America the Beautiful In Spirit Adopts Ventura Couple
Betty and Herb Smith, long in iron lungs at Ventura County General Hospital, became the nation's sympathy focus after an Associated Press story on December 8. Letters, gifts, and prayers poured in from across the country, uniting a growing nationwide “family” around the Smiths and their two daughters Jody and Debby as a map of support formed in the hospital.
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Ventura
Calif
Betty
Herb Smith
Ventura County General Hospital
Jody
Debby
Smiths
United States
America
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
New York City
Butte
Mont
Chicago
Abilene
Kan
Kansas City
Minnesota
Spokane
Wash
Ernest Hix
Betty Smith
Reich Bros. Mfg to Open Glasgow Scotland Plant
Reich Bros. Mfg. Co. plans a Glasgow Scotland plant with operations starting Jan 1 employing about six people. The firm will serve the Sterling metal area and operate offices in London. Reich Drilling Manufacturers Limited will cover Australia South Africa and India. The Terre Haute firm specializes in hydraulic drilling and mine machinery.
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Wendell L. Reich
Reich Bros. Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Terre Haute House
Glasgow
Scotland
Reich
Sterling Metal
London
Weather Summary for Terre Braute and Vicinity
Mostly fair conditions with a rising temperature trend into Wednesday. Local river stage remains 2.7 ft and falls. no precipitation yesterday. Indiana forecast calls for mostly fair tonight and gradually warmer conditions Wednesday. Thursday expected cloudy with rain likely.
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Terre
Indiana
Former Lee School Supply Owner Dies
Lon Lee age 7? no. Funeral services set for Lon Lee former owner of the Lee School Supply Company who died Monday at St Anthony Hospital. Rev Arthur S Dodgson to officiate at P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home with burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by widow Lora one daughter Mrs A G Sutton of Glendale California two sons Richard P Terre Haute and Paul H Chicago one sister Mrs Ola Fox Terre Haute one brother Ray Frankfort two grandchildren three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Lon Lee
South Center Street
Lee School Supply Company
South Fourth Street
St. Anthony Hospital
P. J. Ryan & Sons
Arthur S. Dodgson
Roselawn Memorial Park
Terre Haute
Bp.o.e. Lodge No
Lora
A. G. Sutton
Glendale
Calif
Richard P
Paul H
Chicago
Ola Fox
Ray
Frankfort
Betty Ellinger Hooker
Howard W. Hooker
Wabash River Bridge
Bedino Chapel
Albert Lucchi
Death Toll Rises in Algeria Riot
In Algiers the Christmas weekend death toll climbed to at least 26 after a Nationalist hand grenade killed two children in a crowd Sunday night. The incident adds to regional unrest during the holiday period.
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Algiers
Algeria
Flood Toll Rises Across California and Oregon
Floods in California and Oregon push totals to 41 dead with 19 more presumed dead in California. The San Joaquin Delta near Stockton faces danger as Empire Tract and Venice flood. Weather improves in Yuba City but high tides threaten delta areas. damage estimated at 150 million dollars.
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San Francisco
California
San Joaquin River
Stockton
Oregon
Empire Tract
Venice
Sacramento
Delta
Yuba City
Feather River
Weather Bureau
Remote
San Francisco Bay
San Joaquin
Ellsworth Bunker
National Red
American Air Force sergeant missing after Berlin car crash
An American Air Force sergeant from Brooklyn, M/Sgt. Mike Kliman, who visited Berlin for Christmas, disappeared in the Soviet sector after a car crash. He was last seen being taken from a hospital by Communist police, with a preliminary inquiry unable to locate him. A request was sent to the Russians for investigation.
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Berlin
Paris
U. S
Army
Mike Kliman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kliman
Orly Field
Tax forms mailed to Americans for FY season
The Internal Revenue Service dispatched 60 million income tax forms and instructions. Officials said recipients should receive their forms by January 4 and return them by April 15 to avoid penalties.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Senate Booklet Calls Communists a Moscow Controlled Conspiracy
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee released a 100 page booklet titled A Handbook for Americans describing the Communist Party USA as a Russian inspired, Moscow dominated anti American conspiracy. Chairman Eastland says Americans face misinformation planted by party members and a mass conspiratorial organization under foreign control.
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Ashington, D. C
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Communist Party of the United States
US Helicopter Rescues 14 From Angry Japanese Seas
A U S Air Force helicopter piloted by Lt. Herbert G. Gates saved 14 seamen from the Honda Maru after it broke up in 65 mph winds off Hachinohe. Three sailors from another ship were saved by the destroyer Ozbourne. Six ships remained missing as a two day storm lashed northeast Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kansas
U. S
Ozbourn
Hachinohe City
Maritime Safety Board
Herbert G. Gates
Kansas City
Kan
Air Force
Col
Tracy J. Peterson
3Rd Air Rescue Group
Peterson
Fire destroys six stores in Quincy Illinois
Fire swept a south side shopping strip in Quincy Illinois destroying six of eight stores. Two two story buildings survived. A couple living above one shop escaped as flames spread. Fire Chief John Heenan put damage at over 200000 dollars and said the blaze likely began in a tailor shop.
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Quincy
Ill
John Heenan
Record Christmas weekend traffic toll shatters prior marks
The Associated Press reports 778 total deaths from traffic fires and other accidents during the holiday period, with 605 traffic deaths, 68 in fires, and 105 in other accidents. The weekend ran 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, a new all‑time holiday record. Funeral services announced for Betty Ellinger Hooker, killed in a car crash, with husband Howard Hooker injured.
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Associated Press
National Safety Coun
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Chicago
Quints Estranged From Dionne Family Over Christmas
North Bay Ontario December 27 The parents of the Dionne quintuplets say they did not receive a Christmas card from the four surviving daughters this year. Oliva Dionne says relatives abroad influenced the girls and notes two sisters Yvonne and Cecile train as nurses in Montreal. Marie and Annette are said to be receiving hospital checkups and recovered. The couple laments lack of contact and refuses to name the outsiders involved.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Montreal
Marie
Annette
Russia doubles naval power in Chinese coast area
Asahi quoted Japan's self defense board saying the Soviet Far East fleet grew by more than 30 ships including two cruisers. The expansion, led by a 13 000 ton cruiser at Vladivostok, adds destroyers and submarines and widens the Soviet presence off the China coast.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Far East
Asahi
Japan Self-Defense Board
Vladivostok
Taipei
China
Egyptian Fire Near Ain Heshlosha
In Jerusalem sector on December 27 an Egyptian position in the Gaza strip opened fire on an Israeli patrol near Ain Heshlosha. The patrol returned fire with no casualties reported by a military spokesman.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Ain Heshlosha
Tito to Egypt on 10 day state visit
Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia will arrive in Cairo on Wednesday for a 10 day official visit to Egypt. He will confer with Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser during the stay.
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Cairo
Egypt
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Christmas Week Shopping Hours in Terre Haute
Downtown Terre Haute stores publish hours for Christmas week. Tuesday December 27 hours are 12:00 Noon to 8:30 PM. Remaining days this week follow the usual 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM schedule.
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Terre Haute
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