Sub-Zero Temps Hit Upstate New York Snowbound Roads
Upstate New York endured sub zero readings with Boonville showing 24 below while Massena Cortland and Olean posted deep lows. Snow totaled up to 19 inches in Ogdensburg and 10 inches in Ogdensburg area with drifting hampering travel. State police assisted stalled vehicles as road closures and flight cancellations affected Buffalo area.
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Christmas Holiday Traffic Deaths Reach 88
Traffic fatalities rose to 88 during the long Christmas weekend with 12 fires and 10 miscellaneous deaths, totaling 110. The National Safety Council warned speeding and alcohol as past holiday factors and projected up to 510 highway deaths in the 78hour period ending Monday midnight.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Twenty eight Pine Ridge survivors head home for Christmas
Twenty eight crewmen from the storm wrecked Pine Ridge reached home or were en route, with chief engineer John Richart remaining aboard the stern, the ship broken in two 100 miles east of Cape Hatteras. The salvage tug Curb tows the stern toward Newport News. the Coast Guard cutter Cherokee and other vessels remain nearby.
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Paco Tankers, Inc
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Philadelphia
Santa Claus Receives Help From Strange Means in Aberdeen
A train truck collision scattered many Christmas books across fields in Aberdeen South Dakota. An insurance adjuster authorized the salvage by the Aberdeen Fire Department. Firefighters dried and bundled the books for a state school delivery, the Salvation Army, and holiday deliveries to needy children on Christmas Eve.
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Aberdeen
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Aberdeen Fire Department
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Cornell Choir Wins Acclaim in Moscow Tour
The Cornell University choir performed at Moscow University on Friday night. Soviet Culture praised the varied repertoire for sparking student interest and Tass News Agency highlighted the standout reception of Shostakovich's Son of Peace prepared for the Soviet tour. The group, invited by a Soviet youth tourism organization, plans several concerts in Moscow and Leningrad.
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Leningrad
Kennedy to Act Slowly On Slump and Unemployment
President elect Kennedy adopts a cautious stance on the economic slump delaying tax cuts and public works decisions until after January 20. He shows a measured pace over Christmas, highlighting the economy with Heller and Samuelson to frame recommendations.
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University of Minnesota
Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nasser Warns of War Over Israeli Atomic Reactor
President Nasser declares that Israel's Beersheba nuclear reactor means war if Israel builds atomic bombs. He says the UAR will strike the base of aggression and vows to acquire atomic weapons if Israel does. Israel denies the bomb claim and says the reactor is peaceful.
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Seven Killed In Suffolk Mishaps
Seven people died in Suffolk County auto crashes and a train strike during the Christmas weekend. Ronald Buller 22 of Patchogue died in Commack. Frank Verricelli 34 of Bay Shore and Elsie Ludwig 38 of Baldwin perished in a head on crash on Commack Road. Michael Evans 17 East Northport injured. Charles Knothe 30 Northport died when his car lost control near Melville. Mary Janecin 43 crossing tracks killed. her daughter Lynnann 4 hospitalized.
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Northport
Long Island
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Macmillan Plans 1961 Peace Crusade
London sources report Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will launch a personal peace drive in 1961 aiming to ease East-West tensions and favor two-way talks with world leaders over a summit conference. The Daily Mail cites broad interest in dialogue including possible talks with China.
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Red China
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Daily Mail
Christmas cards and gifts flood in for Dorothy Hardy
Dorothy Ridgeway of Hardy Virginia, a frail girl ill with Schuiler-Christian syndrome, receives a flood of Christmas cards and gifts from around the world. An Army plane from Fort Eustis brings presents and a two foot tall dancing doll from England as Pauline Dale and Captain James Walker organize transport via New York and Roanoke to Dorothy.
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Worldwide Christmas Eve Feels Mixed Across Nations
Christmas Eve observances span Africa Europe Asia and the Americas with festive services in Bethlehem and Warsaw while imprisoned American servicemen in China Korea face bleak holidays. U S President Eisenhower urges reflection as global celebrations unfold amid tensions.
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Explosion in Boston Kills Two and Injures Five
A Boston blast leveled a cafe and damaged a three story brick building near City Square in Cha Jestown. Two dead and five hurt were reported as firemen cleared debris. one victim, owner Benjamin Segal, died later. A second blast tore down the Purity Sugar Cane Co building.
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Girl Bypasses Stamp To Mail Letter To Santa
Five year old Nita White of Paragould Ark mailed a letter to Santa without a stamp. She stuck a trading stamp on the envelope and postal clerks canceled it and forwarded the letter to Saint Nick.
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Boy Hero Receives College Fund At Christmas
In Ontario Oregon 11 year old Jerry Davis, who saved his younger brothers during a family fire, was gifted a college education fund started by a St. Louis firm. He is hospitalized with burns but expected home for Christmas. Fire chef R J Pratt presented the $100 check. The Davis family home was destroyed.
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Viola, Ark
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New York City
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St. Louis
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Hell
Inside Sports Radio Comics and Classifieds Elate Readers
The page outlines sections including sports coverage, radio items, comic features, a bridge note, and classified listings. Obituaries and Felten 1918 editorial material are also indicated, signaling a broad mixed-content issue.
Pope says we live in an important hour
Pope John XII responds to Christmas greetings from the College of Cardinals saying we live in an important hour. The Vatican message emphasizes significance of the current moment.
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Vatican City
John XII
College of Cardinals
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