Yule Special Disaster: worst aviation toll in history
MOSES LAKE Washington AP reports a four engine C 124 crash from Larson Air Force Base during a Christmas airlift killed 10 known dead, with about 27 survivors. Initial tallies fluctuated between 130 and 132 aboard as officials confirm the tragedy, the deadliest aviation disaster to date.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Air Force
Maj
P. W. Wassum
Air Force Public Information Officer
Larson Air Force Base
Cardiff
Wales
Ireland
Fatal crash on new Long Beach Freeway kills two
A high speed joy ride on the unopened Long Beach Freeway ends in a fatal crash. Gilbert Guraid Schrank, 22, of Signal Hill, dies at Seaside Hospital after his car hits a rock pile and plunges 141 feet. Joseph F. Gilbert, 18, of Glendale, injured, is the other fatality in the city’s seven hour span. An 80 year old pedestrian, Chester D.P. Blakeman, is struck by two autos at Linden Avenue and 59th Street. Barricades block entrances to the unfinished freeway section. The toll for the year rises to five.
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Gilbert Guraid Schrank
Gaviota AV
Signal Hill
Seaside Hospital
Long Beach
Joseph F. Gilbert
W. Williams
Chester DP. Blakeman
59Th St
Linden Ave
Gilbert C. Schrank
Seaside
Lee Craig
Bandits Leave Three Men in Refrigerator Norwalk Heist
Two armed bandits robbed Market Basket in Norwalk Square at opening, taking 2180 in cash and spurning 6900 in checks. Victims Lloyd A. Lioy Tasulis and Hart were bound or taped, placed in a walk in refrigerator, then escaped in sacks after the supervisor opened the safe. Deputies found evidence the robbers hid in the store overnight and drank whisky.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Square
Mevin A. Lioy
el Monte
Chris G.tasulis
Bellflower Blvd
Francis 8. Hart
Hart
Lioyd
Lloyd
Town Helps Polio Victim to Keep Home
In Lark Ridge Chicago area a 27-year-old polio victim using an iron lung faced eviction for $95 rent arrears. Neighbors and friends raised over $3590 including a $150 Lions Club gift while local leaders plan a broader community relief effort for Mary Elizabeth Kitsmiller and her son James H. III.
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Lark Ridge
Mary Elizabeth Kitsmiller
James H
Miller
Mallon Kitsmiller
Franston
Parkadidge Lions Club
Willis F. Jones
George Green
Alfred Haake
War veteran captain convicted in cab robbery case
In San Francisco Army captain David Gorgol was found guilty of armed robbery and assault after testifying his seizures during epileptic episodes contributed to the crime. He collapsed in court from a seizure but recovered before ambulance arrival. Sentencing options range from five years to life for robbery and up to 10 years for assault.
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San Francisco
David Gorgel
Letterman Army Hospital
Gorgal
Corgal
Kennewick
Wash
Gorgol
Eustace Cullinan Jr
Letterman Hospital
Letterman
Joseph Fajkawich
Theo
Not Greedy Made Own Cash Paris Police Arrests Paulet
Paris police arrested Justin Paulet for making his own currency over 100 years and confessing he produced about 15 notes a month totaling roughly 5000 francs to cover household needs. He has not worked in a decade and says his real interest is music.
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Paris
Justin Paulet
Paulet
Frustrated Giver Gives Up Santa Quits in New Orleans
Harold Barker an 18 year old Loyola freshman quit after one hour as Santa at a New Orleans gas station as about 200 children grabbed balloons and lollipops, ripped his wig and buttons, and blocked pumps. Attendants secured the doors while Barker said the kids were friendly but rough.
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New Orleans
Santa Claus
Harold Barker
Loyola University of the South
Barker
Santa
Dasher
Dancer
Winter Weather Hits Central United States
Snow sleet and rain disrupt travel across the central region from Arkansas to the Great Lakes and lower Ohio River Valley. Snow accumulations reach seven inches in the far north, with northern Minnesota reporting near zero temperatures as the season shifts officially at 4:44 p.m. Sunday. Travel remains hazardous on highways and in the air as freezing rain and sleet persist in southwestern Michigan and surrounding areas.
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Arkansas
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Ohio River Valley
Long Beach
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Where to Find It
The notice lists sections and page references for different newspaper departments. It directs readers to Boyle-Page A-2, Churches-Pages A-6 B-2, Classified Ads B-2 to 8-7, Comics 8-8, Crossword A-5, Financial A-4, Obituaries B-2, Radio and Television A-10, Shipping Table A-10, Southland Cities A-5, Sports A-B, Theaters A-10, and Tides Temperaturag A-10 for locating content.
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Boyle
Southland
Fourth Suspect Nabbed in Cuba Gun Running Plot
Mamaroneck New York police report the fourth arrest in a gun running ring linked to a planned Christmas uprising to topple Cuba's Batista regime. William J Wood, 45, described as a sales manager, was arrested after a raid at the Commodore Hotel. He faced Sullivan Law weapons charges and was released on 1500 bond.
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Mamaroneck
Fulgencio Batista
Westchester County
Cuba
New York City
Ted Eisenhower
William J. Wood
Wood
Crippled Plane Lands at Moffett Field in Calif
A giant Navy Constitution land plane landed safely at Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, after a fire knocked out one engine. Carrying 130 passengers and 18 crew, the Lockheed craft touched down on three engines while pilot Navy Lt J. R. Rader said it was operating normally. It is one of two in existence and was the largest land plane in the world.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Navy
J. R. Rader
Lockheed
Moffet Field
Newsman to Head Republican Party
Wesley Roberts reportedly has the approval of President-elect Eisenhower to succeed Arthur E. Summerfield as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Roberts, a former Kansas newspaperman, has been the committee's director of organization since Eisenhower's nomination in July. He had led the Washington headquarters for Eisenhower and could be appointed next month when Eisenhower becomes president and Summerfield moves to Postmaster General.
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Washington
Wesley Roberts
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Roberts
Kansas
Summerfield
Wife Denies Plot to Murder Her Wife Denies Plot to Murder
In San Francisco Mrs Carl Brown denies a murder plot claim by Charles Stoner. Police say Stoner admitted involvement and used an electric cord while hammering Brown. Mrs Brown insists her husband could not have killed and suggests he is framed, noting he would have killed himself otherwise.
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San Francisco
Carl Brown
Charles ‘Stoner
Stoner
Parted Twin Speaks as Brother Clings to Life
In Chicago AP report, Siamese twins Rodney and Roger Brodie remain critically ill after separation surgery. Rodney, the stronger, has shown signs of improvement and is responding to nurses with a few words and nourishment. Surgeons caution the condition remains very precarious as recovery continues.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Rodney
Roger
Ace
Quadruplets Born in Rome One Survives
In a Rome hospital on Friday, Mrs Fernanda Ferrante D Abruzzo gave birth to premature quadruplets weighing a total eight pounds. Three of the boys died about 18 hours after birth. The seven month babies were carried by a 36 year old factory worker father and mother who also have two daughters aged 3 and 5.
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Rome
Fernanda Ferrante D
Red Zone Rail Crash Kills Crews in German Russian Zone
The Northwest German Radio reports a collision between a passenger train and a freight train in the Russian Zone near Berlin up. Both engine crews died and 120 passengers were injured last Wednesday according to the report.
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Red Zone
Berlin
Snowy C124 crash delays recovery in cold Washington
A C124 crash near Washington encountered light snow at takeoff but heavy snowfall delayed body recovery as rescue crews worked the soft ground. Washington State Patrol Sgt Arthur Baker cited the plane turning left and striking ground. Brig Gen Richart O Keefe headed to DC to lead the Air Force inquiry. most aboard were military hitchhiking home for Christmas.
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Wassum
Notnough
Spt
Arthur Baker
Washington State Patrol
Baker
Washington, D. C
Air Force
Richart O'Keefe
Maj
One Mississippi Twin Lives Death Parts Other Head Joined Babies
Mississippi's Siamese twins John Ed and John L Flowers were born joined at the head. John Ed Flowers died about 7:30 a.m. today in Greenwood. John L Flowers, still attached to his deceased brother, was rushed to Memphis for a separation attempt.
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Greenwood
John L. Flowers
Mississippi
Memphis
Greenwood-Leflore Hospital
John Gaston Hospital
Greenwood Hospital
E. B. Sledge
John Ed
Roosevelt
Maybelle Flowers
Wegroes
Flowers
Brodie Twins
Chicago
Fred. M. Sandifer
John
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