Egypt Rejects Basis for Suez Canal Settlement Talks
An Egyptian source says Egypt will not negotiate the Suez dispute on the six UN mediated principles. Egypt will only discuss with the United Nations, citing British and French attacks. Israel’s invasion and ongoing withdrawal plans frame the crisis as Cairo cites no talks with Britain and France.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
France
United Nations
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
New York
Geneva
Suez Canal Authority
U.N
Dag Hammarskiold
Mahmoud Fawzi
Hammarskjold
Canal Authority
Nasser
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
Quiet Christmas Across Winchester Area Reflects Mild, Calm Day
Chilly 39 degree weather and light snow flurries capped a quiet Christmas in the Winchester Frederick County area. No arrests reported by the Winchester Police, the county sheriff, or state police noted only a minor wreck as holiday activity settled. Christmas Day temperature contrast to last year’s 66 degrees marked a calmer observance.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Frederick County
Soviet top economic planner reshuffled as Pervukhin takes lead
Moscow reports the Soviet government restructured its economic planning team after a Communist Party call for revisions to the five year plan. First Deputy Premier M. G. Pervukhin becomes chief planner, replacing Maxim S. Suburov, with six deputy premiers forming a supercommittee to guide policy.
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Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
M. G. Pervukhin
Maxim C. Sabu
Rov
Pervukhin
Central Committee
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Saburev
Peivuhkin
State Economic Commission
Premies
A. N. Kosygin
V. A. Malyshev
M. V. Khrunichev
V. A. Kucherenov
V. Matskevich
I. A. Benediktov
Suburov
Planning Commission
Soviet Communist Party
Government Refuses to Resign Over Army Revolt in Sumatra
Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's cabinet rejects mass resignation demands over the Sumatra army revolt. Dahlan Ibrabim resigns, replaced by Idham Chalid, as coalition pressure mounts. Rebel forces consolidate control in North and Central Sumatra after days of military coup leadership.
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Sumatra
Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Dahlan Ibrahim
Idham Chalid
Sukarno
Ali Sastroamidijojo
China
Soviet Union
Ipki Veterans’ Party
Sastroamidjojo
Pni
Medan
Explosion in Kansas Destroys Town Windows Unknown Explosives
A freight car carrying a secret government explosive shipment caught fire and blew up near Seleirg Kansas. A 300 pound fragment flew into Main Street damaging power lines. no injuries reported. Railroad crew moved cars away and debris briefly blocked the main line. Officials would not identify the explosive contents.
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Kansas
Selaire
Kan
Seleirg
Main Street
Selkirk
Colorado
Missouri Pacific
Ihe
Kansas City
Pupil Placement Board Named by Governor Stanley
Governor Stanley names Hugh V. White Andrew A. Farley and Beverley H. Randolph Jr to the pupil placement board which will classify and assign pupils to Virginia public schools and may segregate for non race reasons with appeals to the governor and state courts.
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Stanley
Richmond
Virginia
Hugh V. White
Nansemond County
Andrew A. Farley
The
Register Publishing Co
Danville
Beverley H. Randolph Jr
Charles City
Virginia Supreme Courts of Appeals
Randolph
House of Delegates
White
Nansemond
Virginia Principals’ Assn
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Farley
State Board of Conservation and Development
Democratic Committee
Bee
Louise
W. Piccadilly
Snow flurries forecast with chilly West Virginia outlook
Snow flurries occurred off and on with no measurable accumulation. Tonight may bring mainly clouds and a few very light flurries. Temperatures: low 26 to 32, high 44, low 29. West Virginia may see occasional light snow. next five days average slightly below normal with about a quarter inch total precipitation.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Apple Tree Blooms at Sen Byrds Berryville Home
Senator Byrd brought a flowering apple tree limb from his Berryville Rosesnont home. The tree normally blooms in April or May but flowers appeared during a snow squall in December.
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Sen. Byrd
Berryville
Sen
H. F. Byrd
Nixon to Tell Ike We Must Do More for Hungarians
Vice President Nixon prepared to urge President Eisenhower to expand refugee aid for Hungarians fleeing the crackdown. He planned to propose increasing the 21 500 cap and boosting U S aid to Austria, following his Hungary relief radio television appeal.
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Nixon
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Hungary
White House
U. S
Austria
Ger
Week of Prayer to Feature Rev Bennett J Sims
The Winchester Ministerial Association sponsors a week of prayer from January 6 to 11 with Rev Bennett J Sims rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore as speaker. Braddock Street Methodist Church hosts the evening services, Christ Church hosts afternoon prayers with luncheons at 12 30 p m each day, and all are welcome to attend.
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Rev. Sims
Winchester Ministerial Association
Bennett J. Sims
Church of the Redeemer
Baltimore
Braddock Street
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church Parish Hall
Fast-Moving Brush Fire Rips Through Malibu Area
A rapid Malibu Latigo Canyon brush fire scorched over ten square miles within two hours. Fire chief Keith Klinger dispatched units and deputies, as U S Highway 101 closed and residents feared major damage to Malibu Vista Malibu Mar Vista and nearby Newton Latigo Canyon towns. Wind gusts up to 25 mph fanned the flames.
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Malibu
Calif
Latigo Canyon
U. S. Highway 101
Newton Canyon
Pamela Pacifico
Santa Monica Mountains
Los Angeles
Keith Klinger
Los Angeles County
Malibu Vista
Malibu Mar Vista
Newton
Virginia Apple Orchards Decline 24 Percent Since 1949 Survey
A 1956 Virginia Department of Agriculture survey shows orchards number 1 405 down 32 percent from 1949 while total trees fall to 2 093 617 from 2 765 287. Bearing age trees drop 30 percent to 1 676 185. non bearing age trees rise nine percent to 417 632.
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Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Holiday Bus Shooting Kills Driver and 18-Year-Old
A Greyhound bus near Cleveland was the scene of a fatal shooting in a holiday rush. An unidentified 32 year old assailant opened fire wounding five others before dying at Charity Hospital. The 18 year old victim was Miss Georgeann Kartzke of Hampton Virginia.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Greyhound
Mike Barrett
Georgeann Kartzke
Hampton
Charity Hospital
Lec Almerica
Emmett Jefferson
Barrett
St. Peter's Church
Michael Sirkot
Miss Kartzke
Kenneth Jamison
Newcastle
Almerica
Alice Cavanaugh
Larry Ebert
Joseph Owens
Atco, Ga
Leo Varderwell
Detroit
Mich
Richard Reinsberg
Mad Bomber threats trigger string of New York police searches
A wave of five telephone bomb threats prompted a manhunt for New York City’s so called Mad Bomber. Police searched venues including Sloane House YMCA Beacon Theater the Freeman New Amsterdam Theater and Fein’s Tin Can Corp all found no bombs. The enigmatic figure has staged over 20 explosions since 1940 with several injuries but no fatalities.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Radio City Music Hall
New York Public Library
42Nd Street
5Th Avenue
Ft. Tilden Queens
Army Ordnance
Sloane House
Beacon Theater
West Side
The
Freeman
New Amsterdam
Times Square
Fein
Tin Can Corp
Brooklyn
Eastern Third Of Nation Sees Colder Weather
The Associated Press reports snow flurries in the Midwest and Northeast with fog in the Northwest. Cold air grips the eastern third with freezing temps in northern Florida and teens in northern New York. A warming trend starts in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley as other regions stay mostly clear.
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Midwest
Florida
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pennsylvania-New York
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Washington
Oregon
New York State
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Virginia Reports Twelve Violent Deaths In Holiday Period
Virginia recorded 12 violent deaths during the 102 hour Christmas holiday period ending midnight. The 1955 78 hour period saw 22 deaths from violence including highway fatalities and a Fredericksburg plane crash. A pedestrian death occurred after the period ended. The toll for 1956 matched last year’s date at 804-54.
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Associated Press
Virginia Today
Fredericksburg
Old Dominion
Joseph Maierczyk
Penola
Caroline County
Ladysmith
Caroline
Bernard McDougall
Hopewell
State Rt. 10
William Andrew Floyd
Fort Payne
Ala
Bever Dam
Isle of Wight County
Traffic Toll Soars During Long Christmas Weekend
Traffic deaths reached a record high for any holiday period with 698 highway fatalities, 49 in fires, and 120 in other accidents during a 102 hour 6 pm Friday to midnight Tuesday span. California led with over 70 deaths. Illinois Texas Ohio New York and Michigan also showed high totals.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
No Holiday Deaths In North Dakota
North Dakota reported zero accidental deaths during the Christmas holiday period amid the state's high overall traffic year. Officials credited safety campaigns and constant messages in newspapers radio and TV during the 10 days before the holiday. Maine and Wyoming reported fatalities from other accident types.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Maine
Wyoming
Highway Patrol
Clark Monroe
Virginia Weather Forecast Eyes Light Snow Flurries Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow flurries in northern and western areas tonight. Southeast stays partly cloudy with lows in the 30s. Thursday brings more cloudiness and milder conditions. The five day outlook covers December 27 to January 1 with below normal temperatures and periodic snow in the mountains.
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Virginia
Appalachian
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