Wreckage search for 86 dead in MOSES LAKE crash
Air Force investigators worked at Larson Air Force Base seeking identity of many mangled bodies and cause of the worst single airplane crash, as 239 survivors described a normal takeoff followed by a sudden dive and fire. The crash left 86 servicemen dead, with a massive fuel blaze and scattered wreckage.
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Weather Forecast Warm, Sunny Day Ahead at Long Beach
The forecaster notes warmer days ahead with sunshine all day. No snow is expected as Santa prepares for the sleigh run with bells and clippety clop sounds heard from the North Pole. Highs reach about 68 degrees.
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Debt grows under HST as Truman era deficits noted
A wartime and postwar debt survey shows the national debt rising from $258.7 billion in 1945 to $266.95 billion by mid-1950s as Truman policies left a series of deficits. It notes large tax receipts ahead could cut the 1953 shortfall from about $9.36 billion to roughly $5.59 billion, with Eisenhower to take office if deficits persist.
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Tunisian Silenced by French Gendarmes at Sfax
Reports from Sfax say a Tunisian man was shot and killed by French gendarmes after he aimed a rifle at a patrol and refused to surrender. The incident occurred Sunday as authorities investigated the confrontation.
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Merger Hurdles for CIO and AFL Unions Rise
AFL-CIO merger talks face rivalries between communities and unions. The deaths of Phil Murray and Bill Green strip away symbolic leaders. Reuther and Meany offer to step aside, but deep philosophical changes across unions are required for unification. Continued on Page 16.
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Liberty Ship Quartette Runs Aground In Mid-Pacific
A 7298 ton Liberty-type freighter named Quartette ran aground on Pearl and Hermes Reef in the Mid-Pacific early Sunday. The ship, with 24 crew, sustained nos. 1 and 2 holds damage. sea conditions were rough with winds to 28 mph. Coast Guard and Navy units, including PC1145 and a Midway flying boat, were sent to the scene. captain C Catsambis reported no immediate danger and no crew removal planned. The vessel, owned by Standard Steamship Co and chartered to MSTS, was carrying 10,000 tons of fodder from Galveston to Pusan. The Quartette’s No 1 hold was flooded and refloating was doubtful.
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Hollywood Stars Mistakenly Fly to Alaska for Hawaii
A C-54 from Los Angeles bound for Korea via Honolulu landed in Kodiak Alaska by mistake with 36 actors and actresses aboard. Heavy fog in the Aleutians forced a return to Elmendorf Air Force Base after Kodiak snow. The group included Walter Pidgeon and Rory Calhoun, with plan changes cited as due to Pacific wind conditions.
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Jan Sterling
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Roscoe Ates
Keenan Wynn
Rory ‘Calhoun
Elmer Dunn
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Tle
Alaska
Hollywood
Movie Capital
Pacific
Burbank
Calif
Military Air Transport Service
Greenland-Newfoundland
Gromyko Attacks U.N. Rivalry Over Mass Murder Charge
The United Nations General Assembly rejected a Soviet demand to condemn the United States for alleged mass murder of war prisoners in Korea. Andrei Gromyko delivered a late night speech accusing U.S. brutality, while U.S. diplomats prepared a formal rebuttal as the marathon session adjourned for holidays.
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Korea
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No Fear Mother Plans Birth Amid Terminal Illness
A 27 year old Los Angeles mother, Jean Garrett, is preparing for a Christmas birth via Caesarean section while facing Hodgkin's disease and probable death. Doctors say the baby has good chances, but the mother may not survive the operation. The family includes husband Thomas and children Thomas Jr, 7, Robert, 2, and Raleigh, 18 months.
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Auriol Breaks Speed Record In France Flight
Jacqueline Auriol, wife of Paul Auriol and daughter-in-law of the French president, set a new world speed record by flying a Mistral jet over a closed 100 kilometer course at an average of 534.375 mph. She surpassed her May 1951 mark of 511.360 mph, piloting a Nene-Hispano-Suiza powered jet for the national aircraft industry. the previous record used a Vampire jet.
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France
Jac ‘Queline Auriol
Paul Auriol
Hide and Seek Thief Loots Drug Store At Willow Street
A patient burglar who watched police search a drug store at 1370 W Willow St returned to steal candy cosmetics two electric shavers valued at 80.50 and some narcotics. Police were called at 3 30 am Sunday to find a broken front door bottle tossed inside. They found nothing missing and left after summoning the manager. After the coast was clear the thief returned unbolted the door by sticking a hand through the broken pane and ransacked the store.
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