Georgie Morford Wen Receives Chihuahua Gift from Santa
Georgie Morford Wen, a blind Maryland Workshop for the Blind worker, asked Santa for a chihuahua if he existed. Mrs. Jack Roane surprised her with an eight week old male puppy named Yuletide Nicholas or Nicky at the Post Office, bringing joy and belief in Santa.
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Seven Dead In State Mishaps Two In Traffic
A Christmastide toll across Maryland reports seven accidental deaths. Two traffic fatalities involved pedestrians Charles Gates 70 of Baltimore and Robert Trice 32 of Federalsburg. Other deaths include a 1-year-old boy in Frederick County a 3-year-old in Baltimore and drownings on the Monocacy River.
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2-Year-Old Boy Loses Eye in Kitchen Accident
A Bedford Pa. toddler, Larry Gardner, lost his right eye after a drinking glass toppled from a cabinet and shattered, injuring his face and arms. Surgeons removed the eye on Christmas Day and may not save sight in the other eye. The family laments Christmas disrupted by the tragedy as doctors decide on future prognosis. The weatherAcross the East Midwest and Far West, blustery conditions pack rain and snow in a low-pressure system from the Hudson Bay to the Gulf Coast, with snow in Minnesota and the Great Lakes region.
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Congress Faces Distasteful Tasks in 1955 Budget Fight
Congress resumes January 7 facing a tough year ahead as defense spending and national debt loom large. A Senate battle over taxes and social security funding could reshape federal outlays, with education aid and science emphasis likely to gain attention amid an election year.
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Algeria Quiet Christmas Day Five Killed
Algeria reported its quietest Christmas with five deaths, plus three by terrorists. In Paris, a French army captain was killed, and Algerians faced attacks linked to rebel funding. The violence extended to Constantine and mining villages near Relizane with mortar fire.
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Valuable Mink Cape Missing From Fountain Head Club
Mrs. Robert K. Fleigh Jr. reported a tight brown natural Canadian mink cape missing from the ladies room at Fountain Head Country Club after a Monday night party. Deputies suspect theft as the cape vanished around 1 30 am Tuesday, with many other fur coats present.
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Yule Tree Erected at Old Mooresville Church
Visitor BD H Forsyth of Williamsport found a Christmas post and framed poem in the Old Catholic Church at Mooresville. The church, built over a century ago by Irish canal workers, sits near a graveyard where some laborers who died in a canal epidemic are buried.
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Anti-Western banners mark Afro-Asian conference opening
About 400 delegates from some 40 countries and colonies gather in Cairo for an Afro-Asian conference. Anwar Sadat presides as conference president, voicing neutrality and nonalignment as delegates from India and African nations sit alongside Soviet bloc and Arab representatives. Participants discuss nuclear test bans, opposition to imperialism, and peace aims amid charged audience chants.
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Public Square Fire Forty Years Ago Recalls Loss
Forty years ago on December 26 a fire of unknown origin broke out in the Hamrichouse at the Public Square southwest corner building housing Princess confectionery. It was the citys most destructive blaze since the American Laundry fire on West Antietam Street and threatened similar past fires. Water damage was heavy as firefighters flooded the corner and part of the three story building, also owned by the same party. Continued on Page 2.
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Tennessee Judge Warns Probes May Reveal Many Highway Deaths
Chattanooga report cites Judge Schoolfield urging Nashv ille attendees to ensure a corpse exists to foregather. He links the Nashville meeting with possible investigations into Hamilton County rackets and a city court shortage. Black crepe marks Christmas as 200+ traffic deaths spike nationwide, 210 in 11 hours, with 1262 total across all accidents.
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Rain and politics mingle as Russians oppose NATO plan
Rain record continues while Moscow snubs Western disarmament talks. Pravda slams NATO as a cold war sermon and rejects a foreign ministers conference. In Maryland, three men get jail terms for beer and snack thefts while a fourth gets suspended sentences and fines for larceny and traffic charges.
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Elvis Giving Up His Teddy Bears
Elvis Presley plans to donate his teddy bear collection to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as he prepares for induction into the armed services. A spokesman said the bears will be auctioned to raise funds for the foundation and related medical support.
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Refrigerator Blaze Damages Kitchen in North Locust Street
Three fire companies responded to a 5 a.m. alarm in the 200 block of North Locust Street where a refrigerator caused a blaze centered on the motor end and pony beneath, damaging the kitchen. Marvin McCleary was named in the report. The fire was confined to the appliance area with minor adjacent damage.
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Theft leads to 30 days and $20 fine for Straley
George Straley, about 30, admitted stealing $20 from a YMCA cash drawer on North Potomac Street. He was observed by a YMCA employee, confessed, and agreed to repay. Magistrate Edwin Miller granted a suspended sentence, but Straley failed to leave and faced further charges.
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Garrett Hit By Ice That Snaps Wires
An ice storm glazed Garrett and western Allegany Counties, snapping lines and hindering traffic. A transmission line broke under ice weighing up to 1.5 inches. seven crews restored service after three hours. Ten lines dropped onto about one hundred homes. four poles broke near Keyser's Ridge. One hundred fifty phones and 22 toll circuits were affected west of Cumberland. State crews found highways generally free of ice today.
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