Hospital Yule Tree Fire Claims Six in Minneapolis
A Christmas tree fire at Dollars Hospital in Minneapolis killed six patients and left seven others in critical condition. A baby incubator infant died later at another hospital. Fire caused about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Burnham Boy Mayor Dies at Farm Home
Chicago suburb figure Patton John, known as the boy mayor of Burnham, dies at 73 in Earl Park farm home. A former associate of Al Capone, he admitted ties to gangsters before Kefauver’s crime committee but provided limited detail. Patton led Burnham as tavern owner and village president from 1907, during Capone era mob activity in nearby Cicero and Stickney.
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al Capone
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Estes Kefauver
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Cardinal Broadcasts Message of Faith in Germany
Cardinal Spellman spoke from Munich delivering a strong anti-Communist plea over Radio Free Europe. He condemned Soviet oppression in Hungary and East European nations, urging that God’s cause will triumph despite continued persecution and disinformation from the regime.
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Germany
New York
Spellman
Hungary
Four children and mother die in Meriden flash fire
A five story Meriden apartment fire Sunday night killed a mother and four children identified as Julia Morales Rios 39 and her children Gladys 17 Ysabel 6 Eddie 4 and Eddie 3 Anibal 5 was critically injured Jose 20 and Luis 41 survived The uncle Albert Morales 23 was hurt as he jumped from a window Police and firefighters describe a horrific scene with occupants trapped and screaming
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Albert Morales
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Menor
Refugee Flight and Winter Aid Across Austria Border
Austrian border police report 791 Hungarians plus an armed Russian tank soldier crossed into the West seeking asylum. Nikolai Rokanoff, 34, handed his pistol to police after departing a Hungarian freight train. Refugee camps and churches plan Christmas dinners, gifts, and midnight Mass as Chancellor Raab vows to continue aid. U S airlift Operation Safe Haven reports over half of its 9,700 quota flown, with 4,910 refugees departed Munich in 12 days.
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Vienna
Nik
Olai Rokanoff
Julius Raab
U.S. Air Force
United States
Munich
All Dead on Plane in Alps Crash
OSSANA Italy rescue teams reached the wreckage of an Italian airliner missing since Saturday night and radioed that all 21 aboard are dead. Among the deceased were American couple Mr and Mrs Harris Gray Jr of Greenwood Mississippi and their two daughters aged 6 and 14 who planned to spend Christmas in Milan. Rescue crews had given up hope amid bitter mountain cold after the DC2 struck a mountainside near Malga Bon north of Mt Ginor in the Dolomites.
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Teetotaling Thief Takes 20 Christmas Packages
A teetotaling thief stole 20 Christmas packages from under the tree at Leon Foneleit’s home, leaving three bottles of gift liquor behind. Local police investigating the burglary and asking residents to report any suspicious activity or nearby witnesses.
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Detroit
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