Christmas Fires Claim Many Lives Across States
A string of deadly fires and a fatal vehicle crash killed 11 people in three states. In San Antonio a Christmas season blaze killed six, including a mother and five children. the father and two others were burned. A Branford family perished from a faulty oil burner. Near Childress a gasoline truck crash trapped a family, killing six and injuring others. Josefina Montelongo, age nine, helped save her parents and sister before the blaze consumed the home. Six others died in varied fires across Kansas City and nearby communities.
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Childress
Tex
San Antonio
Branford
Kansas City
Kas
Dorothy Wilson
Josefina Montelongo
Maria Montelongo
Alejandro
Carlos
Andrea
Yolanda
Alicia
Ascension Montelongo
Francisca
Josefina
Charles Hudson Nott
Europe
Elizabeth McCloud Nott
Hudson Malcolm Nott
Lawrence Treat Nott
Ernest W. Wood
Roy Lee Blake
Louise
Vivian
Hoyt
Nelda
Carl P. Leatherman
Amarillo
Estelline
Here
Blakes
Blake
Five Bodies Found From B-50 Crash Near Savannah
Savannah Ga December 24 five bodies recovered from a B-50 crash debris in a marsh along the Savannah river. The bomber carrying 11 airmen crashed after takeoff from Chatham field with veterans including Lt Rogers Hornsby Jr and Capt Andrew G Walker among the dead. Swamp buggy crews and helicopters aided the search as officials warned more remains may be unrecoverable in the muck.
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Savannah
Chatham Field
Here
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Chatham Base
Billy G. Bristol
A. M. Bristol
Rogers Hornsby Jr
Rogers Hornsby
Denison
Chicago
Hornsby
Andrew G. Walker
Norfolk
Europe
Andrews
Elgin Field
Ala
Air Force
Child Dies After Electrocution Under Christmas Tree
In Newton Massachusetts a 6 year old boy Albert Kevorkian Jr son of a prominent physician died when he touched an open socket of a Christmas tree light while lying on an iron hot air register. The body was found tangled in wires at the base of the decorated tree. The medical examiner said the electrocution occurred last night after the child helped decorate the tree a few hours earlier.
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Newton, Mass
Albert Kevorkian Jr
Newton
Mass
T. Morton Gallagher
Albert
Trains Buses And Air Lines Haul Millions
The holiday travel season drives a massive yearly migration as railways airlines and buses carry millions. Weather spared a white Christmas but disrupted some air and road movement. New York City area remains the busiest holiday hub with shifting crowds.
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New York
New York City
Rep. Celler To Speak On Israel Visit
Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York will address a community meeting at Temple Emanu-El on Monday at 8 p.m. on his trip to Israel. Admission is free and no solicitation will be made. He recently witnessed fighting near Jerusalem and will discuss Israel’s needs and refugees.
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Emanuel Celler
New York
Temple Emanu-El
N. Country Club Rd
Joseph Brindis
Israel
Brindis
Roosevelt
Rep. Celler
U.S
House of Representatives
Jerusalem
Raphael Brandes
Jewish Community Council
William LeBoff
Hyman Stickman
Milton Cherry
Robert Brand
Leonard Weiner
Max Wendell
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