All Survivors Taken From Ship Champollion Wreck Rescue
The Messageries Maritimes reports all survivors from the Champollion wreck off Lebanon have been rescued. Lebanese fishermen and Capt B Radwan piloted launches to shore, saving about 200 passengers and crew after the liner broke apart amid heavy seas. one 12 year old boy died during descent.
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Paris
Messageries' Maritimes Company
Lebanon
Neirat
Lebaneee Frese
Ueht
Cham Pathon
Radwan
Fountain to be replaced by four permanent Christmas trees
In Waukesha, the Triangle park fountain is being replaced this week by four permanent Christmas trees donated by local high school seniors. Residents recall the fountain’s murky past with a derelict water pool due to debris, and historians estimate the structure dates to around 1891.
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Triangle Park
Steve Prelezni
Waukesha
Prelozni
Udith Tallmadge County
Courthouse and City Hall Open Friday for Limited Hours
The courthouse and city hall will be closed on Christmas Day but keep regular office hours Friday and Saturday. Officials said they will be open from 8 20 a.m. to noon and 1 15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 30 a.m. to noon Saturday with normal operations outside those times.
Police Chief Camps In Front of Home
A New York incident describes a Marine sergeant Eugene McDermott on leave who tossed an incendiary grenade into a bar injuring 13 people. The blast shattered a tenement bar, killing or injuring patrons and a federal narcotics agent. Police and witnesses noted a seven block chase and multiple weapons involved.
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New York
Vincent Beckles
Dermott
Eugene McDermott
Ine Par
John H. Orth
Edwardsville
Sochike
McDermott
AfcDermott
Sochkle
Knickerbocker Hospital
Mark Sutter
Air Force
Ivan. O
John Graff
U. S
Ney
Beckles
John J
Intro- Hurson
John Cahil
Cahill
Laurel Carleton
Ike Officials Meet With Lovett On Transition
Washington DP report states Charles F Wilson and other Eisenhower picks met with Defense Secretary Lovett at the Pentagon. They discussed the transition and asked Lovett what he would need if in their positions. Lovett invited the group for a briefing on military problems and the budget.
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Washington
Charles F Wilson
Vncer
Nutiomg
Defense Department
Defense
Wilson
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Robert A. Lovett
Armed Forces Policy Counc
Nebraska Governor disputes Readers Digest bribery claim
Lincoln Nebraska Governor Peterson rebutted a national magazine quote claiming lawmakers take bribes. He said Nebraska is troubled less with bribery than any state in America. Peterson noted a legislator allegedly said 10 percent would take money, criticizing Readers Digest for sensationalizing the remark.
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Lincoln
Peterson
Nebraska
America
Peterilson
French Premier Resigns Post, Crisis Looms in Country
Congressman Glenn Davis reported after a month abroad that overseas military construction suffers from lack of decision and planning, with waste in Morocco and France. He blamed miscoordination between air force and engineers, praised some German work, and warned U.S. costs could rise unless reforms occur under the Mutual Security Act.
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Glenn Davis
House
Appropriations Committee
Waukesha
Appropriations
Davis
New York
John Riley
South Carolina
George Mahon
Texas
England
France
French North Africa
Morocco
Air Force
North Africa
Vilages
Tran” Tavis
Germany
jHe
Pinay resigns as France faces Christmas crisis
Paris reports Premier Antoine Pinay resigns after failure to gain party support for his budget and save the franc. President Vincent Auriol begins talks with leaders Georges Bidault and Pierre-Henri Tetgen as Pinay, 60, leaves office after a nine month government. The MRPs abstention doomed the coalition, ending Pinay's effort to govern with a stable majority.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Antoine Pinay
France
Auriol
Pinay
National Assembly
Georges Bidault
Pierre-Henri Tetgen
Popular Republican Party
MRP
Yth
Report Gl Asks Reds for Aid
Berlin AP report says East German ABN says American Army sergeant Audrey Miles deserted and sought political asylum in the Soviet zone. Miles, tied to the 4th Division Eighth Infantry at Buschbeck, sent a letter blaming U S policy and urging other soldiers to defect. ABN cites Dec 10 dating. Miles’ Brooklyn address is unconfirmed.
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ABN
Audrey E. Miles
Brooklyn
Buschbeck
West Germay
Miles
East German Democratic Republic
Ork
United States
Wall Street
Judge Considers Pleas From St Paul Men Convicted of Slot Machines
Federal Judge Dennis F. Donovan in St Paul heard appeals for acquittal and a new trial from Herman Paster head of Mayflower Distributing Co and two employees after their conviction for shipping slot machines across state lines. He ruled against the appeals and fixed sentencing pending further action.
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ST. Paul
Dennis F. Donovan
Donovan
Herman, Paster
Mayflower Distributing Co
Vvae
NAM Rejects New Appeal for WSB
Washington AP NAM and the U S Chamber of Commerce deny DiSalle’s bid to revive the Wage Stabilization Board after a wage boost for United Mine Workers. NAM says experienced leaders won’t serve on a board weakened by President Truman and its functions.
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Washington
National Association of Manufactur
Ers
Truman
Michael V. DiSalle
The
NAM
Chamber ‘of Commerce
DiSalle
Noway
Tax Rates for Villages Differ in 1953 Statements
Butler and Menomonee Falls filed 1953 property tax statements with the county clerk. Butler’s rate is set at 48 dollars versus 43 this year, with assessed valuation 1,733,800 compared to 1,213,184. Menomonee Falls’ 1953 rate is 28.5 dollars, up from 26, and the 1953 valuation is 7,746,450 versus 7,469,688 this year. School, state, land, and county taxes for Butler will rise about 13,000, while Falls’ taxes will increase nearly 30,000.
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Butler
Menomonee Falls
Waukesha
Soldier Murray dies after lunch with Eisenhower in Korea
The 22 year old corporal from Porum Oklahoma, Murray, led a combat patrol 12 miles in front of UN lines when it hit a Communist ambush. He was hit while trying to repair a jammed rifle and died in no man’s land amid burp gun fire. Eisenhower expressed grief and recalled their brief friendship. Murray had just finished a second six month tour and would have expected rotation points.
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Korea
Cpl
James E.lin
Murray
Dwight Elsen
Manaral Eaid Hower
No-Man’s-Land
U. N
John c. Richards
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eisenhower
New York
Wie Beaman Ooo
Porum
Oklo
Jack Hutcherson
Frankfort
Pfc
Casper Skudlark
Avon
Donald M. Chadwick
Cleveland
Chadwick
Rural Waukesha Man Granted Divorce
Leo L. Fry, 23, of Waukesha route 1, was granted a divorce in circuit court on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment from his wife Vonda J., 21, of Fairfield. The action began in January, a reconciliation occurred, then the decree followed. The couple married April 22, 1950, and have no children.
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Leo L. Fry
Waukesha
Vonda J
Fairfield
Allen B. Young
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