Two Frozen to Death in Boat Wreck near James River
In Smithfield Virginia two men froze to death when a 46 foot cabin cruiser broke from its anchorage during a storm and wrecked on an inaccessible James River beach. Three others survived as rescuers recovered the bodies and treated the injured.
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James River
Tifles
Eyatornian
Way
Klawife
Torale
Olfap Zebo Aunir
Pop! Tilison
Resselie
Walt
Aunle
Aunlew
Parkers
Sherif David Wembily
Into of Wight County
Dames
Anatio
Elizabeth Jordan
Fort Boy
Federal Workers Given Time Off For Holidays
President Eisenhower announced holiday time off for federal employees with Christmas Eve a full day off and a half day on December 11 in advance of the New Year, signaling a lenient federal schedule during winter.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fatal car crash kills Mary Brunelle in Pittsfield
Mary Brunelle, 28, was killed when she was thrown twice through a windshield after a car driven by Frank Sawyer, 22, skimmed a tree and then hit another. Sawyer carried her to St Luke's Hospital, but the car skidded again. she died at the hospital.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Piotts
Mary Brunelle
Frank Sawyer
St. Luke's Hospital
Sawyer
Eden condemns Chinese jailing of airmen as a breach of Korea armistice
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden denounced the Chinese conviction of American airmen as spies and a direct violation of the Korean armistice terms. He urged Britain and allied nations to condemn the action, noting 11 captured airmen had served under UN operations and should have been repatriated. He rejected labeling the men as spies and pressed for diplomatic responses rather than escalation.
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Anthony
Eden
China
House of Commons
Eden Saint
Anthony Nutting
United Nations
John Baird
United States
Baird
Barbara Castle
U. S
Britain
Ito
Nei
Castle
Far East
Bristain
Woman in Triangle Receives Jail Term in Domestic Case
Mrs Marjorie McInnis, 34, was sentenced in Superior Court to eight days in county jail as part of five years probation after being found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of Ruth Turmes, 34, in a domestic triangle with Turmes husband George Turmes. McInnis described the affair as not loving and claimed the shooting was accidental. Turmes, though wounded, remained bitter toward McInnis. Continued on Page A1.
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Marjorie E. McInnis
Superior Court
McInnis
Appleton St. Apt
Ruth Wurmes
Mui
Turmes
Mes. Turmes
United States to Hold Conference With 15 Korean War Allies
The United States planned a morning conference with its fifteen Korean War allies at the United Nations to discuss advancing the action. Continued on page A-17, column 4.
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United States
Weather Forecast With Cloudy Skies Through Tuesday
Variable high cloudiness through Tuesday with early morning fog. Today's high near 65 degrees. Little temperature change anticipated Tuesday.
Doctor's Son in Critical Condition After Skiing Accident
Pavitt Counter, 15, son of Long Beach dermatologist Dr H Milton Counter, sustained multiple fractures and internal injuries after a skiing fall on Mt San Antonio. He was airlifted to San Bernardino General Hospital with his companion Charles Pringe, 16, by rescuers.
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U. S. Forest Service
Pavitt Counter
San Bernardino Mountains
David
H. Milton Counter
Saddleback Rd
Rolling Hilla
Charles Pringe
Cerritos Ave
San Antonio
Lytle Creek
Prince
Loman
Lytel Creek Rd
San Bernardino General Hospital
Counter
Lake Arrowhead
Progress School
Locust Ave
GOP Chief Says Demos Scrap Vows
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall attacked Democratic counterpart Paul M. Butler claiming Democrats have scrapped pledges to cooperate with President Eisenhower. Hall, after consulting with Sherman Adams, accused Democrats of seeking to undercut Eisenhower after the 1954 election. Butler had said Eisenhower shows incapacity and that military background is not sufficient for a chief executive.
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Upi
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Hall
Paul M. Butler
White House
Hail
Sherman Adams
Butler
Couple on Honeymoon Killed in Fiery Crash
A Detroit wedding couple died in a fiery crash on U.S. 16 three miles east of East Lansing while en route for a Grand Rapids honeymoon. Marvin R. Foerster, 20, of St. Clair Shores, and Rhea Mae, 18, wed less than 12 hours earlier, were trapped after their car left the curve and struck a tree.
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Faom
Vegas Jail Escapees Captured
Las Vegas witnesses describe three men and a woman who escaped Clark County Jail on Sunday. They were captured without a fight by peace officers at an abandoned mine ten miles northeast of Las Vegas following a tip from a rock hunter. Jailer Ed Johnson was assaulted during the escape. Sefton, Tucker, Lair, and Deborah Frye were named among the escapees with Sefton later charged in a 1955 knife slaying.
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Las. Vegas
Ney
Clark County
Las Vegas
Frenchman’s
Witter Sefton
Khown
Ed Johnson
Sefton
Jacqueline Kelly
Pope to Broadcast Blessing From Sick Bed
Vatican says Pope Pius XI, 78, continues to improve after gastritis and will close the Marian Year with a blessing broadcast from his bed. Cardinal Micara will celebrate the pontifical mass at St Mary Major as the pope recovers.
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Pius XI
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican Radio
Rome
Basilica of
Sti. Mary Major
Five Kiddies Trapped Heroic Boy in Home Blaze
Five children aged 2 to 7 perished in a Franklin farmhouse fire after a kitchen oil stove explosion. The parents and baby were downstairs. a heroic 9-year-old boy escaped and saved his father, while firefighters freed the grim scene after nearly an hour.
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Mass
Reginald de Baggis
de Baggis
Perish
Franklin, Mass
Reginald Be Baggis
San Diego
Arthur B. ‘Kebeck
Cay
Danny Wolf
LesRoy
Chula Vista
Danny
Rebeck
Caneyon
Panny
Navy Raps Montgomery on Calif Talk
Navy Secretary James S. Smith rebutted Field Marshal Montgomery's California Institute of Technology remarks on aircraft carriers. He argued European defense needs differ from Pacific war requirements with long-range air strikes and limited land bases, warning against overestimating carriers’ future role. The British visit stirred U.S. naval concern unseen since 1812.
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Washington
Smith
Montgomery
Navy
Europe
Mediterranean
Tonga
Pacific
Indochina Air Crash Kills 29 Near Luang Prabang
Fifty people were aboard the Air-Lans flight on its first Vientiane to Muong Sing route via Luang Prabang and Nam Tha when it crashed near Luang Prabang. The Lao crash near the capital reportedly left 29 dead, with 26 passengers and crew on board.
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Rans Vry
Luang Prabang
Laos
Compagnie Air-Lans
Vientiane
Muong Sing
Nam Tha
Newspaper Page Index and Section Guide
A listing shows where to find articles by topic and page numbers across sections such as Beach Combing, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, Tides, Temp, Wilson, Women, and Your World with corresponding pages A-13, A-12, B-3, B-2, B-10, B-11, A-15 to A-17, B-6, B-11, A-2 and others. It reads like a front matter index guiding readers to content locations.
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Boyle
Tides, Temp
Wilson
Your
Volcano erupts on Stromboli nearby village spared
The Stromboli volcano on the Italian island erupted sending lava flows down its slopes. The 800 resident village at the edge of the tiny island was not threatened and there was no panic. The cone last erupted in February but caused little damage.
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Italy
VPI
Mediterranean
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