Red Stab in Indochina Shakes Thailand and Bangkok
Southeast Asia nerves as Vietminh thrust to Thakhek threatens Laos and Luang Prabang. Thai PM declares emergency in nine northern provinces while Gen Phao rushes north with top military chiefs. Thailand wary over Chinese population and border security amid growing communist pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Laos
Thailand
China
Burma
Mekong
Thakhek
P. Pibulsonggram
Bangkok
Luang Prabang
Red
Vietminh Reach Thai Border in Indochina Drive
Vietminh troops dug in near the Thailand frontier after a four day 100 mile push from the Annam coast. They entered Thakhek on the Mekong border, splitting Indochina and cutting supply lines to western and northern Laos. France redeployed reinforcements as observers forecast a counterattack.
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Associated Press
Thakhek
Mekong
Indochina
Thailand
Savannakhet
Vientiane
Luangprabang
Dienbienphu
Nam
Hanoi
Laos
Annam
Luang Prabang
Reds
Phillips Headquarters and Battery at Serth Armored Field Artillery
An event listing shows Phillips Headquarters and Headquarters Battery and A Battery of Serth Armored Field Artillery Battalion USAR at 3 Main Street and 27 West Browning with 7 PM times, indicating scheduled unit gatherings in PAMPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruven
Phillips
Serth Armored Field Artillery
Usar
Main Street
Pampa
Two Vital Questions Posed To Red Allied Commands
PANMUNJOM December 28 The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission majority report poses two key questions for allied and communist commands Should the prisoner of war explanation period ending December 23 be extended and what should the Indians do if prisoners attempt to break out after January 22 The Indian Polish and Czech members signed the majority report The Reds wanted explanations after December 23 the U N Command opposed The U N Command says the armistice allowed 90 days for explanations and that prisoners must be freed after January 22 The Peace Conference effort failed Swedish and Swiss members dissented from the majority A 90 minute MRC session voted to transmit both reports none of the contents released pending statements from the U N Command or Red China radio in Peiping indicated full release would come today
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
U.N
Commission
MRC
India
U.N. Command
Red China
Peiping Radio
Nehru stirs crowd in Sikh gurudwara protest spree
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, under security, failed to calm a large Sikh protest at Guru Fatehgarh Singh Sahib near Patiala. Sikhs from the Akali Party shouted anti Nehru slogans and pelted the PM’s car with brickbats as cries for a separate state grew louder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Ind
Jawaharlal Nehru
Akali Party
Indian Union For People
Nehru
Sardar Swaran Singh
India
Patiala
Rajpramukh
Punjab
East Punjab States Union
Guru Fatehgarh Singh Sahib
Gurudwara
Amarillo Events Parade of Meetings and Times
Local listings show daytime gatherings and evening events across Amarillo including Kiwanis at Herring Hotel Noon, San Jacinto Lions Club at Tom Boy Cafe 2811 West Sixth 3:30 PM, Sertoma at Phillips Parkmoor 7:00 PM, and various clubs at sites like Naval Reserve Training Center Air Base and Guard Armory with scheduled hours through 8:00 PM including SPEBSQSA and Elks Lodge appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Herring
Amarillo Ad Club
Herring Hotel
San Jacinto Lions Club
West Sixth
Carver Library
Sertoma Club
Phillips Parkmoor
Naval Reserve Training Center
Amarillo Air Force Base
Little Theater Workshop
Air Base
Amarillo
Heatwave memory echoes in Amarillo ten years later
Amarillo residents recalled last summer's record heat wave as a temperature dip to 6 degrees was noted. Mrs Sol Levitt of 1522 Milam reported strong demand from a want ad listing many items for sale and highlighted selling the air conditioner first while calls continued after the ad ran.
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Amarillo
Sol Levitt
Milam
Expressways Cut Motorist Costs Study Shows Savings
A Automotive Safety Foundation report notes driving on expressways lowers costs vs congested streets. Gasoline use in downtown Los Angeles runs 8.7 mpg vs 23.86 mpg at 25 mph on the Arroyo Seco Freeway. Savings per mile include fuel, maintenance, time, and fewer accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington, DC
Foundation
Bryan Burton
Civic Improvements Committee
Amarillo
Auto Club of
Southern California
Los Angeles
Arroyo Seco
Department of Public Works
Holiday Death Toll Reaches 614 During Christmas Weekend
The Associated Press reports the Christmas holiday tallied 614 violent deaths with a three day period ending late Sunday. Traffic accidents caused 453 fatalities nationwide since Thursday 6 p.m. California led with 34 traffic deaths followed by New York 30 and Ohio 26.
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Associated Press
California
New York
Ohio
Three Die In Panhandle Christmas Week Auto Crashes
Three people were killed in Panhandle region crashes over the Christmas weekend. Andrew George Bedner of Dallas, 65, died December 24 after his car left the road and struck a utilities pole east of Amarillo. Johnnie Gene Buck, 19, of Tucumcari, died in an early Saturday crash when his car overturned near Tucumcari. Mrs. Monic Marriott White, 47, from Snyder, died Sunday in an accident near Wellington.
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Panhandle
Andrew George Bedner
Dallas
Amarillo
Johnnie Gene Buck
Tucumcari
Monic Marriott White
Snyder
Wellington
Death toll by state table showing counts by category
A fragmented listing presents a state by state death table with numbers for each column. States include Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Maine Minnesota Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio with varying totals across columns.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Miineis
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Rescue Sails Through 43 Rescued In Atlantic Storm
A night rescue in the north Atlantic saved 43 aboard the Swedish Oklahoma and related survivors after the ship broke in two. The Bluejacket carried 36 and reported all well, with seven others rescued by the Orion and later unhurt.
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New York
North Atlantic
Bluejacket
Norther Rips Across Plains with Cold Front Pass
Cold front from the north brings chilly winds across the Plains with a high near 44 expected yesterday and 40 later. Snow was predicted for the Panhandle but light flurries only likely. temperatures dropping into the 30s by dusk. Moisture year to date remains well below normal at 13.05 inches through December 26.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Tr- State
Amarillo
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
US Weather Bureau states decreasing cloudiness Monday morning with light snow flurries and becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Diminishing winds with a rise in temperatures Tuesday. Sunday night low 23 and high Monday 40. West Texas partly cloudy and cool Monday, Tuesday warmer. Precipitation none for 24 hours ending 4 PM. Sunrise 7 55 AM Sunset 5 43 PM.
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Amarillo
Tuesda
West
Texas
PAM
Bluejacket Rescues 11 From Third Boat Near Rescue Scene
The Bluejacket rescued 11 people from a third lifeboat by 3:45 AM while others were taken aboard the Orion. The ship then hove to at 50.52 N 45.10 W, about 15 miles from the scene. Coast Guard Camp Campbell coordinated aid as Oklahoma reported a hull breach near hatch No 3.
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Orion
Bluejacket
New York
Copenhagen
Bremerhaven
Dunward J. Larson
Hasbrouck Heights
Oklahoma
No. $3
Coast Guard
Campbell
Future in Doubt For Davenport
Desperado Norman Davenport age 26 remains in Fort Worth City Jail with an uncertain future. FBI talks planned for tomorrow with Davenport who is jailed on unlawful flight charges after being recaptured on a Texas & Pacific train near Arlington. He escaped Oklahoma prison on October 3 and had vowed not to be taken alive.
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Fort Worth
Norman Davenport
FBI
U. S
Roberts
Davenport
Oklahoma
Granite
Texas & Pacific
Arlington
Eisenhower Eyes Free Currency Convertibility Plan
Washington reports indicate the Eisenhower admin may push major European nations to adopt freely convertible currencies as part of long term anti communism strategy. Officials argue convertibility supports global stability, reduces need for U S tariff cuts, and could rely on an international stabilization fund to handle runs on currencies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Britain
Pravda slams Tarzan films as harm to Soviet peasants
Pravda denounces sending old American Tarzan and cowboy pirate films to collective farms. It urges districts to replace trashy entertainment with serious Soviet films about scientists doctors and teachers. The piece cites Tarzan’s village truck tours frightening livestock in Voronezh and other areas.
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Moscow
Pravda
Tarzan
Russian Communist Party
Voronezh
Johnny Weissmuller
Hollywood
Soviet Union
Berlin
Ruzikha
Death claims Tom Masterson at 41
Tom B. Masterson of the JY Ranch in Truscott died yesterday at Lubbock Memorial Hospital after a heart attack two weeks earlier. He was 41, survived by wife Flovee, brother R. B. Masterson III of Guthrie, sister Ja Ellis of Truscott, and nephew of Amarillo’s R. B. Masterson Jr. He was a director of the Texas and Western Cattle Raisers Association and the National Flying Farmers Association. Funeral 2 PM today at the JY Ranch in Truscott. burial at Rix Funeral Home in Lubbock.
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Tom B. Masterson
JY Ranch
Truscott
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Mr. Masterson
Flovee Masterson
R. B. Masterson III
Guthrie
Ja Ellis
R. B. Masterson Jr
Amarillo
R. B. Masterson
Masterson
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
National Flying Farmers Association
Rix Funeral Home
Jj Lubbock
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Clen Clements
Mengisz
Dienbienphu Muongngo
Luangpr Abang
Udon Than
Alaok
Cambodia
Tsungshan
Pakse
Hainan
Dennis Day
KGNC
Allied
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Burton
Jaycees
Texas State Highway Department
Canyon
Mth World Trip
Daily News
Bayless C. Froman
Clayton
Newfoundland
Europe
Robert Kutschbach
Norther
Plains
Weather Forecast
US Weather Bureau
Ike
Jor
United States
Ity
Pravna
Communist Party
Tom Masterson
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