Global and national briefs shape a late-1950s panorama
State Department observers note Adlai Stevenson may join President Eisenhower or Nixon to the Paris NATO meeting while Paris ministers face a risky budget vote and constitutional reform. Tokyo eyes William Girard’s possible return as secrecy blocks details of Sputnik II. London and Tokyo clash over Macmillan's A F bomb disclosure amid sports talks on NFL officiating reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai F. Stevenson
Isenhower
London
Tokyo
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Nobusuke Kishi
Southeast Asia
Sports Outlook
School Lunch Program Grows Into Big Business
The USDA reports the school lunch program has grown into a major industry with expenditures tripling in a decade. Over 1.67 million students receive meals, total program spending near 107 billion across food, equipment and services, with local spending driving most of the funds and federal shares under a quarter. Texas leads state spending, followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma, as the program employs thousands across seven states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Slaughter
Outhwest Food Distribution — Divison
Agricultural Marketingervice
USDA
Wea
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Omitted Names From Childress Hospital Notices
A hospital notice lists a sequence of patients and relatives with dates of treatment or admission across several days at Childress General Hospital. Names include Mrs. Joe Robert Gonzales and many others such as Frank Jackson Mrs. Truman McFarland J A Hilburn and Joyce Harris, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Robert Gonzales
Frank Jackson
Truman McFarland
J. A. Hilburn
W. W. Kinney
S. E. Shanks
Andrew Smith, Jr
Jerry Ross
Freda Mullins
J. E. Campsey
Joe Hopkins
Frank Mitchell and Bavy
Wiley Shires
W. C. Clements
Joyce Harris
William Mack Jackson
Ballinger To Become Smallest Baseball Town
Ballinger Texas will be the smallest Class B league city next year with a 6000 population. The town is one of six franchises remaining after the merger of the Big State and Southwestern Leagues. The move was decided Sunday at the major minor league meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo.jp
Ballinger
Tex
Memorial for Dog in Italian Riveria Cemetery
A memorial in Rapallo Italy plans a small statue of the Sputnik II dog and a plaque about its death. Animal lovers announced Friday the statue will honor the dog sent into space aboard Russia s second earth satellite and mark the role in space exploration.
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Rapallo
Italy
Ap — Laika
Outer Space
Russia
Riveria
Space
Appointment Robber Sought In Dallas
Dallas police seek 27 year old Jack Allen Barber in the appointment robbery of Dr. T. G. Van Zant at the Kres Building Saturday. Barber is charged with robbery by firearms after the doctor identified him from photos. The gunman called for an appointment then robbed the doctor of 25 dollars and forced him downstairs before fleeing into a crowded store.
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Houston
Dallas
T. G. van Zant
Jack Allen Barber
van Zant
Barber
Kres
Texas Employment Rises in November Amid Seasonal Gains
Texas payrolls climbed to an estimated 3,012,800 in November with a small rise anticipated in December. The Texas Employment Commission cited gains despite defense cuts, labor disputes, and poor weather. Unemployment rose from 131,700 in September to 137,000 in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Toccoa Deer Hunters Club Fails To Kill Deer In Two Years
The Toccoa Deer Hunters Club at Toccoa Georgia admitted that no member has killed a deer for two years turning attention to local hunting practices and club activity in the region.
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Toccoa
Deer Hunters’ Club
Mexican Mother Begins Sixth Day Of Pilgrimage
Mrs. Manuela Carreon, 46, walks 387 miles from Galveston to the Mission of Our Lady of San Juan in Texas after her son Alfonso, 27, was acquitted of murder. She endures swollen feet and sleeps on motel floors, feasting only on cookies and coffee as she continues toward the mission with faith and resolve.
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Bay City
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Manuela Carreon
Galveston
Mission of Our Lady of San Juan
Highway 35
San Juan
Alfonso
House Halts After Thanksgiving With Quorum Shortfall
The Texas House ended its Thanksgiving holiday for 10 minutes and adjourned until 2 p.m. due to a lack of a quorum. Attendance was 88, 12 short of the required number.
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Austin
Water spouts carry mostly fresh water
A note explains that although waterspouts may draw surface water near their bases, the majority of water contained in them is fresh water rather than seawater.
Graveside Rites Planned for Infant Karen Sue Watson
Graveside services for Karen Sue Watson, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Tim Watson of Cyril Oklahoma, were set for 3 p m at Childress cemetery with evangelist B T Watson of Cyril officiating. Burial followed at Childress cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home guidance.
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Karen Sue Watson
Tim Watson
Cyril
Okla
Childress Cemetery
B. T. Watson
Newberry Funeral Home
Cyril Hospital
Lawton
Dag Hammarskjold Deadlocked in Israel Jordan Peace Talks
United Press reports Dag Hammarskjold failed to break the deadlock with Jordanian officials on how to end Israel Jordan tension. Israel showed no retreat, amid Sunday border incidents including an engagement with Jordanian troops. The UN secretary general began a second day of talks with King Hussein and Jordanian leaders, with no side ready to concede.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
Jordan
Amman
United Nations
Hussein
Birds Digest Food Without Teeth In Gizzard Grind
No bird species has teeth. Birds swallow food whole and rely on the gizzard to grind it during digestion.
Rocket plane era nears as Soviet aims rise
Russian scientist Alexandrov notes Sputnik and ICBM work push the rocket plane epoch forward and signals a shift toward interplanetary travel. Gettysburg press secretary Clagerty says the president chairs cabinet portions he attends. Von Karman argues missiles will launch from unprepared sites. Kennedy heiress case nears marriage thwart. Laurant fired over nail polish. Betsy Drake refutes marriage rumors. Nelson Poynter urges free foreign news sources at Asian conference.
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Moscow
V Alexandrov
Soviet Union
Sputnik
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Ottawa
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Candy
United States
Washington
United States Test Sphere
Nto
Big Business
Irge
US Agicultural
Tony
Babson Institute
Babson Park
Mass
Nobuo Yakata
Sachito Sasaki
Leonard Smith
Smith
U.S
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USS
Navy
Volkswagen
Dag
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
SWL
M. K. Wilcoxson
Avenue B
Gettysburg
James Clagerty
Theodore von Karman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Edinburgh
Tessa Kennedy
Dominic Elwes
England
Kathleen Laurant
Betsy Drake
Cary Grant
Kandy
Ceylon
Nelson Poynter
St Petersburg
International Press Institute
Rew
Scott
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