Nurse Death Plot Denied in Ventura Killing Case
Elizabeth Duncan, 54, denies hiring two men to kill her daughter-in-law Olga Kupczyk Duncan in Santa Barbara. Investigators say Baldonado and Moya killed Olga, who was five months pregnant, with asphyxia and burial in a hillside grave near the coast. The trio is jailed on murder charges as District Attorney Gustafson seeks the death penalty.
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Ventura
Calif
Elizabeth Duncan
Augustine Baldonado
Olga Duncan
Duncan
Luis Maya
Baldonado
Moya
Olga
Santa Barbara
Virgil L. Payton
Victim Finds Stolen TV After Sleepy Night
Detroit police report 30 year old David Barton woke from a late movie to a dark room and discovered his $300 television missing. He assumed the picture tube burned out before realizing the theft.
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Detroit
David Barton
Leftovers Shared With Needy In Depression Year
AUTAUGAVILLE Ala AP Christmas week 1930 brought hard times as Edward and Ercille Pearson who ran a general store saw toys go unsold while families bought essentials. They decided to give away any leftovers, surprising many children with gifts the day after Christmas.
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Autaugaville, Ala
Autaugaville
Edward Pearson
Pearsons
Edward
Ercille Pearson
Pearsons Carry On Dec Gift Tradition in Autaugaville
Since the first year after Christmas a decade ago the Pearsons have given gifts on December 26. They began at Autaugaville and now reach a 10 mile radius with about 60 stations. They expect to gift around 1,200 people, and their three children plan to continue the yearly custom after they are gone.
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Autaugaville
Pearsons
Chuckle: You’re an average worker if you think you work hard
A quip notes that believing you work harder than the average worker still labels you as merely average, poking fun at self assessments of effort.
Caves Collapse Traps Eighteen in Belgium Mine System
A cave complex near Saint Trond Belgium collapsed trapping 18 workers. Rescue officials noted the men were familiar with the tunnels and could find exits on their own. The mushroom growing network housed 150 workers below at the time of the accident.
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Saint Trond
Belgium
Mountain Man George Lacy Passes After 42 Years in Bed
HAMLIN W Va AP George Lacy a mountain man who went to bed in 1916 and never got up is buried today at 71. Reasons vary from a pet calf dispute to the measles with neighbors and family recalling his strength and love of hunting. He fell ill a week ago, possibly pneumonia, and died in the bed he had occupied for 42 years.
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Hamlin
W. Va
George Lacy
George
Caliscue
Ezekiel Branch
Lincoln County
The
Lacys
George Lacey
Destroyer Huron Damaged by Gale Off Nova Scotia
Halifax AP report says Canadian destroyer escort Huron was damaged by gale winds and heavy seas 600 miles off Nova Scotia but not in danger. Saguenay escorted her into port. Huron has a skeleton crew of 150 and minor forepart flooding after storms en route from Toulon. Built 1943, modernized 1953-54, 377 feet long, 240 crew. one of 11 destroyer escorts.
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Halifax
N.S
Huron
Nova Scotia
Toulon
France
Mediterranean
Britain
Weather Forecast for Miami Valley Brings Rain Through Wednesday
The Miami Valley can expect rain showers from a warm moist southerly flow with rain through Wednesday. Christmas Day will be cloudy and cold with a slim chance of snow. Today and tonight look mostly cloudy and mild with a high near 55 and a low around 40. Wednesday remains mainly cloudy and mild with on and off rain throughout the day. Monday’s high was 48 and early morning low 35.
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Miami Valley
Gas Truck Explodes in Brownfield Killing Four
A burning bottled gas truck exploded after a collision on a southwest Brownfield highway, killing four men and injuring about 160, with 45 still hospitalized. Victims included the driver of the gas truck, two firefighters, and a bystander. The blast sent debris hundreds of yards, shattered windows mile away, and forced area residents to help contain fires at the scene and nearby service stations. Emergency crews treated dozens, some transported to Lubbock, while authorities identified the dead as Ruben Johnson and three Brownfield residents among others named. The bottled gas involved is a treated natural gas used for heating and cooking.
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Brownfield
Tex
West Texas
Phillip Thompson
Thompson
Terry County
Lubibock
Charlie Maples
Sidney Hester
Ruben Johnson
Lubbock
Jim Cousineau
Wayland Parker
James Ray
Crawford Taylor
KTFY
De Gaulle to Visit the United States Early Next Spring
Paris AP informs that Premier Charles de Gaulle has accepted a state visit to the United States early next spring. He takes office January 8 and will be the first French chief of state to visit since World War II era leaders.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
France
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
NATO Council
Vincent Auriol
De Gaulle to Negotiate with Eisenhower Upon Install
De Gaulle will have clear powers to negotiate with President Eisenhower under the new Fifth Republic constitution. The president will lead foreign affairs and can personally negotiate international treaties. The trip date remains pending De Gaulle’s installation. A major item is the Premier’s plan for an Atlantic Alliance three power directorate of the United States Britain and France.
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de Gaulle
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
France
Goldfine Plans Appeal After Jail Terms
Boston AP Bernard Goldfine and his secretary Mildred Paperman say they will appeal the contempt of court sentences for failing to furnish company records to tax agents. Goldfine, 67, received three months in Lebanon Mills, Lebanon New Hampshire, and Paperman, 43, ten days for withholding records of Northfield Vermont mill and Strathmore Woolen Co of Boston. Judge Wyczynski set terms to start January 7 to avoid holiday imprisonment. Both were released on $10 personal recognizance. appeals expected.
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Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
White House
Sherman Adams
Lebanon Mills
Lebanon
N.H
Mildred Paperman
Northfield
Strathmore Woolen Co
U.S. Dist
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Christmas Message Pope Pleads For Unity And Peace
Pope John XXIII in his first Christmas address called for Christian unity and peace while noting it may not reach Communist lands. He urged vigilance against atheistic forces and defended Christian principles, paying tribute to Pope Pius XII and urging unity among separated Christians despite restrictions in some regions.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Pius XII
John
Humans War On Rabbits In Idaho Crop Battle
TERRETON Idaho AP about 1000 club swinging humans battled jackrabbits over the weekend Farm agent Rex Cooch Jefferson County says it will be days before an exact count but he guesses nearly 5000 rabbit casualties The clubbers formed a huge circle Sunday closing in on two land sections where rabbits concentrated War declared a week ago after big rabbits raided crops in east Idaho area.
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Terreton
Idaho
Rex Cooch
Jefferson County
Fire Claims 63rd Victim at Our Lady of the Angels
CHICAGO AP The Our Lady of the Angels fire that began December 1 has claimed its 93rd victim. Nine year old Susan Smaldone died Monday night from burns covering 85 percent of her body. Forty children remain hospitalized with five in critical condition.
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Chicago
Our Lady of the Angels
Susan Smaldone
Susan
Tokyo Dedicates 1088 Foot Tower
Tokyo officials today dedicated a monumental 1,088 foot TV tower, one of the world's tallest man-made structures. The new tower soars above Tokyo and surpasses many landmarks, though at 1,472 feet the Empire State Building remains higher overall.
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Tokyo
Empire State Building
Prince Akihito 25 Sees Quiet Birthday Celebrations
Tokyo AP reports Crown Prince Akihito marked his 25th birthday with three quiet parties. The celebrations included a party recognizing his commoner fiancee Michiko Shoda, reflecting his personal milestone amid public duties.
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Prince Akihito
Tokyo
Akihito
Michiko Shoda
Vagrant Given Place To Sleep
Peter G. Griggs, 53, was taken to recorder's court after being found sleeping in a bathtub on the sixth floor of a hotel. Hotel manager Ella Payton testified she had ordered him from five other bathtubs on other floors. The judge, W. McKay Skillman, sentenced him to thirty days for vagrancy.
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Detroit
Peter G. Griggs
Recorder's Court
Ella Payton
W. McKay Skillman
Griggs
Skillman
Chief Had Own System With Books
In Delphos Ohio AP Police Chief Norman Grewe who also runs a daily newspaper faced a civil service hearing over his firing for inefficiency insubordination and related matter. Patrolmen testified Grewe instructed them to record meter fines at 25 cents regardless of actual cash. Envelopes on meters held underpayments balanced by overpayments per Grewe’s method.
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Delphos
Ohio
Civil Service
Norman Grewe
Grewe
Margaret Miller
Officers Admit Stealing Cash From Police Department Drawer
Four of five officers said they held keys to the cash drawer where fines were kept. The fifth claimed no key but could open it with a knife. All except acting chief Carl Brown admitted taking money and leaving IOUs. The hearing recessed on a motion to reinstate the chief.
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Police Department
Carl Brown
IOU
Grewe
Reward Posted For Rustlers In New Mexico Pasture
A $500 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of cattle rustlers who stole 50 head worth $10,000 from Ed Breen’s 4,500 acre ranch pasture in Tucumcari New Mexico. Rancher Breen, a vaudeville performer with Will Rogers, reported the loss.
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Tucumcari
N.M
Ed Breen
Will Rogers
Senator-elect Young vow to block O'Neill judgeship
Washington reports Senator-elect Stephen M. Young said he would oppose Senate confirmation of Ohio Governor C William ONeill for a federal judgeship if nominated by President Eisenhower. In other news living costs rose to peak November levels, while Rev Maurice F Mc Crackin, a 52 year old pacifist minister, began six months in federal prison for tax resistance and a Wilmington teen's snowman costume fire led to a store blaze.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Senate
William O'Neill
Ohio
Eisenhower
Cincinnati
Maurice F. McCrackin
Internal Revenue Service
Chiang hints at not seeking third term as president
Chiang Kai-shek, 72, signaled he may not run for a third term as president of Nationalist China in 1960. He opposed constitutional amendments some viewed as necessary to permit another run, suggesting a possible stepping back from continued leadership.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China
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