Five Towns Wiped Out In California Flood Nine Dead
Gale driven rains lash northern California flooding rivers inundate five towns P wood Elinor Sick and Klamath Glen along the Eel and Klamath rivers. Santa Cruz area reports three dead as floodwaters fill streets. emergency radio reports confirm nine dead with more feared.
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Elinor
Klamath Glen
Klamath
Pacific
San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Monterey Bay
Sheriff’s Office
San Jose
Cloudy Mild Weather Forecast For Southern Illinois
Weather summary notes cloudy mild conditions in southern Illinois with showers possible tonight and Saturday. Temperatures range upper 30s tonight to upper 40s Saturday, lows in upper 30s, yesterday low 17, today high around 49, sun up 7 16, sun down 4 42. Lake levels Crab Orchard 25 inches below spillway. Little Grassy 101 inches below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Road Report Indicates All Illinois Highways Clear
All Illinois highways were reported clear today, with no incidents or closures noted. The advisory emphasizes smooth traffic conditions across major routes as travelers resume normal commuting.
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Illinois
Nineteen Pacifists Convicted in New York Air Drill Protest
Nineteen pacifists were found guilty of defying New York State Defense Emergency Act by refusing shelter during an air raid drill. Magistrate Herman Bushel upheld the law's constitutionality and suspended sentences for the 19 and seven others who had pleaded guilty. Activists from Quakers War Resisters League Fellowship of Reconciliation Catholic Worker groups faced penalties after staying at City Hall Park during the June 15 siren alert. Kenneth A. Greenawalt, attorney for the defendants, said appeals would be filed, arguing the act violates religious and civil liberties.
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New York State
Hyman Bushel
Bushel
City Hall Park
War Resisters League
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Catholic Worker
Kenneth A. Greenawalt
Bank Robbers Take $35,000 in Fisk Missouri
Two men robbed the Bank of Fisk of about $35,000 then shouted Merry Christmas and locked three employees in a vault. They fled in a bank worker’s car before switching to another auto eight miles southeast. The employees freed themselves after about 40 minutes. Fisk, Missouri, population around 400, has had prior holdups at the bank in recent years.
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Fisk
Bank of Fisk
Here
Missouri
Gunman Admits Killing Abducted Illinois Grocer
Harvard Illinois December AP report states Robert Phillips aged about 28 of Rockford admitted abducting and shooting grocery manager Lyle Larson after a botched attempt to force the store to reopen. Larson’s body was found in a field near Marengo. Phillips died not disclosed.
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Ill
Robert Phillips
Rockford
Phillips
Larson
Marengo
Herendeen
Heredeen
Jeanette
Lyle Jr
Robert
Syrian bid to oust Israel at U N faces weak odds
The Syrian delegation urged a seven point resolution demanding Israel's expulsion from the United Nations and economic penalties for the Dec 11 Galilee raid. Observers noted Syria lacks council membership and Russia would back only a consideration appeal. Indefinite adjournment followed as Burns warned of possible wider war.
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Security Council
Israel
U. N
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
Shukairy
Burns
Sea of Galilee
Dag Hammarskjold
Mt Zion Gas Lines Okayed In Central Illinois
Springfield Illinois December 24 AP The Illinois Commerce Commission approved Illinois Power Co to build 12 miles of high pressure gas feeder lines around Decatur and to extend gas distribution lines to Mount Zion and nearby areas. The commission also authorized 8.7 miles of transmission line to improve service in Mansfield Farmer City and Mahomet.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Power Co
Decatur
Mount Zion
Illinois Power
Mansfield
Farmer City
Mahomet
Bandit Returns Checks After Christmas Plea
An Erlanger hardware store bandit robbed Albert Thiel and took $85 and several checks. Thiel urged the thief to return the checks, predicting they could not be cashed. The bandit relented and handed back the checks, citing Christmas as the reason for the act.
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Albert Thiel
Thiel
Europe to receive six more Corporal missile battalions
The U S Army will deploy six additional Corporal guided missile battalions to Western Europe in the first four months of next year. The missiles have nuclear warheads and a range near 70 miles, supplementing existing Army and Air Force atomic weapon units. All battalions depart from Fort Bliss, Texas, after training.
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Air Force
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
India and Outer Mongolia establish diplomatic ties
New Delhi announces formal diplomatic relations with Outer Mongolia, the Mongolian People's Republic, a former Chinese province between Communist China and Soviet Central Asia. The move follows unsuccessful Soviet attempts to seat Outer Mongolia at the United Nations, vetoed by Nationalist China in the Security Council.
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India
Outer Monlia
Outer Mongolia
Mongolian People’s Republic
Soviet Union
China
Central Asia
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Wet Christmas Forecast For Illinois
Chicago reports a mild wet Christmas with falling temperatures anticipated across Illinois as the holiday approaches.
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Chicago
Illinois
Paratrooper Survives Four Snowbound Days in Cascade Foothills
Sgt. John Horan of Maynard Massachusetts recounts four days in snow bound Cascade Mountain foothills after bailing out from a C46. He trudged in deep drifts, found a cabin, improvised foot gear from parachute material, endured freezing rain, then reached an inn where a doctor treated frostbite. He phoned his wife Teruko and was taken to Madigan General Hospital at Ft. Lewis for further care.
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John Horan
Maynard
Mass
Cascade Mountain
Teruko
Seattle
Japan
Ft. Lawton
Horan
Snoqualmie Pass
Army
Madigan General Hospital
Ft. Lewis
High Awards Made Change Necessary
Illinois drivers face doubled financial responsibility starting Jan 1 under the Safety Responsibility Law. Bodily injury per person rises to 10000 and per accident to 20000. wrongful death cap up to 25000. property damage requirement up from 1000 to 5000. Law aims to curb under insured drivers and reflect higher accident costs.
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Springfield
Illinois
Field
Illr
Edward J. Dirksen
Springness Assn
Dirksen
Early Freight Boost Sought by Railroads Feb Rush
Washington December 22 AP railroads seek to raise freight rates by seven percent with February 9 as the effective date. They request swift procedure to implement the increase without usual hearings. ICC officials doubt the timetable is feasible. The hike would add over 500 million dollars annually, offsetting wage and material cost rises.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
J. Monroe Johnson
Swastika model airplane sale banned in Bonn
Bonn authorities prohibited the sale to children of an American made model aircraft bearing the Nazi swastika. The symbol has been banned in Germany since 1945.
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Bonn
Germany
Clash in Athens as police disperse anti-British rally
In Athens Greece Monday students fled from policemen wielding batons after a banned anti British rally. Six students and three policemen were injured in minor clashes as all Athens high schools and colleges closed.
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Athens
Greece
Outlaw Merrifield Dies in Electric Chair in Kentucky
Chester Merrifield, 37, a career criminal, fainted in the electric chair and died in Eddyville Kentucky. He was convicted of killing Louisville policeman Alvin Keown after a 1953 nightclub confrontation. Merrifield hobbled to the chamber on crutches and faced execution just after midnight. He reportedly left a written statement to release him, denying the patrolman’s murder.
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Eddyville
Chester Merrifield
Louisville
Alvin Keown
Keown
M. W. Thomas
Merrifield
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