Death Toll Mounts As Holiday Period Starts
A dire holiday traffic picture unfolded as a four day weekend began with 161 deaths from traffic, fires, plane crashes, and other causes. The National Safety Council warned of record holiday fatalities and highlighted fog and freezing drizzle across the East and midwest. A Florida crash near Clearwater killed four and injured four children, illustrating the grim toll.
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US to Check Anti Jewish Moves in Middle East
The United States investigates reports of Egyptian anti Jewish actions in Europe and the Mediterranean. U S missions worldwide were asked to report evidence of deportations while Britain and France probe mistreatment of their nationals in Egypt. Diplomats briefed Egyptian Premier Nasser who denied mass deportations though some Jews face removal for specific reasons. The State Department seeks factual confirmation to determine possible UN censure.
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Egypt
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France
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Nasser
Israel
Rainfall Dips Across Childress County Saturday
Light rain touched Childress early Saturday with downtown totals at .03 inches and the CA Station at the airfield recording .02 inches. Similar light amounts were reported across the county.
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White bus boycott planned by Montgomery whites amid integration
As Montgomery enters a second day of integrated buses without incidents, white leaders plan a private white bus line to boycott. In Tallahassee the Negro Inter-Civic Council ends a seven month boycott and asks police and city leaders to maintain order while riders resume unsegregated seating.
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Eisenhower to Seek New Aid for Corn Farmers
The Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress early next year to prevent a collapse of the governments soil bank and related corn programs. Officials say a new farm bill could entice more farmers in the Midwest and South to participate, offering higher planting allotments and payments to cut surplus output.
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McCarter Receives 30 Day Sentence For Hot Checking
J D McCarter 25 told Judge Leonard King he had learned his lesson after receiving a 30 day jail term and court costs for hot checking two December checks each for 15 dollars. He previously served time in Wichita Falls Enid Lawton Frederick and Pampa before arriving in Childress.
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Leonard King
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Childress
Pampa
Southwest
Childress Upsets Wellington In Invitational Basketball
Childress wins the Childress Invitational title after beating Wellington 53 50 in the final round. Hereford Whiteface defeats Quanah 67 51. Wellington and Hereford both finish 2 1, while Childress and Quanah end 1 2. Bill Shahan scores 22 for Childress.
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Childress Bobcats
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Quanah
Childress
President's 1958 Budget To Exceed $72 Billion
President Eisenhower's fiscal 1958 budget is expected to call for more than 72 billion dollars in federal spending, a possible 3 billion-dollar rise from the current year. The plan will balance for a third straight year with no broad tax cuts, and will allocate large sums for defense, atomic energy, farm programs, and interest on the public debt. It will be submitted to Congress in mid January and cover the 12 months starting July 1.
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Believe 21 Killed In Plane Crash
An Italian Airlines DC plane with 17 passengers and four crew crashed atop Mt. Giner near Milan. Officials feared all 21 aboard died as rescue teams climbed under darkness to reach the wreckage. The last radio message said ice on the wings and trouble. Names withheld until recovery.
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Millhand Wins Right To Run For USW Post
In Pittsburgh a mill hand won the right to challenge United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald for the $50 000 a year top post. Don C. Rarick, rallying 91 local unions, enters the race amid a feud with rebel leaders who vow a protest vote but concede their odds are slim. The division accuses rebels of forming an illegal rump group and threatens action in a union court.
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Evacuation Wraps Up Amid Fire Along Suez Corridor
Ango French evacuation concludes as British and French troops depart Port Said under UNEF control. Gunfire erupts through night as nationalist forces clash with remaining positions. Reports confirm casualties among British officers and ongoing prisoner exchanges precede Saturday withdrawal.
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Hungarian Reds Admit Rebels Still Control Some Regions
Rebels hold portions of Hungary as the government admits control has not been fully restored. Soviet backed councils refuse to recognize Prime Minister Janos Kadar’s government, while miners threaten strikes and demand Kadar’s resignation and Russian troop withdrawal. Production remains severely depressed as authorities seek volunteers to resume work. Continued on page two.
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Former German official jailed for four years in treason case
West Germany's Federal Court sentenced former intelligence chief John to four years in prison for treasonable activities. Justices said he joined the Communists in 1951 and returned after several months, rejecting drugging or kidnapping claims.
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Nixon Sees Planeload Of Hungarians Off For U S
Vice President Richard Nixon saw a planeload of Hungarian refugees depart for the United States from Munich Riem airfield after touring refugee centers in Salzburg. He urged Congress to review overall refugee immigration and noted waivers that allowed 21 500 Hungarian entrants while others who fled before the Oct 24 revolt waited. He called for a broad look at the refugee issue and immigration policy.
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Elks Set To Host Christmas Party For Tots In Childress
Elks Lodge of Childress prepares a Christmas party for 225 needy children with Santa's visit from Childress Air Field at 2 00 p m then a snack and toy distribution at the lodge on Highway 83. Donations from Scott Henderson George Williams and an anonymous giver support the event with additional cash contributions welcomed.
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Six Georgetown Jail Breakers On Nationwide Alert
A nationwide alert was issued for six “armed and desperate” Georgetown jailbreakers after they beat jailer Clarence Wade and fled Williamson County jail. They were last heard near Groesbeck in Central Texas, where they terrorized a farm family and reportedly took food, a .22 rifle, $20, and the family's car. Jailor Wade remained hospitalized with serious back injuries. The six identified include Kenneth Ward, James Long, Karl Laugensehlancer, Robert Bizera, Bobby Dean Moore, and Fred Conkling, with the ring leader believed to be Moore. Possibilities they headed toward Mexico or hid in Central Texas were considered.
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Mexico
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Adkins
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Fred Conkling
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FBI Seizes Gulf Oil Survey Briefcase at Hollywood Hotel
FBI recovered a trove of survey charts and oil field documents tied to a Gulf oil theft case. The case centers on a briefcase seized at a trendy Hollywood hotel and linked to a New York financier and an employee named Gall Emnloves. Investigators say the contents may relate to a $10 million alleged scheme. further details await grand jury proceedings in Pittsburgh.
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Soeren
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Car Crash Injures Rider on De Commerce Street
A vehicle collision on De Commerce Street left Carolyn Jarrell injured as a car driven by Tommy Wayne Fleming struck the right rear of a Nelson vehicle. Nancy Nern, not aboard, operated the Nelson car. Fleming received a ticket for negligent driving. Damages to ALLOS were heavy.
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