Joyous Christmas Tragedy In New Zealand Rail Crash
Prime Minister Sydney Holland announced 164 fatalities in the Wellington Auckland express wreck after a bridge collapse blamed on a cloudburst. The nine car train with 267 aboard plunged 20 feet into the Wangaehu River, as rescue teams faced remote terrain and uncertainty at the scene. Queen Elizabeth II sent condolences amid the disaster’s grim toll.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Sydney Holland
Holland
Elizabeth II
Wellington
Christmas Eve in Butte Churches Spark Nativity Spirit
Christmas Eve services and Christmas Day observances filled Butte with nativity reflections. Sermons hymns and programs stressed the birth of Christ while families kept private dinners open houses and hospitality. Santa Claus made early inroads with gifts as Ground Observer Corps reported his appearance over the city.
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Mining City
Butte
Santa Claus
Ground Observer Corps
Finlen Hotel
Paroled Slayer Kills Three in Massillon Murder Suicide
Orvis Burdett 39, paroled after 13 years for murder, killed his wife Gwendelene 26 his father in law Columbus Cochran 49 and Delbert Gwinn 33 in a Navarre apartment then took his own life. Christina Gwinn 20 and Pinkie Cochran provided details of the family threat and Burdett’s parole violations. Three infants nearby survived.
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Massillon
Ohio
Navarre
Howard Imboden
Orvis Burdett
Huntington
W. Va
Imboden
Burdett
Gwendelene
Columbus Cochran
Delbert Gwinn
Gwinn
Cochran
Christina
City Hospital
Christina Gwinn
Pinkie Cochran
Charleston
Moundsville
Wooster
Weather Forecast Highlights by Divide Regions
Partly cloudy Friday with highs near 32 and lows around 5. Saturday remains mostly fair with highs about 32. A period from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon shows a maximum near 33 and a minimum close to minus 4. West of Divide expects 30 to 40 high with little change into Friday night and Saturday. East of Divide notes generally fair Friday with highs 32 to 42 and windy east and north portions, followed by fair nights and minimal temperature shifts.
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Divide
Pope urges European unity for peace in Christmas message
Pope Pius XII in his 15th annual Christmas speech urged European unity as a path to earth peace. He warned against placing trust in equal but costly tech and economic forces and criticized worship of technological progress as a spiritual danger. He called for humility before the cradle of the newborn Savior and stressed peace as a lasting goal beyond military alliances.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Europe
Vatican
East
United States Returns Amami Oshima and 20 Small Islands
The United States transfers about 20 small islands to Japan including the Amami Oshima group, while keeping Okinawa and other strategic islands for the foreseeable future. Secretary of State Dulles notes the move fulfills a promise from last August, with Japan expressing mixed satisfaction and a hope for a larger gift. The transfer was formalized in Tokyo by Ambassador John Allison and Foreign Minister Okazaki, as Dulles reiterates continued American possession of key Ryukyu and Bonin islands.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Dulles
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Isles
Far East
Ryukyu and
Bonin
Amami Oshima
Yoshida
Amami Group
Tokyo
John Allison
Okazaki
Protests Rise as Waterfront Union Vote Wavers
A federal no strike injunction expired but New Yorks waterfront stayed calm as a midnight strike deadline was extended by the International Longshoremen's Association. A two day NLRB election left ILA briefly ahead of AFL rival with 4 405 challenged ballots pending final outcome. AFL President Meany condemned reported intimidation and violence during the vote and questioned its fairness while results remained in doubt.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Ind
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
AFL
George Meany
He Opens Jail Doors for Penniless Ones
Birmingham resident Bill Cary, once jailed on Christmas Day for a small fine, spent Christmas Eve paying fines for nine penniless people. The prosperous businessman plans to cover more than $200, continuing the act tonight.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bill Cary
Eisenhower Christmas Peace Message From Yale Tree Light
President Eisenhower with Mrs. Eisenhower at the White House tree lighting delivers a prayer for peace and bright hopes. He cites a season of good will and America’s first peaceful Christmas in four years amid national gratitude for prayers and blessings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Executive Mansion
America
Bethlehem Draws Many Pilgrims During Christmas Observance
Pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem for a traditional midnight mass as Christian worshippers from Catholics to Lutherans joined in joint services near the Church of the Nativity. Archbishop Alberto Gori presided for the Latin rite in Manger Square while shepherds, Bedouins, and local clergy filled the hillside scene under a December wind. The city, six miles south of Jerusalem, sits near a cease fire line from the 1948 Palestine War with roads briefly opened to consuls.
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Bethlehem
No Man’s Land
Jesus Christ
Jordan
Lutheran Welfare Federation of Bethlehem
Jerusalem Young Men's Christian Association
Manger Square
Butterflies and Ads Tangle in a Sweet Solution
A playful note on the butterfly's keen taste and a Want Ads problem solving. An ad reads GAS RANGE for 70 dollars, with a playful nod to the sweetness of solving ad puzzles.
Frenchmen Hope Cautiously for Better Days
Paris residents, jolted by a new U S warning of trouble if unity divisions persist, hope for improvement under President-elect Rene Coty. Coty, 71, dubbed the honest man, was elected on the 13th ballot at Versailles as France seeks leadership to end postwar political morass. The White House signaled Eisenhower’s view that U S action may be needed soon.
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Paris
U. S
Versailles
White House
Eisenhower
United States
Expects No Snow in State Today
Montana weather outlook shows no snow today as a large high pressure system suppresses snow chances. Christmas Day highs reach 30 to 40 in western Montana and 32 to 42 in the north and east. temperatures Thursday range 33 to 44, with subzero overnight lows in some areas. Front-range highways report melting ice from late sun.
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Helena
Montana
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Butte
Livingston
Broadus
Miles City
West Yellowstone
Cut Bank
Glasgow
Great Falls
Montana Automobile Assn
Denver safety chief reports theft of overcoat
Denver's Safety Manager Edward O Geer released a survey on city crime noting a theft incident. He says his new overcoat was stolen from a clothing rack while he was on an official call downtown and he was accompanied by police officers described as flat-footed.
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Denver
Edward O. Geer
Geer
Floods Rated No 1 Story in Montana Poll 1953
Montana voters named the floods as the top story of 1953 in the AP poll. Snowmelt swelled rivers forcing thousands from homes. Gov. Aronson cited five million dollars in damage. Damages to federal dams and Indian reservations added to the disaster tally.
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Montana
Associated Press
J. Hugo Aronson
Reclamation Bureau
Sun River
West Great Falls
Belt Creek
Belt
Havre
Eisenhower
Aronson
Hauser Lake
Helena
Billie Askins
Policy on Balky Yanks Undecided
Washington reports conflict over how to handle 22 American prisoners who refused to return from Korea. Defense Department officials say they are not likely to be charged with treason or deserters, despite Army officers urging harsher actions. The dispute centers on whether to declare them absent without leave or drop them from the rolls.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
No-Man’s-Land
Army
Christmas coin caper and liquor store robbery in North Miami
Christmas night in North Miami saw officers cover meters with bags marked 90 minutes free parking to deter coin stuffing. Meanwhile a liquor store was robbed of 600 dollars. A customer nervously dropped a 10 dollar bill as the bandit paused, told him to pick up his money, then fled.
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Miamil Fla
Miami
Two Men Killed For New Record At Saco Montana
Two men died in an icy highway crash near Saco Montana as Montana's 1953 highway death toll rose to 243, surpassing the 1952 annual mark. Victims were Delbert D Willis 35 Philadelphia Mississippi and J B Shields 21 Seminole Texas. They were en route from Malta to Poplar for an oil field geophysical job. Shields was the asleep driver in the back seat.
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Saco
Mont
Here
Montana
Douglas Hardesty
Delbert D. Willis
Philadelphia
Miss
J. B. Shields
Seminole
Texas
Hardesty
U.S. Highway 2
Malta
Poplar
Shields
Road Fatalities Mount Quickly During Christmas Holiday
The Associated Press reports 26 traffic deaths in the first hours of the 78 hour holiday period ending 11 p.m. CST, with the National Safety Council estimating 510 more deaths before Sunday midnight. Snow and ice linger in the Midwest, with Pennsylvania recording five fatalities and Illinois four. Other states show a mix of early losses across Conn Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri New York Ohio and Montana.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ill
Ind
Iowa
Mass
Minn
N. Y
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