South Korea Calls ChinACoordinated Sea Incident an Act of War
Seoul accuses Chinese Communists of an act of war after a Christmas Day clash off Huksan-do in which four Korean coast guardsmen were captured. Fourteen Chinese vessels were seen in Korean waters as a cutter seized a fishing boat and towed it, prompting threats of strong retaliation.
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Seoulaw
South Korea
ROK Coast Guard
Tokyo
Peiping-Pyongyang
Hong Kee Karl
Korea
Karl
Huksan-do
Two Navy Men Hurt In Polar Plane Crash
Two Navy sailors were seriously injured when a single engine Otter crashed on takeoff near Cape Bird in McMurdo Sound. Cmdr. George R. Oliver and J C Joshua P McCuistion were flown to the Edisto icebreaker for treatment after a 70 foot fall and a harrowing ordeal on the Antarctic ice.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctic
Ross Island
Cape Bird
Edisto
George R
South Pole
Hut Point
Cmdr
William, Hawkes
Chevy Chase
Hawkes
McCuistion
Arneb
New Zealand
McMurdo Bay
Evista
Soviet Parliament Votes Budget And Defense Cuts Reported
Moscow reports as Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev outline Asian tour results. Finance Minister Zverev presents 1956 budget with defense at 102% of 1955, and confirms atomic power plans and a shift toward social and cultural spending.
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Soviet Union
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Arseny Zvereyv
Zverev
U.S
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Indian brothers earn praise for river rescue near Klamath
Bill and Greeley Frye, two native brothers, are credited with rescuing 33 people from the Klamath River as floodwaters swirled through Klamath California. They saved Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Whitney and others before taking them to safety at the Frye home while Ernest Whitney died in the torrent.
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Calif
Klamath River
Klamath
Clifford Whitney
Bill
Greeley Frye
Mrs. Whitney
Frye
Whitney
Ernest
Norman Whitney
Ernest Whitney
Frye Brothers
Wiley urges White House expediter to speed surplus disposal
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin criticizes government delays in selling surplus food and calls for a special White House expediter to manage the program for needy people at home and abroad. He notes 62 million dollars of surpluses went to US recipients and 197 million overseas last year, with current disposal lag and storage costs at about one million dollars daily.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
White House
Democrats Plot Senate Challenges Across Several States
The piece outlines Democratic hopes to deny reelection to multiple GOP incumbents including Bender in an unspecified state, Javits in New York, Duff in Pennsylvania, Bush in Connecticut, Dirksen in Illinois, Kuehl in California, Welker in Idaho, Morse in Oregon, and Welker’s opponent in Idaho, with farm policy cited as a rallying issue.
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Bender
New York State
Lehman
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
Pennsylvania
Duff
Sen
Bush
Connecticut
Dirksen
Illinois
Kuehel
GOP
Paul Patterson
Morse
Marion Gilman 71 Dies at Retreat Wisconsin
Marion Gilman 71 died at his Retreat home Friday. Born January 2 1884 near Retreat Vernon County he married Mabel Cox June 12 1912. Survived by wife six daughters eight sons twenty seven grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers and four sisters. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Retreat Methodist Church Rev Leo Mader officiating burial Retreat Cemetery.
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James Gilman
Vernon County
Mabel Cox
Walter
Irene) Ross
la Crosse
Elsworth
Fern) Inmann
de Soto
Edwin
Laverne) Brudos
Tom
Lucille) Dagnon
Kenneth
Elaine) Elliott
Milwaukee
James
Anita) Reynolds
Rockford
Keith
Rolland
Martin
Chicago
Cleo
Ferry Ville
Carlyle
Retreat Methodist Church
Leo iMader
Retreat Cemetery
Campaign In France Enters Final Week
Paris reports a heated finale in France as Pierre Mendes France tours Lyon and Paris asking support for the Republican Front while Edgar Faure campaigns in Jura near the Swiss border. Algeria terror issues loom as both coalitions seek influence before the January 2 election.
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Paris
National Assembly
Normandy
Pierre Mendes-France
Lyons
Republican Front
Funeral services for Helmer Gilbertson
Melrose editor and publisher Helmer Gilbertson, 48, died Thursday in a Madison hospital. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with Masonic rites at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev. A. E. Attwood and Rev. T. Perry Jones. Burial will follow in Melrose Cemetery.
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Wis
Helmer Gilbertson
Madison
Methodist Church
A. E. Attwood
T. Perry Jones
Sheboygan
Melrose Cemetery
Gilbertson
Melrose Chronicle
Continued Boom Seen Despite Tax Cut Uncertainty
Secretary Weeks predicted six months of continued business growth with no leveling off. He favored relief to consumers over industry if tax cuts occur, while noting a slight possible slowdown is expected but not a drop in overall expansion. He spoke on Mutual Radio's Reporters Roundup.
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Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Mutual
Funeral notices from Wisconsin towns list several deaths
SPARTA Mrs Hattie Thiemke 68 died Friday services held Monday at St Marys Tomah. she leaves son Arthur Tomah daughters Mae Pearson Tomah Edna Iverson Janesville Alice Wilke Cedarsburg. husband preceded in death. VIROQUA Mons Helgeson 91 died Saturday Minneapolis funeral Tuesday Viroqua Lutheran Church Rev Alf Romstad officiating burial Viroqua Cemetery. survivor daughter Mrs Clark Bennett. Nutter former Viroqua resident tobacco businessman and former city official also Vernon County coroner. Rhoda Fortney 68 died Friday La Crosse hospital funeral Monday Viroqua Lutheran Church Rev Romstad burial Viroqua Cemetery. survived by daughter Mrs Harold Wheelock La Crosse sister Mrs Marsha Keier Madison four brothers Martin Nelson Fayetteville Ark Henry Elena Edwin Holcomb Wis Clarence Viroqua. two grandchildren.
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Hattie Thiemke
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Tomah
Arthur
Mae Pearson
Edna Iverson
Janesville
Alice Wilke
Cedarsburg
Viroqua
Wis
Mons ‘Helgeson
Minneapolis
Viroqua Lutheran Church
Alf Romstad
Clark Bennett
Nutter
Vernon County
Rhoda Fortney
la Crosse
Snow flurries blot northern plains to lower Lakes
Weather summary notes snow flurries across the northern plains states and the lower Lakes region. The rest of the nation is forecast to enjoy fair or partly cloudy skies with an inset chart showing temperature lines and cloudiness areas.
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Plains States
Lower Lakes Region
Unifax
Crashes Across City Prompt Police Report
Crashes left pedestrians injured as witnesses Troyanek and Melby were found blocks from the wreck. Police said gloves in the car point to Troyanek, while an ambulance and traffic squad aided wounded teens. Multiple hit and run incidents were logged with damages ranging from 25 to 100 dollars on streets including Rose and Monitor.
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Ragner
Miss Troyanek
Melby
Frank Peplinski
Gillette Street
Rose and Monitor Streets
Robert C. Delaney
Prospect St
Donald D. Lance
South Ave
Delaney
Christmas Across the World Highlights Holiday Messages
The article notes Christmas broadcasts from Sandringham by the Queen inviting faith and unity. In Rome Pope Pius XII blesses 50 000 pilgrims in St Peter's Square. American troops abroad celebrate with turkey. Cardinal Spellman visits Korea. Edisto crew sings carols in the Antarctic. Porgy and Bess troupe sings in Leningrad. Formosa amid Chiang Kai-shek claims progress against China.
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China
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Death of Charles Runge Former Mindoro meat market owner
Charles Runge 73 a former Mindoro meat market owner died in a La Crosse hospital on Christmas Day He had retired to West Salem He is survived by his wife Emma Myers a daughter Marian Shaw of Richland Center two brothers Bernard and Arthur and sister Alma Runge all of West Salem seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren A daughter preceded him in death Funeral services will be 2 pm Wednesday at Jostad Funeral Home West Salem with Rev Walter Paustian officiating burial in Neshonoc Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday night.
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Mindoro
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John
Marian) Shaw
Richland Center
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Alma Runge
Jostad Funeral Home
Walter Paustian
Neshonoc
Ads Withheld To Save Newsprint In 24 Page Rocky Mountain News
Denver readers found a slim 24 page edition with no advertising beyond funeral notices. Reported scarcity of newsprint led to advertisers withholding ads to conserve material. The piece notes Mexico’s geographic location as part of North America, not Central America.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Mexico
North America
Central America
December La Crosse and Tri State Area Temperature Normal This Week
The La Crosse and Tri State area expects average temperatures this week with no major deviations. Weather reports show normal conditions for the season and no extreme highs or lows forecast.
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LA Crosse & Tri State Area
Puzzle mailBack extends to Thursday for entries
Puzzle entries extended to Thursday due to the holiday. The mail bag included a letter a poem and three Christmas cards from readers in Blair Yuba Kendall and other towns. A reader praises the puzzle asks for tougher clues and hopes Santa brings joy this Christmas and says he would be 51 on his birthday.
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Blair
Coulee Cal
Tribune
Carl Hanson
R. 2
Yuba
Cal
Santa
W.E.W
Kendall
Rescuers Lifting Flood Refugees Across California Trails
Floods in Del Norte and Marysville area shelters thousands in public centers and private homes. Two Frye brothers saved 33 people in the Klamath River. Santa Cruz rehab begins as residents return. Coast Guard crews rescue 138 in 24 hours. Federal and state teams coordinate food medical care and rehab efforts.
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Bill
Greeley Frye
Klamath River
Klamath
Santa Cruz
San Lorenzo
Coast Guard
Marysville-Yuba
River Readings Report No Change in River Stages
River forecast from Hastings to Guttenberg reports no change in river stages for this district. Measurements show Dam No. 8 Pool 12.5 and 00 readings at Prairie du Chien and CROS sections with sunrise at 7:39 a.m. and sunset at 4:33 p.m.
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Guttenberg
Santa Dies With Pack On His Back in Whittier
Whittier California Santa Claus died while delivering toys on Christmas Eve. Max Gendreaux 65 a shoe salesman and Good Samaritan by avocation wore a Santa suit and pack of toys then collapsed on the Howard Jones family steps from an apparent heart attack.
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Howard Jones
Jones
Gendreaux
Hub Looted by Christmas Day Burglars
The Hub Loan Co. at 105 S. 4th St. was entered on Christmas Day with over $600 in cash and checks and several firearms stolen. Entry exploited a removed lock cylinder and pried door jamb lock. A rear office belonging to Al Jahn lost about $145 in checks $400 in coins $60 in paper currency and five rifles and one shotgun were taken.
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S. 4Rd St
al Jahn
Two People Injured In Separate Ice and Accident Incidents
Police and ambulance crews responded Sunday night to 916 Cameron Ave for Lloyd White 46 who fell on ice breaking his leg. Early Monday the 16th and La Crosse streets unit treated John Tostrud 19 from 820 Jackson St after an accident.
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Lloyd White
16Th
la Crosse
John Tostrud
Jackson ,St
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