Traffic Safety Reforms Touted by Shultz Committee
The Shultz committee urges major traffic and court reforms. Proposals include mandatory training for new justices, renaming justices of the peace to village and town magistrates, and county level magistrates. They back limited licenses for first DUI offenders and a non jury first offense for intoxicated driving.
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State Commission
Justice of the Peace
Schultz
Shultz
Halpern
Dewey
Commission On the Courts
Frozen Body Found on Porch in Saratoga Springs
An 11 year old man named Joseph H. Knickerbocker, a watchman at the city reservoir, was found on his side porch seated in a chair. A woman delivering eggs discovered the body and an autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
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Saratoga Springs
Joseph H. Knickerbocker
City Reservoir
Police pass on Christmas party to aid 75 families
Arkansas state police voted to forgo an official Christmas party if hosts spent the funds on groceries for about 75 needy families. The Arkansas Bus and Truck Association offered to arrange troop travel and the Salvation Army will distribute the food.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas State Police
Arkansas Bus and Truck Assn
Salvation Army
Safecrackers Touch Off Half Million Fire At Ward Motors
In Newark New Jersey thieves using an acetylene torch sparked a blaze at Ward Motors auto sales igniting safes and wrecking 25 new cars. Fire officials say a torch on the floor started the blaze and they failed to grab a $20000 Christmas bonus stash from one safe.
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Newark
N. J. UP
Ward Motors
Eisenhower era Christmas at the White House
First Lady reports on Christmas at the White House with Barbara visiting for a few hours. She notes Santa beliefs among the grandchildren, presents in the Mary Jean room, and Ike distributing gifts Christmas morning. Mrs. Eisenhower says she has lost 10 pounds since the heart attack and quips about a second term as Christmas.
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Eisenhower
David
Tere
White House
Barbara
Just Plain Turkey For Mrs. America
Mrs. Ramona Dietemeier of Lincoln Nebraska, Mrs. America 1956, spoke of an old fashioned Christmas upon returning from a six week European and Middle East trip. She planned to buy a 25 pound turkey and have her five children help with the meal.
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Omaha
Ramona Dietemeyer
Lincoln
Neb
America
Middle East
Judge Delivers Yuletide Fines in Manhattan Court
Magistrate Harry G. Andrews fined 90 persons $2 each in a Manhattan sanitary code case. He reduced the usual $15 penalties on pledges to “do something nice” for the less fortunate at Christmas.
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New York
Upper Manhattan Court
Harry G. Andrews
Andrews
Double-Edged Sullivan Twins to Wed on Christmas Eve
London report that twins Doreen and Pamela Sullivan will marry on Christmas Eve. Doreen will become Mrs. John Blunt while Pamela becomes Mrs. John Sharp.
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London
Doreen
Pamela Sullivan
Doreen Will
John Blunt
Pamela Will
John Sharp
Devastating floods sweep Northern California and Oregon towns
Floodwaters 15 to 18 feet deep wipe out Kla math area including Klamath Glen while Redwood Creek floods Orick and Pepperwood Elinor and Weott. Rescue teams lift a man with a broken back and a baby with pneumonia as evacuations spread by air and water. Highways collapse and radio links fail as communities face widespread destruction.
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Klamath Glen
Redwood Creek
Orick
Frank Brown
KHUM
Eureka
Eel
Hodgkinson
Redwood Valley
Pepperwood
Elinor
Weatt
Civil Defense
Siskiyou County
Sierra
California
Oregon
Greyhound
Laytonville
Mendocino County
Secre
Palo Alto
Mackay Radio
San Francisco Bay
Mackay
Associated Press News
Western Pacific
Eisenhower Grants 42 Pardons in Christmas Gesture
President Eisenhower issued 42 pardons to federal prisoners and commuted one death sentence in a Christmas gesture. Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. will announce the names on the list later today after reviewing it with the president.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Police Get Card From Ex Roomer
An Albany police headquarter Christmas card from Long Branch New Jersey recalls a 1933 stay as a hobo. The writer credits the Albany police for kindness, thanking them for shelter and warmth during a cold period.
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Albany, N.Y
Albany
Long Branch
N.J
Christmas Card Amnesty for First Parking Violations
Motorists who overstayed meters this week received Christmas cards from police instead of tickets. The cards urged a $1 fine donation to charity, marking a gentle first violation gesture aimed at goodwill.
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Sterling, I
Search Resumed For Lost Pilot
New York. An all out air search was resumed today for a Marine officer missing on a Christmas flight from Cherry Point North Carolina to his New York home. Capt Harold Henrica is the missing pilot. His wife Lois Bannerman a renowned harpist sobbed at their home saying He cant be dead. The couple has a seven year old son Mark. He disappeared after taking off from Cherry Point at 9 pm Wednesday to reach home for Christmas.
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New York
Cherry Point
N. C
Harold Henrica
Lois Bannerman
Mark
Verdict: accidental death by burning in Miss Nicholls case
The coroner or local official indicated an accidental death finding after a fire in Miss Nicholls apartment. The blaze damaged the ceiling and floor corner, with water damage in the unit and the Farleys’ ground floor apartment. Fire Marshal John Dacey investigated after Joseph Kirk reported odor of smoke.
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Raymond Farley
Cold Snap Hits Across Adirondacks and Nearby Towns
Morning readings from railroad authorities show Carthage at 22 below, Benson Mines 28 below, Clayton 20 below, and Adirondacks from 12 to 26 below, signaling a sharp regional cold spell in Watertown area.
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Watertown
Carthage
Benson Mines
Clayton
Adirondacks
Soldier survives trek from cabin to inn through Snoqualmie Pass
A sergeant endured three days in freezing, rain soaked conditions after leaving a cabin 314 miles from a remote inn. He fashioned improvised snowshoes from shingles and parachute parts, crawled toward civilization, reached a highway, received medical frostbite treatment, and was taken to Madigan General after an emergency call to his wife.
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Army
Madigan General
Hospital at St. Lewis Near Seattle Sends Unnamed Person
A hospital at St. Lewis, 40 miles southwest of Seattle, may transfer the patient to Seattle or bring Mrs. Horan and their three children to Madigan. The exact plan was not known immediately.
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St. Lewis
Seattle
Pupils Adopt Korean Girl by New York High School Class
A seven year old Korean girl Ah Jong Lee will have a brighter Christmas after George Washington High School pupils and a teacher adopted her. The class gained 109 fathers and 27 mothers and sent a photo to the child living in poverty near Seoul with her mother and sister. New Guinea matrons along Sepik River are noted for lime ash makeup.
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New York
George Washington High School
Ah Jong Lee
Seoul
Army Expands Atomic Arsenal in Europe
The Army announced six additional battalions of Corporal guided missiles will move to Western Europe in the first four months of the new year. The missiles carry nuclear or conventional warheads with ranges up to about 70 miles, supplementing existing atomic weapons including Honest John rockets and 280mm cannons already stationed there.
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Washington
Europe
Mayor Christmas Greets Miami on Merry Christmas Day
Recently elected Mayor Randall N. Christmas issued a public greeting wishing a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to all citizens and visitors in Miami.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Randall N. Christmas
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