Three Servicemen Discharge Bomb In Crowded Tavern
In New York a phos porous bomb exploded in an Upper West Side tavern as three servicemen drank. One civilian died and 14 were injured, eight of them Puerto Rican residents. Police later shot and killed Marine James Eugene McDermott, 19, during a pursuit.
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New York
Marine Set
James Eugene McDermott
McDermott
Upper West Side
Manhattan
Mark Sutter
Sutter
Rll
John Cahill
Vincent Beck
Prison Tunnel Escape Sparks Northwest Wide Manhunt
Six convicts tunneled 200 feet under the Washington State Prison walls, escaping early yesterday. Ralph Courser, wounded in Portland, is in custody. others remain at large in the Pacific Northwest as authorities pursue the maximum security prisoners.
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Courser
Portland
Barr
Duff
Winchester Residents Older Than National Median
Census analysis shows Winchester residents have a median age of 31.9 years, 1.8 years above the national median of 30.1. About 8.4 percent are 65 or older, higher than the national 8.2 percent and Virginia’s 6.5 percent. Female labor force participation rose to 41.1 percent of women over 14. unemployment was 4 percent, below the national rate.
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New York
Winchester
United States
Census Bureau
Virginia
J. H. Riley
Sunnside
L. F
Buck” McDonald
Congress to Probe Alleged Red Atrocities in Korea
Rep. Flood pledged an inquiry into alleged Communist atrocities in Korea to be pursued by the incoming 83rd Congress. He noted the Katyn Forest massacre report as a blueprint for mass liquidation and said a bill authorizing the probe would be introduced as the new session opens.
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Congress
Korea
Flood
Washington
D-Pa
House
Katyn Forest
Fiood
Katryn
U. N
Katyn
Smolensk
Russia
U.N
Soviet
Ussr
U. N. General Assembly
China
North Korea
India
Pearson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Queen Mary
London
Richmond Votes 100 Percent Tax on Water Bills
The Richmond City Council approves a 100 percent tax on water bills to raise 16 million for a new sewage plant. The levy doubles bills and takes effect in February after a 6 to 5 vote amid debate, repealing a 5 percent utility tax and a 10 cent per front foot sewer tax as relief.
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Richmond
Planes collide near Seoul kill fourteen
Fourteen people died yesterday when a single engine plane collided with an Air Force C-47 transport during takeoff at a Western Korean air base. One Greek pilot died later in hospital. the Greek crewmen American medic flight nurses and six patients among the dead. Nationalities and names not disclosed. Accident occurred on the ground as the single engine aircraft was taxing.
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Seoul
Air
Air Force
Air Excavation
U.S. Air Force
President Auriol Fails to Stop Pinay From Resigning
Paris. President Vincent Auriol formally accepted Premier Antoine Pinay’s resignation 16 hours after Pinay offered to resign from the floor of the National Assembly. Auriol had sought to avert a cabinet crisis amid a split coalition and failed to change Pinay’s mind.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
National Assembly
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
Auriol
Korean War Casualties Listed by Defense Department
The Defense Department identified 59 Korean War casualties in list No 717. Ten were killed, 43 wounded, 3 injured accidentally and 3 missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
New Immigration Act Set to Take Effect at Midnight
The McCarran Walter General Immigration Act becomes law at 12:01 a.m. EST as Congress faces renewed debates in the new session. Atty. Gen. McGranery warns of ambiguities and potential enforcement problems while Truman Eisenhower and church and professional leaders call for further rewriting. Some nations protest provisions preserving the 1920 national origins quota system, critics noting Britain Ireland and Germany receive the largest shares.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
United States
Gen. McGranery
McGranery
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U. S
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
City Starts Adding Fluorine to Water
City announces the start of sodium fluoride in the water after a 12 year fight. Feeding equipment at three springs Rouss Old Town and Fays was set to deliver one part per million fluorine. U S Public Health Service tests show reduced tooth decay with fluoridated water.
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S. L. Grant
Rouss
Old Town
Fay’s
United States Public Health Service
American Medical Association
American Water Works Association
Virginia State Health Department
Winchester Dental Society
Winchester
North Fork
Shenandoah River
UN Delegates Head Home From Korea Assembly
United Nations delegates return to New York from the Korea Assembly after a failed bid to halt the war. Assembly President Lester B. Pearson says peace remains the top UN challenge, while blaming China and North Korea for the continued fighting.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea Assembly
Korea
Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
U. N
Christmas Day Calls Expected to Set Local Record
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia plans to handle a surge of overseas and military calls on Christmas Day. Last year 1544 local calls were processed, with more expected this year as long distance traffic spikes. To reduce delays, residents are urged to call on Dec 24 or 26 if possible.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
C. H. Akers
Avalanche kills 23 holiday skiers in Austrian disaster
An avalanche on Austria's Arlberg Pass swept a bus 18 feet into a stream, killing 23 skiers including six Britons and thirteen women. The group was part of a European holiday tour, with Germans Dutch French and Belgians among the dead. The bus carried about 30 people.
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Vienna
Austria
Arlberg
Four Sabres Clash With Eight Red Planes Near Chaeryong
Four Allied Sabre jets tangled with eight Red planes as air battles erupted in Northwest Korea near Chaeryong. Air Force and Marine strikes targeted a troop concentration while bombs hit the east airfield in Pyongyang. B-29s hit Communist supply centers near Pyongyang as raids and Chinese probes produced short engagements along the frozen front.
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Seoul
Korea
Chaeryong
Pyongyang
May Die Over Holiday Week End
Chicago forecast motor travel over the four day Christmas weekend may kill 590 persons according to the National Safety Council. The estimate covers traffic deaths from 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Caution urged against driving in bad weather or after drinking. Start early take it easy and allow extra time for bad weather.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Weather Outlook and Holiday Closings in Virginia
Extended Virginia outlook Dec 24 to Dec 28 shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with cooler weekend. Rain likely Wednesday and Friday with total precipitation 0.5 to 0.75 inches. Holiday closing: plant closed noon Dec 24 to Mon Dec 29. Also local retailer notices about store hours and holiday gifts.
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Richmond
Virginia
Plumly Lumber Corp
Winchester Furniture CO
Ronson
Kreisler
Ae Stone N
Loudoun
Thirty Die After Champollion Sinks Off Beirut
Rescue efforts for the French liner Champollion near Beirut faced brutal surf and heavy seas. Fifty passengers jumped to shore safely while twenty others died trying to swim ashore as lifeboats capsized. The vessel ran aground with a wide split in her midsection on a reef 500 yards off shore.
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Paris
Champollion
Mediterranean
Beirut
Admiralty
London
Kenya
Lisbon
Marseile
Mareseille
Beleirut Port
Holiday sale deals and store closings in local ads
Local shops list reduced toys and vehicles at Corrigan Rug Co and others, with weekly payment terms starting at $1. Cammer Tire Co and Molden Electric note holiday closures and turkey specials. Ritter's Variety Store promotes 50 imported binoculars and Valley Photo Centre advertises radios.
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Fleet & CO
E. Pall Mall St
Ritter's Variety Store
Valley Photo Centre
South Loudoun
Philco
RCA
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John E Pennypacker
Merriman’s Lane
Margaret Shumate
J. T Shumate
N. Braddock St
Tom Shockey
H. H. Shockey
Miller St
Billy Stine
Winchester Star
William E. Stine
W. Clifford St
Conrad Hoover
Post 21
The
American Legion
Homelright
E. W. Armstrong
Rockingham
Swimley Furniture
New
Warren Rogers, Jr
Christmas
Billy Thompson
Harry Thompson
Rt. 2
Sear and Roebuck
Nipper
Miller’s Hardware
Berryville
Shorty Billmyer
NASH
Loudoun St
Weather Outlook
Corrigan Rug CO
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Molden Electric CO
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