Eisenhower Rests Aboard Helena on Return to U S
President elect Dwight Eisenhower travels aboard the heavy cruiser Helena heading toward Hawaii after a six day tour of Korea. He weighs options to end the Korean War as Communist air attacks and a near typhoon storm loom nearby.
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U.S.S. Helena
Dwight Eisenhower
Helena
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Eisenhower
Air Force
Honolulu Weather Bureau
Red China
Russia
Europe
Hawaii
Wake Island
John Foster Dulles
Guam
Navy
Agana Air Station
Naval Air Force
Marine Drive
Apra Harbor
U.S. Fighters Repel Raid on Capital City
The U.S. Fifth Air Force repelled what it termed the largest enemy night air attack of the Korean War on Seoul as Eisenhower left Korea. Eleven hostile aircraft were detected during a three hour period starting at 7 10 p m with attacks ongoing for about two hours.
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Seoul
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Air Force
Eisenhower
Air
Four Saved as Bermuda Plane Crash Kills 37
A Cuban trans Atlantic airliner Star of the Orient with 41 aboard plunged into the sea off Bermuda. Four rescued, 37 feared lost. Survivors burned. 10 bodies recovered by midday. Vessels including the US Coast Guard Yakutat aided search amid rough seas. One survivor credited to steward Orlando Lopez Suarez saving Alice Eubanks.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
U.P
Star of the Orient
United States Air Force Kindley
Havana
Cuba
Madrid
Azores
United States Coast Guard
Yakutat
Portland, Me
Kindley
Coast Guard
Alice Eubanks
Orlando Lopez Suarez
Suarez
MacArthur States Clear Plan to End Korean War
Gen Douglas MacArthur told a New York dinner that he has a clear plan to end the Korean War. He said the plan could be executed with limited friendly casualties and without risking a wider war. He would present it to President-elect Eisenhower if invited.
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Ralph Teatsworth
New York
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Congress of American Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Far East
U N Debate on Tunisia Issue Rises Amid Slain Leader
The United Nations resumes a French boycotted debate on Tunisian independence as tension peaks after the murder of Farhat Hached. Egypt Indonesia and Cuba join speakers in the Arab-Asian bloc push for talks to end French colonial rule. Salah Ben Youssef accuses French forces of killing Hached.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
Tunisia
Farhat Hached
France
Egypt
Indonesia
Cuba
Hached
Tunis
Salah Ben Youssef
Red Hand Society
Nisia
Morocco
Eisenhower plane escorted by swift jets on Korea trip
Air Force reports a blanket screen of swift jet fighters protected President-elect Eisenhower’s plane as it neared the Far East on his Korean trip. No Communist aircraft penetrated south of the Chongchon during his stay, with swarms of warplanes continuing to guard him.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Eisenhower
Far East
Chongchon
Potter Tells Eisenhowers About Jet Cockpits
First Lt. Ira M. Potter of Fort Worth Texas describes the difficulty of entering a jet cockpit in full uniform. He explains he “puts it on” before flying into MIG Alley to clash with Red MIG-15 fighters while carrying gear from radio to fountain pen.
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Seoul
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ira M. Potter
Fort Worth
Texas
Potter
Special Judge Named in Sage Will Case
A special judge, Judge Robert Stewart of Clay County Circuit Court, is named amid a dispute over fees in the Jessica Sage will case. Executor William Cahill seeks more fees for duties after the will was set aside. administrator Earl Mann disputes Cahill’s $8500 claim.
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Jessica Sage
Robert Stewart
Clay County Circuit Court
William V. Cahill
Vigo Circuit Court
Earl Mann
Mr. Cahill
Frank Fisher
Cahill
Herbert R. Criss
Martin L. Pigg
Sullivan County
Hugh Banta
Parke County
Stewart
Judge Banta
Mann
Pigg
Russians Silent On Eisenhower Trip
Moscow reports show no Soviet press coverage of President elect Eisenhowers Korea trip. Pravda mentioned a planned journey in a Friday article but no confirmation or details were provided.
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Eisenhower
Moscow
Korea
Communist Party
Pravda
Navy Memorial to Dead to Begin Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony
Ground breaking for a Pacific Navy memorial to war dead will start 11 years after Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. The $200000 ultra modern monument at Keehi Lagoon near Honolulu will rise on 11 acres with four pylons three meditation rooms and a buoy linked causeway. Dedication is planned for Memorial Day or September 2 with the Disabled American Veterans funding the project.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific
Hickam Field
Floyd L. Ming
Territory
Pacific War Memorial
Keehi Lagoon
Honolulu International
Commission
Japan
Indiviual D.A.V
Ex-T.H. Woman Ruth Elizabeth Crawford Resigns From UN
Ruth Elizabeth Crawford former Terre Haute journalist and self admitted former Communist resigns from U.N. after nine more American employees are fired for refusing to answer questions about alleged subversive activities. The UN action brings 18 dismissals in 1952 and fuels charges of a climate of suspicion.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dec
U.N
Trygve Lie
Ruth Elizabeth Crawford
Terre Haute
Ind
Miss Crawford
Lie
Byron Price
U.N. Staff Association
Reuther and Meany in Unity Pledges
Walter Reuther new CIO president and George Meany new AFL head pledge unity for the two large labor groups. Both spoke at a dinner of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions executive board. Reuther offered friendship and solidarity and Meany rejected the division in American labor ranks.
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New York
Walter Reuther
C.I.O
George Meany
A.F.L
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Reuther
Meany
Four Teens Die In Car Plunge Near Somerset
Four high school pupils from Somerset were killed when their car skidded off a bridge near Somerset Pennsylvania, plunged 60 feet onto railroad tracks and burst into flames after returning from a dance. Police say all victims were about 16 and lived in Somerset.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a little warmer Sunday. Low tonight 33 and 26 to 31 in northern areas. high Sunday 56 in Terre Haute, 45 to 54 north and 54 to 62 south in Indiana and Illinois. River stage 2.8 ft and stationary. yesterday's high 45, low 24, trace precipitation. humidity 85 percent.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Minors Targeted as Court Sets Punishment for Beer Violation
Judge Edward S. Everett in City Court imposed penalties on two of three defendants cited for violating the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Act. Robert Crowthers 27 admitted buying beer for two underage girls and received five days in jail plus a $25 fine. Lita Sons 19 was fined $25 for entering a tavern while under 21. Sally Dickerson 19 was ill and her case set for December 12.
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Edward S. Everett
Robert Crowthers
West Terre Haute
Northside
Lita Sons
Hullman_ street
Crowthers
Sally Dickerson
South Fourth Street
Everett
Weekend Midwest Weather Promises Mild Conditions
The report notes wet spots along coasts but fair skies across most of the nation with unseasonably mild temperatures from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Readings ran about normal elsewhere while the Northern Plains and Rockies stayed subfreezing.
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Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Plains
Honest Ex-GI Returns Blank Check in KilKen
Lawson Miller, a former GI from Kilkenny Alabama, turned over a blank check to federal authorities. He said the check was properly drawn but left unfilled in amount.
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Killen
Ala
Lawson Miller
Six Children Die In Pittsburgh Gas Explosion
A delayed action natural gas explosion in a North Side Pittsburgh home killed six children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moulis. The blast occurred when a car skidded into a retaining wall and ruptured a gas main, reducing the three story frame house to rubble. Firefighters recovered the bodies of five sons and a daughter, ages 5 to 14, after hours of careful salvage.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen Adley
Robert Moulis
David
Richard
Lois
James
Geary
Robert
Moulis
Rose
State Farm Prices Fall in Indiana November Report
Purdue University and federal farm statisticians report Indiana farm prices dropped five percent from October to November and seven percent below year ago levels. Purchasing power fell five percent. Hogs, cattle and corn led declines at 13, 10 and 8 percent, while chickens rose 12 percent. Other prices moved no more than six percent.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
Federal Farm Statisticians
Buffalo opens new Air Force procurement office
The federal government established the Buffalo Office of the Rochester Regional Office of the Northeast Air Procurement District of the United States Air Force.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Rochester
Northeast Air Procurement District
United States Air Force
Reverend Spear’s coats missing from church fellowship spot
In Springfield Massachusetts Reverend Raymond E Spears of Trinity Methodist reports two coats vanished from the church fellowship area within three weeks. He classified both incidents as missing not stolen and filed no complaint.
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Springfield
Mass
Raymond E. Spears
Trinity Methodist Church
Bonn Approves West German Peace Treaty
West Germany Parliament approved the German peace treaty and the European army pact in a long session then adjourned to await a court ruling on constitutionality of rearmament. The vote, labeled by the government as a political showdown, paves the way for 500000 German troops in exchange for regained sovereignty.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Northwestern cafe workers strike over reduced egg wages
Chicago news reports 84 Northwestern University student cafeteria workers walked out after being given one egg for breakfast instead of two. A spokesman stated the wage cut prompted the strike.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Collins resigns from Indiana University post
Jay W. Collins resigns as alumni field secretary for Indiana University and will become district sales supervisor for New Castle Products Inc. in New Castle.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jay W. Collins
Indiana University
New Castle Products, Inc
New Castle
Fantastic Story Of Clancy The Collie Seems Doubtful
Howard Casey of North Tonawanda doubts the dog pictured as Clancy traveled 500 miles to Michigan City Indiana. Clancy belonging to the Eugene Moses family disappeared after they left for Indiana. Desmarais and Casey searched but found no trace and John Moses recalls Clancy’s bond with his children.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clancy
Howard Casey
North Tonawanda
Michigan City
Ind
Casey
Eugene Moses
Rudolph Desmarais
Moses
Indiana
Desmarais
Buffalo Courier-Express
Associated Press
Golly
Chicago Rapist Slasher Hunted After 2 Attacks
Chicago police pursue a knife wielding assailant suspected in two attacks on children and women on the south and west sides. A 13 year old girl abducted and raped on Friday, another 11 year old girl raped on Tuesday, and a separate south side slasher case with multiple female victims have led to a large manhunt led by Police Commissioner Timothy OConnor with about 200 officers deployed.
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Chicago
West Side
Timothy O’connor
South Shore
Oregon Governor McKay Leaves on Secret Mission
Gov Douglas McKay newly named secretary of interior departed Salem in secret fueling talk he may meet President elect Eisenhower in the mid Pacific. Eisenhower announced aboard the U S S Helena he would stop at Wake Island on a trip from Korea to pick up key figures for his new administration.
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Salem
Ore
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U.S.S. Helena
Wake Island
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