Border tensions rise as China may press into Himalayas
New Delhi reports indicate rising Indian and Nepali concern over potential Red Chinese moves after snowmelt. Military leaders note troop concentration in Tibet and transport links, with fears of border incursions into India and Nepal next spring.
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Nepal
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Kashmir
Bhutan
Nehru
Chou Enlai
Red China
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Rangoon
Track Is Cleared Of Wreckage
Workmen cleared the tracks near Tuscaloosa Alabama after a Christmas Day derailment. Two tank cars carrying manufactured gas exploded and burned. No injuries were reported. A southbound freight had 28 cars burn plus one car and three diesel units of a north bound freight car. The accident occurred about 15 miles east in rugged terrain. fire equipment could not reach the site quickly.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Highway Patrol
Here
Storms Close Roads in New Mexico and Colorado
A severe Christmas storm disrupted travel across New Mexico and southern Colorado with up to 10 inches of snow on the western high plains near Datil and 8 inches at Taos and Los Alamos. Route 66 near Albuquerque to Moriarity was briefly closed then reopened as conditions urged caution. Polar air swept south from Canada bringing subfreezing temperatures and strong winds across the region while Midwest moisture caused rain and fog further east.
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Taos
Los Alamos
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Moriarity
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Midwest
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Holiday traffic toll rises with multiple deadly crashes
The Associated Press tallies 324 traffic deaths, six from two car crashes in Mississippi, five in Louisiana, three in Texas, and three in New York near Haverstraw. The period also records 22 fire deaths and 68 other accidents amid a 78 hour count. A Hiro cage pine on Okinawa, called Dragon's Beard, grows feet tall.
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Tchula
Miss
de Quincy
Weslaco
Tex
Associated Press
Emerson Quotation Riff Sparks Debate on Original Thought
A quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the noted American essayist and poet, circulates to illustrate the value of independent thinking over reliance on others words. The remark is framed as a call to prioritize personal knowledge and insights.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rockefeller Ends Presidential Bid in 1960 Candidacy Statement
Albany AP Rockefeller declares he will not seek the Republican nomination for president. He cites duty as New York governor and national responsibility, saying a nationwide primary struggle would hinder his governorship. He urges party unity and supports Republican nominees in 1960.
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National Republican Club
New York
Dallas
Top Ten Of Decade North Carolina in the 1950s
The AP list highlights major state events from 1950 to 1959 including Willis Smith defeats in the 1950 Democratic Senate primary, the 1951 U S court decision admitting Black graduate students to UNC, 1952 FBI and local action against the Klan, Smith’s 1953 death and Lennon succession, 1954 and 1955 hurricanes, 1956 Pearsall Plan school desegregation, 1957 Wetzel capture, 1958 Helene damage, and 1959 Ivy Bluff prison escape.
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Frank Edward Wetzel
California
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Tar Heel trade mission praised as success in Europe tour
The 60 man North Carolina delegation aimed to boost business ties and port shipping while promoting North Carolina as a site for U. S. plants of European firms. Hurricane Gracie caused heavy rain and wind across the state, one death reported in a vehicle crash. UNC crushed Duke 50 0 in a landmark football game broadcast nationwide.
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Malcolm Seawell
Seawell
Pinehurst
George C. Marshall
Army
Defense
Violence in North Carolina strikes ends with acquittals
The state's top stories include a Pinehurst and Ft. Bragg hospital death at 78, and a Morganton Great Lakes Carbon Co. plant strike where four men were tried and acquitted of conspiring to blow up a power transformer during a two month stoppage that ended with a new contract.
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Ft. Bragg Army Hospital
Great Lakes Carbon Co
Morganton
Rockefeller ends bid for presidential nomination
New York Governor Rockefeller declares he will not seek the 1960 Republican nomination citing party opposition to a contest and the toll of a long primary fight. He plans to continue serving as governor while leaving room for a future national role. Local Democratic and Republican leaders react with mixed disappointment and support.
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Republican Party
New York
Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
Rockefeller stays put as Nixon’s strength reshapes 1952 race
The piece analyzes Nelson Rockefeller’s cautious strategy amid Nixon’s firm bid for the presidency. It notes Rockefeller’s age, timing, travel, and governorship record as he weighs four to eight years before another White House path. Democratic prospects and the party’s stance toward Nixon are explored.
Withdrawal fuels Democratic push in nomination race
Anne Wheaton said Eisenhower had no comment as Democrats push to seize political capital over Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California as a potential Democratic contender. Republicans say conservatives control the party and note discussions between Nixon and Dewey seen as shaping Rockefeller’s fate. Brown recalled Dewey's Washington visit last week and his role in Eisenhower’s 1952 nomination.
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Anne Wheaton
White House
Eisenhower
Edmund G. Brown
California
Nixon
Rockefeller
Dewey
Washington
Brown
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Governor’s Resolve Cited For Creative Constructive Path
The governor expresses a firm, decisive choice aimed at a constructive course and asks friends to respect the resolve. He pledges to act as a citizen and as governor to pursue this plan with all his power.
Fairy rings on lawns linked to dark green circular patches
The darker green rings in lawns and fields come from fungus growth. The term fairy rings reflects an old belief that the ring marked a fairy dance path at midnight.
Workers Accept Wage Decrease At Gardner Furniture Firm
Heywood Wakefield Co. in Gardner Massachusetts shows 900 workers from Local 154 United Furniture Workers accepting a one year wage cut effective Jan 1. A 19 cent cost of living bonus is suspended while salaried staff take a 12 percent cut. Company says losses total 1 2550 000 over two years and the move saves about 350 000 yearly. liquidation or sale was cited as an alternative.
Gold Ore Found at White Oaks by Fleeing Miner
In 1880 George Wilson discovered high grade gold ore at White Oaks New Mexico while fleeing a sheriff s posse. He promptly sold his claim for forty dollars amid the frontier rush and law enforcement pursuit.
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N. M
George Wilson
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