Girl Song Star Gayla Peevey Receives Hippo Gift
Gayla Peevey, 16, known for I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, welcomes a 7000 pound hippo named Mathilda flown from New York to Oklahoma City. The gift funded by a Christmas drive will reside at Lincoln Park Zoo with heated pool housing.
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Perce Pire Ee Merinne
Mathilda
Oklahoma City
Gayla Peavey
Central Park Zoo
Gayla
Gayla Peevey
New York
Lincoln Park
Trapped Dog Is Rescued From Well In Christmas Miracle
In Carlsbad New Mexico a 2 month old puppy was rescued after spending 10 days in a dry water well. Two men using a bread and milk baited sea anchor hoisted the pup to safety. The dog is dehydrated but healthy. owners plan to name her Wimpyeven for a Christmas surprise.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Wayne Gregory
W. W. Burr
Gregory
Burr
Navy
Marsha
Keith
Theresa
Teresa
Curtis
Poe Hardin
Dan Hardin
Poe
Nine Die in Missouri Farmhouse Fires
ELLINGTON and Poplar Bluff areas in southeast Missouri report two fatal Christmas Eve fires. Eight children among nine victims died in Ellington area as six Estep children perished. Roy Estep and spouse severely burned. In a separate blaze near Poplar Bluff nine miles east, Mark Rogers and two of his three children died, with Norma Lee and Doris Jean among the deceased and Mery also injured. The fires blamed on overheated wood stoves, occurring on the coldest day of the year with temperatures near zero.
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Ellington
Missouri
Papier Bluff
Roy Estep
Poplar Bluff
Mark Rogers
Hilly Estep
Catherine
Donald
Irma
Ernestine
Mary Ellen
James Bobby Estep
St. Louis
Rogers
Norma Lee
Doris
He'll Wait Wants Bilker Nabbed Before Yule
A Denver businessman sought arrest for a man who passed a bad check for 6752 dollars for two television sets. He filed with Elliott N. Shepherd and expected swift action, saying he would return next week to sign the complaint.
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Bilker
Yule
Denver
Elliott N. Shepherd
Shepherd
Rule Squad Puts Beria to Death
The government Izvestia announced the execution of Lavrenty Beria and several associates for plots to seize power, restore capitalism, and terror acts. It recounts Beria’s early secret agent role, links to foreign intelligence, and removal of titles and awards, with others named and futures in the MVD purge.
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Beria
Izvestia
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Azerbaijan
L. P. Beria
MVD
Lenin
Soviet Union
Stalin
Vsevolod Merkulov
V. G. Dekanez
Slain Man Left at Door of Hospital
In Gardena, a fatally wounded robbery suspect was found at the rear door of a local hospital after jeweler George C. Bauer shot him during a holdup at his store. Police identified the victim as 22 year old George L. Maldonado of Inglewood. The bandit fled after being shot twice, leaving a blood trail, and later died from bullet wounds at the hospital.
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Los Angeles
Gardena Hospital
George C. Bauer
George L. Maldonado
Inglewood
Baer
L A Police Ban Parades Citing Manpower Shortages
The Police Commission ordered bans on all parades needing police traffic supervision due to manpower shortages and rising crime. The first affected event is the annual March of Dimes parade opening the county fund drive against crime on January 31.
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L. A
Los Angeles
Police Commission
Polic
Coty Set to Take French Presidency and Edc Push
France eyes a new president on January 17 as Coty prepares to assume power from President Auriol. U S officials warn that divided parliament could hinder the EdC accord while France debates a revision of the constitution amid fears of a stronger Germany.
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Luxembourg
France
Germany
Coty
EDC
EPC
U. S
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
Vincent Auriol
United States
Radford Arrives for Korea Visit
Adm. Arthur Radford chair of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Seoul for a two day inspection trip. He is accompanied by State Department Envoy Walter S Robertson as they proceed toward the Philippines for the inauguration of President-elect Ramon Magsaysay. Radford meets South Korean President Syngman Rhee and will tour helicopter and light plane facilities and dine with American troops in Korea.
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Seoul
Adm
Arthur Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Philippines
Raimon Magaysay Dee
Radford
Robertson
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Three Gunmen Rob Los Angeles Market of 3500
Three gunmen robbed a Von's market at 1078 W Pico Blvd of about 3500 dollars Wednesday night, police report. The holdup followed officers capturing Walter A Bales, 21, accused of robbing a Von's market at 1500 W Pico Blvd of 900 dollars. Bales was booked on suspicion of robbery.
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Los Angeles
W. Pico Blvd
Walter A. [Bales
Baleshet
Rabery
United States Gives India 20 Million for Rail Resources
The United States transferred 20 million dollars to India to purchase locomotives and freight cars. Ambassador George V. Allen announced the agreement amid Nehru's parliamentary attack on U S military aid to Pakistan. The aid allows India to spend funds freely and marks the program's largest single aid, first direct economic grant, and first railway rehabilitation allocation under India's five year plan.
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New Delhi
India
United States
U. S
George V. Amen
Nehru
Pakistan
Allen
Nixon Endorses Dean Truce Talks Walkout Praise
Nixon backs Dean truce talks amid war weariness. Eisenhower says communists strike back and world peace drive gains, while Nixon’s TV visuals include a Liberty statue replica and a map showing Indochina stakes. A Hong Kong visit ends with a Chinese child’s message of brothers in spirit.
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Noxon
Sin
Nixon
Hong Kong
Craftamen
United States
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Sagen
Kia
Mia
Ong Kong
Robbery at Los Angeles storester by three men who knew name
A Los Angeles grocery store manager said he was robbed at gunpoint of between 3000 and 4000 dollars by three men who knew his name. Fred Stockwell, headed for his office with receipts, was called by name, confronted, and ordered to surrender the cash.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stockwell
President Urges Peace Prayers at White House Christmas
The president speaks from the White House urging prayer as a foundation of freedom and opposing communism. He recalls George Washington, Valley Forge, and asks Americans to seek wisdom, unity, and steadfast faith for peace on earth this Christmas.
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Washington
White House
Prince of Peace
America
George Washington
Valley Forge
Jovernins
Berond
Staff Gets Copy of Ike's Painting
President Eisenhower gave 516 White House staff members a personal Merry Christmas and a copy of a self painted Abraham Lincoln portrait in the East Room. He began the painting on July 26 while awaiting word on the Korean armistice. The original hangs in the White House living quarters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Executive Mansion
Take Home Pay And Tax Changes Next January
The article explains a 10 percent cut in income taxes and a social security tax rise from 1 percent to 2 percent. For a four member family, take home pay grows only when earnings exceed about $300 monthly, with specific figures showing small gains at low incomes and larger gains at higher incomes.
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Soci
Phriel
Congress
Dulles Says U S Keeps Okinawa Ryukyus For Now
Secretary of State Dulles announced the United States will retain control of Okinawa and most Ryukyu and Bonin Islands for the foreseeable future. Only Amami Oshima group near Japan was returned to Tokyo under Article 3, while remaining islands stay under U.S. custodian role for strategic defense of the Pacific.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Okinawa
Ryukyu and
Bonin Islands
Ryukku Islands
Amami
Oshima
Japan
U. S
Tokyo
Pacific
Movie star Terry Moore wears ermine bathing suit in Korea visit
Eastern Front reporters describe Terry Moore in a white ermine bathing suit during a USO show for American troops in a drafty tent. The star, amid freezing weather and cheering soldiers, performed, sang and interacted with troops while seeking support for the war effort.
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Korea
Terry Moore
Fin Pee
U. S
Moore
Pfc
Albert McLennos
Rathway
N. J
Het Ates
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