93 Accidents Hit Phoenix District During Christmas Weekend
Police and highway patrol logged 93 wrecks from Saturday noon to 6 am, with 53 investigated by Phoenix police and 40 by the highway patrol. Nearly 175 cars required repair, injuries totaled 26 in the Phoenix area, two deaths reported. Donnell Valdonado, 45, pedestrian, and Julius W. Tedry, 24, rider, died in separate incidents. ACCIDENTS on Page 2.
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Fire sweeps San Bernardino ice plant
A stubborn blaze at the Union Ice Company cold storage plant in San Bernardino, California caused about 25000 dollars in damage. Firemen fought the flames on the building's third floor when a pipe releasing ammonia fumes burst, overcoming 25 firefighters. Two were hospitalized but later released.
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Yuletide Accidents Toll Rising Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a grim Christmas holiday pattern with eight minutes per fatality. Traffic crashes killed 304 people, fires 55, and other accidents 46 during a three day period. A San Antonio blaze claimed seven lives, including a mother and six children, while Newark fires killed four. State tallies list varied totals by cause, led by Texas with 29 traffic deaths and Ohio with 25.
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Cary Grant Betsy Drake Wed In Quiet Arizona Elopement
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake wed in a quiet desert ceremony at Sterling Hebbard’s ranch near Phoenix after flying from Hollywood with Howard Hughes as best man. The couple, Grant 46, Drake 26, planned a brief honeymoon before Drake returns to work on Pretty Baby. The ceremony followed Grant’s past marriages to Virginia Cherrill and Barbara Hutton, with guests including Hebbard, Mrs Hebbard, and Richard Mason.
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Blaze In Yule Tree Engulfs Hyndman Town Killing Woman
A Christmas tree fire in Hyndman Pennsylvania center burned three blocks of the business district destroying the post office bank and about 12 other buildings. Mrs Corrine Fisher 60 is missing and believed dead. Fire officials estimated losses between 500000 and 1 million dollars. Firefighting overwhelmed by helpers from Cumberland Bedford and nearby towns.
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Crash Kills 2 Texans Near Slidell Ranch
A private plane from San Angelo crashed on the Sproles Ranch near Slidell Texas killing Maj George Grape 47 chiropractic group commander of the West Texas Civil Air Patrol and Dr William L McLaughlin 18 from Big Spring seriously injuring James Thomas Livingston 18 of San Angelo a TCU student. George J Grupe 18 son of Dr Grupe survived being thrown free and wandered dazed until found.
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Manhunt for Texas slayer grips Laredo
An armed, hungry Customs Broker George Ochoa is sought across the Rio Grande after allegedly killing two men in a Laredo hotel on July 31. Police and federal agents, aided by Mexican authorities, search homes and patrols around Ballesteros’ house as Ochoa reportedly fled across the river multiple times. He is charged in the deaths of Henry Whittenburg and James Lindsay.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Henry D. Whittenburg
South Texas
Cpl
James Lindsay
Fort Worth
Oneida
Tenn
Sensational Christmas Murders Hit Across the Nation
United Press reports a string of Christmas day killings from New York to California and beyond. Jealousy, hatreds, and domestic quarrels sparked multiple fatal stabbings and shootings. Notable cases include Mrs. Failla in New York and ranch hand Carl Schwartz in Sonoma, while others involve Dallas underworld figures and a Manchester murder.
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New York
Joseph Failla
Sonoma
Calif
Carl Schwartz
Jane Maggard Dickson
San Francisco
Schwartz
Bill Decker
Dallas
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Green
Reservoir Loss Points to Rain Replenish Likely
Chief Engineer Edward J. Clark said New York City reservoirs lost 103 million gallons in the last 24 hours. He noted that rain and mild weather should somewhat replenish supplies soon.
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Temperatures Today Readings at Various Early Hours
Early morning temperature readings appear inconsistent with duplicates and garbled symbols. Data shows values around 31 to 33 degrees across several time stamps including 12:30 am and 9:30 am, though some lines contain corrupted text and symbols.
Wintry Holiday Ends With Wide Temperature Spread
The holiday wrap brought a stark temperature contrast across the nation. International Falls saw 18 below zero, while Miami reached 73, Chicago 35, Little Rock 50, and Los Angeles 44 as a narrow rain belt stretched from Northern Texas through Illinois to Lower Michigan. Forecasters expected the rain to move east and warm the East Coast with a 50 mile wide snow stripe over Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, as northern Utah, southern Idaho and northern Minnesota reported heavy snow.
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President Truman Dedicates Jackson Statue in Independence
President Truman dedicates a 12 foot equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Independence Missouri in front of the Jackson County Courthouse. Margaret Truman to unveil, statue by Charles Keck. earlier larger statue unveiled at Kansas City courthouse fifteen years ago.
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Richardson Couple Give 8200 Gifts at Christmas
In Ogden Utah on December 26 AP report says Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Richardson gave each of 82 relatives a $1,000 check. The retired merchant and his wife have distributed more than $500,000 in cash gifts to nieces nephews and other relatives since starting the holiday tradition.
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Arabic Broadcasts Set for VOA Middle East Start
Washington reports the Voice of America will start Arabic programming to the Middle East on January 1, with the State Department confirming the plan. The move aims to broaden VOA’s outreach in the region and provide news and information in Arabic.
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Quake Shakes Southwest Los Angeles Area
A sharp earthquake at 6 29 a m jolted Southwest Los Angeles and nearby areas, center Inglewood with felt reports in El Segundo Torrance Hawthorne Westchester and Hollywood. Windows rattled dishes moved and sleepers awakened as gas fumes were reported. source unclear though a broken gas main or storage tank was suspected.
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Earth Shocks Join Volcano In Jap Terror
Tokyo awoke to quakes as Mount Aso erupted on Kyushu. Three people were killed, two injured, and several missing across nine prefectures. American personnel escaped harm. Nikko's Kanaya Hotel reported only minor damages amid days of tremors.
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Fordham U Reports fairly severe quakes far from New York
Fordham University reported two fairly severe earthquakes about 7000 miles from New York in an undetermined direction. Father Lynch said seismographs recorded the shocks at 1 44 am EST and 1 15 am.
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Noted Figures Comment On Christmas Mood Worldwide
King George VI thanks the United States for support in a Christmas message as President Truman emphasizes love of God and man to solve global ills. Rudolf Hess, in Berlin, refuses to wish Americans a merry Christmas, blaming them for his imprisonment.
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Lost Boys Spend Cold Night Safe in Oregon Woods
Two boys ages 11 and 5 spent Christmas Eve and morning lost in rainswept southern Oregon mountains but were found safe near Azalea in Douglas County. They huddled under a fallen log with dogs and Christmas gifts, one building a shelter of tree limbs. families alerted authorities around 9:30 p.m. Saturday and a large search with forest rangers and volunteers ensued. They were taken to Josephine General Hospital at Grants Pass for examination but needed no treatment.
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Sawyer Forecasts Firm 1950 Economy
Washington December 26 1950 The nation faces a modest start to 1950 with consumer demand and home construction near record levels. Secretary Sawyer predicts higher spending than 1948 and notes government expenditures supported farm prices and activity, while warning of slower foreign demand and a continuing but moderate decline in overall business demand.
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