Costa Rica Declares Calm as Rebel Air Offensive Fades
Costa Rica reports complete calm after four US built F 51 fighters arrive and insurgent air arm weakens. Rebel leader Capt Teodoro Picado is killed near Santa Rosa as government claims and embassy statements clash on plane action and impact on the eight day uprising.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Nicaragua
Teodoro Picado
West Point
Picado
Santa Rosa
Washington
McCarthy Attacks Johnston Over State Dept Letter
Senator McCarthy accused Senator Johnston of distorting facts over a State Department letter about 90 employees labeled Communist or sympathetic in 1950. He said most have left the rolls and that the department decides security risk, not proof of communism. Two of ten named were dismissed for security reasons, others were transferred, resigned, or were not State Department employees.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
McCarthy
Olin D. Johnston
D-S. C
Johnston
United States
Wisconsin Republican
Department
Old Tydings Committee
R. O. Law Critical After Heart Attack
R O Law is critically ill at Childress General Hospital after a heart attack on Saturday Attendants said Law has been in the hospital since losing his right arm in an October accident Family members have been summoned to his bedside, his daughter stated.
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R. O. Law
Childress General Hospital
Law
Legion Meets Tonight in Regular Post Session
Cox- Farr Post No. 65 of the American Legion holds a 7 30 p m regular business meeting at the Veterans Building commanded by Garrard Collins. The agenda includes routine business.
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Cox- Farr
The
American Legion
Garrard Collins
Veterans Building
Reds Claim Tiny Nationalist Island Invasion Victory
Red China claimed the surrender of Yikiangshan island after a full scale amphibious invasion. Nationalist forces reported heavy bombardment from 60 Red bombers and MiG-15 escorts as U.S. Seventh Fleet monitored the Tachens area. The seizure may signal a broader push toward the Tachen islands.
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Taipei
Formosa
United Press
Mili
Tachen Islands
Tachens
America
South China Sea
Quemoy Island
Yikiangshan
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Chiang
Tachen Group
South Texas Legislator Testifies on Veterans Land Case
Rep. Frank Carpenter of Sour Lake tells Senate investigation he held a one third interest in about 10 000 acres in Kinney County later sold to the state under the veterans land program He says his name will appear in the chain of title two conveyances away from L V Ruffin and notes cooperation from the committee and press with one unnamed dissenting member.
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Austin
South Texas
L. V. Ruffin
Veterans Land Program
Frank Carpenter
Sour Lake
Senate
Carpenter
Ruffin
B. R. Sheffield
Brady
Kinney County
Stanley C. Stribling
San Angelo
Stribling
Sheffield
Parr Seeks Tax Records Ahead of March Trial
U S Attorney Malcolm Wilkey told lawyers for George Parr to name specific documents before he can inspect evidence for the income tax evasion case. The government cites items from Parr 1949 1950 and 1951 returns totaling about 80 000 dollars in taxes and says 17 checks are the only uncataloged items. Trial is set for March in Corpus Christi.
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Houston
U.S
Malcolm Wilkey
South Texas
George Parr
Wilkey
Parr
Corpus Christi
Directors to Meet For Routine City Business Tonight
Chambers of Commerce and Board of City Development directors will convene at 6 30 p m at Gay s. Secretary manager Bob Polson said the agenda contains only routine business.
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Chambers of Commerce and Board of City Development Directors
Gay’s
Bob Polson
Officer Killed In Amatillo Hold Up Shootout
A holdup man identified as Airman Nelson William Warner of Altus Air Force Base killed Patrolman B W Woods Jr and wounded Lt James E Leslar before dying from self-inflicted wounds during a gun battle at a Amarillo, Texas, police station area. The informant linked Warner to a Saturday night robbery.
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Amarillo
Tex
Oklahoma
A. S. Harper
Nelson William Warner
Altus Air Force Base
Altus
Oklo
B. W. Woods Jr
James E. Leslar
Harper
H. F. Head
Oods
Leslar
Woods
Chamber of Commerce
Warner
Hunt For Killer Reaches Dead End
In Tahlequah Oklahoma a 24 hour manhunt for Julius Bohannon ended without success. Police surrounded the area with more than 40 officers conducting block by block searches after reports of sightings. Roadblocks were lifted after the effort. Bohannon escaped from McAlester state prison January 8 and holds three life terms for murders. He may have been seen in Texas and Louisiana.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Julius Bohannon
Bohannon
Oklahoma State
McAlester
Texas
Britain backs Germany and Holland on arms pool
Paris dispatch says Britain, West Germany and Holland align against France's single agency plan for arms. The talks hint at a nine nation conference producing a multi nation arms pool with a weak French compromise under discussion. Ludwig Erhard circulated his memo outlining West Germany's objections to centralized manufacture and distribution of arms.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Edgar Faure
Paris
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Mendes-France
Britain
West Germany
Holland
France
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
McAllister Speaks on Dairies at Chilhow Lions Club
Lyndale Dairy owner George McAllister told Childress Lions Club that two and a half million families depend on dairies for income and 20 percent of world farmers are dairy producers. He said local milk demand would require 50 dairy farms and about half a million dollars to meet it. Carl Hudson urged support for the March of Dimes Drive. the club raised 150 dollars. A Christ mas party note from Ruth Fite was read. Bob Polson led the program.
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George McAllister
Lyndale Dairy
Childress Lions Club
McAllister
Carl Hudson
Ruth Fite
Lions
Chester Hufstedler
Bob Polson
Arctic Air May Bring Moisture
A Pacific cold front sparked thunderstorms and showers across Texas with up to an inch of precipitation. A polar air mass followed, bringing freezing temps forecast for most areas by Wednesday morning. Readings near 10 in the upper Panhandle and single digits to mid 20s across Texas are expected.
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Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
Price of Farm Land Increases
Washington reports that farm land prices rose 2 percent in November 1954 from a year earlier. Indiana and Illinois led gains at 6 percent, while declines were sharp in mountain and Pacific Coast regions due to drought. Volume of transfers remained near 1953 lows, with a slight rise in areas of larger declines.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Indiana
Illinois
Mountain
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Corn Belt
City water mains to undergo cleaning this week
City water service to part of the city will be interrupted for about six hours on Wednesday while mains are cleaned. East of Eighth Street Northeast between Avenues A and F will lose service from about 10 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. City Manager Joe Howard announced.
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Joe Howard
Eighth Street
Howard
Governor Urges Overhaul of Texas State Government
Governor Al Lan Shivers, starting his third term, called for a drastic revision of the Texas executive branch. Speaking at an inaugural ceremony the 47 year old leader urged long range planning, a longer governor's term, and greater authority over state revenues to enable future officials to serve more effectively.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Over 100 Bills Tossed In Hopper By House Members
Texas lawmakers opened the 54th Legislature's second week with more than 100 House bills filed and 44 in the Senate. Key proposals focus on water conservation, insurance, and election law, including a six member Texas Water Commission and a $100 million water development fund. Gov. Allan Shivers was sworn in for a third term as inauguration ceremonies took place.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Senate
House
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Rep. Banks Jr
San Antonio
Texas Water Commission
Rep
Bill Wood
Tyler
Sen
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Veterans Land
Church Attendance Officers Meet In January Crusade
Church attendance officers and representatives from all churches will meet at 10 a m Friday at the First State Bank instead of Wednesday due to a banking holiday. Mrs. Mary Jane Krigbaum announces the change and notes two members omitted from the last list. A larger meeting of crusade representatives is set for January 30.
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Mary Jane Krigbaum
First State Bank
Donald Black
Jasper Dorsey
Woman's Department Club
Democrats attack Eisenhower budget amid calls for cuts
Democrats assailed President Eisenhower's fiscal plan for failing to balance the budget and for proposed economies. The Democratic National Committee circulated a confidential memo reflecting party views in Congress while lawmakers debated deeper cuts, especially in foreign aid, with Sen. Harry F. Byrd noting a 4 percent reduction could balance the budget.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
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Time
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