Christmas Party Ends In Death For Pocahontas Man
A Pocahontas man dies from head injuries received at a Christmas dinner that left another man, Joe Stroupe of Wolfe, jailed in Mercer County on maiming charges. In Bluefield, Raymond Bowles dies after hospital admission Christmas Day following a beating. The alleged assault occurred after a dinner hosted by John D. Harman on Bramwell Mountain attended by Bowles Stroupe and Rosa Henshaw. Henshaw allegedly drank during the disturbance.
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Raymond Bowles
Joe Stroupe
Rolfe
Mercer
Mercer County
Pncahontae
Kimball
Ee Wwee
Princeton
Wolfe
Bowles
Bluefield
Stroupe
Rosa Henshaw
John D. Harman
Bramwell Mountain
Porgy and Bess Lauded by Russians After Moscow Show
The Moscow radio hailed the Russian premiere of Porgy and Bess as a great success. The broadcast said the Leningrad performance by the American Everyman Opera Co. was attended by U.S. Ambassador Charles Bohlen and prominent Soviet theater figures. The company plans tours to Moscow and other cities after Leningrad.
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Porgy and
Bess
Moscow
London
Porgy and Bess
Leningrad
Everyman Opera Co
U.S
Charles Bohlen
Opera
Member Charged In Church Fire In Matawan New Jersey
Police charge Russell Henry Apgar a 30 year old Matawan resident with arson in the $175000 blaze that razed the First Presbyterian Church built in 1641. He confessed to starting fires on Christmas Eve and Christmas night using matches beside a pile of paper. firemen fought the flames from eight communities, and only the walls and belfry remained.
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Matawan
N. J
First Presbyterian
John Flood
Russell Henry Apgar
Apgar
Silas Geminine
Four Die as Train Strikes Car in Wallingford
A New Haven Railroad train struck an automobile at a private crossing in Wallingford, killing four occupants including Alfred Abair 27, his wife Lillian 35, their son Alfred 4, and Robert Ford 33. The car was pushed about a third of a mile after impact as holiday rush traffic flowed. Police identified the Abair family and a family friend among the dead.
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Wallingford
Christmas Death Toll Breaks Holiday Record
The Associated Press reports a grim holiday period with 557 highway deaths by 11:15 p.m., plus 62 fire fatalities and 90 from other causes, making the Black Christmas tally surpass the 1952 peak of 556 traffic deaths. A nationwide breakdown lists states such as Alabama, California, Florida and others.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Tragedy in Russell County as 4 Year Old Shot Dead
In Putnam Virginia Russell County a four and a half year old, Larry Lee Hale, was accidentally shot and killed at 12 30 pm by his eight year old brother Harold. The pistol, a 32 caliber owned by the father Clarence Hale, was taken from a bedroom drawer where kept. The family was present with two other younger siblings. The mother was away at a neighbor when the accident occurred. Funeral services are set for 1 pm at the family home with burial in McGlothin Cemetery near Skeggs. The father recently worked in a Buchanan County mine.
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Clarence Hale
Putnam
Russell County
Larry Lee
Harold
Buchanan County
Clyde
Richie
Jean Ann
McGlothin
Skeggs
Honaker
Faure Seeks Federal System to Save Greater France
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure urging voters that France must quickly adopt a federal system to preserve the 190 million strong nation and its overseas territories. He calls Algeria a central urgent issue and warns against dividing France while accusing Mendes-France supporters of political maneuvering.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
France
Faure
Algeria
Pierre Mendes-France
Govetieet
An As Republican Rally
RGR
California Floods Drain To Pacific Leaving Death And Destruction
California floods across northern and central regions surge toward the Pacific leaving at least 43 dead in California and Oregon. Rain and rising rivers force evacuations, with thousands homeless as dikes fail and crests threaten cities along the Feather and Sacramento River systems.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific
Oregon
Industry Sees Continued Peak in 1956 Output Across Sectors
Washington survey of 25 industry divisions under the Commerce Department foresees strong 1956 performance with record or near record output in autos ships aircraft and chemicals. Iron and steel shipments may rise 18 percent year over year while autos trucks set a new first-half high and aircraft backlogs remain robust. Textiles print publishing and rubber show mixed but positive momentum though imports cloud prospects.
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Contsa
Commerce Department
Business Defense Services Administra N
Iron and Steel
Jose Aul
Lars
Murdered Man's Body Found Near Greenup on Ohio River
The body of 62 year old Sherwood Finley Smith of Washington Indiana was recovered from the Ohio River three miles east of Greenup. He was shot near the right temple and found by Sheriff Delbert McKenzie and coroner Lewis Wright after two duck hunters reported the body. The case raises questions of suicide versus homicide as investigators note Smith's past as a personnel manager and possible gambler. The body was found with wallet and papers, and Smith had been visiting his sister in Gallipolis Ohio.
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Greenup
Sherwood Finley Smith
Ohio River
Here
Washington, Ind
Delbert McKenzie
Lewis A. Wright
Marvin Mahall
Middleburg
McKenzie
Smith
Wright
Dead Men
Geulth
Fomeroy
Ohio
Huntington
Bob Hope reviews skull X rays after stage fall in Iceland
Comedian Bob Hope examined X ray pictures of his skull in London and questioned whether he was seriously hurt after a fall during a performance for American troops in Iceland with strongwoman Joan Rhodes. He described a joint landing mishap and a painful head injury while servicemen applauded.
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London
Bob Hope
Hope Skull
Iceland
Joan Rhodes
Hope
Miss Odes
Miss Rhodes
Unemotional Mental Patient Questioned In Toledo Stabbing
Police questioned an unemotional mental patient in Toledo after a Christmas Eve stabbing left 28 year old Jo Anne Burlage dead at Mercy Hospital. Burlage was returning from confession when her throat was slit and her baby girl was born shortly before she died. The infant remains in fair condition.
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Toledo
Ohio
Jo Anne Burlage
Mercy Hospital
Douglas Hits Red Church Policies
New York reports Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas criticized Russia's anti religious policies. He cited atheism rhetoric but predicted religion will endure among Russians. He noted state limits on church services and harsh sanctions including confiscation of church property and lack of legal recognition for church rights.
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New York
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Russia
Douglas
Look Magazine
Soviet Union
Three Die As Car Skids Off Brush Mountain
A Detroit family returning from Christmas in Gastonia N C died when their car skidded on a slick spot on U S 21 52 and plunged 220 feet down a tram road four miles north of Bland killing Mrs Alice C Witten 40 and her three year old daughter Sgt Leticia Shelton 44 of Detroit and injuring four others The injured were taken to a Detroit hospital in satisfactory condition The accident occurred during early hours of snowfall and police could not be reached for details Funeral services are arranged at Porterfield Minnick Funeral Home Wytheville.
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Detroit
Elmswood St
Kkrotga Hospital
Ville Hospital
Detroi
My Hospital
Otis Shelton
Leticia
Ronald Witten
Alice Witten
Hove
Porterfield Minnick Funeral Home
Wytheville
Weep Gives Bride Away But Keeps Family Heirlooms
Truitt stationed in Germany receives three week leave for wedding. Bride to fly to Wertingnenington salon for ceremony at church conducted by the Reverend. The text shows garbled details but indicates a military couple wedding with leave and venue mention.
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Truitt
Germany
Bride Will Fiy
Pasee Ee Ie Church
Hungry Jobless Boy Finds Help From Patrolman
A destitute boy, after a fire ruined his home and left him unemployed, receives aid from Patrolman Lloyd Wagner. The officer helps him climb from danger and secures a path to employment at Kelly Automotive Repair which promised to teach him auto mechanics during Christmas 1954.
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Kelly Automotive Repair
Stanley
Kelly
Muncie
Ind
Bob Stephens
Richard Stanley
Lloyd Wagener
Fire destroys Cedar Grove supermarket in $50,000 damage
A Cedar Grove supermarket burned tonight in the Upper Kanawha Valley, causing about $50,000 in damage. Fire crews fought the blaze but could not Save the building. No injuries were reported.
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Cedar Grove
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
South Koreans threaten strongest action over seized fishermen
South Korea warned of the strongest possible action after four Korean coast guardsmen and a fishing boat were seized in a four hour Yellow Sea clash with Chinese vessels. The incident occurred inside a disputed maritime line drawn by President Syngman Rhee and involved Chinese fishing boats and a coast guard cutter.
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Seoul
South Korea
Red China
Rae
Peiping
Tokyo
Hongkee Karl
China
North Korea
Japan
Karl
Coast Guard
Veanaie Fapeares
Opere
Korea
Yellow Sea
Syngman Rhee
Ae On Hee
Rhee
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Less
Thomas
Earl V. Case
Tulsa
Case
Peggy Jo
Russell
Yuba
Ater
Feather River
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Contra Coasta County
Humboldt
del Norte
Bill Chambers
Sean
Washington
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