Weatherford Husband Kills Baptist Pastor in Front Yard
Walter Vaughn of Denver City admits shooting Rev. Chester Stevens after his wife claimed an affair between Stevens and her. Vaughn, 47, said he confronted the minister at his Weatherford home and fired six shots, killing the 39 year old pastor who had recently left Denver City. Doyle, the minister’s 4 year old son, witnessed the slaying. The bond hearing was set for today.
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Weatherford
Tex
Walter Vaughn
Denver City
Chester Stevens
Datant
Vaughn
Vaughns
Denvers City Baptist Church
Stevens
Harmony Baptist Church
Here
Doyle
Shirley Warren
Dallas
James C. Apel
John
Peace Talks Not Eyed for Holy Land
Israeli and Arab spokesmen said no peace talks are likely soon. Israeli sources claim a concession package excludes territorial cession or refugee return, while Arab leaders reaffirm demands based on 1947 borders and refugee rights. Hassouna, visiting Dulles, suggested talks remain unpromising amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Israel
State Department
Adbel Khalleh Hassouna
Arab League
Dulles
Sea of Galilee
Hassouna
Corn Wheat Crops for 55 Is Forecast
The Agricultural Department estimates the 1955 corn crop at 3,184,836,000 bushels and the wheat crop at 938,159,000 bushels. For Ohio, harvested acreages and yields are given for corn, all wheat, winter wheat, oats, soybeans, tobacco, sugar beets, burley tobacco, and commercial apples along with projected production for each.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Ohio
Most Dangerous Hours On Highways Coming
The Christmas season is warned as the most dangerous hours on the roads. Col. George Mingle of the state highway patrol notes the 1955 holiday runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, increasing driving hours due to Christmas falling on Sunday and observed Monday. He says drivers must take personal responsibility as patrolmen cannot drive for them.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
George Mingle
Mingle
Free Theater Party Coupon at Schine's Athena
The Messenger advertises a free theater party offering one free admission with this coupon at the door. Show starts at 9:30 am at Schine's Athena venue.
Ex-Paratrooper Seeks Divorce Over Stripping Career
Tamara Edel Rees, 31, a World War I paratrooper formerly born Robert Egan Rees, filed for divorce from James Courtland in Reno and now lives in San Francisco. She says he disapproved of her striptease career and they separated November 1, plans to continue performing after a 1954 Holland operation and a prior 1945 divorce from a wife.
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San Francisco
Tamara Edel Rees
Robert Egan Rees
Tamara
Holland
James E. Courtland
Hollywood
Reno
Hog Price Decline Dims Ohio Farm Income
Ohio farm income is about 5.4 percent below last year mainly due to lower hog prices. Nationally cash receipts fell 3.3 percent. Ohio livestock dairy income dropped from 590.985 million to 548.88 million. crops from 310.657 million to 303.902 million.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Department
Michigan
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Five Day Forecast With Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Temperatures average 5 to 8 degrees below normal with a high near 40. The forecast warns of snow or rain late Thursday or Friday, possibly bringing up to 4 inches, with colder conditions persisting into Saturday.
Widow of North Pole discoverer dies at 92
PORTLAND Maine The widow of adventurer Adm Robert Peary died Monday at age 92 Mrs Josephine Diebitsch Peary accompanied Peary on Arctic expeditions and was mother to two Arctic explorers Marie Peary Stafford of Portland known as The Snow Baby at age two and Robert E Peary Jr of Brunswick a construction engineer who specialized in Arctic building
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Portland
Maine
Robert Peary
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
Peary
Marie Peary Stafford
Pole
Robert E. Peary, Jr
Brunswick
Strangling of Woman Admitted by Roomer
Chicago officials report a true bill charging Steven Pasco, 34, with murdering Mrs. Ruth Beal, 50, of Harvey, voted by the Cook County Grand Jury. Beal’s nude body was found December 2 in her home, strangled with a cord. Pasco, an ex convict who roomed there, surrendered three days after the slaying and said Beal evicted him for possessing obscene literature.
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Chicago
Steven Pafco
Ruth Beal
Harvey
Cook County
Grand Jury
Air crashes kill eleven in Florida two incidents
Eleven airmen died as eight perished in a Tampa area B47 collision and three others were killed when an F86D Sabre shot down a B29 over Port St. Joe. Three airmen remained missing. The crashes near MacDill and Pinecastle AFBs caused scorched wreckage and fear among residents.
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Air Force
Florida
Tampa
MacDill Air Force Base
Pinecastle Afb
Orlando
Port St. Joe
Florida West Coast
MacDill
Pinecastle
Clyde Leroy Pfeiffer
False Legs Help Cindy Take First Steps
WEST ORANGE New Jersey Inman Sherman Texas two year old Cindy Ann Inman born without arms or legs took four to five steps with artificial legs at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. The event marked a hopeful start for independence as fund contributions from Sherman residents support Cindy Walk funds and she will return at age three for fitting of artificial arms.
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West Orange
N. J
Cynthia Ann Inman
Sherman
Texas
Cindy
Vida Inman
Kessler Institute For
Mrs. Inman
UN Deal Grants Security Seat to Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia was elected to a two year term on the UN Security Council as part of a split term arrangement with the Philippines. The General Assembly voted 43 to 11 with 4 abstentions, ending a 36 ballot deadlock and paving the way for adjournment of the 1955 session.
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United Nations, N. Y
Yugoslavia
UN Security Council
Philippines
General Assembly
Assembly
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Jose Maza
Latin America
United States
Britain
Soviets
Chile
Westinghouse Stand Put On Wage Bid
Westinghouse Electric Corp refuses five year contract terms and declines arbitration in a labor dispute as 10 000 idle workers at East Pittsburgh plant receive $100 Christmas loans. Loans exceed 168000 at Sharon Pa while IVE leaders arrive as governors urge arbitration. Company cites stockholder obligations and says it cannot cede a decision affecting competitive standing for five years.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Big East
Pittsburgh Works
Westinghouse
Sharon
International Union of Electrical Workers
James B. Carey
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Averell Harriman
New York
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Oour Company
Soviet Ambassador Arrives in Bonn to Open Talks
Valerian Zorin, the first Soviet ambassador to West Germany, arrived in Bonn as Bulganin and Adenauer agreed to establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors during Adenauer's Moscow visit last September.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Valerian Zorin
Bulgania
Adenauer
Moscow
Jailed Missionaries Return To Freedom
Dr. and Mrs. Homer W. Bradshaw American medical missionaries freed from Communist custody after nearly five years in prison. They crossed into Hong Kong, Mrs. Bradshaw severely malnourished, with Dr. Bradshaw noting his own long starvation and recovery aided by Red Cross parcels. They plan to move toward Pittsburgh, Pa., as soon as possible.
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Hong Kong
Homer W. Bradshaw
China
Bradshaw
Free Territory
St. Teresa's Hospital
Frontier Bridge
Red Cross
Pittsburgh
Bradshaws
Canton
Kwangtung
Spyng
Columbus Tries To Attract Ford Plant
Ford officials met in Detroit with Columbus representatives in a bid to salvage locating a multi million dollar plant. City Council rejected 4 3 a rezoning proposal for a 403 acre tract on the north side for the steering gear and small parts plant.
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Columbus
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Ford
Arctic Blasts Freeze U S Across Wide Region
Icy Arctic air grips most of the eastern half of the country as winter arrives. Below zero readings plague the Midwest and New York while Minnesota endures brutal subzero temps with Bemidji at 11 below and International Falls at 13 below. The freezing line spans from North Carolina to southern Arkansas and west to the Northern Rockies.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Athens
Midlands
New York State
International Falls
Redwood Falls
Minn
Minnesota
Bemidji
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Alexandria
Minn Lis
Watertown
Massena
Utica
Syracuse
North Carolina
Arkansas
Texas
Plains
Rockies
California Governor Forms Pro Eisenhower Delegation Slate
Governor Goodwin J. Knight announced plans to create a pro Eisenhower slate for the 1956 Republican National Convention. California’s 70 votes would be pledged to Knight as a favorite son if Eisenhower does not seek a second term, and the June 5 presidential primary campaign would proceed under that assumption. The timing suggests he aims to claim a large delegation ahead of Nixon and Knowland, though state law bars unpledged delegations.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
Knight
Eisenhower
New York
Nixon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Planes Bridge Antarctica in Navy Air Operation
Two U S Navy Neptune planes flew nonstop 2200 miles from New Zealand to McMurdo Sound, establishing a potential air bridge to Antarctica as part of preparations for the 1957 58 International Geophysical Year. Two skymasters remained en route while four others returned to Dunedin due to headwinds. Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd heads the expedition.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U. S. Navy
South Island
Antarctica
Navy
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Ross Island
Victoria Land
Richard E. Byrd
Dunedin
America
Union pledges $1.1 million for Israel projects
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union pledges 1,100,000 for Israel projects. Union President David Dubinsky calls the gift the largest ever in labor history, signaling broad support from the labor movement.
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Israel
New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
David Dubinsky
Riots erupt in Amman over Jordan joining Baghdad Pact
An Arab mob of about 2000 stormed the U S consulate in Jeru salem and the French consulate, ripped down the flag, and clashed with security as violence spread to Amman after King Hussein dissolved parliament and Majali resigned. Troops dispersed rioters. some bloodshed reported and a curfew imposed in Bethlehem during the crisis.
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Amman
Jordan
U. S
Jerusalem
Husseins
Arabon
Ssair
Old City
Hazza F.1 Majali
Hazza el Majali
Bethlehem
Christ's
French Send 1400 To Rebelling Algeria
ALGIERS Algeria Two French troopships brought 1400 soldiers to Algeria on Monday as authorities report upwards of 30 deaths in rebel ambushes and political assassinations. The latest deployment adds to about 320000 French troops in North Africa, most of them in Algeria.
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Algiers
Algeria
North Africa
Messenger Boy Collects Early This Week
Help him through a busy holiday schedule by arranging to pay him one day early. This notice urges prompt payment to the newspaper carrier amid the holiday rush.
Shielded from gimmicks by new defense department order
Washington reports the Defense Department issues a directive to stop unscrupulous life insurance sales and ban officers from soliciting among GIs. The rule targets fly by night firms and bars solicitation of mobilized, training camp, and embarkation port audiences. It forbids active duty personnel from representing any insurance company to prevent captive pitches in formation.
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United States
Tokyo tuna fleet feared lost at sea in typhoon
Three Japanese tuna boats with 62 men aboard are believed to be lost in the Pacific after a typhoon swept the area on December 16. Authorities fear all hands may be casualties.
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Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Pickets Penalized At Columbus Westinghouse Plant
Fines and jail sentences were levied in Municipal Court yesterday against three pickets at the strikebound Westinghouse plant in Columbus.
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Columbus
Westinghouse
Commie Tells Court of Reds' Doctrine
John Lautner testifies in the trial of 11 Ohio Communist leaders. The 44 year old former party functionary says Communist doctrine demands force to establish a socialist state and that class conflict is unavoidable. Defense motions for mistrial based on newspaper accounts were denied.
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Commie
Cleveland
John Lautner
Ohio
Lauriner
Charles J. McNamee
Cleveland Press
Laurner
Catholic Universe Bulletin
James T. Flannery
McNamee
Lautner
Hungary
Detroit
Canada
New York
West Virginia
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Defense Department
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