Christmas Won't Be So Black for Polio Parents in Ojai
Betty and Herb Smith, polio victims in Ojai, California, receive community aid after long hospital stays in iron lungs. Nordhoff High teachers and local residents organized fundraisers and donations totaling over 2,800 dollars to cover medical and home costs. Debra and Jody, their children, are cared for with rounds of nurses funded by March of Dimes. The town plans a Christmas tree and gifts as the family works toward paying off their mortgage.
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California
Ojai
Ojai Valley Teachers Assn
Smith
Nordhoff
Debra
Smiths
March of Dimes
Fund
Jody
Santa
Probe Clears Broadcaster Edward Lamb in Red Activity Case
Edward Lamb publisher of the Erie Dispatch and operator of WICU faces a 40 day FCC decision period on his Erie license. An examiner found no guilty knowledge of Red activity in his conduct, while the FCC can renew automatically or refuse renewal. Lamb is a Toledo born businessman with holdings in Pennsylvania Ohio and Florida.
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Toledo, Ohio
Erie, Pa
WICU
Federal Communications Commission
Lamb
Erie
FCC
Herbert Sharfman
The
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Anniversary pass presumed in Japan for Pearl Harbor attack
Pearl Harbor Day on December 8 passed largely unnoticed in Japan which carried out the 1941 attack, marking 14 years since the action observed on this side of the International Date Line.
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Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Spanish sherry endures air exposure among wines
Spanish sherry, noted as the hardiest wine, can be left exposed to air indefinitely without tasting change. Michigan reportedly operates over 200 long distance truck lines, highlighting its transportation network.
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Michigan
GM Official Details Dealer Profits and Pressure from GM
GM vice president William F. Hufstader told the Senate committee that Albany Pontiac dealer M. H. Yager earned over a million dollars from a $10 000 start by Oct 31 1955 but later showed waning sales and only a small profit in 1955 after salaries and a dealer bonus. He cited other dealers voicing policy complaints.
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Washington
General Motors
William F. Hufstader
M. H. Yager
Pontiac
Albany
N. Y
Yager
Ford
Hufstader
Harlow H. Curtice
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Motors Holding Division
Marshall Girls Die in Wyoming Cabin Blaze
Two Marshall, Minnesota sisters Betty Buchholz 21 and Bernice Buchholz 15 died in a Big Piney log cabin fire. Dr. Robert Knapp said smoke in their lungs suggests they were alive when the blaze began. Harley Bowman 34 held without charge as arson inquiry continues with a Denver expert.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Big Piney
Robert Knapp
Betty Buchholz
Berniece
Marshall
Minn
Sublette
Morris Horton
Harley Bowman
Denver
American Mail Car Fire Destroys Cargo at Bremerhaven
A Christmas mail cargo to the United States was partially destroyed when an American military mail car burned at Bremerhaven's main station. The incident occurred yesterday during loading at the port city, reducing the shipment to ashes and delaying delivery.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
United States
Harriman Tammany Role Grips GOP Campaign Talk
Republican senators weigh Harriman as a possible Democratic presidential candidate amid suggestions he is backed by Tammany Hall chief Carmine DeSapio. Hagerty’s job move is cited as fueling the link, while Harriman says he is not an active candidate.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
White House
James C. Hagerty
Len Hickenlooper
R-Iown
Tammany Hall
Francis Case
R-Sd
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Tammany
Carmine DeSapio
Tammany Monday
New York County Democratic Organization
Avalanche Claims Fifteen Victims In Austrian Disaster
Five more power station workers buried by an Alpine avalanche are recovered in Salzburg Austria, raising the winter's first avalanche toll to fifteen.
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Salzburg
Austria
DeSapio backs Harriman as potential favorite son nominee
Hagerty at Gettysburg said Harriman was the first man nominated for the presidency by Tammany Hall. He questioned why a man not a candidate would be put in a candidate's position by Tammany Hall’s leader.
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DeSapio
Harriman
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Tammany Hall
Six Washington counties named after U.S. presidents
Six of Washington State’s counties carry names honoring presidents of the United States, reflecting a tradition that links local geography to national leadership. The counties highlighted include Pierce and others, illustrating how early settlers mapped governance onto regional regions.
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Washington
United States
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Herb Smith
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Ernestine Hix
Gordon Electric
Kunbeam Est
Ea Caan Crerreme
Sunbeam
House of Service
E. Oakland
Mixmaster Junior
Radiant Control
Wapill Baair & Gani
Or) Electric Inc
Frigidaire
Philco
Daryl Kobes
W. Allegheney
Necchi
Home Owned & Operated
N. Main
Austin, Minn
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Donna
Grers
Joy
Thece
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Yee
Arca
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Trey
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Servin
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Ve Lia
Ote
Probe
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Austin Daily Herald
Jean Sibelius
Finland
Sibelius
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GOP
By Mirro
Aluminum
Cleveland
Wold's
Merry Cologne
Ciro
Trejurs
Parker
OLD Maid
Parker's Guys & Gals
Auto Om
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Cologne
Yardley’s
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Talgum
Yardley
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Esterbrook Fountain
Aric
Bederer
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