Hazardous device injures 2 children and 4 neighbors in Birmingham
Alabama civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth and his family survived a home explosion that injured two of his children and four neighbors. Shuttlesworth vowed the attack would not halt efforts to end bus segregation. Police found no witnesses as a large crowd gathered outside the damaged home in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dee
Paw
Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Charlies Robinson
Fredericka
Fred Shuttlesworth
Tim
Cher Nawaril Jordan
Goil
City Commission
Robinson
Sroom
Tallahassee bus service resumes after Christmas layoff
In Tallahassee Florida December 26 a city bus service resumed after a Christmas day layoff. The report notes little evidence of integration between black and white riders in the early ridership, reflecting the era's tensions.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Mild Days Set Pattern for San Antonio Weather
Mild days and cold nights will continue as the pattern for San Antonio weather. A high pressure ridge from Utah remains in place for at least 36 hours with highs in the upper 60s to around 70 and a cool Wednesday night in the mid 30s to 40s. Winds will be light and variable, mainly northwesterly, with freezing temperatures in the hill country for the next several mornings. The forecast predicts the cold pattern ending the year, temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal, little precipitation expected.
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San Antonio
Utah
Lkely
Torecaster
Oren Edrington
Goe
Iun
Cardinal Mindszenty May Leave Hungary
Berlin reports that Budapest’s communist regime would grant free passage to Cardinal Mindszenty if he wishes to leave Hungary. Puppet premier Prikaw Janow Karar is cited as hoping for an American move to secure the primate’s exit. Mindszenty took refuge in the U S legation in Budapest on November 4 amid the Hungarian revolt.
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Berlin
Budapest
Flassape
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Prawick Janow Karar
U. S
Mild Weather Graces Texans After Christmas Break
Texans return to work after Christmas vacations as mild, dry weather continues. Clear skies and moderate temperatures greet workers nationwide with no rain in sight.
Rings Vanish From San Antonio Party During Yule Event
A San Antonio woman reported $1100 in rings missing after a Christmas party at 2351 E Lullwood. The items include a diamond mistletoe granddaughter ring valued at $300, a wedding band $130, a three-diamond silver dinner ring worth $600, and a silver ring with diamonds $125. The rings were left in the powder room and disappeared while she washed her hands.
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San Antonio
Humphrey Lee
Ring
W. W. McCrory
E. Lullwood
Powdrer
Amusements and classifieds index note page listings
The listing outlines sections and page numbers for a newspaper issue, including Amusements around the Twat and various pages for games, wines, death notices, and features. It serves as a navigational index rather than a narrative item with named events.
Record auto toll hits all-time holiday high
Traffic deaths and total crashes broke holiday records over the long Christmas weekend. The 107-hour period from Friday night to Tuesday ended with 867 total incidents and 609 deaths, exceeding prior marks set at Christmas and Independence Day celebrations. California led with over 70 fatalities. North Dakota reported none.
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National Safety Cons
Tol
North Dakota
Maine
Wyoming
California
Illnois
Texas
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Texas highway, shooting, and other deaths tally
An Associated Press tabulation reports 83 violent deaths in Texas from midnight Thursday to midnight Tuesday. At least 51 died on highways, 22 from shootings, 3 in fires, 2 in hangings, 2 from drownings, and one each from a land fight, poisoning, and electrocution.
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Texas
Associated Press
Malibu Brush Fire Rips Across Santa Monica Mountains
Flames swept through 2000 acres of dry brush near Malibu California fanned by 30 to 40 mph winds. About 25 homes burned and more than 100 families evacuated as Pacific Coast Highway was reopened after a swift, wide spread fire threatening Malibu Vista May Vista and nearby Latigo canyons. Firefighters battled the blaze through dawn with no rain in weeks and warned of possible major disaster.
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Malibu
Calif
Santa Monica
Keith Klinger
Angeles
Los Angeles
Tig Stenic Hills
Latiga
Zena
Bny
U. S. 101
Ventura County Line
Here
Damas
Paing
Laligo Canyon
Trangas Canyon
Malibu Vista
Malibu May Vista
Newton
Latigo Canyons
Forecast from Maizury Japan Reports Mild Weather
Forecast from Maizury Japan on December 26 indicates partly cloudy, mild conditions through Thursday with winds from the northwest. The welfare ministry reports about 10,000 people still missing, many in the Soviet Union area, as 1025 exodus and repatriates are noted. Temperatures ranged in the mid 60s to 70s with highs near 63 and lows around 41.
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Maizury
Japan
Welfare Ministry
Soviet
Union
Siberia
Pope Receives Vatican Audience
Pope Pius XI granted a general audience in the Hall of Benedictions at the Vatican, receiving thousands of visitors in Vatican City on December 26. The event highlighted the pope's ongoing access to the faithful and his public address.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
Egypt blocks Suez clearance until Israeli forces exit
Cairo reports Egypt's government rejects any Suez Canal clearance of wrecks and debris until Israeli forces leave Egyptian territory. UN aids plan to speed action, flying in from New York to Cairo while Egypt discusses Israel’s evacuation. Israel withdraws in slow stages from Sinai and Gaza amid postwar shifts.
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Mauenger
Nasser
Gice
At Trask
UN Aids
Hoplog
Cairo
New
Andrew I. Cordier
Jeistant
Alfred G. Kalzin
Egypt
Israel
Erypt
Gaza Strip
Palestine
Suez Canal Authority
Secret Arms Car Blows Up in Selkirk Trash Cleanup
A freight car explosion damaged a government shipment and sparked a fire as garbage crews collected Christmas trees in Selkirk Kan. Works Director Sam Granata said trash cans and brush will be picked up on city streets. residents faced altered pickup schedules this week. Fire officials investigated the blast and noted debris scattered along the tracks near the river.
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Selkirk
Kan
Dee
Sam Granata
Asgaid
Mgwlaling
RCA Business Volume Estimate for RCA in 1960
Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff said RCA will post total business volume near 1.125 billion dollars for the year, up about 6 percent from 1959. He projected net income around 49 million dollars or 2.26 dollars per common share, versus 3.16 dollars a share a year earlier, noting a net loss of about 6.9 million in 1959 across its New York operations.
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New York
INS
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Sarnoff
RCA
Snow Disrupts Traffic in Britain
Heavy snow in Britain disrupts roads across Scotland Wales and the English midlands. Six of seven scheduled rail meetings were abandoned or postponed and many football matches were postponed due to the weather.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Wales
English Midlands
Hungary seeks U S loan amid Soviet pressure
Vienna dated report says Hungary under Janos Kadars Soviet dominated regime plans to seek a 100 million dollar World Bank loan but an official in Washington doubts the bank will fund it. Budapest officials did not reply. Economists say Hungary needs hundreds of millions in foreign aid with the USSR the likely source. Western help appears unlikely and the U S may be unavailable unless Kadars regime changes.
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Vienna
Janos Kadar
World Bank
Washington
Hungary
Kadar
Iim
Budapest
Nepszahadsag
Soviet Union
Hank
Gunman Slain After Fatal Shootout at Greyhound Station
At Cleveland Greyhound bus station a berserk gunman killed two people and wounded five before being shot dead by police after a running gunfight with Patrolman Michael Barrett and others. Victims include Miss Georgian Kartzke and bus driver Leo Almerico. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene with bullets fired along the loading dock and through the terminal.
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Cleveland
INS
Greyhound
Georgian Kartzke
Ft. Eustas
Leo Almerico
Almerico
Sheenan
Almerica
Valt
Michael Barrett
Barrett
Beserk
Joseph Gwens
Atkin
Owens
Alice Cavanaugh
Richard Reinsberg
Pittsburgh
Larry Ebert
Leo Vanderwilt
Detroit
Reinsberg
Parrett
Pain in the Neck Tied to Tension Says Baylor Study
A Baylor University study suggests neck pain stems from tension linked to tomatoes or similar issues. The report notes stress may trigger muscle strain in the neck as a common cause, urging readers to consider tension sources and seek appropriate remedies.
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Baylor University
Tomaone
Taliph
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