Record Makers Question Christmas Windfalls of Yesteryear
New York reports a decline in original Christmas hits as economic factors and radio timing shrink exposure. Rack distribution and shelf space pressures reduce novelty releases. Decca and RCA mix new and established songs while Columbia leans on well known acts like Goulet Williams and the Minstrels for holiday singles.
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New York
NEA
Jimmy Boyd
Mommy
Decca
Surfaris
Attem
RCA
Columbia
Robert Goulet
Andy Williams
The
New Christy Minstrels
Meredith
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Seven Road Deaths Over Weekend In Virginia
The Associated Press reports seven traffic deaths over the weekend in Virginia raising the total to 981. Victims include Milton Evans 23 of Washington DC and Stanley Haley 17 of Richmond in a U S 1 Arcadia crash, Pernell Boone 15 of Virginia Beach struck by a car, John Harris 27 of Norfolk and H Cleveland 20 of Warrenton in a two car collision, Earl Chapman 25 of Kingsport Tennessee fatally injured in Gate City, and William Wilks 58 of Emporia killed when a fuel tank truck crashed near Courtland.
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Associated Press
Carolina County
Milton Royce Evans
Washington D.C
Stanley Thomas Haley
Richmond
U.S. 1
Arcadia
Norfolk
Pernell Mald Boone
Yisgate Beach
John W. Harris
H. Cleveland
Warrenton
Annandale
Gate City
Chapman
Kingsport
Tenn
Courtland
William Wilks
Emporia
Eight Overcome by Carbon Monoxide in Lynchburg
Wesley Leonard found his wife Frances six children aged four to 18 and visitor Ronald Womack unconscious from carbon monoxide. Norma Jan Leonard, 12, stayed in hospital for observation. A furnace flue was blocked, life saving crews revived the group.
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Lynchburg
A. H. Coleman
Spectacular Kilauea eruption lights up Hawaii in 1955
The 1955 Kilauea eruption sent incandescent lava 400 feet high with a 12 day lava column feeding a three mile river of molten rock. The event marked a dramatic volcanic display and long lasting lava flows shaping the landscape.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
Washington News Roundup Highlights White House Gifts
White House staff received prints of a Green Room painting with signatures of the late President and Mrs Kennedy as Christmas gifts. Johnson plans executive order to release Robert Baker tax returns for Senate committee review amid ethics inquiries. Airlift of 15,000 infantry to Korea postponed indefinitely, tied to Johnson economy drive. FTC orders Procter Gamble to sell Clorox Co, with Morgens to appeal in federal court. Warren presides over Kennedy assassination inquiry as third commission meeting convenes at the National Archives.
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White House
Green Room
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Johnson
Federal Trade Commission
Procter & Gamble Co
Clorox Chemical Co
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati
Howard Morgens
Earl Warren
Presidential Commission
John F. Kennedy
National Archives Building
Commission
Ranger Sailed Freedom Flag First Over Portsmouth
The Stars and Stripes were flown from the American man of war Ranger at Portsmouth New Hampshire on July 4 1777 honoring the ship commanded by John Paul Jones with the historic flag raised in the momentous early U S action.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Ranger
John Paul Jones
Two U S Mints Remain Active Denver and Philadelphia
United States minting continues at Denver and Philadelphia while San Francisco minting ended on March 31 1955 leaving two operating facilities. The note records a shift in coin production and the closure date for the San Francisco facility.
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United States
Denver
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Temperatures Hit Season's Coldest Across Wide Areas
Frigid air blanketed much of the nation as the cold wave persisted with subzero readings from the Eastern Plains to the Northeast. Snow fell along the Great Lakes with up to six inches in Traverse City Michigan, while warmth edged toward the South and Rockies.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Plains
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Central
North Central
St. Louis
Illinois
Tallahassee
Florida
Tampa
Flat Rock
Ark
Louisville
Maine
New York State
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Lake Erie
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Northern Plains
Traverse City
Mich
Pacific Northwest
Crockett Jailed By Daniel Boone
Nashville widow files drunkenness charge against her husband David Crockett 52. Judge Daniel Boone of General Sessions Court denies bail after warrant sworn Sunday night. Local case coming before court in Nashville.
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Nashville, Tenn
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Nighttime Rural Traffic Death Rate Soars
A study shows deaths in rural traffic accidents at night are three times higher than the overall rate. Officials urge improved road lighting and targeted safety campaigns to reduce fatalities in low visibility areas.
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American Research and Testing Laboratory
Carl Beatty
Front Royal
Claude Carper
Stephens City
Down
Smart Santas
Io E Frigidai
Dishmobile
Frigidaire
SucsWater Saver
Model
Freezer
Northern
Virginia
Winchester
Berryville
Strasburg
Luray
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Crider & Shockey
Washington
Washington UP
In the News From
Crockett
Footers Cleaners
Valley Ave
Drug Fair
W. Amherst
Loudoun
Wilson Welding Supply Co
Duff
Duff’s
Winchester Evening Star
W.va
Va. & W.va
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