Record Christmas holiday highway toll hits 774 deaths
National Safety Council data show 774 total fatalities during the Christmas holiday period, including 602 motor vehicle deaths and 67 in fires. The count topped prior holiday records, with Chicago reporting 14 dead and LA recording 8 fatalities amid heavy accident and drunk driving figures.
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American Sgt Missing After Berlin Car Crash
U S officials report M Sgt Mike Kliman from Brooklyn disappeared in Soviet sector of Berlin after a Christmas visit. He was injured in a Monday crash and last seen being taken from a hospital by East German police. Russians asked to investigate.
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Holiday Death Toll in State Rises With Nine Fatalities
Minnesota’s Christmas weekend brought nine accidental deaths, including seven traffic fatalities. Names and ages span St Paul, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Brownsdale, and nearby rural areas with incidents in Pipestone, Howard Lake, Jamestown and Watertown. The toll raises the 1955 traffic deaths to 567, nine on the holiday weekend.
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Flood Repeats Chaos in Yuba City as Rivers Rise
Heavy rains drive the Feather River to crest again, flooding evacuated Yuba City in north central California while California totals rise to 29 dead and 19 presumed dead, Oregon adds 12 dead and 3 missing. Damages estimated at 150 million dollars.
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Armed robbers steal nearly 10000 from Minnesota farmers
Three farm dwellers near Alvarado, Minnesota, were robbed at pistol point Christmas Eve. The Glad Hagman family and Carl Johnson faced two armed intruders for over two hours, then locked in a 6 by 3 foot closet. Losses totaled about 10,000 with Minnie Hagman at 4000, Hagman at 5000, and Johnson at 500.
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Destruction by Flood Destroys Humboldt County Towns
AP reporter Bill Chambers describes ten days of rains and floods in Humboldt County California. Klamath and Klamath Glen are ruined with up to 12 feet of water in downtown streets. Bridges washed away, roads undermined, many homes lost. About 2,000 people made homeless and numerous deaths reported.
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Waltham Liquor Store Robbery Marks Third of Year
Five Austin youths, about 16, were arrested in a Christmas Day burglary that netted 75 dollars from the George Kraushaar farm nine miles southwest of Austin. They confessed to property damage at two schools and incidents at a vacant farm and the Martin Bustad office and warehouse. Sheriff Reinartz said the Kraushaars were hosting Christmas dinner when Mrs Kraushaar found a car and trespassers in the yard.
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Burglars Hit Waltham Stores Three Times This Year
Thieves broke into the Waltham Liquor Store and two other local businesses on Monday night, raising this year’s cash loss to 1361 dollars. They pried doors, rifled safes, and stole whiskey, cigarettes, coins, and small change across all sites. Local managers Walter Schnirring and Owen Ericksen said the sheriff is investigating with at least three men involved.
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Newman Couple Dies Within Hours of Each Other
Albert F. Newman age 86 died at 8 15 p m Sunday at the family home 501 E Bridge and his wife Martha 87 died at St Olaf Hospital at 2 50 a m Monday after a brief illness A daughter Mrs Robert Cook Adelaide Austin survives Funeral services for the Newmans are set for Wednesday afternoon
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State of Union Speech Set for Jan 5
President Eisenhower will deliver his state of the Union message to Congress on January 5, two days after lawmakers reconvene. Clerks will read the message due to the President’s recovery from the September heart attack, breaking a three year pattern of personal delivery.
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Congress asked to grant 100 million for California flood relief
Rep. Engle of California seeks 100 million dollars from Congress to curb flooding by the Feather River. He urges immediate start on a dam above Oroville. California authorized the dam as a state project in 1952, with an estimated cost of about 400 million dollars.
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Freeman Praises Sheriffs State Cooperation in Minnesota
Governor Freeman told the Minnesota State Sheriffs Association that cooperation between sheriffs and state law enforcement has improved. He noted 44 counties called on the state liquor commissioner for help in the past year, more than double the prior year, signaling strong local confidence. Sheriff Albert Reinartz attended the meeting.
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Noted numismatist Agnes Brett dies at 79 in Marblehead
Agnes Baldwin Brett a renowned coin expert and the first American woman to receive the Royal Numismatic Society medal died yesterday in Marblehead at age seventy nine. Born in Newark New Jersey she gained international recognition for her numismatic work.
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