Sixteen Nations Join United Nations in Historic Expansion
The General Assembly admitted sixteen new members raising UN total to 76 as non Communist nations Ireland Portugal Italy Austria Finland Spain Libya Jordan Ceylon Cambodia Laos plus Asian Arab recruits joined. Spain’s late acceptance drew applause while Japan and Outer Mongolia were excluded amid Cold War veto tensions.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
VU. N
Assembly
Security Council
U. N
Japan
Outer Mongolia
China
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Finland
Spain
Libya
Jordan
Ceylon
Cambodia
Laos
Assembly Hall
Jose Maza
Chile
U.N
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Paul Martin
Canada
Russia
Arkady A. Sobolev
Soviet Union
Mongolian Peoples Republic
Belgium
Dominican Republic
Netherlands
Philippines
Cuba
Greece
Lausche Move Draws Interest as Democratic Prospects Rise
Ohio governor Frank Lausche signals possible favorite son bid at the Democratic convention while Massachusetts plans a Lausche for President committee. California primary looms with Stevenson Kefauver potential clash as Knowland eyes early GOP run and Eisenhower reelection doubt circulates.
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Ohioan
Ohio
Lausche
Massachusetts
James J. Burke
Boston
Laugerie
Burke
Tom- Sones Weeder
California
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
Florida
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Minnesota
Midwest
Friends
Sen. Knowland
Washington
Senate
Gaitskell Elected Labour Leader in Historic Vote
London reports Hugh Gaitskell, 49, has been elected as leader of the Labour party succeeding Clement Attlee who stepped down a week ago and accepted a peerage. If Labour wins power, Gaitskell would become prime minister.
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London
Labor Party
Hugh Gaitskell
Gaitskell
Clement Attlee
The Passing Show by I. C. Clinton
Overheard in a grocery store two girls discuss Christmas plans. A four year old vows to get a real nice present while a seven year old questions whether Santa Claus or mother will deliver, casting doubt on the gift.
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Santa Claus
PUCO Examiner Reviews B&O Train Suspension Case
Ohio Utilities Commission Attorney Examiner C. Howard Johnson Jr will review Baltimore and Ohio Railroad requests to discontinue two passenger trains between Cincinnati and Wheeling West Virginia. Johnson heard more testimony and will prepare a new recommendation after reassessing the case.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
C. Howard Johnson Jr
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Wheeling
W. Va
Johnson
Swiss elects former editor Dr Markus Feldmann president
Dr Markus Feldmann a former newspaper editor was elected president of Switzerland for 1956. The presidency rotates annually among cabinet members.
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Bern
Switzerland
Markus Feldmann
Snow coats streets and causes slips in Wilmington area
Thin snow cover across Wilmington and surrounding routes left roads icy and slippery. Police report three one car accidents with minor damage and no injuries as sand and calcium chloride were spread by city crews from 7 a.m. The cold front brought a sharp drop in temperatures from 44 to 13 degrees with light snow totaling about 1.5 inches.
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William Michael
Wilmington
Robert L. Webb
Hobbs
Brown Road
Charles Fife
Guy Waldo Snider
Blanchester
Joyce
Henry E. Brown
Wilmington Rfc
Corwin C. Nichols
Raymond R. Doran
Cincinnati
Nichols
Ethel H. Hayes
Ohio Highways Slippery From Overnight Snow Flurries
Snow flurries left Ohio highways slippery as temperatures plunge to 5-8 degrees. The state highway department cited areas bounded by Sandusky Butyrus Marion Mount Gilead Wooster Elyria and another stretch bounded by London McArthur McConnelsville Woosisfield. Other sections also reported slick roads statewide.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
Sandusky
Butyrus
Marion
Mount Gilead
Wooster
Elyria
London
McArthur
McConnelsville
Woosisfield
Incumbent Republicans Foote and Schnapp Seek Reelection
Floyd Foote the Clinton county sheriff and Mrs. Mary Schnapp the clerk of courts announced they will seek reelection in the May 8 primary. Foote has served as sheriff since 1952 after 16 years as a deputy. Schnapp has served in the clerk’s office since 1943 and as clerk since 1950, seeking a second full term. Max H. Dennis has petitioned but not yet announced.
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Mary Schnapp
Blanchester
Floyd Foote
Foote
Clinton County
Schnapp
Robert Crone
Crone
Blanche Gregory
Max H. Dennis
General Assembly
Board of Elections Office
Typhoon Ruth Warned Off Formosa Seas
Weather bureau warns ships to avoid Typhoon Ruth 850 miles southeast of Taipei as it moves northwest at 14 mph with winds around 125 mph.
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Taipei
Formosa
Weather Bureau Today
Ruth
Dem Leader Sees Early Action on Federal School Aid Bill
House Speaker Rayburn says Democrats will push for an early decision on federal school aid and expect passage of some form of construction aid. A clash over provisions and race integration in Southern schools looms, with antisegregation amendments possible and rules hurdles to clear.
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Rayburn
House
Washington
D-Tex
Congress
House Education Committee
White House
Rep
Smith
D-Va
Barden
D-Nc
Education Committee
Powell
Pantless Man Centers Legal Dispute In Cleveland
The Civil Liberties Union seeks Moss release on a writ of habeas corpus alleging illegal sentence after a pantsless man was unable to appear in court for intoxication. Judge Ko vachy reportedly ordered costs and 30 days in the workhouse after Moss pled guilty. The union cites procedural irregularities and notes Moss woke to confinement without pants.
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Cleveland
The
Civil Liberties Union
James K. Moss
Andrew F. Kovachy
Moss
Louis Blackman
Blackman
Nelson G. Karl
Accuser jailed in Formosa trial for false Communist claim
A Chinese woman in Taipei was convicted of falsely accusing a rival of being a Communist and sentenced yesterday to three years in jail.
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Taipei
Formosa
School Kids Get Actual Jet Plane as Playground Toy
In Santa Paula California Glen City Elementary adds a decommissioned Thunderjet as a playground centerpiece. Principal Dorothy Pinkerton and teacher Ethel Hamilton say the jet will inspire drawing and learning about the jet age while fostering respect for the Air Force.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Glen City
Ethel Hamilton
Air Force Information Office
Los Angeles
Glen City School
Dorothy Pinkerton
Pennsy Youth, 17, Grabbed After Killing 3, Hurting 2
Vandergrift Pa State police captured 17 year old John Fallone after a night of shootings that killed Warren Smail 44 and Irene Smail 36 at a Vandergrift farm home and wounded Gladys Smail 15 and Police Chief Gus Zanos. Fallone wounded in a gun battle with a posse and taken to a hospital in Kittanning.
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Vandergrift
Gus Zanos
Apollo
John Fallone
Fallone
Pittsburgh
Kittanning
Gladys Smail
H. Warren Smail
Irene Smail
William A. Smail
Warren
New York Central Seeks Hartville Station Closure
The New York Central Railroad asked the state utilities commission to discontinue the Hartville station in Athens County as it fails to generate sufficient revenue to justify its operation.
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Columbus
The
New York Central Railroad Today
State Utilities Commission
Hartleyville
Athens County
NATO Diplomats Seek Clues on Soviet Moves
In Paris Secretary of State Dulles told the NATO Council that the Soviet Union has revived the cold war but shows no immediate plan for atomic war. He cited dangers in the Middle East and South Asia and noted Russia relies on indirect threats as Western powers weigh renewed defense readiness. The three day meeting aims to outline how to handle economic political and military challenges in the atomic age.
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Paris
U. S
Dulles
NATO Council of Ministers
Middle East
Asia
Atlantic
NATO Council
West Germany
South Asia
Russia
Soviet Union
West
Geneva
Seeing Eye Dog Allowed In Clinic
In Houston Punch a 20 month old German shepherd Seeing Eye dog was admitted to Jefferson Davis Hospital to sleep in his owner Elbert Spencer's room. Hospital staff waived a dog rule to reunite the blind man with his companion after Punch's distress during Spencer's eye treatment and a convulsion the following night.
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Houston
Tex
Punch
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Elbert Spencer
Spencer
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Dionne
Annette
Nicolet
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Ville St. Laurent
Marie
Quebec City
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Cecile
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G. Cousineau
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Pantless
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Philadelphia
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Spot Johan En Otte
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