Harvard Intruder Spider Found in Museum Basement
Harvard University arachnology associate Herbert Wolacsu discovered a shy hunter spider in the basement of the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge. He identified the venomous South American native as a shy fellow that hides from approaching objects, noting the species had likely been at Harvard for years.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Ok Wadd
Herbert Wolacsu
Studer
Harvard
Bing Crosby Released After Hospital Tests
Bing Crosby was rushed to St Joseph's Hospital in San Francisco with abdominal pain after a private exam. A doctor said the symptoms suggested a stomach ailment and Crosby and wife Kathy planned to travel to Southern California for the Christmas holidays.
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Bing Crosby
San Francisco
Onison Toueh Coffla
Crosby
Kathy
California
St. Joseph's Hospital
Staten
Wham
Truck Wheels Kill Couple's Home in Rogers Section
In Killngly Connecticut a tractor-trailer lost dual rear wheels that bounced onto the Auclairs' roof in Rogers. The wheels caused roof damage but no injuries. State police stopped the driver further up the highway and alerted officials.
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Conn. Cjpl
Armand Auclair
Matthew Wengraynek
Wengraynek
Rogers
Wengrzynek
Wun
Posey Elementary Pupils Broadcast Carols to Residents
Posey Elementary School students opened 27 rooms and used the building’s iblock U shape as a sounding board to broadcast carols to nearby residents. The 705 pupils sang at their desks under fifth grade teacher Marcus Ballenger’s direction over the intercom at 10:30 a.m. Principal Bill Parker oversees the school at 1911 E. 14th St.
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Posey Elementary School
Marcus Ballenger
Bonnie McCullough
Gary Euresti
Solomon Euresti
E. Ith St
Norma Lee Ballou
Earl Ballou
James Solomon
C. J. Solomon
E. &Th
Bill Davis
W. HE. Davis
Vanda
Posey Elementary ‘School
Bill Parker
E. 14Th St
Groundbreaking Slated for Clovis Swift Plant
A ceremonial groundbreaking for a Swift and Company meat packing plant in Clovis is set for January 4 at 2 pm. Attendees include Swift officials, Santa Fe Railway delegates, and invited state leaders. Safeway milk processing plant construction also to begin soon at the site, one mile southwest of Clovis.
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Clovis
Swift and Company
Bob Spencer
Chamber of Commerce
Committee of Fifty
Curry County Young Republicans
Santa Fe Railway
George Swift
Swift
Tom Glaze
Holly Sugar Corporation
Ralston Purina, Inc
Clinton P. Anderson
Associated Press
United Press International
Chicago
Edwin Mechem
Tom Bolack
Dennis Chavez
Safeway, Inc
Ralph Brown
Safeway
Governor Meyner Locked Out of Trenton Ceremony
Governor Robert B. Meyner and his wife Helen found themselves locked out of the state house in Trenton while attempting to attend the Christmas tree lighting. They stood in the cold until a keyholder arrived to admit them.
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Trenton
Robert B. Meyner
Helen
Christmas Poem Copy Had a Misspelled Word 138 Years Ago
Troy reporters note a printing error in the first publication of a famous Christmas poem \"A Visit from St. Nicholas\" by Dr. Clement Clarke Moore. A printer for the Troy Sentinel printed the line with a misspelled word, changing the sense of a line about stockings and a jerk.
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Troy
N.Y
Old Troy Sentinel
Clement Clarke Moore
New York City
St. Nicholas
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The
Sentinel
30 Eager Hands Help Motorist
Mrs. Mary Margaret Malley’s car stalled near Lubbock High School Friday morning and was repaired by 15 eager mechanics from James Burnett’s first period mechanical class. The fuel line was cleaned and other adjustments made, and she continued on.
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Mary Margaret Malley
Malley
Maureen
Lubbock High School
James Burnett
Courthouse Hosts Christmas Open House and Toy Drive
Yale Lubbock County officials and staff held a Christmas open house in the County Commissioners Court room with decorations by district court stenographers. Judge Robert H. Bean read the Nativity story as George Green and Roy Boyd led the program. Santa, a Toys for Tots toy drive, and a flute solo by Mary Ruth Green highlighted the event hosted by County Judge Bill Davis.
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George Green
Roy Boyd
Robert H. Bean
140Th District Court
David Taylor
Texas Tech
Harold Dutton
Nelda Griffin
Marie Scott
Green
Mary Ruth Green
Santa Number One Wins Round In Morristown Santa Feud
In Morristown New Jersey a conflict over multiple Santas ends with Santa No 2 agreeing to cease public advertising after police intervention. The Chamber of Commerce and local merchants upheld a 12 year old agreement limiting Santas.
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Morristown
Cap
North Jersey
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Santa No. 2
Santa No
Man from Oklahoma shot in Fort Worth
Earl Milton Mitchell, 50, of Frederick, Oklahoma, suffered a bullet wound in the forehead and was in fair condition Friday. Mitchell said he had been drinking and did not recall who shot him. He had come to Fort Worth seeking work but had not found employment.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Earl Milton Mitchell
Frederick
Okla
Mitchell
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