West Likely Accepts Red Proposal for Berlin Talks Delay
London sources say the West will likely accept Moscow's demand to postpone the Berlin Big Four foreign ministers session to late January. They doubt Moscow will agree to moving the meeting from the Allied control building in the American sector, seeing possible delays or propaganda value in a session in the Communist sector.
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Queen urges prayer for Commonwealth ideal of brotherhood
In a Christmas Day broadcast from Auckland the Queen asked 540 million Commonwealth residents to pray that the ideal of brotherhood extends worldwide. She cited the Prince of Peace and called for harmony across creeds colors and races, delivering the message to about 150 million listeners locally and globally.
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Reuters
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Prince of Peace
Man
Government House
New Zealand
World Christmas Season Sets U S Spending Record
Dun and Bradstreet estimated that December 1953 retail volume reached about 17.3 billion dollars, the highest December total to date and about three percent above December 1952. The full year 1953 is projected near 172 billion dollars, roughly five percent higher than 1952.
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New York
United States
Dun and
Bradstreet
Housewives Gather Free Coal After Derbyshire Drain Find
In Church Gresley England housewives rushed outside with sacks and baskets to collect free coal released by workers digging in a village drain that uncovered a coal seam.
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England
Derbyshire
Eight-year-old Verl Potter Arrests Santa Myth in Chimney
In Salt Lake City on a Thursday evening eight-year-old Verl Potter vanished into the living room chimney after hearing scraping noises. He reappeared covered in soot stating he wanted to be sure Santa Claus could fit through the chimney.
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Alma Poter
Santa Claus
Thieves Fail to Find Money After Safe Break In
In Oklahoma City burglars used a sledge hammer and tire tool to force open a safe marked No money in here Christyas eve but found it empty after several hours of effort. Police reported no money was taken.
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Christyas
Man’s 51 Night Sleep Wager Stirs Drumheller Natives
Clint Smith slept in an open field for 51 nights on a 400 dollar wager with Robin Brown a Drumheller area farmer. Smith said Brown indicated he would not pay and he doubted any payout. The matter was discussed by phone Friday night and continues on Page Ten.
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Denaturing Atomic Materials Aims to Neutralize War Power
Paris Presse reports a new denaturing process that would render lethal atomic materials harmless and claims President Eisenhower would share the method with Russia. The paper says the technique would make atomic power useless in war and notes U S openness to pooling atom power. An AEC spokesman declined to comment.
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Med icine Hat Reports Quiet Christmas With Minor Accidents
Local police and RCMP report a quiet Christmas in Medicine Hat with no major tragedies. The biggest theft involved 15 bronze turkey hens from Jake Ben nis between December 24 and Christmas Day. Several liquor- related detentions and nine minor motor vehicle accidents occurred as slippery streets challenged drivers.
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Fort St. John
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Third St. S.E
Joe Wells
Wildhorse
Raymond Gaetz
Fourth St
U S Traffic Toll Heads Toward Christmas Record
Chicago report notes 237 traffic deaths in early holiday hours, exceeding last year’s 225 for the first 33 hours. National Safety Council projected 510 fatalities in traffic during the 78 hour period, but warned the toll could rise amid icy, hazardous conditions.
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Canada records 38 violent deaths in start of Christmas holiday
The Canadian Press reports thirty eight people died violently in Canada during the first two days of the Christmas holiday. Ontario led with thirteen deaths, mostly highway accidents, including a fatal head on near Brockville. Non-traffic fatalities occurred in Quebec and other provinces with several notable cases.
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Arthur Young
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Frederick Seeley
Ogdensburg
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Alfred Hindrea
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William Jacobs
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Fred St. Pierre
M. Fortin
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St. Leonard d’Aston
Train wrecks claim hundreds as Christmas disasters spread
A Wellington to Auckland passenger train plunged into the Wangaehu River after a bridge washout killing many and leaving hundreds missing. The disaster occurred on Christmas Eve as Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Sydney Holland addressed multination observers.
Triplets Born At Grace Hospital Winnipeg On Christmas Day
Three babies arrived at Grace hospital in Winnipeg on Christmas Day to Mrs. R. J. Cousens. A baby girl was born at 4 32, a boy at 4 44 and another girl at 4 57. The mother 32-year-old was admitted at 12 25 am. Father unavailable for comment.
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Grace Hospital
Cold air to cover Saskatchewan by midnight Edmonton line Sunday
Colder air advancing from the north will blanket most of Saskatchewan by midnight and reach the Edmonton Medicine Hat line by noon Sunday.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Edmonton Medicine Hat
Warm Rain And Balmy Air On Boxing Day 1953
Early Boxing Day in Medicine Hat brought rain and balmy warmth with 35 degree temperatures. Rain started at 8 40 am, mixed with snow briefly after 9 00, and total precipitation was about .05 inch. Northwest winds at 15 mph were expected through the day as temperatures rose from a low of 18 at the airport overnight.
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Medicine Hat
Municipal
Tooth Fairy Tale Sparkles with Baby Tooth Mischief
A playful panel features Tommy and his mother in a moment of curiosity about a baby sister's new tooth. The lighthearted scene centers on a neighbor's suggestion and a child's cautious wonder.
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Miracle birth as Virgin Mary statue weeps in Syracuse
A poor Syracuse woman gives birth to a son on Christmas Day amid crowds and police as a plaster Madonna tears. Doctors confirm tears are human in origin. The woman’s fits stop and archbishop confirms the miracle after a bishops’ meeting.
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Patrick Crosse
Syracuse
Sicily
Reuters
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Madonna
Antonia
Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini
Palermo
Island
Queen hears tale of 16-year-old saves mother on Christmas Eve train
In Auckland the Queen listened to Glenis Fallon describe how she clung to a luggage rack with her mother aboard the Wellington to Auckland express when it plunged into a swollen river killing 166. Mrs Fallon said Glenis saved them all by holding on until rescuers pulled them out on a rope. The Fallons later met relatives in Tree Hill as crowds lined streets for the royal visit.
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Government House
Desolate dawn at Sulphur Creek bridge wreck scene in NZ
Reporter describes the Christmas Eve rail disaster at Sulphur Creek Wangahu river near Mount Ruapehu. Dreadful devastation includes wrecked engine, 16-ton girder, 80-ton pier, and rising toll as divers search for unknown dead. personal items like a muddy coat and a diary edge the tragedy.
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Waiouri
N. Z
Wellngton
Auckland
Panic Stricken Mass Stampede Kills 23 in Mexico
In Temoaya, Toluca, a Christmas Eve service ended in a fatal panic stampede when an electrical failure plunged the church into darkness. About 200 worshippers were injured as 3,000 crowded toward two doors seeking exit after the blue flash and outage. The parish priest Rev. Jose Cruz described efforts to calm the crowd.
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Toluca
Mexico
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Jose Cruz
Funeral services set for Ure and Mitchell victims
Funeral services will be held Monday for Hon. D. A. Ure Alberta agriculture minister and James Mitchell of Edmonton both killed in a head-on collision with a truck. Ures rites are scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Edmonton.
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D. A. Ure
Alberta
James Mitchell
Agriculture Department
Ure
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Casablanca Market Bomb Kills Nineteen in Central Market
A blast ripped through Casablanca's crowded central market on Thursday. Twenty or more injured and a mass search for culprits, believed to be Moroccan nationalists, followed the deadly explosion.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Hong Kong fire leaves 3 dead and 60,000 homeless
Officials estimate up to 60,000 people may be homeless after a Christmas Day fire in Hong Kong. The blaze killed three and injured 51, with authorities assessing the scale of the disaster and response needs.
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