Christmas weekend traffic toll hits all time high
The Associated Press reports 769 total deaths over the long Christmas weekend with 597 traffic fatalities and 67 fires plus 105 other accidents. Comparisons show prior records and weekend patterns, while state tallies list fatalities by state.
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State of the Union Talk Set for January 5
President Eisenhower will send the State of the Union to Congress on January 5 as he recovers from a heart attack. The message will be read by clerks in the Senate and House. White House officials declined to detail the conference with Dulles and Gen. Twining and noted only a general discussion of world conditions. The Chief Executive may travel south per medical recommendation, with plans to visit family during the Christmas holidays extending into New Year.
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24 Die Violently In State
State records 24 violent deaths over the weekend from traffic crashes a fire and a shell explosion. The count includes 13 highway fatalities plus one fire death and two gun deaths. Police note heavy holiday traffic amid warm springlike weather.
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Senators Release Handbook Labeling Communist Party a Conspiracy
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee released a 100 page booklet titled A Handbook for Americans alleging the Communist Party USA is a Russian inspired Moscow dominated anti American conspiracy against the government and freedoms. It cites SACB findings that the party is substantially directed by the Soviet Union and calls the party a commando force in enemy territory with a constitution likened to a gangsters league.
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Perón Supporters Arrested Across Argentina After Unrest
More than 50 military and civilian Peron supporters were arrested over Christmas weekend in San Luis and Tandil as part of a crackdown tied to alleged plots to strike, sabotage, arson and other actions against Provisional President Pedro Aramburu. A soldier was killed and two others wounded in a San Luis estate shooting linked to the unrest. The government froze 98 companies and 361 individuals, including Fangio, with 30 days to justify assets, as assets of 169 firms and 604 people face ongoing investigations aimed at aiding oil and housing development.
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Tandil
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Peron
Juan Miguel Fangio
Alfredo
Maximo Renner
Ignacio Cialbeeta
Maria Teran de Weiss
Argentina
Europe
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Titas Merello
Juan Carlos Zaba
Los Angeles
Fritz Mandl
Enrique Diaz Saehz Valiente
Judges Begin Choosing Maid Of Cotton
Today 23 rivals from cotton states compete in Tennessee to select the Maid of Cotton. The winner will tour Europe and South America, then receive a new convertible. 1955 maid Delois Faulkner of Sallisaw Oklahoma competes among Lucinda Bartlett Cherry Ann Cowden Jo Anne Crumpler Minta Curtis Jean Reid Everett Dorothy Falkenberg Bevis Jordan Ladonna Kramer Bettie Seneney Martiele May Patric Stehr Patty Stewart.
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Okla
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Cherry
Orangeburg
Ann Cowden
Raleigh
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Jo Anne Crumpler
Elm City
Minta Curtis
Mission
Jean Reid Everett
St. Helena
Calif
Dorothy Marie Falkenberg
Houston
Bevis Jordan
Lubbock
Ladonna Kramer
Loyal
Bettie Sue Seneney
Kennett
Martiele May
Lebanon
Patric Ann Stehr
Dallas
Patty Stewart
Hatch, N. M
Yuba City Faces Second Feeder River Flood Crest
Heavy rains return as Feather River breaches levees near Yuba City and floodwaters advance again. State and Oregon totals include 29 dead in California and 12 in Oregon with 3 missing. damage pegged around 150 million dollars. Federal relief teams mobilize as residents remain evacuated.
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Stevenson supporters canvass field for running mate
Washington dispatch reports Stevenson supporters quietly seeking a liberal vice presidential candidate to balance a moderate ticket. Adlai E Stevenson remains distant from the process as organizers weigh governors Meyner and Leader and former Gov Bowles among possible running mates to broaden appeal at the Chicago convention.
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Bowles
Connecticut
Soviet Budget Praised by Delegates in Moscow
Delegates to the Supreme Soviet praised the 1956 Soviet budget in a six hour session in Moscow. Finance Minister Arseny Zverev outlined 568.8 billion rubles in expenditures and 591.9 billion rubles in revenues, with defense set at 102.5 billion rubles. The plan lowers defense versus 1955 and shifts funds to economy and culture, while heavy industry gains for capital investment and consumer goods production is promised to improve in quality.
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Mudslide kills five in Oregon family near Remote
A mudslide near Remote in Douglas County Oregon killed five members of the Neal family and left three children as survivors. The dead include Marion and Acerena Neal and their children Mary Becky and Tom. Margaret Elaine 9 and Billy 6 survived with injuries and 8 year old Alvis unhurt. Coroner L Powers said the slide swept the home 300 feet, with neighbors discovering the tragedy at about 9:30 a.m. after authorities fought through later slides to reach the site.
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Remote
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Autthorities
Canadian Press names Princess Margaret as top news figure
A vote by telegraph editors of Canadian newspapers shows Princess Margaret as the leading news personality in Canada this year with Lester B. Pearson as a close second. The Canadian Press results give Margaret a 2 to 1 margin over the President's son.
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