▁ ▁December ▁▁▁ ▁December ▁ 3 ▁ ▁French ▁commun ist ▁strik ers ▁der ail ▁the ▁Paris - T our co ing ▁express ▁train , ▁because ▁of ▁false ▁rum ors ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁transport ing ▁soldiers ; ▁ 2 1 ▁people ▁are ▁killed . ▁ ▁The ▁Tennessee ▁Williams ▁play ▁A ▁Street car ▁N amed ▁Des ire , ▁st arring ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁great ▁role , ▁opens ▁at ▁the ▁Eth el ▁Barry more ▁Theatre ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁Jess ica ▁T andy ▁also ▁stars ▁as ▁Bl anche ▁Du ▁Bo is . ▁ ▁December ▁ 4 ▁– ▁French ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Jules ▁S . ▁M och ▁takes ▁emer gency ▁measures ▁against ▁his ▁country ' s ▁ri ot ers , ▁after ▁six ▁days ▁of ▁violent ▁arguments ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁December ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Art uro ▁T os can ini ▁conduct s ▁a ▁concert ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁Giuseppe ▁Ver di ' s ▁opera ▁Ot ello , ▁for ▁a ▁broadcast ▁on ▁N BC ▁Radio ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁is ▁broadcast ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁ ▁Women ▁are ▁admitted ▁to ▁full ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁England . ▁following ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁December ▁ 9 ▁– ▁French ▁labor ▁un ions ▁call ▁off ▁the ▁general ▁strike , ▁and ▁re - comm ence ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁government . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Iran ian ▁Royal ▁Army ▁takes ▁back ▁power , ▁in ▁the ▁A zer ba ij