought at the cost of principle. He cautions against relying on neutralism and outlines official policy considerations for American diplomacy.
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United States
Four Home Bound Students Killed in Crash West of Chrisman
Four college students returning home for Christmas from Kirksville College for Osteopathy and Surgery were killed last night in an automobile truck crash four miles west of Chrisman. A fifth student was seriously injured. The victims were from New York and Pennsylvania.
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Chrisman, DL
Chrisman
New York
Pennsylvania
Kirksville College
Kirksville
Elizabeth Jane Firke Receives First Orchid on 100th Birthday
Elizabeth Jane Firke marks her centennial today by receiving her first orchid as a birthday gift. The event celebrates a long life and keepsake floral gesture from family. The milestone is noted in the local column.
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Elizabeth Jane Firke
National Guard and Reserve Reform Thrown Into Debate
The plan aims for a five million man reserve by 1959 with three million ready reserve and two million in a veterans based secondary reserve. Wilson estimates yearly cost at 1.1 billion while considering a 468 thousand reduction in active armed forces to 2.7 million by June 1959. Senators including Kefauver Stennis Humphrey and Saltonstall welcome or seek details on a modified universal military training proposal.
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Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Poice
Wilson
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Russel
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Rhee Orders Ouster of Married Monks in Korea
President Syngman Rhee directed police and education officials to force married monks from temples in South Korea. He called for temples to elect priest leadership and obtain government licenses citing Japanese influence during occupation. About 300 bachelor monks and nuns appealed for aid in a street demonstration.
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Seoul
Javits Warns of Tammany in NY Politics
New York Attorney General-elect Jacob K. Javits warned the New York Young Republicans not to accept the new air of respectability around Tammany Hall. He cautioned against over-optimism, stressed keeping a wary stance toward De Sapio and Tammany, and signaled a measured approach to running the attorney general office with most current aides remaining.
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Jacob K. Javits
Young Republican Club
Tammany Hall
Javits
Carmine G.) de Sapio
de Sapio
Securiy
Democratic Organization of
Manhattan
Iweek
Averell ‘Harriman
Nathaniel Goldstein
Gable Returns From Hong Kong to Los Angeles
Clark Gable flew home from Hong Kong after filming Soldier of Fortune. He said in Honolulu he would do at least three more pictures. He was greeted at the airport by Kay Spreckles and accompanied by Michael Rennie Gene Barry and director Edward Dmytryk.
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Los Angeles
Clark
Gable
Hong Kong
Honolulu
International Airport
Kay Spreckles
Plonde
Adolph Spreckles
Michael Rennie
Gene Barry
Edward Dmytryk
Red China bargaining offers eyed by UN observers
UN observers outline three potential deals Red China might offer to end tension. Possible exchanges include release of airmen for 35 Chinese students detained under emergency order, unfreezing over 100 million dollars in Chinese assets, or talks if Peiping gains a UN seat. The 35 students were held for allegedly aiding Communists. Hammarskjold has not fixed a date for talks with Chou Enlai, tentatively after December 26.
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United States
Peiping
Hammaskjold
Chou
Peiping Hammarskjold
Rochester Boy, 10 Feared Drowned After Ice Breaks
Police and rescue workers planned to resume the search today for Jeffrey Albright a 10 year old who fell through the Genesett River ice yesterday and is believed drowned. The boy and a companion were walking on the ice near shore when it cracked and Jeffrey disappeared. The companion shouted for help and escaped to the river bank.
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Rochester
Genesett
Jeffrey Albright
Eyla Albright Giesch
Isummeon
Army to Build Dog Training Center at Fort Carson
Company B of the 32d Engineer Combat Battalion is assigned to construct a new Army Dog Training Center at Fort Carson. The project includes housing for dogs and men and training facilities.
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FT. Carson, Colo. UP
Engineer Combat Battalion
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