Holiday Toll Rises to 338
Traffic deaths averaged seven per hour as 338 Americans died in disasters from Thursday 6 p m to Sunday midnight. The National Safety Council warned of a potential bloodiest Christmas in traffic history amid storms and cold fronts. A Colorado man killed three family members before taking his own life in Gilman, and a Michigan blaze claimed a family of five in Flat Rock.
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Four Tots Die in Christmas Fire at Flat Rock Home
Mary 25 and her five children Patrick 6 Hazel 5 Michael 2 and Daniel 8 months died as a kitchen heater sparked a blaze that destroyed the brick farm home in Flat Rock Michigan. Father Ross Hurst 29 was treated for shock after escaping with the Eyster family as the fire raged.
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Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy and snow expected in northern Wisconsin tonight with Sunday snow and wind. Snow diminishes to flurries by night and temperatures fall Sunday. Minnesota shows clouds and north snow with colder air, wind increasing Sunday. Observations note temperatures from 33 at 7:30 a.m. to 35 at 10:30 a.m. and no precipitation in the day’s tally.
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Lights Fail Tragedy Kills 23 at Temoya Church
In Temoya Mexico a stampede after a Christmas Mass killed 23 people and injured others when church lights failed. The Rev Jose Cruz said a wire sparked a blue flash and the lights went out as worshipers left. Autopsies will confirm cause and authorities investigate.
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Abandoned Rescue After Navy Bomber Crash
US Air Force said eight crewmen may stay in the Neptune bomber wreckage on Myra glacier Iceland as snow storms halt recovery. A helicopter lift failed after one body was recovered, nine days after the crash during a routine training flight.
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Rebels Push From Vietnam Toward Thailand Frontier
Viet Minh forces split Indochina sending a rapid advance to the Laos border. Premier Souvannah Phouma protests to the United Nations as Thailand declares emergency in frontier provinces and mobilizes troops amid fears of refugee aid to rebels. French command confirms cross border advance into Laos and seizure of Thakhek as airlifts rush arms to forces.
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Public to Learn Cost Of Congress Junkets
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman demands a public report on taxpayer costs for overseas trips by congressmen. He seeks details on foreign currency outlays, military transport for tours, and embassy entertainments, with a consolidated accounting due next month.
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State Highways Generally Slippery in Wisconsin
Wisconsin highway department reports state trunk routes north of a La Crosse to Milwaukee line are generally slippery with slick conditions, while south of that line trunks are generally bare with scattered slippery spots.
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Radford and Robertson to Talk with Chiang in Formosa
U S officials Arthur W. Radford and Walter Robertson arrived in Formosa for talks with Chiang Kai Shek. They previously visited Tokyo and Korea, where they met Japanese leaders and President Syngman Rhee. Officials call the trip routine but observers expect discussions of American policy toward Chiangs anti Communist Formosan bastion near China.
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Priest Helps Fail Break At Milwaukee Jail
A five prisoner escape attempt at Milwaukee jail failed when jailer Paul Kozlowski was attacked after opening a cell. Prisoners including Vernon Phillips faced burglary arson larceny and vagary charges while Rev Edmund Kramer aided the attempt before guards recaptured them.
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New Zealand and Czechoslovakia Enduring Christmas Train Disasters
The Associated Press reports multiple Christmas Eve rail wrecks killing 100 to 186 in Czechoslovakia and 166 in New Zealand, plus deaths from Peru and Pakistan accidents. Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Sydney Holland voiced condolences as rescue efforts unfold and death toll stabilizes at 31 in New Zealand with many unaccounted.
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Queen and Duke Visit Rail Wreck Survivors in New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh paused official duties to visit the Falloon family, survivors of a Christmas Eve rail wreck in Auckland. Survivors, soaked from flood, wore borrowed clothes during the royal interview after escaping a derailed car. Earlier, the royal pair attended the Auckland Royal Cup at the racetrack where a horse broke a leg and was destroyed.
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Son of late Wavell slain in Mau Mau ambush
Maj Earl Wavell aged 37, son of the late field marshal Earl Wavell, was killed while leading a small police and army patrol in a Mau Mau ambush on Thursday night in Nairobi Kenya. His father commanded Allied forces in North Africa and Burma during World War Two.
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Fond du Lac Attorney John O'Brien Dies at 73
Funeral services planned Monday for Atty. John O'Brien 73 a longtime Fond du Lac lawyer who died Thursday after a heart attack He was a noted football player at the University of Wisconsin in 1904 and practiced law here for about fifty years He is survived by his widow Mary.
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Lee Shubert Dies Famed Show Producer in Mount Sinai
New York reports Lee Shubert a 78 year old builder of a 600 million theater empire died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital from circulatory failure. He entered hospital December 21 for examination and treatment. Born Syracuse March 15 1875 he joined brothers J J and Sam S in show business. Sam died in a train wreck while touring with a road company. Known as Mr Lee on Broadway he guided the Shubert empire from the theater.
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Prospects for World Peace Seen by Mrs Pandit
New Delhi India Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit president of the United Nations General Assembly says as the year ends she sees greater peace prospects than at any time recently She cites softened attitudes on power blocs a pause to think and renewed efforts toward united decisions by nations worldwide.
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Czech Polish Protest Ruling on POW Talks
Committed members from Czechoslovakia and Poland accuse others of a serious violation of international agreements after the decision by India Sweden and Switzerland to end the 90 day explanation period for POW repatriation talks. The Reds complained that there should be 90 days of actual explanations.
Wreckage Identified in Crater of Inactive Volcano
The Navy reported a ground crew identified the wreckage of a missing CA7 search plane in a 3166 foot volcano crater on Agrihan Island in the northern Marianas. Ten crewmen are presumed dead after a difficult climb to the site. A destroyer escort landed a search party and an aerial hunt for a second missing PB4Y weather plane was called off. Navy ground team to continue final search Sunday.
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Eisenhower moves to finish three key messages at Augusta
President Eisenhower, at his Augusta vacation base, prioritizes completing the state of the union, budget, and economic messages to Congress. White House staff gathered at the Little White House as reporters observed a family Christmas scene and the President joked about not being mad at anybody on Christmas Day.
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