Eight Children Die in Park Falls Fire and Mother Held
Eight children aged 1 to 10 perished in a Park Falls Wisconsin frame house fire. Dist Atty Carl Bjork said mother Albette Klein 38 will be charged with neglect after authorities say she was in a tavern until 1 am and rode to the scene with a local man. Fire officials treated the blaze as possibly fed by fuel oil drums outside the two story home.
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Curtis
Valerie
Nina
Ninnette
Thomas
Park Falls
Ashland
Wisconsin
Ter
Bjork
Andrew Pilch
Klein
Harvey Klein
Park Fall
Wiretap evidence ruled inadmissible in state court trials
Unanimous ruling holds wiretap material obtained by state officers is not admissible in trials under state authority. Also an advertisement notes office space for rent on Route 31 Kernstown with heat water and lights included.
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Ashington
Si- Court
Preme
Kernstown
Local Nurse Loses Arm In Winchester Crash
A Winchester Memorial Hospital nurse lost her arm in a one car crash on Berryville Ave at 1 15 am injuring four others. Mrs Carroll 23 suffered chest injuries and a leg laceration. Her husband 27 and two other residents were treated for various injuries. Raymond Carroll 21 the driver was charged with DUI and reckless driving.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Carroll
Wolfe St
Memorial Hospital
Berryville Ave
Marjorie Wymer
S. Stewart St
Betty Jean Rickard
Berryville
Jerry Casey
Boyce
Floyd A. Baley
R. A. Geanious
Raymond Osborne Carroll
Fatal Virginia traffic toll climbs to record year
The Associated Press reports Virginia faces one of its costliest years on roads with more than 900 expected fatalities. By December 1957 the toll reached 844, surpassing all of 1956 and rising with 13 deaths added over the weekend.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Richmond
U S Strives to Duplicate Soviet Space Achievements
Cape Canaveral reports Vanguard experts study 20 000 feet of color film to identify why the big satellite bearing rocket failed at launch. Officials say engine appeared to operate correctly and focus shifts to other missile components. Film analyzed in Washington by the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Cape Canaveral
Vanguard
Washington
Defense Department
General Electric Co
Cincinnati
Louis Michelson
Space race pressure grows after Vanguard setback
Army and Navy rocket teams intensify work to rival Soviet space exploits after Vanguard failure at Cape Canaveral. Eisenhower to be briefed on results. Nixon urges a confident, focused rush toward missile progress. Thor test gains note as inertial guidance aids accuracy. GM AC Sparkplug reports orders for production of guidance systems.
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Washington
Army
Navy
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Eisenhower
Nixon
Vanguard
American Missile Test Center
Air Force
Pentagon
General Motors Corp
Milwaukee
AFL-CIO Leaders Demand Balanced Labor Probe At Senate Rackets
Union chiefs at the AFL-CIO convention accuse the Senate Rackets Committee of a one sided focus on labor corruption and call for equal exposure of management sins. They note hearings target labor leaders, with Teamsters and Bakery union expulsions looming, while management abuses are to be investigated too.
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Norman Walker
Atlantic City
N. J
Senate
Washington
Sen. McClellan
McClellan
Bakery and
Confectionary Workers Union Federation
James G Cross
Cincinnati
Cross
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
McClellan Committee
Navy seaplane crash near Corpus Christi leaves two survivors
A Navy seaplane with nine aboard reportedly crashed near Portland Texas about eight miles north of Corpus Christi. A station spokesman said two survived and one parachute was seen as helicopters rushed to the scene.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Naval al Station
Portland
Texas
President Eisenhower to be checked for Paris NATO conference
President Eisenhower's doctors will evaluate his recovery from a mild stroke tomorrow to decide if he can attend the December NATO conference in Paris. White House secretary James Hagerty said the decision will be announced after tomorrow's examination. The President will travel back to Washington with Mrs. Eisenhower after rest at his farm.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Paris
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Washington
Eisenhowers
Argentina’s Worst Aviation Disaster Claims 62 Lives
A Aerolineas Argentinas DC4 carrying 55 passengers and seven crew crashed in a thunderstorm 186 miles southwest of Buenos Aires en route to San Carlos de Bariloche. All aboard died. rescue hampered by storms and muddy roads. nationality of all passengers not immediately known.
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Buenos Aires
Andes
Here
Aerolineas Argentinas
Ezeiza
San Carlos de Bariloche
Bolivar
Pittsburgh Ends 56-Day Transit Strike With Return of Service
Pittsburgh Railways Co workers return to 2 year contract as 2 200 operators resume duties. Basic fare rises to 23 cents, wage gains of 26 cents hourly and fringe benefits included. City officials form committees to promote public transit to ease congestion.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Assn
One Killed Two Hurt In Romney Bus Car Crash
A Greyhound bus and an automobile collided on U S 50 near Romney West Virginia killing 19 year old John Martin Fisher of Piedmont and injuring two others. Jerry Lynn Ashenfelter 19 also of Piedmont suffered multiple injuries and was in fair condition at Memorial Hospital Cumberland. Bus driver Adam Anthony Butchy of Clarksburg received minor injuries and was treated in Winchester Virginia.
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U.S. 1
James E. Lewis
Howard Lewis
Chester
Virginia Wilson
Petersburg
Richmond
Penelope Ruth Rice
Alexandria
U.S
Guest River
Norton
James Buchana
Coeburn
Buchanan
Bernard Wilmouth
Halifax
Brookneal
Halifax County
William E. Duncan
Radford
Pulaski County
Edward A. Heald
Camp A
Spotsylvania County
Beecher D. Jones
Pine View
King and Queen County
State
West Point
Elmer Clark
Chiltons
Westmoreland County
Adam Anthony Butchy
Clarksburg
Winchester
John Ramsburg
Washington, D. C
Apple Holdings Reach 801 559 Bushels in Local Storages
More than 800000 bushels of apples were stored in four major local cold storages as of December 1 totaling 801 559 bushels. Winchester Cold Storage held 548 541, Virginia Apple Storage 133 338, Old Mill Storage 31 410, and C L Robinson Ice & Cold Storage 58 920. December 1 totals compare with November 1 and December 1 1956 figures.
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Winchester
Virginia
Old Mill
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
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Red” Royston, Jr
Robert Royston
Juanita Vitus
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Chester Palmer
Lodge
Heart Christmas
Rayaar
Friendship
Omps
Carroll
Andrew T. Tinsman
Cres Junction
Ernest C. Tinsman, Jr
Gary Hubbard
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LAU
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Ind
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