Saar election boosts drive to reunite with Germany
Unionist parties in the Saar won a landslide for the 50 member Landtag election and pledged to restore the coal rich territory to Germany after a prior referendum. The outcome, though not a full triumph, signals a swift push for a German government in the Saar despite pending French-German negotiations in January.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Germany
Landtag
France
Neueste Nachrichten
German Christan Democrats
Three Killed In Jet Plane Freak Accident
A Navy F9F Cougar at Lincoln Air Force Base ran wild during warmup, crashing into a hangar and four planes. Pilot Lt. Vernon R. Chapman Jr., 25, and two Lincoln men, Kenneth Newman 24 and Hubert Tracy 29, died. Witnesses reported the engine hit full power and jumped its chocks.
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Lincoln
Neb
Linccoln Air Force Base
J. G
Vernon R. Chapman Jr
Grand Island
Kenneth Cecil Newman
Hubert Lee Tracy
Chapman
Newman
Tracy
Memphis Businesses Report Break-Ins
Break-ins and safe crackings were reported by at least four Memphis business houses over the weekend. A safe was wrecked and about $200 in cash taken from Foxhall Motor Company. Other break-ins were reported by Hickey Motor Company, the Wm. Cameron Lumber Company and one grocery store. Losses in those three places were not reported.
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Memphis
Gaylon B. Smith
Childress
Foxhall Motor Company
Hickey Motor Company
Wm. Cameron Lumber Company
Conservation program applications available
Farmers planning conservation payment programs for January February and March may apply for payment now. ASC secretary Gene Frisbee confirms applications are being accepted.
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ASC
Gene Frisbee
Egypt Syria pledge action as unrest swells in Amman
Joint Egyptian Syrian moves vow action against Israel after a deadly Israeli incident near the Sea of Galilee. Nasser writes of revenge while Kuwaiti praises martyrs. Amman riots injure up to 400 students, Jordanian government downplays toll as Arab legion tanks patrol streets. Premier Haja El Majali’s pro western government aims to join the Baghdad pact.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Israel
Amman
Jordan
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shukri el Kuwatli
Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Kuwaili
Nasser
Egypt
Damascus
Arab Legion
Haja El-Majali
Lebanon
Demonstrations flare across Syria and Jordan in anti western protests
Weekend protests sweep Syria and the Jordan occupied Palestine center as crowds report six injuries and demand action against Jordan to resist the Baghdad pact. Demonstrations continue in Amman and Jerusalem with mobs stoning the US embassy and consulate amid regional tensions.
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Palestine
Syria
Jordan
Iran
Iraq
Britain
Pakistan
Turkey
Amman
Jerusalem
Wichita Falls Slaying Suspect Hinted In Hot Lead Case
Police pursue a hot lead in the murder of 26 year old Jack Spangler a tax office employee found beaten and shot four times in a ditch west of Wichita Falls near Sheppard Air Force Base. An autopsy shows blunt force trauma prior to the shootings and robbery may be the motive.
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Wichita Falls
Tax Office
Jack Spangler
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force
Spanglers
Weldon Bailey
Justice of the Peace
H. M. Newman
Spangler
Local Negro Shot in 600 Block Avenue H Ne
Joe Kelley a Negro was found shot in the 600 block on Avenue H Ne Sunday morning by city police. He was taken to the hospital at about 6 and one shotgun pellet removed. He was released to city police after questioning. A charge of being under the influence of alcohol was filed.
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Joe Kelley
Avenue H
Roy Hassell
Hassell
Senator Monroney Endorses Stevenson Moderation Strategy
Senator A S Monroney said Stevenson's moderation stance gained votes in 46 states while costing him support among some Democrats. He called the moderates plea a master stroke and warned against Ath Harriman and Williams criticisms. Kefauver signaled entry into New Hampshire and California primaries while urging tax relief and opposing Red China at the UN. ADA chief Rauh floated Warren as a Republican rival and potential ally to Stevenson or Lausche.
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Washington
Sen
A. S
Mike) Monroney
D-Okla
Adlai E. Stevenson
Monroney
Stevenson
Illinois
Averell Harriman
New York
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Kefauver
China
United Nations
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
Meet the Press
NBC
Earl Warren
Rauh
Warren
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Ada
Lighting Contest Winners Announced By Chairman
Judging of the Christmas Lighting Contest concluded with out of town judges visiting displays up to four times. First place winners were Mrs. Eddie McConnell Decorated Outdoor Trees, Mrs. S. H. Wrinkle Windows Picture Windows and Doors, and Mrs. L. W. McClendon Outdoor Scenes. Second place winners were Mrs. Martin Coyne Windows Picture Windows and Doors and Mrs. Jean Klindera Outdoor Scenes.
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Lois Stiner
Eddie McConnell
Martin Coyne
Cecil Clynne
Charles P. Boyd
D Nw
John Gay
K Nw
Pat Jones
Hillcrest
Charles Eatherly
George E. Johnson
Eisenhower Says 1955 Christmas Brightest Ever
President Eisenhower declared Christmas 1955 brighter in background and promise than any recent year. He spoke from Gettysburg lighting a White House pageant tree and sending a global Christmas prayer. Lights burned on ships barracks embassies abroad as VO A broadcast in 38 languages.
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Washington
Eisenhower
the World Sunday
Gettysburg
White House
Mrs. Davis Dies Rites Pending In Childress
Mrs. W. E. Davis 87 died at Childress General Hospital after a brief illness. A New York native born February 19 1868 she moved through Texas communities before settling in Childress in 1908. She was active in federated clubs and led the local library effort before it closed. Funeral arrangements by Newberry Funeral Home.
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Childress
W. E. Davis
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Funeral Home
New York City
Elks Earn Outside Gifts for City Christmas Party
Exterior donations to the Elks Lodge Christmas party were reported by Exalted Ruler James E. Ragsdale. Gifts came from Nell Rogers R L Ragsdale Grace Powell and the First State and First National Banks. The event on Christmas Eve afternoon will be at the Veterans Building with gift wrapping by Elks wives the Modern Home Club and the Sylvanian Club.
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Elks Lodge
James E. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Nell Rogers
R. L. Ragsdale
Grace Powell
First State
First National
Veterans Building
Elks
Modern Home Club
Sylvanian Club
Texas weekend death toll climbs with 44 killed
A Texan weekend saw 44 deaths across accidents fires and violence. Among the victims were 13 year old Doris Haggard shot by an accidentally discharged shotgun. A truck collision near Burleson left three dead and five injured. Two cadets from Texas A M College were among the Houston fire victims.
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Texas
Mission
Trinity Bay
Doris Haggard
Henrietta
Doris
Beaumont
Houston
LaGrange
Richard Harlan Berlin
Tampa
Fla
Woodrow Davis
Ellen Davis
Davis
Associated Oil Field Equipment Co
Odessa
Burleson
William Harold McCash
Mary Margaret McCash
Sandra Lynn McDuff
McCash
No Relief From Cold Seen For Midwest Plains States
Cold wave blankets the Midwest and Plains as Arctic air moves east from the Rockies. Bemidji Minnesota records 43 below zero while more than 24 deaths are linked to the weather. Winds gusted to 63 mph in San Francisco Bay area with power outages and roof damage.
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Midwest
Plains States
Pacific Coast
Arctic
Rockies
Pennsylvania
Bemidji
Minn
Ace
San Francisco
Bay
California
Siskiyou
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Linda Mar
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Colorado
Mercury
Sheridan
Wyo
Akron
Colo
Houghton
Mich
Minnesota
Texas Cold Snap Drops Teasers Across State
A frigid air mass pushed Texas temperatures down to the low to mid thirties and below in many areas while Bemidji Minnesota bottomed at 43 below. Dalhart led Texas with 11 degrees and Amarillo at 12 as a fog blanket stretched from Tyler to Brownsville before clearing later.
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Bemidji
Minn
Texas
Dalhart
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Weather Bureau
Tyler
Longview
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Brownsville
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Salt Flat
Abilene
Big Spring
Wink
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
del Rio
Texarkana
College Station
Austin
San Antonio
Lufkin
Ricco Services Conducted Today
Virginia Galvan Ricco, 53, died Sunday morning at Quanah Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She lived in Childress and funeral services were held at Newberry Chapel with Rev. Ross Davis officiating. Burial followed at Childress cemetery. She was born December 15, 1902 in San Marcos and belonged to the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include her husband George Ricco, three sons Luis David and Moses, two daughters Mary Helen and Josephine, five brothers Raymond Clements Tilar Tudoso Galvan.
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Virginia Galvan Ricco
Quanah Memorial Hospital
Childress
Newberry Chapel
Ross Davis
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Mrs. Ricco
San Marcos
Assembly of God Church
George Ricco
Luis
David
Moses Ricco
Mary Helen
Josephine Ricco
Raymond Galvan
Clements Galvan
Waxahachie
Tilar Galvan
Austin
Tudoso Galvan
Brownsville
Rotary Club To Hold Regular Meeting
President R. L. Ragsdale announced a Rotary Club meeting this week. He noted the club will not cancel the gathering despite Christmas, as the holiday is several days away and meetings will proceed.
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Rotary Club
R. L. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Court Acquits Two Soldiers in East Berlin Case
Two American soldiers Holden and Calbert were acquitted by a U.S. Army court martial in Berlin after being charged with disorderly conduct in uniform. They testified that Communist actor Werner Jerck provoked the incident by calling Holden an American swine and that Lierck advanced, leading to a self defense claim.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Werner Jerck
Pvt
William J. Holden
Holden
Lierck
Poplarville
Miss
Richard L. Calbert
Kansas City
Reds
Melburn N. Washburn
Mountain Grove
Kefauver seeks grand jury probe of Dixon-Yates contract
Senator Estes Kefauver proposes that the Dixon-Yates power contract be presented to a grand jury to probe possible criminal law violations. He spoke on TV while announcing his 1956 presidential bid and said he will enter New Hampshire and consider Minnesota primaries. He planned a California meeting with rival Adlai Stevenson.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
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CBS
Voice of America
West Coast
Ricco
A. J. Forline
Old Settlers Association
Forline
Glanville Clark
Sam Privitt
Privitt
Court Acauits
Dixon-Yates Grand Jury
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