Secret cargo explodes in Kansas freight car
A freight car loaded with a secret government explosive shipment blew up near Selkirk Kansas after a hot box fire. The blast shattered windows, scattered debris over a half mile, knocked out power, and caused major property damage though no injuries were reported. The train was moving west on the Missouri Pacific.
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Janitor Held After Bag With 27000 Turns Up At Tax Desk
In Lexington Missouri a bag containing 27000 in tax payments surfaced on Christmas Day at the desk of Lafayette County tax collector Edward B Becker after janitor Delbert Porter, 62, was given access to the office. Porter was jailed and to be charged with theft. A lie detector test preceded Porter’s entry and a $1200 reaction flagged a concern over the bag’s contents.
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Weather For Other Areas
Snow flurries fell in sections of the Midwest and Northeast with fog and cloudy Northwest skies, while most areas were fair. Cold eastern regions saw freezing in northern Florida and teens in northern New York. A warming trend was noted in parts of the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley.
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U.N. Unit to Airlift Troops with Its Own Planes
U N Emergency Force will be equipped with aircraft to airlift police troops into the Sinai Peninsula. The Canadian UNEF commander said planes will be used mainly for communications and transport, with a joking remark about bombing. Burns met with Israels Moshe Dayan on the next phase of Israeli withdrawal from Sinai. Foreign students from 132 nations study in U S colleges and universities.
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Childhood Precious, And No Business In Longer School Term
A reader argues against extending the public school year, mocking longer terms as socialism. He recalls a six to nine month system, laments summer breaks, and contends that childhood is precious and not a rational school business. He questions the value of extended education and warns against overlong calendars.
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Paralyzed Boy Beams After Nursing Home Injury
Kenny Schreiber an 18 year old paralyzed by a neck injury in July 1955 at Ness City Kansas says he can wiggle his toes and that is the best part of his Christmas His father and mother along with friends visited him at the hospital where he is undergoing treatment His mother credits determination and notes doctors marvel at his survival He was a former Ransom High School fullback injured while diving in the Ness City municipal pool
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England Endures Seven Inch Snowfall Across Britain
Heavy snow on Boxing Day disrupted transport and sport across Scotland Wales and the English midlands. Six of seven race meetings were abandoned or postponed while many football fixtures were called off. Birmingham logged seven inches in 12 hours the heaviest since six years. London saw light powdering that melted quickly.
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Audience With Pope Pius XI Draws Thousands
Pope Pius XI received several thousand people in today's general audience in the Vatican Hall of Benedictions.
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California Lives With Nation's Worst Road Toll
California posted the worst road death record in the nation with at least 73 fatalities over Christmas. The toll spanned all ages and regions, including infants, service members, and elderly, despite clear weather in many areas. Pedestrian deaths remained high across the state.
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Lost Legions of Japan Come Home From Russia
Maizuru Japan 1025 of Japan s last legions return home today Welfare Ministry says at least 110 more are still missing in the Soviet Union last of soldiers and civilians caught when Red Army swept through Manchuria 11 years ago in the last seven days of World War II Repatriates arrived from Koan Maru One hundred seventy were in need of immediate attention
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Kidnaping Figure Dies at 79 in Bridgeport
A man tied to a 1933 oilman Charles F. Ursehe kidnapping case and linked to George Machine Gun Kelly died yesterday at age 79 in Bridgeport. The figure spent 11 years in prison for his role in the crime and was stepfather to Kelly’s former stepdaughter.
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