White Christmas forecast spreads snow and ice impact
Weather fronts bring up to four inches of snow to the Midwest while New England braces for a white Christmas. Freezing rain coats the region, causing traffic wrecks in New England and flight delays nationwide as a storm heads east. Snow mainly in upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. much of West remains fair with a cloudy East. Temperatures fall across the Midwest and South with record rainfall in the Southeast.
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Newsman and Wife Held by Escapees at Home
Albuquerque journalist Jack Gill and his wife Linda stayed calm as two jailbreakers Robert Kennedy and Floyd Stokes held them for nearly three hours in their home. The escapees, who fled from the county jail, left in Gills automobile with his two young children present. Stokes sought to share his story to deter crime, while Kennedy faced federal firearms charges.
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Laiuna
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Gallup
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Son Of Mrs. Cooksey Dies In Sherman
Dr. Barney Cooksey of Sherman and son of Mrs. W. S. Cooksey died this morning of a heart attack in Sherman. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning per relatives.
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Greetings From The Index Staff Christmas Edition Notice
The Index went to press before noon on Christmas Eve and will not publish on Christmas Day. Publisher Morris Higley and staff wish readers a very merry Christmas and a pleasant holiday.
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Traffic Death Toll Rises Ahead of Christmas Holiday
Nationwide traffic fatalities climbed toward a Christmas record with 392 killed on highways by 8:30 a.m. EST, California leading with 46, Illinois 30, and Texas following. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council urged motorists to slow down and avoid drinks, aiming to halve toll with courtesy and caution.
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Nixon urges larger US aid for Hungarian refugees
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, returning from Austria, urged the United States to increase relief for Hungarian refugees after witnessing their plight. He said the revolt exposed communism as a failure and promised specific recommendations to President Eisenhower before Jan 1 to admit more refugees, potentially raising the quota from 21 560.
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United States
Free World
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America
Negroes Seek Bus Seating Integration in Tallahassee
Florida leaders plan to test bus desegregation today without a court order. The Tallahassee group cites Montgomery as a model and says the move will challenge local segregation laws amid a city boycott of buses.
Two Americans Die In Italian Airliner Crash
Two American women and 19 others were killed when an Italian DC3 crashed in the Alps during a Christmas trip. Mrs Harris Gravy of Atlanta Georgia and Mr Gravy of Greenwood Mississippi were among the victims en route from Rome to Milan to join their daughters Connie and Pamela. Alpine searchers found the wreckage buried in seven feet of snow as 400 rescuers scoured the mountains.
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Texas Holiday Death Toll Rises Amid Fatalities
The state reports increasing holiday deaths with 206 projected total. Traffic deaths total 114 with 42 homicides and suicides among the toll. Notable fatalities include Harold Perry, 14, of Lubbock County, and Paul Gonzales, 18, of Cuero, in separate crashes.
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United Press
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James T Perry
Lubbock County
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Cuero
New Snags Develop in U N Effort To Clear Suez Canal
Port Said reports new snags in United Nations plans to start clearing the Suez Canal. Salvage chief Li Gen Raymond A Wheeler faces Egyptian refusal to accept certain British salvage crews, prompting halted clearance pending negotiations with Egyptian Suez Canal Authority leaders and UN talks. The Port Said area sees withdrawal of UN Emergency Forces as Egypt asserts control.
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Achial
Mahmoud Younes
Egyplian
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Tewhk Elon
Port Said
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Ident Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Americans in Align Lands Face Christmas on Front Lines
The piece recalls American troops on the Korean front preparing for a quiet Christmas Eve. Soldiers man lonely outposts and take part in vigils and Christmas rituals while facing Communist forces in harsh, cold conditions. Messages hint at care packages and small gifts exchanged among comrades as the holiday approaches.
Fire destroys memorial to famed writer in Austin
A memorial to Henry, author of The Gift of the Magi and other works, burned Sunday night under suspicious circumstances. The one story frame house, known as the honeymoon house, stood in Wooten City Park after being moved by the Austin Heritage Society. Six fire companies fought the blaze, leaving two brick chimneys and a new foundation. Fire Marshal Heaton cited suspicious circumstances and said further study is needed.
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Austin Heritage Society
Willam Sidney Porter
Wooten Ci Park
James Dillingham Younis
Amarillo Truck Driver Held on DWI After Bus Crash
An Amarillo truck driver identified as David Hamitin was jailed in Childress County on DWI charges after a Sunday night crash near Memphis. Tex Highway Patrol investigators Doug Howard and Jess Priest said the truck, loaded with pipes, overturned about four miles off Highway 83 on Highway 268 near Memphis. the driver reported Amarillo as his address and was not injured.
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Jess Priest
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Dover
Six Texas fugitives nabbed by Tennessee peace officers
Six Texas convicts escaping from Georgetown jail were captured in a large roundup near the Tennessee Kentucky border. Trooper James Bilbrey was shot in the hand during the pursuit. The fugitives, Kenneth Ward James Long Karl Langen schlanger Robert Rivera Fred Conklin and Bobby Dean Moore were later jailed in Nashville.
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Fred Conklin
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Clarence Wade
Raymond Adkins
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Jimmy Danner Not Seriously Injured After Scooter Fall
Jimmy Danner, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Jehan Danner, escaped serious injury after being thrown from a motor scooter in the 800 block of Avenue H Northwest Sunday. He suffered a facial cut and eye laceration, plus bruised hands, was treated and sent home to rest. He appeared to lose control of the scooter before it stopped a block later.
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Donations to Childress Elks Lodge Party Reported
Two additional cash donations to the Childress Elks Lodge party for underprivileged children were announced by General Chairman Pete Darling. Dr. Jack Fox and Dr. Grover Fox contributed as the Christmas Eve affair began at 2 PM with Santa Claus arriving at Childress Air Field.
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Grover Fox
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Childress Air Field
Red China Premier To Visit Poland
London reports that Zhou En Lai plans a Warsaw stop after talks in Moscow with Soviet leaders in January. He remains unsure about timing of a Southeast Asian tour and comments touch on U S policy and Hungary.
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Pius XII calls world unity to face Soviet threat
In a Christmas message Pope Pius XII urged nations to unite against Soviet actions and support United Nations sanctions. He warned against pursuing only self interest and cited Hungary as an example of Western timidity. The pope urged a coordinated effort to preserve peace and endorsed UN observers and potential sanctions.
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