Seventeen Lost As Radar Plane Crashes At Sea
Seventeen fliers are missing after a Navy Super Constellation crashed into the Pacific during a routine training mission near Oahu. Two bodies were recovered while four survivors were reported in good condition after rescue. Officials cited possible engine failure or an onboard explosion as causes under investigation.
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Ocean
Oahu
Pacific
Navy
Honolulu
Cmdr
Guy Howard
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Howard
Oakland
Calif
J.g
John Thomas Kline
Richard L. Rentschler
Lincoln
Neb
Franklin A. Henry
Kankakee
Iil
Tripler Hospital
Barbers Point
Gaither Won't Discuss Report on Nation's Atomic Defenses
Gaither Jr. of Ford Foundation refuses to reveal contents or recommendations of the secret report on U.S. atomic defenses. He says the study, done with top scientists and leaders, is not for public release and would be an exception if disclosed. He notes only the Security Council and the President would see such a document.
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H Rowan Gaither Jr
Ford Foundation
Gaither
America
United States
Security Council
Natchez
Miss
New York
Pennsylvania
Christmas bachelor to the seven Lange orphans saves family
In Ingwood California a widowed mother's death leaves seven children aged 5 to 17. Omaha bachelor R E McQuiston promises to care for Mary Lange's kids after gifts and aid pour in from communities and churches. He moves to California to become their father figure, with plans to stay as long as needed.
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Inglewood
Calif
Omaha
Mary Lange
R. E
Jim) McQuiston
MacQuiston
Virginia Singer
Seattle
McQuiston
Mary
The Tree Is Deserted at Ramsey Auditorium
STUBBY CURRENCE recalls the Christmas party at Ramsey stage where WHIS sponsored gifts, food, and entertainment for about 2,000 children. The reporter focuses on a forgotten cowboy hat and the tender memories of families helped by local donors and volunteers.
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Santa
Ramsey
Ramsey Auditorium
Eisenhower Faces Tough TV Duty in Dulles Address
President Eisenhower delivered a nation address with Secretary of State Dulles, centered on staying attentive without upstaging the speaker. The air of the broadcast required him to freeze on a warm camera for a lengthy segment while Dulles spoke, a balancing act he handled well.
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New York
Eisenhower
Secretary of State
Dulles
Christmas Observances Across a World in Cold War Tension
Global observers marked the holiday amid space race anxieties and political turmoil. Khrushchev attended Ukraine celebrations while Eisenhower spent Christmas in the White House with family. Snow was scarce except in northern regions and Antarctic teams paused for the day.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Ukraine
Eisenhower
White House
London
Europe
Alps
United States
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Antarctic
U.S. International Geophysical Year
Budapest
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
U.S
Legation
Santa Delivers Gifts to Near 2000 Less Fortunate Children
Santa Claus visited Ramsey and Genoa schools for Community Christmas Tree parties delivering toys apples oranges candy and more to about two thousand children. Local TV performers from WHIS-TV hosted programs at Ramsey and aided gift distribution with unclaimed items returned to the Bluefield Police Dept for pickup.
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Santa Claus
Bluefield
Ramsey
Genoa
Santa
Smitty Smith
Jack Altizer
Cecil Surratt
Buddy Williams
Scoop
Snoop
Jackie Oblinger
Whis-Tv
Bluefield Police Dept
Whis-Radio
Silent Star Norma Talmadge Dies in Nevada at 60
Las Vegas dispatch reports Norma Talmadge famed silent screen actress died at her ranch home near Las Vegas at age 60. Doctor Carvel James cited pneumonia as the cause after a career spanning more than 200 films. She had mobility limits from arthritis and recent strokes.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Norma Talmadge
Carvel James
Miss Talmadge
Clinging Vine
Bluefield observes Christmas with many offices closed
Bluefield and surrounding areas join the nation in Christmas observance as weather forecasts predict considerable cloudiness and temperatures in the 40s. Most businesses closed except essential services like police fire medical staff and public transportation while city, county, state and federal offices shut down.
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Bluefield
Medcal
Retail Merchants
The
Bluefield Chamber
Lewis H Reiland Dies Suddenly at Walker Apartments
Lewis H Reiland of Walker Apartments College Ave Bluefield died suddenly yesterday at home. He is survived by his widow Mary Shuttlesworth Reiland and daughter Sally of San Francisco California. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Lewis H. Reiland
Walker Apartments
College Ave
Bluefield
Mary Shuttlesworth Reiland
Sally
San Francisco
Calif
Christmas Set By Eisenhowers
Washington December 24 16 Christmas trees four grandchildren and carols mark the Eisenhowers yuletide at the White House tomorrow They will share turkey with Mary Jean 2 and others after a National Presbyterian service ends. Tape recorded carols will echo in the East Room and a lighted tableau depicts the Christmas story in the Green Room.
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Washington
White House
National Presbyterian
Traffic Casualties Report From Bluefield Area Holiday Eve
Late Christmas Eve traffic in the Bluefield area included a non critical injury to Harold Walker and his wife in a Tazewell County wreck. The walkers were hospitalized at Bluefield Sanitarium. Princeton noted minor accidents with about 30 dollars damage.
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Bluefield
Harold Walker
Bluefield Sanitarium
Tazewell County
Princeton
Bluefield Stores Close for Christmas Day and Prisons Empty
The Bluefield area observes Christmas with many shops closed at least one day and banks and post office opening Thursday. Police release most prisoners on Christmas Eve as jails clear, with remaining inmates to face grand jury action or county jail, while a department store swaps Christmas displays for a January White Sale.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Virginia
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Bluefield Area
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Eisenhowers
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