Scout Carol Outing Ends In Tragedy
A Los Angeles car collision killed Scoutmaster Walter Warlow 41 during a caroling tour and injured four Scouts including his son Christopher and David Stallard Pat McKillips and Richard Tinker all 13. Driver Alex Suniga 30 was booked on suspicion of manslaughter. passenger Isobel Yepez 30 was injured.
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Los Angeles
Walter Warlow
Christopher
David Stallard
Pat McKillips
Richard Tinker
Alex Suniga
Suniga
Isobel Yepez
Soft Pedal Tito Eisenhower Meeting Talk
Washington officials press to quiet home critics as possible Tito visit to Eisenhower is discussed. Dulles signals cautious openness while some lawmakers and Catholic leaders protest. Belgrade says invitation considered but links to East bloc upheaval are rejected.
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Washington
United States
Alvin E. O’kenskin
Wis
Congress
Tito
Knights of Columbus
Luke E. Hart
New Haven
Conn
Eisenhower
Cardinal Stepinac
Moscow
Belgrade
Nixon Bids Farewell to Hungarian Refugees in Munich
Vice President Nixon, in Munich, saluted 56 Hungarian refugees departing by plane for the United States under Operation Safe Haven. He praised the refugees and promised U.S. assistance upon arrival as about 4,800 have already flown to new homes, with a goal of 9,700 by Dec. 30.
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Munich
Germany
Nixon
America
Anne Non
Ple
United States
Operation Safe Haven
John Given Four Years In Prison In Germany
In Karlsruhe Germany Dr Otto John former West German intelligence chief was sentenced to four years in prison for treasonable relations with the Communists. The verdict doubles the prosecutor’s proposed sentence and draws Socialist criticism amid Adenauer government opposition.
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John
Karlshruhe
Germany
Otto John 47
East
Socialist Party
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Supreme Court
West German
This Little Gal Is Tough Cookie
A 3-year-old girl named Linda Rae Hathaway fell from a car traveling 60 mph on the Indiana Turnpike. She rolled hundreds of feet, then stood and ran after the vehicle. Doctors found abrasions but no broken bones. her father, Robert S. Hathaway of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, drove her to Memorial Hospital without reporting to police.
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Oeruth Bend
Ind
Memorial Hospital
Linda Rae Hathaway
Robert S. Hathaway
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Invaders End Egypt Withdrawal After Seven Weeks
The last British and French troops left Egypt at 6:45 p.m. as a UN mediated cease fire ended seven weeks of operations. Port Said turnover roles shifted to Egyptian authorities while Lt. Gen. Stockwell welcomed the cease-fire and awaited release of Lt. Moorhouse.
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Egypt
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Sir Hugh Stockwell
United Nations
Anthony Moorhouse
Port
Stockwell
Lowey
Harry ‘Grimshaw
Tyne
Grimshaw
Port Said
Christmas Tree Honors Soldier Lost in Korea Six Years
Albuquerque woman keeps a six year old Christmas tree saved by her son, Marine Cpl. Richard S. Lopez, who died near Kobe, Japan in 1951. The tree, placed in a dedicated house, bears medals, letters and memories. local visitors view the tribute each Christmas Eve and Day.
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Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque
Douglas MacArthur
U. N
Cpl
Richard S. Lopez
Salvador Lopez
Richard
Chosan Reservoir
Kobe
Japan
Lopez
Paroled Malmedy Massacre Commander Col Peiper Freed
Infamous Malmedy massacre figure Col Joachim Peiper is released from Landsberg prison in Germany under a war crimes parole board ruling. The 43 year old SS commander served less than a third of a 35 year sentence after a 1946 court conviction. The United States Army and a six member panel announced the parole, with U.S. member Spencer Phenix voting in the proceeding.
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Heidelberg
Germany
War Crimes Parole Board
Joachim Peiper
Malmedy
Peiper
U. S. Army
Landsberg
Bavaria
Army
Boy Falls 100 Feet During Mountain Party Near Phoenix
A 17-year-old Phoenix youth died after plunging 100 feet while climbing a South Mountain crag during a teenage beer party. Sheriff’s deputies said Ernest Molina reached the peak before falling in darkness. One companion, Joe Vargas, 19, faces charges for furnishing alcohol to minors.
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Phoenix
Ariz
South Mountain
Ed L. Alcorn
Ernest Molina
Molina
Alcorn
Joe Vargas
Sheriff's Office
Vargas
Arnold Sesma
Sesma
Missing Italian airliner with 21 aboard vanishes over Alps
An Italian twin engine airliner with four crew and 17 passengers including an American couple, Mr and Mrs Harris Gray, disappeared en route from Rome to Milan after icing conditions. Dim radio signals reported from Bolzano area suggested a possible crash with blankets requested.
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Rome
Milan
Italy
ANSA
Bolzano
Lai
Harris Gray
Gray
Coca-Cola Co
Bank Holds Open House Accidentally
Hollywood bank on Santa Monica Boulevard opened by mistake with no staff present as Mrs. Maude Towne found the branch empty. A police call alerted a bank official who said the bank was closed Saturday and doors were left unlocked.
Holidays Toll Tops 248 In Christmas Weekend Deaths
The Associated Press reports 248 deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST during the holiday period. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council urges drivers to treat the toll as a national emergency and drive with extreme caution. State totals include Alabama 110, California 220, Ohio 140 with many other states reporting fatalities.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Ten Killed In N C On Initial Holiday Day
Violent toll rises over the Christmas period with at least ten dead in North Carolina. Auto crashes dominated the deaths as travelers headed home. A Southern Railway train collided with a car in Gastonia killing both occupants.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Gastonia
Army's Peaceful Coup Gains Control Of Central Sumatra
In Jakarta Dec 22 a bloodless army coup installed Col Simbolon 37 as head of civilian and military affairs in Central Sumatra declaring no return to Jakarta until economic reforms are met. Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo suspends him from command and accuses him of illegal action. Sukarno appeals for cooperation as U S embassy notes communist presence.
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Sumatra
James Wilde
Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Appee
Malay Archipelago
Simbolon
Oubery
Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
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By Elaine Belli
Col. Peiper
Spencer Phenix
Chocorua, N. H
Free Europe Committee
Hitler
U. S
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
State Department
Hal D. McCown
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