Christmas Toll Tops 724 Across Nation
The country faced a Christmas toll of at least 724 deaths over the three-day period, with 545 from traffic accidents and 178 from fires drownings and falls. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council called it a black Christmas and urged lessons for a safer New Year. Texas led in traffic fatalities with 47, followed by California Illinois and New York.
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Prayer For Peace Observed On Sadie Day At Chicago Church
Bishop J Ralph Magee of Chicago, president of the Methodist Church Council of Bishops, urged observance of a December 31 prayer for peace. The General Board of Evangelism and 42,000 churches were asked to designate the Sunday as a day of prayer for world crisis, framing it as a year turning point for renewed peace efforts.
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BEYCOLY StUp in Washington Dog
A fragmentary report notes a proposed free world economic move amid Cold War tensions and UN safety appeals. Navy search efforts continue for a missing twin engined aircraft lost near Whidbey Island as rescue planes comb vast North Pacific waters. An unrelated Cincinnati Sun Bowl travel note covers Bearcats heading to El Paso with two absences. Indian casualty figures estimate 2,500 in military service with a handful killed or injured in Korea, pending DoD confirmation.
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