Soldier earns Medal of Honor for heroic Korea action
Pic Emory L. Bennett of Cocoa Florida received the Medal of Honor for a June 24 battle near Sobangsan Korea. He single handedly checked a massed enemy assault, enabling his company to withdraw while he was killed. Bennett was born December 20 1929 in New Smyrna Beach and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Sterling G Bennett now living in Cocoa. The award will be presented in a later ceremony.
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Washington
Emory L. Bennett
Cocoa
Fit
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Sobangsan
Korea
Remer Y. Brinson
Graymont
13Th Regiment
3Rd Infantry Division
Bennett
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Sterling G. Bennett
British Crew Facing Charge Over Tie-up
Fifteen members of the crew of the British freighter Tacoma Star were summoned to appear before a magistrate on Monday to answer allegations of being absent without leave and impeding sailing at San Francisco. Police served the summonses after the ship paid off on arrival in Birkenhead. Earlier in San Francisco Bay 13 crewmen were jailed 24 hours on November 14 in Richmond for refusing to sail when the captain planned to steam away without a crewman who had gone ashore.
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Birkenhead
Eng
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Richmond
Catiz
Heavy Snow Averts Traffic Tragedies
Chicago report credits record snowfall with preventing traffic deaths and saving about 1800 people from injuries over the past week. Capt. Michael J. Ahern of the traffic division noted the city averages two fatalities daily, while thousands of cars were stalled and many motorists stayed in garages due to snow.
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Chicago
Michael J. Ahern
Psychiatric Hearing Set for Santa Ana Woman
Lena Lance Bunyard, 56, of Santa Ana, faces a psychiatric examination after being charged with firing a .32-caliber revolver at a 10 year old girl on a Christmas gift bicycle near her home. The hearing is postponed to January 11 while two court-appointed alienists conduct evaluations for Superior Judge Kenneth E. Morrison.
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Santa Ana
Lena Lance Bunyard
Bunyard
Kenneth E. Morrison
Ner
Exoneration Cheers Tallulah Bankhead as Maid Is Convicted
New York police court verdict finds Evyleen Cronin guilty on three counts of check forgery and grand larceny in the Bankhead case. Delighted actress says she was exonerated by the jury. Cronin faces up to years in prison with sentencing set for January 24.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Evyleen Cronin
Fred G. Moritt
General Sessions
Barold A. Stevens
Josie Pearson
Miss Bankhead
Stevens
Moritt
Bey
Aerial Motorcycle Stunter Dies After Circus Fall
London report states German stunt rider Arno Wickbold, 34, died in hospital after a globe of death act accident. He fell 70 feet while circling the open-bottomed steel cage when his clown shirt tangled in the motorcycle wheel during Wednesday night performance.
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London
Arno Wickbold
Pasadena Crowns Rose Fete Queen
Pasadena selects Nancy True Thorne as Queen of the 1952 Tournament of Roses. President Leon Kingsley crowned her before 3000 attendees in the Civic Auditorium. Coronation ball followed as seven Medal of Honor grand marshals were introduced at the same venue.
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NANCY _Jean Kingsley
Tournament of Roses Association
Pasadena
Nancy True Thorne
Leon Kingsley
Uren Nancy
Raymond Harvey
Joseph Rodriguez
San Bernardino
Stanley T. Adams
Olathe
Kan
Ernest. R. Kotima
Dwight
Neb
Thomas J. Hudner
Fall River
Mass
Lewis L. Miller
Haverhill
Carl L. Sitter
Pueblo, Colo
Wet and Warmer Weather Outlook Across the Nation
Wet and warmer weather appeared for wide areas of the country with cold in New England and snow in the north central states. Rain and snow covered Idaho Utah Nevada while the Pacific Coast stayed rainy. Temperatures moderated in the western gulf states though Georgia the Carolinas and northern Florida remained chilly. Central areas were forecast to rise above freezing.
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New England
Caribou
Maine
New Englan
Michigan
Minnesota
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Gulf States
Georgia
Carolinas
Florida
Chemical Krillium Aims To Transform Barren Land Use
Philadelphia reports at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting that Monsanto scientists unveiled krillium, a synthetic soil conditioner claimed to markedly improve soil structure and erosion control. One pound allegedly equals 200 pounds peat moss or 500 pounds compost, boosting crops like potatoes radishes corn and Chinese cabbage.
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Philadelphia
C. A. Hochwalt
Monsarto
Solon Dubious of Tax Increase
Washington December 29 The House ways and means chairman Doughton of the DN C party doubts federal taxes will rise in 1952 He says the country always rises to an emergency and notes all tax legislation must originate in the House and be handled by his committee The Senate may amend bills after House passage
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Washington
Doughton
Dn, C
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Health chief questions city life saving limits
San Francisco health director Dr. J Geiger urged the legal department to define how far the Health Department can salvage a life without risk of suit after Mrs Theresa Butler 60 claimed 533 70 for care given after she was revived following an ambulance crew notice of life She contends burns from unregulated heat occurred at Harbor Emergency Hospital and the city may bill the coroner’s office for the case while Butler remains under city care with four doctors three nurses transfusions and round the clock nursing.
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San Francisco
Public Health
J. €. Geiger
Theresa K. Butler
Harbor Emergency Hospital
Ied
Coroner's Office
Health Department
Butler
Geiger
Strike Delays Work at Firestone Plant in Akron
A wildcat strike at Firestone Tire and Rubber Plant No. 3 in Akron on December 25 halted production of 9mm cannons and aircraft rockets as 400 workers walked out after maintenance staff were allegedly reprimanded for refusing to do their jobs. The CIO United Rubber Workers union could not be reached for comment.
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Akron
Ohio
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
CIO United
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