Fuse shipment blamed for Brooklyn pier explosion
Stoner Edward F. Cavanaugh Jr. said investigators found a watersocked bill of lading tied to cargo for Conn. shipper Coast Manufacturing, detailing 37,000 pounds of detonating fuse, described as hazardous and potentially capable of triggering the blast at the Brooklyn pier during Monday’s fire. Officials from city and federal agencies sought clues as experts assess fuse speed and ignition risk amid the disaster.
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Edward F. Cavanaugh Jr
Brooklyn
Cavanaugh
Pir Det
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Ensign Bickford Co
Simsbury
Conn
de‘& Supply Co
Traverne
Calif
Brooklyn Dis
Trict
City Works
Long Lines Phone Strike Averted
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co and the Communications Workers of America reached a new contract covering 25,000 long distance operators and workers in 42 states and Washington, D C. The pact adds weekly wages from 2.50 to 3 for 10 500 operators and from 3 50 to 5 for plant craftsmen, with location based pay differences. Ratification by the union long lines division is required. Negotiations lasted seven hours from 10 30 am to 6 30 am.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Communications Workers of America
States
Washington, D.C
Stocks Surge Up On Broad Market Rally
New York stocks surged on a broad front led by International Nickel which rose $9 to 107 after announcing a large Canadian expansion and price boosts. Other notable gains included Lucas Steel Kennecott Copper Union Carbide Youngstown Sheet and Tube Royal Dutch Petroleum and Gulf Oil each climbing $2 or more.
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International Nickel
Canada
Lucas Steel
Kennecott Copper
Union Carbide
Federal Judge Orders 16 Arrests Over Racial Violence
In Clinton Tennessee a federal judge ordered the arrest of 16 individuals on criminal contempt charges connected to an outbreak of racial violence. The order stems from events linked to civil rights tensions and ongoing investigations by federal authorities.
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Clinton, Tenn
Feder
Mass Pull-Out From Egypt as Iraq Crisis Deepens
London reports an Anglo French withdrawal from Egypt with 11 000 troops leaving Suez within two weeks. British and French forces curb operations while Egyptian forces move toward Sinai amid rising anti western sentiment. Moslem leaders urge action against Iraqi pressure as a new pact with Iraq Iran Pakistan Turkey and Britain forms with U S backing.
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Pakistan
Turkey
Britain
U. S
Partly cloudy and showers near mountains forecast Thursday
Weather notes forecast cloudy skies with scattered showers near the mountains on Thursday. Temperatures show little change from a low around 44 degrees early today.
Hungarian Reds Snag Dag's Visit
The Soviet-backed Hungarian government announced that Dag Hammarskjold cannot visit Budapest on December 16 as he had hoped. The premier’s government said the date is unsuitable and gave no substitute date. The UN General Assembly in New York pressed Moscow and Budapest to permit UN observers on Hungarian soil at once.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hungary
Hammarskjold
U. N. General Assembly
Budapest
Janos Kadar
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
United Nations
Eden Explanation Gets Labor Laugh
In a House of Commons debate the Labour Party mocked the Eden government’s Egypt invasion rationale and demanded clear reasons. Bevan attacked the motion as frivolous while Lloyd defended the intervention as halting wider war and exposing Soviet influence in Egypt.
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London
Labor Party
Egypt
House ‘of Commons
Selwyn Lloyd
United Nations
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
France
Bevan
Lloyd
House of Commons
Pedestrian killed near West Speedway in Tucson
Mrs Amelia Tillie Smit, 13 year old Tucson woman, died after being struck by Kenneth Erickson 46 on West Speedway near Perry Street. Investigating officers found she had stepped from crosswalk into the path of the eastbound car in a 30 mile per hour zone. Speed, darkness, and no fault found with driver cited. body released to Parker Kerr Mortuary.
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Amelia Tillie Smit
E. 4Th St
Carrie
W. Speedway
N. Perry
Smith
Pima County
Kenneth Hoge Erickson
E. Drachman
Rich‘illiams
James Adcock
Erickson
Speedway
Adcock
Frontier Tucson
Kenneth P.cleary
Cleary
General Strike Looms in Budapest Amid Uprising
Newsreel from Budapest describes anti Communist demonstrations flaring across the city as posters call for a general strike. Russian tanks and rifle wielding police confront protesters outside the US Embassy while women mourn the October November uprising. Tanks patrol as rumors of deportations and a new general strike circulate. Indian Chargé d’Affaires Rahman witnesses the displays at Freedom Square.
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U. S
Legation
AVH
Secret Police
Petrefi_ monument
Soviet Union
Rahman
K. P. S. Menon
India
Moscow
Freedom Square
Santa dreams and columnist insight spark Christmas hopes
A summary of features on page 11 and 31 includes a woman’s view on Christmas wishes, Art Luppino’s football season reflections, and a deputy sheriffs training program. The Citizen’s Christmas drawing contest invites more entrants, plus Russell Jones reports from Budapest on defying Soviet soldiers.
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Art Luppino
Bud Tucker
Art Grande
Russell Jones
Budapest
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