Relief Efforts Mount as California Flood Toll Rises
Relief and reconstruction workers rush to restore devastated counties in California as the flood toll hits 40 dead in California and 12 in Oregon. Also reported are 20 to 30 missing in California and 3 in Oregon with damage estimates around 150 to 170 million dollars. Ellsworth Bunker of the Red Cross tours Stockton and Santa Cruz and plans trips to Yuba City and Sacramento. The Red Cross mobilizes 161 disaster workers and allocates five million dollars for immediate aid while Gov Knight commits one million federal dollars for rehabilitation. Airlifted food reaches Humboldt County as Civil Defense centers open in multiple cities.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Eari
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Donner Summit
Sierra Nevada
Ellsworth Bunker
American Red Cross
Stockton
Santa Cruz
Yuba City
Sacrameno
Goodwin J. Knight
United States
Red Cross
Knight
Humboldt County
Eureka
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Eisenhower
Santa Rosa
Reno
Trenton man dies in Waterloo crash on county road
Fred Harrell of Waterloo died when his car struck a culvert and overturned into a creek bed near Tronton Ohio. Averill Wiseman of Waterloo was injured, according to Sheriff Carl Rose.
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Tronton
Ohio
Fred Harrell
Waterloo
Lawrence County
Carl Rose
Averill Wiseman
Inside The Times Comics Death Notices Editorial Page Markets
The Times section overview highlights features from comics and obituaries to market briefs and editorial opinions. It sketches a snapshot of daily life topics including radio and television, Portsmouth area notes, social affairs, and sports coverage.
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Portsmouth
Eisenhower Golf Exercise During Florida Vacation
President Eisenhower, vacationing in Key West, works on golf shots for about 30 minutes and takes an hour long stroll on the naval base. He uses a nine iron for 50 to 80 yard shots, meets sailors, and plans to return to Washington January 8 after continuing medical advised outdoor activity.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Naval Base
Howard M. Snyder
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Beach
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Washington
Congress
Bargain Elephant On Sale At Wanamaker Store
John Wanamaker’s Philadelphia department store offers Hannibal the elephant for 4995 dollars during a two day Christmas sale. The 550 pound, 14 month old pachyderm promises novelty and utility from spraying hoses to moving heavy objects, with daily feed and grooming details noted.
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Hillel Black
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Hannibal
United States
Portsmouth selects Walker mayor and Frecka as vice mayor
Fifth Ward Councilman Robert P. Walker is chosen to serve as Portsmouth mayor for 1956 and 1957, with J Harold Frecka of the Sixth Ward named vice mayor. Walker and Frecka bring prior roles as local executives, while city officials were sworn in as the new terms begin in January.
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Fifth Ward
Robert P. Walker
Portsmouth
Walker
J. Harold Frecka
6Th Ward
Franklin Blvd
Williams Mfg. Co
Frecka
Detroit Steel Corp
Kentland Ave
Sciotoville
Reeter
Itive
Evangeline Justice
2Nd Ward
Harry Martin Jr
Everett Rothwell
Rothwell
Martin
Glover St
Harry E. Foehr
Charles P. Taggart
Merle J. Odle
U S Flag Flies Again At Little America
The Stars and Stripes rose over Little America in Antarctica as the US rapid exploration marks a return. Remains of the 1928 and 1933 35 camps lie buried under heavy snow with towers and radio poles protruding above the ice. The USS Glacier crew searches for a suitable base site for the three year IGY program while preserving safety from crevasses and cargo needs.
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Antarctic
Richard Byrd
USS Glacier
United States Antarctic Expedition
International Geophysical Year
Bay Ice
Little America
Bay of Whales
Victim of Furnace Gas in Detroit Steel Plant
H H Heath 69 a longtime Detroit Steel Portsmouth Division store tender died after being overcome by furnace gas while assisting relight efforts at No 2 blast furnace around 9 30 am Rescuers worked about an hour to revive him Walter Manley a subcontractor worker also overcome by gas during the rescue was revived Heath survived by a wife and seven children and was a Franklin Avenue Methodist Church member His body remained at Brock Funeral Home
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H. H. Heath
17Th St
Detroit Steel Corp
Portsmouth
Mr. Heath
Walter Manley
Heath
No. 2
Beatrice Armsey Heath
Elizabeth Comer
van Wert
Ohio
Bernice Heath
Texas
Edna Kaduck
Japan
Beatrice Tracy
Robert Heath
Cleveland
Eugene Heath
New York
Herbert Heath
Logan St
Franklin Avenue Methodist Church
Brock Funeral Home
Ike Plans Ten Year Foreign Aid Program
The Eisenhower administration aims to seek congressional power for a 10-year economic aid plan to friendly nations. Amounts would vary by project, with possible totals from half a billion to a billion dollars funded in annual installments. Critics in Congress favor year-to-year aid and may oppose a long-term commitment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Rio Paper Missing Behind Censorship Delays
Correio Da Manha failed to appear in Rio de Janeiro delaying its page six proof. An official said the War Ministry held the edition two hours after the usual press run start due to censorship delays.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Correio da Manha
War Ministry
J L Kountz Dies After Decades of City and County Service
Joseph L. Kountz 75 of 1918 High St died unexpectedly Wednesday night of a heart attack. A longtime merchant and public official, he served Portsmouth as mayor councilman and deputy clerk of courts and helped shape the 1929 city manager government. He was active in Democratic politics and in the City Charter Commission of 1928.
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Joseph L. Kountz
Scioto County
High St
Mr. Kountz
Kountz
Portsmouth
Kouitz
C. A. Harrell
Cincinnati
William H. Schwartz
Schwartz
City Charter Commission
Talks Resume as Westinghouse Rejects Arbitration Proposal
Pittsburgh AFL CIO union negotiators press to end a 74 day strike by 44 000 workers at 30 Westinghouse plants after the company rejects arbitration. Federal mediator Murray schedules new talks with the Independent United Electrical Workers and the company amid ongoing labor dispute.
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Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
John R. Murray
United Electrical Workers
Sheriff Hints Self-Inflicted Death in Mystery Case
Greenup County Sheriff Delbert McKenzie said it is quite possible that Sherwood Finley Smith of Washington Indiana shot himself on a bridge and fell into the Ohio River after leaving Gallipolis. Evidence includes a bag in the Ventura Hotel at Ashland with Smith’s belongings and a body found with a head wound.
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Greenup
Delbert McKenzie
Greenup County
Sherwood Finley Smith
Washington
Ind
Ohio River
Smith
Ventura
Ashland
Arthur Jones
Warsaw
Gallipolis
Ohio
McKenzie
Ice Creek
Ironton
Carl Rose
Lawrence County
Ventura Hotel
Khrushchev Criticizes Eisenhower and Western Arms Policy
Khrushchev assailed Eisenhower as reluctant to disarm and criticized Dulles for advocating massive retaliation. He blasted Western Geneva spirit and warned that the Soviet hydrogen bomb could be massively powerful. He spoke to 1,400 Supreme Soviet members, referencing Radio Free Europe and urging noninterference in other nations.
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Dulles
Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Geneva
Radio Free Europe
U.S
Eisenhower
Bulgarin
Georgi K. Malenkov
Police Help Santa Christmas Still Lives Big In The Vogel Home
Mrs. Martha Vogel and her daughter Paula Lynn cherish annual Christmas Eve visits by Portsmouth Fraternal Order of Police members and Santa. This year four officers delivered a 26 inch blue and cream bicycle, a bridal doll, building logs for wooden cabins, and a Brownie Scout outfit, in memory of Lt Norman Lynn Vogel who died on duty.
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Robert Bass
Martha Vogel
Third St
Santa
Scicto Lodge 33
Fraternal Order of Police
Paula
Vogel
Malaya Peace Talks Collapse As Chin Peng Walks Out
Malayan Communist chief Chin Peng stalked back into the jungle today, breaking off talks on amnesty for his forces to end seven years of guerrilla war. He offered to end the fight if an elected Malayan government gains full military control from Britain, which still wields veto power as talks move toward eventual independence for Malaya and Singapore. Prince Abdul Rahman will travel to London on January 1 to begin negotiations with the British government.
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Chin Peng
Malaya
Britain
Federation of Malaya
Singapore
Prince Abdul Rahman
Federation
Chin
London
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