Area Flood Briefing Across Western California and Nevada
Area breakdown shows Marysville Yuba City evacuations about 12 500 and 6 000 respectively while levees hold in Marysville and a breach near Yuba City. Floods recede in Humboldt Del Norte and coastal streams with four dead and days needed to assess homeless and damage. Rumors of dysentery fears in Russian River area with water shortages. Reno flooded downtown, sandbags shield casinos. Southern Oregon coastal streams abating with Reedsport declared safe. Santa Cruz reports eight dead from San Lorenzo flood. Stockton evacuation ordered after a severed slough floods central town blocks.
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Marysville
Yuba City
Yuba and
Feather
Humboldt
del Notre
Eel
Klamath
California
Russian River
San Francisco
Reno — Nevada
Sierras
Truckee
Oregon
Reedsport
Umpqua
Santa Cruz
San Lorenzo
Ocean Resort City
Stockton
San Joaquin Valley
Sierra Nevada
Reno
Nev
Stock Ship
Eisen
Nevada
Three Nuns Die In Eastern Fire At Our Lady of Grace
Three Dominican nuns died in a late night fire at Our Lady of Grace monastery in North Guilford Connecticut. A fourth nun suffered a possible leg fracture fleeing the blaze. About 40 nuns and others escaped and found shelter at Albertus College in New Haven. The deceased were Sisters Mary Dolores Maguire New York Mary Keene Roach Zanesville Ohio and Kay Constance Sauve Pawtucket R.I. The fire started in the main building from a short circuit in wiring and firemen faced water shortages.
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North Guilford
Conn
Our Lady of Grace
Albertus College
New Haven
Mary Dolores Maguire
New York
Mary Keene Roach
Zanesville
Ohio
Kay Constance, Sauve
Pawtucket
RK. I
Paul Gilbert
Banks Near Lawrence Closed for Christmas Day Observed
The banks of Lawrence will not be open for business on Monday December 26 1955 as Christmas Holiday observed.
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Lawrence
Adv
Floods sweep Yuba City as Feather River breaches levee
The Feather River broke its levee in Yuba City forcing about 8,000 residents to flee while water rose around homes. The nation faces widespread flood damage across California with 17 dead reported and thousands evacuated in multiple states.
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Wild Feather
Yuba City
San Francisco
Feather River
John boy trims tree on his own
A Miami mother reports her four year old son John Jr returned with scissors and proudly claimed to have trimmed the Christmas tree by himself. The child had cut all the branches off the trunk, leaving the tree bare.
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Miami
Fla
John Klefeker
John Jr
Paul
Ruth
Grim Christmas holiday toll in Chicago traffic deaths
Chicago motorists began the Christmas weekend with heavy losses as nine people died in traffic accidents overnight. An additional fatal motor mishap occurred in suburban Skopie.
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Chicago
Skopie
Rebuilding Seen Formidable In Flooded Eel River Area
Associated Press photographer Ernie Bennett describes the flood devastation along California's Eel River gorge. Entire communities washed away, railways and highways undermined, homes swept into the Pacific. By Thursday the river rose rapidly, with delays and widespread destruction across Eleanor, Pepterwood, and Ferndale bottoms as roads, bridges, and dairy farms vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ernie Bennett
Eel River
California
Caaat
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Eleanor
Sofia
Pepterwood
Scotia
Ferndale
No Chance of White Yule in Most Areas
Snow covers the northern states with limited chances for a white Christmas in other regions. Snow persists across New England New York Pennsylvania the Great Lakes and the Rockies into Washington and Oregon. Mild late December weather and warm spells appear east of the nation as cold fronts advance in the Midwest and plains.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Plains
Rockies
Washington
Oregon
Midwest
Christians Worldwide Pause For Bethlehem Peace This Christmas
World Christians reflect on Bethlehem as Christmas observances unfold amid political tension. In Jordan an early curfew end does little to ease nerves, while Bethlehem hosts pilgrimages and midnight services under guard. Eisenhower family gathers at the White House. Mary Jean born this week at Walter Reed. Queen Elizabeth broadcasts from Sandringham. Pope Pius XII calls for peace and decolonization in a 28 language message.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
St. Catherine's Church
Antarctica
Eisenhower
White House
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
John Eisenhower
Mary Jean
Walter Reed Hospital
Atlantic
Queen Elizabeth I
Sandringham
Norfolk
Edward VII
Commonwealth and Empire
Nevada Regions Declared Major Disaster Areas
President Eisenhower designated portions of Nevada as a major disaster area due to floods and made Reno and Washoe County eligible for federal aid. Nearby northern California flood areas were added as a disaster region following Nevada action.
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Washington i
Eisenhower
Nevada
California
Charles H. Russell
Reno
Washoe County
Kansas Traffic Deaths and 1955 Totals
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show one death from an earlier accident not previously reported. The record covers last 24 hours and year totals to date, including figures for 1955 and comparisons to 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Grandchildren Sing for Christmas at the White House
Christmas carols by the Eisenhower grandchildren kick off a family celebration at the White House. Barbara Eisenhower’s newborn Mary Jean joins the four generations gathering for a turkey dinner, 16 guests, and holiday trees in the East Room Blue Room and state dining room.
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Barbara Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Mary Jean
Eisenhowers
Eisenhower-Doud
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Aunt Admits Killing Boy Mistaken Sniper Victim
In Brooklyn a six year old boy Felipe Rivera died from a bullet found in his heart while dining with relatives. His aunt Georgina Diaz admitted discharging a .22 revolver as a joke amid claims of a sniper, with Diaz later charged with homicide and others with weapon possession and evidence destruction.
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New York
Felipe’ Rivera
Georgina P. Diaz
Brooklyn
Felipe
Diaz
Magdalina
Pablo
Staten Island
Santiago
Drownings in Teofilo Otoni Flood Ravage Brazil Town
Ten people drowned when two rivers overflowed in Teofilo Otoni after a cloudburst. Fifty trucks with doctors food medicine and cleanup squads were sent to the disaster scene about 400 miles northwest of Belo Horizonte.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Teofilo Otoni
Belo Horizonte
GIs Brighten Christmas For Thousands Of Orphans Abroad
U S servicemen from Atlantic to the Iron Curtain held pre Christmas events for orphans, refugees, and needy children in Europe. Operations like Candy Drop saw GI Santas deliver toys by jeep helicopter and parachute to villages along the German frontier. Actions in Orleans Wurzburg and Frankfurt raised funds and provided clothing, food, and toys for thousands. Christmas traditions abroad mirrored home with services and a turkey dinner for troops.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Atlantic
Iron Curtain
U. S
Europe
Emmnes
14Th Armored Regiment
Orleans
France
Wurzburg
10Th
U. S. Infantry
4Th Infantry
Army
Bowersock Dies in Kansas City at 84
Justin DeWitt Bowersock 84, retired Kansas City attorney, died Friday. A Lawrence native, he helped found the family mill on the Kaw River and led the Jackson County Republican Committee. He practiced law in Kansas City since 1896, served as bank director, and left a wife Eva, a son Justin D. Bowersock Jr., a daughter Elizabeth Thompson, three sisters, and five grandchildren.
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Justin DeWitt Bowersock
Kansas City
Lawrence
Justin D. Bowersock
Kaw
Irving Hill
Paul Dinsmoor
Bowersock
Kansas University
Harvard
Missouri Bar
Union National Bank
Kansas City Title and Trust Co
Pembroke Country Day School
Lawrence National Bank
Eva O'Donnell Bowersock
Hill
Dinsmoor
Elliott Blackwelder
California
Alexandria
George
Elizabeth) Thompson
Spellman Visits Front Western Front Korea Mass For Soldiers
Francis Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York arrives by helicopter near the Korean front to celebrate Christmas Eve mass for American troops ten miles from the truce line.
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Western Front
Korea
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Weather Tonight Brings Santa a Warmer Christmas Eve
Forecaster says a mild Friday night gives way to a cold front with readings dropping from the 60s to the 20s overnight. A Christmas Day high near 30s is forecast, while traffic officials warn of heavier holiday travel and the chance of more accidents nationwide. Police urge caution for drivers and pedestrians amid festive excitement. Public offices and most stores close Sunday and Monday with essential services remaining open.
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Lawrence
Kananga
John Hagelet
State Highway Patrol
Lawrence Oftee
O Ne
O Ne and “Mendey
Fire and Police Departments
Sheriff's Office
Adlai's Son to Undergo Knee Surgery
John Fell Stevenson, 19, youngest son of Adlai B. Stevenson, will undergo knee surgery at Passavant Hospital for removal of a shattered kneecap after a Wednesday car crash. Dr. James K. Stack, orthopedic specialist, said the patient is doing fine and expects release about ten days post operation.
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Chicago
John Fell Stevenson
Adlai B. Stevenson
James K. Stack
Young Stevenson Mee Passavant Hospital
Stack
Northwestern University
Stevenson
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Mary Eleanor
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