Deadly tornadoes devastate Vicksburg and six other states
Storms across Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas kill at least four and injure many as tornadoes strike Vicksburg ripping through the business district and Saenger Theater. National Guard deployed to guard against looting. Red Cross dispatches aid and blood units.
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Vickburg
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Vicksburg
Moneroe
Monroe
Rocky Branch
Eyere
Hugh White
National Guard
Victor L. McDearman
Red Cross
Pat Kelly
Dama
Mississippi River
Mulberry Street
Washington Street
Saenger Theater
Gladys Perkins
Saenger
Mississippi Hardware Co
Communism Not An Issue GOP Faces Rough Polls
University of Michigan survey finds Republicans at a disadvantage in the national election. The study shows 47 percent identify as Democrats versus 27 percent as Republicans, with turnout and turnout dynamics noted. The survey, covering 2000 people in 66 areas from 35 states, ran from 1952 to 1953.
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GOP
University
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Angus Campbell
Campbell
United States
Man Hid In Attic Since Start of Korean War
In South Plainfield New Jersey police found John Krasno 35 living unseen in his attic since June 25 1950 the start of the Korean War. His father William Krasno a Russian immigrant told of the secret and John was taken to Marlboro State Hospital for observation. The elder Krasno says authorities continue the investigation.
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Man
South Plainfield
N. J
William Krasno
John
Krasno
Marlboro State Hospital
Andrew Phillips
South Korea
Phillips
Boy Gives Leg Bone To Aid Girl In Rochester
A newspaper boy aged 18 donated an 84 inch bone slice from his leg to support 11 year old Mary Ann Ranney’s leg tumor treatment. The operation occurred on Monday, four hours long, with a successful graft and no early complications.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jim Welch
Welch
Rochester Times-Union
Mary Ann Ranney
Albright
Mary Ann
Jim
Carl
Mrs. Ranney
Ingrid Bergman Returns to Naples Stage in Joan at the Stake
Ingrid Bergman opened the San Carlo opera season in Naples in Joan at the Stake a dramatic oratorio by Claudel and Honegger. Directed by her husband Roberto Rossellini the production featured Bergman chained at the stake throughout. About 2000 attendees packed the opera house as she finally broke bonds amid thunderous applause.
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Naples
Italy
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Joan At
Paul Claudel
Arthur Honegger
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Joan
Indians Cannot Understand U.S. Red Scare
Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, head of India's U.N. General Assembly, said Americans misjudge Communism as a threat. Addressing 900 youths at a New York Mirror Youth Forum she argued the threat, if any, lies in global underprivileged areas, not in the United States.
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New York
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
U.N. General Assembly
Ed York Mirror Youth Forum
United States of America
Grecatien
Five Teens Rescued From Icebox Death Trap
Stockton police freed five 14 year old boys trapped inside a large bakery refrigerator after older youths allegedly locked them in and blocked the door. The victims, including Mike Piccola, were endangered by oxygen depletion but escaped unharmed. Juvenile officer George Woehrle said the older suspects would likely be detained soon.
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Stockton
Calif
Mike Piccola
Mies
Ahandines
Pricola
Piccola
George Woehrle
New Allied Air Force Commanders Take Posts in Central Europe
In Fontainebleau France two new leaders assume roles this month. U S Maj Gen Robert M Les succeeds Maj Gen Dean Strother as commander of the 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. British Air Marshal Sir Cat Broadhurst will replace Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Foster as commander of the 2nd ATAF.
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Fontainebleau
France
Dee
U.S
Robert M. Les
Dean Strother
Allied Tactical Air Force
Cat Broadhurst
Robert Foster
ATAF
Fear of Christmas Eve East Coast dock strike grows
A three man Eisenhower inquiry found longshoremen likely to strike Christmas Eve across six ports from Portland Maine to Norfolk Virginia. The report cites unresolved union representation working conditions and outlaw strikes as key barriers to peace. A 30 day injunction extension is seen as the only hope to avert action.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
New York
Portland
Maine
Norfolk
AFL
The
International
Longshoreman’'s Assn
Waterfront Commission Act
New Jersey
New York Shipping Assn
Boy Brushed Death As Storm Hit
In Vicksburg Mississippi on December 5 twelve year old Dalton Glatt survived a theater disaster while his brother Robert did not. They were among fourteen children at the Saenger Theater when the screen collapsed causing the wall to fall. Dalton suffered a broken arm as adults treated others.
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Dallas
Tex
Saenger
Vicksburg
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Little Rock
Arkansas
Montrose
Crossett
Miss
Dalton Glatt
Saenger Theater
Vicks
rEg
Poe
Robert
Hollywood
Dalton
Dec 14 Start Likely For 22 American Captives Talks
PANMUNJOM Sunday reports suggest explanations to 22 American captives who refuse to return home may begin around December 14. British and American officers, optimistic, expect several of the holdouts to be coaxed back despite 130 South Koreans remaining with communism. Talks paused for the weekend as efforts to arrange a Korean peace conference continue with little progress on the core political barrier.
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Reds
Newspapers Side With the White House in McCarthy Clash
An Associated Press sample shows editors leaning against Senator McCarthy as President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles defend aid to allies. Several papers call for calm, while others back the White House stance or McCarthy’s critic, with a minority taking a detached view.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Dulles
Associated Press
White House
Congress
Wisconsin
Toledo Blade
Ike
Boston Traveler Today
Chicago Tribune
State Dulles
Chicago Sun Times
Joe McCarthy
Christmas Cheer Fund Opens Officially Today
High Point launches the Christmas Cheer Fund with joint civic, social service groups and media support. Kiwanis Club leads with 50 dollars, followed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce 50, Senior Jaycees 15, and Swartzberg's 5. The drive replaces the Empty Stocking Fund to coordinate aid for the city’s poor during the holidays.
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High Point
Kiwanis Club
Othar Eaarly Nantrihiutiane Senn
Chamber of Commercce
Jay- Cees
Swartzberg’s
Do You Speed Read The State Police New Justice
A brief tease notes a new high profile enforcement method by the state highway patrol and invites readers to Page 10-D for the full story. It teases controversy and discusses law enforcement approach without details.
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State Highway Patrol
High Point
Aquarium Society
Shutins
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