Christmas Traffic Toll Darkens Quiet Holiday
A Clarke County man, Enoch Milo Hill, 77, died when struck on a farm lane near Lost Corner. Seven others were injured in crashes over Christmas, with two-car and single-vehicle accidents across the area. Police logged four DUI charges as rainfall and cold, cloudy skies marked the day.
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Clarke County
Enoch Milo Hill
Lost Corner
Santa Claus
James R. York
Hill
Gun Barre
Lost Corners
S. Loudon &I
Rodney Fauver
Rt. 1
Harry Fauver, Jr
Winchester
Eugene Lloyd Wise
Acorn Heights
Wise
Fauver
Apt
J. C. Ritter
David A. Fahnestock
Paul Dicks
Fairmont Ave
Odin Grandstaff
Margaret Grandstaff
Shenandoah Ave
Memorial Hospital
Truman A. Wallace
Highland Ave
Six Die Violently in Virginia Holiday Period
Six persons died violently in Virginia during a 30 hour Christmas period from 6 p m Christmas Eve to midnight Christmas Day. Fatalities included two traffic deaths a fatal fire and three other causes. Names include Carroll Dise James Hanks William Mabry Robert Watkins Trula Mae Smith David Sims and Edwin Bridgeforth with locations Belle Haven Troutdale Petersburg Newport News Bluefield Blackstone and Louisa County.
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Virginia
Eliz
Carroll Dise
Belle Haven
State Rt 13
Accomack County
James S. Hanks
Daniel Rhodes
Watkins
Trula Mae Smith
Yards
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Louisa County
David Sims
Traffic Accidents Kill 25 in Canada
Christmas traffic accidents killed 25 people in Canada between noon Tuesday and midnight last night according to a Canadian Press survey. Four other accidents caused deaths during the holiday period.
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Toronto
Canada
Floods Kill 100 and Displace 250000 in Ceylon
Reports from Colombo say floods and strong winds have killed over 100 people and left about 250000 homeless in three days. The government appealed to India for air support including planes and helicopters for rescue efforts as downpours and gusts continue across four provinces.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Nehru
Estate of H H Hable valued at 1 668 561 left to sister
The late Herman H Hable died September 29 and left an estate of 1 668 561 with about 1 182 177 tied to 102 parcels of real estate in Virginia mostly Winchester. One farm in Frederick County and notes receivable cash and vehicles listed. Appraisal by Yost Shockey and Riley attributes ownerships and values to Hable Theatre Inc Gem Theatre Inc and several banks along with cash cars and office furniture. The will probated October 3 leaves the entire estate to his sister Rosa H Flagenheime of Winchester.
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Herman H. Hable
Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Corporation Court Clerk
Hable
Pionec
E. Boscawen
Rosa H. Flagenheime
One Day Christmas Toll Surges Above Estimates
Christmas traffic deaths totaled 261 for a 30 hour period ending mid night Wednesday, including 209 road deaths 27 fires and 25 miscellaneous. Ohio and New York led states with the highest fatalities and the toll exceeded the National Safety Council prediction.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Ohio
New York
Sukarno Accepts Nehru's Invitation
New Delhi reports Indonesian President Sukarno will arrive January 7 for a four to five day private visit at Nehru's invitation. The visit may lead to a six week tour including Cairo Pakistan Ceylon Burma Thailand and Japan with a possible meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in New Delhi.
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Times of India
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Japan
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Russians Push Own Peace Plan Amid NATO Disarmament Debate
In Moscow the Soviet Union pressed a seven point plan for disarmament approved by the Supreme Soviet and handed copies to foreign missions. Pravda dismissed the NATO foreign ministers conference as a vehicle for Western terms and urged talks based on strength. The piece notes Moscow’s stance against missile bases in NATO countries and cites Gromyko’s speech to the Supreme Soviet.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Eisenhowers To Stay Week At Gettysburg
President and Mrs. Eisenhower will spend about a week at their Gettysburg farm to focus on the State of the Union and messages to Congress. He will confer with Budget Director Brundage and other aides and depart by car around 2 p.m. EST tomorrow.
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Mas
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Search halted for survivors of Pacific plane crash
The Navy and allied forces ended the two night search 25 miles north of Oahu after locating three officers and one enlisted man. Two bodies recovered. Survivors said the craft suddenly stopped and caught fire. Rear Admiral Dietrich ordered the hunt's end, with a destroyer remaining off the crash site.
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Navy
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Coast Guard
Cmdr
Guy Howard
Oakland
Calif
John Thomas Kline
Neil K. Dietrich
Pearl Harbor
Mother Starts Trip to China To Visit Son
Mrs. Philip G. Fecteau said she will leave Lynn Massachusetts Tuesday for New York to begin a trip to China to visit her son Richard 30, and two other mothers with sons imprisoned by the Communists. The State Department had authorized travel to the mainland after China said the women would be welcomed. Richard Fecteau and John T. Downey, 27, were civilian employees of the American Army convicted in a Red court of spying with sentences of 20 years and life respectively.
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Fecteau
John T. Downey
Downey
Army reviews security risk discharges from 1948 55
New York Times reports the Army is reexamining every soldier discharged as a security risk between 1948 and 1955. Many cases show upgraded or removed security labels. about half of reviewed cases have changes. Some former soldiers remain ineligible for improved discharge.
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NEW York
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Times
Adjutant General of the Army
Army Finance Center
Brucker
Surakon
Hillary Aims For South Pole In Overland Push
Sir Ed Hillary reported racing toward the South Pole with about 325 miles to go. He and Vivian Fuchs lead separate parties in a first overland crossing since 1912, planning to reunite at Hillary’s base near McMurdo Sound if crevasses permit. Fuchs’ team from the South American side struggles with delays and supply issues.
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Auckland
N. Z
Edmund Hillary
South Pole
Hillary
Mt. Everest
Vivian Fuchs
Fuchs
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
New Zealand
Antarctica
Pole
Fire Destroys Two Huge Piles Of Used Tires
A fire at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co plant in Los Angeles destroyed two large piles of used tires covering a square block after starting in a shed. Firemen reported explosions in the Pigment shed as the likely cause, with damage estimates ranging from 500 thousand to a million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Firestone Tie and Rubber Co
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