Oklahoma City Hoax Shootings Lead to Police Lecture
Four University of Oklahoma students staged two birthday hoax shootings in Oklahoma City. Lawton police traced part of the group via a license plate and arrested the youths. A second group of boys participated in a similar mock gunfire at a shopping center. One officer feared a victim was dead as the prank unfolded.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Lawton
Beverly’s
Jack Webb
Webb
Cisco
Tex
Wills
Texas Christmas Weekend Warmth Persists Across State
Warm weather remains in Texas with no major changes expected for Tuesday and Wednesday. Fog and drizzle affect parts of the coast and Rio Grande Valley, with scattered measurable rain only in East Texas. Temperature readings include Lubbock 27, Dallas 46, Houston 56, Brownsville 64, and several other listed towns.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Victoria
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Lufkin
Lubbock
Dalhart
Abilene
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Texarkana
San Antonio
Dallas
Austin
Alpine
Houston and Laredo
Beaumont
Brownsville
Weather Forecast at Air Terminal
The forecast calls for fair weather this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. It will be slightly cooler today and warmer on Wednesday with a high around 68 and a low near 32. Yesterday’s high was 77 and the low 24. Sun sets at 5 52 p m and rises at 7 49 a m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Flood Threat Lingers for Yuba City Delta and San Francisco Bay Area
Floods rampage across California and Oregon with 41 dead or missing, 150 million in damage, and 115 Red Cross disaster staff aiding 4 000 to 5 000 families. Feather River crest threatens evacuated Yuba City while Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers push toward the bay.
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Oregon
California
Feather River
Yuba City
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Ellsworth Bunker
National Red Cross
Delta
Joe W. Sanderson
Pacific Ocean
Golden Gate
Yubai City
F. P. Wisner
Health Service
Weather Bureau
Man Rescued From Ledge In Catalina Mountains
Donald Ellison a 28 year old airman spent 24 hours on a two foot ledge in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson. Rescuers using ropes pulled him to safety after his leg muscles stiffened and he feared a fall. He credited the rescue team and said he would enjoy the hike back.
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Tucson
Ariz
Donald Ellison
Ellison
Catalina Mountains
Newspapersmien
Dean Prichard
Jack Sheaffer
Arizona Daily Star
Prime suspect hunted in three boys deaths in Chicago
Detectives hunted Tuesday for a pimply faced man in his mid twenties described as the prime suspect in the October slayings of Robert Peterson 13 and John and Anton Schuessler 11 and 13. He allegedly tried to coax four teens into a car and attacked one who refused. Two bodies were found in a forest preserve ditch with one beaten to death.
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Chicago
Robert Peterson
John
Anton Schuessler
Adlai Supporters Seek Potential Vice Presidential Picks
Washington supporters confident Stevenson will win the Democratic nomination quietly canvass the field for a liberal running mate. Stevenson is not actively involved, while associates from his 1952 campaign discuss possible candidates to present a balanced ticket.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Five Die As Mudslide Hits Oregon Family Home
A mudslide in a canyon near Remote Oregon killed five members of the Neal family, including Marion and Acerena Neal and their children Mary Becky and Tom. Three children survived with injuries and were evaluated at a Roseburg hospital as authorities pieced together the morning disaster.
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Roseburg
Ore
Oregon
Marion E. Neal
Acerena
Mary
Becky
Tom
Remote
Margaret Elaine
Billy
Alvis
Douglas County
L. L. Powers
Neil
Powers
John Cawrse
Neal
New Year Wishes Precede Death by Own Action
P Nathan L Murray Jr. shot himself after telling estranged wife Nancy Jane that she needed the insurance money. The 24 year old from Savannah Ga told her Happy New Year during a five minute coffee visit at her trailer in Havre de Grace Md before the suicide. He had driven to Maryland in a newly purchased car and died soon after at Harford Memorial Hospital.
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Havre DE Grace
Nathan L. Murray Jr
Murray
Nancy Jane
Savannah
Tape recording may reveal pistol shots in officer's death
Fort Worth detectives say four pistol shots likely recorded on a tape from a Christmas night killing of Policeman Marvin E. Wills. A nearby witness near Western Hills hotel saw two men and anticipated playback of the tape as inquiries continue.
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Fort Worth
Marvin E. Wills
A. C. Howerton
Howe
Fatal Christmas Weekend Traffic Toll Sets Record
The Associated Press reports a record holiday death toll from traffic accidents with 602 fatalities. Fires added 67 deaths and 105 occurred from other accidental causes, totaling 774 deaths nationwide.
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National Safety Council
Fouriday
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Associated Press
Chicago
Violent Deaths In Texas Reach To 102 Tuesday
Texas toll from the Christmas weekend rose to 102 with 62 highway deaths and 40 from other causes. The AP tally notes road deaths nearing DPS projections, while national figures show 53 fatalities since Friday.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Department
Associated Press
Judith Tidd
Midland
Eden
Highway 87
Elmer Stern
Taylor
Hutston
John Denton
Ike Talks With Two Advisers
President Eisenhower held an unscheduled conference with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Nathan F. Twining. Press Secretary Hagerty said details were not disclosed. The meeting followed a separate session with Dulles on Monday and preceded the State of the Union preparation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Dulles
James C. Hagerty
Twining
Hagerty
Agitation Spreads to Lima as University Rally Forms Front
Anti government protests expand from Arequipa to Lima where a new branch of the opposition student labor front is created at a mass meeting in the University of San Marcos.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
University of San Marcos
Rain Lingers Pacific Coast With Some Clearing Expected
Rain continued along the flood struck Pacific Coast with forecasters predicting a drop to scattered showers and rivers subsiding. Snow flurries touched New England while Michigan and New England endured the coldest air. subfreezing readings stretched from North Carolina to Kansas and Montana as Denver recorded 60 degrees in near balmy conditions.
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Pacific Coast
Rockies
Nevada
New England
Michigan
New England States
North Carolina
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Montana
Denver
Floods Devastate Humboldt County Calif as Homes Vanish
The Humboldt area endured ten days of heavy rain and floods with 2000 homeless and about 50 million dollars in damage. Klamath and Klamath Glen were wrecked with buildings washed away and bridges destroyed. Rescue crews and volunteers from Civil Defense Red Cross and others aided displaced residents and orphaned children.
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San Francisco
Bill Chambers
Humboldt County
Redwood Country
California
Chambers
Associated Press
Eureka
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Klamath River
Myers Flat
Weatt
Pepperwood
Eel
Eel River
Ferndale
American sergeant vanishes in Soviet Berlin after crash
American Air Force Sergeant Mike Kliman of Brooklyn New York disappeared in the Soviet sector of Berlin after a Christmas visit. He was involved in a car crash and was reportedly taken from a hospital by Communist police. U S officials said a preliminary inquiry could not locate him and a request was sent to the Russians for help.
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Berlin
Paris
U. S
Army
Mike Kliman
Brooklyn
N.Y
Kliman
Jail Bird Nearly Late For Dinner
Nassau county court sentenced Percy the painter to 30 days in jail for a repeated arrest. The 57th arrest referenced in the report shows a pattern of frequent offenses as authorities remark on his ongoing legal troubles and timing around the Christmas period.
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New York
Nassau County
Percy
Rami Percy
Percy Percy
Ousterman
Christmas Carols Spark Fear as Four Robbers Target City
Orlando police hunted Tuesday for four men who used a hacksaw and saw to break in. Citizens reported carols and a loud fall in an area where a convict was seen, prompting a citywide alert and criminal investigation.
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Orlando
Faee
U S Trust and Guaranty Insolvency Triggers Liquidation
Investigators tracing a $98000 cash deposit linked to U S Trust and Guaranty Co. accompany reports of insolvency by at least seven million dollars. Receivership covers U S Automotive Service and Arkansas Fire and Marine Insurance as well. Court action will determine asset recovery for about 5600 depositors and 140000 policy holders as liquidators anticipate a long, complex process.
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J.D. Wheeler
A. B. Shoemake
Waco
U.S. Trust and Guaranty
Jet trainer lands on taxiway. crash near Sepulveda Boulevard
Air Force Captain Dwight J. Cook died after landing his jet on a taxi strip and crashing into three cars on Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles. Louise La Montaigne, 25, of Oakland, sustained a skull fracture and chest injuries. Vernon Swanson and others escaped injury. Cook ejected before the impact and was found near his aircraft.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Los An
Sepulveda Boulevard
Dwight J. Cook
Niagara Falls N.Y. Air Force Base
Cook
Louise la Montaigne
Oakland
Calif
Martin
Vernon Swanson
Inglewood
Helen
Linda Lu
la Montaigne
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