Violent Deaths Claim 36 in Texas Fires and Crashes
A wave of fires and deadly crashes across Texas killed 36 people. Four elderly residents perished in a Beaumont rest home fire. Five Weslaco High School football fans died in a Hallettsville head on crash. Five more perished in a Belton crash. In McAllen a gas explosion killed four small children.
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Beaumont
Texas
Weslaco
Waco
Hallettsville
Belton
McAllen
Flames End 24 Lives in U S and Canada
A Christmas season fire toll in the United States and Canada reached at least 24 dead with 11 of the victims under 16. In New York City two blazes killed three unattended children, and cases across cities included a family tragedy for Edleen Lopez and siblings. Authorities cited neglect as a common factor in several deaths.
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United States
Canada
New York City
Edna Lopez
Eileen
Alicea
Carlos
Edward Holder
Naffents
Democrats List Top 1956 Issues and Campaign Signals
The January 1956 issue of the Democratic Digest outlines top issues including falling farm income and rising living costs, plus five congressional actions that supported or opposed Eisenhower policies. It cites Democratic opposition to the Dixon-Yates deal and to amendments to Taft-Hartley, and notes cuts in military funding as part of the administration’s record.
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Democratic Digest
Official Party Monthly
Congress
Doctor Says Ike Is Out of Danger
Dr Paul Dudley White declared President Eisenhower out of danger after his September heart attack. He cautioned the second term question remains unsettled. White noted the president has made excellent progress but the full impact of rising activity awaits mid February assessment.
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Ike
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Boston
White
Finalists Named for Miss Air Weather Service
Paula Jean Loritz of Amarillo is among 10 finalists chosen from 43 contestants for the Miss Air Weather Service title. She represents the 11th Weather Squadron at Amarillo Air Force Base and is married to airman Robert Loritz.
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Paula Jean Loritz
N. Seminole
Air Weather Service
Amarillo
Sunday News-Globe
Loritz
Robert Loritz
Moorhead (Minn
Possible Foreign Aid Budget Shocks Congress Shock
Legislative leaders reacted with astonishment to reports that the U.S. plans to seek nearly five billion dollars in new foreign aid next year. The proposal anticipates about two billion for economic aid and three billion for military assistance to counter Soviet policies, with Eisenhower still able to alter the plan.
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Chiciruies
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vienna
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Berryville
Budget Bureau
White House
Eisenhower
Bullet Torn Body Found by Youths
Wichita Falls Texas December 17 two youths hunting found the bullet torn body of Jack Spangler a 26 year old city tax office employee lying in a ditch near the Shepperd Air Force Base road autopsy showed four chest shots from a .38 revolver and blows to the head the victim was stripped of identification and about 150 dollars in a missing billfold with a missing diamond a 1955 yellow automobile is missing and investigators believe the body was moved after death.
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Tex
Here
Jack Spangler
Shepperd Air Force Base
Tank Farm Road
Spangler
Justice of the Peace
H.M
Doc) Newman
Weldon Bailey
Amarillo Weather Summary for 1955 Readings
Sunlit days and cloud cover noted across Amarillo and nearby areas for 1955. Observations show Wind Visibility Sky conditions with cloudiness in Houston Oklahoma City Amarillo regions and clear readings at several stations.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
Passenger saves bus as driver dies at Utah copper pit
COPPERFIELD Utah Dec 17 AP a quick thinking passenger saved a Gray Line bus from entering the Kennecott copper pit after the driver Ira Jack Nichols 60 Salt Lake City died of a heart attack behind the wheel. Carl W R Detroit Michigan leaped to the seat applied brakes and avoided a crash near a parked car 100 feet from the pit.
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Utah
Kennecott
W. R. Carl
Detroit
Mich
Ira Jack Nichols
Salt Lake City
Carl
Judge Moves Duval County Indictments Across Eight Texas Counties
Dist. Judge C Woodrow Laughlin overruled challenges to 123 Duval County indictments and, on his own motion, transferred the cases to eight counties from Midland to Del Rio. Indictments now sit in Val Verde Live Oak Midland Wharton Guadalupe Hays Pecos and Uvalde counties.
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San Diego
Tex
C. Woodrow Laughlin
Duval County
Laughlin
Midland
Texas
del Rio
Val Verde
Live Oak
Wharton
Guadalupe
Hays
Pecos
Uvalde
Little Peoples Coloring Contest National Winner Named
Marilyn McGuire, 10, of Pampa, Texas, ranked among the top 50 nationwide in the Amarillo Daily News sponsored Little Peoples Coloring Contest. Andrew Malolepszy, 7, of Montréal won the national prize from over 150,000 entries. finalists received a flash camera for Marilyn and a trip to New York for Andrew’s Perry Como appearance.
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Marilyn McGuire
Ted McGuire
Pampa
Andrew Malolepszy
Montréal
Canada
NEA Service, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Perry Conno
Gifts From Christmas Sermon by Dr Sockman Opens Series
Prominent pastor Dr Ralph W Lockman presents Gifts From Christmas a six part message starting on Page One in tomorrow's Daily News and continuing daily until Christmas Eve. Dr Sockman pastor of Christ Methodist Church in New York City outlines gifts of life graciousness love patience growth and peace in a heartwarming Christmas reminder.
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Ralph W. Lockman
Sockman
Christ Methodist Church
New York City
Dr. Sockman
UN General Assembly adjournment delayed amid security council deadlock
After 13 weeks and restless debate the United Nations General Assembly recessed without resolving the Security Council election. A proposed two year staggered seat allocation failed on the 35th ballot as delegates argued over the lottery plan pushed by Assembly President Jose Maza. The body extended its formal end date to Tuesday midnight while awaiting broader action.
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Jose Maza
Security Council
Geneva
Philippines
Yugoslavia
Crane makes pickup out of car in Chicago clash
A dispute over parking at a construction site led to a crane lifting and dropping Edwin Williams's car three times. Fire captain Williams confronted Brooks Faulk and bulldozer operator, prompting police involvement as the trailer and vehicle were damaged.
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Chicago
Nicolla Fisposite
Edwin Williams
Brooks Faulk
Congress Street Expressway
Williams
Faulk
O.K
Guy R. Haman
Hamm
Attractive ad from Coldwater paper sparks dating quip
A Coldwater Advertiser classified note, quoted Friday, jokes about an “attractive gal” paid Friday and broke by Tuesday seeking a man paid Tuesday and broke by Friday, reflecting light humor in the classifieds.
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Coldwater, Mich
Coldwater
Conspiracy Crackdown Nets 500 in Argentina
Buenos Aires reports that Gen. Pedro Aramburu's government has crushed a wide conspiracy arresting at least 500 suspects. Raids began yesterday with 30 to 100 still in custody. majority tied to ex-President Perón era. Plot aimed to sabotage and incite unrest rather than spark a revolution.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Aramburu
Peronista
Argentina
Army Extends Contract With Procter and Gamble Defense Plant
The Army Ordnance Corps extended its contract with Procter & Gamble Defense Corporation at the Pantex ordnance plant near Amarillo to Oct. 1, 1956. Maj. Francis H. Wilson Jr. announced the renewal, noting no expected change in employment levels. The plant has operated since July 1951 under the Atomic Energy Commission oversight via the Army Ordnance.
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Procter & Gamble Defense Corporation
Pantex
Amarillo
Francis H. Wilson Jr
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Procter & Gample
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S.S. Army Ordnance
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