New Senate Probe Chief Warns Of No Soft Treatment
Senate investigations chief John L McClellan warned witnesses not to expect leniency as he takes over from Joseph McCarthy. The Arkansas Democrat vows fairness but says he will not tolerate failure to testify. Contempt citations were sought against three witnesses, Evelyn Darin Alfred Oyler and Armine Lardoch, with more actions possible.
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Senate
Herbert Foster
Washington
Jan
John L. McClellan
Joseph BR. McCarthy
McClellan
Arkansas
John
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Pittsburgh
Evelyn O. Darin
Monroeville
Alfred Oyler
Armine H. Lardoch
Calendar forecast signals strong 1956 business year
An advertising firm in St Paul predicts a robust 1956 based on nearly nine million dollars in advance calendar orders. Across the Atlantic in Ashford England police report a 15 year old boy was sent to reform school after threatening peers with a razor. In Iowa a Santa at a Chamber of Commerce was fined for petty theft. In Sheboygan a man is charged with writing bad checks soon after release from prison. In Woonsocket a man plans to trade a nine million dollar check for twenty four dollars owed. In Remerhaven German officers report contraband recovered from GI travelers including a dog parachute and concrete chunks.
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ST. Paul, Mion
Jan
UIP
Fim
Brown and Bigelow
Mexico Farm Credit Bank Begins 1955 Cotton Loans
The Matamoros branch of Mexico's National Farm Credit Bank started loans for the 1955 ecotton crop. Matamoros region, a key cotton area, is to receive about 4.5 million dollars in loans. A bank spokesman said private banks will provide most growers' loans, with Monterrey banks expected to advance about 24 million dollars this year.
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Mexico City
Matamoros
National Farm Credit Bank
U.S
Monterrey
Guided Missiles With Atom Warheads May Be Tested
Atomic warheads for guided missiles may be among weapons to be tested in Nevada at Yucca Flats and Frenchman Flat proving grounds. The Atomic Energy Commission announced a mid February testing series, with speculation the tests will involve missiles that can attack enemy atom or hydrogen bombers. The Defense Department prioritizes ground to air and air to air missiles carrying atomic warheads with proximity fuses for early detonation within range.
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Washington
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Frenchman and Yucca Flats
Las Vegas
AEC
Defense Department
Methyl Bromide Cylinder Taken In New York
A foot long cylinder containing deadly methyl bromide was taken from an alley in New York after a tear gas warning charge discharged during repair work. Police warn the public to watch for the device carried away possibly by children and note fumes can kill or blind quickly.
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Denver
Colorado Industrial Supply Co
Mastermind Seen In Check Ring
Fort Worth police say a single mastermind runs a flood of forged checks from an organized gang. Fifteen suspects, including women, have been arrested in Fort Worth Tyler and Shreveport. The gang steals blank checks and forges them for large sums, cashing over four thousand dollars. Burglary at Kane Brogdon Kane yielded two books of blank checks. Other firms hit recently include Paschall and Sanders Construction Hillside Automotive and Mills Manufacturing in a ten day span.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Louisiana
Tyler
Shreveport
Kane, Brogdon and Kane
December 1954 Chrysler sales rise over 1953 period
Chrysler reports new 1955 cars boosted by 18 percent sales in the first three weeks of December. Dealers delivered 4217 cars between December 1 and 20, despite tight inventories and backlogs. E M Braden notes strong demand for V-8 models and features like Power Flite transmission and power steering.
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Repotts E. M. Braden
Chrysler Division
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Braden
Texas Labor Tiffs Taper Off In 1954
The Texas Employment Commission reports labor disputes cooled as 1994 closed. In November disputes fell by two, removing 717 workers from dispute status. At month end 2,188 workers remained in disputes, 440 not involved in stoppages. Only six new disputes and 299 workers were listed. eight settlements were removed, trimming 3,076. Picket lines at Port Arthur eased as eight of 18 retailers ended a long strike.
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Austin
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Port Arthur
Texas Employment Sees Peak Year Start in 1955
AUSTIN Jan 5 UP The Texas Employment Commission forecast a 1955 year start at peak levels with December employment about 40 000 higher than 1954 reaching an estimated 2 760 000. Gains centered in trade construction services and schools with most manufacturing groups poised to begin the year with more workers than last January.
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Austin
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Texas
Commission
Yearouts Welcome Baby Boy at Year’s End
Kansas City area birth aboard Loyd A Yearout and wife welcoming a boy born five hours and 46 minutes before 1955. The newborn adds to the Yearout family as 1954 ends.
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Kansas
Cliy
Loyd A. Yearout
Russians Barred From 95 Texas Counties Travel Ban Noted
A text lists 95 Texas counties where Russians are barred from travel. Counties named include Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, Travis, Bexar, Galveston, El Paso, Lubbock, Nueces, and others. The notice also mentions a border zone along the Mexican line excluding Webb County.
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Sam
Texas
Washington
Anderson
Aransas
Armstrong
Austin
Bastrop
Bell
Bexar
Bowie
Brazoria
Brazos
Burleson
Caldwell
Calhoun
Camp
Carson
Cass
Chambers
Cherokee
Collingsworth
Colorado
Comal
Dal Jam
Dallas
Deaf- Smith
Delta
DeWitt
Donley
Wills
Walls
Fusstone
Galveston
Goliad
Gonzales
Gray
Gregg
San Jacinto
Shelby
Sherman
Smith
Tarrant
Titus
Travis
Upshur
van Zandt
Victoria
Walker
Walter
Wharton
Wheeler
Williamson
Wilson
Wood
Webb County
Land Fraud Probe May Be Long One
Cuero Texas reports the grand jury probing the 100 million veterans land program will take a long session with other cases on its docket. Judge Howard Green indicates extended work as attorneys general and newsmen follow the lengthy investigation. In Miami Beach convention business rises 35 percent with 186 meetings and 79,000 delegates over the year.
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Cubro
Tex
Tan
Howard
Green
Mth Judicial District
Cuero
Texas
John- Ben Shepperd
Miami Beach
Long Holiday Death Toll Reported for 182 Texans
A DPS summary shows 18 deaths during the New Year holiday period from Dec 28 to Jan 2 in Texas, with 99 traffic deaths, 32 homicides and personal crises, and 54 miscellaneous non traffic deaths. DPS officials caution the total may rise as late deaths are counted.
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Austin
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
DPS
Chisuyas
BPS
N. K. Woerner
Garrison
Wormer
Texas Cattle Raisers Plan Meeting Thursday
FORT WORTH Jan 5 UP Board of directors of the T and Southwestern Cattle Rat Association will hold their quarterly meeting Thursday in Fort Worth. Hoy Parks association president from Midland will preside.
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Fort Worth
T and Southwestern Cattle Rat Association
Hoy Parks
Midland
Baton Rouge Firm Buys Drilling Unit
Offshore Co of Baton Rouge buys the Contract Drilling division of Southern Productions Co of Fort Worth for about 8 million dollars. Roy C Williamson of Southern and T Stone man of Offshore announced the sale on Wednesday night. Offshore, formed last summer, is a Southern Production subsidiary to own and operate portage deep water drilling barges in Gulf Coast tidelands. The sale includes 11 drilling rigs on barges plus related equipment and active drilling contracts.
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Fort Worth
Offshore Co
Baton Rouge
Law
Southern Productions Co
Roy C. Williamson
Southern Production
T. §. Stoneman
Offshore
Gulf Coast Tidelands
Man Escapes Injury In Crash, Fall Fatal
Honolulu report says George Pederson walked from a wreck with minor injuries then fell 30 feet from an overpass nearby and died instantly. The incident occurred near the scene as responders arrived.
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Honolulu
George Pederson
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