Kahn and Landy Honored by the Queen
London honors list includes Aga Khan and mile record holder John Landy among about 2,000 recipients. Landy becomes a member of the Order of the British Empire while the Aga Khan receives the Knight Grand Cross for service to Muslim communities. Sir Roger Makins and Shipton also noted for their roles, with several Britons elevated to the House of Lords.
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London
Aga Kahn
John Landy
Roger Makins
Washington
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Syeareold Aga Khan
Sir Roger
U. S
Dwight Davis
Landy
Order of the
Shipton
House of Lords
William Fraser
Charman
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Arnold Fridley
British Association of Chambers of Commerce
EB. D. Adrian
Britain
John Ernest Neale
Queen Elizabeth
Wilfred E. le Gros Clark
War Danger Grows Says Malenkov
Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov warns that rearmament in West Germany and overseas U.S. bases raise war risk but says the Soviet Union and United States can still live in peaceful coexistence. He backs possible Big Four talks and favors diplomatic Asia talks if the U.S. shows similar readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vasmusyon Pureag Ua
Alrington
Georgi Malenkov
West Germany
U.S
Russia
Soviet Union
UN Chief In Paris Amid Stopover For Spies Release
United Nations Secretary General Hammarskjold met with Rene Mendes-France at Orly Airport in a brief Paris stopover on his journey to Peiping to press for the release of an American airman held as a spy. Hammarskjold later planned talks in New Delhi with Jawaharlal Nehru before proceeding to Canton for pickup by a Red Chinese plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations
Miet Mendes
Arner
London
Mendes-France
New Delhi
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Jawaharlal Nehru
Canton
Suez Jam Is Tackled In GIant Canal Crisis
Disputed waterway near Port Said faces possible 10 day blockage as a tanker wedged beneath the Ferdan swing bridge halting about 72 ships. Officials report prepare for wider conflict amid Western alliance tensions and calls for international talks.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez
Paris
Germany
Malenkov
Red China
U. S
Port Said
World Peace
Eisenhowers Have Quiet New Year's in Augusta
President Eisenhower spent New Year’s Eve quietly at the Augusta National Golf Club with his wife and her mother, then planned a return to Washington. He announced an emergency three man airline labor board and denied Ridgway concern over manpower cuts, as Hagerty detailed cabinet and staff discussions.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Ellietalt Doud
White House
Columbine
Congress
AFL
Adoph E. Wenke
Nebraska Supreme Court
James B. Carey
Hagerty
Ridgway
Secretary of Defense
Charles ©. Wilson
Wilson
Igway
Army
Field Foundation Grants $776168 and Trucker in Escape Bid
A Chicago man, Carl Lee, 38, jailed after attempting to evade a weigh station while hauling rush stone to Cleveland. A patrolman forced Lee to unload part of the load, citing a 10,640 pound overload. The incident occurred as Lee faced charges including overload and disobeying a police order.
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Loraln
Ohio
Carl Lee
Lee
Sanducky
Cleveland
Chicago
The
Field Foundation, Inc
Maz
Leeshall Field
Chicago Sun
Sun-Times
Marshall Field, Jr
Hotel Party Spends $100,000 Toward New Year
In Las Vegas Javish Sands Hotel hosts a New Year party costing about $200,000. Owners Jake Freedman and Jack Entratter treated 500 guests after meals and a Copa Room show, returning payments, uncorking 500 champagnes, gifting $50 each, and serving 1500 steaks while 73 cases of liquor were consumed.
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Las Vegas, Nev
INS
Las Vegas
Jake Freedman
Jack Entratter
Freedman
Entratter
Quick Thinking Boy Saves Life In Dallas Car Fire
Freddie Denton, 13, spotted smoke from a parked car in Dallas and rescued Cathy Finch, 2½, by smothering flames with his coat. The child suffered burns over half her body and remained in critical condition as authorities investigated the penny box of matches forgotten by the mother who left Cathy in the car to retrieve her two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Freddie Denton
Cathy Finch
Cathy
Toatches
It Wasn’t Los Angeles New Year’s Night Shooting
Samuel Roof, 63, stepped out to celebrate New Year’s Eve and was struck by a stray bullet. Police said the wound, sustained during the celebration, sent Roof to General Hospital for treatment. Authorities have not identified any suspect or motive.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Roof
Bolice
Roof
General Hospital
Mrs Eliza Taylor Avoids New Year Resolutions
Highland Michigan Mrs Eliza Beaumont Taylor noted she has never made a New Year resolution and does not intend to start. She recalled the old days as simple and frugal, saying people then had little but plenty of fun.
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Highland
Mich
Eliza Beaumont Taylor
Taylor
New York Editor Alleges Benson Helped Oust Ladejinsky
A New York editor says the Agriculture Department double crossed him by releasing a letter criticizing Secretary Benson over the firing of Wolf Ladejinsky, an aide whose ouster is described as security based. Vitt claims Milan D. Smith used his quote and calls for White House action amid anti Semite accusations tied to the dispute.
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Washington
Humphrey
D. Minn
Ladepinskty
U.S
Japan
White House
Vitt
Benson
Agriculture Department
Ladejinsky
B Witt
Milan D. Smith
New York
Smith
Itt
Smith Tilen
George Vitt
Amtorg
Tnp
Russia
Judd
R-Minn
Commie
Ladesingky
FCDD
Ladbinsky
Annual Swim Rome Rig de Sonag and Celebrity Weddings
Belgian artist celebrates New Year by diving into the River Tiber at midnight for the eighth year running from Cavour Bridge. Martha Vickers, former Mickey Rooney wife, marries Chilean polo player Manuel Rojas at Mexicali near Calexico last Oct. 2 to observe South American marriage blessing customs, secrecy leaked at a party.
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Rome
Rig de Sonag
Cavour Bridge
Martha Vickers
Mickey Rooney
Manuel Rojas
Mexicali
Calexico
Calif
Vidi Rojas
TV Boosts Airmen Morale at Wheelus Field Tripoli
American Air Force installs a TV station at Wheelus Field near Tripoli to lift morale. Programs like Mr Peepers Dragnet Howdy Doody Milton Berle and Robert Montgomery Presents are broadcast seven hours daily from 4 to 11 PM. Sets are sold in the Post Exchange and reception is good on base though Tripoli city power fluctuates.
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Tripoli
Europe
AIR Force
Post Exchange
R. E. Heet
Dayton
Ohio
J. Heet
Wheelus
Africa
Morocco
France
Germany
Tennil
Mr. Pee
No One Man Hearings Planned by Senate Subcommittee
Senator McClellan said he will permit no one man hearings by the Senate Investigations subcommittee when he becomes chairman and will pursue exposing any Communists in government. He added the panel will likely operate under rules banning such hearings, and asked for a budget of at least $15,000 for the year, compared with 1954’s $214,000 allotment.
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Washington
Air Defense to Expand Ground Observer Corps Nationwide 1935
The Continental Air Defense Command announced expansion of the ground observer corps to all 48 states in 1935. It already lists over 380,000 civilian volunteers across 13,000 posts and 43 filter centers. Plans include Texas Tower A radar chains Newfoundland to Norfolk, Navy Liberty ships conversion for radar crafts, and Nike missile site buildup.
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Colorado Springs
Continental Air Defense Command
Ground Observer Corps
Texas Tower
Newfoundland
Norfolk
Navy
National Black-eyed Pea Cheer Inspires Ike Menu
President Eisenhower is urged to eat black-eyed peas for luck as Elmo Rural’ Torn reports a pantry supply at Augusta Georgia’s Little White House. Mrs Eisenhower’s New Year menu includes peas. Chen Cheng of Formosa warns about peace and China’s future, saying Free China must restore the mainland.
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Taylor
Tes. Uxc
National
Black-eyed Pea Association of America
Eisenhower
Elmo Rural
White House
Augusta
Formosa P
Chen Cheng
Tom
China
Designa
Chen
Jin
Free
Murray Backs Higher Minimum Wage to $0.90
Senator Murray called President Eisenhower’s proposed increase to 90 cents an hour a good move but insufficient and urged raising it to a dollar. Other senators weighed consequences for farm labor costs and saw potential boosts to small mills as prices fall. Hagerty announced the plan in Augusta while outlining a substantial percentage rise in the president’s state of the union message. AFL and CIO favor $1.25.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Senate Labor Committee
Deimurracs
Congress
Bussilt
D-Ga
Pltech TS
Jay
Russell
James C. Hageriy
Augusta
Montana
Mansfield
Morse
Indore
AFL
Barely Escape Fireworks Death inoming car blaze
James David Patterson 16 and Leroy 14 were driving home with two friends when a firecracker tossed from the front window ignited fireworks in the back. Sparks set the car alight and the gasoline tank exploded, destroying the vehicle though the four youths escaped unharmed.
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Greworks
James David Patterson
Leroy
James
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Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Hevarden
Defender Safe CO
Clark Music
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Buffalo
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