President Approves Major 1955 Defense Budget Cut
President Eisenhower signs a new look 1955 defense budget reducing Army manpower by about 260,000 to roughly 1.16 million by June 1955. The plan aims to trim about five billion dollars from current spending and follows long range Pentagon goals to cut 600,000 from all services while expanding Air Force wings to 137 by 1957.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
White House
Ertsenhower
Plans Made For H Bomb Public Film
The government aims to release a public showing next year of a film depicting the hydrogen explosion at Eniwetok atoll in 1952. Mayors at civil defense conferences viewed the edited 30 minute version showing the device, the blast, and a crater 175 feet deep and a mile wide.
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Washington
Eniwetok Atoll
Civil Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Rotary Meeting Canceled in Childress Ahead of Conference
The Childress Rotary Club called off its regular Wednesday meeting as announced by president E A Sanders. He noted the withdrawal of E Wilson Cole and Morris Higley from gubernatorial candidates for the 183rd District. The 1954 Conference will be hosted in Childress on March 4 5 and 6.
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Childress
Fight Over Vote Probe Could Swing New Mexico Senate
Republicans warn of a tough fight to reclaim the Senate if they back the subcommittee’s move to void 30,000 New Mexico votes. The panel voted 2 to 1 party line to cancel ballots deemed not secret, risking Chavez’s 5,076 vote win and Hurley’s possible seat gain. | Morse’s stance uncertain as the panel gathers evidence for a six week report amid secrecy-law disputes and ongoing Democratic pushback.
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Washington
Senate
Dennis Chavez
Dn.m
Spolesmen
Senate Elections Subcommittee
New Mexico
Chavez
Rules Committee
Hurley
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wayne Morse
Ore
Morse
Thomas Hennings
No Tears For Killers As Separate Funerals Held
The killers of Bobby Greenlease were buried separately in Missouri and Kansas on Saturday. Bonnie Heady 41 and Carl Hall 34 were executed for the ransom murder. Heady was buried in Clearmont with her parents. Hall with his relatives in Pleasanton. Graveside rites lasted about 10 minutes. no names were read aloud.
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Kansas City
Bobby Greenlease
Bonnie Brown Heady
Carl Austin Hall
Missouri
Clearmont
Hall
Pleasanton
Kans
Heady
Mossadegh Ends Defense With Speech
In Tehran on December 19 former Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh ended his treason trial defense in tears and predicted a death in prison. The court was expected to rule the next day as prosecutors urged a death sentence without further consideration.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ili
Mossadegh
Taqqi Riahi
RFC chief upbeat on banks taking RFC loans
Kenton R. Cravens said he is optimistic banks will acquire a large block of RFC loans before the agency closes June 30. He noted no loss on loans sold and described plans to transfer unsold smaller loans to the Treasury. The RFC holds 4848 loans, with the largest ones totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Washington
Kenton R. Cravens
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Congress
Cravens
Treasury Department
Treasury
GOP Leaders Pledge Support To Ike's Legislative Program
President Eisenhower announced after three days of talks with congressional leaders that they pledged to back his 1954 legislative agenda. He said the plan, to be presented after Congress convenes January 6, will align with the 1952 Republican platform and advance American interests. House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. cautioned the program is not yet a firm, hard plan, while Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland and others stressed broad public backing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
America
GOP
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Senate
William I
Coyotes Nip Bobcats For Cage Crown
In the Childress Invitation final, Wichita Falls Coyotes edged the Childress Bobcats 64 to 62 at the local casaba coliseum. Fred Stone hit late free throws to seal the two point lead as Derrill Nippert scored 18 for Childress and LeRoy Toon led the Coyotes with 15.
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Childress Bobcats
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Casaba Coliseum
Cats
Coyotes
Pat King
Leroy Toon
Fred Stone
C. Morris
Derrill Nippert
Childress
Mickie Taylor
Harley Lewis
Nippert
Riccochets
Tooncounter
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French Parliament Fails To Break Vote Deadlock
In Versailles on December 19 the National Assembly and Senate held sixth ballots for France’s presidency. Joseph Laniel led nonmajority totals but failed to reach a majority of 921 votes. Marcel-Edmond Naegelen, supported by the Communists, trailed with 306. Jean Medecin received 171 after rejoining late.
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Versailles
France
National Assembly
Senate
Joseph Laniel
Laniel
Marcel-Edmond Naegelen
Radical Socialist Party
Medecin
Santa to continue city tour and home visits this week
The Chamber of Commerce Trade Development Committee announced Santa will tour downtown Monday through Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Christmas Eve from noon to 5 p.m. He will visit homes Sunday evening and distribute candies, with a 50 cent donation suggested. Stores stay open late this week, some closing after Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Chamber of Commerce Trade Development Committee
Roy Hassell
Hassell
Bethel Dishman
Lorraine Hassell
Helen Pennell
Dorothy Clements
C of C Trade Development Committee
Better Salemanship Needed To Reduce Farm Surplus
USDA Assistant Secretary John H. Davis says better salesmanship, not price cuts or dumping, will trim a 4.5 billion dollar surplus. He warns there is no magic wand and the U S may sweat out surpluses for years while urging cooperation to stabilize world prices.
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Washington
John H. Davis
Rome
Davis
United States
Donations Boost Elks Club Christmas Party Fund
The Fund for the annual Elks Club Christmas Party received 69.10 in donations on Saturday with 9.10 added by Exalted Ruler Glen Stiner. Donors included Tom Roberson 10 Nell Rogers 5 and the Greenbelt Square Dancers Association 54.10. Neil Wright general chairman reported plans are complete for the party Thursday at the Veterans Building with committees finalizing details.
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Elks Club
Glen Stiner
Tom Roberson
Nell Rogers
Greenbelt Square Dancers Association
Neil Wright
Veterans Building
Mrs. Annie Gilliam Dies at 78 in Childress
Annie Gilliam, 78, died Saturday afternoon in a Quanah hospital after a two month illness. She was born August 16, 1875 in Kingsport Tennessee and lived in Childress with husband W. T. Gilliam since 1949. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Christ Childress with E A Sanders and Harrell Collard officiating. Kirkland cemetery burial under Stewart Carter Funeral Home. Pallbearers include W J Clements A B Clements Erick Martin S F Moore J J Goodnight and Dale Driver. Survivors include her husband, four sons BE H Gilliam RC Gilliam FR Gilliam of Childress, two daughters Mrs J W Dial and Mrs Adam Renbardt, four brothers W D Smiley Roy Smiley Walter Smiley L G Smiley, a sister Mrs George Renfro, 29 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Annie Gilliam
Quanah
Harrell Collard
Kirkland Cemetery
Stewart-Carter Funeral Home
W. J. Clements
A. B. Clements
Erick Martin
S. F. Moore
J. J. Goodnight
Dale Driver
Martin
Moore
Goodnight
Driver
Childress
BE. H. Gilliam
R. C. Gilliam
F. R. Gilliam
Adam Renbardt
Houston
W. D. Smiley
Detroit
Roy Smiley
Walter Smiley
Irving
L. G. Smiley
Austin
George Renfro
Lancaster
Oil Foremas True Hopes So Oil Foremas True Hopes So
Sterling True of Sterling Oil Co reports drilling the S. J. Clark No. 1 wildcat in Childress County to 6 000 feet with aim to reach the Mississippi sand at 6 150 feet and find oil. The lower Strawn formation was crossed at about 5 800 feet with no oil.
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Childress County
Sam Privitt
Alles Jones
Old Settlers Association
Old Settlers
Sterling True
Sterling Oil Company
S. J. Clark No
Mississippi
True
Strawn
Sterling
S. J. Clark
Temperature Extremes Report for Saturday
The 24 hour period ending noon Saturday saw a maximum of 53 degrees at 12 noon and a minimum of 44 degrees at 6 30 a m. Temperatures follow.
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