Quiet Courage in Antarctic Rescue Mission Reach Near-Death
Four Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition members battle shifting ice and gale winds to salvage two rugged Weasel vehicles near Scullin Monolith. They struggle across fractured floes from Mawson base to shore, aiming to save gear essential for exploration and Australia’s claim in unknown Antarctic regions.
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U.S
T. A. G. Hungerford
Sydney
Nana
Scullin Monolith
Antarctic
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
Mawson
Australia
Melbourne
Volga Downbeat Narrows to Cultural Debate in Saratov
In Saratov, Russia, cultural officials clash with youth culture as the Downbeat music scene thrives. Literaturnaya Gazeta notes crowded dance floors and deserted lecture halls, calling for curbs on dances and warning of moral decline among youths and schoolchildren.
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New York
Nana
Russia
Volga
Saratov
Park of Culture
Literaturnaya Gazeta
Literaturnaya Gazeta i
Library of Stone opens in Athens with ancient inscriptions
In Athens a new “library of stone” houses 6,700 inscriptions unearthed by American archaeologists. The collection, 2,500 years old, sits in the Stoa of Attalos basement under the Acropolis shadow and is carefully catalogued for scholars.
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Athens
Agora
Acropolis
Attalos
IRS Hikes Christmas Drive to Collect Delinquent Taxes
The IRS launches a three step enforcement push to collect 88.2 million dollars in delinquent income taxes from about 200 thousand taxpayers before year end. Letters will go out, agents will contact delinquents, and liens may be placed on assets. The approach echoes a Boston canvassing effort from the past.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Boston
Uncle Sam
Reed Battles Eisenhower Over Taxes and Patronage
New York Representative Daniel A. Reed, senior Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, vows opposition to a proposed tax exemption rise from 600 to 700. He also accuses GOP leaders of misleading him on a Western New York district judge appointment, signaling a rift over patronage.
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Washington
Nana
New York
Daniel A. Reed
House ,Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Reed
Christmas at the White House for Eisenhowers and kin
Washington ABC agency reports President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will host a Christmas gathering at the White House with grandchildren David Barbara Anne and Susan, plus Mrs. Eisenhower's relatives and possibly Milton Eisenhower. Barbara is expecting a fourth child later in the year.
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Eisenhower
White House
John Eisenhower
Barbara
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Mrs. Eisenhower
John S. Doud
George Gordon Moore
Ellen
Mamie
Milton Eisenhower
Ruth
Eisenhowers
Augusta
John
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Lucky David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Tension in Holy Land as Christmas Returns Pilgrims
United Press reports a five year armistice shaping a tense Holy Land during Christmas. Israel remains hemmed by neighbors while Jordan controls Bethlehem and Jerusalem old city. Pilgrims cross near dawn on Christmas Eve for 36 hours with heavy checks. thousands travel from Israel to Jordan for reunion, bringing gifts and seeking holiday lodging in Nazareth Jaffa.
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United Press
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Nazareth
Jaffa
Old City
Bethlehem
Neutralism rises as West Germany shifts from EU ties
West Germany sees neutralism supplanting integration as the dominant political philosophy. Neutralist groups and media proliferate across society, some funded by Communists, others respectable, with varied aims. The Koenigsteiner Kreis of professors and writers anchors intellectual support for the movement.
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Munich
West Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Germany
Wehrmacht
Social Democrats
Koenigsteiner Kreis
Koenigstein Circle
Democrats See GOP Free-for-All in 1956
Democrats expect a open Republican National Convention with no clear presidential frontrunner. They argue Eisenhower will refrain from dictating the outcome, hoping GOP discord would aid Democrats if the President remains perceived as a nonpartisan chief executive. Concluded on page 2.
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Washington
Nana
Eisenhower
Dent
GOP
Republican Standard
America's Safest Driver Rene Gouirand
George N. Allen profiles Rene Gouirand an 70 year old engineer and pioneer with 30 patents who began driving in 1897 and has logged 1 000 000 miles without an accident though he recalls one speeding ticket in 1905. He leads a company making air suspension systems and holds early Paris licenses and among the first U S driver licenses.
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George N. Allen
New York
Nana
Rene Gouirand
Gouriand
America
Gourrand
Fifth Avenue
Gouirand
Car Life Laboratories
Washi
Tags for Candidates and Germ Warfare Rumors Emerge
In 1956 campaign lore the phrase moderate Huey Long with a Yale accent is used to label Averell Harriman as a political tag. Peiping Radio in the China story accuses United States war planners of biological warfare intent, signaling new propaganda fronts as Geneva influences wane.
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Washington
Tom Dewey
New York
Averell Harriman
New York State
L. Judson Morhouse
Huey Long
Geneva
China
Peiping
United States
Great Lakes Ferry Proposal Aims to Cut Truck Miles
Milwaukee Municipal Port Director Harry Brockel proposes piggyback service where large truck trailers ride ships on the Great Lakes. Trailers could depart from Milwaukee to lakeside destinations or be offloaded near final ports, reducing road mileage between Detroit Minneapolis and stops at Grand Rapids and Milwaukee. Brockel seeks AAPA consideration.
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Milwaukee
Great Lakes
Harry Brockel
Brockel
Lakes
Atlantic
Detroit
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Grand Rapids
Mich
Madison
Wisconsin
American Association of Port Authorities
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