White House Encourages Anti Filibuster Move in Senate
Sen Ives and Sen Douglas press for a rules change to allow a simple majority to end debate, arguing the Senate should start fresh each new Congress. They claim White House encouragement while noting Eisenhower is not expected to aid actively. Nixon’s role as presiding officer could be pivotal if a 49 vote majority suffices.
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Washington
Sen
Ives
D-Ny
White House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Douglas
D-Ill
Nixon
Friend in need robs bride of luggage then is thwarted
In North Walnut the Richard Clayton family prevented a planned looting of Judy Babb's luggage after her wedding to Charles Davis Jr. The bride asked the Claytons to guard her belongings. H Kroger Babb faced a delayed departure as the Claytons and their sons confronted the would be thief. Judy obtained an approval note from the church. The Claytons released the luggage once Judy was dressed.
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L. C. Clinton
Richard Claytons
North Walnut
Judy Babb
Stanford U
Charles Davis Jr
Judy
Claytons
H. Kroger Babb
Clayton
Garry
Richard
Babb
Krog
Solon Opposes Refugee Quota Hike in Congress
Rep. Burleson of Texas opposes any bill to raise the Hungarian refugee quota despite President Eisenhower urging continued processing of asylum applications. Rep. Burdick of North Dakota favors a higher quota, while Burleson questions national and humanitarian justification and warns of possible Communist presence among escapees.
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Washington
Rep
Burleson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
America
Burdick
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
U. S
Murray Snyder
South Charleston Rail Derailment Ties Up Track
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed near South Charleston Ohio Wednesday night. No injuries were reported. Supervising operator Robert H. Nizer said one of two tracks was tied up but cleared early today after a tie rod on a flatcar holding a large steel casting failed and caused the derailment, sending two boxcars off the rails.
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Springfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Robert H. Nizer
South Charleston
Clark County
Nizer
Weather Update Temperatures Edge Up Across Regions
Fairly cold weather and snow flurries persisted in the northeast while most of the country enjoyed clearer skies and warmer conditions today. Temperatures rose in several regions, bringing a mixed pattern of chilly and mild spells.
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Chicago
Deep South bus integration spurs gunfire arrests and franchise action
Violence and arrests mark efforts to seat Negroes with whites on Southern city buses. In Montgomery gunfire damaged two buses. in Tallahassee authorities suspended Cities Transit Co franchise and arrested 10 for operating without a permit. Birmingham saw 21 arrests in a peaceful demonstration. Shuttlesworth urged federal action while Mobile eased rear seating rules under pressure from city officials.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tallahassee
Florida
Cities Transit Co
Charles Carter
Charles Ausley
Inter-Civic Council
Birmingham
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
New York Central Plans Expansion of Modern Yards
The New York Central Railroad announced plans to build the most modern push button railroad yards in Elkhart Indiana and Youngstown Ohio at a cost of 21 million dollars. President Alfred E. Perlman said construction will begin soon with completion expected by late 1957 or early 1958. The move is part of a broader modernization already advancing a 10.6 million dollar electronic yard near Buffalo New York, aiming to greatly reduce train and freight handling times across its 10 000 mile system.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Elkhart
Ind
Youngstown
Ohio
Alfred E. Perlman
The
Central
Buffalo
N. Y
Jersey Solon Dies in Heart Attack at Home
CAPE MAY New Jersey Rep T Miller Hand veteran of six House terms died of a heart attack Wednesday night while seated in a chair at his Cold Spring home He was 54 years old.
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Cape May
N. J
T. Miller Hand
Cold Spring
Record Christmas and New Year Traffic Toll Sets New All Time High
National Safety Council estimates 490 highway deaths from Friday 6 pm to Tuesday midnight, potentially breaking the holiday record. Four day Christmas period total reached 706 traffic fatalities, plus 54 fire deaths and 124 other accident deaths, totaling 884 for the 102 hour holiday.
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National Safety Council
U. S
Council
Negotiations Resume Today To Break Long Phone Strike
Negotiations will reopen in Columbus with federal mediators for Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America to end a lengthy Ohio strike. Disputes include a union shop clause and supervisory classifications as talks restart after Christmas.
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Columbus
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
The
Communications Workers of America
Ohio
Ohio Consolidated
CWA
Sunion
Portsmouth
New Boston
Sciotoville
Powell Sees purge aimed at him by House Speaker
New York congressman Adam Clayton Powell says Sam Rayburn is bent on purging him for not backing Democratic nominees. Powell claims he was denied new offices and compares the move to a racial purge, noting his support for Eisenhower and civil rights over Stevenson.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Eisenhower
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Powell
Rayburn
Dan Reed
Chelf
Kentucky
Frank L. Chelf
Dixieland
Adlai E. Stevenson
Speeding Patrolman Killed in Crash
Cleveland records a Mayfield Heights patrolman identified as Nicholas Catalano aged 29 killed responding to a savings and loan alarm at Eastgate Shopping Center. His patrol car jumped a curb after a collision with another car and struck a gas station. he died at a hospital. The alarm proved groundless.
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Cleveland
Mayfield Heights
Savings and Loan Company
Eastgate
Nicholas Catalano
Bank Chief Named
The Federal Reserve Board announced Arthur B. Van Buskirk of Pittsburgh as chairman of the Cleveland bank succeeding John C. Virden of Cleveland whose term expires December 31.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur B. van Buskirk
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Bank
John C. Virden
Cleveland
Drought Damage Hits Two Million Acres in Great Plains
The Agriculture Department reports nearly two million acres in the drought plagued Great Plains were damaged by soil eroding winds during the fall. A survey shows 29 million more acres could suffer damage, with most land in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. President Eisenhower plans an aerial inspection tour of these states soon.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Eisenhower
Ohio Highways Slippery East of Elyria Wooster Cam bridge
The State Highway Department reports slippery roads east of Elyria Wooster and Cambridge due to light rain or snow. The rest of Ohio’s highways are generally wet with some slush.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Ohio
Elyria
Wooster
Cambridge
Malibu Blaze Expands Perimeter 22 Miles as Fire Kills Resident
A Malibu brush fire surged with new hot spots pushing the perimeter to 22 miles burning from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Monica Mountains. More than 20,000 acres burned with at least 27 homes destroyed including a luxury beach house. One man, Frank L. Dichover Jr., 32, was found dead after sacrificing his safety to try saving his home as hundreds of families evacuated and emergency crews battled 50 to 80 mph winds.
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Malibu
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains
Corral Canyon
Pacific Coast Highway
U. S. 101
Sequit Canyon
Mulholland Highway
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Keith Klinger
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Beverly Hills
Beach House
Raymond Burr
Gordon Jenkins
Charles Erskine
Arthur Freed
Hugo Freed
Jackie Coogan
Paradise Cove
Coogan
Klinger
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Frank L. Dichover Jr
Zuman Beach
Four Happy New Years Salute From Utah Governor
In the Capitol hallway Gov. J Bracken Lee wished Gov.-Elect George D Clyde “Four happy new years” as session ends Clyde set to take office Jan 7 beginning a four year term in Salt Lake City with Lee retiring from the governorship.
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Salt Lake City
J. Bracken Lee
George D. Clyde
Capitol
Lee
Clyde
Suez Clearance To Start Today
Lt. Gen. Wheeler announced Egypt agrees the U N salvage fleet may begin clearing the southern end of the Suez Canal immediately. Egyptian technicians have started clearing channels at Ismailia and Suez to research sunken ships. The plan refers to mine clearing. salvage ships may arrive later from Aden and by sea from Port Said.
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Cairo
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Suez Canal
Wheeler
Ismailia
Canal
Suez
Port Said
U. N. Information Office
Egyptian Canal Authority
Mahmoud Yanes
Canal Authority
el Cap
Red Sea
Aden
Runaway Bride Faces Questions in Denver Crash
Cle Ann Wiegner, 17, and her husband Mike Wiegner, 16, were injured in a chase with a police car in Denver. Cle Ann to be released from hospital as police plan toQuestion her about her husband’s alleged escapades. Mike faces auto theft and assault charges and has prior detention in California. The couple married last month in Montana. Mike previously escaped from a California state mental hospital.
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Denver
Cle Ann Wiegner
Denver General Hospital
Mike Wiegner
Mike
Wiegner
California
Cle Ann
Marie Dionne's Flower Shop Folds in Montreal
Marie Dionne closes her flower shop in Montreal, the first personal venture by any of the Dionne quintuplets. Reports say the seven month operation lost about 25000 dollars. Neighbors note tourist traffic but say Marie was the focus, not the flowers. The closure was due to personal reasons, not health.
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Montreal
Marie Dionne
Marie
Ellen Bourget
Dionne
Sumatra rebel chieftain quits as Gintings takes command
In North Sumatra the rebel Col Maludin Simbolon reportedly hands over power to Lt Col Djamin Gintings after tanks encircle his home. Gintings pledges to obey President Sukarno and says central connections will continue. Simbolon had earlier overthrown local government, seeking Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo’s resignation.
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Jakarta
Sumatra
Djamin Gintings
Medan
Simbolon
Gintings
Ali Sastroamidjoje
Sastroamidjoje
Central
Acmad Hussein
Simbelon
Israel opens naval base at Gulf of Aqaba port
Tel Aviv officials opened a naval base at the Eirat port in the Gulf of Aqaba to guard the southern sea lane to the Red Sea. Egyptian gun positions on the Sinai Peninsula had deterred Israeli-bound shipping before the Sinai invasion.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Eirat
Gulf
Red Sea
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Macmillan Denies Quitting Post for Peerage
London. Chancellor Harold Macmillan today denied any intention to resign as chancellor or to quit the House of Commons for a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords.
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London
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
House of Lords
Nationalist claims 1956 artillery raids kill 1262 on mainland
The Nationalist army headquarters says offshore artillery and commando raids killed 1262 people on the Communist held Chinese mainland in 1956. In Paris the French Senate backed the Saar treaty 209 to 66 returning the Saar Valley to West Germany and awaiting presidential signatures.
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Taipei
Paris
Saar Valley
West Germany
National Assembly
Rene Coty
France
Theodor Heuss
Israeli Villages Hit by Fedayeen Raid From Jordan
Israeli papers report fedayeen attackers from Jordan struck central villages and were repelled by guards and watchmen. The assaults prompted security responses and heightened tensions in the area.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Israel
Ohio Soil Bank Allocation Set
Washington reports Secretary Benson allocated 750.685 million dollars for 1949 soil bank payments to farmers retiring land from production next year. Ohio allocations include corn 15.695 million and wheat 5.351 million to reduce surplus crops and idle cropland.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Ohio
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