Car Mishap Kills Odessa Man After Fireworks Blast
Darrell Leon Guthrie, 28, of 223 Orchard Dr., died in Ector County Hospital from a head injury after a car wreck in Odessa Friday night. E. J. Guthrie, his brother, was charged with driving while intoxicated. The crash occurred on North Texas Avenue near 16th Street when the Guthrie car hit a parked semi trailer owned by Helmerich and Payne. The incident followed a fireworks blast at 3105 Andrews Hwy that injured a woman nearby. Darrell Guthrie served in the Navy and leaves a wife Margaret and a 16 month old son Michael. Burial arrangements were pending.
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Darrell Leon Guthrie
Orchard Dr
Ector County
Odessa
E. J. Guthrie
N. Texas
E. 16Th
Guthrie
Helmerich and Payne, Inc
Darrell Guthrie
Andrews Hwy
Jay Copeland
Copeland
Medical Center Hospital
Era
Calvin P. Ticer
Spur
Tex
Lucille Gerron
Lubbock
Navy
Margaret
Washington, D. C
Michael
Cecil
L. Guthrie
Orchard
Planes Crash Toll Rises as 90 Die in Moses Lake Tragedy
Washington dispatch reports a massive C124 Globe master crash at Moses Lake Washington killing about 90 servicemen. Investigators from Air Force Flight Safety, Tactical Air Command, and Civil Aeronautics Administration seek causes amid 10 crashes in the North Pacific and Northwestern U S. Weather and terrain factors are considered, with a congressional inquiry anticipated in January.
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Washington
Moses Lake
Wash
Air Force
Navy
North Pacific
United States-Alaska
Congress
Rep. Kilday
D-Tex
House Armed Services Committee
Montana
Tactical Air Command
Civil Aeronautics Administration
North Pacific Air Crash Death Toll Surges Past 300
The Moses Lake Nazi crash adds 90 deaths to a six week toll across the North Pacific rim. From Nov 7 to Dec 20 the series of wrecks includes a C119 near Anchorage, patrol bomber near Shelton, a Korea bound C119 near Seoul, a C46 in the Sea of Japan, a disappearing C119 to Kodiak, a C124 near Alaska, a RCAF bomber at Comox, and a final C124 Globemaster near Moses Lake with 118 aboard.
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Associated Press
Moses Lake
Wash
North Pacific Rim
Air Force
Elmendorf ‘Air Force Base
Anchorage
Alaska
Big Delta
Shelton
Seoul
Korea
Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Kodiak
Billings
Mont
McChord Air Force Base
Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
Comox
B. C
Raska
McChord Air Force Base Field
Larson Air Force Base
Transport Wreck Its Worst Aviation Disaster In History
A massive C 124 Globemaster carrying 116 service members home for Christmas crashed at Larson AFB Washington. 86 died in aviation s worst disaster with 30 survivors and a full Air Force investigation ordered. The crash followed a 12 30 p m Pacific time takeoff in light snow and two mile visibility.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Charles W. Finnegan
62Nd Troop Carrier Wing
Finnegan
Larson Air Force Base
Pacific
Raymond K. Ferguson
Batesville
Ark
Wales
North Pacific Rim
Korea
Montana
Washington
Richard O'Keefe
Wendell L. Burton
7Th
Jmme
Globemaster
62Nd
Richard Rager
Larson Base
Kelly Air Force Base
Stewart Airbase
Tennessee
Greenville
S. C
Charles .B. Welker
Clarksville, Tenn
Larson Afb
Sydn
Ore Joseph Skrzynaitz
K Ignatuius A Schwan
TC Sqdn
Ralph Miller
D. L Herrina
Navy
B. Alexander
A. J. _ Wayne
Lehman to push Truman health recommendations bill
Senator Lehman of New York said he will introduce legislation embodying the main recommendations of President Truman’s Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation. The plan aims to address national health needs and proposes federal action to improve medical services and public health.
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Washington
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Truman
Siamese twins Rodney and Roger Brodie face perilous recovery
In Memphis a 4 month old Siamese twin died in an operating room after a failed attempt to separate John L Flowers. Rodney Dee Brodie showed brief improvement while Roger Lee remained critically ill, as surgeons warned of cerebral edema and other risks in a high stakes case.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Memphis
John L
John Ed Flowers
Rooseveltt
Maybelle Flowers
John L. Flowers
John Edward Flowers
Greenwood
Miss
Mississippi
John Gaston Hospital
Brodie
Pediatrics Departhiatric Institute
Rodney
Roger
University of Illinois Medical Center
Royt Brodie
Atomic Guide Missiles Said Ready For Use
Defense sources say the United States can deploy atomic rockets and guided missiles on short notice. Production and stockpiles have advanced, with warheads for aerial bombs artillery shells and missile charges in development. In Korea targets are limited and conventional weapons remain preferred. Nations continue tests but combat use hinges on tactical needs and targets.
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United States
Korea
Air Force
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
Nev
Navy
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Tex
Nike
Thief Steals 35 Christmas Packages in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a department store driver parked a delivery truck in a suburb. A thief stole 35 bundles of Christmas gifts including a fur coat a silverware set a china set and a silver ice bucket. Police investigation follows.
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Pittsburgh
Dec
Steel City
Traffic and gunplay push state violence toll higher
At least seven traffic deaths were reported Friday night and Saturday across Texas as holiday congestion worsened. Shootings added fatalities including Lee Young shot on Tyler street and two motorists, R L Denny and E V Shew, killed in a head on crash east of Amarillo.
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Exas
R. L. Denny
Amarillo
Continental Trailways
E. V. Shew
Arone
Amaco
John A. Nance
Rio Frio
Mies
Decatur
John Brannen
Navasota
Maria Arnulf Trevino
San Antonio
del Rio
Brackettville
Trevino
Seaman Sought In Bank Robbery
Galveston dispatch reports a seaman known as Don hunted as a second suspect in the Oakwood State Bank robbery totaling 14376. Officer notes Davis, 22, was arrested and charged with robbery. loot remains unrecovered. C D Johnson, 28, Buffalo logger and Davis' brother in law, drove here with the pair.
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Galveston
Don
Oakwood State Bank
William T. Davis
Davis
H. A. Lee
David
C. D. Johnson
Buffalo
Tex
UN Planes Hit Communist Tank Massing Area
Allied fighter bombers raided a tank concentration near Sibyon-Ni as cold weather limited activity. B 29s struck Unhung-Nin supply center, 110 tons of bombs dropped on key targets. Night attacks destroyed trucks east of Yangdok, while MIG-15s stayed quiet and Sabres claimed several kills with minimal losses.
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Tokyo
Comunist
United Nations
Sibyon-Ni
Seoul
Yangdok
Kumhwa
Poth
Slx Army
Cuban Navy arrests ten alleged revolutionists in Havana
The Cuban Navy announced the detention of nine retired officials and one naval NCO for plotting armed rebellion against President Batista. The group included a former Navy chief and his two top aides and was jailed in the military fortress at Havana harbor.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Navy
Ragsdale Named Gulf Coast Sigma Delta Chi Journalist
Clyde B. Ragsdale editor of the Texas City Sun is selected by the Tex as Gulf Coast Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi as the area's outstanding journalist of 1952.
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Houston
Clyde B. Ragsdale
Texas City Sun
Texas Gulf Coast
Sigma Delta Chi
Senate panel to report next week on Benton McCombe clash
The Senate elections subcommittee will report next week on its new inquiry into the charges Benton of Connecticut and McCombe of Wisconsin have leveled against each other. A tentative draft was to be reviewed today but Chairman Hennings of Maryland was delayed. the meeting is now set for Monday.
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Washington
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Benton
D-Conn
McCombe
R-Wis
Subcommittee
Hennings
D-Md
Band Leaves ABILE for three week U S military tours
Hardinans University Cowboy Band departed for a three week concert tour of U S military installations across England France Germany Austria and Italy starting December 20.
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Abile
Dec
Hardinans University Cowboy
U. S
England
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Congress weighs censorship against dirty literature
Washington lawmakers debate how to shield the public from pornography with Rep. Gatings leading a study of magazine stands. The group weighs federal measures to curb obscene material crossing state lines and considers a voluntary decency code by publishers to raise standards.
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Washington
Rep. Gatings
D-Ark
Igroup
Befce
Margaret Banning
Lancia Tenering
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