Freezing Cold Grips Arizona Tornado Weekend Toll
Tornadoes, blizzards, and lightning killed at least 11 people over the weekend across four states. Arkansas and Missouri bore the brunt with three and six deaths respectively, while Indiana, Illinois, and Oklahoma reported damage and injuries. A 98-year-old man died of exposure in Montana, and a Mojave Desert granite slab caused four deaths near Victorville.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Madison County
Muskogee
Okla
Hannibal
Junia Kay Loveless
Modesto
Ill
Miles City
Mont
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Rockies
Mercury
Denver
Livingston Mont
East
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Victorville
Calif
Mojave Desert
Two Emaciated ECA Officials Return From North Korea
In Seoul, December 12, two emaciated American ECA officials Albert E. Willis, 40, of Brooklyn, and Alfred T. Meschter were released after 81 days of confinement by the North Korean regime. They were brought back yesterday by a mutinous ship crew. The Soviet-backed state indicated it abandoned efforts to secure US recognition in exchange for the aides.
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William R. Moore
Seoul
North Korea
Onv
United States
Economic Co-operation Administration
Albert E. Willis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred T. Meschter
Kinderhook man shrivels after Korea return trek
Beatrice Willis recalls her husband Willis losing about sixty pounds since leaving Pusan weighing 190 pounds upon departure. Meschter notes both men were reasonably fit, lacking mistreatment, as border talks paused while guards posted earthen emplacements. A North Korean voice urged rescuers to join the northern regime during the mission.
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Meschier
Mutiny On U S Ship Kimball R. Smith Off Korea
The Kimball R. Smith sailed from Pusan September 20 bound for Kunsan with salt. North Korean crew mutinied after Willis was seized, the captain and 58 crew persuaded to join. The mutiny followed negotiations at Yoh yon near the 38th parallel. North Korea greeted the ship at Chinampo with a brass band and cheering crowd. Harold J. Noble and Col James W. Fraser oversaw a prisoner transfer earlier in civilian clothes.
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Harold J. Noble
James W. Fraser
Seoul
Noble
Kim Jong Gi
South Korea
Yohyon
38Th Parallel
North
Meschier
Willis
ECA Marine Bureau
Kimball R. Smith
Pusan
Kunsan
Chinampo
North Korea
Davis Dam Starts Forming 67 Mile Lake at Boulder City
Davis Dam construction nears completion as six diversion openings are closed to begin a 67 mile long reservoir. E A Moritz says the lake will hold about 2 000 000 acre feet and extend to the Hoover tailrace. Baggley notes relocations of Willow Beach and Emerys Landing with facilities due next summer.
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Davis Dam
Boulder City
E. A. Moritz
Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
National Park Service
George F. Baggley
Willow Beach
Arizona
Baggley
Emery’s Landing
Nevada
Moritz
Mexico
California
Six Die Violently in Central Arizona Weekend
Six people died in Central Arizona during the weekend from traffic crashes, poisoning, and a slash attack. Notable victims include Anna Mae Olsen a 32 year old Bureau of Internal Revenue employee, and Blaine Kinsley a 39 year old motel court operator. Alice Dockerty and Mrs. Dockerty were killed Saturday night. Olsen died after a car skid and plunge near Superior. The report notes four highway deaths and two poisoning deaths with other details on suspects and locations.
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Arizona
Anna Mae Olsen
North Fifth Avenue
Phoenix
Bureau of Internal Revenue
William F. Allee
East McDowell Road
Blaine Kinsley
Mesa
R. L. Dockerty
Mitchell
Larry B. Freeman
West
Latham Street
Carl A. Brown
Garfield Street
Altona Club
van Buren Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
Alice
Safford
Adopt-a-Family for Christmas helps Phoenix children in need
In Phoenix, Family No 54 underadults and ten children struggle with hunger and shabby living. A social worker finds the mother exhausted and unable to cook. Donations of $20 provide a Christmas dinner and days of food, clothing, and bedding. The Phoenix Gazette and Phoenix Community Council sponsor the effort. Family No 55 features a young Black man facing tuberculosis and a long stay in a sanatorium.
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Phoenix
Lucy Krug
Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Community Council
Treatment Hellish Says Angus Ward China Consul
Aboard the Lakeland Victory off Tientsin, Consul General Angus Ward and 19 companions boarded the evacuation ship after a year of Red control. Ward described his 13 months of confinement, including 28 days in jail and a diet of bread and hot water, as hellish while the party finally moved without armed escort. The Reds had delayed departure with deportation orders and demanded a signed safety statement from Ward for all aboard before the others could join.
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Lakeland Victory
Tientsin
Angus Ward
United States
Mukden
St. Peter
Ward
Five Killed In Gas Explosion At Birmingham Shop
A gas explosion at the Mother and Son Antique Shop in Birmingham Michigan killed five people including inspector Lee Carroll who warned of a gas leak before the blast. The blast wrecked the shop causing intense fire as two police officers escaped injury. The shop was run by Mrs. Charles E. Jones and her crippled son Wilson.
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Birmingham
Mich
Mother and Son
Lee Caroll
Carroll
Marlin Holmquist
Charles E. Jones
Wilson
Fire guts full block in Colorado town of Florence
A downtown business block in Florence Colorado was destroyed by a major blaze that raged through the frigid day. Fire Chief Harold Graham estimated losses at about half a million dollars as more than 50 firefighters from Florence and nearby Canon City and Pueblo battled the flames with volunteers assisting. No injuries were reported.
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Florence
Colo
Colorado
Asong
Harold Graham
Canon City
Pueblo
Crash Kills High Chinese Officials in Hainan Flight
Reports from Hong Kong say the last plane carrying Chinese Nationalist officials out of Chengtu crashed on Hainan Island near Hoihow, with about 20 deaths among a 40 passenger flight. Looters reportedly stripped baggage and gold bullion. A second crash near Lanchow killed 38 Chinese Communists.
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Hong Kong
Chengtu
Hainan Island
Hoihow
Lanchow
China
Must Have Killed Coed, Student Says
A University of Iowa senior confessed he must have strangled his campus girlfriend during a blackout at a candlelight party in his rooming house. Robert Bednasek, 24, Cedar Rapids, faced first degree murder charges after Margaret Jackson, 20, was found dead with throat marks. He fled to a police station claiming the girl stopped breathing during the game, while others described a blackout ritual.
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Robert E. Bednasek
Iowa City
Margaret Ann Jackson
University of Iowa Coed
University of Iowa
George D. Callahan
Dr. Callahan
Robert Bednasek
Cedar Rapids
Callahan
Margaret “Gee Gee” Jackson
Bednasek
Miss Jackson
W. E. Jackson
Iowa
State Parole Board
Burlington
Jackson
Slain Woman Found Near Franklin High Gym
In Franklin Tennessee an unidentified woman about 35 was found near the Franklin High School Gymnasium with her throat slashed. Police Chief Oscar Garner said she fought her assailant as indicated by cuts on hands and arms. No weapon was found. She wore a riding outfit and was fully clothed.
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Franklin, Tenn
Franklin High School
Oscar Garner
Garner
Mild Floridian kills wife and three children then himself
In Fort Lauderdale Florida a 34 year old interior decorator and upholsterer Carl Amarella killed his wife Millie 33 and their children Sandra 6 Larry 4 and Janet 1 while they slept then shot himself with a German Luger pistol. He fired six bullets total with Janet killed by two shots. Police and investigators reported the details.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Roland Kelley
Carl Amarella
Millie
Sandra
Larry
Janet
Amarella
Little Janet
Roy May
Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Frigid Arizona Weather Breaks Records and Causes Fatal Exposure
Severe cold grips Arizona after weeks of heat with record low in Phoenix of 28 degrees. A Tucson man, Jeffrey Hays, died from exposure in Pima County after being found without blankets. Snow and ice blanket northern roads. Show Low 11 inches, Grand Canyon four, Flagstaff seven. Weather forecasts predict more cold, slight warming later.
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Arizona
J. M. Foote
Arizona Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Service
Phoenix
Weather Bureau
Bryce Canyon
Medford
Utah
Louis R. Jurwitz
Show Low
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Winslow
Payson
Arizona Highway Patrol
Phoenix- Prescott-Flagstaff
Yarnell Hill
Wickenburg
Globe
Williams Air Force Base
South Mountain
Salt Cedar Found No. 1 Water Waster
The Geological Survey estimates water loss from transpiration by river-bottom vegetation, especially salt cedar, at 20 to 25 million acre-feet annually. The loss exceeds the Colorado River's 16 million acre-feet run-off, with Safford Valley Arizona case showing enough waste to irrigate 9,000 acres.
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Washington, D. C
Geological Survey
Colorado River
C. L. McGuinness
Federal Agency
Colorado
THE
Safford Valley
Ariz
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