Canal clearance plan favors British French crews
U N commander Maj Gen Burns and Lt Gen Wheeler propose using British and French crews to reopen the Suez Canal. Vice Admiral Durnford-Slater says ships will operate in civilian clothes if safety is guaranteed by the U N. Egyptian forces increase port security as withdrawal of British and French troops accelerates.
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Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U. N
U. S
Raymond A. Wheeler
Suez Canal
L. F. Durnford-Slater
Burns
Wheeler
London
Dag Hammarskjold
Wih
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Hammarskjold
el Ballah
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France
Ismailia
Nasser
Cairo
Suez
E.L. M. Burns
Eisenhower Nehru wrap up private Gettysburg talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru ended a day of secluded discussions at Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm. White House secretary Hagerty said their talks covered many international issues with no formal topics given. Nehru to broadcast a 15 minute national address tonight.
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Eisenhower
Nehru
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Robert E. Lee
Pickett
Sunporch
Swiss report spy network broken up
The Swiss government says a large espionage ring led by a Hungarian legation official has been dismantled. Several arrested, with the Hungarian diplomat's name and arrestee count not released. Diplomatic immunity cited, bells and Hungarian legation officials named, Der Bund first reported the case.
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Rene Dubois
Bela Nemety
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Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Russians Poles Sign Agreement Governing Troops
Poland and the Soviet Union concluded a formal accord defining many technicalities for future Russian troop operations in Poland. The pact reiterates temporary Soviet presence, respects Polish sovereignty, and mirrors NATO style arrangements in parts while leaving key items to later agreements within three months. Soviet Foreign Minister Zhukov and Polish Premier Cyrankiewicz attended the signing in Warsaw.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Moscow
Wladyslaw Gomulka
United States
NATO
East Germany
Josef Cyrankiewica
Moscow Radio
Germany
Elbe
Cyrankiewicz
Dmitri Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Communist Party
Shepilov
Zhukov
Post Office Sets All-Time Record For Letter Mail Cancellations
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston announced a new single day high of 111 210 letter mail cancellations, surpassing 1951’s 109 810 record. The tally includes outgoing mail only and has pushed total Christmas count to 382 650 since December 10.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
Vice President Nixon Heads to Vienna to View Hungarian Refugees
Vice President Nixon leaves Washington by special Air Force plane for a three day inspection in Vienna. He is accompanied by Deputy Attorney General William Rogers and eight aides to discuss Austrian requests for more U.S. aid as about 135000 refugees flood across the border from Hungary into Austria.
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Washington
Nixon
Vienna
Austria
William Rogers
Special Air Force
U.S
Harold Patton Named President of Local Chamber
Harold Patton was elected president of the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce for 1957 at the annual officers election. He succeeds Marvin Gore Jr. The board approved a 1957 budget of 14 030 and welcomed 22 new members including George W Clowser Jr and John G Crisman Jr. The installation will occur January 16 at the George Washington Hotel.
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Fiavid Patton
Winchester - Frederick County
Chamber
J. Kenneth Robinson
Warren Eddy
George Washington Hotel
Chamber Board of Directors
Board
Ney
Frea Rathman
City Amoco
George W. Clowser
Clowser Moving & Storage
M. D. Bauserman
Eugene F. Dearing
Dearing Beverage Co
Maynard Wisecarver
Wisecarver
Glenn Weaver
Southern Tire & Battery Co
George E. Seabright
Seabright
John G. Crisman, Jr
Crisman Lumber Corp
B. B. Williams, Jr
Winchester Esso Servicenter
R. R. Rice
Tops Sign Co
Henry P. Kern
Kern Moter Co
Charles W. Rinker
Rinner
Edward Gale
Miller & Lewis Fruit Co
Frank M. Yeakle, Jr
Virginia Fruit Market & Dairy
C. H. Bridges
Valley News
H. M. Layman
J. E
No Reduction of U.S. Strength in Europe Planned
Secretary of State Dulles said there may be limited streamlining of U.S. divisions in Europe but no plan to reduce American military strength there. He stressed no change in the Eastern European situation justifies reappraisal of dispositions and discussed East European status and Tito’s potential visit.
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Washington
Dulles
U.S
Europe
Poland
Hungary
United States
Youth Escapes From Mental Hospital Seizes Bride
A 17 year old San Franciscan fled Napa State Hospital last night with a male companion and abducted his newlywed bride from her Daly City home. Police say both men are armed and dangerous. Cle Ann Mowatt and Mike Weigoner were married two months ago after running away to Montana. A second man from Vallejo left the hospital. police pursue multiple leads as a marriage void proceedings proceed.
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San Franciscon
San Franciscan
Mike Weigoner
Clo Ann Mowatt Weigoner
Weigener
Daly City
Montana
Napa State Hospital
Cle Ann
John Mowatt
Jesse Eastman
Vallejo
Mowatt
Jefferson Highchool
Legion to Offer Free Movie Ice Cream Friday at Capitol Theatre
Conrad Hoover Post No 21 American Legion hosts an annual free movie and ice cream event Friday at 11 am in the Capitol Theatre to support its child welfare program. Admission is one can or jar of nonperishable food or a toy, with goods later distributed to needy families for Christmas. Santa will assist with hospital ward toy distribution on Christmas Eve.
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Conrad Hoover
The
American Legion
Legion
Capitol Theatre
Memorial Hospital
Santa Claus
Legionnaires
Ozias Ritter
Eli Garber
Sale
632 Mile Antarctic Trail Blazed by U S Army Navy Team
An advance party using an electronic crevasse finder and Weasel tractors blazed 632 miles across Marie Byrd Land from Little America V to the coast in six weeks. Seabees plan an American station for the International Geophysical Year, led by Maj. Merle Dawson with Cmdr. Paul Frazier in charge.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
U. S. Army
Antarctic
Little American East
Marie Byrd Land
Merle
Skip) Dawson
Williamsburg
Navy
Paul Frazier
Higginsville
Greenland
Little America V
Rockefeller Plateau
Ross Ice Shelf
ICC Examiner Recommends Train Fares Be Raised
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner urged Eastern railroads to raise interstate first class fares by 15 percent and coach rates by 5 percent. He rejected a 45 percent rise as ruinous and potentially damaging to national defense. The proposal allows proportional excess baggage increases and rejects roundtrip discount eliminations, with possible 18 month experimental implementation.
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ICC Examiner
Washington (P
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Oren G. Barber
Barber
Commission
Michigan
Carwile to Oppose Almond in Primary for Governor
Richmond attorney Howard H. Carwile announces he will run in the July Democratic primary for governor as a Jacksonian Democrat opposing Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr Almond is backed by the state Democratic organization. Carwile has run for office 11 times, with his best showing in 1937 for the House of Delegates.
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Richmond
Virginia
Howard H. Carwile
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
Carwile
Stanley
Ted Dalton
Radford
Congress
House of Delegates
Virginia Weather Forecast with Colder Tonight
Fair and much colder tonight in Virginia with low temperatures from 20s to 30s. Wednesday brings more clouds and a chance of light rain southwest by afternoon. highs near mid 50s and lows around 40.
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National Cemetery, Marine Recruiting Office and Headquarters Company
Virginia National Guard
Tito
Yugoslavia
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Little America
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Schewel Furniture Co
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