Vast California brush fire consumes vast area and 27 homes
A massive brush fire along the Malibu coast spreads from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Monica Mountains with winds fanning flames. More than 20,000 acres blackened as hundreds evacuate and 27 homes are reported lost. Celebrities and residents, including Ralph Edwards and Jackie Coogan, flee their beachfront properties as fire teams battle the blaze amid shifting winds.
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Malibu
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains
Five Pottsville Papers Raise Evening Prices Next Week
Pottsville area publishers including the Pottsville Republican and Tamaqua Courier announce price increases for five evening papers. Single-copy costs rise from five to seven cents, and weekly subscriptions from 30 to 42 cents, effective Monday. Labor and newsprint costs cited by the Schuylkill County Publishers Association as drivers of the higher rates.
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Pottsville
Pik
O—Bchitylell County
Pottsville Republican
Stewandosh Herald
Aakland News
Mahunoy City Record
Atueticon
Tamaqua Courier
Wil
Schuylkill County Publishers Association
Sehen
Israel Opens Gulf Naval Base in Aqaba Port
Israel unveiled a new naval base at the Gulf of Aqaba port Wilat, marking a milestone as the Tarhet navy frigate Mlatale arrived to inaugurate operations. The base expands the nation’s naval reach toward Egyptian positions, with further plans for Gulf patrols from the Sinai peninsula.
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Israel
Gulf Naval Base
Tel Aviv
Galf of Aguabe
Wilat
Eliot
Tarhet Navy
Mlatale
Nustoh
goUthert Sen Iane
Gulf of Aqaba
Ferem
Hingfolnine
Sintal
Unita
Atail
Plane Crashes Near Willow Alaska Killing Crew on Training Flight
An Air Command report said a four engine tanker with eight crew aboard crashed northwest of Willow about 50 miles north of Anchorage. It crashed on Bald Mountain minutes after takeoff from Elmendorf AFB during a routine training mission. A ground party was en route to the scene and it was unclear if anyone survived.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Alaskan Air Command
Willow
Bald Mountain
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Air Force
Rebel Leader Replaced by Second in North Sumatra
North Sumatra rebel commander Cal Maludin Simbolon surrendered after tanks surrounded his home. Lt Col Djumin Gintings announced from Medan that he becomes military commander and will obey President Sukarno. Central government ties to the region will continue as before.
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Buluruio
Simbolon
Gintings
Ali ‘Pire
Sumatea
Acmad Hussein
A. Bis Jess
Vax
Jakarta
J. H. Dachian
Post Office to raise stamped envelope prices
The U.S. Postal Department announced an average 18 percent increase in stamped envelope prices, effective January 1, applying to envelopes only while printed postage remains fixed by law. Individual purchases stay at the printed postage plus one cent. discounts for small quantities will end, requiring at least 60 envelopes to earn a discount. higher costs since September 1953 drove the change.
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Washington
Maiden Flight Of New High Speed Jet Interceptor
Convair FM8A high speed jet interceptor made its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base California. Chief engineering test pilot Re n. Johnson led the maiden flight amid a 110 detail announcement. Engine details indicate a Pratt Whitney unit delivering 10 000 to 20 000 pounds thrust.
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Air Force
Convair
Calif
Ren. Johnnson
PIOGA
Solon Fights Boost of Hungarian Refugees in U S
Washington Dissension arose as Rep Burden Burdick favors raising the Hungarian refugee quota now at 21 500 while Rep Burleson opposes any Eisenhower plan to expand refugee admissions. Eisenhower ordered agencies to continue processing refugee applications while a final quota decision awaits a New Year meeting with congressional leaders.
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Washington
Burneton
D-Tex
Eisenhower
America
Burdick
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Burleson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Murray Snyder
Eisenhlower
Nixon
Missing Woman Returns After Abduction Tale Unfolds
Joan Franklin, 39, reported she was abducted by two young men driving her white Cadillac from a drugstore parking lot near Kansas City. She says they bound her, struck her, and released her in a wooded area near Jonesburg after driving toward St. Louis and back. Her husband Walter Franklin, once a billiards star, now promotes uranium claims. Police released only a fragmentary account as she seeks medical care.
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Mansas Clixim
Joan Franklin
St. Louis
Franklin
Jet
Jonesburg
Kansas City
Deadline Approaching for VA Insurance Five-Year Term
December 31 deadline for GI insurance reminders issued by Scot Widmann of the Veterans Administration Office Redern Building. Veterans separated since September 4, 1856 may apply for a five year term non convertible GI policy. VA offices stay open to February close to assist applications. No medical exam required. submit with proper premium.
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Scot Widmann
Veterans Administration Office
Redern Building
Oda
Aly
Yarerans Agin Hk
Routa Arouroi
Mondis
Aero Manager Leslie Lenton resigns
Leslie Lenton, Aero Manager, submits resignation effective early 1957. He will join Kaiser Corporation’s aircraft and electronics division as general manager, based in Galland, California. Clyde Keith will become Aero factory manager, moving from methods and estimates. Lenton joined Aero on October 12 1954 and rose to board member and vice president. He has been active in YMCA fund raising and Kiwanis.
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Leo Strauss
Aero Supply Mfg. Co, Inc
J. Leslie Lenton
Mr. Lenton
Kaiser Corporation
Galland
Cal
Lenton
Aero
Clyde Keith
Kiwanis Club
Colree Elven
Corry Area
Aero Plant
Steel Industry Loses Fight For Tax Aid
Washington reports the Office of Defense Mobilization rejected the steel industry's request to resume rapid tax amortization for a new round of plant expansion. ODM Director Flemming said a priority system to channel steel would risk a controlled peacetime economy and disrupt other needs. The stance preserves the 20 year depreciation norm and argues no mobilization gap exists.
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Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Arthur
Flemming
Temminig
Congress
Traffic death toll during holidays rises to record highs
A garbled historic report outlines holiday traffic deaths across multiple years, noting estimates of fatalities near 490 to 408 during New Year and Christmas periods. It references council figures and compares periods, highlighting unusually high tolls for Christmas and New Year holidays and mentions regional analyses.
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Chicago
Ibeid
U. S
Salve operations begin in Suez as Egypt allows clearing
Reports from Cairo state Egypt agreed to start clearing the southern Suez Canal immediately. Ismailia and Suez technicians reportedly began removing channels to study sunken ships while British and French salvage work continued at Port Said and El Cap. A UN info office note confirmed the ongoing canal salvage amid Allied occupation forces.
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SAIRO
Rayon A. Wheeler
Suez Canal
Chiro
Ismailia
Candi
Suez
Beyn- Hansearlier
Arbor
Veranal
hiMurt
el Cap
Wheeler
Sie
Mahmoud Yihes
Canal Authority
Two Buses Hit By Gunfire In Montgomery No Injury
Gunfire struck two Montgomery buses amid ongoing racial integration tensions. One bus carried four Black passengers and a White driver. the other bus had only the driver and reported no injuries. The incidents follow federal orders to integrate Montgomery’s transit system and the Tallahassee franchise suspension tied to desegregation efforts.
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Bua Svetoma
Montgomery
Ala
Hix
Alabama
Tallahinesee
Florida
Gily Game Mission
Cities
Rensit Co
Bis
Solic
Charles Auxey
Incer-Civic Coyne
Elde
Paul Weber Ends 46 Years With P.O.
Paul M Weber retires after over 45 years as a postal employee in the local office. He began in April and his final delivery day falls near Christmas week. Weber, the longest serving carrier, spent years on Route 7 serving East Main East South East Pleasant and Liberty streets, and has delivered to many families since early service in the old post office near the Municipal Building.
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Paul M. Weber
Paul
Fils
Fatllies
Jong
Wing
Maly
East Main
East South
East Pleasant
Liberty Streets
Howe, Ald
Weber
Stards
Two Vehicle Crashes Reported With Minor Damage Totals
Police investigated two auto crashes yesterday near Union City. The first involved MATooIM Jolie and Bill Batons near West Union, causing about 190 dollars damage. A second crash on Jets Way near Eaton’s Gar injured no one and totaled around 81000 dollars in damage to a vehicle driven by Dennis Blanchard.
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Stile
Jen Varnicks Yestere
Yestersay
Matooim Jolie
Witerford and
Bille Batons Bs
RD. Cain Luidge Springs
Union Cty
Houte
Aton
Tirsine Inter
Cnld
Clark
Eaton
Dennis Blanchiard
Tinnesta
Ricoxitie
Erie Men Admit Area Burglary
Two Erie men admit taking part in a local burglary. Police report that Donald R. Hull of Tobin and Christopher H. were taken into custody after a confrontation at a restaurant. Both men confessed to breaking into the establishment during the incident and are aiding investigators in the case.
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Erie
Bhate
Che
Benit
Donald Rhul
Tobin
Chrner
Brie
Signe Police
Lareney
Pate
Total
Ol Howes
Testurant
Two Workers Die In Aluminum Plant Explosion
In Surwinad Georgia an explosion in the smelting department of an aluminum products plant killed two workers, injured at least four others, and knocked out power citywide for about 35 minutes. The dead were James Johnson Creole and George Luttrell, both Black. Company president William Bonnell estimated losses at 260000 dollars, with insurance coverage noted. The blast shattered nearby residences and caused damage up to half a mile away.
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Surwinad
William J. Bonnell
James Johnson
George Luttrell
William Bonnell
Aidi
Grand Jury Indicts Four In Oil Map Theft Case
A federal grand jury indicted four men over the interstate movement of stolen oil exploration maps from Gulf Oil Corp offices in Pittsburgh. The case surfaced after U S Attorney Malcolm Anderson announced arrests in New York on December 18. Names include Marvin Letvin 34 Orange Texas Odie Richard Sengraver Houston Texas and New York and Dwalt Lieberman 20 New York. Emmanuel Lester 93 New York was also named in federal warrants.
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Fittsburgh
Ol Corp
Pittsburgh
U. S
Malcolm Anderson
FBI
New York
Anderson
Gulf
Gulf's Rut Extran
Cit
Marvin Letvin
Orange
Tex Odie Richard Sengraver
Houston
Texas
Dwalit Lieberman
Emmanuel Lester
Lester
U S Weatherman Joins Russians On Polar Expedition
A fragment reports a United States meteorologist joining a Soviet led polar voyage aboard a ship near Queen Mary Land. The American is described as sole U.S. participant, aiding in observation duties and preparing for the expedition’s first phase toward Mirai Antarctica.
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U. S
Capiefown
Hoult
Altich
Gordon VD
Carveright
Weeherman
Amer
Rutadisa Uber
Queen Mary Lana
Wiicestes
Miray
Antarctic
Indiana
Hansaloe Cottweinhe
Atattona
Mahany Seen Certain For GOP Floor Post
Senator Mahany Crawford appeared poised to win the GOP floor leader post for the 1957 Legislature opening January. A closed caucus of 27 Republican senators proceeded to select leaders, with Mahany’s backers claiming up to 20 votes. Senator Berger Potter remained in the race, saying he would stay in the contest despite the show of hands. The party chairman Bloom attended and indicated organizational details would be settled, as Berger sought support from colleagues. Press notes mention endorsement from Ben Taylor Dauphin and possible ties to the Senate president role inquiry.
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Hershey Iy
Mahany
Crawford
State Senate
Berger
Potter
GOP
Hershey
Senate
Bloom
Mahony
Morton
Tim
Repubea
Ottice
Qaucus
Bloom Bloom
al Jas
Bergen
Ben
Taylor
Dauphint
Soto
Temigone Acontinund
Dancer sues quiz show over missed jackpot claim
New York dancer Dale Logue sues the television program The Bike Surprise claiming she was unfairly treated after a misread astronomy question cost her a $100,000 prize. Logue alleges the producers used a device to eliminate contestants and that the episode aired amid unclear circumstances.
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New York
Rancey
Telvision
Dale Logue
Las Vegas
New
Clib
Misao Shanik
Syairmetip Besstot
Steve Curlin
Entertainment
Tic
NBC
Miss Logues
Dows
Vandals damage dome prompt city fraud inquiry
VANDALS damaged a dome and caused public property costs. Police identify intruders linked to a local group known as the Intruders. Regulators and city officials pledge investigation and possible penalties. A reported $1200 damage figure is cited with no final assessment yet. Local authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
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Malina
Pacific
Sanita Manica Mountains
Ralph Fawards
Cere
Edwards
Beverly Hills
Fiviny
Hugo Freed
Jackie Coogan
Paradise Gove Sea
Coogan
Altholjelt
Los Angeles
Kevih Klingly
P. O
Dem Solon
Gl Insurance
Leslie Lenton
Kaiser Firm
Leslie Lentoik
Egypt
Ber
Luther King
Ian Montgomery
Hun
Glenn Smiley
Tallawasseet
Central Press
Tallahassee
Paul Weber
P.O
Arizona
Sewehituts
Aputh
Calel
Loce Returne
Rome
Sith Ai
James Zelerbyth
Bay Frac
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