California Flood Toll Grows as Rivers Recede and Rise
Heavy rains flood vast California counties as the Feather and San Joaquin rivers surge near Stockton and Yuba City. Deaths reach at least 43 with 6 missing in Oregon, while up to 50 000 are homeless across about 30 communities. Authorities warn of renewed cresting and long recovery ahead.
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Christmas travel toll nears all time high record
By 10 a.m. EST holiday traffic deaths reached 461 with 51 in fires and 60 from other accidents. Ned H Dearborn urged motorists to slow on the homeward drive as projections warned of a possible 624 fatalities by midnight.
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Aircraft industry becomes nation's second largest employer
The aircraft industry is reported as the United States second biggest employer with an estimated annual output of 5.4 billion dollars, up about 100 million from 1954. DeWitt C. Ramsey of the Aircraft Industries Assn cites an average monthly workforce near 750,000 and notes the vast majority of deliveries serve the military.
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Washington
DeWitt C. Ramsey
Aircraft Industries Assn
Military
Pante «Pte
Million-Dollar Fire Destroys Lowell Block Near City Hall
A four-story Professional Ridge building housing medical offices and shops was destroyed in a four-hour blaze near Lowell city hall. Ten firefighters were injured. damage estimated well over a million dollars. Fire started in a paint store and spread with high winds and ice hindering efforts.
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Dracut
Chelmsford
Ers
Rescuers Inch Toward 15 Feet From Stranded Airman
A mountain rescue team reached within 15 feet of Donald Ellison, 28, of 1735 Adelaide Street, in the Santa Catalina Mountains but could not pull him from the cliff ledge where he spent Christmas night. Deputies and Davis-Monthan volunteers worked from daybreak, with ropes expected to arrive after 10 a.m. The airman, uninjured but chilly, said he would be all right. Ellison had left a group of hikers to take a shortcut, leaving his wife and Oklahoma guests, Mr and Mrs Wayne Lundy and their 9-year-old son, unaware of his position until his shouts drew attention.
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Ellison
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
John Brinkly
Oklahoma
Wayne Lundy
Pair Saved From Ice In Antarctic
Two Navy men were flown by helicopter from Ross Island to the USS Edisto sick bay after a plane crash near Cape Bird in McMurdo Sound. Cmdr. George R. Oliver aged 48 and seabee driver J C Joshua P McCuistion aged 24 were seriously injured. Four others were shaken and one man escaped injury.
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J.C. Joshua P. McCuistion
Forsyth
Egyptian General Named Commander in Chief of Joint Forces
Cairo reports Maj. Gen. Abdel Hakim Amer Egypt's war minister and commander in chief has been named head of the joint Egyptian Saudi Arabian armed forces under a new mutual defense pact. The move ties Egypt Saudi Arabia and Syria in a combined military effort.
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Syria
Abdel Hakim Amer
Plane Crash Near Azores Kills All Onboard
An ANGRADO HEROISMO four engine plane, reported American, crashed and burned near Angra do Heroismo on Terceira Island last night. Officials said no survivors and the exact identity and number aboard remain unclear as rescue crews worked at the scene near Casa da Ribeira.
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North Atlantic
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Portugal
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Terceira Island
Casa da Ribeira
Christmas heat sets new high record at 77
The article notes yesterday’s high of 77 degrees, beating the previous record of 75 from 1950. Forecasters expect similar warmth with some wind expected tomorrow, making a suntan possible this Christmas.
Senators Probe Ford Finances Amid GM Competition
Senate anti monopoly staff study Ford Motor Co finances after public disclosure last week as part of broader inquiry into General Motors impact. George Rommey of American Motors to testify next with Ford Chrysler GM and Studebaker Packard officials and dealers. Questionnaires from auto dealers cited in GM hearings show significant backing for franchise contract liberalization.
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Senate
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General Motors Corp
Subcommittee
Joseph W. Burns
Ford
American Motors Corp
Nash and Hudson
Chrysler
Studebaker-Packard
Harlow H. Curtice
Monroney
Red China and East Germany Sign Alliance Pact
In Peiping both nations signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation to consult on major international issues. Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai signed the pact, pledging to safeguard borders and bolster world peace while expanding cultural and scientific cooperation and economic aid.
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Red China
East Germany
Peiping
Chou En-lai
Otto Grotewohl
Outer Mongolia
Four Dead on Arizona Highways
Four people died on Arizona roads during the Christmas period as two Safford men Norman Potter Wallace and Wayne Boggs both 22 died in a one car crash just east of Safford. A head on collision near Oracle claimed Eva E. Johnson of San Manuel and left six others injured. Warren E. Boyd died in a rollover ten miles east of Gila Bend on Saturday.
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Safford
Norman Potter Wallace
Wayne Boggs
A. B. Bingham
Wallace
Eva E. Johnson
San Manuel
Oracle
Warren E. Boyd
Gila Bend
Soviet 1956 Peace Budget Cuts Defense Spending
The Soviet Union unveiled a 1956 budget reducing defense by about 10 percent, shifting emphasis to housing, consumer goods and industry. Finance Minister Zverev said arms outlays drop to 102.5 billion rubles from 112 billion, with defense at 18 percent of the budget, while housing and culture get boosts.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Arseni Ki
Zverev
Georgi Malenkov
Tucson Boys Band Carols Tonight and Tomorrow
Public Christmas carols by the Tucson Boys Band at 7 P.M. tonight and again tomorrow at the Medical Center. Also notes a Bookmobile stop at Ft. Lowell Rd and 1st Ave from 2 to 5 P.M. and mentions various page references for police blotter politics and entertainment.
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Tucson Boys Band
Medical Center
Ft. Lowell Rd
1St Ave
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