Once a Child Actress Faces Adulthood Tests
New York dispatch profiles Margaret O'Brien as she discusses growing up in film and the shift to television. She credits TV with easing the transition to adult roles, contrasts it with movies, and reflects on acting, training, and parenting. She notes no regrets about her childhood, praising her mother for balanced guidance.
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New York
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Opus
Kraft
Shirley Temple
Miss O Brien
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Journey
Margaret
Jane Fyfe
Temperature extremes report for recent day
The past 24 hours ended at 11 a m with a low of 34 degrees recorded at 5 and 6 am. The high reached 59 degrees by 3 and 4 pm on Tuesday.
Stevenson backs cautious stance on NATO Paris summit
Adlai Stevenson signals he will not fully back administration plans for the NATO summit in Paris until compelling developments arise. He urges stronger emphasis on Soviet economic threats and Western political coordination as the Dec 16 meeting approaches. He also challenges bipartisan plans and faces the administration’s positions on space satellite challenges from Russia.
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Washington
Adlai F Stevenson
Paris
Russia
Stevenson
Youngest Grandpappy Jep Miller Named Senate President Pro Tem
Port Arthur lawmaker Jep Miller was unanimously chosen as president pro tem of the Texas Senate on Tuesday. The move makes him next in line to the lieutenant governor and third in succession to the governor until the next legislative session.
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Austin
Jep Miller
Texas Senate
Senate
Port Arthur
Still Denominationalism St. Louis Up Progress Toward Oneness
Leaders of 30 Protestant and Orthodox church bodies reviewed progress toward Oneness in Christ. They noted growing cooperation in many areas yet found ample evidence that denominationalism remains widespread and active.
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ST. Louis
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Weslaco Milk Pasteurization Ordinance
The Texas Supreme Court upheld Weslaco city rules requiring all milk sold there to be pasteurized reversing a Court of Civil Appeals ruling that the ordinance exceeded city police powers. A Houston visit by Senate majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson was noted for a speech on space age security needs. Judge Harry N. Graves funeral planned in Georgetown with burial at the state cemetery in Austin.
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Texas Supreme Court
Weslaco
High Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Johnson
Houston
Len Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Georgetown
Tex
Harry N. Graves
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
First Methodist Church
Oilman Harry H. Rogers Dies After Long Illness
Prominent oilman and attorney Harry H. Rogers, 80, died Tuesday following a lengthy illness. Rogers was a well known San Antonio businessman and public figure, leaving behind a legacy in the local oil industry and legal service.
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San Antonio
Harry H. Rogers
The Little People’s Christmas Coloring Contest No. 1
Young readers compete in a festive coloring contest run by the newspaper. Eligibility notes include general rules and a restriction excluding relatives of staff.
Little People's Christmas Coloring Contest Details
Teenagers and children up to age 2 are invited to color four drawings in today's Index. Clip the drawings, color with any medium, and print name age and address on each entry. Include colored pencils paints crayons or similar tools.
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Little People’s
Rules for the Little People's Christmas Coloring Contest
Children may submit up to four drawings by December 9 to The Little People’s Coloring Contest Editor at The Childress Index. Judging favors beauty, imaginative coloring, neatness, and originality. Winners announced locally with prizes. top two entries advance to The Little People’s National Coloring Contest for additional prizes.
Mohammed V Wraps California Visit With Disneyland Stop
King Mohammed V of Morocco concludes a southern California stay and leaves L A X for San Francisco. He toured Disneyland twice in Anaheim, sharing smiles as an aide noted his thoughts on his three year old daughter.
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Mohammed V
Morocco
California
United States
Eisenhower
Los Angeles International
San Francisco
Disneyland
Anaheim
America
AFL-CIO Building Trades Chief Pushes Wage Freeze Plan
Gray stood by a wage moratorium for building trades workers amid union protests and a rebuke from AFL-CIO President Meany. He cited 300 telegrams supporting him and said the moratorium is the first step toward reversing the construction slump, with a proposed committee to review all industry aspects. Meany compared the plan to one from the Chamber of Commerce.
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AFL - Cio
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Building Trades Department
Crray
Building Trades
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Fire damages Mercantile Bank building in Dallas
A spectacular fire obscured the top of the 31 story Mercantile Bank building in downtown Dallas Tuesday afternoon. Firemen contained the blaze in about 40 minutes with damage estimated at $6,000 while thousands watched.
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Dallas
Mercantile Bank
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