Flood Danger Shifts To Delta Of San Joaquin
California flood toll reaches 41 with 19 presumed dead as danger shifts to the San Joaquin River delta near Stockton. Delta islands Empire Tract and Venice flooded. Yuba City relief and levee breaches worsen. Army engineers warn of further danger with high tides and multiple regions under water.
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San Francisco
California
San Joaquin River
Stockton
Oregon
Empire Tract
Venice
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Delta
Weather Bureau
Remote
San Francisco Bay
Ellsworth Bunker
National Red Cross
Fuel Explosion Burns Prominent Melrose Farmer
MELROSE Wisconsin special James Benrud 24 a well known area farmer was badly burned Monday afternoon when a can of fuel oil used to start a fire exploded at his farm He was hospitalized first at Black River Falls then Madison where officials said he is in fair condition and resting comfortably He farms six miles northwest of Melrose on CTHH and was heating water for cattle when the accident occurred Neighbors heard his cries and he was found nearly naked by Wallace Peterson who covered him with a quilt Benrud vice president of the Jackson County Fair Assn has a wife and three young sons.
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Melrose
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James Benrud
Black River Falls
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Madison Hospital
Eaid
Benrud
Cthh
Wallace Peterson
Peterson
Langlois
Madigan
Jackson County Fair Assn
Agana Lee Dryll
Lyle Dryll
Manitowoc
Leroy H. Wenzlaff
Whitelaw
Manitowoc County
Edward Whitish
Grand Army
King
Waupaca County
Henry Bartig
Augusta
Augusta Au Claire
Eau Claire
Taylor County
Gilman
Eugene Kornesczuk
Charlies Vane der Camp
Anton Romanowski
Marvin R. Neurer
Amery
Highway 64
Somerset
St. Croix County
Herman Meyers
Kenosha
Wisconsin Highways Clear of Ice and Snow
The State Motor Vehicle Department said all Wisconsin major highways were clear of ice and snow. A few northern roads with slick spots on Saturday had cleared by the long warm weekend.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Eisenhower to Deliver State of the Union Message
President Eisenhower’s state of the union message will be presented to Congress on January 5 after lawmakers reconvene. White House officials say the message will be read by clerks as the president recovers from his September heart attack.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Dulles
Nathan Twining
Air Force
James C. Hagerty
Senate
House
Local Weather for La Crosse Mostly Cloudy Warmer
Forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for mostly cloudy skies and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday. Tonight low 25, Wednesday high 40 with increasing southerly winds.
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la Crosse
Michigan Sees 40 Traffic Deaths During Christmas Weekend
Michigan reported 40 traffic fatalities over the Christmas holiday weekend, ranking third in the nation behind Texas and California. Including six fire deaths and one hunting death, total accidental deaths reached 47 from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Last year during Christmas, 35 people died in traffic incidents.
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Texas
California
Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
Walter G. Hefty
Janesville
Lake Geneva
Lillian Renke
Route 5
Merrill
Richard Haas
Fond du Lac
Soo Line
Adlai's Forces Weigh Liberal VP Nominee
Supporters of Adlai E. Stevenson quietly canvass potential liberal running mates as they aim for a balanced ticket at the Chicago convention. The plan seeks to broaden appeal among Southern delegates and labor groups while maintaining a moderate image. Names discussed include Governors Meyner and Leader and former Gov Bowles among others.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Chester ,Bowles
Connecticut
Record Traffic Toll for Christmas Weekend Tops All Holidays
National Safety Council reports 605 deaths in traffic during the Christmas weekend, with 68 fires and 105 other accidental deaths, totaling 778. The figures surpass 1952 and 1950 holiday records, aiming to spur safer driving in the New Year.
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National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Milwaukee Road Train Derailment Near Union Station
A Milwaukee Road passenger train from Madison derailed about half a mile north of Chicago Union Station. No injuries among about 25 aboard. cars largely remained on track. Locomotive and mail car damaged tracks. cause undetermined. spokesman cited possible engine breakage.
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Milwaukee Road
Madison
Wis
Union Station
John O'Toole
Jager
U S Communist Party Defined Anti American Conspiratorial
The Senate subcommittee branded the U S Communist Party as a Russian inspired, Moscow dominated conspiracy against American government. It published A Handbook for Americans to expose how the party operates, its ties to the Soviet Union, and its aims to overthrow democracy.
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Communist Party of the
United States
House Committee On UN
Communist Party
League
Merchants Protective Society
Grim Wisconsin Toll Tops 900 in Grim Year
Wisconsin’s Christmas weekend wreck toll rose to 904 for the year, setting a new all time high. State officials blamed driver overconfidence and urged motorists to drive defensively amid a weekend death toll that surpassed last year’s Christmas figures.
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Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Melvin Larson
Larson
Spelunkers Claim World's Largest Cave in Kentucky
Spelunkers report discovering Floyd Collins Crystal Cave as the largest known cave with over 32 miles of passages. Explorers Roger W. Brucker David B. Jones William T. Austin and Brother G. Nicholas cite connections to nearby caves and note Holloch Switzerland as the second largest. The cave is named for a young explorer who died during a prior rescue attempt.
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Atlanta
Spelunkers
Kentucky
Ameriican Assny For the Advancement of Science
Floyd Collins
Crystal Cave
Roger i W. Brucker
David B. Jones
Yellow Springs
Ohio
William T Austin
Cave City
Brother G. Nicholas
FSC
Cumberland
Holloch
Switzerland
Quintuplets Fail To Write Visit Parents
The Dionne family says four surviving Quintuplets did not send Christmas greetings or visit home on Christmas Day. Oliva Dionne cites outside influence and money concerns after the girls turned 21, each receiving about 250000. Cecile Yvonne Marie Annette train or recover, with two in Montreal and others in hospital checks.
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North Bay
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Montreal
Marie
Annette
Nation Reaches Out To Shake Hands With Polio Victim Pair
Betty and Herb Smith, once two polio patients in iron lungs at Ventura County General Hospital, became a nationwide symbol of support as letters cards and prayers poured in from 31 states after an Associated Press story. The family’s Christmas reunion highlighted a vast, improvised network offering goodwill.
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Calif
Betty
Herb Smith
Ventura County General Hospital
Jody
Debby
Smiths
United States
America
Associated Press
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Ark
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Butte
Mont
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Abilene
Kan
Kansas
City
Minnesota
The
Spokane
Wash
Ernest Hix
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Hal Boyle
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