Bombs Hit Kuwait Oil Field in Persian Gulf
The British Foreign Office reported a number of explosions at the Kuwait oil field in the Persian Gulf. Only one of 185 wells burned. overall production unaffected. Unexploded bombs found near the burning well. no casualties or arrests. Kuwait supplies about 60 percent of Britain's crude imports.
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London
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Britain
Tueday
Egypt
Middle East
Iraq Petroleum Co
Syria
Mediterranean
Bethlehem Steel to acquire Youngstown Tube in merger plan
Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube announce a proposed merger in which Bethlehem would exchange common stock for Youngstown. Justice Department vows prompt legal action to enjoin the acquisition, alleging antitrust concerns. The merged group would have about 24 billion dollars in assets and a combined capacity of 25.75 million tons, still below U S Steel.
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E Department
Bethlehem, Steel. Corp
U. .S.j. Steel
Youngstown Sheet ¢ and Tube Co
Bethlehem
Youngstown
Bethlehem “Common
Washington
Herebert Brownell
Justice Department
Justice
Eugene G. Grace
J. L. Mauthe
U.S. Steel
Grace
Mauthe
Night of Terror in Ulster IRA Raids Shocks Northern Ireland
Raiders armed with dynamite and submachine guns hit five of Ulster's six counties in a coordinated night of attacks. They bombed a BBC relay transmitter in Londonderry, blew a Royal Irish Fusiliers barracks in Armagh, damaged a British Army unit in Enniskillen, and set fire to Magherafelt courthouse, nets, bridges, and police outposts. Police reported one policeman wounded and several raiders arrested or fled south into the Republic.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Northern
Ireland
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Éfire
Trish
Republic
TRA
Irish Republic
Unitéd ‘Kingdom
Nolice
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Armagh
Cork
Londonderry
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Magherafelt
U.S. National Guard
Enniskillen
Inishmore
Newtown Butler
Torr
Head
Newry
Japs and Soviets End WWII Diplomatic Ties Restore
Tokyo and the Soviet Union formally end World War II and reopen diplomatic relations. The move comes 11 years and 4 months after Soviet troops advanced into Manchuria during the war’s final phase.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Plane search dwindles as 62 feared lost in Trans-Canada crash
Vancouver reports say the hunt for 62 people aboard a Trans-Canada Air Lines plane Sunday night continued with fading hope. Royal Canadian Air Force officials studied diverse reports about lights on distant mountains about 100 miles east, but two sightings were discounted by IRCAS Tuesday night.
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Vancouver
B.C
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Royal Canadian Air Force
Here
IRCAS
Elvis Wishes For Christmas Toy Elvis Presley Not a Doll
In Toledo at Libbey High School junior Sterling Frizzel dressed as Santa for children each Saturday. Two young girls asked for Elvis Presley on Christmas, not a doll or picture, just Elvis, period.
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Toledo
Ohio
Sterling Frizzel
Libbey High School
Santa Claus
Santa
Elvis
Presley
Body of man and boy drown in Muskingum River near Malta
Rescue efforts continued today for the bodies of Harry Grandstaff, 62, and Kenneth Vincent, 3, after their 14 foot aluminum boat capsized on the Muskingum River near Grandstaff’s cabin two miles downstream from Malta. The boy’s body had been recovered. the man’s body remains missing as sheriff A McConnell reported. The father was rescued, and Delmar Archer of near Pittsburgh, who helped, had been at Grandstaff’s cabin to discuss muskrat pest control.
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Muskingum River
Malta
Harry Grandstaff
Kenneth Vincent
Hheir
Grandstaff
McConnell
Vincent
Delmar Archer
Pennsville
Archer
Grandstaff’s
88 Rounded Up In Polish Riot Report
War saw anti-government violence after the Stettin attack with 88 people jailed. The Trybuna Ludu says crowds attacked a police building near Bialystok and municipal offices at Nowy Ciechocinek were razed before militiamen restored order. In Selkirk, guests waited 20 minutes for a cornerstone ceremony before hosts admitted no cornerstone was ordered.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stettin
Fighty
Trybuna Ludu
Polish United Workers (Communist) Party
Olecko
Bialystok
Nowy
Ciechocinek
Selkirk
N.Y. U
Soviet Censure Move Faces Mixed Support at United Nations
At the United Nations, a Western backed resolution condemning Russia for meddling in Hungary drew backing from Hungary’s pro Moscow opponents and allies Spain Turkey and Colombia. India and Asian partners Burma Ceylon and Indonesia offered a softer draft omitting direct condemnation. US Chief Delegate Lodge planned to address the floor and argue the Asian proposal signals a rebuke while Hungary rejects earlier calls for Russian troop withdrawal.
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United Nations
Ne-Yo
iHungary
Pro Moscow
Ion
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Colombia
India
Burma
Ceylon
Indonesia
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
U.N
Dag Gammarskjold
Hungary
Budapest
Assembly
Temperatures Rise Near Fifty as Cold Snap Tests City
The mercury climbed toward 50 degrees with a low around 6 degrees reported at Municipal Airport. Forecasters warn of a continuing cold snap through Saturday, then a warmup Sunday and Monday, with possible snow or rain on Thursday and again Saturday.
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Mercury
Eadly
Zanesville
State Weather Bureau
Kish Sues City For Back Wages In Zanesville Case
Andrew Kish of 2522 Bell Street sues Zanesville city for 362.10 in back wages claiming 45 hours unpaid before discharge on June 6. He files through attorney Robert L. McCarty against the city and Mayor Sherman Johnson. A hearing on Kishs case was continued to December 18.
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Andrew. Kish
Bell Street
Zanesville
Killing of British Officer Reported by Egyptian Underground
Port Said reports say an underground group abducted and killed a young British lieutenant. British and French forces, withdrawing from Egypt, await firmer evidence before confirming the death. Stockwell hinted possible action if the officer is not returned alive.
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Port Said
Egypt
Hugh Stockwell
U.N
Asembly
A.G. Moorehouse
Leutenant
Port
Stockwell
Port Feyptians
Ammuni Iing
Formants
Brotherhood
Nasser
Store Window Vandalism and Theft at Ernst Fischer Jewelry
Thieves broke a display window at the Ernst Fischer jewelry store at 29 North Seventh Street, taking two rings two religious medals and a cigarette lighter worth about 100. Police Lt. Ivan Penn and officers reported the theft occurred shortly after 3 am after a woman caller alerted them. Two men were seen loitering nearby and the loss is insured. Also, Bunker Hill resident Naw Earl Schmidt, 36, hospitalized with torn shoulder ligaments when a cow fell on him.
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Ernst Fischer
Seventh Street
Ivan Penn
Robert DeBolt
William Huntsman
Bunker Hill
Naw
Earl Schmidt
Haiti in Grip of New Crisis Flares in Port au Prince
Haiti faces a political crisis as Magloire resigns then resumes power and dissolves the legislature. Military control tightens, stores close, food supplies falter, and communications break down while U.S. and New York Times reporters face expulsion.
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Haiti
Miami
Paul ‘S Kennedy
New York Times
Port-au-Prince
Magioire
Haiman
Magloire
Senate
Rail Flasher Sought At Avondale Crossing After Fatal Crash
Residents renewed calls for a flasher light at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing on State Route Avondale after a Philo high school athlete was killed and four others injured. Neighbors say talks with railroad officials failed citing cost, and plan to petition the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for protective devices. The crossing serves a spur to the Columbia Cement plant at Fast Fulham with about six daily trains.
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State R
Avondale
Philo
E. E. Opdyke
Pennsylvania Railroad
Opdyke
Roseville
Cincy
Paul Cannon
Carlos Allen
New Lexington
C. W. Thomas
Lawhead Lane
Mr. Thomas
W. C. Harper
Harper
New York Central
Guarase
Good Samaritan Hospital Dedication Of Seven Story Addition
Hundreds expected for the formal dedication of the seven story Good Samaritan hospital addition. Gov. Lausche and Bishop Ready to deliver principal talks in the nurses home gym. Members of the diocesan hierarchy and city officials will participate. Tours for the public planned Friday and Saturday. Radio WHIZ to record and broadcast at 9 p.m.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Frank J. Lausche
Michael J. Ready
Columbus
Atles
Laurel Avenue
Ready
Edward G. Hettinger
John King Massie
Steubenville
William .E. Kappes
Rob
Ert
WHIZ
Philo High School Athlete Killed in Auto Train Crash
Philo High School star Ronald Gene Thomas 18 died in an auto train collision on Route 15 near Avondale crossing. Teammates Philip Dalton Richar Harper and David Mason were injured along with Thomas's father Charles W. Thomas and others. the group was en route to a basketball game at New Lexington when the crash occurred.
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Philo High School
Ronald Gene Thomas
Philo “High School
Avondale
Charles” W. Thomias
Lawhead
Lane J
Penhoad
Columbia
Philip Dalton
South River
Richard Harper
James Harper
David Mason
Ae Leroy. Mason
Philo
Bethesda
Dalton
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Thomas
Harper
Mason
New Lexington
Roseville
E. E. Lopdyke
Joe Borcherst
Clashes Spark Hungary Strike Protests in November Turmoil
News reports describe a second day of protest against Premier Janos Kadar's Soviet backed government in Hungary. Strikes halted industry as workers clashed with Russian soldiers while rebels in hills near Budapest faced encirclement and a government vow to political victory.
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Vienna
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Ihe
Budapest
Central Workers’ Council
Moscow Radio
Kadar
Private Plane Crashes Eight Aboard in Oklahoma
A Phillips Petroleum Company aircraft with eight aboard crashed and burned south of Bartlesville Oklahoma. Officials reported no survivors and could not yet release the names. Heat hindered the wreckage examination. The occupant count came from Washington County Sheriff E McCombs at the scene.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Washington County
E. McCombs
Two Killed After Hospital Visit in Cleveland
A Cleveland woman Mary E. Rogers, 47, and her 22-year-old son Frank were fatally injured Tuesday night when the Pittsburgh to Cleveland Erie Railroad passenger train struck their car near the hospital. Mrs Rogers died at St. Alexis Hospital at 11:35 p.m. and her son at 11:57 p.m.
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Cleveland
Erie
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