Airliner Crash Kills 17 in Florida Landing
An Eastern Air Lines Constellation crashed on its landing near Jacksonville killing all 17 aboard. Five were crew members and a body from Miami was among the victims. Firemen faced a three hour effort to remove badly burned remains as witnesses recalled a low approach.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Constellation
Miami
Tom McBrien
Leroy Connell
William Hess
Ferrante tapped for state labor post in six counties
Nicholas Ferrante 55, executive secretary treasurer of the Syracuse Federation of Labor, is named assistant industrial commissioner for the six county Syracuse district. Isador Lubin announces the appointment effective January 4. Ferrante, a Democrat, succeeds Frank Costello, a Republican, with a starting salary of 8090 and a maximum of 9800 after five increments.
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Nicholas Ferrante
Syracuse Federation of Labor
Syracuse
Isador Lubin
Ferrante
Frank Costello
The
Herald-Journal
Charles J. Hogan
Onondaga County
Democratic
Ford Foundation to Sell 10.2 Million Ford Shares
The Ford Foundation plans to offer 10.2 million Ford Motor Co. shares next month, a record equity issue driven by strong market demand. The move follows an earlier plan for about seven million shares and comes with a 60 cent quarterly dividend and a projected $2.40 yearly payout.
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Washington
Ford Foundation
Ford Motor Co
Securities & Exchange Commission
Pioneer Auto
SEC
Record Cold Grips Central New York Scraping Deep Freeze
Syracuse endures historic chill as 20.2 below zero sets new local record by 11 degrees. Other readings from Old Forge to Hancock Field confirm an Arctic outbreak across central and northern New York. One death in Syracuse linked to the cold. several services disrupted and schools closed.
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New York
United States
Old Forge
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hancock Field
Syracuse
Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Kelier
Owl's Head
Saranac Lake
Boonville
Rome
Oneonta
Massena
Albany
New York State College of Forestry Ranger
Wanakena
Adirondacks
Ohio
Herkimer County
Forestport
Oneida County
Binghamton
Weedsport
Geneva
Christmas holiday traffic death projected to exceed records
The National Safety Council estimates 569 Americans may die in traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday period, a new high surpassing the 556 deaths set in 1952. The period runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday with high risk on Christmas Eve and the late Friday afternoon into evening travel.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Plot Smashed In Argentina Arrests In Mendoza
Provisional President Pedro Aramburu's press office says a plot to stir unrest was crushed with 18 arrests in Mendoza. This marks the second such government report in a week, though there is no solid sign of a serious challenge to the regime.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Aramburu
Mendoza
Today’s Features and Editorial Page Preview
The page highlights the Editorial by Syl via Porter on long life expectancy and economy. It also lists regular features across pages including Amusements Financial Bridge Ing. Repter Classified Radio-TV City Life Women Deaths Sports Editorials and Your Money with a note that pictures appear on page 22.
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Sylvia Porter
Ing. Repter
Amman Protests Mount Over Baghdad Pact Pact Opposition Grows
In Amman Jordan more than 200 demonstrators urged the government to reject the Baghdad Pact while 400 Arab Legion troops dispersed rioters with tear gas in the capital. Yesterday mobs attacked the U S consulate in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashim formed a caretaker government at King Hussein's request to organize elections within four months.
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Amman
Jordan
Arab Legion
U.S
Jerusalem
Cairo
Malaya
Gerald Temppler
Templer
Ibrahim Hashim
Hussein
Hashim
Two Syracuse Drivers Sent to Penitentiary and Fined in DUI Case
Syracuse men pled guilty in Traffic Court to driving while intoxicated. John Mercer, 36, was fined and ordered to 30 days in Onondaga County Penitentiary after his car hit Patrolman Bruno Morabito’s patrol car, injuring the officer. John Pickard, 33, received a 30 day suspended sentence and a $100 fine after a crash at S Satina and Burt Streets.
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Syracuse
Truman H. Preston
John Mercer
E. Fayete St
Onondaga County Penitentiary
E. Taylor
S. Townsend 'S
Bruno Morabito
John Pickard
Renwick Ave
Today's Chuckle Reflects on Kindness in Everyday Travel
A lighthearted column jokes about the world needing a gentler way to ride and interact with others. The humor centers on small acts of consideration during daily commutes and bold requests for courtesy.
Smokey Bear toy mixup endangers Christmas dolls
A factory error swapped Smokey the Bear voice with a fire prevention prayer in talking dolls. The mixup produced a doll that recites Now I lay me down to sleep instead of Smokey’s warning. South Carolina ordered 96 bears for its campaign. the first arrived and caused pandemonium with a childlike voice.
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Atlanta
Smokey
U. S. Forestry Service
Gnd
Mommy
Daddy
Forest Service
Smokey the Bear
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Commission
Five Killed in Two Car Collision Near Cleveland
Five men died in a two car crash about three miles north of Cleveland on U S Highway 11. Identified victims include Rexford Robinson and his father Carlsle Robinson, 47, of near Charleston West Virginia, Wayne E Long of Niota Tennessee, C MecKechan 49 of Athens Tennessee, and Reese J Maddox 21 of Athens Tennessee.
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Cleveland
Tenn
State Highway Patrol
Reese J. Maddox
Athens
Red Korea Warns UN Planes Over Panmunjom Truce Line
North Korea warned via its radio it will fire on any United Nations planes straying over the truce line. The broadcast cited a statement from Panmunjom after the Military Armistice Commission meeting. The UN Command accused the Communists of indiscriminate anti aircraft fire on an unarmed Allied helicopter north of Panmunjom, with three fliers killed in the past year for unintended incursions.
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Tokyok
United Nations
Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
U.N
Thumbs, Too? Cleveland Woman Sues Painter
Mrs Loretta Giarrizzo aged 70 of Cleveland sued house painter Stanley Gonsier aged 53 for 25000 dollars claiming he painted her arms green after she criticized his work on her garage.
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Cleveland
Loretta Giarrizzo
Stanley Gonsier
42 Sign Petition for Christmas Amnesty to Reds
Forty two people including Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt petitioned President Eisenhower for a Christmas amnesty for Communist party leaders jailed under the Smith Act. They seek to commute 16 sentences to time served and postpone over 100 similar cases, arguing support for democratic life amid hysteria of the cold war. Signers include Norman Thomas Dean John Bennett Lewis Mumford Elmer Rice Joan Krumm Stephen Cary Henry Steele Albert Sprague Coolidge and Roland Bain ton.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Igners
Norman Thomas
John C. Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Lewis Mumford
Elmer Rice
Joan M. Krumm
Columbia Universty
Stephen Cary
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
Henry Steele
Columbia University
Albert Sprague Coolidge
Harvard University
Roland H. Bainton
Yale Divinity School
Nine Buildings Burn in Lehighton Fire Blaze
A major fire in Lehighton Pennsylvania destroyed nine buildings in the main business district during early hours. Fire officials estimate losses up to half a million dollars after the blaze started in a basement paint and wallpaper store on South First Street, forcing 15 families into cold night air.
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Lehighton
Pennsylvania
Asst
Norman Schneck
South First Street
Gifts of Patience Across Generations by Dr. Ralph W. Lockman
The author urges gifting patience as a remedy for modern haste. He contrasts past and present eras noting wristwatches, weekly papers, and slower family time. He warns hurry harms father child and grandchild relations and concludes patience is strong, not weak.
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Ralph W. Lockman
190 Calls In 24 Hours On The Thruway
Severe cold caused widespread issues on the Thruway with 190 service calls over 24 hours. Trooper Kenneth Havill reported most complaints from drivers whose gasoline froze in sub zero temperatures. Thruway mechanics handled the incidents as temperatures across the region dipped, listing readings from Canastota to Geneva and beyond.
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Thruway
Kenneth Havill
Thompson Board
Havill
Syracuse
Iame
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National Press Club
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