White House Christmas Focuses On Eisenhower Grandchildren
At the White House on Christmas Day the Eisenhowers welcomed their grandchildren David Barbara Ann Susan and Mary Jean with their parents Army Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower. A spokesman noted gifts given to the children included items bought by the President at the Gen eva summit. The adults exchanged gifts at a family dinner Christmas Eve.
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Eisenhower
White House
Mary Jean Eisenhower
Mas
John Eisenhower
Mary Jean
Washington
David
Barbara Ann
Susan
Army
Ft. Belvoir
Mas. Eisenhower
John §R. Doud
Geneva
Cancer Victim's Spirit Brightens Christmas Hope
Irene Jaroncyk, a 16 year old San Diego cancer patient, dictated a poignant note about Christmas. She described fear giving way to faith and prayer, insisting she still feels Christmas inside despite illness, and urging others not to let cancer spoil the holiday.
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San Diego
Calif
Irene Jaroncyk
Evening Tribune
Shre
Filter-Tip Cigarettes Drive Market Share Surge in 1956
Printers Ink reports a 59.6 percent rise in filter tip cigarette sales in the year ending 1956, capturing 30 percent of the U.S. market and drawing ahead of king size and regular brands. Wootten cites 395 billion cigarettes consumed in 1956, with Camel leading at 17.4 percent and Winston filter at 8.5 percent.
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New York
Printers’ Ink
Harry M. Wootten
Wootten
United States
Court decision expected on Pearsall Plan
In Greensboro two desegregation suits challenge North Carolina's Pearsall Plan as federal judges weigh constitutional questions. The 1955 Montgomery County suit and a Caswell County case target state officials, with Judge Hayes to consider amending complaints. The plan allows state funding for nonsectarian mixed schooling and lets local boards suspend public schools by vote.
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Greensboro
Middle District
Montgomery County School Board
Caswell County School Board
Montgomery
Johnson J. Hayes
Luther Hodges
General Assembly
Mayfair Named for Historic May Fair Site in London
Mayfair, a fashionable London district, derives its name from the old May Fair formerly held in May, linking the area's prestige to a historic spring event.
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Mayfair
London
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