Khrushchev Blasts Eisenhower Over Interference in Europe
Soviet leader Khrushchev denounced President Eisenhower for interference in Eastern Europe and criticized Dulles for urging massive retaliation. He warned that such messages undermine the Geneva spirit and urged restraint as he hailed Soviet hydrogen bomb tests.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
East Europe
Nikolai Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Khrushchev
John Foster Diulles
Communist Party
Dulles
Geneva
Europe
Voice of America
Radio Free Europe
United States
Shepperd seeks to join Nebraska right to work case
Attorney General John Ben Shepperd asked the US Supreme Court for permission to file as a friend of the court in a Nebraska challenge to the railway labor act union shop amendment. He notes potential Texas right to work impact as Texas awaits the Nebraska ruling.
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Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Nebraska
Texas
US Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court
Shepperd
Santa Fe Railroad
Construction Crews Move Into Flood Ravaged California
Flooded northern California areas begin rebuilding levees and clearing debris after Christmas week inundation. Federal state and private teams assess damage as 53 die in state with $100 million in losses. Oregon toll 13. Yuba City residents return home as death toll rises to 17 there and a new long levee is planned to seal the Shangahi bend.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Yuba City
State Reclamation Board
Shangahi
Administration weighs direct flood aid without strings attached
The administration considers direct indemnity payments from public funds for flood victims. The plan, nearly drafted by HHFA head Frank Meistrell, aims to provide gift-like assistance with no loans or insurance features. Details on eligibility and payment scales remain undisclosed as the proposal moves toward congressional consideration.
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Washington
Congress
Frank J. Meistrell
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Soviet Newsmen Laud Life in America in Glowing Reports
Seven Soviet journalists on a 33 day U S tour filed articles in Izvestia and Pravda praising American life. They highlighted American technical prowess and daily hospitality noting the Lincoln tunnel the long Bay area bridges and Ford factory efficiency. They cited 58 million vehicles and a Chevrolet plant in Los Angeles producing a car every 90 seconds.
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United States
Izvestia
Pravda
Boris Kampov - Polevy
Lincoln Tunnel
Hudson River
San Francisco
Oakland
Ford
Cleveland
Victor Poltaratsky
Chevrolet
Los Angeles
Death of W A Cook in Corsicana Funeral Notices
W A Cook 48 died Tuesday night in Corsicana after a short illness. Funeral at 2 Friday at First Baptist Church with Dr Clifton Tennison and Rev Allen Swire officiating. Pallbearers named. Burial in Childress cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home. Survived by wife Mildred and relatives including daughter Mrs Jimmie Moore.
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W. A. Cook
Corsicana
First Baptist Church
Clifton Tennison
Allen Swire
Fundamental Baptist
Joe Hix
Floyd Stephenson
Odis Burrows
Ben Davis
Joe Moore
Jack Burrows
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Cook
Childress
Malayan Peace Talks Collapse Ends Brief Effort
In Malaya, eight-year war talks collapsed as Communist leader Chin Peng balked at government terms and withdrew to his jungle stronghold. Officials cited potential ground for future settlement if Communists disarm after Malayan government takes full internal security control.
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Algeria
Pierre Mendes-France
Jacques Duclos
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Duclos
Paris
NEA
Baling
Malaya
Chin Peng
Chin
US Pilot Averts Accident In Italy
A US pilot safely landed a fire-damaged DC-7 at Ciampino airport on three engines after the No. 4 engine failed over north central Italy. The Rome to New York flight with 42 passengers and seven crew diverted near Ravenna. all aboard were uninjured. Captain Allen D. Reedy of Tacoma Washington guided the plane back after engine 3 ignited.
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Rome
Ciampino
Italy
New York
Brussels
Allen D. Reedy
Tacoma
Wash
Ravenna
Ford Plans Draw Fire Of Solons
Sen. Joseph C. O Mahoney said senators fear Ford Motor Co will offer 10.2 million shares to the public with 60 percent voting power kept by the Ford family. The prospectus was filed with the SEC and staffers are reviewing it as a banking committee probe continues. He warned big corporations trump public ownership as small stockholders lose control of policies.
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Washington
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Ford Motor Company
Wyoming Democrat
Ford
Senate
Banking Committee
O'Mahoney
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Motors Corp
General Motors
America
North Carolina Beauty Crowned 1956 Maid of Cotton
Patricia Anne Cowden of Raleigh won the 1956 Maid of Cotton title after beating 22 contestants from 13 cotton states. The 21 year old green eyed brunette will travel in Europe as a goodwill ambassador for the cotton industry and will take a leave of absence from her bank secretary job. Bevis Jordan of Lubbock was first alternate and Minta Curtis of Mission second alternate.
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Memphis
Tenn
Patricia
Pat
Anne Cowden
Raleigh, NC
Europe
Bevis Jordan
Lubbock
Minta Curtis
Mission
Mother
Daddy
M. J. Cowden
E. B. Dixon
Security National Bank
Raleigh
Frances Habig
Jackson
Miss
Patricia Stehr
Dallas
Tex
Mrs. Ada McNeill Dies at 84 in Childress
Ada May McNeill 84 widow of J A McNeill died Sunday at Childress General Hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday Newberry Funeral Chapel with Dr W E Norman officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Surviving daughters E V Perkins and Mrs Jack Middleton, a brother Claude Lipsey, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Ada May McNeill
J. A. McNeill
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Funeral
W. E. Norman
First Baptist Church
Quanah
L. V. Pryor
Virgil Ellis
L. E. Byars
J. D. Groves
Roy Perkins
J. L. Brooks
Childress
McNeill
Greenville
E. V. Perkins
Kirkland
Jack Middleton
Fla
Claude Lipsey
Light Rain and Snow Forecast for Panhandle and Plains
The weather bureau predicts light rain or snow in the Panhandle and upper South Plains Thursday afternoon with freezing rain or snow Thursday night. A cold front moving southward will trigger moisture, with temperatures from 20 to 30 degrees in the Panhandle and upper South Plains and 28 to 34 in North Central Texas. Cloudy skies and reduced visibility are reported across much of Texas.
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Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Texas
West Texas
Fayetteville
Ark
Sherman
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Wink
Carlsbad
Houston
Galveston
Amarillo
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
North Plains Hit By New Cold Wave
A new cold wave swept the northern plains causing near blizzard conditions in Kansas and Nebraska. The storm, from Canada, brought subzero temperatures and two highway deaths amid widespread snow and drifting. Temperatures plunged from 41 to 5 below zero at Minot and to 11 below at Grand Forks as far south as North Carolina felt the chill.
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Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Canada
Colorado
Upper
Great Lakes
Midwest
Treacher
California
Wyoming
Minot
Grand Forks
Pierre
New England
Rumford
Maine
North Carolina
Greensboro
Eisenhower Sets Pattern For Vacation In Florida
President Eisenhower follows doctors orders for rest and exercise in Key West. He golfed 30 minutes on a naval base ball diamond and walked 55 minutes around the Navy reservation, joined by his brother Milton Eisenhower and aides, with plans to continue a similar routine through Jan. 8.
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Eisenhower
Columbine II
Washington
Key West
Fla
Navy Reservation
James C. Hagerty
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Truman
John Moonecy
Denver
Howard
McC Snyder
Cmdr
Edward J. Beach
Hagerty
Judge Averts Speculation On US Trust Recovery Figures
District Judge Charles O. Betts rebuked speculation about recovery by creditors and depositors after placing US Trust and Guaranty in receivership. Statements by a Waco attorney and the state auditor prompting hopes of 50 to 100 cents on the dollar drew criticism. Postal inspection in Fort Worth opened mail fraud probes as depositor meetings spread from Waco to Houston with a statewide gathering planned Jan 3 in Houston.
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C. H. Cavness
Fort Worth
Lloyd H. Stephens
Clarence Miller
Waco
Dallas
Houston
Re-Election and Prosperity Forecast for 1956
Roger Babson predicts Eisenhower will be renominated and re-elected in 1956 with the Republicans gaining strength. He foresees tougher business conditions, higher wages, rising advertising, but a shift toward monetary ease and continued consumer credit fueling demand and investment, making 1956 the second best year in history.
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Babson
Roger W. Babson
Eisenhower
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