State Insurance Examiners Suspended Amid Fraud Allegations
Four state insurance examiners including Larry Blanchard and Robert Butler were suspended without pay by the Texas Insurance Commission after a civil suit against General American Insurance Co. of San Antonio alleging $6.64 million in recoveries. The commission said it would launch an immediate investigation using all state facilities.
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State Insurance Commission
Commission
General American Casualty Co. of
San Antonio
Texas
Insurance Commission
Land Smith
Blanchard
Butler
Noah
Pfefferkorn
Biggest Business Year of All Ends
New York reports the biggest business year on record closed with buoyant yet cautious sentiment. Steel and auto output dipped while crude oil, electric power, and retail sales hit records. auto makers missed their 1955 production goal by about 56 thousand as analysts note an uncertain second half of 1956. Commerce Secretary Weeks predicts an excellent outlook for early 1956 but cautions about later months.
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New York
Sinclair Weeks
Farm Aid To Get Sclons' Attention
Washington dispatch reports opening of the 1956 legislative session with a focus on foreign policy and farm aid. Senator Wiley warns of stronger military and diplomatic posture in response to Bulganin and Khrushchev, while predicting friction in Congress over foreign aid and farm legislation. Johnson forecasts a continued fight on farm policy and related funding.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
Wisconsin
Nicolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
East Europe
U.S
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Will
Hearst Says Eisenhower Planned Reelection With Nixon
Hearst in the New York Journal American reports President Eisenhower has definitely decided to run again with Richard Nixon as his vice president barring medical complications. Hearst cites informants close to the President and warns a relapse or fatigue could alter this outlook.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Hearst
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
New York Journal-American
Ike
Three County Schools Set To Reopen Monday
Classes resume tomorrow at Highland Park Bushland and River Road schools while other public schools stay closed until Tuesday. Government offices banks and many stores also close for New Year observance.
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Highland Park
Bushland
River Road
Rail Chief Urges State Gas Control
Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest C. Thompson urged all state governors to back the Fulbright Harris bill in Congress to grant states clear control over natural gas production. He warned federal takeover could collapse state taxing power and erode state self sufficiency, calling failure a blow to national security.
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Austin
Texas Railroad
Ernest C. Thompson
Congress
Thompson
Texas
Gas Company Council Urged to Disband Overreach
A. P. King Jr. of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners accuses the Council of Local Gas Companies of acting as a shadow group for major utilities. He calls for its disbanding to aid consumers and the natural gas industry amid the Harris Bill debate. The TIPRO analysis flags limited distributor share and alleges undisclosed facts to boards.
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Austin
Council of Local Gas Companies
A. P. King Jr
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners
John E. Heyke
Tipro
King
Council
Mrs Leone Spinning Weds Roy Greenhill in Dallas
Mrs Leone F Spinning and Roy O Greenhill were married yesterday afternoon in Dallas at the home of Mr and Mrs B E Greenhill. Spinning, longtime associate of White and Kirk, and Greenhill, son of T C Greenhill and member of Neely Greenhill Lowndes, will reside at the Talmage apartments 1401 Van Buren after a short wedding trip.
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Leone F. Spinning
Roy O. Greenhill
Dallas
B. E. Greenhill
Spinning
W. 14Th
White & Kirk
Greenhill
T. C. Greenhill
Harrison
Neely- Greenhill-Lowndes
Talmage
van Buren
Tragedy at Koyasu Shrine Leaves 112 Dead in Panic
At the Koyasu Shrine in Nigata Japan a New Year stampede killed 112 worshipers and left dozens missing with 75 injured. Reports say either a wall collapsed or a worshiper slipped triggering the deadly surge at the seaport shrine.
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Nigata
Japan
Koyasu Shrine
Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Johnson Aims for Return After Satisfactory Recovery
Doctors say the senator has made a most satisfactory recovery from a heart attack suffered July 2. He weighed about 30 pounds less, plans to resume leadership duties as the Senate reconvenes. Johnson will work in blocks, delegate on the floor, and take short vacations for recovery.
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Senate
Congress
Johnson
Sen
Clements
Kentucky
Globe Meow Goals for 1956 r JaEANE?
Stepped up construction schedules for Expressway underpass at 34th and Santa Fe railway bonds for streets and alley improvement. A new hotel with banquet and convention quarters. A new and modern baseball park. One United Fund drive for health welfare and recreation. Long range planning emphasizing water traffic and public safety. Metropolitans area bi county health program. Cooperation with Amarillo Air Force Base. Golden spread promotion of tourist attractions. Four lanes for Highway 66 across Texas Panhandle. Four lane highway Lubbock to Dumas. Revitalization of mental health program outside audit of county records. Direct vote for President. Bricker Amendment. Harris Fulbright gas hill.
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Santa Fe Railway
United Fund
Texas Panhandle
Lubbock
Dumas
Youth Found Shot To Death Near Hempstead
Texas A&M student Jan David Broderick 20 of Curundu Canal Zone was found shot in the head near Hempstead Texas. The body identified by girlfriend Nadine Smith 17 of Houston. Investigators say he was en route from College Station to visit her for New Year. A 1955 blue Chevrolet and a hitchhiker are suspected. The case prompts Texas Rangers to search for the car.
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Houston
Texas A&m College
Jan David Broderick
Canal Zone
Hempstead
Tex
Here
Nadine Smith
College Station
Texas Rangers
Broderick
C. S. Walker
S. J. Whitworth
Waller County
Whitworth
Cristobal High
Sam
Howard Guy Gee
Balboa
Gee
U.S. Air Force
Texan Coming Soon Brings Hopes To Amarillo
Weather notes show Amarillo paired with other cities in 1955 readings, highlighting calm winds and clear to cloudy skies. The text promotes a Texan arrival, reflecting local excitement amid mixed meteorological reports.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas Eaksey
Okla
City
Texas traffic toll rises as holidays end
The violence toll in Texas climbs to 152 since Christmas with 82 traffic deaths by Saturday night and 70 from other causes. Notable fatalities include Dr. James Otis Loftin of San Antonio and six year old Tommy Routt in Austin. Police in Marshall arrest over 165 speeders on a 10 mile stretch as a curb court handles cases. Chicago reports about 25 drunken driving arrests before 1956.
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Texas
James Otis Loftin
San Antonio
Kerrville
San Antonio College
Tommy Routt
Austin
Marshall
Tex
Chicago
Montana wind tale wins Liars' Club prize in Wisconsin
Claude T. Yerkes of Kalispell Montana captured the 1955 top Liars' Award at Burlington Wisconsin with a story of a Montana wind blowing away a sack of flour from a trailer. O C Hulett noted the tale involved a sheep herder and a 100 pound flour sack hung outside the trailer door.
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Burlington, Wis
Burlington
Liars
Montana
Phony
Tale Club
Claude T. Yerkes
Kalispell
Mont. O
Yerkes
Amarillo Advances Paving Plan With $1.99 Million Bond OK’d
Mayor Art Jordan says the Jan 10 bond approval will trigger 350 to 400 blocks of neighborhood paving in 1956. City share is about $275,000 with owners paying as low as $75 for a 50 foot lot. The one time program targets mud and dust relief and may not be repeated unless city commissions renew it.
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Amarillo
Art Jordan
Ers
C. T. Davis
Charley Smith
Donn Armstrong
Red Simpson
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William J. Noad
Leed. Pfefferkorn
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Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Russia
Eke
C. Park
Drake
Gas Company Council
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Mrs. Leone Spinning
Roy Greenhill
Lyndon Johnson
Globe- Mew
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