Dulles Warns NATO Of New Soviet Cold War Offensive
Paris Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told NATO ministers that the Soviet Union has launched a new cold war offensive in the Middle East and Asia. He warned of Moscow offering aid and technicians and reviewed a year of Soviet policy shifts as a deciphering challenge for Western defense and economic strategy.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Soviet Union
Middle East
Asia
North Atlantic Council
Dulles
Treasury
Russia
NATO Council
Western European Union
WEU
Germany
Hugh Gaitskell Named British Labor Leader
London reports the election of Hugh Gaitskell as leader of the British Labour Party after a first ballot win 157 of 267 votes. Aneurin Bevan and Herbert Morrison trailed as Clement Attlee’s successor, while Lord Amwell withdrew his name from the party.
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London
Labor Party
House of Lords
Hugh Gaitskell
Gaitskell
Clement R. Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Herbert Morrison
Lord Amwell
Lord
Amwell
Morrison
Labor
High School PTA to Meet Tomorrow at 9 30
The High School PTA unit will meet tomorrow morning at 9 30. Ne well Odell the Schools superintendent announced the session. The group will view the Junior Class yearly program before the business meeting.
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PTA
Newell Odell
Surplus Food to Aid 10 Million Worldwide
Church leaders hail the share our surplus program as a Christmas relief effort. Some 800 million pounds of wheat flour corn meal products and cottonseed oil will be shipped to 67 countries starting January 1, aiding more than 10 million hungry families abroad.
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Washington
America
Benson
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Agriculture Department
California Seen As Crucial Test For Kefauver Stevenson
California’s June primary looms as a make or break test for Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver with both entering the winner take all California delegation contest to the Democratic convention. A defeat could jeopardize their nomination bids while Eisenhower’s position in New Hampshire remains unsettled ahead of March 13.
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California
Kefauver
Stevenson
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Bush
Averell Harriman
New York
Democratic Party
Harold E. Stassen
Republican Party
Witnesses Support Daniel Charges On Mexican Dope
A US Senate subcommittee hearing in San Antonio heard witnesses backing Sen. Price Daniel’s claim that Mexico is a major heroin source for Texas addicts. Two 17-year-olds testified a Mexican pusher supplied heroin during a border visit, while Charley Flint faced possible charges after a threatening call to the narcotics bureau.
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San Antonio
US Senate
Texas
Price Daniel
Mexico
Woai-Tv
Daniel
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Edward Keath Love
James Edward Tarrett
Rio Grande
Charley Flint
Federal Narcotics Bureau
H. H. Gray
Shirley Orlowski
Gray
Shirley
Flint
Reds reject US surplus farm products offer in trade talks
Moscow said it rejected an American offer to sell surplus farm products to the Soviet Union citing Western barriers on strategic goods. Tass noted Dulles and Molotov discussed November 13 at Geneva and stressed removing trade barriers rather than a single farm sale. The dispatch said Moscow favored broad international trade development on a mutual basis.
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Moscow
Russia
Tass
John Foster Dulles
V. M. Molotov
Geneva
Molotov
Dulles
State Department
USA
Soviet Union
Ussr
Rawlings Showing Improvement After Car Crash
Walter Rawlings is unconscious but improving per James Copeland. The Walter Rawlings fund has surpassed 1050 dollars after a joint donation of 100 from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Rawlings was injured November 25 when his car overturned on Community Center road and he was moved to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo the following day.
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Walter Rawlings
James Copeland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vernon Eubank
Rawlings
Community Center
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Stores Stay Open Late for Holiday Shopping
Stores will be open until 8 pm tonight for convenience and again December 21 to 23. Christmas Eve closing time is 5 30 pm in the afternoon.
Mrs Davis In Critical Condition After Major Surgery
Mrs. W. E. Davis remains in critical condition after major surgery yesterday afternoon at Childress General Hospital. Her son Ernst Davis reports the patient has been hospitalized since December 9.
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W. E. Davis
Childress General Hospital
Ernst Davis
Davis
Light Snow May Fall On Panhandle Area
A Canadian cold front moved through Texas bringing a light misty drizzle and a potential for snow flurries in the Panhandle and upper South Plains with possible effects near Wichita Falls. No snow reports were received as temperatures fell to 18 degrees in Lubbock and Amarillo while Brownsville stayed at 57.
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Canada
Brownsville
Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Amarillo
Big Blizzard Strands Dakotas and Midwest Towns
A killer blizzard isolated towns across the Dakotas and upper Midwest driving subzero temps from Montana to Wisconsin. Five South Dakota counties face hazards as roads ice over while Minot Water town and surrounding areas halt bus service. Snow and winds worsen conditions from the Rockies to the Appalachians with temperatures plunging below zero in several states.
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Dakotas
United States
Canada
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rockies
Appalachians
South
Texas
Ohio River Valley
Minot
Kildare
Hetlinger
North Dakota
Watertown
South Dakota
Montana
Butte
Mont
Eau Claire
Grantsburg
Midwest
Chicago
Mid
North Atlantic
Engineers End Strike Against United Airlines
A 52 day strike by United Airlines flight engineers ends after a new contract. The union led by William Kent withdraws picket lines and United resumes payroll by December 19. The dispute centered on certifying engineers as pilots with training offered. engineers not training stay as engineers.
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Washington
United Airlines
United
Flight Engineers International Union
William Kent
Kent
Glover Suffered Hand Injury At Farm Boll Puller
Johnny Glover sustained serious injuries to his left hand when it was caught in a boll puller at his Tell area farm. His wife reported the doctor warned the index finger might be amputated and the hand heavily mutilated.
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Johnny Glover
Tell
US presses Russia for Japan seat at United Nations
The United States urged the Soviet Union to promise Japan would join the UN next year. Russia signaled possible use of Japan admission to gain Outer Mongolia and perhaps Communist China. Japan’s bid faced veto in the Security Council while new members were admitted to the General Assembly.
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United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Russia
Outer
Mongolia
China
General Assembly
Security Council
Lution
Assembly
Jordan
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Austria
Finland
Ceylon
Nepal
Libya
Cambodia
Spain
Albania
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Outer Mongolia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Ussr Security Council
Tingfu F. Tsiang
Arkaday A. Sobolev
NEA
Congressman Ed Edmondson Defies East Berlin Radio Ban
In a bold show of American resolve Rep. Ed Edmondson and Capt. Pete Bennett drove an Army radio equipped sedan into East Berlin and back without incident. The trip followed a Soviet protest over arrests of two congressmen nearby for using radio telephone gear in vehicles.
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Reds
East Berlin
Berlin
Ed Edmondson
D-Okila
G. M. Pushkin
Pushkin
Sebastopol
Calif
Germany
Edmondson
West Berlin
CSS
Bennett
Donations Plan Elks Lodge Christmas Party for Needy Kids
James E. Ragsdale announces continued fundraising for the Elks Lodge Christmas Party aiding needy children. Donations come from members and outsiders, with the event on Christmas Eve afternoon at the veterans building courtesy of the American Legion and VFW.
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Elks Lodge
James E. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Childress Jaycees
Nolan Maxwell
Tell
Pete Goffar
Jack Garrison
Garland Collins
Veterans Building
The
American Legion
VFW
Texas congressman backs Texas seat in UN over Outer Mongolia
Rep. James C. Wright ridiculed Utah senator Watkins on a Texas UN bid. He argued Texas is self-governing and could supply the Texas Rangers and Texas Navy to help deter aggression, while noting Outer Mongolia is a Russian satellite. He joked about Texas water and the Utah salt lake.
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Wright
Texas
Outer Mongolia
Washington
UPA
Thursday
United Nations
James C. Wright
D-Tex
Texas Rangers
Texas Navy
World Organization
Watkins
China
Salt Lake
Utah
Ezra T. Benson
Nash Rambler On Display Today
The 1956 Rambler four door station wagon went on display at the Nash Motor Company showroom. Owner D B Cline said the new Rambler is ground up redesigned with sweeping changes in design and engineering and includes the industry first four door hardtop convertibles.
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Clie Nash Motor Company
D. B. Cline
The
Motor Company
Cline
Greenbelt Water Association elects officers at Paducah banquet
Theo Fenter of Paducah was named president of the Greenbelt Water Association during a banquet and meeting in Paducah. Thirty four members attended as Clifton Jones of Turkey Desmond Bridges of Childress became program chairman and Tommy King Childress was named secretary treasurer. The group includes water department workers from 14 area cities. The next meeting will be in Wellington in January with Childress hosting February session.
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Theo Fenter
Paducah
Greenbelt Water Association
Clifton Jones
Turkey
Desmond Bridges
Childress
Tommy King Childress
Water Department
Wellington
Entry Deadline For Decorating Set For Friday
The Christmas Lighting Contest drew 16 entrants with $200 in prizes. Entries may be made by calling 7-2567 with name and address. Judging occurs this weekend across three divisions: Decorated Outdoor Trees Windows Picture Windows and Doors and Outdoor Christmas Scenes.
Russell Services Held At Estelline
Funeral services for Winfred Doyle Russell a 20 year old West Texas State junior killed in an auto bus crash near Canyon were set for 2 p m today in Estelline High School auditorium with Rev Strauss Atkinson in charge Helen Ruth Rittenhouse of Borger also killed will be buried at 2 p m Friday at the Calvary Baptist Church Borger Dr Clifton Tennison will officiate Gene Roy Pergam 21 Quail driver of the car is reported improved in Canyon hospital
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Winfred Doyle Russell
West Texas State
Canyon
Estelline
Estelline High School
Strauss Atkinson
First Baptist Church of
Helen Ruth Rittenhouse
Borger
Calvary Baptist Church
Clifton Tennison
First Baptist Church
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United Airline
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Lodge
Council
Pete Bennett
Sen
Arthur V. Watkins
Nash
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Charles Mack
Joe Morgan
D. C. McKinney
Paul Ord
L . Elliott
L. W. McClendon
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Martin Coyne
C. P. Boyd
S. H. Wrinkle
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