Yanks Sing Carols Over Soviet Radio in Leningrad
In Leningrad the American cast of Porgy and Bess sang Christmas carols on Soviet radio marking the first such broadcast since the 1917 revolution. The troupe drew vast crowds on Nevsky Boulevard and outside the Astoria hotel as Russians cheered and asked for autographs. Robert Breen called it phenomenal and Anatole Heller labeled it fantastic.
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Leningrad
Soviet Union
George Gershwin
Astoria
Paul Robeson
Nevsky Boulevard
Winter Palace
Robert Breen
Anatole
World News Snippets From Across The Nation
A series of brief items covers a Tremont Book Shop raid exposing a bookie operation, a Los Angeles fountain prank spilling bubbles, a dry Quitman County paper printing bourbon for a holiday edition, and Seoul battalion sergeants hosting a Christmas Eve party while keeping guard.
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New York
Tremont Book Shop
Marks
Quitman County Democrat
Henry Burns
Seoul
Korea
Zoo director gifts two diamondback rattlesnakes
Grand Rapids Michigan VP Zoo director Fred Meyer opened his first Christmas present Friday two diamondback rattlesnakes sent by a friend from Laredo Texas. He called them real beauties and said he couldn’t appreciate a Christmas gift more.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Zoo
Fred Meyer
Laredo
Tex
Meyer
Deputies Find Liquor Cache Hidden Behind Wall
In Lenoir North Carolina sheriff deputies using a tape measure and a rule uncovered an illegal liquor cache Friday. They inspected the time grill inside and outside deciding the exterior exceeded the interior. A wall was torn out revealing the cache and proprietor Ramon Church was arrested.
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Lenoir
N.C
Ramon Church
Woman Hotel Operator Builds Christmas Tree for Sea Gulls
NAGS HEAD North Carolina December 24 Mrs Lucille Purser hotel operator says she may be first to build a Christmas tree for sea gulls. The leafless tree between her home and the Atlantic Ocean is adorned with stale bread rolls filet of flounder and other fish bought from local seafood markets.
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Nags Head
N.C
Lucille Purser
Atlantic Ocean
Neighbors complain after loud carols night incident
In Raleigh North Carolina Edward Oakes 16 attached a loud speaker to his recording setup to play Christmas Carols. The scene turned rowdy when Silent Night was followed by a hot rhythm and blues number drawing police attention.
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Raleigh, N.C
Edward Oakes
Vote Themselves From Office In Buenos Aires
Top officials of the revolutionary government Friday voted themselves out as candidates for office in the capital. The move marks a political shift as leaders step back from pursuing public roles and signals a broader realignment within the regime.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina to Hold Election Choosing New Constitutional Authorities
A forthcoming election will select Argentina’s new constitutional authorities. A decree law bars the current provisional president, vice president, cabinet ministers, and provincial commissioners from running for elective office in the future vote.
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Argentina
Couple wed after traffic ticket kindness in Des Moines
John Gonzales aged 29 and Beverly Brown aged 26 went to Municipal Judge Don L. Tidrick in Des Moines to wed claiming they chose him because he treated them well on traffic tickets. The ceremony reflected their appreciation for courteous treatment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Gonzales
Beverly Brown
Don L. Tidrick
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