Chinese Reluctant On Western Front
Chinese Communists bombarded the central front near Sniper Ridge and Pinpoint Hill with 11 600 artillery shells while delaying ground action on the western approaches to Seoul. UN artillery and air strikes repelled several Red bites, with heavy losses estimated among troops near Kosong in the east.
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Toryo
Iumnwa
Seoul
Rocky Point
Pinpoint Hill
No Man’s Land
United Press
Victor Kendrick
ROK
United Nations
Sniper Ridge
Kosong
Korea
Traffic Safety Day Proclaimed In Odessa
Mayor and Rotary Club declare Monday Traffic Safety Day and December traffic safety month in Odessa. Lt. Bill Myrick notes 1 404 traffic accidents in 10 months of 1952 with 149 injuries and four deaths. The plan urges community cooperation and courteous driving to curb hazards during Christmas shopping period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gage
Rotary Club
James O. Musick
Texas Safety Association
Austin
Bill Myrick
Odessa
Kav
Caliet Ren Oid Lessans
Waco Leader Dies in Florida Home
Waco’s prominent business and civic leader Hal Victor, 63, died at his Ft. Lauderdale residence after a cerebral hemorrhage. The death was reported from Waco with immediate family announcement and tributes planned locally.
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Waco
Hal Victor
Ft. Lauderdale
Orneriest City Slickers Strike in Dallas
In Dallas on November 29 Henry Clark, 29, reports two men forced him at knifepoint to play a dice game until he lost $69. They demanded he sign and cash a check then warned him not to go to police or he would be charged with a bad check. Clark had moved to the city from the country a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Henry Clark
Sigures
Clark
Clark Covcer
Clars
Fog Shrouded Crash On Kermit Highway Injures Nine
Two cars in dense fog crashed on the Kermit Highway near Goldsmith, injuring nine. One car carried an oilfield crew from Goldsmith toward Odessa, the other from Wink. Injured: James Arley Roberts thirty six, Murl Biggs thirty four, W J Mynhhier fifty seven, Walter Moore twenty six, Billy Bishop seventeen among others. five hospitalized, two seriously.
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Medical Center
Odessa
Goldsmith
Wink
Travis Gene Cole
James Arley Roberts
N. Nuskingum
Roberts
Cole
Murl A. Biggs
W. J. Mynhhier
James Donald
Aubrey F. Mangrum
Samuel Clifford Watts
Walter B. Moore
Billy Howard Bishop
Highway Patrol
Kermit Hwy
Goldsmith Road
Griffith Funeral Home
Vietminh Raids Hit French Posts Near Hanoi Fortress
Communist Vietminh forces on Saturday launched raids along the Hanoi defense perimeter as French planes bombarded Red positions besieging the Nasan fortress to the west. Rebel strikes targeted thinly manned posts near Ninh Giang, 45 miles southeast of Hanoi. One post, held by loyal Vietnam militia, was overwhelmed by a two company attack.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Nasan
Ninh Giang
Vietnam
Baptist minister vows to burn revised Bible two copies
Hendersonville era reports a Baptist minister plans a second burning of the revised Bible outside his church. The uproar centers on a contested modern edition, with clergy and state leaders condemning the act as inappropriate and religiously harmful.
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Gordian Paw
U.S
Yale Roemertes
Man
James Iransigtion
Weigie
Hux
Dentrdersonville
N.C
RSV
R.A. Ae
Baptist State Convention
2 Bicie
Goa
People of God
Elis
Baptist Iopic
Odessa to vote on 2.6 million bond package Tuesday
Odessa voters face a 2.648 million bond election with seven propositions funding water sewer storm sewer street fire department city warehouse and shop and parks. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at designated precinct sites with taxpaying residents inside city limits eligible to vote.
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Odessa
Southside
Texas and Pacific
Eastside
Grant Street
New City Hall
West Tenth Street
Old City Hall
10Th and
Washington
42Nd Rand North Golder
10Th Street
Andrews Highway
City
Muskingum
Ninth Street
Bankhead Avenue
Dick Pepin
Pepin
Streess
Brandon Named Defense Head for Eeter County Civil Defense
Brandon Thomas, Odessa businessman, named head of Eeter County civil defense by County Judge-elect Preul McCollum and Judge Lucille Gerron. He will coordinate efforts of civic clubs veteran groups Civilia Air Petrol Red Cross and medics to act in domestic emergencies or foreign attacks. A plan for a tight knit volunteer group is underway with recruitment of interested areas.
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Thomas Brandon
Odessa Busnessmen
Eeter County Civil Defense Organization
Preul McCollum
Lucille Gerron
Brandon
Periodnia
Civilia Air Petrol
Red Cross
Reedy
Mt i Defense
Sleet and Cold Snap Hit Odessa Area Saturday Night
Odessa and surrounding areas faced a sharp cold front with sleet and drizzle turning to ice. Low 11 degrees, high 48, roads iced and multiple wrecks reported, bridges iced near Paris and in East Texas, while Arkansas saw its first snow of the year.
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Odessa
Cpiulawada
Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Ama- Tilo
Brownsville
East Texas
Longview
Tyler
Marshall
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Paris
Houston
Palestine
Mississippi River
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Louisiana
Arkansas
Dardanelle
Ft. Smith
Sister Kenny Dies After Polio Pioneer Passes
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, renowned Australian nurse famed for polio treatment, died at 66 in Toowoomba Queensland after cerebral thrombosis and pneumonia. Her last days left paralyzed on her right side. Her career sparked debate but won global honors and inspired international adoption of her hot compress and exercise therapy.
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Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Kenny
Toowoomba
Queensland
Kenny
John Ogden
Sister Kenny
Pacific
Jewish Memorial Hospital
New York
Ogden
United States
American Council of Physical Therapy
Minnesota Public Health Association
University of Rochester
New York University
Rutgers University
Hollywood
Rosalind Russell
Canada
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Czechoslovakia
India
Seatiehs
America
Odessa Child Burned After Near Bonfire Incident
Lena Linse eleven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Forward Ligpe, 1192 W Ada, was severely burned when her clothing caught fire while playing near a bonfire Saturday afternoon. She was taken to the Mercal Center Hospital in critical condition but later reported improving to fair condition.
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Cy Ge
Mearcsl Center Hospital
Lena Linse
Forward Ligpe
Ada
Fairies¢ i Hospital
Explosion and Fire Hit Pure Oil Refinery Killing Four
A late night blast at the Smiths Bluff refinery in Nederland Texas owned by Pure Oil Co. killed four people and triggered a major fire. Local authorities and the Texas Highway Patrol reported the fatalities as investigators began work on the scene.
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Nederland
Tex
Smith’s Bluff
Pure Oil Co
Texas Highway Patrol
Woman Learns to Walk After 184 Pound Tumor Surgery
In Galveston on November 29 Mrs. Tomasa Cruz Garcia, 44, recovered from a 184 pound ovarian cyst removal performed November 13 at John Sealey Hospital. Now down to 124 pounds she begins walking with massage and exercises, facing a possible home return in a week to Catarina Texas.
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Galveston
Tomasa Cruz Garcia
Odessa Sees Jump in Reception for Long Awaited TV Sets
Odessa residents report improving reception as Lubbock stations begin regular broadcasts on the Columbia network. Enthusiasts like Murray Cannon note occasional skips but point to strong signals from New York to Los Angeles. Lubbock KBUD uses a 200 foot antenna expanding to 1000 feet. another local station plans two programs after February 1 amid a franchise dispute delaying an Odessa permit.
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Odessa
Pioneer TV
Lubbock
Murray Cannon
New York
Cleveland
Mexico City
Havana
Los Angeles
San Francisco
KBUD
Eisenhower Names Lodge U N Mission Head and Hughes Aide
President elect Eisenhower named Sen Henry Cabot Lodge to lead the U S mission to the United Nations and appoint Emmet J Hughes Life magazine editor as administrative assistant. Lodge, 59, succeeds Warren Austin and must be Senate confirmed for the 25000 dollar a year post.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henrys Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Lodge
Warren R. Austin
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Senate
U. N
Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
League of Nations
League
Sassachusetts
Africa
Europe
John Kennedy
Beverly
Mass
Dulles
Commodore Hotel
Austin
Emmet J. Hughes
Life Magazine
Hughes
Korea
Ger. Hisenhower
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Garcia
Ike
Lou
Sal Ren Soh
Alaska
Grady Carothers
Goldthwaite
Old St. Nick
Odessa High Band
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