31 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
1
In Malibu and surrounding areas a series of ten fires burned about 45 000 acres since Christmas killing one person and causing more than 60 million dollars in property and watershed damage. Weather helps containment but flood risk rises as denuded mountains face coming winter rains. President Eisenhower declared the area a disaster.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative Wright Patman would sponsor bills to keep GI home loan interest at 4 percent. They argue higher rates threaten veterans’ ability to buy homes and estimate annual savings of about 500 million dollars if the ceiling remains.
Budapest reports a silent New Year as underground leaflets urge a mourning, blacked out celebration in defiance of Premier Kadar. Curfew remains 10 p.m. and mass layoffs hit factories with coal mines operating slowly amid Soviet aid talks.
A new storm tracking southeast from Canada spreads snow across the Great Lakes, Pennsylvania, and New York, with heavy accumulations in Upper Michigan and western New York. Frost threatens Florida’s $30 million winter crop as temperatures dip to 28 degrees, while the West Coast sees rain near the Oregon California border and fog in valleys.
Senators Mansfield and Fulbright signaled a thorough review of President Eisenhower's plan to use armed force if needed to block Soviet expansion in the Middle East. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee vows a detailed examination, with Mansfield calling it a delicate and far reaching proposal and Fulbright promising a thorough study of events that led to the current proposal.
A nationwide bomb scare spreads after 32 calling cards tied to a New York mad bomber since 1946. A Kansas airliner landing scare and multiple hoaxes follow 109 threats since Christmas Eve, with mock devices found at Yankee Stadium and a Bronx elevated station.
The Blue Blazers and Rame of Childress High School host four doubleheader basketball games tonight with the Quanah Freshman and Sophomore teams. Starting time is 6:30 p.m. Admission is 25 and 50 cents for the two tilts.
Six well dressed African Americans resumed efforts to ride Tallahassee buses up front marking the start of a broader integration push. About 400 pledged to ride front today as offices closed for a holiday, with no major confrontations.
London and Paris hailed reports of a new Eisenhower Doctrine for the Middle East with caution and skepticism. Soviet Russia offered no official comment while Arab outlets warned the move could oppose Arab interests. British and French officials preferred waiting to gauge American actions before judging Washington’s stance. Early reactions ranged from sarcasm to guarded approval as papers noted a shift toward a stronger U S policy in the region.
Officials expect strong U S support for Britain and France under the Eisenhower doctrine. The policy would offer American military aid to Middle East nations threatened by Russia. Caution remains about a possible Soviet deal with Arab states as Britain and France push back after Suez.
Federal authorities announce that the Social Security tax hike takes effect tomorrow with changes affecting workers and employers nationwide. The measure alters rates for retirement and disability programs and will influence take home pay and payroll calculations.
The tax hike raises the employee rate to 2 percent on the first 4200 of earnings with a maximum of 94.50 yearly and requires employer matching. Self employed workers pay 3 to 8 percent with a 157.50 maximum. Military personnel begin deductions for the first time and about 55 million workers, five million employers, and 28 million servicemen are affected.
An oath taking ceremony for newly elected and reelected county officials is set for 10 o'clock Tuesday at the county courthouse. New officers include Wilmer Rutledge and Cliff Campbell on the Commissioners Court, with Willie Prescott elected constable. Re-elected are C. T. Rothwell, John Turk Fowler, Gaylon B. Smith, U. S. Fromm, Judge King, Mrs. B. F. Hardy, Mark Graham, and Edwin Cato. Charles Reynolds will begin his first elective term as county attorney, and John T. Forbis will become district attorney after defeating Allen Harp.
The National Safety Council revised its four day New Year holiday death forecast after a rise in highway, fire and other accidents. United Press tally at 3 am EST reports 18 highway deaths, 21 fire fatalities, 4 plane crash deaths and 32 from other causes, totaling 244 since the holiday began. States show varied totals with Pennsylvania, Texas, and California among those listed. officials note hope to keep the toll below the original 40 prediction.
Ground fog reduced visibility to four quarter miles or less along the upper Texas coast early today. Skies were mostly clear inland as forecasters projected fair mild weather to continue through Tuesday. Temperatures ranged from 22 at Presidio to 60 at Galveston and Corpus Christi with no rainfall in the prior 24 hours.
Cox-Farr Post No. 65 of the American Legion will meet Thursday night at the Veterans Building instead of Tuesday. Commander Tom Preston said the change honors New Year’s Day as a local holiday. The session starts at 7 30 p.m.
Dallas report shows GOP Senate candidate Thad Hutcheson criticizing Joe Pool for proposing a runoff in the special election to fill the seat of the governor elect Price Daniel. Pool defended the bill as expressing the majority will while Hutcheson warned against changing the election law to aid his bid.
Three young men died in a four day Christmas New Year holiday period car crash near Bassett Hollow and a Texarkana wreck. William Sharp 23 Ray Hero 23 and Edward Jack Braver 26 were killed in one crash. Wayne Hearne of Dallas was in critical condition from another. DPS figures show tolls may run below earlier predictions.
Revulae meeting of the Childress Firemens Association will be held at 7 o'clock Tuesday night at the Fire Hall according to an announcement by Fire Chief John Flallew today.
All schools in the Childress Independent School District will resume classes on Wednesday January 2. Superintendent Newell Odell announced the plan today.
In a Louvre workroom the Mona Lisa sustained minor damage after a Bolivian suspect threw a stone at it on a whim. The rock shattered the glass and chipped the left robe area but experts call the loss irreparable only guarded by a protective plate. Hugo Unjaga Villegas, 42, of La Paz, was charged with defacing a public monument and violating an ex tion order.
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