Jail Buddies of Spreckels Receive Gifts
Seven cell mates of Adolph Spreckels II a sugar heir recently released from Orange County jail received Christmas gifts from him. Officers said the inmates got money orders from $3 to $100 totaling $250. Spreckels was freed on Thanksgiving after serving 25 days for assault in a beating of Kay Spreckels one of his ex wives.
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Noel Field and Wife Win Hungary Asylum
Budapest announced Noel H Field and his wife Herta K Feld have been granted political asylum after five years of imprisonment on spy charges. The couple, long central figures in Cold War intrigue, were freed and hospitalized in Budapest soon after the communists disclosed the decision.
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Hold In-Law After Man Shot in Head
LAS VEGAS police say Joseph M. Gaiden a 31 year old city plumbing inspector was shot twice in the back of the head by his mother in law during an evening of wrapping Christmas presents He was not expected to live Mrs Don Mead Whitfield 53 was booked on investigation garden was shot while driving her home for a Yule gathering Motive not known.
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Miracle of Red Tape Unites Katsenevas Family at Yale
Greek family reunites as six Katsenevas children depart Athens for Utah to join their father in Clearfield. U S consular staff rapid visa processing and donor help of over 2500 dollars enable the Christmas flight from Athens to New York and Salt Lake City, despite the mother's infection delaying visa. The tale blends tears, hope, and a Santa Claus ending.
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Livestock Prices Hold Steady In Chicago Market
Chicago livestock sales show steady to higher bids with top hogs near 32.80 to 39.00, choicest lightweights around 15.75 to 17.50, and cattle buyers testing markets lightly. Sheep demand steady with high good to choice wool sheep 19.60 to 20.50, total salable head about 500, and cattle volume limited to test trends.
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Trend of Staple Prices NEW YORK UP
The Associated press reports the wholesale price index for 85 commodities rose to 173.74 with prior values 273.58 week prior 173.10 month prior 172.70 and year ago 172.81. In Chicago wheat hits new seasonal highs amid drought. Corn steady, hogs up to 25 cents, cattle steady to firm with limited buying and lower quotes.
Sailors Held in Strong Arm Holdup Here
Quick thinking by an unidentified cab driver and alert police led to the arrest of two strong arm robbery suspects early today. Navy sailors Lionell T. Beatty and Oscar Leon Wright, both 20 and 21, of the USS Isle Royale, were identified by victim Charles Ewing Cross as the men who attacked him after leaving a bar. A wallet with Cross's ID and $101 in cash were found on Beatty, who denied the crime.
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L A Man Dies Then Lives Seven Hours After
Bert Austin a 65 year old man in Los Angeles survived seven hours after first being declared dead following a fall near his home while carrying Christmas gifts. He stopped breathing on an operating table at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. Doctors inserted a tracheal tube and used a plastic lung to push air into his lungs keeping him alive until morning.
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Georgia Street
Mathan Gatich
John P. Vicoch
Grain Market Mixed Wheat Leads Holiday Trade At Chicago
CHICAGO wheat surged on a good demand day with contracts near or at season highs as weather prospects limited moisture in winter wheat belts. Other cereals steadied while oats and soybeans moved modestly, and cash grain quotes showed wheat at 1.55 to 1.58 and nearby futures nudging gains.
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Foreign Exchange Rates in New York Markets
New York foreign exchange closes with minor moves across major currencies. Sterling at 2.78% premium for 60 and 90 day futures. franc and lire near unchanged. deutschemark at 26.41. krona, krone, escudo, peso, and bolivar shown with small fluctuations and many unchanged values. Hong Kong dollar quoted at 17.50 with little change.
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