Abbott Defense Hurls Barbs at State Case
In Oakland Abbott's defense attacked the prosecution’s scientific testimony about Stephanie Bryan’s burial near his Trinity County cabin. Witnesses described Abbott’s wet boots, rifle practice, and soil samples, while the defense sought exclusion of Dr. Kirk’s hair fiber findings and challenged warrants. A UC student testified Abbott may have been 250 miles away in Trinity County the day Stephanie disappeared.
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Oakland
Burton Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
Trinity County
Denny Reeder
Corte Madera
Abbott
Paul Kirk
University of California
Stephanie
Yonne Reeder
Denny
Reeder
Lowell Bradford
Santa Clara County
Kirk
Bradford
Dr. Kirk
Berkeley
Schol
Theuly
Tom Daly
Delbert Cox
Daly
Cox
Bud
President Eisenhower's Florida visit amid reelection considerations
President Eisenhower and his brother fly to Florida in a single engine plane and will stay at Key West Naval Base. Doctors hope the trip conditions him for resumed work in about two weeks. Mrs. Eisenhower remains in Washington for the holiday season while the president’s physician and White House staff accompany him.
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Lonhower
Planetran
University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Eisenhower
United States
Naval Base
Truman
Columbia University
Key West
Florida
Howard M. Snyder
White House
John S. Doud
Denver
Washington
Girl Spends Yule Hiding in Big Store
A distressed girl fled a broken home and hid in a department store during Christmas shopping. Supervisors checked the building but failed to spot her, as she observed helpers unseen. She said she felt uncared for, and entered the store with no plan to stay. The juvenile officer notes a family quarrel in Moline, Illinois, as context for her actions. The story relates to broader 1956 political notes and a granddaughter’s birth in the Isenhower family.
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Ceurworst
Theuilding
Spirl
Moline
Til
Cearworst
Calif Floods Recede and Cleanup Begins
The Southern Pacific resumed direct transcontinental rail service from Northern California over the Sierra to Portland and through the valleys. Army engineers, workers and even troops checked flood fleaks with sandbags as repairs started including a new break cut in the Feather River levees near Yuba City. Federal aid procedures will be fast tracked after Peterson’s inspection of flood damage in Marysville Yuba City and Humboldt County. Western Pacific aims to restore north coastal rail service. U.S. Highway 101 remains cut in places and the Northwestern Pacific line blocked by slides. Food medical supplies and mail are being flown in, and telephone service is being reestablished Tuesday night.
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Bradford Isand
L Army
Army Engineer Corps
Feather River
Yuba City
Marysville
Sacramento Valley
Peterson
Humboldt County
Hubert B. Scudder
Calif
Congress
Western Pacific
North Coast
San Francisco Bay
Eureka
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Two Teens Save Five In Car In Creek
In Mississippi two white high school students Frank Arnold Jr aged 16 and Phil Ray aged 17 plunged into a creek after finding a submerged upside down car burning. They rescued two adults and three children while discovering the children’s parents dead. The car had plunged through a bridge railing after being blinded by headlights.
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Jackson, Miss
Frank Arnold
Phil Ray
Jackson
Ray
Arnold
Eugene
Violet Clark
Fred
Dorothy Mae
Robert
Tom Stepney
Willis Allen
Adien
Quint Denies Family Rift Amid NYE Rumors
Dionne family spokesman rejects claims of a rift among the Quintuplets and their parents. He defends the public statement as necessary and notes the sisters seek independence while avoiding further media comment. Reporters cited Montreal chatter about the siblings’ living arrangements and Christmas plans.
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Dionne
Toronto Telegram
Montreal
Tito Arrives for 10 Day Egypt Visit
Yugoslav President Tito begins a 10 day visit to Egypt after a one day state call. Egyptian Premier Abdel Nasser welcomed him at Cairo's main railway station as Tito arrived by special train from Suez aboard the Galeb. The visit follows a prior engagement in Ethiopia.
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Cairo
Egypt
GPI
Tito
Abdel Nasser
Suez
Ethiopia
Smog Report Details Growth of Population and Controls
The Air Pollution Control District reports Los Angeles basin population grows by nearly 200,000 annually, intensifying smog challenges. In the past year, over 2,900 smog law cases were filed, with 92 percent convictions and $131,278 in fines. The district expanded enforcement, training, and labs while noting ongoing auto exhaust and incinerator emissions as major issues.
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Los Angeles
Sal Lake City
Los Angeles Basin
Smith Griswold
Griswold
Leone
Han
Leen Hann Hentansd
Southland index shows little November growth in California
The Security First National Bank reports Southland business activity remained flat in November after nearly two years of gains. Industrial output has leveled since midyear while residential building subsided. Governor to tour Watsonville Santa Cruz Sonoma and Marin counties to assess impacts of the refinery and rock and gravel strike.
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Los Angeles
California
National Bank
Knight
Nasional
Stockton
Santa Cruz
Marysville-Yuba
Duejbank
Wats
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
Marin County
San Rafael
Feud Erupts in Local Neighborhood Brawl
A neighborhood feud led to a Tuesday night fight at a shopping area parking lot. One man was stabbed and another beaten, as police said W. A. Rickard and Milton Carey were assaulted. two others were jailed after the melee at the hospital scene.
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Burbank
Carey
Poe
Bannister
Tion
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Milton Carey
San Bernardino
W. A. Rickard
Rickard
Robert Shephard
Shephard
Yosemite Flood Traps 300 Visitors as Roads Reopen
Yosemite officials say 300 visitors trapped in flood area were evacuated by car. Park accommodations operate normally as brief flooding subsides. Hwy 41 from Fresno to Madera to reopen to general traffic, while Hwy 140 from Merced remains closed.
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Yosemite
Yosemite Parl
Yosemite Park
Curry Co
Fresno
Ma~dera
Merced
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Valleys
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Annie
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Yvonne
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