Ike Heads For Home Thursday
Paris report says President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles may deliver a television and radio address after returning from the NATO council meeting. The council ends Thursday and Eisenhower plans to depart for Washington at 6 p.m. est, arriving Friday morning. A formal nationwide address is not expected until early next week.
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Paris
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United States
NATO Council
Council
Washington
White House
James Hagerty
U.S
Middle East
Estimate On Wheat Crop Up In 1957
The USDA estimated the 1957 wheat crop at 33,669,000 bushels, up 7,281,900 from last year but below the 10 year average of 47,339,000. It notes two bumper years and cites open weather aiding field work and planting for next year.
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Austin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Texas
All-time high yield per acre in 1957 crop report
U S agriculture department report shows 1957 crop output matched 1956 and 1948 production records despite late planting and harvest delays. The yield per acre reached an all-time high while total acreage was the smallest since 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
High School Student Injured In Traffic Accident
Johnny Longbine, a Fair Park high school student, was hospitalized overnight at Childress General Hospital after a Tuesday night traffic accident. He was treated for bruises and released this morning. Elvin Royall was a passenger in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Longbine
Childress General Hospital
Fair Park
Elvin Royall
Community Center School Christmas Party Set for Thursday
Community Center School will host a Christmas party and program at the school building at 7 30 o clock Thursday night. The announcement was made this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Center School
Hoffa Wiretap Trial Seen Heading to Jury
Federal jury deliberations loom in the Hoffa wiretap conspiracy case as prosecutors hint the star witness may be mistaken about Hoffa in Detroit on July 9. Defense witnesses place Hoffa in Seattle July 6–10, while Doelicke testifies Hoffa was in Detroit to learn wiretap techniques. The government contends Hoffa ordered taps on seven Detroit union phones and that Brennan shared responsibility for the taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Hoffa
Little Teamster
Hoffa
Detroit
Seattle
Wash
Teamster
Rudolph Doelicke
Teamster’s Union
Owen Brennan
Bernard Spindel
U.S
Paul W. Williams
Doelicke
Williams
Brennan
Rackets Group Moves Toward New Case Hearings
Senate Rackets Committee plans to hear from Judge Raulston Schoolfield amid links to a payoff in a 1951 labor violence indictments quash. Deputy Fire Marshal Hixson testified Boling boasted of $18,500 paid to fix the case, though he did not name the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Robert F Kennedy
Hamilton County
Tenn
Raulston Schoolfield
Chattanooga
Kennedy
H. L Boling
Teamster Local 515
Schoolfield
Tennessee
Raymond Hixson
Hixson
Boling
Rotary Cancels Two Meetings Due to Holidays
The Rotary club announced there will be no regular meetings next week or the following week because of holidays. The annual Christmas party is set for Friday night at Hotel Childress with Pohil Walker of Sherman as principal speaker. Visiting Rotarians W. H. Leigon of Memphis and Bill Elder of Wellington attended. David Seal was introduced as Student Guest.
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Phil Walker
Sherman
Childress
J. E. Turner
Doyle McKinney
Hotel Childress
Pohil Walker
W. H. Leigon
Memphis
Bill Elder
Wellington
David Seal
Cotton harvest total surpasses 1954 county mark
Cotton ginning in the county reaches 12 965 bales today surpassing 1954 12 323 total as survey of six gins shows. 1955 20 804 1956 8 808, with end of season forecast 15 000 to 16 000 bales. Gins active include Kirkland Tindall West Texas Farmers Co-Op Loco and Tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland
Tindall
West Texas
Farmers Co-Op
Loco and
Tell
Salvation Army Fund Tops $1000 In Drive
The Salvation Army finance drive has passed the $1,000 mark, reported this morning by treasurer Bob Ray. Drive chairman H. L. Betts said several solicitors have yet to complete their work and urged completing solicitations this week.
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Salvation Army
Bob Ray
H. L. Betts
Drive
Jack Smith Dies At 64 In Childress General Hospital
Jack Smith aged 64 died about 8 oclock this morning at Childress General Hospital after being hospitalized since Sunday. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Richardson Funeral Home of Shamrock. Survivors include his wife of 510 Avenue B Southwest.
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Jack Smith
Childress General Hospital
Smith
Richardson Funeral Home
Shamrock
Avenue B
Bascom Giles Denied Parole by State Board in 1959
Bascom Giles was refused parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles after a hearing led by Rogan Giles. The 2-1 vote denied release. Giles remains jailed for six years for involvement in the veterans land scandals and becomes eligible for release in January 1959.
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Austin
Bascom Giles
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Parole Board
Rogan Giles
Land Commissioner
Jack Ross
Pat Bullock
A. C. Turner
Texas
Giles
Veterans Land
Ross
Bullock
Zhukov Replaced in Presidium by Central Asia Leader
Moscow dispatch says Marshal Georgi Zhukov was moved from the Soviet party presidium as N A Mukhitdinov, a Central Asia regional figure, was promoted to secretary of the Communist Party. The shuffle also names N G Ignatov and A I Kirichenko as party secretaries.
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London
Russia
Georgi Zhukov
Central Asia
Supreme Soviet
Vlascow Radio
N A. Mukhitdinov
Communist Party
Helso
Niki Khrushchev
Mukhitdinov
Uuzbekistan
Junior Breeders Show Could Be Biggest Yet
The Greenbelt Junior Breeders Show and Judging Contest will be held in Childress on January 11. Dr. Bob Jones is project chair and WE Helms Jr directs the University of Central Agricultural committee which will award banners cash prizes and ribbons. The judging contest occurs in the morning followed by the show in the afternoon at the high school agriculture buildings. Open to all area 4 H and FFA groups per County Agent Bill Moore.
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Greenbelt
Childress
Chamber of Commerce
Argicultural Committee
Bob Jones
WE Helms, Jr
U Ofc Agricultural Committee
Bill Moore
Interest On Veterans Land Program Goes Up
Texas Land Commissioner Earl Rudder announced a rise in veterans land program interest from 3 to 3.5 percent. He noted the bond market allowed the lower rate and compared it with higher FHA and VA loan costs. The Veterans Land Board will offer 58 federal land tracts for sale January 21 across 21 counties, after forfeitures.
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Austin
Tex
Veterans Land Program
Earl Rudder
Rudder
Veterans Administration
Federal Land Bank
FHA
Veterans Land Board
Veterans Land
Whittier Named New VA Administrator
Sumner G. Whittier was appointed Tuesday as Veterans Administration head. A former two term lieutenant governor of Massachusetts under Gov. Christian A. Herter, Whittier later lost a gubernatorial race to Foster Furcolo and then led VA insurance programs. Born in Everett in 1911, he rose from a city councilman post after Boston University to national politics.
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Sumner G. Whittier
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
Washington
Foster Furcolo
Whittier
Everett
Mass
Boston University
Trial of Brown Set for January 14
Several child support and desertion cases were disposed of in District Court. No divorces were granted. The trial of Henry Lee Brown has been set for January 14 in District Court.
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Edwin Cato
Henry Lee Brown
Dodson
NATO allies accept US offer of nuclear weapons in Europe
NATO ministers reached in principle agreement to host American nuclear stockpiles and medium range missiles for West European defense. Details to be negotiated bilaterally under Gen. Lauris M Norstad guidance. Atlas ICBM success boosted unity and spurred plans for a possible big four meeting with Russia in 1958.
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Paris
United States
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
America
U.S
West Europe
Lauris M Norstad
Figaro
Asiatic
Steppes
Jury criticizes city councilman in water bond probe
Harris county grand jury said no law violations were found in connection with councilman George Kesseler and a water bond deal yielding about 100000 profit. It also cleared him of charges tied to a city printing contract amid earlier impeachment doubts.
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Houston
IPA
Harris County Grand Jury
George Kesseler
Kesseler
Deaths at New High in Dallas-IP Traffic Fatalities Soar
Dallas traffic fatalities climbed to a record 63 with the deaths of two women and a man, signaling a dangerous trend for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New High
Dallas
Central High School Revisited Shows Change Since Siege
Reporter Louis Cassels revisits Central High School in Little Rock to compare the 1957 siege atmosphere with today. He recalls paratrooper barricades and federal court integration two weeks ago Negro students arrived by green army wagon escorted by troops now they arrive by family cars without special attention as Arkansas National Guard patrols observe nearby.
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Little Rock
Washington
Central High School
101St Airborne Division
Central High
Arkansas National Guard
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Third Atlas ICBM Readied for Firing at Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UP An intercontinental Atlas missile was readied today for firing as engineers complete computations from Tuesday's successful test. Some sources expect a launch before week’s end while others anticipate a week to digest data and adjust for a second firing. Maj Gen John Medaris and Dr. Wernher von Braun attended, fueling talk of a Jupiter IRBM test and a potential third Atlas attempt after earlier failures.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Forre
John A. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Wehrner von Braun
U. S
Five Women Take Mechanic On Ride
Five women were charged with abducting and assaulting garage mechanic William E. Burwell over a $50 debt. Burwell said the women invited him into a car blindfolded him and beat him before he escaped. Police seized a pistol rolling pin butcher knife and a blackjack. Syrus faced weapons charges and another woman was accused of assault with a deadly weapon.
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Washington
Wiliam E. Burwell
Anne May Syrus
Syrus
Burwell
Dallas dairy distributors probed for price battles
The House Small Business Committee investigates complaints that large Dallas area dairy distributors attempted to destroy small competitors by selling milk at intentionally low prices to drive rivals from the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Small Business Committee
Dallas, Tex
Wave of Trials Sweeps Hungary After 1956 Uprising
Vienna reports a wave of trials aimed at erasing the 1956 anti- Communist uprising. At least three major cases are under way and more are expected, including the anticipated trial of Imre Nagy. Current sessions involve Msgr Egon Turcsanyi, priests, 18 workers from Gsepel Iron and Steel Works, and members of the Győr revolutionary government.
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Vienna
Hungary
Imre Nagy
Msgr Egon Turcsanyi
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Gsepel Iron and Steel Works
Gyor City
Fort Worth Burglary Ring Accusations Target Police
Fort Worth reports two uniformed policemen accused of masterminding a burglary ring. Joe Arthur Farris, 36, admits 36 burglaries, with Spencer Shelton charged and said to have split two thirds of the loot with the officers. Police Chief Hightower promises to investigate and clean house if true.
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Fort Worth
Cato Hightower
Joe Arthur Farris
Spencer Shelton
Farris
Shelton
Hightower
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Presidium
N. G. Ignatov
A. I. Kirichenko
United Press
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Theources
High Point
Ernest Arnn
Arnn
Arnns
Arnon
W.L. Foster
Johnny Henley
Floyd “Liddy
Elbert Kelley
F. Adams
Allen Jones
Jess Mills
Central High School of
Louis Cassels
Little Rock, Ark
Trance
Arkansas
Arkansas River
West Ninth Street
Harlem Grill
Ninth Street
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