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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
5
The holiday is marked in churches with nativity plays and services as nations observe Christmas. Public transport adds cars and rail service for travelers while celebrations include carols, decorations, and family gatherings across towns such as Birmingham, Miami, and Syracuse with various local observances and pageants.
A Iowa family celebrates a Christmas reunion as Mrs Hill returns with her four sons after 15 years apart. The children aged 3 to 10 recalled their mother who vanished in 1949 after a Sheridan MO dance. The event was aided by radio station KMA and local volunteers who organized gifts and a Christmas dinner.
The report describes six former Beria aides implicated in a purge during the Stalin era. Beria placed Abakumov in 1946, and Abakumov was stated as a participant in a criminal group carrying out orders against the Central Committee and government. Sentences ranged from death to long terms. the State Department in Washington declined comment.
U S and Britain react as France votes against a WEU pact amid seven nation unity plan. Premier Mendes France faces possible resignation as confidence vote looms after the rejection of West German rearmament. Opposition led by the MRP and links to the EDC influence the outcome amid a long all-night session.
Dense fog blanketed the city causing 34 accidents with eight injuries. Highlights include Jesse Keller, 30, injured after rear collision on Lakewood Blvd and Spring St, and multiple fender benders on Redondo Ave and Spring St. A 28 year old carpenter Dan Balifour Hansen was arrested for reckless driving. Victims were treated at Community Hospital and Seaside Hospital while others escaped unharmed.
Observers questioned why an announcement of an execution followed Beria's by a year. William L. Ryan of the Associated Press noted last month signs of internal nervousness in the Soviet Union, hinting at a possible new purge. The report says the government renewed state secrecy warnings and reinforced authority.
The brief item notes Ben Pri in California on the 24th day of 1928.
Fog shuts Long Beach and International Airports as 17 accidents occur before daybreak in Los Angeles area. Injuries reported include 63 people across the city in the morning. Garden Grove residents Karen and Morse, of 12922 Ranchero Street, were slightly injured near Bolsa Chica.
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