Unusual Christmas Letters From Children And Others
A collage of brief holiday items includes a child asking Santa to find gifts for her family, a Salt Lake City court case where a man pays a stray fine to send a girl home, a Milwaukee donor funding infirmary TVs, a Denver letter from a sober father aiding a son, and Capt. Harold Fischer Jr a Korean War ace awaiting Christmas with loved ones after prison confinement.
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Memphis
Tenn
Santa Claus
Santa
Niest
Brother
Jesus
Denver
Arthur J Nanstiel
Alfred Nanstiel
Swea City
Iowa
Harold Fischer Jr
Fischer
Suiho Reservoir
North Korea
U.N. Grid Feared Over Israel With Syria Clash
Diplomats doubt Syria can force a Security Council meeting to oust Israel from the United Nations over the Dec. 11 Galilee attack. A censure and appeal for negotiations is viewed as likelier as Syria seeks punitive action.
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United Nations
N. Y
Syria
Security Council
Israel
U.N
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
Council
Shukairy
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
U.N. Palestine
Floods Ravage Northern California Five Villages Destroyed
Storm floods tear five communities along the Eel and Klamath rivers, leaving Pepperwood Elmnor Weott Kla math and Klamath Glen virtually wiped out. Three more deaths reported near Santa Cruz as rain and high winds persist.
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San Francisco
California
Pepperwood
Elmnor
Weatt
Klamath
Klamath Glen
Pacific
Santa Cruz
Monterey Bay
Sheriff's Office
San Jose
Aera
Placer County
Humboldt County
President Commutes Death Sentence in Yuletide Pardons
President Eisenhower grants clemency to 41 prisoners and commutes one death sentence. John Vigneault of New Hampshire had his death sentence cut to 55 years after a court martial for the 1952 shooting of an elderly couple in Germany. The White House said the full list would be released by the Justice Department later. The president and Mrs. Eisenhower will attend Sunday services at National Presbyterian Church.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Justice Department
Gen
Brownell
John Vigneault
New Hampshire
Vigneault
Manchester
N. H
Germany
Army
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
James C. Hagerty
National Presbyterian Church
Tribune-Star Basket Fund donations sought for Terre Haute families
Donations to the Tribune-Star Basket Fund continue to aid needy families in Terre Haute. Contributions may be delivered or mailed to Tribune-Star office at 721 Wabash Avenue. All gifts will be published.
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Tribune-Star Basket Fund
Terre Haute
Tribune-Star
Wabash Avenue
Pennsylvanla Railroad Strike Called Off in Negotiations
A threatened strike by 22,560 non operating PRR workers is postponed indefinitely to allow contract talks. The Transport Workers Union accepted the request and set January 4 for the next session as both sides study a presidential fact finding recommendation offering wage rises from 10.5 to 14.2 cents.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Transport Workers Union
PRR
Man Indicted for Second Degree Murder in Elkhart
Robert Meadows, 24, of Elkhart was indicted by a local grand jury on a charge of second degree murder for the Dec 7 shooting of 25 year old Herbert Singer during a downtown sidewalk dispute. Meadows surrendered to police immediately after the incident.
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Elkhart
Ind
Robert Meadows
Superior Court
Herbert Singer
Paratrooper’s Epic Four Day Survival Tale Near Seattle
Sgt. John Horan of Maynard Massachusetts survived four days in snow clad Cascade foothills after a failed jump from an Air Force C 46. He trudged to a roadside inn with blistered feet and cold to reunite with his Japanese wife Teruko and their three children who had just arrived in Seattle.
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Easton
Wash
John Horan
Maynard
Mass
Cascade Mountain
Teruko
Seattle
Japan
Ft. Lawton
Air Force
Horan
Weather Map Brief for Blu Weather Raoreas
Mostly cloudy conditions with sunrise at 7 07 and sunset at 4 31. River stage shown rising. times listed for 6 am noon 2 pm and other observations on page 14.
Local Weather Report Summaries
Yesterday's high reached 44 degrees and the low was 24. Trace precipitation recorded.
First Hour Will Tell Winner of Third World War
Rep Clarence Cannon says Sagebrush maneuvers prove an atomic war would be decided in the air within an hour. He notes air power as decisive with radar jamming aiding attackers and praises boosted defense spending and guided missiles.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
Missouri Democrat
House Appropriations Committee
Louisiana
Cannon
Charity card replaces tickets for first parking meter violations
In Sterling Illinois on December 23 motorists who overstayed meters received a Christmas card instead of a ticket. The card wished a Merry Christmas and asked that the usual one dollar fine be donated to charity.
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Sterling, Ill
Forecast Terre Haute and Vicinity Weather Update
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered rain likely on Saturday. Low tonight around 40, high Saturday near 46 to 50. Sunday expected partly cloudy and mild. Indiana area follows similar pattern with 35 to 46 degree tonight and Saturday highs around 46 to 50. Temperature readings show 61 at 2 p.m. and 46 at 1 p.m.
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Indiana
Downtown Terre Haute Stores Christmas Hours
Retailers in Terre Haute set extended hours for Friday and Saturday before Christmas. On Friday December 23 stores open until 8 30 P M. On Saturday December 24 shops open from 9 30 A M to 5 00 P M.
Stevenson Boy May Leave Hospital Soon
Adlai E. Stevenson expressed relief as his 19 year old son John Fell Stevenson injured in a car crash near Goshen Ind may be discharged in about two weeks. The collision killed two Harvard friends and seriously injured another passenger while Stevenson senior arrived grieved from Goshen.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Goshen
Ind
John Fell Stevenson
Harvard University
Harvard
Stevenson
Elkhart Department Store Fire Damages Drake Co. Building
A three story Charles S. Drake Co. department store in downtown Elkhart burned early today. Fire Chief Maes Houghton estimated the loss at least $100,000.
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Elkhart
Ind
Charles S. Drake Co
Maes Houghton
Pilgrims Move Toward Bethlehem Amid Border Tensions
Hundreds of Christmas pilgrims from Israelis Arabs monks and nuns crossed into Jordan through Mandelbaum Gate as rioting subsided. Some faced entry limits while others remained on the Israeli side to avoid potential clashes. The scene contrasted with village riots three days earlier and highlighted fragile border controls.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jordan
Mandelbaum
Mandelbaum Gate
United Nations
Christmas Holiday Banking Hours Observed in Terre Haute
Terre Haute banks close at 5 p m today and reopen at 9 a m Tuesday December 27 in observance of the Christmas holiday. Savings and Loan Associations in the city remain closed Saturday through Monday and resume usual hours Tuesday morning.
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Terre Haute
Savings and Loan Associations
Bank of Fisk Robbed of $34662 by Two Bandits
In Fisk Missouri on December 23 two robbers forced three bank employees into a vault and escaped with $34662. The Bandits, described as shabbily dressed with glasses, fled in cashier Gene Shain’s car and later in another vehicle. FBI agents from St Louis joined the investigation.
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Fisk
Bank of Fisk
Gene Shain
Shain
FBI
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission critiques eased transport policy
The ICC said the administration’s proposed transportation policy goes too far in reducing federal regulation. It warned of potential law of the jungle competition and industry confusion, despite a push from Eisenhower era committees to liberalize rate making to aid railroads, trucks, and ships.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Eisenhower
Transportation Advisory Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Man Killed in Car Crash Near Fortville Indiana
William Boyette about 35 died when his car left Ind. 67 near Fortville and overturned several times today. James T. Higgins 48 of Muncie was injured and taken to Hancock County Hospital in Greenfield, with injuries not immediately known.
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Greenfield
Ind
William Boyette
Fortville
James T. Higgins
Muncie
Hancock County Hospital
Classified ads schedule for Christmas weekend
The Classified Department of the Tribune Star will close all day Sunday December 25 and until 6 pm Monday December 26 for Christmas. No copy accepted then. Ads for Sunday Monday and Tuesday due by 6 pm Saturday. Open Monday evening 6 to 8. Dial 1331 and ask for an advisor.
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the Tribune-Star
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Stevenson Boy
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