Eisenhower Gaulles Talks Signal Improve in US France Ties
Private discussions in Paris point to a warmer tone in American French relations. Officials say President Eisenhowers backing of De Gaulles Algeria plan and abstention on a UN resolution reflect a shift toward cooperation and self determination while NATO command structure remains a point of contention.
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Paris
Eisen
Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
France
NATO
United States
Algeria
U.N. Assembly
New York
Henry
Cabot Lodge
Pakistan
United Nations
U.N
Lodge
Unified Civil War foes at last in death
Walter Williams last Confederate veteran dies in Houston. Albert Woolson, last Union veteran, died in August 1956. The piece traces postwar tribute, pension battles, and the merging of veteran groups, noting the GAR and UCV roles and the final unity of Blue and Gray in memory.
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Robert D. Price
New York
Walter Williams
Houston
Texas
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Gettysburg
Star
Shanestes
Appomattox
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Franklin D. Tappan
Usdership
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Stonewall Jackson
UCV
Arlington
Alexandria
Richmond
Washington
Last Civil War survivor Williams dies after pension bid
Williams claimed Confederate service with Hood’s brigade and later Quantrill’s Raiders. Texas officials verified his pension in 1932 amid sparse records and aging gaps. Rallying support came from Gov. Daniel, lawmakers and descendants as details varied with time.
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Humo
John B.hood
Texas
Quanitrill
Williams
Price Daniel
Itawamba
County
Miss
Blue Mountain
Tenn
John Salling
Slant
Ene Rap
Salling
Albert Woolson
Duluth, Minn
Heart Massage Resurrects Teen Trapped in Sand Pit
In Greeley Colorado 18 year old John J Fagan was pulled feet first into a sand pit chute and entombed coworkers alerted rescue workers after ten minutes the sand was cleared and he was transported to Weld County Hospital where doctors revived him with chest massage and heart stimulant during surgery while a fire department resuscitator supplied oxygen the patient showed signs of life three hours after the operation
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Greeley
Coto.ap
John J. Fagan
Gilcrest
Colo
Weld County
Fagan
Army Chief To Address State GOP Dinner Plans
Army Chief will speak at a $100 per plate fund raising dinner on Saturday set for January 27 in Winston-Salem. Army Secretary Wilbur M. Brucker, former Michigan governor, headlines with Rep. Charles Raper Jonas as guest. Closed circuit telecasts of Eisenhower and Nixon accompany the event. Jonas, Winston-Salem ally in the 10th District, has not confirmed re election plans, fueling talk the dinner may press him to run again.
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Army
Wilbur M. Brucker
Michigan
Eisenhower
Nixon
Charles Raper Jonas
Jonas
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Shelby Wins Right to Build Gas Line for Fiber Industries Plant
In Gaston County North Carolina Shelby can supply cheaper natural gas to the Fiber Industries plant at Earl via a nine mile pipeline. Judge P C Froneberger dissolved a restraining order halting work allowing construction to resume. Public Service of North Carolina protests the city's tax advantages and plans to decide next steps. The $15 million plant expected to open later with up to 1,000 jobs.
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Gastonia
N.C
Shelby
Cleveland County
P. C. Froneberger
Gaston Superior Court
New Fiber Industries, Inc
Earl
Public Service of North Carolina
Public Service
Froneberger
Winter Weather Sweeps Nation From Rockies To New England
The Associated Press reports a chilly nationwide pattern with snow flurries in the Rockies and Great Lakes to New England. Readings ranged from the 20s to 40s coast to inland, the Upper Plains hitting 10 degrees, while Southern Florida and the Southwest enjoyed milder 60s to 70s.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Great Lakes
New England
Washington
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Atlantic
Ohio
Tennessee
Carolinas
Mississippi Valley
Upper Plains
Grand Forks
N.C
Forida
Southwest
Iran to Wed Shah’s Heir in Quiet Noble Ceremony
The ceremony will be overseen by Iran’s top Muslim cleric Dr Hasan Emami with the bride answering vows in three stages before replying yes. A royal dinner for select guests will follow at the wedding hall, with about 2,000 invited. The Peacock Throne, famed for its 12 gem–drilled pillars, was built in the 17th century for Shah Jehan and later taken to Iran by Nadir Shah in 1739.
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Iran
Hasan Emami
Shah Jehan
Taj Mahal
Agra
Nadir Shah
Kernersville Woman Charged With Truck Driver's Slaying
Margaret Hart admitted fatally shooting Masten Woodrow Barker in his Montgomery Trailer Park trailer near Kernersville after an argument. She is jailed without bond and faces a pending municipal court arraignment. deputies recovered a pistol and knife at the scene.
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Winston-Salem
Margaret Hart
Kernersville
Masten Woodrow Barker
Forsyth County
Ernie G. Shore
Mrs. Hart
Barker
Elwood Montgomery
Montgomery
Hart
Danville
McLean Trucking Co
Fayetteville
Water chestnuts touted as low calorie snack
For weight watchers water chestnuts are low in calories. A half cup of sliced chestnuts yields about 20 calories.
Smith Urges Nixon Rockefeller Unity for 1960 Ticket
Senator Margaret Chase Smith appeals to Vice President Richard Nixon and Governor Nelson Rockefeller to run together on the Republican ticket in 1960. She urges the presidential nominee to choose the other as running mate, noting both may refuse the vice presidency. Nixon has not yet commented on the letter dated December 18.
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Ernest G. Warren Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Little Girl Seeks Father After Bus Trip
A brown eyed blonde girl named Evelyn, age unknown, rode a Jacksonville Florida to New York bus solo. Police traced her to the Bronx where her father is said to live, and an adult caretaker left a note expressing concern over sending a child alone on a long journey.
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New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Evelyn
Mira
Mirra
Bronx
Nina Wilkinson
Rochester
M.Y
Washington, D.C
North Carolina
Canned Fruits and Vegetables Packaged in 16 to 17 Ounce Cans
Most canned fruits and vegetables are now sold in 16 to 17 ounce cans yielding about 2 cups.
Ice sheet in Antarctica Proves Thickness Over 14000 Feet
Researchers report Antarctic ice reaches depths over 14,000 feet in several regions, highlighting immense polar ice volumes. Data from radar surveys and satellite measurements indicate thick interior ice and slow flow toward the oceans, with implications for global sea level.
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Antarctica
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