Federal gambling stamp fails as rookie check in state
A United Press survey finds illegal betting widespread in New York but not run by a national syndicate. Bookmakers operate in cigar stores bars and back rooms. $1 or $2 bets common, larger wagers scarce. The Kefauver probe and new stamp law reduced big operations. Only 18 stamps issued statewide this year, with five in New York Gay and none in Buffalo. Bookies move cautiously, offering small odds and insuring smaller bets as a sign the big players steer away.
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Albany
Congress
New York State
United Press
Dtheregal
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
New York
Buffalo
City
Hope Dims for 28 Lost on Narva freighter
Rescue officials held slim hopes for 28 crewmen missing as the Scottish freighter Narva sank in a North Sea storm en route from Aberdeen to Sweden with pulp cargo. RAF planes resumed dawn searches after a night of uncertainty. Boswell crew survived. Narva may be on liferafts or with no radio. Leda and Viscera reported distress signals but found no survivors.
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London
Royal Air Force
Sweden
Aberdeen
Scotland
Stavanger
Norway
Boswell
Tom Boswell
Kirdklesess
Kincantineshire
Kk An
Gelmand Co
Leda
Narva
Viscera
Governor commutes six convicts Christmas clemency
Governor Harriman announced commutations for six prisoners including four murder convicts and a former Albany detective who killed the police chief. The group also includes two men tied to holdup slayings and two women convicted of assault and robbery with sentences reduced from death to life imprisonment.
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Albany
Harriman
Assassination Talk Obscures NATO Meeting Aftermath
Roscoe Drummond warns of a personal triumph amid NATO talks while Marquis Chilis says the official line hides the real work. Editors flag regular features and sections such as Editorials, Letters, Bridge, Radio-TV, ClassGed, Sr. Forum, City Lite, Sports, and Deaths as the page layout moves through today’s edition.
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NATO
Roscoe Drummond
Marquis Chilis
Area TV
Bridge
Apple Thief Is Big Rat
Dallas police caught a thief who has been taking bites from apples sent as a Christmas gift. The culprit, described as a large rat, jumped from an apple box and escaped through an air vent after being seen by a postal worker.
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Dallas
Swansea
Wales
Wal Fritz
Fritz
Thousands Free Floods Hit Beauceville and Quebec Areas
A spring thaw unleashed floods across four Quebec regions over the weekend. Beauceville suffered the worst damage with 1,200 residents displaced as ice and water flooded streets and buildings. Mayor Paul Giguere appealed for emergency aid, noting little insurance and extensive losses.
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Beaudeville
Que
Quebec
Beauceville
Quebec City
Chaudiere
St. Rene de Goupil
Matane
Matapedia
Restigouche
Gaspe Peninsula
St. Raymond
Ste. Anne
Beatteeville
Paul Giguere
Hartman names four district attorneys to anti crime panel
Albany Gov. Harriman appoints four district attorneys to advise on crime fighting. Among the appointees is Carleton J. King of Saratoga County, linked to the earlier investigation of the Curran hanging. Edward Silver and Morris Cohn are Democrats, Frank Gulotta a Republican.
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Albany
Hartiman Widay
Clarkiman
Carleton J. King
Saratoga County
Harriman
Edward S. Silver
Kings County
State District Attorneys Association
Morris Marshall Cohn
Schenectady County
Frank A. Gulotta
Neseau County
Silver
Cohen
Gulotta
King
District Attorneys Association
Arthur L. Reuter
Peter Curran
Reuter
Honest Alf Danford Receives Coal Reward in Grimsby
Coray Grimsby England fall distribution officials rewarded Alfred Danford an elderly pensioner with coal today for an apparent error. He walked a mile to the police station after a truck unloaded a half ton of coal on his lawn by mistake.
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Grimsby
England
Alfred
Honest Alf" Danford
Alf
Eisenhower Dulles Report on NATO Talks and Security Council
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles prepare a joint radio TV address after Paris NATO talks, with Hagerty stating notes will guide remarks. The report, by Gaither, warns of grave Soviet threats. Eisenhower may travel to Gettysburg after Christmas. Hariman criticizes Dulles but commends the President as a strong promoter of American ideals.
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Eisenhower
National Security Council
NATO
Paris
Dulles
White House
James C. Hagerty
Scousityle Council
Hagerty
Gaither
United States
H. Rowan Gaither
San Francisco
Security Council
Gettysburg
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Oler
ABC TV
New York
Gyv
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Burglar Trapped by Trapdoor at Dept Store Roof
Police report a burglar trapped after using a trapdoor to reach the roof of a department store. Chief Jack O Keefe notes the suspect, identified as Lynch, was charged with burglary. Evidence recovered includes eight hundred fifty dollars in half dollar bills a cigarette lighter and several wrist watches from a jewelry shop within the building.
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Berzanal 4
Jack O'Keefe
Lynch
Repeater Charme s France rescuer in stream mishap
Rescuers called a physician to aid 11 year old Raymond Bralley who tripped in darkness and fell into a stream. The doctor arrived at the scene but also stumbled and fell into the water, creating a chaotic rescue attempt.
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Charmes
France
Reseuers
Raymond Bralley
Pope Urges End to Arms Race in Christmas Message
In a global Christmas appeal broadcast from the Vatican, the Pope urged nations to curb arms buildup and seek disarmament via international bodies. He warned that unchecked spending on weapons harms economies and human welfare, endorsing UN and Western disarmament efforts without naming any nation. He called for inspections and mutual dependence to deter war and urged restraint alongside NATO-like cooperation.
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Russia
Sputnik
Vatican
United Nations
Norstad Outlines NATO Missile Plans For Europe
General Lauris Norstad said NATO circles favor intermediate range ballistic missiles placed on land and at sea. He cited submarine and surface launchers and floating platforms near NATO coasts and expected to present military recommendations within weeks to establish bases in Europe.
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Paris
Lauris Norstad
Europe
NATO
Norstad
Curious youth faces inquiry over drug mixing in factory
In Metz France a 16 year old boy admitted to authorities he mixed ground glass with cough syrup in a pharmaceutical plant, saying he wanted to see what would happen. He is part of a broader probe tied to NATO missile plans that foresee 6 to 20 squadrons of intermediate range missiles in Europe, plus four sites in Britain, as allied plans target the Soviet threat.
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Metz
France
Europe
Britain
NATO
United States
Nott Atlantic Treaty Organizatt
Blast Ruins Lindley Hospital in Duncan Oklahoma
Fire tore through Lindley Hospital in Duncan Oklahoma causing extensive damage estimated at 200000 dollars and forcing 20 occupants to evacuate. Firefighters evacuated patients as nurses and cooks assisted, while officials indicated missiles and bases measures were under review.
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Duncan
Oklaw
Oklahoma
Lindley Hospital
Norstad
E. C. Lindley
E. Lindley
Gilbert Griggs
Thea
Nesses
Roenne
Denmark
Hope Gone For White Christmas Hottest December Day in Record
The weatherman ruled out a white Christmas as temperatures hit 59 degrees at noon, a record high and the fourth such reading in five days. Snow flurries are forecast tomorrow and likely Christmas Day but not enough to blanket the ground. Warmer, fair, windy conditions expected tonight with winds shifting to the west and northwest bringing light precipitation and cooler air. Overnight low projected at 38 degrees with tomorrow reaching 45.
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Christemas
The
Mercury
Rocket Firing Success at Weber High School
Science students at Weber High conducted a weekend rocket test, showing a two-stage 63 inch rocket reaching 3600 feet in 25 pounds of solid fuel. Instructors Noell Marble and E Rich supervised as Johnny Stoddard Steve Mercer Bruce Herrick and others prepared the launch with careful countdown and trig-based calculations.
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Weber High
E. Rich
Green
Genel
Johnny Stoddard
Steve Mercer
Bruce Herrick
M.p.h
Weber Highi
Fia
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