Gaither report secrecy and defense facts stir worry
United States citizens face possible peril as reports claim the Gaither committee produced a top secret defense study. President Eisenhower withholds contents from the Senate panel, while leaks warn of grave danger to the nation’s security and future.
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National Defense
Gaither
H. Rowan Gaither, Jr
San Francisco
United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Washington D. C. Post
Times Herald
Gaither Report
Washington Post
Pilgrims Gather In Jerusalem For Christmas Eve Walk
More than 1,000 Christian pilgrims assemble in Jerusalem for a Christmas Eve crossing into Jordan. They plan to travel through Mandelbaum Gate to Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity, amid a tense no man’s land and guarded by Israeli and Jordanian troops. The Vatican seeks to have two Roman Catholic leaders accompany the group.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Bethleheam
Christ
Jordan
Mandelbaum Gate
Bethlehem Road
Church of the Nativity
Vatican
Antonio Vergani
George Hakim
No Man’s Land
Narcotics Chief Lott Seeks Freedom in Federal Court
John Thomas Lott the Fort Worth narcotics chief known as the Great White Father of the traffic appeared in US District Court in Dallas to prove a witness’s lies sent him to prison. He planned to call six to seven witnesses as he challenged Watkins who testified against him in 1955. Lott had been convicted and imprisoned at Leavenworth, and his new claim hinges on Watkins’s sworn statements.
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Dallas
John Thomas Lott
Fort Worth
Federal
Lott
T. Whitfield Davidson
Floyd Luke Watkin
Watkins
Leavenworth
Contract Set For New Bomber
The Air Force awarded a contract to North American Aviation for a explosive new bomber WS-110A using exotic chemical fuels. It targets speeds of 2200 mph and altitudes near 100000 feet with transcontinental range, designed as a successor to the B 52 in Strategic Air Command.
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Washington
Air Force Today
North American Aviation, Inc
Strategic Air Command
Former Boxer Tommy Sullivan Gunned Down in Boston
Police investigate gangland style killing of 39 year old former lightweight champion Tommy Sullivan as he walked to his dock job near his East Fifth Street home. Investigators cite rumors of New York gang involvement and possible retaliation for opposing ILU leaders.
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Boston
Tommy Sullivan
New York
Sullivan
Joseph F. Doyle
Boxer
Clyle
East Fifth St
Mary Sullivan
Joseph Maher
Maher
Tommy
Not Much Chance For Christmas To Be White
The eastern half of the nation saw little chance of a white Christmas as a southern air flow brought spring-like readings. Cold winds up to 58 mph battered Washington and Montana. rain or snow affected Nevada and Utah. California cooled to the 30s and Evanston Wyoming hit 3. In the Midwest and East, a warm spell produced top temperatures near 57 in Chicago, with 40s to 60s elsewhere from the Dakotas to New England and the central plains to the mid Atlantic.
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Rockies
Great Basin
Tatoosh 'S End
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Midwest
Mercury
Chicago
Dakotas
New England
Central Plains
mid-Atlantic States
Accident Victim Improves In Quanah Hospital
Don H Brazier a Quanah truck driver injured in a car truck collision at Kirkland Saturday afternoon was reported in good condition at Quanah Memorial Hospital. Will Gantt of Dallas, driver of the car, was killed instantly and his body was taken to Mesquite for funeral arrangements. Survivors include his wife Edith. Both vehicles were demolished in the crash on Highway 287 at Kirkland about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
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Don H. Brazier
Quanah
Kirkland
Quanah Memorial Hospital
Will Gantt
Dallas
Mesquite
Edith
Highway 287
Gantt
Neadon
Quad Hospital
Dulles
Governor Daniel names David J Morris DA for 35th District
Gov Price Daniel announces David J Morris of Brownwood as district attorney for the 35th District, succeeding Bill Allcorn. Morris takes office immediately to lead prosecutions and public safety efforts in the district.
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Austin
Gov Price Daniel
David J Morris
Brownwood
Bill Allcorn
Nurse Injured In City Wreck Today
Mrs Mabel Owen a Childress nurse was not seriously hurt in a collision with a trailer at Avenue F and North Main Street about 7 20 this morning. Police say her car traveling north on Main struck the right side of a trailer pulled by a Hill and Hill Truck Lines truck from Houston driver Fred Albricht of Houston. Owen treated at Childress General Hospital. Car damage considerable others minor.
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Mabel Owen
Childress
Avenue F
North Main Street
Childress General Hospital
Owen
Main
Hill and Hill Truck Lines
Houston
Fred Albricht
Marijuana Found In Oklahoma Car
Police stopped a car for a defective taillight and found about a half pound of marijuana beneath the front seat. The three men, claiming to be from Oklahoma City, were arrested but not immediately charged. The street value was estimated at about $825.
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Dallas
Oklahoma City
Governor names five to study aged problems in Texas
Gov Price Daniel announces appointment of five members to a 15 person committee to study aging issues. The panel will address health rehabilitation family relations employment income housing and related fields and report findings to the next legislature. Names include Mrs. William Rugules Dr Frederick Dorsey Joseph Sepulveda W N Stokes and Elmer Lee Todd.
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Austin
Price Daniel
House
Ooach
William B. Rugules
Dallas
Dallas Council of Social Agencies
Texas Gerontological Society
Frederick Dorsey
Houston
Texas Geriatric Society
Holly Hall For the
Harris County Medical Society
Baylor University College of Medicine
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Joseph T Sepulveda
San Antonio
W.N. Stokes
Amarillo
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Elmer Lee Todd
Waco
Texas United Pension Assn
Winter Not Returning to Texas Yet Forecasters Say
A cold front moved into Texas but forecasters expect no real winter return. Showers are possible in Fast Texas and southeastern North Central Texas while dust storms remain unlikely. Fog in parts of the state reduced visibility. Cotulla saw .09 inch of rain. Temperatures to run cooler behind the front with limited change.
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Texas
Midland
Wink
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
Waco
Cotulla
Childress
West Texas
Salt Flat
Brownsville
Crews Undergoes Leg Operation in Houston Hospital
J. M. Martin Crews underwent a leg operation at 10 this morning at Methodist Hospital Houston to remove an artery in his right leg between the hip and knee. A plastic artery will be placed in the leg. His condition was not known at noon. Crews is chairman of the board of the First National Bank.
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J. M. (Martin) Crews
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Crews
First National Bank
Eisenhower to Light National Christmas Tree Tonight
President Eisenhower plans a five o clock switch on the giant national Christmas tree behind the White House. The ceremony is part of the capital's Pageant of Peace and marks a symbolic holiday display of hope for peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Allied Defense Plans To Be Outlined By Ike And Dulles
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles to unveil allied defense plans in a radio television report after a National Security Council session. The leaders are set to back NATO disarmament talks and reject Russia’s summit and world conference proposals.
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Ike
Dulles
Washington
Esenhower
National Security Council
Council
NATO
Paris
Mer'ing
Gaither Te Mort
U.S
Kiev
John Foster Dulles
White House
James CC. Hagerty
Hagerty
Security Councill
Costa
Russia
United Nations Committee
U. S
Soviet Union
U. N
Unite States
Ginning Reports Indicate Cotton Harvest May Beat 1955
City and county gins report an ongoing harvest likely to surpass the 1955 good cotton crop. Today's tally reaches 14,194 bales from six gins with weather conditions permitting, with final totals possibly exceeding earlier 16,000 bale estimates.
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Childress
Kirkland
Tindall
West Texas
Farmers Co-Op
Loco and Tell
Santa to Attend Elks Christmas Party Without Plane Arrival
Santa Claus will not arrive by plane for the Elks Christmas Party, announces Sterling Buster. The event at 2 PM tomorrow will serve about 190 children and Santa’s exact arrival method remains undecided. Contributions today from Clarence Carter and Hey Compton.
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Santa Claus
Sterling Buster
Relock
Juster
Santa
Clarence Carter
Hey Compton
Surgeons Restore Heartbeat After Stopping for Two Minutes
In Gainesville Texas two surgeons revived Floyd Peyton by opening his chest and massaging his heart after it stopped beating for two minutes. Peyton, 51, operator of Walnut Creek resort at Lake Texoma, was hospitalized for another operation when the incident occurred. A throat incision was also made to secure air. Peyton is recovering.
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Gainesville
Tex
Floyd Peyton
Walnut Creek
Lake Texoma
Peyton
Train Slams Car at Oakley Crossing Injures Sixteen
A Santa Fe Golden Gate Limited train derailed after hitting a stalled car at an Oakley California crossing. Fifteen passengers and a crewman were treated for injuries. none were in serious condition.
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Oakley
Calif
Santa Fe Streamliner
Golden Gate Limited
United Press
Three Days Of Holidays End In Death Toll
A United Press report notes 46 deaths in three days of holidays including 18 traffic fatalities and 10 homicides or suicides. A San Antonio murder suicide and a Bronte car crash are among the incidents. the body of 74 year old Mrs Margaret Raeder found near a closet where 40 year old Ben was hanging, ruled by Bexar County medical examiner Dr. Robert Houseman.
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United Press Department — of Public Safety
San Antonio
Bronte
Margaret Raeder
Ben
Bexar County
Robert Houseman
Raever
Fatal crashes and a homicide reported across Texas
A man and woman died when a car rammed a bridge abutment near Bronte. In Clarksville a two car crash killed 73 year old William Ritchson and another crash in Fort Worth killed Jody Arnold. A Waco crash killed Albert Parales, age two died in a Waco one car mashup. A Houston pedestrian was struck and killed. A Beaumont wife, 2, died after her husband wrote a Dear John letter and she was found strangled in the family car.
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Charles Thomas Smith
Harvey la Wayne Latham
Bronte
Abilene
New Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
Clarksville
William Monroe Ritchson
Negley
Tex
Fort Worth
Jody Arnold
Waco Mar
Albert Parales
Claude Flail
Beaumont
John
Hezel Jane McCollum
Burglar Ring Believed Broken In Hidalgo Valley Arrests
Edinburg Texas officers say they broke up a large burglary ring with the arrest of five McAllen residents. Investigation chief Dick Bales reports at least 11 burglaries cleared, with links possible to more. Francisco Garcia 27 held on 5000 dollar bond on marijuana and burglary charges. Jonas DeGado 31 Ramon Martinez 27 Santiago Garza 33 and wife Jermina Garza 31 faced burglary counts with 32000 dollar bonds. Crimes spanned Elsa Hidalgo Mission San Juan regions.
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Edinburg
Tex
McAllen Tex
Dick Bales
Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office
McAller
George Salinas
Francisco Garcia
Garcia
Jonas DeGado
Ramon Martinez
Santiago Garza
Jermina Garza
Rio Grande Valley
Elsa
Hidalgo
Mission
San Juan
A&I Students Fire 35-Pound Rocket From Padre Island
Three Texas A&I College engineering students Jack Henderson Spencer Ludlow and Jacek Cundiff fired a 35 pound rocket from Padre Island. Henderson estimated 15000 to 20000 feet altitude before it vanished into a gulf cloud. They say the launch surpassed a UT group rocket that reached about 3 miles. A second launch is planned once funds allow and sulfur zinc with electrical ignition were used.
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Corpus Christi
Texas A&i College
Jack Henderson
Spencer Ludlow
Jacek Cundiff
Aransas Pass
Padre Island
Henderson
Gulf
University of Texas
Texas U
A&i
NEA Gifts Color Contest Winners Named by NEA
NEA sent awards to contest winners including national and local winners. National grand prize went to Shirley Ann Cassett of Kansas City Kansas for a $100 US Savings Bond and Encyclopaedia Britannica Junior set. Local winners include Kathryn Stephens and Kay Wilson.
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Shirley Ann Cassett
Kansas City
Kan
Encvelopedia
Britannica Junior
Tanda Sue Hehfus
Canton
Jiose Wargask
Saginaw
Kathryn Stephens
Kay Wilson
Third Victim Of Asphyxiation Dies
Surge Texas reports the third victim of a fatal asphyxiation case involving a mother and her daughter. The father Billy Lloyd Lyrah, 20, was hospitalized in critical condition. Neighbors found the home locked after the tragedy was discovered Saturday.
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Surge
Tex
Billy Lloyd Lyrah
Wrynanda Tynch
Billie
William Lynch
Weather Control Race Sparks US, Soviet Curiosity
Chief Francis W. Reichelderfer warns Russia is rapidly expanding meteorology research and cloud seeding efforts while denying active experiments to alter weather. Senate hearings feature Edward Teller stressing weather mastery as a potential strategic edge amid WW meteorology research.
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Washington
Francis W. Reichelderfer
U.S
Russia
Reichelderfer
United States
Teller
Senate
Edward Teller
Senate Military Preparedness Subcommittee
Government Advisory Committee On Weather Control
U. S
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