Flood Waters Recede In California Big Cleanup Task Ahead
Northern California faced the worst floods in its history as danger lessened. Death toll stood at 34 with 19 to 35 or more missing. Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard crews aided rescues and reduced loss of life. Damage reached 150 million dollars with over a million acres underwater. Weather reports cited up to 31 inches of rain in parts. National Guard sent 300 more to Yuba City and Marysville amid looting and sanitation fears.
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AF Sergeant Is Released By Commies
A U S Air Force sergeant from Brooklyn held 24 hours by East Berlin authorities after a traffic incident was released to American officials in West Berlin. The Army says the crash was caused by poor visibility and slick roads, not drunkenness.
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West Berlin
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Karlshorst
Orly Airfield
Paris
Kliman
Red Police
Weather forecast shows mild, cloudy days ahead
The forecast calls for cloudy and warm weather today and tonight, with a mid continent warm front bringing warmer conditions by Thursday. Thursday is expected to reach about 50 degrees after a 32 degree unofficial high yesterday and a 20 degree low this morning.
Sabrejet Explodes Over Levittown No Casualties Reported
Air Force Sabrejet explodes in the air over Levittown Long Island crashing into a street. Pilot Capt T Bruce Buechler 30 bailed out at 10000 feet after a 35000 foot flight. Fuselage wreckage and explosion destroy a car and damage homes but no injuries reported.
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Long Island
T. Bruce Buechler
Handy Traffic Officer Rescues Woman From Window Hook
Los Angeles police report officer Harold Floren on a three wheeler saved Maude Medina who dangled face down outside a hotel window after an argument with Tony Salazar. Both were treated for cuts and scratches and booked for drunkenness.
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Maude Medina
Maude
Tony Salazar
Salazar
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Tax Forms Do Leave A Little
Providence RI reporter notes that Rus sell G Harrington, commissioner of internal revenue, said new income tax forms are in the mails at a testimonial dinner. He praised them as more understandable than recent years though not claiming ultimate simplicity. He mockingly proposed a four line form: money earned last year, money spent, money left, mail it in.
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Internal Revenue
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Cross Burned On Lawn Of Milford PTA Leader
Robert Jaquette, Milford High School PTA president, reported a cross burned on his property last night in Milford. He objects to the Milford School Board's policy of nonsegregated athletic teams and says police are investigating the act as a possible community response to support racial integration.
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Robert Jaquette
Milford School Board
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Milford High School Parent Teachers Assn
PTA
Fumes Overcome Cincinnati Family. Teen Girl Dies
A family of four in Cincinnati was overcome by carbon monoxide from a defective gas heater flue. Shirley Snyder, 16, died from the poisoning, while the other three were hospitalized.
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Cincinnati
Shirley Snyder
Ike Heads to Key West for Two Weeks of Rest
President Eisenhower flies from Washington to Key West for about two weeks of sun and outdoor activity prescribed by doctors to aid convalescence from his heart attack. The visit may influence whether he runs for a second term.
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Denver
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Congress
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Georgia
Augusta
Fire Kills Girls Dad Saves Others
Two young girls Mary Burns 7 and Rose Burns 4 died in an early morning suburban Euclid fire that destroyed their home. Their father Eugene Burns 30 a plasterers union representative rescued his wife Irene 30 and two sons Mike 6 and Jack 2 who received minor injuries and were treated at a hospital for shock.
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Eugene Burns
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Mike
Jack
Soviet Plan To Cut Arms Questioned By Senators
Washington senators including Mansfield McClellan Dworshak and Potter voiced doubt about Russia's announced 10 percent cut in military spending. They warned the plan could mask deeper spending shifts toward atomic capabilities and argued U.S. defense needs remain pressing amid unclear Soviet intent.
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Idaho
Soviet Oil Production Up by Eleven Million Tons
The Soviet government reports oil output rose by 11 million tons in 1955, surpassing 1954 and reaching a near 19 percent gain. A Yevseenko stated new production centers emerged across the Urals and along the Volga, with the increase presented to the Supreme Soviet.
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Terry Cain Hugs Dog Rinny Amid Christmas Gift
A child named Terry Cain of Argenta Minnesota displays his beloved dog Rinny as a Christmas present from his parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Cain while imaging shows it could be Terry’s last Christmas due to a rare spinal disease.
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Argenta
Terry
Raymond Cain
Comet III Sets Transatlantic Pace in 6 Hours 8 Minutes
Britain’s Comet III jetliner flew non stop from Montreal to London in 6 hours 8 minutes claiming a North Atlantic civil airliner record though not officially observed. The 74-ton four jet craft averaged 548 mph, with tailwinds peaking above 640 mph. The flight caps a 35,000 mile round the world proving trip led by Capt. John Cunningham ending in Hatfield. The Comet III remains a proving model ahead of the larger Comet IV due 1959 in service with BOAC.
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Hatfield
England
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Melbourne
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Auckland
Fiji
Honolulu
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Toronto
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British Overseas Airways Corp
Water Wagon Was Loaded With Wine
In Bussac France M Sgt George McElroy from Herrin Illinois found his faucet flowing white wine after a shower and in the kitchen as his wife prepared dinner. Local wells run low and tank trucks sometimes carry wine by mistake. The driver did not know the load.
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George McElroy
Herrin
Rita Hayworth Sets Price for Yasmin Visits with Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth wins a court record detailing an agreement with Aly Khan requiring $100,000 per trip for Yasmin to visit her father abroad. The pact includes a trust provision, an $8,000 annual living allowance, and Moslem faith instruction for Yasmin, plus assurances the child be returned.
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Yasmin
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Joseph
France
New York
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Seen Rising to Record
National Safety Council forecasts 420 U S deaths on streets and roads over the three day New Year weekend, with 560 fatalities expected for Christmas. The 1955 holiday tolls include 296 New Year traffic deaths and 362 nontraffic deaths, with Christmas at 609 traffic deaths.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Pope Declines Mediation Role in East West Accord
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII backs an East West nuclear accord but rejects acting as mediator. An authoritative spokesman says the task must be handled by world leaders, noting year end diplomatic corps audiences are courtesy calls and unlikely to yield Vatican mediation.
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Seabees Rescued After 26 Hours on Antarctic Ice Shelf
Four Seabees trapped after their tractor Weasel fell into a hidden crevasse were found 26 hours later in a parachute tent on an Antarctic ice shelf. A Glacier icebreaker helicopter evacuated them after a whiteout and 70 mph winds, with one man noting the improvised shelter saved their lives. The crew included Cmdr. Herbert Whitney and Chief Victor Young.
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R. L
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Herbert Whitney
Arlington, Mass
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George Moss
William Burleson
Davisville
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Tito Visits With Nasser
Tito arrives in Egypt aboard the Galeb for a 10 day state visit to meet Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser. A delegation led by Col Hussein Shafei welcomes the Yugoslav President who just finished a state visit to Ethiopia. Talks on undisclosed subjects likely with no mediation on the Egyptian Israeli dispute.
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Medeljne
Order Banning Full Help On Tax Forms Is Lifted
Washington The Internal Revenue Service will again help taxpayers prepare returns. Commissioner Russell C Harrington countermanded October 17 orders from his predecessor restricting taxpayer assistance to the illiterate handicapped and non English readers. The policy now is to provide all taxpayers with needed advice and help.
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Internal Revenue
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