Stratford Scribe Backs 49th State
Ira Devine of Stratford urges creating a 49th state with a new constitution. He proposes Stratford as state university location and a state A M college at Goodwell with Marvin McKee as president. He suggests sites for a penitentiary, reform schools, and moves to abolish old state boards while Amarillo could host a northern capital.
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Texhoma Times
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Amarillo
Capitol
Malibu Brush Fire Engulfs Resort Area In 60 MPH Winds
A fast moving Malibu brush fire swept from the Santa Monica Mountains to the sea driven by 60 mph winds. At least 25 to 50 homes destroyed and one death reported. Pacific Coast Highway sealed as evacuation centers opened and 1000 firefighters worked the blaze across 6 600 acres. Ralph Edwards home among notable losses. Arthur Freed’s home saved but Hugo Freed’s burned. Fire began at 3 am and forced dramatic rescues along the coast. Continued on Page 2.
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California
Keith Klinger
Pacific Coast Highway
Ralph Edwards
Arthur Freed
Hugo Freed
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Associated Press
Santa Monica
Pacific Shore
Los Angeles
Christmas light notes and holiday curiosities
The item compiles a series of small society snippets from Amarillo with holiday glimpses. It mentions a listener requesting White Christmas on Weldon Bright's radio show, a free talking watch for the blind via Zale's, Elvis Presley Love Me Tender, a bronze sundial with a cannon, and a ran old country editor gag about the Ten Commandments.
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Weldon Bright
Lowell Brown
Amarillo
Clay Ridgway
Hereford
Elvis Presley
Wes Izzard
Flight tests planned for B58 bomber at Convair plant
Fort Worth to host P flight tests next year for the B58 Hustler, America's first bomber to fly faster than sound. Delta wing aircraft to operate above 50 000 feet.
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Convair
America
Gunman Kills Woman and Bus Driver in Cleveland Shooting
A gunman killed a Greyhound bus driver Leo Almerico and passenger Miss Georgeann Kartzke in a Cleveland terminal shooting. Five others were wounded as police fatally shot the assailant after a four block chase following an alleged molestation on a Pittsburgh to Chicago bus. Names include Alice Cavanaugh, Joseph Grady Owens, and Leo Vanderwill among the injured.
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Cleveland
Greyhound
Chicago
Leo Almerico
Georgeann Kartzke
Hampton
Kartzke
Alice Cavanaugh
Joseph Grady Owens
Atco, Ga
Leo Vanderwill
Detroit
Pravda Attacks Red Press For Un-Marxist Views
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda accusing both Soviet and foreign Communist publications of drifting from Marxist Leninist lines. Pravda cites un-Marxist expressions in Eastern European papers and criticizes a leading philosophical journal for non-conformist articles undermining class struggle and Leninist theses.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Soviet Union
SAC May Lose Its Fighter Aircraft
Washington reports a nine-wing cutback in the Air Force could reduce Strategic Air Command jet fighter wings from six to none, as the new budget proposes reallocating three TAC heavy transport wings and six SAC fighter wings within the Air Force structure, with little actual reduction in planes and personnel.
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TAC
Stratagic Air Command
United States Air Force
Christmas Fare Is Bum Beet
Seattle dispatch reports King County jail superintendent Herbert Baken haus found a handwritten inmate letter to Santa Claus near a tank cell. The note asks for a hacksaw blade and rope to help a partner and mentions a pardon, with humorous references to a press officer and Christmas.
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Seattle
Herbert Bakenhaus
King County
Santa Claus
Bakenhaus
MacDonald
Egypt Rejects Suez Agreement Principles
Cairo reports Egypt will not negotiate with Britain and France on the Suez settlement under the six UN approved principles. Egypt will discuss any settlement only with the United Nations and not under the prior six-point framework.
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IPC
Integration Suit Filed in Houston Desegregation Move
Parents of two Negro children seek immediate desegregation of Houston public schools in federal court. The suit targets Houston School Board members and superintendent Dr W E Moreland, asking a temporary restraining order to enroll children at nearest schools. Attorneys include Francis Williams, NAACP Houston branch president.
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Houston Public
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National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Houston School Board
W. E. Moreland
H. A. Petersen
Petersen
Mary Alice
Benny Benjamin
Delores Ross
Marion Williams
Reneva Delois Williams
Victim of Crash Still Unconscious
DUMAS, Dec. 26 Attendants at Dumas Memorial Hospital reported Jimmy Mc Farlin, 20, remained unconscious and in critical condition after an auto mishap Tuesday. His car went out of control and overturned 20 miles east of Dumas on the Dumas Stinnett highway, striking poles after he apparently fell asleep around 5 am.
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Dumas
Dumas Memorial Hospital
Jimmy McFarlin
Dumas-Stinnett
McFarlin
Dallas Rep seeks runoff rule for upcoming Senate vote
Dallas state representative Joe Pool announces a bill to create a runoff in the spring special election for the U S Senate. He urges rapid passage and emergency action before the vacancy caused by Gov elect Price Daniel is filled, arguing current law elects the plurality winner regardless of majority.
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Dallas
Joe Pool
U.S
Pool
Price Daniel
KGNC TV Matinee Theater Schedule At Lux Theater
The schedule lists a 2 p.m. colorcast matinee at Lux Video Theater and a 9 p.m. evening show.
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Kgnc-Tv
Lux Viedo
Eisenhower Orders Quota Hike Prepared If Needed
President Eisenhower directed officials to be ready to admit more Hungarian refugees if the quota rises beyond 21 500 and to continue processing applications. The move follows talks with congressional leaders and Vice President Nixon after Nixon’s trip to the Hungarian border. Transportation of accepted refugees to the United States is not yet complete.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
United States
Murray Snyder
White House
Nixon
Snyder
Austria
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Through Friday
Continued fair with mild days and cool nights in the Amarillo region. Temperatures range from a 30 degree low to a high near 64 degrees through Friday.
U S Army in Europe Promotes Killing Power in 1956 Review
The U S Army in Europe reports it has superior killing power with 250 000 troops and new long range weapons. It notes replacements of older divisions, expanded missile and artillery units, and a modern supply system under Gen Henry I Hodes.
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U.S
Europe
Heidelberg
Germany
Iron Curtain
2Nd Armored
10Th Infantry
Nike
Ing Arsenal
Henry I. Hodes
Korea
U.S. Army
Critics Select Movie Awards 1956 Winners
The New York Film Critics Assn selects Around the World in 80 Days as best motion picture for 1956. John Huston wins best director for Moby Dick. Best actor Kirk Douglas Lust for Life. Best actress Ingrid Bergman Anastasia. Best foreign film La Strada. Best screenplay Around the World in 80 Days by S. J. Perelman.
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New York Film Critics Assn
John Huston
Kirk Douglas
Ingrid Bergman
la Strada
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