Eisenhower Plans Missile Fueled Legislation For Congress
President Eisenhower, after a Christmas pause, works on a missile oriented program to present to Congress in two weeks. The State of the Union is expected to urge the largest peacetime military budget to counter Soviet space age threats. Pentagon says the defense budget for the coming year averages around 39 billion dollars, with plans already in motion for a two billion dollar boost that could affect tax policy and the overall budget. The president spent Christmas at the White House with family, then planned travel to Gettysburg.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Legislave
Gettysburg
Pentagon
Congressional
Christmas Storm Pushes East Cloudy Rain and Winds Across Regions
A Pacific Northwest coastal storm and a Midwest system push east with heavy rain and mountain snow. Up to 45 mph winds sweep the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes while New York and Pennsylvania alert to freezing rain and dangerous highways.
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Midwest
New York
Pennyslvania
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Gulf Coast
Hudsonia
Pennsylvania
Ohio River Valley
Charleston
Anderson
S. C
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Washington-Oregon
Rockies
Prosperity Seen Inevitable Says SBA Chief
Washington reports Wendell Barnes head of the Small Business Administration declares continuing prosperity inevitable despite a slackening in activity. He foresees 1958 as a good year with a mild downturn early, not lasting, supported by advances in science and strong fiscal policies.
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Washington
Wendell Barnes
Small Business Administration
Barnes
Washington Rotary Club
Weather Clears Over Texas With Clouds at Border Areas
United Press reports clear conditions dominated Texas today with scattered cloudiness in Brownsville Salt Flat and El Paso. Overnight lows ranged from 22 in Dalhart to 38 in Dallas while rainfall totals in the past day included .47 inch at Galveston .35 at Mineral Wells .25 at Cotulla and Victoria with heavier rain on Christmas Eve in Rosser and Farmersville.
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Texas
Brownsville
Salt Flat
el Paso
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Dallas
Galveston
Mineral Wells
Cotulla
Victoria
Rosser
Farmersville
Daily Worker to Close Down
The American Communist Party voted to end the Daily Worker next week. Editor John Gates may continue the paper, but the vote says the paper will cease to exist when the paper alone says so. Circulation had fallen to 5574 with a 15 500 drop from the 1938 high.
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New York
American Communist Party
Daily Worker
John Gates
Gates
Communist Party
New York City
The
Worker
National
Missing 48 foot cabin cruiser and skipper case reported
A 48 foot cabin cruiser named Judy Lynn and its skipper Eugene English are missing at sea between Point Pleasant New Jersey and Savannah Georgia after leaving Nyack New York November 29. English last checked in at Point Pleasant December 3 with heavy seas and snow storms hindering rescue efforts. A Coast Guard search begun December 14 has found no trace.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
Savannah
English
Coast Guard
Maxine English
Local CAP Activated as Official Squadron
Local Civil Air Patrol unit has been activated as an official squadron. Commander M. E. Allison announced the activation and scheduled a Friday night meeting. A 7 PM session at the CAP building on the air field will cover immediate problems and future plans.
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Civil Air Patrol
M. E
al) Allison
CAP
Air Field
Quiet Christmas Eve Delivers Few Local Incidents
State Patrol sheriff and city police report an unusually peaceful Christmas Eve and Day with only two minor accidents since Tuesday. At 1:05 p.m. on Avenue A Southeast Jerry Don Rich backed from a driveway and Garden B Mills passed. Rich fined for failure to grant right of way Mills for exceeding a safe speed. At 5:25 p.m. on Avenue D and Ninth Street Christine Kaye’s car collided with Kelton Ray Parker’s station wagon causing considerable damage. Kaye’s daughter briefly treated at Childress General Hospital. Investigation incomplete. overall dockets clean of other routine offenses.
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Gaylen Smith
Avenue A
Jerry Don Rich
Garland B. Mills
Rich
Mills
Roy Hassell
Avenue D
Ninth St
Christine Kaye
Kelton Ray Parker
Harvard Biologists Oppose Scale Fire Ant Spraying
Three Harvard biologists urged Agriculture Secretary Benson to halt large scale spraying in the southeast using heptachlor or dieldrin. They warned of wildlife decline and ecological disruption and called for further research into safer methods, signing the missive from Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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Harvard
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Ernest Swift
National Wildlife Federation
Plana
William L. Brown
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Herbert W. Levi
Edward C. Wilson
Air Force pilot released from active duty after bailing from jet
Lt. David A. Steeves who survived 54 days in the Sierra Nevada winter wilderness after bailing out of a teuted plane has left active duty at his own request to repair his broken marriage.
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New York
David A. Steeves
Air Force
Sierra Nevada
Air Force Eyes Navy Solid Fuel Missile Program
The Air Force shows definite interest in the Navy Polaris solid fuel 1,500 mile ballistic missile effort. Navy priority favors shipboard submarines with land use potential, while Air Force plans cover land launches for Thor and Jupiter. Solid propulsion promises quicker launch times and simpler handling than liquid fuel rivals.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
Thor
Army
Jupiter
Murder Admitted But No Victim in Columbus Case
Ray J. Albert 40, Lakewood salesman, identified via FBI fingerprints as the man who confessed to a January Columbus murder after claiming to be Donald Mack 30 of Phoenix. Albert said he and two companions drank, an argument occurred, and one man died but no body was found. Police seek corroboration from other cities as Albert recovers.
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Ohio
Polee
Donald Mack
Phoenix
Ariz
Lakewood
FBI
Ray J. Albert
Albert
Cincinnati
St. Louis
el Paso
Tex
Nancy Albert
Uid
Cleveland
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Local Woman’s Sister Dies in Dallas
Mrs. Nard McGravor of Dallas, sister to Mrs. May Price of Childress, died in Dallas Tuesday morning. Services and burial were to be held there this morning.
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Dallas
Father blocked in bid to recover son from Japanese wife
American Charles E Bailey, an engineering contractor, fights to retrieve his 5 year old son Charles E Bailey Jr from his Japanese wife Yoshiko after she left with him in April. Japanese police and immigration offered no help, saying they were investigating. Bailey stayed in Japan after discharge from Itazuke Air Base to press for return, facing demands and delays.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Charles E. Bailey
Immigration Office
Bailey
Yoshiko
Itazuke
Kyushu
U. S. Air Force
Newsom
Charles E. Bailey, Jr
Air Force
United States
Violent holiday death toll rises in Texas
Texas officials report a rising death toll during the end of year holidays with the Operations Death Watch tally projecting about 205 fatalities from nationwide midnight Saturday to January 1. In the latest counts at least d deaths have occurred, including traffic crashes, homicides, and accidental deaths across multiple cities and counties.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Bonds Sold And Repurchased To Save Tax Money
Oklahoma City banker testified his firm sold bonds to Reserve Life Insurance Co of Dallas as a short term tax saving move. Charles B. Stuart said 501 742 dollars in bonds were sold on Dec 30 1954 and repurchased on Jan 3 1955. He said the bonds were never delivered and no safekeeping receipt issued. Reserve attorneys say the transactions were legal and aimed at lowering Oklahoma taxes.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Charles B. Stuart
Fidelity National Bank and Trust Co
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Joe B. Hunt
Texas Insurance Company
Oklahoma
Reserve
Stuart
Milk Price Hearing Opens Next Monday
A two day hearing into the Dallas milk price war will open next Monday before the House Committee on Small Business led by Rep. Wright Patman of Texas. A small producer accuses big dairies of aiming to force him from the business and has sued a group of them for one million dollars.
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Dallas
House Committee On
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Afro-Asian Meet Opens in Cairo Amid Mixed Alliances
More than 400 delegates from 40 nations gather for an unofficial Afro-Asian conference in Cairo. The event signals a left-leaning tilt with Soviet and Mongolian presence and aims to mobilize public opinion, while omitting several pro western states. Egypt emerges as a key leader of the African bloc.
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Bandung
Soviet Union
Mongolia
Turkey
Pakistan
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Colon
Peoples
Africa
Fegypt
Hhe
Mothers To Leave For Re Union With Sons In China
New York reports three American mothers will depart New Year’s Day for China to reunite with sons jailed as Communists. They are Mrs. Mike Ruth Redmond of Yonkers, Mrs. John Downey of New Britain, and Mrs. Philip G. Fecteau of Lynn. Their sons, Tor eon Redmond, Philip Gecteau, and John Downey, were imprisoned for years on charges linked to spying and other offenses. The mothers will bring clothing and plan to depart at noon to visit their sons.
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New York
China
Mike Ruth Redmond
Yonkers
N.Y
John Downeh
New Britain
Conn
Philip G. Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Downey
Feeteau
Redmond
Bobcats Return To Practice Ahead Of Wellington Invite
The Childress Bobcats resume practice and plan games in the Wellington Invitational Tournament on January 2 to 4 facing Mangum at 2 15 p m. Star guard Tom Ricks suffers a broken wrist and is doubtful to play again this year.
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Childress Bobcats
Electra
Bobcats
Wellington
Mangum
Okla
Tom Ricks
Cliff Mehrtens
Ricks
Vernon
Gaillard to Decide France Reply to Soviet Peace Feelers
Premier Felix Gaillard convened his cabinet in Paris to determine France's response to the latest Soviet peace feelers and the prospects of a détente.
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Paris
Felix Gaillard
France
Holiday traffic toll tops 200 as perishables rise
A Christmas toll across the United States reaches 227 deaths by Thursday noon after 221 traffic fatalities in the period Tuesday to Wednesday. Ohio records 26 deaths, New York 17, California 15, Michigan 12, Washington 11. Two fatal wrecks claim four lives each. a Bradford Ohio train car crash and a Tacoma Washington two car collision. Also four children die in a house fire in Ohio and a mother and two children perish in Quin cy Massachusetts oil stove blast.
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United Press
San Antonio
Josie Pacheco
Lillie Foster
Joe Sanchez
Bennie Chatman
McGregor
S. He
Brenham
Doris Beeson
Beaumont
Cenelia Miller
J. M. Short
Wig
Lou Short
Jasper
Hubert E. Ashley
Adelaide Ashley
Ashley
Dallas
Dearborn
United Pro
Ohio
New York
California
Michigan
Washington
Oklahoma
Bradford
Tacoma
Wash
Indiana
Quincy
Mass
Electric Shock Machine Brings Woman To Life
In Bellmore New York Mrs Alexandra Skoch 73 suffered a heart attack Tuesday. Firefighters used oxygen resuscitation and then an electric shock device to revive her after a nurse said she had no pulse. She regained consciousness Wednesday morning and later returned home.
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Bellmore
N. Y
Alexandra Skoch
Inlaw
Teens cancel launch plan and aim for Sunday rocket test
In Austin Minnesota eleven teen aged boys part of the Austin Rocket Society canceled a planned maiden launching today under the guidance of a Roman Catholic nun. They stated the group will proceed with a major launch Sunday aiming to fire a mouse carrying rocket a mile high.
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Austin, Minn
The
Austin Rocket Society
Adenauer likely to reject Israeli arms sale in West Germany
Bonn sources say Chancellor Adenauer's government will almost certainly veto any Israeli attempt to purchase arms in West Germany.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
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