Feather River Flood Reopens Threat Over Yuba City
Heavy rains swell the Feather River washing over evacuated Yuba City in north central California for a second time. California toll rises to 29 dead with 19 presumed missing. Oregon reports 12 dead and 3 missing as mudslides and rising waters threaten the region.
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San Francisco
Feather River
Yuba City
California
Oregon
Remote
Marysville
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento
San Joaquin
RKO Film Library Sold for TV Use
New York reports the entire RKO studio film library sold for television use to C&C Super Corp of New York for 15.2 million dollars. The deal covers 740 feature films and over 1,000 short subjects from 30 years of output, with rights to abroad distribution and a theater release three year delay clause. General Teleradio Inc sold the library and retains limited theater rights in six cities. The purchase signals immediate negotiations with TV stations and includes titles such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame Citizen Kane and several Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers musicals. 364 DAYS til CHRISTMAS ad inserted in the page.
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New York
RKO Studios
C&c Super Corp
C&c
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
General Teleradio, Inc
RKO
Notre Dame
Charles Laughton
Maureen O’hara
Katharine Hepburn
Orson Welles
W. C. Fields
Lew Fields
Ned Sparks
Phil Harris
Harry Bangdon
Pifer’s
Loudoun St
Christmas holiday traffic toll sets new record across nation
The Associated Press reports 559 traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend, with 172 lives lost to fires and other accidents totaling 771. The National Safety Council urges a sobering New Year as deadly statistics rise nationwide. Chicago and Los Angeles each report heavy crash and drunk driving numbers.
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National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
Virginia Cities Report Record Registration for Jan 9 Referendum
Four Virginia cities report unusually high registration ahead of the January 9 constitutional convention referendum. Richmond expects turnout near or above 49 000, Roanoke sees 400 registrations in December after a November of 175, Norfolk reports 2200, Danville notes 11 030 potential registrants, Suffolk proximity counties show boost, and Prince Edward County expands weekday hours starting December 10.
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Richmond
Virginia
Vernon Davis
Roanoke
Nell C. Irvin
Norfolk
Mary E. Dudley
Danville
Suffolk
Nansemond County
Raye V. Knight
Prince Edward County
J. H. Allen
Soviet Parliament Expected to Approve 1956 Budget Cuts
Moscow reports quick approval likely for the 1956 budget promising a defense spending cut. Finance Minister Arseny Zverev outlined expenditures of 568.8 billion rubles with 102.5 billion for defense, while production for consumer goods and heavy industry undergo shifts to boost the economy.
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Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
South Asia
Khrushchev
Arseny Zverev
Zverev
U. S
Averey
Russia
Soviet Union
Potter predicts bigger labor vote for Republicans
Sen. Potter of Michigan says organized labor will swing more to the GOP in 1956, citing voters’ pocketbook concerns. He expects Eisenhower to seek re election or a GOP standard bearer to continue his program, noting Detroit's 1952 Stevenson voters may back Eisenhower.
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Washington
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
Organized Labor
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Detroit
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kentucky cave discovery deem largest known in world
Spelunkers report Floyd Collins Crystal Cave in Kentucky reveals a cave system over 32 miles long linking to nearby caves. Explorers Roger W. Brucker David B. Jones William T. Austin and G Nicholas note ongoing surveying may uncover more passages surpassing Holloch Switzerland as the second largest cave.
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Atlanta
Kentucky
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Floyd Collins
Crystal
Roger W. Brucker
David B. Jones
Yellow Springs
Ohio
William T. Austin
Cave City
G. Nicholas
FSC
Cumberland
Crystal Cave
Holloch
Switzerland
Marianne’s
Winchester
Firemen answer ten alarms over holiday weekend
Area firemen reported ten fires in the city and county through 11 am today with no serious damage. Christmas Day saw one city and one county fire, five on Christmas Day yesterday, three of which were silent alarms, and seven fires in Frederick County, including a major blaze at 571 N Kent St near Rev. Ralph Laws home.
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Frederick County
Ralph Laws
N. Kent St
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Clearbrook
Round Hill
Welltown
George Giles
Senseny Road
Senseng
Moulden
Albin
Plane Makes Safe Emergency Landing Over Utah Mountains
An American Airlines DC7 with 46 aboard made an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport after a fire warning light flashed over southern Utah. The crew found no fire in engine number four and arranged for a replacement plane to carry passengers to New York.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bryce Canyon
American Airlines
Los Angeles
New York
Holiday Accidents Claim 22 Lives in Virginia
Virginia counted 22 holiday fatalities as the Yuletide period ended, with 20 deaths from auto crashes and two from accidental shootings. Notable victims included George Marshall Tate of Ashland, killed near Carmel Church on U S 1, and a Detroit trio killed in a Brush Mountain crash. Bobby Branch, Herbert Crummett, and Edward Ames also died in separate incidents.
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Virginia
George Marshall Tate
Ashland
Carmel Church
U.S. 1
Caroline County
Detroit
Mich
Alice Witten
Lasania
Lethhia Shelton
Brush Mountain
Bland
North Carolina
Bobby Branch
Jennings Ordinary
Nottoway County
Norfolk and Western Railway
Burkeville
Herbert R. Crummett
Rt. 1
Woodbright
Woodbridge
Crummett
Alexandria
Richard Gunn
Edward Ames
Pungoteague
Quintuplets skip Christmas cards as parents voice concerns
North Bay Ontario parents of the Dionne quintuplets say none of the five girls sent Christmas greetings or came home this year. Oliva Dionne cites outsiders' influence and notes two sisters train as nurses in Montreal while Marie and Annette improve after hospital checkups. Each sister inherited about 250000 at age 21 last May.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Montreal
Marie
Annette
Three Seek Winchester Mayor Nomination in 1956 Primary
Winchester voters see three candidates vie for the Democratic mayoral nod as Vice Mayor Claude B. Smalts joins H W Butler Jr and William M. Battaile. The April 3 primary sets the stage for a June 12 municipal election with Smalts filing Tuesday.
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Winchester
Smalls
City of
Common Council
Claude B. Smalts
Smalts
Democratic Committee
Richard Rosenberger
H. W. Butler, Jr
William M. Battaile
Chevrolet
Rosenberger
Orville Wine
E. William Argenbright
Charles Zuckerman
Edward Gale, Jr
Fred Brumback
Hoye Riley
William F. Schenck
J. Ben Cather
First Ward
Laurens Jones
Harold Rowe
Warm Christmas brings mild weather and few local injuries
The region enjoyed one of the warmest Christmases on record with 66 degrees, no local traffic fatalities, and minor injuries from several accidents in Winchester and Frederick County. Nationally, 581 deaths occurred on the holiday weekend as shoppers faced post holiday cleanup and return to work.
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Santa Claus
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Mercury
Winchester
Berryville Ave
Stevenson backers seek liberal vice presidential candidate
Washington reports say Adlai E. Stevenson supporters plan a balanced ticket with a liberal running mate to broaden appeal at the Chicago convention. Possible names discussed include Governors Meyner of New Jersey Leader of Pennsylvania former Governor Bowles of Connecticut and others.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Chicago
Democratic Party
Organized Labor
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Community Chest Plans Clean Up Telethon This Week
Al Knowles announces a two night Telethon to reach the $42 315 goal for the Community Chest cleanup campaign Edward Gale returns to head the phone drive The Telephone Company Winchester Evening Star WINC and local cab firms join in phoning donors and collecting pledges to fund seven Chest agencies in 1956
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Community Chest
al Knowles
Community Fund
Knowles
Edward Gale
Telephone Company
Winchester Evening Star
WINC
Polly's
Diamond
Unidentified man found in Warrenton area barn fire ruins
In Warrenton Virginia two barns burned on a Lloyd Grove farm killing 24 of 62 cattle four horses and two sons. The unidentified man's burned body was found near a barn door by Fireman Robert Glascock and sent to a funeral home. Damages estimated at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars.
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Warrenton
R. T. Glascock
Glascock
Lloyd Grove
Arthur
Walter
Robert Glascock
Walter Grove
Virginia Weather Forecast Fair and cold through Wednesday
The Virginia forecast calls for fair skies and continued cold conditions tonight and Wednesday. Lows range from 14 to 20 in the north and 18 to 25 in the south. The five day outlook from December 28 to January 1 shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with showers Friday totaling 0.1 to 0.3 inch.
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Virginia
Winchester
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