Two Said In Serious Condition
Two injured in crash on U.S. 60 seven miles east of Grafton when a Baltimore couple’s car veered off the right side of the road and struck a bridge. Charles Lee Bell and his wife suffered fractured skulls and other injuries. vehicle overturned multiple times. both in serious condition at Grafton City Hospital.
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Grafton
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Grafton City
Taylor County
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Grafton City Hospital
Eisenhower Heads to Key West for Two Week Break
President Eisenhower arrived in Key West, Florida, at 1 p.m. EST after flying from Washington, D.C. aboard Col umbine II to begin a two week working and leisure retreat. He traveled with doctors and family, with Gruenther possibly joining later, marking a surprise change of mind for the vacation plan.
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Eisenhower
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Columbine II
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Hia
Art Eienhower
Vania State
Howard
Washington
White House
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Walter Reed Hospital
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Truman
Joe Palooka Creator Fisher Dies After Silent Struggle
Joe Palooka creator Fisher is reported dead after years of illness. Police found an empty pill bottle in his Madison Avenue apartment and an autopsy will determine the pills' content and the death cause. Palooka debuted in 1980 and quickly became a world heavyweight icon in a strip read by millions across hundreds of papers.
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Madison Avenue
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Palooka
Grafton Sentinel
Polio Vaccine Shots Released by Public Health Service
The Public Health Service released 1,368,306 additional polio vaccine doses to states and territories. allocations totaled 1,355,814 for public and commercial distribution, with 12,492 reserved for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, marking the tenth allocation under the voluntary control plan.
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Washington
Publi Health Service
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Cold Morning With Warmer Outlook Ahead
A frigid morning with the temperature at 10 degrees above zero, while the forecast predicts a milder night and a warmer tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 32 degrees and at 11 am today it stood at 31.
Church Vocations Conference Underway in Buckhannon
The West Virginia Methodist Conference Commission on Christian Vocations hosts a church related conference in Buckhannon for high school and college students and seminary enrollees exploring church vocations.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Commission On Christian Vocations of the West
Virginia Methodist Conference On Church
New Year Traffic May Get In Stride With Yule Massacre
Safety officials warn New Year holidays may replicate Christmas traffic deaths. National Safety Council forecasts 420 deaths on highways next weekend, below last Christmas three day total of 621. Governors consider measures including National Guard patrols as investigations of the Christmas slaughter proceed in Michigan and New York.
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Chicago
Seacs Yas
National Safety Council
Sora
Minos
William G. Strathton
National Guard
Michigan
New York State
Safety Council
Ned H Dearborn
Famed Bridge Authority Culbertson Dies at 64
Brattleboro Vermont obituary notes Ely Culbertson, age 64, the renowned bridge authority who built a national bridge industry, died Tuesday night after a brief illness. Dr. Robert T. Walker reported death due to a lung congestion. He passed away just before 7 p.m. EST at Culbertson's home.
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Brattleboro
Ely Culbertson
Robert T. Walker
Culbertson
Bridge Authority
West Floods Claim 60 Listed Dead In State
San Francisco and Oregon report 60 dead in the week of heavy rains and floods. California lists 47 dead with damages estimated at 100 million dollars as cleanup begins. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers feed floodwaters into San Francisco Bay, extending danger in the delta.
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California
Oregon
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San Francjach Bay
Maryland Senator Seeks Bow and Arrow Carp Law Change
Annapolis Md State Senator Thomas F Demr proposes amendments to allow shooting carp in non tidal waters with a bow and arrow. The move aims to loosen current restrictions and enable more flexible wildlife control in Maryland.
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Annapolis
Thomas F. Demr
Maryland
Delayed Pay Halts Post Office Work After Floods
In Klamath Falls Oregon floods and slides blocked trains and trucks delivering mail cutting off government pay to postal workers after they had distributed Christmas mail today. The situation left workers with blocked pay and no jubilation amid the disruption.
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Klamath Falls
Oregon
Sheriff Finds This Probe Easy
Sheriff Ward A Harvey of Ithaca New York agreed to investigate an accident after an assistant mentioned the trailer truck present on his front lawn. The quick inquiry led to immediate action as the sheriff prepared to leave for home.
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N. Y
Ill
Howard A. Harvey
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Key West Renames Beach Drive Eisenhower Drive for President
Key West officials renamed North Beach Drive to Eisenhower Drive after President Eisenhower announced his visit, a surprise that prompted swift city polling and a brisk wave of enthusiasm. Mayor C B Harvey said residents packed with calls and the town, long booming since 11 Truman visits, embraces the historic welcome.
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Eisenhower Drive
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Harvey
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Mendes and Duclos Debate Overshadowed by Hectic Paris Hall
In Paris the ex-Premier Pierre Mendes France met Communist Jacques Duclos amid a crowd of beret clad protesters. Police broke up scattered fights as the venue overflowed, but few questions connected their diverging topics on Algeria terrorism, housing, and West German rearmament.
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Prelate Conducts Christmas Mass Aboard Carrier in Asia
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York held a Mass on the hanger deck of the aircraft carrier Hancock at Yokosuka harbor near Tokyo. He boarded the ship to conduct the service before flying to Okinawa for a Far East holiday tour, having spent Christmas Day in Korea.
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Berlin release shows four power accord upheld
ASE Airman M Sgt Mike Kliman of Brooklyn, 45, was arrested by East German Communists. Officials said the Soviet settlement indicates Russia will respect four power agreements on the treatment of Western Allied nationals in Berlin.
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Mike Kliman
Brooklyn
Red Guerrilla To Talk Peace in Malaya
Malay insurgent leader Chin Peng met government officials in Baling to discuss peace terms but the talks deadlocked over whether the Malayan Communist Party would be recognized. A communique cited Chin demanding recognition while the government rejected the demand. a second session followed with promises to meet again.
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Chin Peng
Communist Party
Chin
Malayan Communist Party
Engku Abdel Rehman
David Marshall
Singapore
Youth Slaying Investigated in Jacksonville
Pulaski County sheriff investigates the murder of eight grade student Joe Leonard King found west of Jacksonville. King, stepson of Sgt. James R. King at Little Rock Air Force Base, was reportedly strangled and beaten with a blunt instrument after going to a movie with a friend.
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Jacksonville Ark
Pulaski County
Eagle Rides Ice Floe on Hudson River
New York watchers witnessed a rare bald eagle riding an ice floe in the Hudson River. The lazy bird drew smiles as it drifted with the current, attracting a small crowd of observers and photographers.
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New York
Hudson River
War readiness policy revealed by U S Air Force
The Air Force and Defense Department unveil an industrial production policy aimed at immediate air readiness for an atomic war. Air Force Secretary Quarles writes that conflicts will be decided in weeks with nuclear exchanges, stressing prewar readiness in a seven page memorandum to General Twining.
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Washington
Nathan P. Twining
Air Force
Quarles
West Virginia Budget Leaders Meet Ahead of 30 Day Session
Charleston WV state budget leaders met to discuss plans for the 30 day legislative session opening January 11. They planned to meet Gov. William C. Marland after their session to brief him on proposals including teacher salary increases and turnpike extensions.
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West Virginia
Legislatve
Sesson
William Co. Marland
Govenor
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