Santa's early Alaska Christmas runs light, loud and long
Anchorage dispatch details how Santa arrives in Alaska by various means from dog sleds to air drops. Programs include Elmendorf drops, Alaska Railroad clothing drives, and Operation Helping Hand delivering gifts to missions. Festivities extend to Pribilof Islands for Russian Orthodox Christmas on January 6, with village councils organizing stockings and communal meals.
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Alaska
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Santa Claus
Nunivak Island
Bering, Sea
Elmendorf Air Force
Aleutian
U.S. Air Force
Alaska Railroad
Helping Hand
Fort Yukon
Point Barrow
Nome
Santa
Alaskan Air Command
North American
Mary’s Igloo
Kwigillinghok
Shaktoolik
Pribilof Islands
Kenosha Fire Claims Its Fourth Victim
A housing project blaze in Kenosha last week killed its fourth victim Evelyn Truax five died in hospital from burns. Also killed were Jeanette eight weeks Barbara eleven and Earl fourteen with Darrell Truax Sr. home destroyed. Darrell Jr. eleven remained critical Colleen three fair condition. two other children and the mother escaped. Fire linked to overloaded electrical circuit.
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Kenosha
Evelyn Truax
Darrell Truax Sr
Jeanette
Barbara
Earl
Darrell Jr
Colleen
Renew Faith In Value Of The Individual Man
Henry M. Winston argues the United States should revitalize belief in the individual’s infinite value and potential, stressing that economic growth requires a larger pool of capable people and that leadership must be distributed across many fields rather than centered on one person or ideology. He warns against overreliance on arms and centralized power, defending independence of thought, and cautioning against tyranny, paternalism, and overbearing organizations while praising diverse talents and humane governance.
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United States
Janesville Man Dies Of Accident Injuries
John C. Fredendall Jr., 24, of Janesville Wisconsin, died in Rochester Minnesota from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Janesville on December 11, 1959. He was almost completely paralyzed since the accident and was a former star swimmer at Janesville High School Hamline University and the University of Wisconsin.
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Rochester, Minn
John C. Fredendall Jr
Janesville
Wis
Fredendall
Janesville High School
Hamline University
St. Paul
Minn
University of Wisconsin
Freeman Returning To Capital Next Week
Gov. Orville L. Freeman said he will return to Washington to discuss transferring powers of the Agriculture Department. He plans to confer with Ezra Taft Benson next week and did not commit to a specific legislative program or actions for his coming term. He expressed hope for a sound solution to farmer concerns.
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Minneapolis
Orville L. Freeman
Washington
Agriculture Department
Freeman
National Guard
John F. Kennedy
Ezra Taft Benson
Kennedy Urged to Adopt New Course in World Affairs
A coalition of 32 historians from 23 American colleges urged President-elect John F Kennedy to pursue a new course in world affairs. They advocated recognizing Red China and East Germany and accepting risks for a broader arms control inspection regime to curb the arms race. One signer was William A Williams of the University of Wisconsin.
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John F. Kennedy
Red China
East Germany
Kennedy
William A. Williams
University of Wisconsin
Veteran Agric Writer Lewis C. French Dies at 67
Milwaukee Journal veteran Lewis C. French died of a heart attack at 67. A 34 year staff member, he retired last January after serving on business, financial, and farm news desks. Survived by widow Hazel son Donald two grandchildren and brother Frank. Funeral set for Wednesday in Milwaukee with Janesville burial.
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Lewis C. French
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French
Whitefish Bay
Journal
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University of Wisconsin
American Association For State and Local History
Janesville
Balloon Launched By Boy Scientist Aims High In Flint
Gary Jedy nak, 14, built a 10 foot high plastic balloon with photographic film for a science fair project. He hoped it would reach 65 000 feet and travel 150 miles in eight hours, but the craft rose only about 11 miles before being recovered from a tree near Atlas, Michigan by Donald Reddy.
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Flint, Mich
Gary Jedynak
Gary
Flint
Atlas
Mich
Donald Reddy
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