Un American Group Faces Big Shakeup on Capitol Hill
The House Un American Activities Committee faces major changes as Democrats gain control of Congress. Staffing, funding, and procedures are in flux, with Walter Pa taking over as chair and proposing shifts toward Judiciary Committee oversight of anti subversion measures.
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Washington
Fiouse Un-American Activities Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress
Walter
D.pa
Velde
R.-Tu
House Judiciary Committee
House
UN- American Activities Group
House Committee
Government Operations Committee
Govern
Dag Hammarskjold Faces Severest Test Says Marquis Childson
Today's editorial urges U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to confront a dire crisis as Marquis Childson calls the situation the organization’s gravest challenge to date.
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Marquis Childson
Minnesota girl to deliver milk gift to French PM
An 18 year old Minnesota girl will fly from Madison to Chicago then to New York and Paris with 48 quarts of milk from each state and a milk dispensing machine for Premier Pierre Mendes France. The gift honors his push for milk drinking and the delivery is by Eleanor Maley who won a statewide contest. The trip also features Mrs. L H Con Jon of St Paul as chaperone.
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Chicago
Minnesota
America
New York
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
American Dairy Association
Mendes- France
Eleanor Maley
Grand Meadow
Minn
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
L. H. Con Jon
St. Paul, Minn
Dairy Association
Swiss Avalanche Danger Eases in Alps
The Swiss weather service said avalanche danger eased today as warmer sunny conditions settled over the Swiss Alps. Seven people died in mountain accidents across Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, with hazardous conditions easing for now and ski conditions reported excellent.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Italy
Swiss Weather Service
Today’s Chuckle Missed Joke About Supporting Wife
A light humor line notes that not supporting a wife is harder than supporting her, playing on relationship roles in a playful vent of domestic life.
Mild Weather Expected for Central New York
The forecast from U S Weather Bureau chief meteorologist Andrew Keller at Hancock Field calls for mild conditions with a high near 42 degrees and a low around 34 tonight. He notes yesterday reached 46, the warmest of the month, while a historic 1950 December 27 low of eight below zero remains in the record. Northeasterly and easterly winds 15 to 20 mph are foreseen tonight and tomorrow.
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Keller
Burglar Eludes Policeman in Running Gun Battle
Early today a burglar broke into the Varsity Coffee Shop and the Savoy Restaurant on Marshall Street before a running gun battle with Patrolman William Wright. The thief, who fled with more than $100 including tax money, was chased by Wright and fell, then disappeared near Adams Street. Four extra detectives were assigned to the University section to trap him.
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Fred G. Arnold
University
Marshall St S. Crouse Av
Wright
Arnold
Crouse Av
Varsity
S. Crouse
Marshallst
The
Savoy
William Wright
Adams St
S. Crouse Law
Marshall
Adams Srs
S. Crouseau
Paul Marcette
Senators Seek Bigger Public Housing Roll in Next Congress
Two Democratic senators anticipate authorizing more low rent public housing than President Eisenhower's plan. Sparkman and Humphrey urge a flexible law and higher annual units, arguing current limits hinder housing growth. Albert M. Cole hints at a 70 000 unit two year target, while 35 000 units per two years were approved previously.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Humphrey
D.-Minn
Albert M. Cole
Budget Bureau
Champ Pole Sitter In Hospital After Heart Attack
Jim Ship Wreck Kelly 74- year- old pole sitter and world record claimant collapsed after a heart attack while attempting a new mark. He descended from a perch atop a downtown tavern where he had stayed since December 22 hoping to surpass his 57 day Denver Post record.
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Tucson
Ariz
Kelly
Denver Post
Texas Guns Roar Again in East Texas Gun Battle
In the Big Thicket area eight men fought amid posted signs over hunting and dog shooting disputes. One hunter was killed Roy Muench of Port Arthur while four hunters faced assault charges. six high powered rifles were seized near a cattle ranch boundary between Jasper and Browndell.
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Jasper
Tex
Texas
Jarea
Carstmes, Day
Thomas Burch
Roy Muench
Port Arthur
al Fne
Browndell
Dalphene
Sterling Garlington
Wayne Pullen
Christmas holiday traffic toll tops 400 with 499 deaths
The 54 hour Christmas weekend yields 499 deaths nationwide with 379 traffic fatalities. Fires kill 62 and 58 others die in varied mishaps. Ark fire near Parkin claims 12 lives in two families as kerosene sparked a dormant stove blaze.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
The
Safety Council
Parkin
Ark
Dearborn
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode, Island
Vermont
Wyoming
Plane Lands At A F Base In Emergency reroute
A Mohawk Airlines DC-3 with 20 aboard diverted to Griffiss Air Force Base after a landing gear signal failed. Pilot Melvin N. Chapman followed orders to land at the base where fire and medical facilities were on standby. After stabilization, the plane returned to Oneida County Airport to complete its schedule.
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Mohawk Airlines
Griffiss Air Force Base
Buffalo
Oneida County
Melvin N. Chapman
Air Force
Chapman
China Reds Pound Nationalist Isle
Chinese Communist artillery on Amoy pounded the Nationalist island of Tatan with more than 20 shells and Quemoy with 13 shells, causing no casualties or damage, the national defense ministry said. The strikes marked a second straight day of shelling near Amoy.
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Formosa
Amoy
National Defense Ministry
Tatan
Quemoy
Back Again: Waco Judge Frees 23 Drunkenness Suspects
City Judge Q Z Valentine released 23 men held on drunkenness charges. Yesterday 10 of them were back in jail on the same issue.
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Waco
Tex
Q. Z. Valentine
Holiday weekend toll: 29 dead in New York state
A Christmas weekend report tallies 29 deaths across New York from 6 PM Friday to midnight Sunday. Traffic caused 18 fatalities, fires 8, and other accidents the remainder. A migrant camp fire near Penn Yan killed three men and a young girl, with several others injured.
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Albany
New York
Penn Yan
Johnny Dean
Betty
Robert Johnson
Walter
Moody
East Harlem
Tito cancels licenses amid tiger hunt in India
Government officials cancelled all hunting licenses in Gwalior ahead of Yugoslav President Tito's visit as a security measure. Hunters were told to reapply after President Tito leaves.
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New Delhi
India Riot Death Toll Reaches Eight
Rioting in Valod near Bombay left eight dead after a clash between police and a mob of about 1200. One more person remained critically injured. Police reinforcements were rushed to the village as authorities banned assemblies of more than four people and the bearing of weapons.
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Bombay
India
Valod
Gunman Foiled By Toy Gun Breaks Jaw Nose
In Sherman Oaks California a male assailant tried to force into a car with Annette Hyden 22. He was met by a broken toy gun barrel an uppercut a haymaker and a nose bone-crushing jab delivering a quick defeat. Hyden escaped unharmed.
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Calif
Annette Hyden
Miss Hyden
Holiday Fire Alarms Reported in Easthampton
Fire records show three alarms on Christmas Day in Easthampton Massachusetts all for nuisance burning in a avenue area.
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Easthampton
Mass
Avenc
Eisenhower weighs France vote on German rearmament
President Eisenhower in Augusta expresses seriousness over France's Chamber of Deputies vote on German rearma ment as part of Europe's defense. If approved he plans to stay until Jan 3 to work on State of the Union and other messages, else he may cut Augusta trip short.
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Chamber of Deputies
Western Alliance
Eisenhower
Congress
Europe
France
White House
Free World
Victims of Hotel Syracuse holdup linked to Savoy burglary
Salvatore Nestico, 24, a Ross Bakery driver from 201 Burdick Avenue, helped trigger the Savoy Restaurant burglary case when he arrived to delivery and found the manager paying him. Nestico claimed a $30 robbery last Friday and joined Joseph inside with a gunman present.
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Victos
Hotel Syracuse
Savoy
Salvatore Nestice
Burdick Av
Ross Bakery Company
Alex Joseph
Joseph
Nestico
Burglar Foiled After Attempt on Varsity Coffee Shop Safe
Police chased a suspect who escaped near the Varsity Coffee Shop after prying loose a steel grate and a 9 by 12 inch rear window. The burglar entered the storeroom and kitchen then reached the cashier area and worked on the safe with a pinch bar, but could not open the heavy steel door before fleeing. Concluded on Page 2, Column 7.
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Wright
Varsity
S. Crousear
Buriglar
John Dellas
Buckingham
Plans Budget Talk Sets Jan Budget Submissions
President Eisenhower decided to submit the new budget to Congress on January 17 and send the national economy report to the House and Senate on January 20. He stayed in touch with the French vote by telephone with Secretary Dulles and met economic advisers Hauge and Burns to finalize the report. The State of the Union is slated for January 6 with a tariff and reciprocal trade message to follow January 10.
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White House
Eisenhower
Georgia
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Flg
Hagerty
Mendes- France
House
Senate
French Chamber of Deputies
John Foster Dulles
Gabriel Hauge
Arthur F. Burns
Council of Economic Advisers
Hauge
Burns
Mendes France seeks approval as German rearmament vote looms
In Paris the Mendes France government faces a critical confidence vote on three issues including German entry into NATO and a Saar pact outline. The independents urged support or abstention, Gen de Gaulle ally de Nouv ille signaled conditional approval, and Western unity hangs on the result. Heavy police guarded the Assembly as the debate threatened a night session.
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