Californians Begin Cleanup In Flood Areas
Floods across California leave 47 dead and $100 million in damage as rains ease. In the delta region the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers threaten more high water while levees hold. Isleton mobilizes 200 workers to shore up sandbagged banks.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Sacramento
San Joaquin
San Francisco Bay
San Joaquin County
Stockton
Isleton
Morris Stewart
Post holiday shoppers flood local merchants after Christmas
One of the busiest post holiday shopping periods was observed on Tuesday as residents hunted post holiday bargains. Exchanges centered on gift swaps while clerks inventory items for next year and street crews noted signs changed on Reynolds street east of South Mill. Cascade Street dump saw record volumes of Christmas wrapping and debris with Jake Elias reporting a new record on Monday and Tuesday.
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Pa Newe
Cascade St
Jake Elias
Daily Weather Report With Cloudiness and Temperature
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low of 15 to 24 degrees. Thursday should be cloudy and warmer with rain or snow in the north and rain in the south by afternoon or night. The 24 hour period ending 7 am reports a max 30 and min 8 with no precipitation and a river stage of 6.5 feet. A year ago the max was 60 and min 40 with .04 precipitation.
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Daily Weather Report
United States Weather Statistics
Rift tests Dionne quintuplets New Year plans
Montreal report says Marie and Annette plan to return home for New Year while Cecile and Yvonne work. At Notre Dame hospital Cecile and Yvonne had Christmas shifts and will take a three day holiday. Oliva Dionne accuses outsiders of causing the family split and laments no cards or calls from them.
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United Press
Callander
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Annette
Marie
Cecile
Yvonne
Montreal
Mr. Dionne
Notre Dame de L’esperance Hospital
North Bay
Ont
Medical Watch At Bedside Of Mistinguett
In Paris Mistinguett the 82 year old French music hall icon remains under constant medical watch after a stroke suffered on Christmas Eve. Dr Leopold De Lima Et Silva, her son and physician, reported she rallied slightly and he expressed hopeful prospects for recovery.
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Paris
Mistinguett
Leopold de Lima Et Silva
Foley Urges Bond for Parking Authority
Foley urged the municipal parking authority to approve a bond issue to finance future parking lots if engineer reports indicate more spaces are needed. No action was taken. The Eckles Engineering survey is due early January, and the board will submit its annual report to city council detailing activities and financing stance.
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Municipal Parking Authority
Thomas J. Foley
Authority Board
Eckles Engineering Co
Authority
James McCormick
Sharon
Deaths and notices in brief for several residents
Death record lists James Ryland Criss 75 of R D 1 Mrs Florence C Swisher 90 Mr Jackson Anthony Varletta 77 516 S Jefferson St and John Komarc 40 Pittsburgh from December 28 1955 column notices record these obituaries and locations.
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James Ryland Criss
R.D
Florence C. Swisher
Mr. Jackson
Anthony Varletta
S. Jefferson St
John Komarc
Pittsburgh
Arrest Made In $230 000 Numbers Raid
Peter Isaac of 508 E Reynolds Sr was released on 500 bond after a Tuesday police raid tied him to a $230000 yearly numbers racket. Capt Albert Russo Detective Ed Kovach and Sgt Shields led the search uncovering tally sheets.
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Peter Isaac
E. Reynolds Sr
Isaac
Albert Russo
Ed Kovach
Dent Shields
Kovach
Weather To Remain Cold In Pennsylvania Thursday
A southerly flow will bring slightly warmer temperatures to western Pennsylvania as cloudiness increases. Central and eastern Pennsylvania stay generally cold tonight due to a high pressure system over Lake Ontario, with the state’s coldest spot at Phillipsburg six below zero. Readings: Scranton seven, Pittsburgh twelve, Harrisburg thirteen, Philadelphia fifteen.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Lake Ontario
Plains
Canada
Minnesota
Colorado
Phillipsburg
Centre County
Scranton
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
U S Soldier Released After East Berlin Detention
Brooklyn Air Force sergeant Mike Kliman, 46, was released by Soviet authorities Tuesday night after arrest in East Berlin for alleged drunken driving causing injury. He was handed to U S officials three hours after inquiries began amid tensions over four power accords. Kliman said he was treated well and offered no comment on the accident during questions.
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Berlin
Brooklyn
East Berlin
M.set
Mike Khiman
Kliman
Truck Driver Robbed on Turnpike by Marines Attire
Howard Travis, 30, parked his truck along the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg when two men in U S Marines uniforms robbed him. They forced entry, showed a revolver, and escaped with about 34 dollars in a 1952 NJ tagged car. Police, led by PFC Edward Fagnani, issued an immediate alert.
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Harrisburg
U. S Marines
Howard Travis
8Th St
Hamilton
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Travis
Turnpike
New Jersey
Susquehanna River
PFC
Edward Fagnani
Seek New Tax Program For Legislature
Gov. George M. Leader and legislative lieutenants held a four hour session seeking a new tax plan with joint Democratic Republican support. Senator Dent said he would meet GOP leaders to gauge acceptable ideas, with talks centering on an income tax and other net income measures.
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Burton W. Siglin
United Press
Harrisburg
George M
John H. Dent
Senate
Dent
GOP
Rowland B. Mahany
Joseph M. Barr
Herbert B. Cohen
Genevieve Blatt
Henry B. Leader
Hiram G. Andrews
Heavy Traffic Floods City Shops After Christmas
New Castle merchants faced heavy Tuesday traffic as post Christmas exchanges surged. Stores extended Monday hours and Washington Street saw long lines and slow-moving cars while shoppers sought refunds or bargains due to low post holiday stock.
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New Castle
Washington St
Fear of New Year traffic toll beats prior records
Safety experts warned the nation could set a New Year highway death record after predicting 420 fatalities during the holiday period. The National Safety Council noted the 420 would top last weekend’s 621 Christmas deaths for a new New Year milestone.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Illinois
William G. Stratton
National Guard
Michigan
New York State
The
Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Eisenhower Sails to Key West for Two Weeks of Work and Rest
President Eisenhower leaves Washington aboard Columbine II for two weeks in Key West Florida. He is joined by his brother Dr. Milton Eisenhower and his physician Maj. Gen. Howard McC Snyder. Mrs Eisenhower remains in Washington after the birth of Barbara’s fourth child. The trip marks a surprise change from doctors urging warmer climes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
United States
Washington National Airport
Key West Navy Base
Milton Eisenhower
Howard McCsnyder
Barbara
Georgia
Columm
Key West Renames Street to Welcome Eisenhower Visit
Key West prepares for President Eisenhower arrival by renaming North Beach Drive to Eisenhower Drive. Local officials including Jo B. Harvey scramble to coordinate signage and welcome plans after the surprise announcement of the Republican president’s visit. The town buzzes with excitement as residents await the event.
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Key West
Fla
North Beach Drive
Eisenhower Drive
Florida
Jo B. Harvey
Eisenhower
Harvey
Truman
Creator of Joe Palooka Found Dead in New York Studio
Hammond Edward Fisher creator of the Joe Palooka comic strip was found dead in a friend's Madison Avenue studio apartment. Police say an empty pill bottle was found and an autopsy will determine the pills and cause. Fisher, 54, cited health and diabetes in notes, Palooka appeared in 600 newspapers and 22 million readers.
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New York
Hammond ‘Ham
Edward Fisher
Joe Palocka
Fisher
Madison Avenue
Joe Palooka
Palooka
Vacation Home Of President Near Truman Site In Key West
President Eisenhower chooses a two story white building at the Key West naval base for a vacation home called Quarters L One block from the Little White House where Harry Truman stayed during visits from 1946 to 1952 The Truman building has been reassigned to base officers and occupied by Rear Adm H H Henderson The Eisenhower home faces a main street and sits on a large lawn above the base submarine basin
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Naval Base
White House
Harry Truman
Mr. Truman
Adm
H. H. Henderson
Non-strikers Stay Overnight at Sharon Plant Amid Violence Fears
In Sharon Pennsylvania a group of non-strikers sheltered inside the Westinghouse plant for a second night to avoid violence from massed pickets. Mayor Myron W. Jones urged a truce between Westinghouse and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as negotiations continued in Pittsburgh.
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Sharon, Pa
Myron W. Jones
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
Sharon
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Sharor
Tuscano family safe after Yuba City flood evacuation
The Tuscano family from New Castle were among about 7 800 residents who fled Yuba City California as flood waters surged through the area. They reached safety with friends in Sacramento after their home was five feet under water and their furnishings clothing and car were lost. The family planned to travel to New Castle to visit until cleanup in Yuba City is complete.
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Yuba City
Calif
New Castle
John Tuscano
Orlando
W. Wabash Ave
Sacramento
Tuscano
Arkansas police hunt for Jacksonville boy slayer
Police hunted a sex maniac or someone with a grudge after 14 year old Joe King was found dead in a briar patch near Jacksonville. Autopsy said strangulation and a head wound. no definite evidence of sexual assault. King had been missing four days.
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Jacksonville
Ark
Ins
Arkansas
Joe King
James R. King
Charleston
W. Va
Little Roe Air Force Base
Pulaski County
Howard Dishough
Dishough
Tom Gulley
King
Classified Page Snapshot From Today's News
Brief line reads a classified page with radio and TV listings, four comics, a crossword, editorial and sports notes, an obituary item, and theater notices. It mentions contact numbers and section headers as part of the page.
Memories of New Year resolutions recall old plans
The column reflects on past resolutions for the year labeled Fifty Five, urging readers to dust off and restart those that failed or faded. It notes the weather turning cooler and records twenty six as a temperature detail, suggesting to keep room to reapply goals later.
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