Europe’s New Year Festivities Spark Western Spending
A 1955 New Year report notes Western Europe enjoying a gay spending spree as restaurants, prices, and festive meals surge. Leaders from Britain and West Germany voice hope for ending Cold War divisions, while parades and wine toasts mark a year of renewed unity and prosperity amid postwar tensions.
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Europe
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London
Alliance of Free
Theodor Heuss
Germany
Britain
Churchill
Vatican
Paris
L'Osservatore Romano
Kremlin
Klementi Voroshilov
Voroshilov
Take Over as Chief Aids to UN Head
Dr Ralph J Bunche and Ilya Tchernychev assumed roles as principal assistants to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold on 34 year contracts. The move, described as senior positions overseeing global affairs, came with no specific assignments.
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United Nations
Ralph J. Bunche
United States
Ilya Tchernychev
Russia
Nations
Dag ‘Hammarskjold
World Organization
New Year Observances Across European Cities
In Harriman Vienna wine and liquor sealers bragged of business as thousands welcomed the new year in city wine cellars. In Berlin night clubs in a Communist area offered holiday dinners up to 35 marks, about eight times a typical meal. Amsterdam residents marked New Year’s Day by mourning loved ones and vowing self improvement.
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Sandusky, O
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Washington
George Meany
Sandusky
Dianne
Justice Department
Mummers
Philly
Philadelphia
Warren
Olney
Herr
Cobert Brownell, Jr
West
Europe
Britain
London
Srifons
Paris
Rome
Vienna
Lquor
Berlin
Amsterdam
New York Governor Harriman Inaugurated At Albany
Albert Conway administered the oath as Harriman began a second term. Harriman outlined a bold program focused on education and youth, urged state unity between upstate and downstate, and promised to expand low cost hydroelectric power while modernizing the economy. DeLuca and Levitt to be sworn in, Javits also takes office. festivities drew 2000 attendees and 1200 seats in the Assembly chamber.
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Albert Conway
Court of Appeals
Harriman
Conway
Downstate
Upstate
de Sapio
Pichard H. Balch
Hasibson
Harrimans
Margaret Truman
Harry Truman
Stanley Mortimer, Jr
Shirley Fisk
William C. Lord
George B. de -Lucas
Arthur Levitt
Jacob K. Javits
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Irving M Ives
G.O.P
Levitt
Frank del Vecchio
Syracuse
DE Lucas Opposte Namter
Ray Jhmond McGovern
Albany
Associated Press
Carmine de Sapio
Milk gift to Mendes-France goes unreceived in Paris
Eleanor Maley, a Grand Meadow Minnesota high school girl, delivered 48 milk bottles from the United States to Premier Mendes-France in Paris, but he was away. Roland de Moustier, foreign affairs secretary, greeted the visitor as dairy supporters celebrate his milk campaign.
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Menaes-France
Paris
Eleanor Maley
Grand Meadow
Minn
Pierre
Sober driver nets business on New Year’s Eve
Joe Crunk runs a sober driving service on New Year’s Eve with four clients per night, transporting partygoers and ensuring safe returns. He notes demand rises yearly as clients request rides home after celebrations, with repeat customers and confidential arrangements surrounding the service.
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Angeles
Joe Crunk
Joe Iooks
Joe
Gigi Sehen
Qie Vren
Sunset Strip
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Evers
Usal
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Lekey
Wren
Jor
Jeet Jong
Tim
Jeu
Army Cutback Sparks Senate Doubts on Defense
Senators Monroney Mansfield Kerr question the plan to cut regular Army strength and reserve lieutenants, arguing it weakens summer warfare readiness. Ridgway’s stance on defense funding and dispersal in an atomic war is under scrutiny as officials seek final approval.
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Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Commmttee
Congress
Kerr
Ridgway
Army-Navy-Air Force Journal
Eisenhower
Amy
Prisoners Could Be Released. US Silent on Russian Plea
The United States has filed eight official inquiries this year about the whereabouts of prisoners from page one. A Soviet note offered to release three Americans but asked the U S to take action in return. Rumors linked this to 13 to 20 Russian sailors captured near Formosa and held aboard a Tuapse crew. The State Department denied involvement in the sailor seizure. Dag Hammarskjold traveled to Beijing as UN efforts continue for the release of U S airmen and other personnel.
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Ivy U
Formosa
Formosa Straits
Soviet Union
U. S. Seventh Fleet
State Department
State
Justice Departments
United Nations
Dag Hamel Smarskield
New York
Peking
Red
Hangover Cures Spotted in Newsrooms and Colleges
A humor-filled survey of hangover remedies from newsmen to Ivy League students. Journalists favor varied cures from chocolate ice cream to hot beer and pickles. College crowds recount milk punch in bathtubs on Sundays, earning social probation, while others praise vitamins and sleep. A Bronx nativity scene reports several births among animals.
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Williams College
New Fork
New York
Bronx
Dorett
Rin Amb
Tournament Parade Says It in Flowers in 66th Roses
Pasadena crowds line Colorado Street as 61 blossom floats head the 66th Tournament of Roses parade. Chief Justice Earl Warren serves as grand marshal while thousands gather amid last minute preparations. NBC airs the floral spectacle starting at 10:10 PM.
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Calif
Colorado St
Earl Warren
NBC
Convicts Aid Malaria Drug Trials at Atlanta Prison
Prisoners at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary volunteered to bite infected mosquitoes to test primaquine and chloroquine for malaria cure and prevention. About 800 prisoners participated over six years, each receiving $50 and a 30 day sentence cut. No casualties occurred. Dr. Carl Pirkle, chief medical officer, said results support military use and may end malaria as a major problem.
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Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Carl J. Pickle
U.S. Public Health Service
Pirkle
National Institute of Health
Defense Department
Illinois State Prison
Joliet
Court case notes mix with pageant parade details and press freedom debate
The report covers Telke’s 3 to 6 year concurrent sentences after convictions over arranging payoffs with a Margarine heir and attempts to involve Marguerite Cordova. It details arrests in New York, bail figures, and cites a judge's remark on public court access. It also describes a California Rose Parade lineup with floats, queens, and a West Point band, highlighting participants and floral designs.
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Cafe Society
Marguerite Cordova
Telke
Miami
Fla
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Miss Cordova
New York City
Peggy Sands
J. Associated
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Revelry and births mark New Year across the nation
The New Year celebration included social splendor and a safety warning as crowds, officers, and families rang in 1955. A baby girl born at Great Falls Air Force Base became one of the first 1955 births. Other newborns appeared in Syracuse and Philadelphia while the Oceanic freighter limped into Tokyo harbor after a storm, signaling postholiday turmoil at sea.
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Mont
Well W. Voses
Voses
Great Falls Air Force Base
Harrington
Wie
Syracuse
Mrs. John King
St. Mary's
Tokyo
Akodate Harbor
Japan
Urup Island
Kuriles
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