Khrushchev’s Paris Summit Date In Doubt
Paris reports Khrushchev accepts a Paris summit but calls April 27 inconvenient. He suggests April 21 or May 4, while Western leaders juggle a Commonwealth meeting May 3 and De Gaulle’s US visit plans. A brief Paris session could precede broader East-West talks.
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Venus as frying pan fans heat warns life impossible
Dr Frank D. Drake presented AAAS findings noting Venus shows surface temperatures around 585 degrees Fahrenheit, making water impossible and any life unlikely. He warned Jupiter may emit a radiation halo far harsher than Earth's Van Allen belts, posing greater danger to spacecraft.
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Green Bank
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American Assn
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Chanuka Chanuka and Christmas Coincide In Sixtieth Century
The eight day Chanukah began at sundown on Christmas day marking the third and last time this century the holidays coincide 1921 and 1910 were the other years The Festival of Lights and the Days of Dedication recall a 2000 year old victory over Antiochus with a broader moral of victory over materialism said by Louis D Brandis in memory of religious freedom and perseverance Guest minister E Daryl Kent will speak at High Point Friends Meeting tomorrow Kent Guilford College graduate and Columbia PhD has taught since 1939 at Guilford College Announcements include anniversary notes from Christmas to New Year and multiple church programs across High Point.
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Louis D. Brandis
United States Supreme Court
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High Point
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First Baptist Church In
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University of North Carolina
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High Point College
Sam Garrard
Baylor University
Jerry Barnes
Stetson University
Judy Williams
Duane Best
Charles White
Marvin Slate Jr
Gordon Betenbaugh
Mars Hill
Pat Ingram
Missionary burro Jennie Sue rescued from stranded ship
A 36 foot cruiser carrying Jennie Sue the donkey, dog, and relief cargo broke down near Miami. Coast Guard rescued the donkey and crew on Christmas Day after rough seas, saving the cargo valued at about 4000 dollars and leaving the donkey with a sea‑legs tale.
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South Andros Island
Bahamas
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Port Everglades
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Mission
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Powell
Don D. Wallace
Hallandale
Nelson Shaw
South Andros
S.S. Gulflube
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Coast Guards
Stand-ins Handle Nativity Scene After Statues Stolen
In Dallas on Christmas Day a department store manikin and a toy doll stood in for Mary and the Christ child after the original four foot statue of Mary and the Eve was stolen.
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Dallas
Tex.a
Mary
Christ
Casino Owner Gunned Down in Carson City
Bill Duffin, co owner of the Senator Club, was shot six times in the back on Christmas Day as he climbed into his car on Carson City main street near the state Capitol. Police held Ruby Barker, 34, a former Senator Club employee, as a material witness for her safety after questioning.
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Silver Spur
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Bob Humphreys
Ruby Barker
Yule Death Toll Tops Seven Per Hour On Holiday Roads
The Associated Press reports rising highway deaths during the Christmas weekend with seven per hour losses as bad weather and heavy traffic push totals above last year. Fatalities include a HS toll in New York area wrecks and multiple crashes across Mississippi Louisiana Illinois Texas.
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Lexington Couple Killed In Christmas Day Crash
A violent Christmas period in North Carolina left at least 19 dead across the state. The Lexington case involved Thomas R. Bailey, 35, and Doris Bailey, 30, killed in a two car collision on U.S. 29 near Ruffin Caswell County.
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James Smith
Jerard Williams
Walter Thomas
Snow Camp
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Laurel Hill
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Prayers for Peace Holiday Marks Mixed World Hopes
Christmas 1959 brings renewed desire for peace as Khrushchev agrees to a Paris East West summit in spring while noting an April date. Yet conflicts persist from Algeria to Malaya with tensions on India China borders and regional unrest. Pilgrims flock to Bethlehem as Pope John XXIII blesses the world and Tass notes peace as a festival in Moscow and other capitals.
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Nina Zazulin Gifts Christmas Spirit to Brooklyn Tenements
Nina Zazulin a 35 year old Russian refugee runs a small grocery in Brooklyn tenements. She forgives coffee and lunch for police officers and shares Christmas spirit year round. She credits the United States for asylum and gratitude for the welcome after wartime displacement.
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Brooklyn
United States
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Fateful Fifties reviewed by Relman Morin in Sunday Enterprise
The Sunday Enterprise previews a feature by Relman Morin on The Fateful Fifties assessing pivotal decade events, profits and losses for America. It also highlights two Enterprise features: a Greek designer in Southern furniture and a High Point industrial leader named High Pointer of the Week.
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Peru quake leaves towns hit hard in Pomabamba area
President Prado reports killed and 37 injured in Pomabamba with 254 homes damaged. Mollebamba and Huantapuquio also affected though tolls not given. Communications with Cangallo were poor making timing and epicenter unclear. Peru’s diverse geography shapes its quake risk and economy.
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Peru
Manuel Prado
Pomabamba
Mollebamba
Huantapuquio
Cangallo
Brazil
Warehouse Blast Rocks Small Town in Kentucky
An explosion at a soft drink and beer house in Warsaw Kentucky wrecked 20 houses and damaged 190 of 250. Warehouse owner Jack Smith 32 burned severely. Three others hospitalized and 12 injured. Fire chief put plant damage at 400000. Cause may be a gas and oil furnace per state inspector. State police deployed 50 troopers to prevent looting.
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Jack Smith
Howard Yandell
State Department of Public Safety
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Kenneth Kenner
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