Fires Across Nation Take Toll Of 23 Persons
Fires across the nation have killed 23 people on the eve of Christmas. Most victims were children, including tenement deaths in St. Louis and New York City. The National Board of Fire Underwriters warns winter and Christmas raise fire risks.
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St. Louis
New York City
Indianapolis
Davenport
Iowa
Nashville
Tenn
Ohio
Clinton
Manitowoc
Wis
Warren
John V. W. Falck
Onetime Society
Panama City Fla
News - Herald
Time Society
Panama City
Fla
New York
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Christmas Mail Rush, Stamp Launch, and City Traffic Woes
Pa Newe notes a Mary Christmas cake inscription at a business, while new Andrew Mellon three cent stamps go on sale at the downtown post office. Brown stamps come in sheets of 70. Downtown traffic snarls as shoppers crowd in and out, trees look skimpy, and post office clerks brace for a Christmas mail avalanche.
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Andrew Mellon
Pa Newe
Weather Report Mixed precipitation with clouds and cold highs
The forecast calls for a cloudy day with a high in the 30s and occasional rain turning to snow north and east with brief sleet or freezing rain. Tonight and Saturday remain mostly cloudy with periods of rain, low tonight in the lower 30s, highs Saturday from 32 to 44. River stage 5.4 feet. A year ago the minimum was 29 degrees.
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United States
Eisenhower to Play Santa for White House Grandchildren
President Eisenhower plans a Santa role for three of his four grandchildren on Christmas morning in the White House. He will not dress the part but will share gifts beneath the Christmas tree with David seven Barbara Anne six and Susan three. Mary Jean is in the hospital where she was born and will miss the morning. Mrs John Eisenhower will join for a few hours possibly Christmas dinner.
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United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Mary Jean
John Eisenhower
Man Of Year Nomination Deadline Approaches
The New Castle Junior Chamber of Commerce sets Wednesday as the cutoff for Young Man of the Year nominations. Any organization may submit a candidate for review by a panel of local elder citizens. no Jaycees will serve on the committee. The award covers 1955 community service by men under 36. The winner will be honored January 12 at the Distinguished Service Awards banquet at the Cathedral, with Ogden Nash as guest speaker. Tickets are on sale at several local businesses. Co chairs Winfield Scott and Clair Galbraith lead sales amid a city wide promotion.
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Ogden Nash
Moser Wallpaper Co
Jack Gerson
Lawrence Furniture
Buzz Florist
Sporting Goods
Winfield Scott
Clair Galbraith
Six More Atomic Missile Battalions Sent to Europe
The Army plans six additional atomic missile battalions for Europe next year to boost long range ground forces. Each battalion will include 10 launcher sections and supply Corporal rockets capable of carrying conventional or atomic warheads for about 80 miles.
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Army
Erope
Deaths in city mentioned in 1955 notice
Death record lists Clyde D. Conn aged 75 of 104 West Madison Avenue and Michael Andres aged 65 of 14 Magee Street with a Friday December 23, 1955 date.
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Madison Ave
Michael Andres
Magee St
Arraign Driver Of Truck That Hit Stevenson
Fred Gill 29 of Detroit to be arraigned in Elkhart County Superior Court after his semi trailer crashed head on into Adlai Stevenson's son’s car near Middlebury Indiana. John Fell Stevenson 19 rests in Passavant Hospital Chicago awaiting surgery for a shattered knee. Two Harvard classmates William C. Boyden Jr. and William Stanley Northill died in the crash. Stevenson Sr. seeks renomination as Democratic presidential candidate and flew to Goshen then Chicago. Gill indicted on involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide by the county grand jury.
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Middlebury
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Chicago Machine Company
Goshen
Gill
Elkhart County Grand Jury
Young Stevenson
Baby dies in icy crash near Connellsville
A 10 month old baby, Rob in Chip, was killed when a car skidded on an icy Pleasantville Country Club road three miles north of Connellsville. The mother Mrs Kosiah Chip 20 suffered a leg injury and others including Earl Chip 24 and Frances Maut 27 were treated for injuries.
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Here
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Kosiah Chip
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Connellsville Hospital
Chip
Earl
Frances Maut
McClellandtown
Albino Kapacka
Andrew Popacka
Uniontown
Dim Outlook for White Christmas in Pennsylvania
Snow may blanket northeastern Pennsylvania while rest of the state sees mild weather and possible rain. Forecasters expect snow to persist in the mountains through Saturday, then change to rain in the northwest tonight, with southern sections turning rainy today. Temperatures will rise over the weekend with highs in the 20s to 30s and overnight lows in the 20s.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
German ex-official Dr Otto John arrested for treason
West Germany held Dr Otto John on suspicion of treasonable relations with East Germany. Prosecutor Carl Wiechmann said John, a former security chief, might have sought escape and faced charges after returning from the Soviet bloc. His role as a constitutional protection official marked him a potential state secrets source.
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Wiesbaden
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Federal Supreme Court
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Wiechmann
Office For the Protection of the Constitution
Veterans oppose amnesty plea for communists
In Pittsburgh,Allegheny County veterans groups reject a Christmas amnesty request for 16 imprisoned Communists including Eleanor Roosevelt. They urge President Eisenhower to uphold the Constitution and honor soldiers who died defending freedom. The letter is signed by six leaders from the American Legion,VFW and AMVETS.
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Allegheny County
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Legion
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The
Amvets
Predict 560 Traffic Deaths Over Holiday
The National Safety Council forecast 560 traffic deaths from 6 p.m. today to midnight Monday, warning Saturday may be the most dangerous day on the roads. The report notes pre holiday fires killed 23 people, and winter temperatures vary across the nation with snow in Buffalo and floods in northern California and Oregon.
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Midwest
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Ben Kolker
Kolker
California
Oregon
Pedestrian Killed by High Pressure Steam in NYC Excavation
In New York City a pedestrian fell into a street excavation and touched a live steam line, dying from scalding. Five policemen and another pedestrian were injured while rescuing him from an eight foot hole on Manhattan's east side.
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Ins
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Pilgrims Cross Into Jordan From Bethlehem Border
Hundreds of Christian pilgrims including Israelis Arabs monks and nuns moved from Israel into Jordan via Mandelbaum Gate toward Bethlehem amid prior riots. Israeli officials reported some avoided entry and a few were refused permits as UN jeeps patrolled the border.
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Hope For Compromise On Israeli-Syrian Dispute
UN Security Council and Dag Hammarskjold aim for a compromise in the Israeli Syrian quarrel over Lake Tiberias. Hammarskjold plans to visit Tel Aviv and the capitals of Israel’s Arab neighbors next month as the council reviews reports to ease tensions in the Holy Land.
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Hammarskjold
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Sea of Galilee
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
Holy Land
Largest Volume Of Mail Reported For Christmas
Postmaster General Arthur Sum mertfield announced a record Christmas mail volume with a six percent rise in letter mail and nine percent more parcel post across major post offices. He predicted 1953 and 1954 records of no Christmas mail stacked in post offices will be repeated in 1955.
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INS
Arthur Summertfield
Summerfield
America
Bridge Fire Under Probe Halts Traffic in Large
Investigators probe a fire beneath a steel bridge over Peters Creek at Large that halted traffic. The blaze stemmed from a broken gas line and disrupted gas service to the Large hotel a small hospital and several homes.
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Large, Pa
Peters Creek
Shoppers Set Record Christmas Buying Peak
Washington report shows department store sales last week rose six percent over the previous record. The Federal Reserve Board index reached 255 percent of the 1947 49 base, 21 points above 1953 and 15 above 1954, with year to date sales seven percent higher than 1954.
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Tion
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
Bethlehem Inn Keeper Name Questioned
The passage ponders who kept the Bethlehem inn mentioned in Luke and notes no name or sign is recorded. It references two travelers from Nazareth seeking lodging, being turned away, and the place assigned for the birth event.
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Luke
Nazareth
Savage Storms Ravage California Coast Flood Wave
A massive Pacific Coast storm drenched northern California from San Francisco to the Oregon border, flooding rivers and forcing thousands from homes. Unconfirmed reports suggested up to fifty five drownings with three deaths confirmed as Governor Knight declared a state of emergency and relief agencies moved to aid storm refugees.
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Oregon Border
Goodwin J. Knight
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Rivers flood Oregon and California towns as toll rises
Coastal rivers overflowed in Oregon and California forcing thousands to flee. At least 10 deaths were reported and damage was estimated at 10 million dollars as multiple towns faced inundation.
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Oregon
California
Storms Kill Seven as Rail Flyers Hit Pacific Coast
Report notes seven dead across California and Oregon from raging storms this week with five in California and two in Oregon. Partial continued coverage hints at ongoing rescue and recovery efforts as weather worsens along the coast.
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Half Moon Bay
San Francisco
Cape Blanco
Ore
You Are Invited To The Caroling At The News Office
Members of the New Castle News family will gather in the lobby of the News building on North Mercer Street Saturday at 12 15 for old fashioned Christmas caroling. A half hour of hymns will be sung and all News employees are invited to join in the caroling in the lobby at 12 15 p m on Saturday December 24.
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