Paratrooper Survives Four Cold Days in Cascade Snow
Easton Washington TA Sgt John Horan describes four days in snow filled Cascade foothills after bailing out from a C46. Blistered feet and hunger gave way to courage and a cabin fire while seeking rescue. He hopes to reunite with his Japanese wife Teruko and their three children who arrived in Seattle. The missing husband was later found alive after the long ordeal.
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Easton
Wash
John Horan
Maynard
Mass
Cascade Mountain
Teruko
Seattle
Japan
Ft. Lawton
Horan
Barriers Lifted as Pilgrims Enter Jerusalem Holy City
Christian pilgrims began crossing Mandelbaum Gate into Jerusalem as Israel and Jordan resolved differences and opened the barriers for the Sabbath day. Most pilgrims can reach Christendom’s holiest shrines with the Sabbath closure, with Mass planned at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity tomorrow.
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Jerusalem
Ins
Mandelbaum Gate
Old City of
Israel
Jordan
Christendom
Bethlehem
Christ
Amman
France expands Algeria troop surge ahead of Christmas
Paris orders 60 000 reinforcements to Algeria amid rising nationalist violence during the holiday season. Premier Edgar Faure’s caretaker government acted after Jacques Soustelle’s request, joining an already heavy force estimated at 170 000 to 200 000. A Defense Ministry spokesman said the move follows a plan but is sped up. Rebels and troops have clashed, with several killings reported in the Kabylie mountains as Christmas approaches.
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Paris
France
Algeria
Edgar Faure
Jacques Soustelle
Defense Ministry
Soustelle
Faure
Jacques Duhamel
Kabylie
Editorial View on Foreign Aid Spending
Sylvia Porter discusses the role of brains and billions in shaping a strengthened foreign aid program. The piece appears on the Editorial Page along with regular features including Amusements, Financial, Sports, and Deaths sections.
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Sylvia Porter
Ing
Radio-Tv
City Life
They'll Take Schwartzsauer They'll Take Schwartzsauer
In Springfield Minnesota residents gather for Christmas with the Harold Krueger home hosting the traditional schwartzsauer feast. Mrs. Krueger prepares duck blood giblets necks wings and dried fruit dumplings from an old German recipe, serving two tables one for schwartzsauer and one for standard American fare.
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Springfield
Minn
Harold Krueger
Schwartzsauer
Uniformity Reforms Driving Penalty in Legislation
A joint legislative committee on traffic violations led by Senator Searles G. Shultz of Skaneateles outlines a program to adopt uniform road rules, issue limited licenses for first DUI offenses, require keys kept in parking lots, and reclassify first DUI from misdemeanor to offense, with other judicial and administrative changes pending full committee approval.
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Joint
Legislative Committee
Searles G. Shultz
Skaneateles
National Committee On Uniform
Shultz
Drunken Driving Arrests Rise as Police Nab Several
The month’s drunken driving arrests reach 15 with the arrest of Alex Engelbrecht, 69, of Mattydale after his car hit a parked vehicle on N State St. He faced Traffic Court, pleaded not guilty, and posted 1000 bail. Another, Harry Edwards, 43, of Herkimer, pleaded guilty and was fined 100 with 30 days suspended. Clifford Bradford, 37, of Fayette St, pleaded guilty to being drunk while driving with a 30 day suspended sentence and 100 fine.
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Alex Engelbrecht
Molloy Rd
Mattydale
Engelbrecht
William Sullivan
Russell Batchlor
Park St
N. State St
P. Leo Dorsey
Harry Edwards
Maplegrove Ave
Herkimer
Richard Menickelly
E. Laurel St
Hiawatha Blvd
Clifford Bradford
E. Fayette St
Bradford
Robert Gaurnier
E. Genesee St
Marines give Christmas gift of car wash in Los Angeles
Mrs. Helen Olds watched several young Marines wash a car during a layover in Los Angeles. They refused a tip, explaining they were returning from Korea and wanted to thank the neighborhood with a free wash. They were headed home to Indianapolis and enjoyed the kindness shown by locals.
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Los Angeles
Helen Olds
Korea
Indianapolis
New and Worse Storms Hit Flooded California
Woman fatally burned in her second floor apartment at 439 East Castle Street died after a fire began around 10 a.m. Firemen found Mertice Nicholls 39, a Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation clerk, near a burning chair. She died at the scene. coroner and priest provided rites.
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California
Mertice Nicholls
Castle St
Donald Reed
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Engine Co
U N Council Doubted To Oust Israel Over Galilee Raid
Diplomats doubt Syria can force a Security Council move to oust Israel and impose penalties after the Dec 11 Galilee attack. Western powers prepare a censure resolution while Syria urges punitive measures. Council adjourns for Christmas week as Burns warns further reprisals could flare into full war. 56 Syrians and six Israelis killed in the raid.
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United Nations
N. Y
Syria
Security Council
Israel
U.N
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
U.N. Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Sea of Galilee
Comrade interrupts Speaker at Communist meeting humor
A comrade interrupts the Speaker to ask who will pay his unemployment checks if they overthrow the government. The remark injects a grim joke into the gathering and highlights concerns about payroll during upheaval.
Eisenhower says four stockings to grace White House Christmas
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower confirms a White House Christmas Eve display will include a stocking for the newborn Presidential grandmother Mary Jean, born Wednesday at Walter Reed. The three Eisenhower children David 7 Barbara Anne 6 and Susan 3 will join soon, while the baby stays in hospital. Mrs. Eisenhower greets reporters during a White House decor preview and notes the baby is “just as cute as she can be.”
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Washington
INS
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Mary Jean
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mas. John
Barbara Eisenhower
World Will Hear Pope Christmas Message Broadcast Across Languages
Pope Pius XII will speak in Italian at 5 a.m. EST during his 17th annual Christmas address with translations in English French Spanish German Polish Portuguese Dutch Arabic Chinese Aramaic Russian Latin Swedish Danish Norwegian. His Christmas Eve Mass from the Vatican chapel starts at 6 p.m. EST. No U S rebroadcast plans were announced.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Vatican
Snow for Christmas Warms as Subzero Week Ends
Syracuse sees a thaw with a low around eight and a high near 18 as inches of snow are forecast for Christmas and Christmas Day. Snow totals vary across upstate New York from 2 inches at Sampson Air Force Base to 10 in Syracuse while temperatures remain below normal with a warmer trend expected through the weekend.
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Syracuse
Andrew Keller
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hancock Field
Keller
The
Weather Bureau
Niagara Falls
Rome
Oneonta
Buffalo
Rochester
Elmira
Binghamton
Watertown
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
New York City
Glens Falls
Massena
Sampson Air Fore
Albany
Cardinal Spellman Pilots Jet Over Mount Fuji
Cardinal Francis Spellman flew a 30 minute 200 mile flight over Mount Fuji in a jet with Maj. Allen McDonald as pilot. Spellman praised the experience and said he would be ready to pilot again in two weeks. He later planned a Christmas Mass for U.S. troops in Korea.
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Tokyo
INS
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Japan
Mount Fuji
New York
Maj
Allen McDonald
Everett
Wash
Cardinal Spellman
McDonald
Grandmother Tracks Expanding Gift List in Minnesota
MADELTIA Minn. An 88 year old Mrs Martha Cobank has a growing gift list with 171 direct descendants. The count includes 11 children 43 grandchildren 100 great grandchildren and 17 great great grandchildren reflecting a 21 rise in the past year.
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Madeltia
Minn
Martha Cobank
Five California Villages Wiped Out by Floods
Five small communities Pepper wood Elmnor Weatt Klamath and Klamath Glen on the Eel and Klamath rivers were virtually wiped out by flood waters as storms surged in northern California. Evacuations by boat continued while Santa Cruz area reported deaths and possible fatalities. Communication failed, roads severed, and relief efforts shifted to radio and naval reserve reports.
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San Francisco
California
Pepperwood
Elmnor
Weatt
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Pacific
Santa Cruz
Monterey Bay
Sheriff's Office
San Jose
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Eureka
Naval Reserve Radio
Carlotta
Ferndale
Alton
Hodgkinson
India Establishes Diplomatic Ties With Outer Mongolia
NEW DELHI India announced establishing diplomatic relations with Outer Mongolia. The Indian ambassador in Peiping will handle additional duties for now, and the Mongolian ambassador in Peiping will be accredited to India. Outer Mongolia lies between China and Soviet Central Asia.
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New Delhi
India
Outer Mongolia
Foreign Ministry
Peiping
China
Sailors Pool Cash for Family of Seven at Quonset Point
At Quonset Point Naval Air Station Patrol Squadron 7 officers pooled cash to aid a needy seven person family. They saved the cost of Christmas cards, about $140, by forgoing cards and using the money for clothing linen and food for a couple with five children.
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Quonset Point
Patrol Squadron 7
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
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Hive Fleuse
Ake
Pope
United States
Mongolia
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