Holiday shopping buoyed by strong Christmas sales
New York reports bustling holiday buying with higher retail volumes across sectors. Despite consumer price pressures and a slow steel settlement, Department of Commerce notes solid orders and early hints of economic strength ahead. Broad gains noted by Dan and Bradstreet and Women's Wear, though steel and living costs temper the scene.
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California Weather Forecast Statewide Update
Northern and central California stay fair through the weekend with increasing cloudiness. Sunday looks warmer inland with coastal winds from the north and possible showers around Eureka. forecast emphasizes light to moderate rain chances southward to the coast.
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Swillay
Eureka
Coastal Weather Summary for Monterey Bay and SoCal
Coastal areas including Monterey Bay and Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo enjoy fair conditions through Sunday with afternoon seas and light north winds up to 10 mph. Southern California remains sunny today and Sunday with gusty north to northeast winds, slightly warmer coastal sections, but cool tonight, highs near 68 and lows around 45.
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San Luis Obispo
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Los Angeles
Washington Suburb Enforces Curfew for Minors in Seat Pleasant
Washington AP reports Seat Pleasant imposes a curfew restricting anyone under 18 from being on streets after 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and Friday and Saturday nights. Violations risk Juvenile Court action for youths and fines for parents and business owners. early results show no arrests or fines yet as officials defend the policy as a community protection measure. Public reaction from Mayor Edward J. Goodwin and local clergy ranges from strong support to mixed teenage sentiment, highlighting gains in parental peace of mind amid differing youth views.
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Edward J. Goodwin
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Jerold K. Jones
Church of the Nazareng
Pye
Nessie Beavers
Nobleman’s Son Hunted by Police
Police search for the 14-year-old son of a European nobleman who arrived in New York five months ago. He is Budapest-born Maj. Esterhazy, son of Count Charles Esterhazy of the Austro Hungarian court and Lady Hamilton Charteris of England. His disappearance was reported Christmas night by his daughter Elvira Esterhazy of Manhattan.
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Tettazy
Charles Faterhazy
Hamilton Charteris
England
Esterhazy
Elvira Esterhazy
Manhattan
Wet and Cold Spread Across Much of the United States
Much of the nation faced rain snow and freezing drizzle with only three pockets showing fair skies Florida the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast California Nevada and Arizona saw varied weather while Utah Montana and Texas reported snow or rain. Salt Lake City logged new snow and central Arizona recorded measurable snowfall. Roads in southeast Colorado were blocked as slick conditions spread from New England to the Ohio River region and the upper Midwest. Temperatures rose northward from near zero to the 30s overnight.
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Ohio River
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New England
Bay Area Utility District awards reservoir project contract
East Bay Municipal Utility District issues a 2.27 million dollar contract to Williams & Burrows Contractors of Belmont for modernizing Central Reservoir at MacArthur Boulevard off 23rd Avenue. The project includes lining roof replacement and North end contour changes to accommodate the planned MacArthur Freeway. The reservoir holds 159 million gallons and work begins late January.
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Williams & Burrows Contractors
Tie
Belmont
Hast Bay
MacArthur
23Rd] Avene
Willes
MacAnchur
Alaska Moose Size and Antlers Described
The Alaska moose is the largest member of the deer family and can grow antlers up to six feet across.
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Alaska
Almanac Today December 26 History Snapshot
The entry notes notable births and events on December 26 across years: Adm. George Dewey born in 1837. James Nason patent for a coffee percolator in 1865. Wilson federalized railroads in 1917. British destroyer sank Scharnhorst in 1948. Allied Ardennes counterattack in 1944. Also mentions Mercury and Venus in morning sky and a quote from Arthur Stringer.
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Manila Bay
James Nason
Franklin
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Wilson
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Ardennes
Iolst Airborne
Bastogne
Khrushchev Keeps Paris Summit Date in Doubt
Paris AP Khrushchev reserved in principle to the West’s Paris summit idea leaving the April 27 date uncertain. Western leaders weigh alternatives May or late April while juggling commitments in London and the United States, with differences on issues to be discussed remaining to be bridged.
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Harold Macmillan
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Rea Square
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de Gaulle
Kinushchev
London
Canada
Tugeling
Foreign Office
Washington
Khrushchev
White House
Frame
Liberace suit ends with settlement in London
Liberace’s British attorney announced a settlement in a libel suit against a London revue. Writs were issued against comedian Jimmy Thompson and others. defendants apologized, paid costs, and donated to the Actors' Benevolent Fund. The prior Daily Mirror case awarded Liberace 8,000 pounds.
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Liberace
Apollo Theadew
Jast Dal
Jimmy Thompson
Peter Myers
Linnis and Duntee
David Jacobs
Hhis
Actors’ Benevolent Fund
Thompson
William Neil Connor
Cassandra
London Daily Mirror
Yack
Death Cry In Jakarta
Pamphlets handwritten in Chinese appeared in Jakarta on Friday calling for the death of Allan Lawrence Pope of Miami on trial Monday for piloting a rebel bomber in Indonesia's 1953 uprising. The leaflets urged a death sentence and U.S. intervention opposed by Christians who tore them down. Pope was injured and captured when his B26 was shot down on May 13, 1958.
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API
Allan Lawrence Pope
Miami
Fig
St. Paul's Church
U.S
Howard P Dones
Pope
Peak Climbers Shrouded in Fog
Five climbers led by Tait-Norman Patterson attempt Gannet Peak in Wyoming amid heavy fog and a looming deadline of January 2 to reach base camp. Patterson, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Norway, has previous summit experience and earlier climbs were in summer.
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Gannet Peak
Wyoming
Los Angeles
California
Ito Am
Tait-Norman Patterson
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Close Watch on Freight Cars
Five men and a crew keep watch on 28 burning freight cars after a Christmas night derailment near Coaling Alabama. Several cars carried manufactured gas and at least one exploded. Southern Railway officials in Birmingham report injuries. fire crews faced difficulty reaching the wreckage.
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Ala
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Here
Too Late To Classify EL RANCHO 3 Bdrm 2 Bath Home
A partial listing for a dwelling titled El Rancho describes a three bedroom two bath home with features such as lights, fireplace, fenced yard, carpet, and other amenities. Details are incomplete and the listing is truncated.
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EL Rancho Verde
Gun killing of Carson City casino owner remains unsolved
Police in Carson City Nevada held Ruby Harker 34 as a material witness after Bill Duffin casino owner was shot dead Christmas Day. Six slug wounds were fired into his back as he climbed into a car near the Silver Spur Casino. No definite suspect yet and officers questioned several people in Reno and Carson City while Duffin’s associate Boyd Vincent returned from California.
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Tragic Hit Run Leaves Couple in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville section a panel truck struck a blind man and his crippled wife as they sold pencils for Christmas. Dumhoff, 50, was hospitalized Christmas Day and recalled the driver appeared from nowhere and sped away. Names and exact ages listed.
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Dumhoff
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Refugee Nina Zazulin Gives Christmas Charity in Brooklyn
Nina Zazulin a 64 year old Ukrainian born refugee in Brooklyn runs a small grocery on Park Avenue. On Christmas Eve she refused payment from customers including two policemen turning purchases into gifts. The act drew a crowd and was seen as a practical display of the holiday spirit. Zazulin said she is grateful for the United States help after surviving World War II and displacement arriving seven years ago.
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Geil
Nina
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Park Avenue
Miller Avenue
Dake
Lars
United States
Ukraine
Zinc Gains Ottawa Zinc Output in 1958 Ot tawa Canada
Zinc production in Canada shows OTTAWA output rising in 1958 with more than 10 000 tons above three total, reflecting strong mining activity.
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Ottawa
Canada
Eight Die In Christmas Car Crash In New York
A car carrying five adults and three children crashed on a wet road in Hyaverstraw New York after skidding into a rock quarry building. Among the dead are Eugenio Solon and Aida Solon, Pedro Cruz a prisoner at Wallkill State Prison, and Cruz’s sister Aida Pagan and her husband Segismundo de Tagan. Three children were hospitalized in critical or serious condition. the others were being cared for at St. Dominic’s home for children in Bauvelt.
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Good Sans Hospital
Suffern
Pedro Cruz
Wallkill State Prison
Here
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Brox
Cruz
Aida Pagan
Segismune de Tagan
Manhattan
Leoparda Cruz
Land Cruz
Jose
View
Letta
Peter
Calidren
Maria
Als
Eugenio
St. Domities
Bauvelt
Tedre Cruz
Efe
Biggest Year For Smokers
New York AP reports American smokers bought more cigarettes than ever in 1959, with total consumption about 436 billion cigarettes, up 4.5 percent from 1958. Per capita use rose to 183 packs per year, reflecting a continued controversy over cancer links.
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New York
Printers
Ink Magazine
Harry Mc Woollen
Afghanistan City Tense After Riots Calmness Fears
Taliban troops patrolled Kanda har as rioting aftermath prompts fears of a repeat surge. Radio Pakistan cites sources noting Wandahar governor fled mobs, shops and a cinema burned, and inmates at the local prison of 400 faced danger.
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Pakistan
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Radio Pakistan
Wandahar
BR Movie
Hee
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