No Cataclysms Today in Doom Prophet's Rally
Chicago awoke to a denial of apocalyptic disaster as Dorothy Martin and 13 followers held in Oak Park reported the father’s message stayed the continent's threat. Dr. Charles A. Loughead, once Michigan State College staff, claimed the predicted destructions were stayed with no stated duration.
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Chicago
Dorothy Martin
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Mexico
Charles A. Laughead
Michigan State College
Mrs. Martin
Seattle
Chile
Dr. Loughead
Eastman to Drop Processing Charge on Color Film
Eastman Kodak will sell amateur color film without a processing charge. The consent judgment settles a Justice Department antitrust probe filed in Buffalo New York. Eastman must end resale price maintenance contracts and allow outside processing as processing by Kodak fades.
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Eastman
Washington
Brownell
Eastman Kodak Company
Justice Department
U. S. District Court At
Buffalo
N. Y
Department
Thut
Kodak
Eisenhower Christmas Message Captures Era Mood
Editorial note credits Eisenhower's Christmas message with mirroring the times. David Lawrence remarks on today's editorial page. The section also references TALKING IT OVER on page 13 and TODAY'S PICTURES on page 22.
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Eisenhower
Times
David Lawrence
Sheppard Murder Trial Deliberations Reach Fifth Day
In Cleveland jurors enter the fifth straight day of deliberations over Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard charged with first degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Marilyn Sheppard last July 4. The jury, now at about 100 hours since starting, requested more time amid a tense courtroom mood as defense and prosecution await a verdict.
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Cleveland
Sheppard
Edward Blythin
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Police Jobs Appeal To The Ladies
A proposed city ordinance to hire six women as traffic meter officers has not passed and applications are not yet printed, but Police Chief Fred G. Arnold is flooded with inquiries. The women would be aged 23 to 36, 5 ft 3 to 5 ft 10 in, married or single, and would wear tailor made uniforms.
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Fred G. Arnold
State Signs Housing Contract In Syracuse Project
State Housing Commissioner Herman T Stich signs a contract with Syracuse Housing Authority for a 56 600 000 state loan and up to 254 412 yearly subsidy for 50 years. The plan funds a 12 acre site at Townsend Cedar Almond and Harrison Streets for a 400 family low rent project and a nearby 125 dwelling limited dividend option. Approval now goes to the attorney general and comptroller.
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New York
Herman T. Stichman
State of
Syracuse Housing Authority
Philip M. Holstein
Townsend, Cedar, Almond and
Harrison .Sts
Syracuse
Fateful French arms debate opens over German rearmament
Paris AP report: the National Assembly begins a bitter general debate on West German rearmament under NATO. The debate centers on a WEU plan seen as pivotal since World War II, with opposition led by Richtist deputy Gen. Adolphe Aumeran who denounces U S diplomacy and German involvement.
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Paris
French National Assembly
France
NATO
EDC
European Defense Community
Adolphe Aumeran
Florida too Cold For Santa Claus
Santa Claus left Riverfront Park for a downtown fire station as the Florida capital chilled to 27 degrees, the coldest day since 1950. He listened to children by an unheated park booth before seeking warmth by an oil heater in Daytona Beach.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Santa Claus
Florida
Riverfront Park
Almost Blind Boy Surrenders After Cross-State Flight
An almost blind 18 year old, William Hallman, surrendered to Norristown police after traveling through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York from his Nitro West Virginia home where his father, Albert Hallman, was murdered. Extradition from West Virginia is possible unless waived by the youth.
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Norristown
West Virginia
Robert’ ‘Reilly
William, Hallman
Robert Honeyman
Reilly
Hallman
Pennsylvania
New
York
Honeyman
Kefauver objects to 403000 military cut plan
Senator Estes Kefauver questioned the administrations 403000 man reduction for the next 18 months calling it unnecessary in a troubled world. Defense Secretary Wilson said Eisenhower ordered the cut to emphasize air power and continental defenses with draft calls dropping to about 10000 11000 monthly through next June. The First Marine Division will return from Korea and be replaced by an Army unit in Japan.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Continental
Wilson
Korea
Japan
Phantom sailors nabbed after highway robberies
The FBI reports two U S sailors staged kidnapings and holdups posing as hitchhikers in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Milford W Butsey and Roger Lee Henriksen were arrested. Navy to release them for civilian trial after confessions closing the Phantom Sailors mystery.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
FBI
Philadelphia Naval Base
Boston
Milford W. Butsey
Connellsville
Roger Lee Henriksen
Quincey
Mass
E. H. von
Samaritans Share 400000 Estate Inheritance Case
Miss Laura K. Seitz left her income from a 400000 estate to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McIntyre who befriended her and her mother. The McIntyres, both in their sixties, had aided the sisters for 45 years with care and companionship.
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ST. Louis P
Laura K. Seitz
Seitz
Joseph McIntyre
McIntyre
Tailors Aim to Spotlight Long Masculine Leg in Fashion
The Long Look London magazine predicts 1955 will feature a trend to elongate the leg silhouette. Leading tailors plan styles to make the leg look longer and slimmer, reflecting changing men’s fashion thoughts.
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London
Ter
Winter Begins With Snow Flurries and Frigid Forecast
The Weather Man forecasts a cold start with flurries and a low of five degrees tonight followed by clear, cold weather. Temperatures will rise to 24 tomorrow, then a warming trend and possible snow flurries later in the week. Names cited include Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller and reports from Franklinville, Watertown, Utica, Massena, Binghamton, and New York.
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Andrew P. Keller
Franklinville
Cattaragus County
Watertown
Utica
Massena
Binghamton
New York
Florida
Binghamton Mishap Claims James J. Ryan
A 27-year-old salesman, James J. Ryan, was killed in a single vehicle crash on Front Street in Binghamton at about 3 AM. His car skidded 246 feet before hitting a tree, requiring emergency crews to dismantle the vehicle. Ryan, a Gates Rubber Company employee and Le Moyne College alum, died at Binghamton City Hospital. He leaves his wife Marilyn and a family in Auburn. Funeral services are planned in Auburn with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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East Syracuse
Binghamton
Front St
James J. Ryan
Davis St. Broome County
Edward Doudle
Ryan
Binghamton City Hospital
Vincent i Maddi
Marilyn
I Wally Breed
Walter Foote
Mr. Ryan
le Moyne College
The
Gates Rubber Company
Auburn
Syracuse
U. S. Marine Corps
Marilyn Youtt
James Ryan
Euigene Fleason
Masakewe Tee
Fire Damages Davenport in Apartment Blaze
Firefighters rushed to 205 S Crouseau Avenue to quell a minor blaze caused by a three year old boy playing with matches. The child set fire to a davenport which was carried outside to extinguish. Funeral is planned for Friday at 9 A.M. from the home of his mother at 16 Anna Street Avourn.
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S. Crouse Av
Davenport
George Young
Mary St. Dennis
S. Crouseau
Anna
Syracuse Transit to hike tokens to five for 70 cents
The Syracuse Transit Corporation will raise adult token fares Thursday from four for 50 cents to five for 70 cents. PSC approval cited an expected profit of about 63 000 dollars in 1955 and a net of roughly 53 000 dollars next year. Cash and child rates remain unchanged while Rochester and Buffalo prices are higher elsewhere.
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Syracuse Transit Corporation
Public Service Commission
Transit Corporation
Albany
P.S.C
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Singer Maxene Andrews Treated After Pill Overdose
Maxene Andrews of the Andrews sisters was treated at Valley Receiving Hospital in Chatsworth California for an overdose of sleeping pills. Police say she swallowed one pill despondent over family troubles. Her condition was described as satisfactory.
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Maxene and
la Verne
Australia
Pepper Burst Triggers Sneezing Epidemic at Sunderland Shop
In Sunderland England hundreds of Christmas shoppers were hit by a sudden sneeze epidemic after a seven pound package of pepper fell from a truck and burst. The incident caused chaotic scenes as people sneezed and hurried to clear the area.
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Sunderland
England
Mother's worry over Junior's arithmetic joke
A family pun shows Mother doubting Junior's math as he reports seven plus four equals twelve. Father remarks the error is small for a little time, noting he only missed it by two.
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Junior
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