Early Action On Disaster Ceiling Sought
Washington reports that Congress must raise the 25 million dollar disaster loan ceiling early in 1956 as SBA loans to wind flood victims on the West Coast are needed. Officials say funds were exhausted after Northeast wind and flood damage, with 26 million already committed locally and plans to convert 6 percent loans to 3 percent once action is taken.
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Congress
New England
Small Business Administration
California
Oregon
Nevada
SBA
West Coast
White House
Congresstional
Congress Comey
Federal
Civil Defense Agency
FCDA
Five Bronx youths held after shooting girl from teens
In New York a 1-year-old girl, Patricia Murphy, was hit in the back by a gunshot while a group of five youths aged 12 to 16 fired at tin cans in a Bronx lot with a .22 rifle. Patricia is in critical condition after the bullet struck her as she walked home with her 8-year-old half-brother. Two other teens were later detained in Queens for purse snatching, with one confessing the earlier shooting and naming two more involved.
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New York
Patricia Murphy
Bronx
Patricia
Arthur Baker
Queens
Legislature Nears Go-Ahead on Teacher Pay and Turnpike
Gov. Marland looks to call a January session with possible action on teachers’ salaries and the turnpike extension. Senate President Bean and House Speaker Flannery signaled a coming statement and a broad call, while lawmakers weigh budget session limits and the governor’s full agenda.
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Charleston
Marland
Senate
Bean
House
Flannery
Jan l
Chin Peng Surrenders to Malaya Jackson Border Police
Malayan Red leader Chin Peng turned himself in at the Malaya Thailand border smiling but weary. He sought recognition for the Communist party and political freedom and was rebuffed by Abdul Rahman who offered only amnesty for surrender. The long guerrilla war has drained Britains treasury as Britain and Malaya continue the emergency.
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Baling
Malaya
Chin Peng
Stone Wall
Thailand
Prince Abdul Rahman
Chin
Communist Party
School population climbs with 37.2 million students enrolled
The Census Bureau reports about 37.235 million students in school or college at the start of the current school year, up roughly 1.3 million or 4 percent from last year. Gains since 1950 include large increases in ages 5 to 6 and 5 to 13, with high school and college ages also rising.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Supreme Soviet Joint Session Called in Moscow
A joint session of the two houses of the Supreme Soviet is scheduled for 10 a.m. Moscow time tomorrow. Observers expect the session to hear remarks from Khrushchev and Bulganin on their Asian tour and other matters. The February joint session previously announced Malenkov’s resignation as premier.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Malenkov
Air Force Unveils Quick Action Wartime Production Plan
The Air Force released a wartime plan to endure atomic attack and fight on. It stresses rapid mobilization with instant weapon action and de-emphasizes long term industrial buildup, declaring a continuing threat of total destruction at war onset. The plan prioritizes urgent weapons systems decided by the air staff and council.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Esmen
Air Porce
Air Porte
Air Staff
Air Council
Army
Nine-Year-Old Girl Dies After Christmas Angel Fall
Louise Davenport, nine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davenport of Appalachia Virginia, died from a brain injury at Holston Valley Community Hospital after striking her head on a concrete church step in Appalachia. She had fallen while completing her church role and underwent brain surgery on Christmas morning.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Louise Davenport
Roy Davenport
Appalachia
First Christian Church
Father Questioned In Murder Of Boy
An Air Force sergeant was questioned and later released after a lie detector test in the strangulation death of 14 year old Joe King in Jacksonville Arkansas. T King stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base was said to be cleared for the time being. Sheriff officials criticized police for slow notification and evidence handling while the search for the boy continued.
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Ark
Joe King
T. Set
James R. King
King
Mrs. King
Charleston
W. Va
Little Rock
Air Force
Sam Hallam
Carl Miller
Miller
Hallam
Little Rock Air Force Base
Arkansas
Young
Grade
Howard Dishough
Hallum
Tom Gulley
Young King
Shepherd Field
Wichita Falls
Tex
Leo Swinney
Elgin
Kaw
Gulley
Joe King Missing From Trailer Home Shotgun Gift Foreshadowed
Charleston Arkansas December 23 1954 Joe King a 14 year old boy disappeared from his trailer near Jacksonville after going to a movie and was found strangled. A letter from his mother published by the Charleston Daily Mail describes Christmas plans for a used shotgun the boy hoped for and mentions hunting trips with his parents and stepfather Air Force Sgt James R King.
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Charleston
Joe King
Jacksonville
Ark
Charleston Daily Mail
Joe
Bob
King
Little Rock
Mild weather shatters warm spell in Northern Plains
A frigid air mass halted unseasonable warmth across the Northern Plains Minnesota and Montana. Temperatures plunged as much as 46 degrees from Tuesday with Minot North Dakota at 5 degrees midday, while the rest of the nation remained mild aside from subfreezing readings in the Upper Great Lakes and from Washington to New England. Southern Texas and Florida stayed warm with afternoon readings in the 70s.
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Associated Press
Plains
Minnesota
Montana
Minot
N. D
Great Lakes
Washington, D. C
New England
Texas
Florida
Rebuilt Monte Cassino Receives Lost Relics
Relics of St Benedict and St Scholastica have been returned to the rebuilt Monte Cassino abbey south of Rome. The abbey, destroyed in World War II bombing, housed the relics after postwar searches and placed them in a nearby chapel for safekeeping.
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Cassino
Italy
Benedict
Scholastica
Monte Cassino
Rome
Eisenhower Arrives in Florida for Rest in Florida
President Eisenhower lands at Boca Chica Airport for a about 12 days of rest in Key West Florida on medical advice to regain strength. He waves to cheering crowds in an open car and plans to return around January 8 with a State of the Union read by clerks due to his convalescence. He reviews Red Cross flood relief updates and anticipates a mid February medical exam.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Columbine II
Boca Chica
Washington
Howard M. Snyder
Miltons. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Florida
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Hagerty
State of the Union
Senate
House
E. Roland Harriman
American Red Cross
Harriman
Red Cross
Crews Wade Into Hood Repairs After Floods
California floods leave 34 dead with 18 to 35 missing as crews begin shoring levees and rebuilding in flood zones. One million acres were covered at peak. federal aid, FCDA centers, and Red Cross disaster workers mobilize across Eureka Santa Rosa Santa Cruz Stockton Yuba City Reno. Isleton residents face possible evacuation as still critical conditions persist.
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California
Oregon
Knight
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
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Santa Rosa
Stockton
Yuba City
Reno
FCDA
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Nevada
Red Cross
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Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
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Ariz
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San Joaquin
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Isleton
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