Japan Achieves Full United Nations Membership
Japan was unanimously elected the 80th UN member as Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu pledged peace for all time. The General Assembly approved the admission by a record 51-nation sponsor, with 770 voting in favor and South Africa and Hungary absent. Russia had lifted its opposition after an end of war agreement. Britain and France planned to raise complaints about Egyptians mistreating nationals.
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United Nations
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
General Assembly
South Africa
Hungary
Security Council
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Egypt
Discrimination Issue in Georgia Bar Case
Horace Ward challenges Georgia's bar against Negroes at the University of Georgia law school. Witnesses testifying say Ward did not meet entrance requirements but state officials argue the case tests the white only policy. Ward, a 29-year-old schoolteacher, faces potential loss of state funds if he wins.
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Atlanta
Horace Ward
Georgia
State University Law School
Georgia Education
Ward
Eugene Cook
University of Georgia
Law School
J. L. Hosch
Hosch
Christmas Decorations Contest Entries Reach Fourteen
Three additional entrants joined the Christmas Decorations Contest bringing total to fourteen by Monday afternoon. New entrants include Mrs Cecil Flynn outdoor trees Mrs C K Dugan picture windows and Mrs Jerry Gay picture windows along with Mrs L W McClendon an earlier entrant in outside trees. Other entrants listed were Mrs Houston Wrinkle Mrs Charles P Boyd Mrs Jimmy Leslie Mrs Eddie McConnell Mrs Maureen Rodgers Mrs Jim Martindale and Mrs L C Etlicott. Out of town judges will announce winners December 22 with $155 in prizes from the Chamber of Commerce sponsor.
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Cofc
Cecil Flynn
C.K. Dugan
Jerry Gay
L. W. McClendon
Houston Wrinkle
Charles P. Boyd
Jimmy Leslie
Eddie McConnell
Maureen Rodgers
Jim Martindale
L. C. Etlicott
Chamber of Commerce
Kirkland Service Station Burglary Reported
An undetermined amount of money was taken from the Kirkland service station managed by C. O. Pee Wee. Entry was gained by breaking a glass door and a cigarette case was also taken. No clues were found.
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C. O. (Pee Wee
Kirkland
Alon B. Smith
Smith
Mass Trials in Hungary Reported Amid Arrests and Government Shuffle
Budapest radio announced nearly 400 arrests of rebels and criminals in 24 hours as Hungary’s Communist government seeks to crush counter revolution. Talk of mass trials and a potential reshuffle involve Premier Janos Kadar and non Communist leaders before Christmas.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Zoltan Szanto
Gyvorgy Lukacs
Zoltan Vas
Bela Kovacs
Freeholders Party
Crimi
Port Said Evacuation Quickens Amid Tense UN Mission
Egyptsport Said sees rapid normalcy as 350 police join UNEF to ease patrols. French Foreign Legion units withdraw, a legionnaire dies on patrol, Danish UNEF patrol hit with no casualties, and Britain and France extend the evacuation deadline amid ongoing harbor salvage work.
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United Nations Emergence Force
UNEF
U. N
Britain
France
Atomic Age Streamlining Cuts Army Divisions Size
The Army plans to reduce most divisions by about one quarter over two years, removing roughly 60,000 troops. Infantry divisions drop to about 13,500, airborne to 11,500, armored divisions only slightly reduced, with a shift to five combat groups for greater mobility on future atomic battlefields.
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Washington
Second San Antonio Bomb Scare Hits Two High Schools
Police reported a second bomb scare in as many days at San Antonio high schools. An anonymous call claimed a bomb at Hot Wells high school, while a separate call earlier prompted Thomas Jefferson high school evacuation. Authorities searched both campuses with no device found.
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San Antonio
Carller
South Side
Thomas Jefferson High School
Hot Wells High School
W. B. Connell
Thomas Jefferson
Area Savings Bond Manager Visits Childress
Amarillo area manager Guy Brown visits Childress to discuss bond sales and notes Childress County is down in Series E and H bonds this year. He calls bonds a safe Christmas gift and names Gene Smith as county bond chairman.
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Guy Brown
Amarillo
Childress
Childress County
Gene Smith
Nixon Heads to Austria for Hungarian Refugee Review
Vice President Richard M. Nixon leaves Washington for Austria to inspect the Hungarian refugee program. He will report to President Eisenhower and Congress on suggested U.S. steps after his return Sunday.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Austria
Nixon
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Augusta
Arctic Cold Front Drops Readings Across Regions
An Arctic air mass chilled the Great Lakes and reached Texas, with readings dropping to 20 below in parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The front moved southeast by nightfall, bringing snow flurries in the Great Lakes and rain along the Atlantic coast. NYC area fog caused flight cancellations at Idlewild and LaGuardia. Poor visibility slowed traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. Light showers stretched from southern Texas to Kentucky. Temperatures later rose in the West with Montana and the Dakotas gaining about 25 degrees.
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Great Lakes
Texas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Atlantic Coast
New York City
Idlewild
LaGuardia
Teterboro
Newark
New Jersey
Miami
New Orleans
Dallas
Denver
Los Angeles
Seattle
Midwestern Te Oni Football For Five Years
Midwestern University in Wichita Falls announced a five year moratorium on intercollegiate football due to insufficient financial support. About 37 undergraduates will be left without a team as the Gulf Coast Conference disbanded after North Texas State moved to the Missouri Valley Conference. Athletic director Dick Todd and coach Jim Riddle plan to seek other employment. line coach Jimmy Vinzant stays in another capacity.
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Wichita Falls
Midwestern University
Midwestern
Travis A. White
Gulf Coast Conference
North Texas State
Missouri Valley Conference
Dick Todd
Texas A&m
Washington Redskin
White
Todd
Jim Riddle
Jimmy Vinzant
Rotary Party Replaces Tomorrow Meeting in Childress
The Childress Rotary club will not meet at noon tomorrow. The annual Christmas Party is set for 7 o clock Thursday night at the Womans Department Club with Newell Odell in charge of the program.
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Childress Rotary Club
Womans’ Department Club
Newell Odell
Polish Soviet pact seen calming influence for Reds
The Trybuna Ludu praised a Polish Soviet troop accord as calming for Poland amid anti Soviet demonstrations. It grants Poland veto over troop movements, limits Soviet force use in politics, and sets Poland's consent for any transit to East Germany, with Moscow noting prior terms and temporary troop stations.
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Warsaw
Trybuna Ludu
Poland
East Germany
Dimitry Shepilov
Georgi Zhukov
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Polish Peoples Republic
Poznan
East
Germany
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Eastern Half of Texas Sees General Rain Intensifies Coast Deluge
The eastern half of Texas experienced general rain while the Gulf Coast, led by Palacios with 8.57 inches in 24 hours, faced a heavy deluge. Houston, Galveston, and Victoria reported notable totals as Dallas noted light snow and brief freezing rain in parts, with forecasters predicting cooler, cloudy conditions and scattered showers through Wednesday.
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Palacios
Gulf Coast
Texas
Jack Scott
State
Eisenhower and Nehru End Private Talks at Gettysburg
President Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru finished private talks during a two hour drive back to Washington from Gettysburg. Nehru planned a luncheon hosted by Vice President Nixon and Mrs Nixon. Officials said no further discussions were set, though more were possible before Nehru’s Thursday departure for New York.
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Eisenhower
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mr. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington
Nehru
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eisenhower Nehru
James C. Hagerty
New York
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Middle East
Europe
China
U. S
India
Old Settlers Christmas Coffee Set in Childress County
The Old Settlers Association of Childress County announces its annual Christmas season coffee event to be held Saturday December 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the heated Griffin-Butler Building in downtown Childress. Open to all county residents, the gathering invites citizens to enjoy coffee and doughnuts in a traditional western setting.
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Old Settlers Association
Childress County
Griffin-Butler
Childress
McKinney Heads West Texas Chamber Session in Amarillo
Doyle McKinney president of the McKinney Chamber and West Texas CofC director and Bill Thompson manager will travel to Amarillo Wednesday to meet with a West Texas CofC legislative committee and Texas lawmakers. The session starts at 10 o clock at the Herring Hotel to discuss objectives and strengthen leadership ties.
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Doyle McKinney
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Cofc
Bill Thompson
Amarillo
West Texas
Cofc
Texas
Oelock
Herring Hotel
Wtcofc
Ruth Fite Feted at Lions Club Christmas Party
The Lions Club held a noon Christmas party for Ruth Fite with gifts from each member. Miss Fite sang Holy Night with Louise Bowers at the piano, and the Bob Ettes performed Silver Bells. The club voted to skip meetings for two weeks over Christmas and New Year.
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Lions Club
Ruth Fite
Lions
Ruth
Miss Fite
Louise Bowers
Bob Ettes
Marilyn Self
Janet Wakefield
Roberta Hash
Helen Clifton
Fern Maddox
Robert Butler
Howard E. Newberry
A. P. Wright
Ben Simpson
Mrs. Bauchman
Johnson and Rayburn Named Democratic Party Bosses
Sen. Mike Monroney said on CBS radio that House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson have become the titular heads of the Democratic party. He added that Adlai Stevenson remains an elder statesman with influence on national and international issues after signaling he would not seek the 1960 nomination.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
CBS
Capitol Cloakroom
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Rayburn and Johnson
The
Pineau Urges Russians To Leave Hungary
Paris records French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urging Russia to quit Hungary and permit neutrality like Austria. He criticizes UN action in Hungary, says Russia laughed at the United Nations and notes two weights and two measures. Debates on the Middle East loom as France and the United States push policy.
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Paris
Christian Pineau
Russia
Hungary
Austria
Pineau
United Nations
Georges Bidault
Middle East
United States
Alabama Elector Frees Vote For Talmadge In Alabama
In Montgomery a Democratic elector, W. F. Turner, 65, crossed out Stevenson Kefauver on the Alabama electoral ballot and wrote Walter B. Jones and Herman Talmadge for president and vice president. Turner cited opposition to anti segregation enforcement and gun threats.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
W. F. Turner
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Ben F. Ray
Turner
Stevenson
Kefauver
Walter B. Jones
Talmadge
Farmers set record in total crop and livestock output
The 1958 final crop production report shows crops at 106 percent of the 1947-49 base, with total livestock output at 123 percent. Despite weather damage and the smallest harvested acreage in two decades, overall food, feed, and fiber production reached 114 percent of the base, surpassing prior records.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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