Rains Hit Northern California Ravaging Five Small Communities
Rains lash northern California as rivers flood and five villages on the Eel and Klamath suffer extensive destruction. Pepper Wood Elmnor Weatt Klamath and Klamath Glen are isolated or wiped out with 300 population towns submerged. Three deaths reported near Santa Cruz with broader damage along the coast.
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California
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Elmnor
Weatt
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Eel
Pacific
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Eureka
Naval Reserve Radio
Carlotta
Ferndale
Alton
Kiamath
Kiamath Glen
Redwood Creek
Orick
Frank Brown
KHUM
Sarasota Goes Quiet as City Embraces Christmas Weekend
The Sarasota area readies for a long Christmas weekend with events noted on page 11 including a holiday visit by Senator Capehart and Emmett Kelly hosting a TV ceremony. Nearby sections preview a Christmas lighting contest tour and a county chairmanship change. Robin Freeman leads Ohio Star to a surprising win over Washington Huskies. A holiday feature entitled Christmas Eve at Our House and wedding anniversary pictures accompany the section.
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Ohio Star
W S Huskies
Our House
Christmas Services and Events Schedule Across Local Churches
Tomorrow features a 5:00 Christ child pageant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and a 6:15 The Christmas Story at First Baptist. Evening services include 7:30 candlelight at First Presbyterian and 8:00 communion at First Christian, with an 11:30 candlelight carol at Concordia Lutheran and a midnight Solemn High Mass at St Martha's Catholic Church. An 11:10 musical program at the Episcopal Redeemer precedes Holy Communion at 11:30, plus a 12:15 Mass at St Martha's School and a 7:30 Children's Christmas party at the Osprey Lions Club Rec Hall.
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First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
Concordia Lutheran Church
St. Martha's Catholic Church
St. Martha's School
Rail Strike Postponed After Negotiations Move Forward
Philadelphia reports a threatened strike by 22,560 Pennsylvania Railroad non operating employees has been postponed indefinitely to allow contract talks to continue. The Transport Workers Union accepted the PRR request and called off seven hours before the midnight deadline. A presidential fact finding board proposed wage increases of 10 to 14 percent, accepted by railroads and unions for about 775,000 workers.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transport Workers Union
PRR
State Set For Battle In Traffic
Florida Highway Patrol and National Guard join forces for Christmas weekend traffic duty. Troopers auxilliary and 100 guardsmen, plus three guard planes and two helicopters, cover 20 high risk spots. 12 hour shifts through Monday with aim to beat 1955 fatality figures. Governor Colling urges strict enforcement to prevent up to 30 deaths over the holidays.
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Florida Highway Patrol
National Guard
Florida
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Kirkman
Colling
Eisenhower Grants Pardons to 41 Convicts
President Eisenhower pardons 41 convicted criminals and commutes one death sentence in a year end action. The White House said the list would be released later by the Justice Department after a brief conference with Attorney General Brownell. The President and Mrs. Eisenhower will attend 11 a.m. church services at National Presbyterian Church, his first since the Sept. 24 heart attack.
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Eisenhower
White House
Justice Department
Atty
Brownell
James C. Hagerty
National Presbyterian Church
Protests Fine To Judge Executive Pays More But It Is All Right
Lloyd E. Cooney offered to cover Nandell McDougle’s bus fare home after she faced 10 days in jail for vagrancy. Judge Leland G. Larsen reduced his own fine from 24 to 9 dollars, but the total cost for Cooney rose by 6.18 dollars due to the bus fare. Nandell Clover, 18, of Santa Rosa, Calif., had hoped to hitchhike to Idaho but ended up in jail briefly.
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Lloyd E. Cooney
Nandell McDougle
Cooney
Nandell
Leland G. Larsen
Santa Rosa
Calif
Malad
Idaho
Larsen
John Clover
Roscoe Irvine
Charred Mail Found After Jacksonville Airliner Crash
A Jacksonville postal scene reveals charred fragments from mail and two burned dollar bills after an airliner crash killed 17. Officials say about two thirds are damaged beyond recognition with extensive effort to recover readable pieces and identify currency or bonds. remaining pieces stay held pending orders.
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Post Office Department
U.S
Florida
Miami
Latin America
Caribbean
Snow and weather contrasts at North Pole and Bethlehem
North Pole reports snow with cold 15 degrees below zero promising sledding for Santa on Christmas Eve. Bethlehem enjoys continued sunshine and mild 60s temperatures, making for pleasant, clear skies today.
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Bethlehem
Ins
Santa Claus
Letters From Jacksonville Air Crash Reach The News
Grim reminders of the Jacksonville air crash that killed 17 reached The News as mail arrived. Some letters are charred or water damaged and unreadable while others show singed edges.
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Jacksonville
Sarasarang
NEWS
Sarasotans
Hoseproof Promise Sparks Sale Pitch
A salesman assures the customer that refunds are offered for hose failures, claiming the practice is common. The exchange highlights vendor confidence in product reliability and customer reassurance during a sales interaction.
Serious Algerian War Continues Amid French Troop Shuffle
France pledges 60,000 more troops as Algeria endures violent unrest and a rising death toll. Rebels press a major push amid election turmoil while French and local authorities speed troop reinforcements to the Djurdura Mountains and other hot spots across North Africa.
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Algeria
France
U.N. Council Split Over Israel Expulsion Demand
Diplomats doubt Syria can force a U.N. Security Council meeting to oust Israel and impose penalties for the December 11 Galilee raid. A censure resolution and negotiations appeal are seen as likelier, with adjournment until after Christmas as both sides trade charges.
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N.Y
Syria
Security Council
Israel
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Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
U.N. Palestine
E L. M. Burns
Otto John Formally Arrested on Treason Charge
Karlsruhe West Germany Dr Otto John former intelligence chief was formally arrested on suspicion of treason after returning from East Germany He had been in voluntary detention since December 12 and investigators will decide if he may face other offenses including divulging state secrets to the Communists He denies disclosure of such secrets according to Prosecutor Carl Wiechmann.
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Germany
Otto John
East Germany
Carl Wiechmann
John
East Berlin
Wiechmann
Russia
Bonn
Fire gut four stores on Hollywood Boulevard
Four stores on Hollywood Boulevard were gutted today by a major blaze. The fire gutted the storefronts along the city’s main thoroughfare, causing extensive damage and prompting multiple fire crews to respond.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Buddhist Priest Visits U S Army Camp At Otsu
Ensho Fukuyoshi a 59 year old executive priest from Enraku temple Mt Hiei descended to Camp Otsu and decided to stay for Christmas services. He was surprised by soldiers views of war and said he wanted to learn about the West.
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Ensho Fukuyoshi
Enraku Temple
Mt. Hiei
Otsu
Sparkman Attacks Ike Budget Proposals Ahead of 1956 Vote
Alabama Senator Sparkman criticizes the Eisenhower administrations budget plan as costly and aimed at balancing the budget for political reasons. He cites a billion in military outlays and 200 million in foreign aid plus higher spending on health schools and roads. He warns deficits for the year ending June 30 1957 and questions details of foreign aid funding. He favors targeted economic aid and technical assistance.
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Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations
White House
Poet Gift Idea Echoes Seasonal Warmth
Minnie Mermaid shares a reflective holiday line about giving gifts and keeping Christmas spirit in the heart. Florida forecasts call for cool to mild weather with temperatures from the low sixties in the north to the upper seventies in the south, plus a gentle east Gulf marine outlook and clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Minnie Mermaid
Florida
East Gulf
Iraq Ambassador Sees Hope for Middle East Peace
Iraq's ambassador to the United States Dr. Moussa Al Shabandar said in Fort Lauderdale that peace is possible if Israel agrees to concessions. He argued Arabs and Jews could live together, criticizing Israeli government policies as expansionist and well funded.
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Moussa Al-Shabandar
United States
Iraq
Middle East
Israel
Dr. Shabandar
Gaid
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