Iran Plane Crash Kills 23 In Dense Fog Near Tehran
An Iranian Airways plane touring from Isfahan crashed near Tehran Airport in fog, killing 23 including four Americans. Only two passengers survived. Investigators cite miscalculated altitude on a blind landing. Among dead Americans are Cecile Demossy, Thomas Rispoli, Blakemore family members, with two survivors Adil Young and engineer Khazaie.
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Tehran
Iran
Iranian Airways
Isfahan
Cecile Ann Demossy
Ogden
Utah
Point
Shiraz
Thomas Rispoli
U.S
Atlanta
Blakemore
Great Neck
Long Island
N.Y
Middle East
Adil Young
Khazaie
Urge Clarified Law On Qualifications For Health Officer
Eau Claire officials push state law change to permit non doctors as city county health officers. They cite doctor shortage and propose specific qualifications for health administration. Harold F. Anderson currently heads the department. Dr S L Henke notes board discussed amendment but acted.
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Eau Claire
State Board of Health
Wisconsin
Harold F. Anderson
City Board of Health
D. M. Cowgill
S. L. Henke
Weather Forecast For La Crosse And Vicinity
Cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday with a few snow flurries. Low tonight 5. High Saturday 18.
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la Crosse
Peace Now Exists in Gale-Ettrick School District
Gale-Ettrick School District announces Ettrick residents will discontinue opposition to a new high school plan. Harry Benter says John Bosshard notified district attorney Clarence Fugina that the Ettrick group won't pursue dissolution. Construction proceeds near the outskirts of Galesville.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville-Ettrick
Harry Benter
John Bosshard
Ettrick
Clarence Fugina
Marinette Man Wins Stay Of Execution
Vernon Bourdlais of Marinette Wisconsin won a stay of execution in Las Vegas Nevada pending appeal of his murder conviction. District Judge A S Henderson granted the stay as defense attorney Jack Pursel prepares a state Supreme Court appeal claiming trial errors and faulty jury instructions. Bourdlais was accused of shooting and robbing Ward Budzein near Henderson Nevada after Budzein picked up hitchhikers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Vernon Bourdlais
Bourdlais
Marinette
Wis
Ward Budzein
Los Angeles
A.S. Henderson
Jack Pursel
State Supreme Court
Pursel
Budzein
Henderson
Nevada
Stolen $1,700 From Onalaska Vets Club Bar
Onalaska police investigated a burglary at the Vets Club 400 Bar on 2nd Street in which about $1,700 in checks and $50 to $60 in wrapped coins vanished. The currency in a nearby register remained untouched and no break-in was found. Officers suspect the thief hid in a back room and was locked inside when the tavern closed.
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Onalaska
Vets Club
2Nd Street
Earl Langston
William Schaefer
Langston
Ike's Korean Plans Signal Pressure on Reds
Eisenhower's aides plan to press China with a UN economic blockade and speed up South Korean forces, while weighing broader options. Stalin hints at ending the war but price for peace remains unclear. The new president-elect awaits full briefing before final decisions.
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Ike
Korea
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Red China
mid-Pacific
Gen. MacArthur
New York
New York Times
Stalin
the Times
Russia
Helena
Dulles Challenges Stalin To Put Forth Peace Plan
Western Europe eyes 1953 with belief Russia will keep cold war hot yet avoid a shooting war. Churchill and others warn of renewed Soviet strength while Ridgway cautions possible overrun threat. Unity in the West grows but danger remains as Eisenhower prepares to lead. 189 Soviet divisions amid growing East European forces. NATO aimed at 96 divisions by 1954.
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Vienna
Europe
England
Winston Churchill
Kremlin
U. S
Matthew Ridgway
Western Alliance
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
Elbe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Plane Search Centers 5 Miles North of Racine
The missing twin engined cargo plane was reportedly seen near Wind Point five miles north of Racine. Two Ohio crew members Wilton Lyman and Robert Taylor were aboard the Lockheed Electra en route from Columbus to Milwaukee. Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol units resumed search at dawn using boats, dragging, and sounding after a dawn sighting and a dream report spurred leads.
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Wind Point
Lake Michigan
Racine
H.B. Mayer
Air Rescue Service
Selfridge Field
Mich
Coast Guard
Russell Kurten
Civil Air Patrol
John Batten
George Harris
Dr. Batten
Harris
Batten
Columbus
Wilton Lyman
Toledo
Robert Taylor
Marion
Mitchell Field
CAP
Air Force
Brinks Loot Hidden In Bank Boxes Across Nation
FBI probes unconfirmed reports that the $1.219 million Brink’s loot from the 1950 Boston heist was placed in safe deposit boxes nationwide by a Boston front man. Boston papers say a lawyer was hired to secure about 40 boxes, with authorities monitoring the suspect. Contemporaneous notes link the case to Towanda police and figures like Joseph O’Keefe amid bribery chatter and grand jury activity.
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Boston
FBI
Dean Meredith
Towanda
Joseph “Specs O'Keefe
O'Keefe
H. G. Hayden Dies Thursday
Harry G. Hayden 76 retired La Crosse school principal died Christmas morning at his home after a short illness. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Masonic Temple with burial in Oak Grove. He served 41 years in the La Crosse public schools, shaping many building projects and programs.
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Harry G. Hayden
Avon St
la Crosse
Masonic Temple
Oak Grove Cemetery
Sletten-Mc-Kee Northside
Hayden
7Th District
Franklin
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Normal School
State College
Genesee Depot
Whitefish Bay
Northside
Roosevelt School
Logan
Franklin Debating Club
Cold Morning Edges In As Christmas Weather Turns
The Coulee Region sees cloudy skies and colder readings with snow flurries and brisk winds. La Crosse forecasts a low of five above and a high near 18 on Saturday amid a looming cold snap in northern Minnesota and falling Iowa temperatures.
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Coulee
la Crosse
Minnesota
Iowa
Miami
Los Angeles
Stalin backs meeting with Eisenhower, Reston reports
James Reston of the New York Times obtained Stalin’s answers through the Soviet embassy in Washington. The notes indicate Stalin favors a meeting with U.S. President-elect Dwight Eisenhower and were conveyed in an AP Wire photo context.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Morningside Drive
New York City
James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
U.S
Adenauer Pushes for a Strong Man U S High Commissioner
Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer urged President-elect Eisenhower to appoint a forceful U S high commissioner to Germany to boost West German rearmament and European integration. He reportedly sent direct and indirect appeals, naming possible candidates and stressing time is critical before his 77th birthday and upcoming political battles.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
U. S
Adenauer
West Germany
France
European Army Project
United States
John J. McCloy
Walter L. Donnelly
Donnelly
William H. Draper Jr
Truman
Europe
Mutual Security Agency
Continent
Robert D. Murphy
Japan
George F. Kennan
Russia
Draper
Murphy
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Kennan
Eisenhower Team Seeks Concrete Proposals From Stalin
John Foster Dulles pledged that any concrete proposals from Stalin would be seriously and sympathetically received as Eisenhower’s administration prepared to engage Moscow. Stalin signaled openness to meeting Eisenhower and ending Korea war, while noting Western cold war actions as the main tension source.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
New York
New York Times
United Nations
U. S
Soviet Union
Korea
Grandma Bandit Twice? Second Elderly Suspect Sought
In Los Angeles area a second gray haired woman is suspected of bank hold ups after Grandma No. 1 Ethel Arata, 52, was arrested on Christmas Eve in Arcadia. A teller recalls a prior robbery by a similar suspect on November 12 totaling $2,600. Arata denies the Arcadia claim and police list Oct 17 and Nov 26 robberies totaling $1,469.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Arata
Arcadia
June North
Union Bank & Trust Co
Arata
Union Bank
California Bank
Citizens National Bank
Arcadia Bank
William J. Lloyd
Lorene McGehee
Holiday Death Toll Surges Beyond 300 in Christmas Weekend
The Associated Press reports more than 300 deaths during the Christmas holiday as auto crashes account for 251. Fire fatalities total three, with 31 other accidents. Weather mostly clear. Midwest and Northeast icy, Chicago records heavy traffic and multiple fatalities. The 102-hour period may set a record, with safety groups estimating 590 traffic deaths.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
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