Treasury $30 Million Better Off Defense Dept Recovery
The Justice Department recovered a record 30 million dollars for the federal treasury this year from suits against individuals and corporations over fraud in transactions including housing scandals and World War II surplus ship deals. Awards in suits against the government were 25 million, under 10 percent of the 259 million originally sought. Assistant Attorney General Warren E. Burger said the civil proceedings division handles all suits by or against the government and now faces about 96,800 claims totaling more than 3 billion in backlog, with improvements since 1953 but a slowdown as new claims filed roughly equal those settled.
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Washington
Justice Department
Federal Treasury
Department
Warren E. Burger
Burger
California
Sears Prices In Catalog Low This Time
CHICAGO December 30 Prices in the Sears Roebuck and Co 1955 spring catalogue are the lowest since 1950. The new book averages about 312 per cent below the 19th spring catalogue with declines across all consumer goods. Home freezers refrigerators and dresses show notable cuts, plus reductions in appliances furniture farm equipment and sporting goods.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Brothers Die in Accidental Double Shooting
In Tierra Amarilla New Mexico a fatal rifle discharge by eight year old Jose Zamora accidentally killed his brothers Horacio and Cristobel as they played at a ranch. The gun went off while Jose held a heavy deer rifle. Parents were away. another child was with them for medical care. The accident was ruled by the court.
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Tierra Amarilla
N. M
Here
Horacio Zamora
Cristobel Zamora
Jose
Cristobel
Horacio
Juan Zamora
Slot Machines Flee Fort Worth as Grand Jury Scare Looms
Fort Worth reports say marble slot machines were removed from taverns after Police Chief Hightower and District Attorney Fender ordered seizures of free-play games. The looming Tarrant County grand jury, to convene January 7 under Criminal District Judge Dave McGee, may probe gambling extent, prompting fears of new indictments.
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Ft. Worth
Fort Worth
Tarrant County Grand Jury
Caro’ Hightower
Hightower
Howard Fender
Grand Jury
Dave McGee
Fender
Oklahoma oil production up 50,000 barrels daily
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved a 50,000 barrel per day increase in oil production, following Gov-elect Raymond Gary's recommendation. The order raises the per well allowable from 15 to 20 barrels daily, with a possible across the board increase for wells over 20 barrels. January output is projected near 450,000 barrels per day under the plan. A February decision will follow a late January hearing.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Raymond Gary
Gary
Massena Murray
Ray C. Jones
Jones
John Wayne Reclaims Top Box Office Star Honor
Hollywood December 30 Officials at the Motion Picture Herald named John Wayne the top money making star in the annual poll. He becomes the first to reclaim the top spot after previously winning in 1950 and 1951. Second through tenth include Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Gary Cooper James Stewart Marilyn Monroe Alan Ladd William Holden Bing Crosby Jane Wyman and Marlon Brando.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Motion Picture Herald
the Herald
Wayne
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Gary Cooper
James Stewart
Marilyn Monroe
Alan Ladd
William Hollen
Bing Crosby
Jane Wyman
Marlon Brando
Texas pig crop shows gain in 1954 output
Texas 1954 pig crop reached 1,576,000 head, about 83 percent above 1953, yet well below the 1943–1952 average of 2,415,000. Strong hog prices spurred production despite reduced grain output in key counties. Spring farrowings rose to 126,000 sows, 30 percent above last year, with 6.5 pigs per litter. 1955 spring farrowings seen at about 130,000 sows, 15 percent higher than 1954 but 37 percent below the 1942–1962 average.
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Austin
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Blackland
USDA
Asiatic Nations Plan Parley Invite Next April
Five Asiatic premiers announced plans to invite 25 nations including Red China and Japan to an Africa-Asia conference in Indonesia next April. The communique from Colombo nations named all independent governments and excluded Nationalist China and track from invitation. In Muskogee three youths were arrested after breaking into three stores and finding only one cent in a cash register.
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Red China
Japan
China
Track
Colombo
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
John Kotelawala
Ceylon
U Nu
Burma
Byrd Holds Line on Taxes Until Budget Balanced
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, soon to chair the Senate Finance Committee, says there should be a hold the line policy on taxes until the federal budget is balanced. He backs deferring corporate and excise tax cuts planned for April 1 and warns against breaking the tax line for auto excise cuts. He also opposes raising personal exemptions from 600 to 700 dollars, noting a 2.5 billion revenue cost.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Byrd
Newsweek Magazine
Eisenhower
Treasury
South Texas Farms Drive State Ranch Work Trend
A USDA report shows farm and ranch activities concentrated in South Texas commercial vegetable areas with livestock care in other regions. Christmas season tasks led activity, while pastures remained dry due to scarce moisture, prompting heavy livestock feeding as conditions in most ranges stayed barren.
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Austin
South Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agriculture Department
No Frog Men For Sacred Well Swim
Mexico City reports that the Mexican Geographic Society may cancel its frog man expedition to the cenote sagrado if eligible divers cannot be recruited. An advance party reportedly included a swimmer who could not swim and others who did not wet their feet while seeking jewels said to have been thrown into the sacred Mayan pool by virgins long ago.
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Mexico City
Mexican Geographic Society
Ramon Bravo
EL Universal
the Geographic Society
Messian
Emilio Portes Gil
The
Society
Luce to Discuss Italian Problem With U S Leaders
American ambassador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce arrived from Rome to brief President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles on Italy’s serious economic woes. She noted political progress in a year marked by unstable government and debates over the European Defense Community and Trieste.
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New York
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Rome
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Luce
Europe
United States
European Defense Community
Trieste
Stromboli Erupts in Roaring Display Off Sicily
Stromboli erupted Thursday in a roar of ash and lava with lava flowing into the sea. Mount Etna in Sicily also produced a smoky plume as southern Italy faced ongoing underground upheavals. No casualties were reported. In Nebraska a holiday shopper dropped a turkey and fractured a toe.
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Mount Etna
Siciliy
Wellaworn
Sicily
Television Schedule Fragment Thursday into Friday Night
Channel 2 timetable lists programs from Safety To and From School at 5 00 to Vespers and Sign Off at 12 00, including Six Gun Theatre 8 00 World at Large and Tonight 11 00, with Faith and News segments, weather forecasts, and various entertainment shows across late evening and early morning periods.
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Clark Nealon
Frontier Theatre and Classic TV Night Schedule
Channel I presents a lineup with Frontier Theatre at 5 08 and a late night mix including The Public Defender and Name That Tune. Rerun shows such as Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow bookend a retro TV evening.
Channel 13 PHARSDAY Lineup and Sign Off
Channel 13 schedule lists programs from 5:08 color caravan to 12:00 sign off including Meet the Chronicle 6200 8:15 News Beulah 7:00 Beulah E Men in Action Abbott and Costello Kraft TV Theatre The Big Picture Sammy Kays Studio 23 Little Pol News 10:45 Prayer Anthem 7305 News Breakfast Club Shopper Service Romper Room KT Arcade with various time slots.
Evening TV Schedule Feature Picks and News Programs
KPRC TV listing covers a full day with film features such as First Love and The World of Mr Sweeney, plus serials Hawkins Falls and One Man's Family. It includes children’s fare Howdy Doody, cartoons, Western Six Gun Theatre, and Superman. News segments end with Final Edition, Weathercast, and Vespers.
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Amy Vanderbilt
Miss Marlowe
Mr. Sweeney
Movietone News
Eddie Fisher
Texas
TV Schedule Highlights for KGUL Channel Tonight
A dense listings page shows KGUL broadcast slate from 11:45 Guiding Light through 12:30 Call to Prayer including Portia Faces Life The Seeking Heart Welcome Travelers Gator Bow Mary Carter Cookbook 11 Video Lane News Barker Bill's Sartoong Frontier Theatre Range Rider Doug Edwards Perry Como Mama Topper Playhouse of Stars Our Miss Brooks The Lineup Person to Person Week End Theatre Let’s Dance Late Show The Lady Craved Excitement with varied programs and times.
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Guiding Light
Portia
Fontier ‘Theatre
Doug Edwards
Perry Como
Playhouse of Stara
TV Schedule Entry for Town and Country Lineup
The station lists a full day of programs from 12:00 to 11:30 with comics, dramas, news, weather, sports, and special features including Rin Tin Tin and Passport to Danger. Multiple time slots guide viewers through afternoon, evening, and late night blocks with sign off at 11:30.
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Meet the Chronicle
Rin Tin Tin
Ray Bolger
Fort Worth Freeway Club Seeks Help From Governor
Harrell Ashburn, chairman of the Fort Worth Freeway Association, said the group may seek Gov. Allan Shivers' aid in its fight for the east freeway. State Sen. Doyle Willis urged more residents appear before the Jan 4 Texas Highway Commission session. Critics say the toll road would replace the east freeway and abandon its route into downtown Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Harrell Ashburn
Allan Shivers
Doyle Willis
Theegislature
Tarrant County
Willis
Texas Highway Commisssion
Fort Worth-Dallas
Joe Pyle
Gene Smith
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Kerrs Recipocal Trade Interest Simmers Down
Oklahoma City December 30 Sen Robert Kerr says his interest in expanding the reciprocal trade program has waned as the Republican administration cuts exports of surplus farm commodities. He plans to return to Washington with a new slant on foreign trade and may seek to amend extensions to curb oil imports. Kerr cites abandonment of exporting surplus wheat corn cotton and other commodities under current policies.
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Oklahoma City
Robert
Kerr
D-Okla
Eisenhower
Washington
Capitol
Wholesale Food Price Hits Three-Week High
New York reports the Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose to 6.78 for the week ended Dec 28, the highest in three weeks. The index, based on 31 foods, shows 12 commodities up, four down, 35 unchanged, with year over year at 0.4 percent below 6.81 last year and 12.8 percent above pre Korea levels.
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New York
Wee
Dun & Bradstreet
Four Candidates Certified for District 4 Special Election
Four candidates have been certified for the January 8 special election to fill the District 4 state representative seat covering Jones, Stonewall, King and Dickens counties. Secretary of State confirms Onis M. Crawford of Hamlin and Moyne Kelly of Aston, with Cleburn Huston of Stamford and Bowen Pope of Hamlin previously certified. The winner will succeed David Ratlif of Stamford, who vacated the House seat after winning a state Senate race.
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AUSTN
Lee
S-Up
Jones
Stonewall
King
Dickens
Secretary of State
Onis M. Crawford
Hamlin
Moyne Kelly
Aston
Cleburn
Huston
Stamford
Bowen Pope
David ¥. Ratlif
Senate
Security Markets Open Full Day On New Year Eve
Major U.S. security exchanges will run a full day Friday New Year’s Eve while commodity markets conduct a half session. Markets include New York cotton New York wool New York coron commodity coffee and sugar exchanges Chicago Board of Trade and others in Chicago.
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New York
Orleans
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
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