Traffic Toll Smashes All Holiday Records
A grim year end report details a deadly holiday travel surge across the United States. By December 1 Safe Driving Day marked 6 percent of annual 24 hour deaths, with October–December totals and regional tolls led by Texas and California. The piece cites 392 holiday deaths, 63 fires, and 60 misc accidents over 54 hours, plus extensive nonholiday counts and arrests for drunken driving in Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
Texas
California
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Mabama
Paria
Kentucky
Milne
Blanasas
Louisian Massachhi Slo
Oregon
Carolina
Wisconsin
Roundup by Oklahomans kills 2000 rabbits in effort
In Tyrone Oklahoma a club of farmers and residents used bats and sticks to kill about 2000 rabbits in a six section pasture drive. The rabbits damaged winter wheat and risked soil erosion. Ronald Scott of Garden City Kansas bought 900 rabbits at four cents each for shipment to Minnesota mink ranches for feed.
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Tyrone
Okla
Panhandle
Ronald Scott
Garden City
Kan
Minnesota
Hollywood Pair to Wed Marjorie Hellen and Ric Marlow
Actress Marjorie Hellen announced with singer Ric Marlow that they will wed on Friday. Hellen is the daughter of Mrs. Charles Raymond Fleck of Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania, and John Hellen Jr of Hudson, Massachusetts. Marlow is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schaffer of Hewlett, Long Island, New York.
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Hollywood
Marjorie Hellen
Ric Marlow
Charles Raymond Fleck
Upper Black Eddgy, Pa
John Hellen Jr
Hudson, Mass
Marlow
Arthur Schaffer
Mewlett, Long Island
New York
Germany legalizes black market under GI aid services
West Germany's government granted legal recognition to a long running black market run by American troops and Germans. Germans may receive tax free cigarettes tobacco coffee tea and liquor from GI friends or employees without paying customs duty, effectively legalizing their informal wages. The move ends nearly 11 years of tax and duty avoidance affecting maids handymen mechanics and salesmen.
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Germany
Black Mart
Bonn
Jad
Hammarskjold Delays Newsmen at Florida Airport
United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Florida for a rest and slipped away from reporters and photographers. His aide rented a blue and white car, and Hammarskjold dashed to the vehicle, tossing his luggage inside as they sped off from the airport terminal.
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MI. Fla
Dag Hamskjold
Thhe
United Nations
Hammarskjold
Plane Lands in Canyon Emergency 46 Aboard Safe
An American Airlines DC7 with 41 passengers and 5 crew avoided disaster by landing safely at Bryce Canyon Airport after a fire warning near Bryce Canyon, Utah. Flames erupted from engine No 1 after touchdown, extinguished as a precaution. The flight originated in Los Angeles bound for New York. a later plane from LA was sent to continue to Chicago after refueling.
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Salt Lake City
Bryce Canyon
Taft
Utah
American Airlines
Los Angeles
New York
C. W. Evans
Civil Aeronautics Administration Communications Center
Bryce
Jand
Panguiteh
Evans
Chicago
Concert Program by Municipal Band at Exhibit Hall
The Municipal Auditorium hosts a Wednesday afternoon concert by the Municipal Band at 2:00. Conductor Charles J. Payni leads with assistant Reg Broadcast 2:60 to 2:30. The program includes The American Gentleman and selections such as Adagio and On Wisconsin, with encores and various tunes to conclude.
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Hucexe Latarrk
Charles J. Payni
Reg
Municipal Auditorium
Genleman
de Saren Ely Wes
Eninietty
Senate Handbook Describes Red Conspiracy Influence
A senate handbook portrays communism as a powerful network shaping labor unions and political lines. It cites misaligned intellectuals, calls the Communist Party a force undermining U.S. democracy, and links the party to Soviet aims while urging vigilance against its influence.
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Communist Party
United States
Lof Sangstes
SACB
Nist
U.5
Christmas Accidents in Mexico Kill 21
Police announced that Christmas accidents killed at least 21 people and injured 537 across Mexican cities. The deadliest incident occurred in Tampico where a false alarm on Christmas Day caused a stampede in a movie house, killing seven and injuring 43. Two men, two women and three children were among the dead.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Thomas surveys Formosa area during Manila transit
U S Navy Secretary Charles S Thomas arrived today from Hong Kong to survey the Formosa area. He plans to depart for Manila on Thursday to continue official duties.
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Thomas
Formosa
Taipei
U. S. Navy Secy
Charles S. Thomas
Hong Kong
Manila
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Conn
New Haven Railroad
Alfred Adair
Lillian
Alfred Jr
Robert Ford
Red
Senate Handbook
Mexico
John Lynn
Save Factory Direct
Nu-Way
Metcalf
E. Artesia
Bellflower
Lakewood
Burk
Motorola Television
Burk’s
We Purove
Canor Tacevisigm Co. Inc
Nevada
Long Beach End
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W. First ST
E. P. Raymond
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