Traffic Deaths In State Mount Fast During Holidays
The Texas holiday period has produced 49 traffic fatalities since Friday night with an official forecast of about 115 more violent deaths from traffic between Dec 21 and Jan 1, 1952. The toll includes multiple fatal crashes across the state, including two notable deaths in San Antonio and San Angelo.
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Associated Press
Texas
State Department of Public Safety
MK Woerner
Carter F. Sommers
San Antonio
Missouri Pacific
Alice Elizabeth Cowan
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
San Angelo
New Mexico
el Paso
Post Office Tries to Move All Mail Today
The post office reports a peak of 32000 Christmas cancellations last week, nearing the prior year record. Postmaster H D Moreland plans to clear the backlog today with limited staff and only essential deliveries, as parcel post traffic reaches thousands daily.
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Moreland
Avenue R
Twenty Fourth Street
National Guard
County Sees Quiet Christmas with One Minor Accident
Snyder and Scurry County report a quiet Christmas with only one minor automobile accident by 9 30 this morning. Highway patrolman Er W Green notes heavy, orderly traffic on U S Highway 180 and no fires or major law violations.
Temperature forecast challenges white Christmas hopes
Snyder residents dreaming of a white Christmas might give up as the latest figures show a low of 26 and a high of 58 with a frigid 28 degrees reported at 7:30 this morning. Weather official Mrs. D P Strayhorn notes the mild trend continues.
Mourning for Henry Bennett as plane crash kills 21 in Iran
In Tehran a U S Point Four Program director Dr Henry G Bennett and seven other Americans die when an Egypt owned Misr Airlines four engine plane crashes into a granite range during a blizzard. The disaster also claims the lives of Bennett’s wife and 19 others including six Iranians and five Egyptian crew members. The American embassy and U S officials mourn the loss as Washington honors Bennett and other victims for their role in aiding underdeveloped regions.
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Iran
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Egypt
Misr Airlines
Bennett
United States
Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Rescued Miner From 56 Hour Death Trap At Orient No 2 Mine
Cecil Sanders, 44, of Benton, was brought to the surface alive after 56 hours entombed in the Orient No 2 mine. The worst U S coal disaster in 23 years claimed 119 lives as recovery continued and five men remained underground. Morgue attendants reported a warm body among six found, and a final message to a widow was found on B R Williams.
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Cecil Sanders
Benton
United Mine Workers Hospital
Sanders
John R. Foster
B. R. Williams
Christ
Telephone Co Prepares for Peak Tonight
Miss Ethel Mae Turdicant chief operator says Southwestern Bell lines will run at peak Christmas load. A staff of 35 local operators will handle extra calls, 25 toll operators manage long distance, about 29 toll staff will work tonight, and 10 local operators are planned for tomorrow. The aim is to push long distance calls through as fast as possible.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ethel Mae Turdicant
Miss Sturdivant
Sturdivant
Saff
Differences Between United States and Britain Decrease
Washington dispatch reports the major U S Britain disagreement over a Big Four meeting with Stalin is fading ahead of Churchill’s visit. President Truman opposes a Stalin meeting now, while Churchill may drop the idea as UK officials weigh disarmament UN issues and Russia’s world conduct.
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Russia
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Charehill
Fighting And Xmas Spirit On Fronts
In Korea on December 24 UN troops prayed and celebrated Christmas amid front line skirmishes and gifts for orphans. Cardinal Spellman led a wartime mass for 600 soldiers as fighting continued with a two hour clash near Chorwon and air strikes by F-86 jets across MIG alley totaling 42 sorties attacking rail and supply targets.
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Korea
United Nations
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
U. N
Editor And Wife Injured In Air Crash Near Crockett
Jim Dean city editor of theTyler Courier-Times and his wife were seriously injured in a plane crash six miles west of Crockett after attempting a takeoff from a fuel stop on the Tyler to Huntsville flight. Witnesses said the light plane swerved to avoid trees before crashing.
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Tyler Courier-Times
Here
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Huntsville
Tragic Christmas Fire Kills 41 in Tijuana Party
A deadly blaze at a Christmas party in the old coliseum building left 41 or more dead in Tijuana. Officials said the only fire escape was locked. many victims died in stairways and restrooms while U.S. Navy and California firefighters aided the relief effort.
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Jorge D. Solar
Dist
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Miguel Aleman Hospital
Gill Chidez
Coliseum
Lars Alared
Christmas Planned for Near Orphaned Perry Children
Betty seven and Bunny five Perry children of George Perry who was in an automobile accident will have a Christmas with help from V A Dawson and Mrs Dawson who run a grocery across from the post office They lack clear leads to relatives and even their mother Hazel with uncertain last name Identification remains unclear as patrols in Arizona Michigan and Colorado seek relatives A Memphis Memphis paper and a Wisconsin photo were found and aid has poured in for clothing food and money from local organizations and individuals
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V. A. Dawson
Santa
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Dee
Marquette
Mich
Snyder Hospital
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Dawson
George Cooper
Memphis
Wisconsin
Arizona
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Colorado
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Dean's Picture Identified By His Wife In Berkeley
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean long missing and prisoner in Korea was identified by his wife as the man in photos shown by AP. Burchett quoted Dean recounting survival near Taejon in 1950, his last 12 bullets kept, and efforts to avoid capture before betrayal by Koreans during the march.
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Hurchett
Berkeley
Calif
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Burchett
Taejon
South Korea
Chinan
Burchet
Truman Says Ne Plans No Moves Today
President Truman said no further action would be taken today over the Hungarian court conviction of four American fliers. State Department officials weighed options as families reacted with relief and hope for the fate of William Oatis in Czechoslovakia.
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Budapest
Service clubs omit meetings this week
Only the Kiwanis Club will meet this week. H W Cargile president of Kiwanis says the club will meet Wednesday. Optimists Lions and Rotarians postpone meetings until next week.
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H. W. Cargile
Kiwanis Club
Lions
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions Light Rain Possible
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions across South Central Texas with mild temperatures and occasional light rain tonight and Tuesday. North Central Texas remains partly cloudy with warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with warmer overnight and Tuesday. Panhandle and South Plains cooler Tuesday afternoon.
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South Plains
F Paso
Kiwanis Club Delivers Toys Food and Trees to Needy Families
Kiwanis members distributed gifts to over 250 needy families. They loaded toys food and Christmas trees onto 15 trucks pickups and cars for distribution aided by gifts from other service clubs and individuals.
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Kiwanis
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