Eisenhower Family Christmas Observed at White House
President Eisenhower, Mamie, and Maj. John Eisenhower attended services at the National Presbyterian Church after his Sept heart attack. The White House Christmas included songs by the grandchildren, a 46 pound turkey, and do it yourself style gifts. Susan Eisenhower clutched a new doll as the family marked the holiday with 18 diners including Mamie’s relatives.
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Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
National Presbbterian Church
White House
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mamie
Susan Eisenhower
John and
Barbara Eisenhower
Susan
John S. Doud
Denver
G. Gordon Moore
Washing
Mary Thompson
Gainesville
Fla
Political Fireworks Likely In 16 States Senate Fights
Wide Senate battle looms as 32 seats across 16 states are up for grabs in 1956. Democrats hold a fragile edge with seven Southern seats up, facing primary or general opposition. Key incumbents include George in Georgia, Clemens in Kentucky, Capehart in Indiana, and Wiley in Wisconsin amid strong party positioning and potential challenges.
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Clements
Kentucky
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Capehart
Indiana
Wiley
Wisconsin
George N. Craig
Glenn Davis
R-Wis
Red China Charged With Act of War In Attack on ROK Ship
South Korea accused China of an act of war after a Christmas Day attack on a ROK coast guard cutter off Huksan-do. Four Korean sailors were captured as Chinese vessels fired for hours and a fishing boat was seized. Seoul warned of strong countermeasures and vowed allied support.
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Elizabeth II
Konrad Adenauer
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Christ's Birthplace
Jordan
Israel
Nation Totals 572 Traffic Deaths One Day From Holiday End
The nation faces a potential all time holiday traffic death record as 572 total deaths are tallied by 10 a.m. with one day left. Officials warn the rate could reach 624 if eight highway deaths per hour continue, urging motorists to exercise extra caution on the homeward drive.
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Ned II
Dearborn
National Safety Council
Chicago
Prairie Village Man Is Oklahoma Road Victim
Lyle Bennett, 49, of Prairie Village Kansas, was killed in a collision on U S 69 two miles south of Tushka Oklahoma. His wife Esther 45 son Cary Den 15 and daughter Marcia 12 were gravely injured. The other driver John Clyde Strick of Dallas Texas was hospitalized with a broken jaw and multiple injuries.
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Okla
Lyle Bennett
Prairie Village
Kas
Lyle
Esther
Cary den
Marcia
John Clyde Strick
Dallas
Tex
U. S. 69
Californias flood toll climbs as new storms threaten coast
Heavy rains lash northern and central California as thousands remain homeless in what officials call the worst disaster since the 1906 quake. Deaths reach at least 43, with 6 in Oregon and many missing feared drowned in floodwaters from the Feather and Sacramento rivers. Authorities brace for more deluges as dikes hold through the night and refugees struggle to return home.
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San Joaquin County
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Feather
Marysville
Millions Celebrate Christmas Around the World
The holiday season saw floods storms and sudden death mar the Christmas observance, while millions participated in worship feasting and gift giving to mark the birth of Christ. With Christmas Day on Sunday many observed continued celebrations and some Canadian provinces extended the weekend through tomorrow for Boxing Day.
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Mother and five children die in Gaylord house fire
A 36 year old mother Gladys Soaper and her five children Elaine 13 Marilyn 12 Lawrence 10 Owen 3 Dale none year old died when a two story house along U S 27 six miles north of Gaylord burned in the early hours. Warren Soaper survived. He said he woke to smoke around 3 am and tried to rescue the family before smoke and flames forced him outside.
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Gaylord Hospital
French Campaign Enters Final Week Ahead of Jan. 2 Vote
French voters face a two way contest as Pierre Mendes France and Edgar Faure push their center left and center right blocs. Mendes France seeks support in Lyons and Paris while Faure promotes his coalition for a National Assembly seat in Jura near the Swiss border. Algeria voting is delayed due to terrorism.
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Edgar Faure
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U. S
Joseph Laniel
Radical Socialist Party
France
Algeria
Pastry Cook Arrested For Church Bomb Plot
Paris detectives arrested a pastry cook at his north Paris home after finding what they call proof he planted a bomb in the Sacre Coeur basilica dish on Christmas Day. The explosive set to detonate during a crowded Mass was found by priests before it exploded, and two letters warned priests of the planted bomb.
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Sacre Coeur
Montmartre
Train Crash Fatal to 18 in Brazil Rail Disaster
Eighteen migrant farm workers were killed and 60 injured in a Christmas Day train crash 85 miles north of Sao Paulo near Nest Verde. The accident occurred as the Dine-A-Mile line operated a holiday service on December 25.
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Sao Paulo
Lawrence air port elevations and Mt Oread noted fictive figures
Larry Lawrence comments on Christman barometers and local elevations. He cites the Lawrence airport at about 40 feet above sea level and Mt. Oread near 900 feet, with other local levels described as varying between those figures.
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Two Navy Men Hurt in Antarctic Plane Crash
Two Navy men were seriously injured when a single engine plane crashed near Cape Bird in McMurdo Sound. Cmdr. George R. Oliver and Joshua P. McCuistion were flown by helicopter to the Edisto’s sick bay after rescue. Cmdr. William Hawkes piloted the craft.
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Antarctic
Copter
Edisto
McMurdo Sound
Cmdr
William Hawkes
Chevy Chase
Hawkes
McCuistion
Lawrence Residents Enjoy Quiet Boxing Day After Festive Christmas
Lawrence residents relaxed after a busy Christmas with pleasant weather and no major travel hazards. A weekend traffic accident south of Lawrence injured two Iowa men, Clement Welsh and John Scott, with unclear which was driver. KU reports no campus accidents since Christmas break began. Downtown businesses mostly closed. a drugstore open drew lines for antacid tablets amid holiday lull.
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U. S. Highway 59
Clement Joseph Welsh
Boone
Iowa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
John Irving Scott
Ames
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State Highway Patrol
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Lawreage
Dud Shell Blast Claims Life of a Second Marine
A dud shell exploded at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina killing a second Marine after an earlier fatal blast. The victims include Set. Robert A. Burlison Jr. of Port Chester, Connecticut, and Antonio Longo of New York City. A companion was injured as authorities investigated the incident in a restricted impact area.
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