Tree stands in Albuquerque as mother keeps Christmas for fallen son
In 1950 Marine Cpl. Richard Lopez asked his mother to save a Christmas tree for his return from Korea. She kept the tree decorated in a special stand, enduring years of dust and memory as his body was eventually laid to rest near Kobe, Japan. The grieving mother recalls prayers and visits, while the tree remains a symbol of her son.
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Cpl
Richard Lopez
First Marine Division
Salvador Lopez
Albuquerque
Richard
Bodies Found Of Red Cross Leader And Two Aides
In Elisabethville a shallow grave yielded the body of Georges Olivet Swiss chief Red Cross delegate in Katanga. Two assistants, a Belgian woman Nicole Vroomen and a Dutch man S. S. Smedding, were found with him. Olivet and his aides had disappeared after leaving for UN headquarters on Dec. 13 to seek a ceasefire and civilian evacuations amid fighting.
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Elisabethville
Georges Olivet
International Red Cross
Katanga
Camp Simonet
U.N
Olivet
Nicole Vroomen
S. S. Smedding
Camp
Snowstorm Strands Cedar Rapids as 7 Inches Fold City
A fast moving snow storm hit Cedar Rapids Friday evening dumping seven inches, halting traffic, severing power and phone lines in parts of the city. Cars abandoned, 26 accidents reported, many drivers left stranded as plows and crews began cleanup late night.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Sixth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
First Avenue E
Center Point Road
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines Storm Paralyzed Iowa Roads and Bused Riders
A historic Iowa blizzard left 7 dead and hundreds of thousands stranded. Des Moines faced 11 to 13 inches of snow, with up to 45 mph winds and a city state of emergency as thousands rode out the night in shelters and hotels.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Elder Gunter
Trains Car Plunge Kills 68 in Catanzaro Italy
A derailed railway car jammed with Christmas shoppers and workers plunged 100 feet into a river bed near Catanzaro Ca bria, Italy, killing 68 and injuring 33 as rescue crews struggled in rain. The train ran from Severia Mannelli to Catanzaro, 25 miles, with over 100 aboard in the final car.
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Catanzaro
Italy
Calabria
Fiumarella
Severia-Mannelli
la Sila
Gulf of Squillance
Berlin Talks Move Toward New East West Negotiations
In Bermuda Kennedy and Macmillan outlined a plan to have the U S ambassador to Moscow lead early talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to test for a negotiation basis. Britain will follow if helpful. A decision on atmospheric nuclear testing was deferred.
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Washington
U. S
Moscow
Berlin
Britain
Bermuda
Kennedy
Macmillan
London
Palm Beach
Rusk
Government House
Llewellyn Thompson
Gromyko
de Gaulle
France
Russia
West
U.S
Christmas Island
Pacific
Air Force Launches Satellite At Point Arguello Amid Secrecy
The Air Force said a satellite was launched Friday from Point Arguello near Vandenberg AFB but released few details. Officials described the craft as carrying classified components and did not confirm orbit status. The event follows heightened secrecy on Sky-Spy launches intended to monitor Russia and military bases.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Air Force
Point Arguello Naval Missile Facility
Vandenberg Air Base
Russia
Midas
Samos
Watson Cancels Red Appointment in Berlin
Major General Albert Watson II, commander in Berlin, canceled his scheduled meeting at Soviet headquarters in East Berlin after East German border guards demanded that three civilian aides identify themselves. The decision came as a protest against a calculated affront at Friedrichstrasse, the sole Allied crossing into East Berlin.
Injuries Fatal To Dr. Steinecke
Dr. Wolfgang Steinecke, 51, a noted German exponent of modern and new music, died in a Darmstadt hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile accident this past weekend.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Charles Carsons
Brooklyn
N.Y
The
Palisades
Darmstadt
Germany
Wolfgang Steinecke
Weather Jests Prompt Change of Scenery
A lighthearted quip notes that if weather dislikes follow you, moving to a new location won’t solve it. The joke playfully suggests weather moods are universal.
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Seventh Avenue
Burton Wittrup
Albuquerque, N. M
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Mary
Wee
Lyndon Oren Simmons
Red Cross
C.R
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Waseca
Minn
Kyle
JoAnn Greene
Paul Greene
Marion
Arlene VanderKinter
Tacoma
Wash
Dorothy Pirks
Eighteenth St. SE
Central
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Lowa
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Dubuque
Lamoni
Guthrie Center
Capital City
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Manchester
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Oelwein
Lennox
Lewis Gulick
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