Nehru seeks peaceful paths in Middle East after EU trip
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said there is no serious danger of Soviet interference in the Middle East if approached peacefully. He arrived in London en route to talks with President Eisenhower and planned discussions with Prime Minister Eden before departing for New York. He refused to mediate China and the United States but expressed hope tension could ease between Peiping and Washington.
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London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Middle East
Nehru
New Delhi
Eisenhower
Washington
Britain
United States
Anthony Eden
New York
Eden
Jamaica
Chequers
China
America
Peiping
Egyptian Gangs Attack British and UN Troops at Port Said
Egyptian guerrilla gangs armed with rockets grenades and machine guns attacked British and United Nations troops in Port Said Friday night and today in hit and run raids killing at least two. UN forces returned fire with no reported casualties. Evacuation delays push E day before Christmas.
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Port Said
United Nations
U.N
Cairo
Carl Engholm
Engholm
Patriots Face Army Court For Hungarian Rebellion
In Budapest a military court martial begins for a group described as armed counter-revolutionaries. Radio Budapest warns of possible death within two hours unless mercy sparing the defendants. The case marks Hungary’s first martial law trial tied to the Janos Kadar regime’s measures.
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Budapest
Radio
Kecskemet
Hungary
Szeged
Janos Kadar
Radio Budapest
Nepszabadsag
Kadar
Zoltan Szanto
Gyvorgy Lukacs
Creighton Student Killed in Crash Near Davenport
James V. Kurucar 25 of Chicago died in a Friday night car crash on U.S. 6 west of Davenport. Two Creighton University students, George Reinbold 19 of Wisconsin and Edward Dropp 14 of Wisconsin, were injured and hospitalized. The other driver was Mrs Lola E Klose 49 of Durant. An inquest was to be held.
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Davenport
Iowa
James V. Kurucar
Chicago
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Here
Kurucar
George Reinbold
Wauwatosa
Wis
Edward Dropp
West Allis
U.S. 6
Lola E. Rkiose
Durant
Klose
Reinbold
Dropp
Syria Blocks Oil Flow Until Troops Exit Egypt
Syria declared no oil will cross its territory until all British French and Israeli troops leave Egypt. Economy Minister Khalil Kallas said repair of sabotaged pipelines from Kirkuk Iraq to Baniyas Syria would wait. The United States protested the delay citing potential hunger and cold effects across Europe Asia and South America. The line normally ships about 540000 barrels daily to the Mediterranean port.
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Damascus
Syria
Khalil Kallas
Iraq
Mediterranean
Washington
United States
Herbert Hoover Jr
Farid Ze
Two Bandits Steal $100 in Holdup at Carlisle
INDIANOLA Iowa Two men one masked robbed a Carlisle service station Friday night slapping operator H C Conant and taking $100 after first buying candy. The suspects fled and were arrested hours later in Des Moines and turned over to Warren County authorities on suspicion of robbery.
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Indianola
Iowa
Carlisle
Des Moines
Warren County Sheriffs Office
H.C. Conant
Conant
Predict Action On Reorganization Law
Des Moines reports state officials foresee legislative changes to speed school reorganization in 1957. Senator Wilbur C. Molison notes better rural support and progress, while Robert D. Wells of the Public Instruction Board stays optimistic. Both boards urge reforms to merge small schools into larger, efficient units to broaden science and math education.
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Iowa
Wilbur C. Molison
Grinnell
Des Moines League of Women Voters
Molison
Robert D. Wells
Davenport
State Board of Public Instruction
Public Instruction Board
Iowa Tax Study Committee
KP Lodge at Chester To Honor Bill Embree
West Chester will honor William Embree of Delta for fifty years of service to the Knights of Pythias. He joined Crotona Lodge in Keota on December 17 1906 and has belonged to West Chester lodge since 1919. A program will present a 50 year certificate and jewel to Embree.
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West Chester
Wilam Embree
Delta
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Order
Bill
Crotona Lodge
Keota
Jewel
Mr. Embree
Order
Belle Plaine Man Receives 23k Pass for 50 Years Service
Wm Winslow of Belle Plaine was awarded a 23 karat gold pass by the Chicago and North Western Railroad in honor of half a century as a railroad scale inspector.
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Wm. Winslow
Belle Plaine
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Rites for Henry Berry At Keota on Sunday
Funeral services for William Henry Berry aged 46 will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Powell Funeral Home at Keota. Berry died Thursday at University Hospital in Iowa City.
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Henry Berry
Keota
William Henry Berry
Powell
Berry
University Hospital
Iowa City
Gingerich Pleads Guilty in Break In Case
Joseph Gingerich pleaded guilty in district court to breaking and entering. He was sentenced to 10 years at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, but his sentence was suspended and he was paroled to Sheriff Charles C. Snyder. The break in occurred at the Kalona sale barn this fall.
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Mahlen Joesph Gingerich
Anamosa
Gingerich
Charles C. Snyder
Kalona
Junction Church Plans Children's Program
Christmas programs set at three local churches and schools. Fredonia Methodist Church hosts a Thursday program on December 20 evening. Central Presbyterian Columbus Junction offers a Sunday December 23 11 a.m. children’s program. Living Lake School pupils perform Friday December 21 at 7 30 p.m. and welcome parents and friends.
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Methodist Church
Fredonia
Central Presbyterian Church
Columbus Junction
Living Lake School
France seeks UN debate on mistreatment of French in Egypt
France summoned Western European allies to press for a General Assembly debate on reports that Cairo expelling and jailing French and other nationals in Egypt. 8,000 French residents in Egypt feared being ordered out by Tuesday as Anglo French forces withdraw from the Suez zone.
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United Nations
N.Y
France
Egypt
U.N. General Assembly
General Assembly
Suez Canal Zone
U.N
Port Said
Cairo
Britain
Israel
Dag Hammarskjold
World Organization
Assembly
Hammarskjold
NAACP Turns Its Records Over To State of Georgia
In Atlanta the NAACP released its Georgia records to state revenue agents to resolve a contempt of court case against J. H. Calhoun. Judge Durwood Pye ordered Calhoun jailed until records were produced. Calhoun was freed after partial compliance and a weekend stay. The state may determine tax status and assess costs.
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Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Georgia
NAACP
J. H. Calhoun
Calhoun
Dixie
Superior Court
Durwood Pye
William Strickland
Strickland
Pye
Brothers Sentenced For Hold Up At Huxley
Two Mec callsburg brothers Howard Dickerson aged 22 and Dallas Dickerson aged 20 pleaded guilty to robbing a Huxley filling station and customers in Nevada Iowa. District Judge H E Nichols sentenced Howard to Fort Madison State Prison and Dallas to Anamosa State Reformatory for a total theft of 180 dollars from the service station and a trucker plus two Des Moines youths.
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Nevada
Iowa
Eisenhower meets advisers before Nehru arrival
President Eisenhower convened more than a dozen top aides to prepare for Jawaharlal Nehru's Sunday noon arrival from London aboard the Columbine III for a four day visit. Vice President Nixon will greet Nehru at National Airport and escort him to the White House for talks.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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London
Columbine
Richard M. Nixon
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White House
U.S
Asia
Percival Brundage
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Arthur S. Summerfield
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
John Foster Dulles
NATO Council
Paris
Dulles
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Herbert Hoover Jr
John Sherman Cooper ‘Ray
India
Flood Recedes as Monongahela Floods Central West Virginia
Flood waters from West Virginia spread into Pennsylvania along the Monongahela River, but dams held the surge. Over 100 families evacuated by National Guardsmen in Spencer and Weston, WV began returning home as the river crested around Weston and Pittsburgh area.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Monongahela
Pennsylvania
Spencer
Weston
W.va
Ohio
Dashields Dam
Clarksburg
Withholding Would Bring in More Tax Revenue for State
Dr. William G. Murray of Iowa State College argues that withholding state income taxes from paychecks would boost revenue. He notes 5,000 to 5,0000 filers pay nothing or token amounts in April and cites an estimated million annual gain. Senator Prentis notes Iowa shifts from agriculture to industry and questions property tax adequacy for schools and roads.
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Des Moines
William G. Murray
Iowa State College
Murray
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Iowa
Tax Commission
Sen
X.T. Prentis
Rmount Ayr
Prentis
Two Magazines Will Go Out of Business
New York news reports two long running magazines Collier's and Women's Home Companion will cease publication. Crowell Collier Publisher Co. cites heavy losses totaling over 7.5 million dollars this year. Look Magazine’s Gardner Cowles says Look will take over unfilled subscriptions and title rights.
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New York
Collier's
Women's Home Companion
Paul C. Smith
Crowell Collier Publisher Co
Crowell-Collier's
Collier’s
Look
Colliers
Cowles
Crowell-Collier
Woman's Home Companion
Millionaire geologist Degolyer dies by own action in Dallas
Everett Lee Degolyer a 70 year old Texas millionaire geologist was found dead at his Dallas office from a self inflicted gunshot wound authorities said Justice of the Peace Glenn Byrd ruled the death a suicide Degolyer a leading figure in the petroleum industry had suffered ill health and required daily blood transfusions He chaired the board of the Saturday Review of Literature and collected rare books.
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Dallas
Tex
Everett Lee Degolyer
Degolyer
Justice of the
Glenn Byrd
The
Saturday Review of Literature
More People Now On Government Payrolls
Washington reports show the federal payroll growing by 50 000 since January while lawmakers push to trim staff. Assistant Budget Bureau director Merriam testified before a House panel on manpower costs, noting civilian employees fell 240 000 since the Eisenhower era and stood at 2 383 000 on October 1.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Robert E. Merriam
House
Merriam
Eisenhower
Snow band to sweep through central to northeast Iowa
Weather forecast from United Press Iowa notes a narrow snow band 50 miles wide bringing 1 to 3 inches late today. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with colder conditions in the north and east and warmer in the south. Low temperatures range from 10 to 20 degrees, with widespread cloudiness and little overall temperature change in the rest of the state.
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United Press
Iowa
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