Severe cold grips nation as Thanksgiving arrives with snow and ice
A sweeping cold air mass shivers the eastern two thirds of the U.S. with temperatures in the 20s and lows near zero in the Dakotas. Snow flurries blanket the Midwest to the Great Lakes while eastern coastal areas see wet conditions. Hazardous highway conditions trigger numerous slideoffs and a 17 car pileup near Waukesha as winds gust to 60 mph on Lake Michigan. The J.P. Wells freighter suffers a broken rudder but is escorted safely into Sault Ste. Marie.
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Dakotas
Montana
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Florida
New Mexico
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Nebraska
Canada
Great Plains States
Appalachians
Atlantic Coast
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
J.P. Wells
Sault Ste. Marie
North Woods
Midwest
Plains
Waukesha
Wis
Conservatives Fight Back as Suez Withdrawals Stir Parliament
British Conservatives warn against a premature pullout from Port Said risking a revolt in Parliament. About 50 MPs in writing oppose the move, challenging Eden as he heads to Jamaica for a short holiday. Government whips push back to avert a crisis while talks with backbenchers continue.
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Canal Zone
Eden
Jamaica
R. A. Butler
Harold MacMillan
Thanksgiving Accidents Mar Holiday Observance Across Nations
Reporting from Chicago, the Thanksgiving holiday was marked by tragic travel deaths. By mid morning 28 deaths since Wednesday 6 p.m. raised the toll to 31 after a plane crash and a fatal fire. Three Georgetown University students died in Pennsylvania in a head on crash with a tractor-trailer. Snow and cold plagued many regions as President Eisenhower urged aid to the destitute. Charity drives and baskets accompanied at home gatherings nationwide.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Midwest
Safety Council
Pennsylvania
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Waukesha
Wis
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Great Lakes
Eisenhower
Washington Council of Churches Meeting Set for Monday
The regular quarterly gathering of the Washington Council of Churches will convene Monday evening at 7 30 at the United Presbyterian Church. President Tom Robb notes the council comprises seven participating churches with each church sending four delegates plus the minister.
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Washington Council of Churches
United Presbyterian Church
Tom Robb
Washington
County TV Film Showcases Local Residents
A Washington County produced Farm Bureau special explains the Cardiac in Agriculture program. The four minute film features Dr M Mast Tom Robb and the Nebels farming near Noble. It airs Saturday on WMT TV between noon and 12 30 PM on state stations.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County
Wmt-Tv
M. Mast
Washington
Tom Robb
Milton Nebel
Noble
Mass Hungarian Exodus Into Austria Surges
More than 8,000 Hungarians crossed into Austria in 24 hours, boosting total refugees past 50,000 amid Soviet pressure. Bridges were blown, but thousands fled nightly in subfreezing cold. Austrian authorities scrambled to house arrivals and coordinate eventual resettlement to the United States, Britain, Switzerland, and beyond. U.S. officials weighed raising the 5,000 quota with calls from Rep. Walter to reach 9,000–17,000, pending Washington approval.
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Vienna
Free
Austria
Hungary
United States
Great Britain
Switzerland
Belgium
U. S
Eisenhower
Francis F. Walter
D-Pa
Washington
Hungarian Workers In Total Strike Paralyzes Budapest
In Budapest a two day total strike by Hungarian workers against Soviet pressure disrupted public transit and industry. Streetcars and buses halted, all factories shut, and only essential services and food distribution operated as the Communist radio urged a return to work.
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Budapest
National Workers’ Council
Hungary
Red Army
Soviet Plan To Be Aired At United Nations
Western observers expect the Soviet Union to press its limited disarmament idea in the General Assembly with Dmitri Shepilov among five speakers. Dag Hammarskjold prepares a Middle East report after replies from Britain France and Israel on ceasefire and withdrawal questions. Britain says it will pull one battalion from Port Said as act of good faith.
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United Nations
United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Eisenhower
Dmitri T. Shepilov
Assembly
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
Port Said
Britain and France to quit Suez as UN force arrives
Britain and France told Dag Hammarskjold they would withdraw from the Suez Canal Zone once 5 000 to 6 000 UN troops arrive to keep order. Pineau and Lloyd set the withdrawal level, while Four Power jeep patrols were proposed for security. Norweigan UN troops already in Port Said. France says Egypt should pay Suez repair costs and supports UN committees run by Hammarskjold. A related note cites internal Conservative strife in London over Prime Minister Anthony Eden.
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London
Britain
France
Dag Hammarskjold
Suez Canal Zone
United Nations
Christian Pineau
Selwyn Lloyd
Port
Hugh Stockwell
Vienna
United States
Russia
Austria
Paris
Pineau
Hammarskiold
Lloyd
Canal Zone
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
Egypt
U.S
Suez
Palestine
Hammarskjold
Anthony Eden
Mideast
Cairo
Abdel Hakim Amer
Abu Sweir
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Emergency Force
UNEF
Abu Swe
Naples
Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Amman
United States leads global goods and services output
The United States produces about 40 percent of the world’s goods and services, reflecting its dominant role in global trade and economic activity during the period.
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United States
Water System Vote Carries in Chester
West Chester voters approved a municipal water system in a special election on Wednesday. The measure passed by a large majority with 89 in favor and 21 opposed, authorizing $17,500 in bonds and $27,500 from net earnings to complete a $45,000 project. a similar proposal was defeated months earlier.
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West Chester
President Eisenhower spends Thanksgiving at Fort Belvoir with family
President Eisenhower and First Lady choose a simple family feast at Maj. John S. Eisenhower’s Fort Belvoir home over a formal White House dinner. They attend special Thanksgiving services at National Presbyterian Church and plan to visit John’s post, leaving a one day holiday before a return to work Friday. The event centers on grandchildren David Barbara Anne Susan and Mary Jean with Barbara as host.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Ft. Belvoir Army
Maj
John S. Eisenhower
John
Barbara
National Presbyterian Church
John Eisenhowers
Fort Belvoir
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Mary Jean
Plan Special Trains To Rose Bowl Game
University of Iowa officials plan the largest non military rail movement in state history for the Rose Bowl trip. Herky Special trains for students depart Dec 26, Hawkeye Rose Bowl Special for alumni and locals to Los Angeles.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Herky
Los Angeles
Mrs Grovier to Open Beauty Shop Monday
Louise Grovier announces the opening of a beauty salon in her home at 1005 North Fifth Avenue on Monday November 26. Mr and Mrs Joe Grovier and two sons recently moved to Washington from West Chester where Mrs Grovier had run a beauty shop.
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Louise Grovier
North Fifth Avenue
Joe Grovier
Washington
West Chester
Books Week at Washington Public Library Highlights Four Reviews
Four book reviews are scheduled at 1 30 p m during National Book Week at the Washington Public Library. On Nov 26 Mrs Ted Michels reviews The Holy City by Albert N Williams with notes from her Jerusalem visit. Nov 27 Mary Gale Letts reviews Tolbecken by Samuel Shellabarger. Nov 28 Wilderness for Sale by Walter Havighurst reviewed by Mrs Richard Fisher of West Chester. Nov 29 travel talk Around the World in 101 Days by Mrs Richard H McCleery concludes the series.
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Washington Public
Ted Michels
Holy City
Albert N. Williams
Jerusalem
Michels
Williams
Mary Gale Letts
Rebels Raid Algerian Villages Amid East Algeria Turmoil
Rebel units swept through Taourirt and Tanzibt in the Soumman Valley fatally injuring Moslem villagers and taking men as captives. About 18 people were reported missing and no death toll was confirmed. Army rails the valley while outposts brace for further attacks. In West Algeria near Picard, rebels fatally wounded four Moslems and held Kadda Ahmed and his three sons.
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Algiers
Algeria
Soumman Valley
Taourirt
Tanzibt
Picard
Kadda Ahmed
Verdun
Brush Fire Rips Through California Woodlands Threatening Area
A 10 000 acre brush fire raged eight miles east and north of San Bernardino California with winds driving the front toward Running Springs. Fire crews battled the blaze for four days while one firefighter died seven were injured and several structures including a powder plant and five homes were destroyed.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Here
Running Springs
County 4-H Officers Plan Training School
Washington County 4-H officers meet Saturday at the county extension office to arrange the annual officers training school set for December 3. The planning group includes Harold Murphy Jack Foster Bernard Bartholow Larry O’Connor Nancy Wilson Gwyneth Jones Linda Gerdes and Linda McKinstry.
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Washington County
County Extension Office
Harold Murphy
Jack Foster
Bernard Bartholow
Larry O'Connor
Nancy Wilson
Gwyneth Jones
Linda Gerdes
Linda McKinstry
Five day forecast shows below normal temperatures
United Press predicts a five day period with temperatures averaging 6 to 9 degrees below normal. Highs near 40 to 47 and lows around 23 to 28, coldest Thursday and Thursday night with gradual moderation later. Little or no precipitation expected aside from possible snow flurries.
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