Surviving Cascade Snow: Paratrooper Sgt Horan Rescues
Sergeant John Horan of Maynard Massachusetts endured four days in snow bound cascades after bailing from a C46 over Snoqualmie Pass. He hiked through eight foot drifts to a cabin, fashioned footwear from parachute scraps, and staggered two miles to an inn where he was treated for frostbite. His wife Teruko and their three children await news from Fort Lewis and Madigan General Hospital.
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Easton
Wash
John Horan
Maynard
Mass
Cascade Mountain
Teruko
Seattle
Japan
Ft. Lawton
Horan
Snoqualmie Pass
Army
Madigan General Hospital
Ft. Lewis
Ike Grants Yule Pardons To 41 Men
President Eisenhower granted Yuletide pardons to 14 convicts and commuted one death sentence. The White House said the list would be released later by the Justice Department after a brief meeting with Atty. Gen. Brownell. The move mirrors last year’s pattern as Hagerty announced plans for the president and Mrs. Eisenhower to attend church.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Justice Department
Atty
Gen
Brownell
James C. Hagerty
National Presbyterian Church
Eisenhowers
Mary Jean
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
United Nations
Hagerty
Ike
Yule
Sparkman Warns Ike Budget Moves Aimed at 1956 Polls
Sen. Sparkman asserts the Eisenhower administration pushes a balanced budget for political reasons while proposing large new outlays. He cites a billion dollar military boost and a 200 million dollar foreign aid rise, predicts deficits in FY 1957, and questions timing and specifics of aid and spending plans.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Spence
Senate Foreign Relations
White House
Rpublicans
Thief Could Be A Passing Elk in Rockford
In Rockford N P a yard light post elk antlers were stolen last year and returned this week with a handwritten note thanking the owner for their use during 1955. The note promises a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
N.P
Foster A. Smith
Swastika Marked Plane Sale Banned in Germany
The West German government banned the sale to children of an American made model aircraft bearing the Nazi swastika. The symbol has been banned in Germany since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Little Girl Letters Santa Gifts and Spirit
A Memphis reader shares an unusual letter to Santa received by WMC radio. The child asks for her mother and father needs, a colored doll, pearls, and requests for less fortunate children to have a joyful Christmas while urging a focus on Jesus’ birth. The girl declines to reveal her own wishes.
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Memphis
Tenn
Santa Claus
WMC
Santa
Jesus
Ghost Plane Over Cleveland Lands After Red Light Confusion
Three airliners at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport were ordered to land but refused, reporting a plane down on the runway. A police car with flashing red lights was found by an investigator on the adjacent road, not on the runway, after which the planes finally landed.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Hopkins
Cleveland Improves Pedestrian Safety
Cleveland reports 52 pedestrian deaths this year, the lowest since 1928. Officials note past high counts of 219 in 1929 and 59 last year as context for the improving safety record.
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Cleveland
UN Council May Censure Not Oust Israel
Diplomats doubt Syria can force the Security Council to oust Israel over the Dec. 11 Galilee raid. A Western three nations plan a censure resolution urging negotiations while Burns cites Israeli violations and casualties on both sides.
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UN Council
Israel
United Nations
N.Y
Syria
Security Council
U.N
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
Shukairy
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
U.N. Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Sea of Galilee
Five Western Towns Wiped Out by California Floods
Gale driven rains lash northern California flooding the Eel and Klamath basins. Five villages Pepperwood Elmnor Weatt Klamath and Klamath Glen declared virtually wiped out with residents evacuated by boat as rivers overflowed. Six dead reported across Humboldt Del Norte and Placer counties.
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California
San Francisco
Pepperwood
Elmnor
Weatt
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Eel
Pacific
Placer County
Humboldt County
North Coast
Hogkinson
Redwood Valley
Civil Defense
Siskiyou County
Sierra
Yuba
Bear
Sacramento
Lake Shasta
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Portland
Goodwin Knight
Humboldt
Red Cross
National Guard
Eureka
They Made Christmas Textures of Biblical Builders
The fragment cites biblical figures such as Joseph David Solomon and Zerubbabel engaging in construction, noting Hebrews lacked technical skill and that Phoenician artisans were imported. It references passages from Samuel Kings Ezra and apocryphal gospels.
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Joseph
David
Solomon
Zerubbabel
Phoenicia
Kings
Ezar
Joseph the Carpenter and the Dreamer in Nazareth
The text links Joseph's carpentry to biblical scenes, noting his daily trade and his dreams. It contrasts secular skill with a larger vocation, suggesting Joseph guided Jesus in humble work and faith, with echoes of deliverance in dreams and divine guidance.
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Joseph
Jesus
Justin Martyr
Nazareth
Mary
Herod
Lord
Egypt
G. K. Chesterton
Strike Postponed For Talks In PRR Negotiations
Philadelphia reports the 22560 Pennsylvania Railroad non operating workers postpone strike to allow wage talks. The Transport Workers Union accepted a postponement seven hours before a deadline. Next session set for Jan 4 as both sides study a presidential fact finding board recommendation for wage gains.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Transport Workers Union
PRR
Westinghouse IUE Talk With Mediator in Pittsburgh
Federal mediator John R. Murray scheduled separate talks today with the AFL C IO International Union of Electrical Workers and Westinghouse Electric Corp to restore bargaining. The 68 day strike by 44000 IUE members at 30 plants stalled after Westinghouse cut negotiations citing alleged obscene language by the union president. Carey asked Gwilym Price to join talks and present a settlement proposal which Price declined claiming only his office can authorize a settlement.
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Pittsburgh
John R. Murray
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Murray
Westinghouse
James B. Carey
West
Ohio crash kills two women near Bryan
Mrs Marilyn Peck 22 of Waldron Michigan and Mrs Dorothy Koons 41 of Morrowville Kansas died yesterday in a two car collision eight miles north of Bryan at the junction of Ohio and U S 20.
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Bryan Ohio
Marilyn Peck
Rt. 1
Waldron
Mich
Dorothy M. Koons
Morrowville
Kan
Here
Ohio
U. S
Free Christmas Trees Offered by LA Crescenta Nursery
Ralph Jeka, a local nursery owner in LA Crescenta California, offers 200 Christmas trees free to needy families as a charitable gesture aimed at helping those in low income households during the holiday season.
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LA Crescenta
Calif
Ralph Jeka
Cafe Looted by Four Armed Men. Blind Patron Foils Bandits
Four men robbed a Cleveland cafe wounding no one. They looted two cash registers and searched 15 patrons before a blind man sitting on his wallet thwarted them. The leader stood at the door with a gun while others moved through the cafe. The owner reported a fairly large loss and one patron kept $70 by sitting on his wallet.
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Cleveland
Edna Simonds
Robert Fletcher
Magistrate Cuts Fines For Holiday in Manhattan Court
In Manhattan, Magistrate Harry G. Andrews reduced sanctions for 90 defendants from $15 to $2 each citing Yuletide spirit. The sanitation code violators were fined on condition they perform charitable acts at Christmas for the less fortunate.
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New York
Upper Manhattan Court
Harry G. Andrews
Andrews
Otto John Arrested in West Germany on Treason Charge
Otto John, once head of West Germany's counter intelligence, was formally arrested on suspicion of treason after voluntary detention since his Dec 12 return from East Germany. Prosecutor Wiechmann said investigators will probe possible disclosure of state secrets and other offenses while noting John denied such disclosures.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Otto John
East Germany
Carl Wiechmann
John
East Berlin
Wiechmann
Russia
Bonn
Weather Outlook Clouds Drizzle Rival Christmas Snow
Weather forecast shows a slow moving warm front turning possible flurries into a dreary drizzle. Expect cloudy and warmer conditions today with occasional rain or drizzle tonight. Saturday to be windy and warmer with scattered showers. Official high 42 and overnight low 37.
Desperate Father Gives Five To Deserving Youth
A Denver man seeking redemption after alcohol struggles sends five dollars to the Rocky Mountain News asking officials to pick a worthy recipient aged 12 to 14. The paper, with city welfare help, located 13-year-old Arthur Nanstiel of a seven-child family, who hoped to buy a Christina gift for his mother but lacked funds.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Arthur J. Nanstiel
Alfred Nanstiel
Christina
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