25 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1950
Page
1
Vera Janice Becker 17 lay injured in a crash at 71st and Orange Age in Long Beach. She clung to a green leather billfold containing wallet sized portraits for her parents, hoping nurses could return it. Police searched the area but the wallet was never found.
The author contrasts Christmas in free nations with Christmas under communist regimes, noting that carols and church prayers are suppressed where communism rules. He argues that only in free nations can people kneel and attend any Sunday school without fear, framing Christmas as a symbol of opposing godless rule.
Steve Rivas aged 27 of Redondo Reach surrendered to police in Los Angeles after officers fired a warning shot during a pursuit of a reportedly stolen car he was driving attempting to escape.
President Rhee ordered immediate evacuation of Seoul amid chaos as thousands flee southward. A major Red offensive threatened further breakthroughs up to 16 miles south of the 38th Parallel. Defense reports confirm large UN withdrawals from Hamhung, with about 105,000 troops and 100,000 refugees moved.
Sunday dusk reports show holiday highway deaths rising since Friday evening with more than 400 dead by 1 a.m. EST. The tally breaks down to 324 highway deaths, 42 in fires, two in a plane crash, and 50 in other accidents. California, Texas, and Michigan lead states in fatalities.
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