114 Lives Lost in Traffic as Holiday Starts
A Christmas holiday toll rose to 114 traffic deaths by 1 30 p m EST with totals reaching 137 including 13 fire deaths and 10 in miscellaneous. The National Safety Council warned of an all time high for a holiday as motorists faced heavy traffic and a grim weekend in Chicago with over 1 000 accidents reported in 12 hours.
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Long Beach
National Safety Council
Chicago
Skokie
Central Complaint Room
Christmas Eve Recalls Joys of Family Reunion
The text reflects on Christmas Eve as the pinnacle of preparation and joyous expectation. It notes gifts, reunions, and shared moments among families, with images of sparkling eyes and Santa delivering toys, drawing from the International Sunday School Lesson by Julien C. Hyer.
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Julien C. Hyer
Classified Te 2 5959 Long Beach Press Gelearam
Classified item appears as a header from the Long Beach Press Gelearam edition dated December 24 1955. No readable article content is present beyond the masthead and classifieds telephone number.
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Long Beach
Gelearam
Calif
Floodwaters Wash Homes into Ocean in Eel River Gorge
AP photography over California's northwest coast shows vast destruction as the Eel River floods, washing away a hundred homes and a school. By Friday the river dropped but many communities like Eleanor and Pepperwood were isolated, bridges and roads undermined, with houses swept into the Pacific.
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Eel River
California
Pepperwood
Marysville
Feather River
Yuba River
Yuba City
Associated Press
Eiter
Lrnne Bennett
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Eleanor
Scotia
Ferndale
Pope Pius XII urges global atomic ban in Christmas address
VaticanCity Pope Pius XII in his 17th annual Christmas message calls for renunciation of nuclear tests and weapons and for an international agreement to control armaments. He warns that halting tests alone is insufficient and stresses colonial freedom and rejection of communism.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Fire destroys Our Lady of Grace Monastery three nuns die
A Friday night blaze at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in North Guilford Connecticut killed three Dominican nuns Sisters Mary Dolores Maguire Mary Regina Roach and Mary Constance Sauve and injured a fourth with a possible leg fracture. About 40 nuns escaped to shelter at Albertus Magnus College New Haven. Fire officials blamed a short circuit in the main building wiring and noted water shortages hindered firefighting.
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North Guilford
Conn
Our Lady of Grace
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven
Mary Dolores Maguire
New York
Mary Regina Roach
Zanesville
Ohio
Mary Constance Sauve
Pawtucket
R. I
Cufvents
Paul Gilbert
Rain Today and Tonight with Christmas Showers
The U S Weather Bureau forecast a fringe of rain reaching Long Beach this afternoon and tonight with only southern parts of the northern storms likely. Christmas Day brings partly cloudy skies with occasional showers near mountains, cool temperatures, and a high snow level in Southland ranges. Small craft warnings remain offshore with 30 mph winds and rough seas, easing late tonight.
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Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Southland Mountains
Pt. Conception
San Diego
Old-Time Yule at White House for Mamie Eisenhower
Washington UP Christmas carols sung by grandchildren mark a warm White House celebration. President Eisenhower spent about 24 hours in his office then joined his family in living quarters. This is his first White House Christmas stay and a holiday trip south seems likely canceled. Maj. John Eisenhower’s three children rehearse for the family event as their mother, Barbara Eisenhower, recovers at Walter Reed after giving birth to Mary Jean last Wednesday. She will briefly leave the hospital Sunday for the dinner.
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Washington
White House
Maj
John Eisenhower
John Sheldon Dowds
Denver
Barbara Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Mary Jean
Difference A Year Makes In Dougherty Family Christmas Card
A Minneapolis family shows a command shift in their 1955 Christmas card as children lead the scene without their sister Eli born June 1, brandishing six guns by Timothy age 6 and Patrick age 4, contrasting with 1954 when they were tied up.
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Edward J. Dougherty
Minneapolis
Eli
Timothy
Patrick
Associated Press
Classifieds and Pages Structure Note
A brief index lists where to find church notices comics crosswords obituaries and various sections within the paper. It references pages A 4 5 B 4 6 A 8 B 2 and notes temperatures and theater items on related pages.
Weekend Rain Taps Areas With Mountain Showers
Light to moderate rain moves in this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers on Sunday mainly near the mountains. Cool, unsettled conditions continue as a cool air mass holds.
Levee Breach Drowns Four as Floods Force Yuba City Exodus
Feather River levee collapse floods Yuba City and threatens Marysville, killing four identified victims including a 9 year old boy. About 20 000 flee as Army engineers and volunteers pile sandbags to staunch the breach and protect the evacuated towns.
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United Prova
Feather River
Yuba City
Yuba County
L. D. Russell
Marysville
Feather Rivers
St. St
Camp Beale Air Force Base
Flood fears and relief amid West Coast storms and strikes
Torrential storms devastate California Oregon and Nevada towns as Yuba City levee breach sends thousands of Marysville refugees seeking shelter. Amid recovery efforts a separate labor dispute sees AFL Teamsters urged to accept arbitration and withdraw picket lines while a potential NLRB ruling looms on pension funds.
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Yuba City
Marysville
Via Los Angeles
CNS
Southland
Indus
California
Oregon
AFL Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Western Conference of
National Labor Relations; ‘Board
J the Teamsters
North State Highways Update From Sacramento
The State Division of Highways reports Highway 40 closed with Feather River Canyon alternate closed, Highway 50 closed, U.S. 99W open, U.S. 9E closed near Marysville, U.S. 299 open with detours in Chowehula and Tulare areas due to high water, and State Sign Route 36 closed.
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Sacramento
State Division of Highways
Feather River Canyon
U.S
Marysville
Chowehula
Tulare
Christians Hope for Peace Across Troubled World at Christmas
Amid global tension and war fears, American church leaders urge peace as Christmas observances unfold. Messages reach troops abroad at bases from Germany to Jordan and Greenland, with Cardinal Spellman and other faith figures delivering holiday hospitality and prayers for orphans, refugees, and families separated by conflict.
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Bethlehem
U.S
Catherine’s
Farrom
Francis
Cardinal Spellman
New York
South Korea
Germany
Charles Thomas
Eugene
Carson Blake
Philadelphia
France
Aurora
National Council
Italy
Arborealis
Radio Free Europe
Antarctica
Jordan
Atmos
Thule
Greenland
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Dearborn
Council
Ernie Bennett
Pope Pius
Lhe
Mamie
Yuba
N. Calif
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