Congressmen Prepare for New Session
The 86th Congress convenes January 7 with larger Democratic majorities. Senate battles loom over filibuster curbs and a GOP leadership split. In the House liberals seek to curb the Rules Committee and Dale Alford’s contested election looms. Most significant laws likely await opening-day settlement.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Dale Alford
Little Rock
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Alford
Branchi
Fireproof Fireplace Fans a Christmas Crackup
In Cliffside Park New Jersey Mr and Mrs Edward Perry lit a decorative fireplace that sent smoke into the living room and burned a hole in the wall The couple says they were not informed the unit was only ornamental as firemen arrived to handle the mishap
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Cliffside Park
N.J
Edward Perry
Perry
No Need Now for Him To Rush His Decision
Reading, Pa.—Charlie Bates, 104, lives in a single room, cooks for himself, and enjoys Christmas with his great granddaughter. He announced he may move to an old folks home but will decide after New Year, noting there is no hurry. The dinner also marked his 104th birthday.
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Reading
Charles Bates
Charlie
Christmas Cuffnotes Sparkle Across The Home Scene
The column notes a wind up train threat now replaced by rockets and satellites, mentions Elks Charity Ball tickets at Wilmington high school auditorium, and humorously observes family gift reactions with sons in law and shirt exchanges.
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Elks
Wilmington High School
Soviet warns of nuclear war over Berlin standoff
Moscow reports from the Soviet Union warn that Western demands to stay in Berlin could spark a nuclear war reaching America. Foreign Minister Gromyko says the Kremlin will force out the Allies and predicts dire consequences if the crisis continues. He calls for a nuclear test ban with controls. Khrushchev demands Western troops leave West Berlin by June 1. Western leaders say Berlin remains tense but united.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
America
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
West Berlin
Russia
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Washington
State Department
Sarajevo
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
Airline opens Parley with Its Engineers
Eastern Air Lines ends its strike by reaching a deal with its machinists and resumes operations after a month long walkout. American Airlines faces pilots’ strike uncertainty as mediators seek a new settlement.
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Associated Press
Eastern Air Lines
American Airlines
International Assn. of Machinists
Eastern
George M. Brown
Miami
American
Othr Lines
Nasser Condemns Reds in Syrian Province
Cairo AP report says President Abdul Gamal Nasser's government renewed its denunciation of the Communists in Syria, signaling ongoing tensions within the Arab Republic's provinces.
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Cairo
Abdul Gamal Nasser
Arab Republic
Three Month Visa Granted Mikoyan For U S Visit
The United States Embassy issued a three month diplomatic visa to Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan for a visit to the United States. He is to depart early in January for about two weeks and will travel by commercial planes. Travel restrictions within the United States will apply.
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Moscow
U.S
Anastas I. Mikoyan
United States
Mikoyan
Bid for Crown Prince Palace Withdrawn in Tokyo
Tokyo AP reports a Japanese construction firm withdrew its $27.77 bid to build Crown Prince Akihito’s Tokyo palace. Seven bidders will now participate jointly in the 45 room palace project priced at about $200000, following criticism of the low bid.
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Tokyo
Akihito
Tokyo Palace
Top U S Scientists Gather To Tell Space Developments
In Washington konfer officials opened the 125th AAAS meeting with 1800 reports under the 18 month IGY, as top scientists including Killian Brode and Huxley discuss space, weapons and new lithium H bomb theories linked to Antarctic aurora observations.
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U. S
Washington
U.S
Antarctic
South Pacific
American Assn
Advancement of
Science
Eisenhower
James R. Killian
Association
Wallace R. Brode
Julian Huxley
United States
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bloomington woman dies after Christmas Day traffic crash
Grace Reno a 60 year old Sabina resident died from injuries after being struck by a car driven by 16 year old James Everman on Route 72 near Bloomington. She died on arrival at Clinton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set at Litleton Funeral Home Sabina. Survived by husband Rodney three daughters a son a brother and many grandchildren. The crash occurred at 5 40 p m on Christmas Day.
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Bloomington
Sabina
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Grace Reno
State Highway Patrol
Reno
Rodney
Sherry Wise
Jeannie Wise Smith
Athens County
Florence Reno
Lancaster
Mabel Cannon
Bloomingburg
Fayette County
Lucille Benton
Dayton
Glenn
Grassy Run Cemetery
Pope John XXIII Visits Rome Prison on Historic Tour
Pope John XXIII visited Regina Coeli jail on the Tiber in Rome becoming the first pope to visit a modern prison. About 1,500 inmates watched from cells four floors high as he spoke and blessed them. He later authorized several million lire for Christmas gifts for inmates, measured in U.S. dollars at about 1600.
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Rome
Tiber
John XXIII
Regina Coeli
Queen of Heaven
Carmine Scalia
Pope John
Cop's Boot Lacing Aids Birth After Crash
Mrs. Walter Dredden gave birth to a baby girl Thursday night after her husband crashed the car while racing to beat the stork. Trooper Donald Ebert freed mother and infant from the back seat and tied off the umbilical cord with his boot lacing. Both mother and baby were reported doing nicely at the hospital.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Walter Dredden
Donald Ebert
World Marks Christmas Amid Cold War Tensions
The world celebrated Christmas with uneasy peace as threats from Moscow persisted. In Cuba fighting continued between Batista’s army and Castro’s rebels while Western allies and the UN kept a wary watch. U.S. troops abroad shared holiday meals as church leaders urged inner peace to foster wider peace. The Pope and Vatican officials kept a full schedule in Rome after midnight Mass.
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Associated Press
Christ
Moscow
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
China
Algeria
United Nations
Iron Curtain
Europe
Turkey
U.S
East Berlin
Julius Cardinal Doepfner
Morocco
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
New York
Francis Cardinal Masses
Germany
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Gaza Strip
Israel
Egypt
John XXII
Holy See
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Christmas Gift Goes Wrong on Car in Memphis
H H Scott proudly receives a red sports car bought by his wife for Christmas. Mrs. Scott tried a wash off yuletide greeting in white paint on the car at the dealer. The paint was not water based and the car must be sanded and repainted.
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Memphis
Tenn
H. H. Scott
Santa Gets Stuck in Car Trunk on Christmas Eve
In Newark New Jersey on Christmas Eve the Alanbaneses hid toys in a retractable trunk. Santa Claus became stuck in the trunk for about two and a half hours prompting help from a brother in law an emergency squad and police. An ax finally pried the trunk open after the children slept.
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Newark
N.J
Donald Albaneses
Santa Claus
Santa
Albanese
Jo Ann
Robert
Christmas Eve or Fourth of July at White Star Cafe
Toledo AP report: John Theodorakus says a customer drank on Christmas Eve then returned with a shotgun and fired into the ceiling before leaving, prompting questions about the holiday being celebrated.
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Toledo, Ohio
John Theodorakus
White Star Cafe
Nancy Duddy Sends 100 Christmas Cards
Norristown Pennsylvania AP reports Nancy Duddy 20 years old and single plans a New Year resolution to read Christmas cards before sending them. In a rush she mailed 100 cards to friends and relatives wishing a Merry Christmas stamped From the five of us.
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Norristown, Pa
Nancy Duddy
Norristown
Nancy
Navy Rescues 134 in Morocco Floods
The U S Navy rescued 134 people and delivered food to 3000 as floods swelled in northwestern Morocco. Based near Port Lyautey helicopters and planes led the operation that began on Christmas and continued as highways from Rabat and Tangier stayed closed. Many villages and farmers were isolated by heavy rains.
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London
U.S. Navy
Morocco
Naval Headquarters
Port Lyautey
Ouergha
Sebou
Rabat
Tangier
Cuban Troops Fight Rebels in Las Villas Operation
Government forces in Las Villas province face rising rebel activity as Fidel Castro's followers intensify attacks. Reinforcements have been sent as the fighting disrupts Batista's push against Castro forces. Castro maintains mountain HQ in Oriente, the rebel stronghold on Cuba’s east.
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Las Villas
Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Oriente
China Reds Claim Big Rail Expansion
Peiping Radio reported China completed the greatest railroad building feat in a year by laying 1,400 miles of track in 1958. The project aims to extend a line from Lanchow into Sinkiang with major progress on the Peiping Canton and Peiping Shanghai routes.
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Tokyo
China
Peiping Radio
Lanchow
Sinkiang Province
Canton
Shanghai
Peiping
Truman to Lecture at Columbia on the Presidency
Former President Harry S. Truman will deliver a series of lectures at Columbia University next year focusing on the presidency. He has given similar talks at other universities and noted peaceful hopes for the new year while strolling.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Columbia University
Truman
Clifton Daniel
Margaret
Families of Lost Freighter Men Celebrate Christmas
In Rogers City Michigan Christmas joy arrived for 33 widowed mothers and 50 fatherless children from the Carl Bradley disaster. Local friends, a disaster fund committee led by John Blasky, and anonymous Grand Rapids donors provided clothing, toys, and holiday meals including turkeys to every family. Families received abundant gifts and two large food baskets from Posen Chamber of Commerce.
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Rogers City
Mich
Great Lakes
Carl
Bradley
Melville Orr
Lake Michigan
John Blasky
Grand Rapids
Blasky
Chamber of Commerce
Posen
Safety Officials Sound Alarm Over Christmas Road Toll
Safety experts warn Christmas travel could become the deadliest holiday season with 373 total deaths so far, 277 traffic fatalities and projections exceeding prior records. Officials urge drivers to reduce risk as millions hit the highways amid clear weather and icy spots limited to parts of Ohio.
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U.S
Oat A
National Safety Council
Wrong Way Driver Pleads Innocent
John Hines Jr. of Detroit pleaded innocent in Erie County Common Pleas Court to seven counts of second degree manslaughter after a head on collision on the Ohio Turnpike on November 7. The car carried a Jamestown family of six and a passenger. no bond was set. He was returned to Erie County jail after hospital stay in Norwalk.
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Sandusky, Ohio
John Hines Jr
Detroit
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Turnpike
Jamestown
Hines
James L. McCrystal
Erie County
Norwalk
Spellman Receives Jordanian Medal for Humanitarian Work
King Hussein of Jordan awards the Jordanian Medal of Al Kawkab to Francis Cardinal Spellman for humanitarian activities in Amman. The ceremony highlights Spellman’s role in aiding refugees and improving welfare across the region.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Francis Cardinal Spellman
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