Eight Year Old Girl Dies Before Getting Last Wish
Eight year old Estelle Phelps died in Little Rock from lupus erthyomatosis before her soldier brother Pfc. William A. Phelps could reach Korea and be en route home via El Dorado. Estelle had been in a coma and her last wish was to fondle her doll at Christmas. Messages of sympathy poured in from across the country.
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Red Cross
Estelle
Associated Press
California
Military picture darkest since dark days of 1940s
Washington reports a bleaker world military outlook than at the start of World War II with Korea under heavy Chinese attack and a potential Soviet air and naval threat. Pentagon briefings show shifting views on Korea and Europe, with calls for a vast mobilization and force expansion toward 4 million in the Army and an 84‑group Air Force. Estimated current military outlays reach 41.8 billion, with potential yearly sums near 100 billion.
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America
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Forrest P. Sherman
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Twenty three indicted in Ala. vote fraud case
Twenty three Mobile County residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on vote fraud conspiracy tied to the May 2 Alabama Democratic primary. Names will be released after arrests. The scheme allegedly impersonated voters and cast forged ballots.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County
Alabama
Casualty list shows U S totals at 33878 with delays
Washington reports the total U S casualties in Korea rising to 33878 as of Dec 15. The update notes 5870 dead including 5240 killed in action and 607 dead of wounds with 23477 wounded. 5143 missing, now 4401 missing after returns or captures. Army 28713 total, Marines 4517, Navy 366, Air Force 282.
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Korea
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Navy
Air Force
Ex-LA Sheriff Aide Aids Probe Into Cohen Associate Slaying
Los Angeles detectives enlist former sheriff's anti-subversive detail head Al Guasti to question about Sam Rummel slaying and possible bookie links. Guasti will arrive from Las Vegas for inquiry as Sica brothers and eight others freed on insufficient evidence on habeas corpus eve.
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Sica
al Guasti
Mickey Cohen
Sam Rummel
Guasti
Las Vegas
Nev
Rummel
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Joe
Fred
Angelo
James Iannone
Albert de Martino
Roger Leonard
Nate Sperling
Thad Brown
Harold
Happy) Meltzer
Cohen
Northrop Unveils New Robot Gadget Named Maddida
Northrop Aircraft introduces a compact robot brain device named Maddida that resembles a stove and is designed to perform tasks once handled by large university systems. Engineers claim it can predict optimal aircraft or ship designs, guide rockets to the moon, run factory lines, and more.
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Los Angeles
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Northrop
Thing Found in Woman's Garage Terrifies Daly Family
Endicott New York December 15 a police report says Mrs Daly asked an officer to shoot or remove a small frightened opossum from her garage. Patrolman Lee Sands captured it and released the animal in a sparsely populated area.
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