New Year Weekend Road Deaths Near Holiday Record
The New Year weekend traffic toll reached 405 deaths with 70 fires and 109 other accidents, totaling 584. California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois led with 20+ deaths each. Four states reported no traffic fatalities. 1956 may end with a record 40,000 traffic deaths.
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National Safety Council
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Vermont
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Storm Prevents Rescuers From Reaching Climbers
An 80 mile wind and heavy snow surround Mt Blanc trapping two climbers Jean Vincendon and Francois Henry 12 000 feet up. Helicopters crash landing winds hamper rescue with eight others stranded nearby. Temperatures drop to 30 degrees below zero amid slowed efforts while avalanche reports emerge from southern Alpine skiers.
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Chamoix
France
Mt. Blanc
Jean Vincendon
Francois Henry
Southern Alps
Lovett
N. Loudoun St
Ckc Sen
Coldest Winter Weather Spreads Across Eastern U.S.
Extreme cold settled over the eastern half of the nation with subzero readings in northern Midwest and New England. Temperatures fell 10 to 20 degrees from yesterday as the cold front moved southeast toward the Gulf Coast, with New York City at 13.6 and Chicago at 6 above.
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Midwest
New England
New York
Southland
South Carolina
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic
Minnesota
Wisconsin
International Falls
Minn
Lebanon
N. H
Mt. Washington
New York City
Chicago
Gulf Coast
Florida
Holiday Claims 22 Lives in Va. Holiday Toll
Traffic mishaps and other accidents killed 22 people in Virginia during the 102 hour New Year holiday period. Twelve died in auto wrecks on state highways, four perished in fires, with drownings and other accidents accounting for the remaining six lives.Continued on page six.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Clarke Couple Reports Visit From Lion
Berryville police investigated a claim by Mr and Mrs Elwood Tomblin that a lion visited their front porch in the early hours of Saturday. The couple reported loud roars, a prowling animal, and their children seeking refuge in the attic. officers found nothing and no other reports followed.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Elwood Tomblin
Omblin
California Patrol Reports Record Traffic Toll For 1956
California highway patrol reports a tentative 1956 traffic death toll of 3,772, up 341 from 1955 and 108 above 1946, as Commissioner B R Caldwell urges an end to the horsepower race by car makers.
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Sacramento
Calif
B. R. Caldwell
California Highway Patrol
Patrol
Ice Floe Slams Navy Freighter Into Frozen Antarctica Coast
A massive ice floe driven by near hurricane winds slammed the U S Navy freighter Arneb against the coast near Cape Hallett in the Ross Sea. Water flooded the hull as pumps gained control. Northwind, another icebreaker, was damaged by ice but both ships remained trapped in thick pack ice awaiting rescue and repairs.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
Nells C. Johnson
Arner
Cape Hallett
Ross Sea
U.S
Johnson
Alexandria
Rao
Knox Coast
Freight Trains Collide at Cumbo Killing Three Crewmen
In Cumbo yards near Martinsburg West Virginia a collision between eastbound No 96 and westbound No 648 killed three crew members B F Phillips L R Holler and J Beard all aboard the eastbound diesel engine. Five others were injured. The wreck halted on a nine mile line but main traffic continued. The eastbound train had right of way and investigators sought cause for the westbound train’s presence on the same track.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B&o
Brunswick
Baltimore
Cumberland
James Duvall
State to Appeal Court Decision
Atty. Gen. J Lindsay Almond Jr announced the 4th Circuit ruling upholding desegregation orders for Charlottesville and Arlington will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court. He said Arlington and Charlottesville counsels favor the appeal and a mandate could issue Jan 31 unless stayed.
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Richmond
J Lindsay Almond Jr
Charlottesville
Arlington County
U. S. Supreme Court
Almond
Arlington School
John 8 Battle
Battle
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Arlington
Harrisonburg
Joan Paul
Ciircuit Court
Albert V. Bryan
Alexandria
Egypt Ends 1954 Treaty With Britain As Nasser Acts
Cairo announces formal termination of the 1954 treaty granting Britain troop rights in the Suez Canal zone. A decree cites British attack on Egypt as the moment of breach, with bases seized and caretakers jailed following Oct 31 air strikes.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
Nasser
Eden Expected To Cancel Visit To Soviet Union
The Evening Standard reports Prime Minister Eden is likely to cancel his spring trip to the Soviet Union due to Moscow’s hardening stance. A formal decision has not been made, officials refuse comment, and cancellation may be unnecessary if Eden retracts the invitation.
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London
Evening Standard
Eden
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Selwyn Lloyd
Russia
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Lloyd
Lord Beaverbrook
No. 10
Downing St
Gasoline Prices Rising Again in France
Paris reports another small hike in high test gasoline to about 86 cents a gallon. The government raises prices to help finance farmer loans, with no connection to the Suez Canal blockage. Stocks and clearance advertising appended.
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France
Paris
Suez Canal
Worth
Eisenhower aims at Middle East power with standby authority
The White House moves to speed Congress action on President Eisenhower s call for standby authority to order U S forces in response to Communist aggression in the Middle East. Hagerty said a formal message to Congress could come this week as leaders from both parties back the plan.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Middle East
James C. Hagerty
State Department
Congress
Hagerty
Sam Rayburn
Tex
U. S
Acton
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Len Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Nixon
Refugee Ship Brings 1747 Hungarians to U S
Gen. LeRoy Eltinge docked in Brooklyn with 1747 refugees, including a newborn Leroy Eltinge Matusek born at sea to Gabriella Matusek. Admiral Hubert Van Peenan helped deliver the baby. More planes to land refugees as Operation Safe Haven nears end.
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LeRoy Eltinge
New York Harbor
LeRoy Eltinge Maturek
Harry
Gabriella Matusek
United States
Catherine Reichar
Camp Kilmer
N. J
America
McGuire Air Force Base
Leeroy Eltinge
Brooklyn
Leroy Eltinge Matusek
Hubert van Peenan
Navy
Adm
Peenan
West Point
Bremerhaven
Germany
Cold Weather Marks 1957's Arrival in Area
Sub freezing temperatures ushered in 1957 with dances parties and night services. Winchester saw two minor fires and a quiet New Year with no arrests or injuries from traffic incidents. The area faces frigid days with lows around 5 to 15 degrees and a forecast for more bone piercing cold.
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Winchester
New Year Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Robert L. McHaven
Virginia
India’s first quintuplets draw crowds to Pon dicherry hospital
In Madras police seal off a Pondicherry hospital as crowds press to see five newborn girls born to a 29 year old Tamil mother near Tiruvannamalai. The quints weigh 3 12 to 4 6 pounds and will be named on the 10th day.
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Madras
India
Pondicherry
Tiruvannamalai
Muriale Corneille
Virginia Weather Forecast Highlights Five Day Outlook
The Virginia outlook calls for a mild trend into Saturday with colder finish. Temperatures run 3 to 6 degrees below normal overall. Precipitation expected mainly Saturday and possibly Monday, totaling under half an inch.
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Virginia
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Caldwell
Cumbo
Peter Pan Children’s
Worth’s
Anderson Meat Market
Turkey
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Europe
U. N
Hercule
Herakle
Kilometer
West Germany
Energie
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Sinai Desert
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