Arkansas Girl Seeks Santa With New York Cops Aid
Coleta Burns an 11 year old from Viola Arkansas asks Santa Claus to visit her family noting they need encyclopedias for her brothers a piano for twins a cowboy outfit and a toy car. The letter is answered by New York police deputy commissioner Walter Arm stating there is a real Santa everywhere.
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Lamar Falkner
New York
Santa Claus
Arkansas Ozarks
New York City
Coleta Burns
Santa
Coleta
Police Department
Viola
Ark
The
Ozarks
Jim Feltz
Fulton County
Police Athletic League
Walter Arm
Arm
Broken key in gas cap of 1952 Chevrolet truck
A key broke off in the gas cap of a 1952 Chevrolet panel truck owned by T. A. Newell on Tuesday night while parked at Newell's home at 416 4th Ave SW. The doors and cap remained locked. Mrs. Newell notified police and the broken key was found Wednesday afternoon.
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T. A. Newell
Newell
4Th Ave
Bible and mental health not caused by reading
The author argues that devotion to the Bible does not drive people crazy and contrasts dedicated Christians with religious fanatics. They claim mental problems are due to other causes and cite scripture while asserting the Bible brings inner peace and sound minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Paul
Tapes Reveal Jet Off Course Before Staten Island Crash
FAA tapes show a United Airlines jet veered off course before colliding with a Trans World airliner over Staten Island. La Guardia controllers tried to contact the TWA Connie as the United jet crashed near Brooklyn and the TWA plane burned on Staten Island. FAA chief E R Quesada said Idlewild radar and Preston holding stock were normal at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Airlines
Staten Island
Federal Aviation Agency
la Guardia
TWA
United
Brooklyn
Washington
FAA
E. R. Quesada
Preston
Idlewild
Quesada
Preach Control
Ae Twa
Wings
Flatbush
Joe
Walt
TWA 266
Christmas Seals Fight TB Urges Community Action
Christmas Seals campaigns urge disease control and public health measures as authorities scramble to coordinate air traffic amid a suspected midair incident involving TWA Flight 266 and another jet near New York. Officials report loss of radar contact and potential collision risk, prompting emergency alerts and further investigation.
Nation Ensnared by Deep Cold and Snow Across Regions
A massive cold front stretched from the Eastern Rockies to the Atlantic, bringing record lows from Georgia to Maine. The blizzard left at least 55 deaths nationwide, with Ohio reporting 25 from shoveling and overexertion as cold persisted into the first day of winter.
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Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Dixie
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
New York
Indiana
West Virginia
Atlanta
Anchorage
Alaska
Georgia
Florida
Gainesville
Daytona Beach
Miami
Montana
Wyoming
Upper
Mississippi
Ohio Otto Valley
Night Sky Forecast for Decatur Friday Evening
Decatur skywatch notes a sunset at 6:53 a.m. tomorrow and a moonset at 10:52 p.m. First Quarter occurs Dec 24. The Orion constellation is prominent, rising in the southeast and reaching a high point in the south around 9:09 p.m. Mars rises during the night.
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Arhind
Orion
Ate
South
Mars
Tennessee River Level and City Weather Report
The Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge stood at 17.02 feet this morning, up .40 feet in 24 hours with sea level at 551.32 feet. TVA lake readings included Pickwick 408.4 Guntersville 593. Whitesburg 553.8 Wilson 505.8 feet. High today reached 24 degrees at 2 p.m. with a 10 degree low at 6 a.m. and 20 degrees at 10 a.m. Forecast calls for clear cold today and partly cloudy to cloudy with a hard freeze tonight and Friday. Winds northerly 8 to 12 mph. Today’s high 26 low 13 Friday high 32.
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Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Decatur
Mobile
Ozark
Birmingham
Pinson
Talladega
Gadsden
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
Anniston
Besse
Cold blast grips Decatur as record lows sweep state
The winter season began at 2 27 p m Wednesday with De catur among the coldest spots at 10 degrees today. Mobile Ozark and other cities posted low readings while Decatur’s 74 000 kilowatts peak load tied and surpassed recent records. TVA nets peak load hit 10. See LITTLE on Page 2.
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Decatur City Electric Department
Electric Department
TVA
Speed is Cited In Area Death
Charles R. Montgomery 21 of Moulton was killed instantly when his car left Alabama Highway 33 and crashed into trees near here. He died en route to Lawrence County Hospital. the sixth highway fatality in Lawrence County this year.
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Mercury
Charles R. Montgomery
Moulton
Montgomery
Lawrence County Hospital
Lawrence County
Town Creek
Walter Loosier
Highway Patrol
Alabama
City Man Prepares Inaugural Gala Decorations in Washington
Decatur businessman John R. McDonald arrives January 2 to oversee armory decorations for the January 18 Inaugural Gala as he has done for three prior presidents. He may be retained as consultant for the ball and runs his decorating firm with Christensen in Washington.
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John R. McDonald
Washington, D.C
McDonald
Decatur
National Guard
Washington
6Th Ave
Moulton St
Short St
Birmingham
Eisenhower
Jhon R. McDonald
Eight rescued as Pine Ridge sinks in Atlantic gale
Navy planes recover eight crewmen from the stern section of the tanker Pine Ridge after its breakup 100 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Twenty others safe aboard the floating afterpart, with several more presumed missing as rescue efforts continue amid 30 foot seas and 50 to 60 knot winds.
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Norfolk
Bell
Navy
Fi Pratt
Newy
James C. Lewis
Winston-Salem
N.C
Chester Reed
Corpus Christi
Tex
Robert George Gill
Monterey
Mexico
Frank Albert Borel
Port Arthur
I. H. Hulsey
Jacinto S. Dasilva
Lewis
Valley Forge
Navy Department
Florida
Robert L. Close
Cincinnati
Ohio
Coast Guard
Chilula
Pine Ridge
New York
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Sie
Louis Scott
Acrilan Manufacturing
Chemstrand
Decatur General Hospital
Scott
Stratford Rd
Jet
Associated Press
Decatur and Vicinity
Selma
C. R. Montgomery
Christensen
American Legion
Robinson's
2Nd Ave
Holly St
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