Liberals Seek Slate For Senate Leadership Clash
In Washington a small group of Republican liberals plans to name a leadership slate to challenge conservatives for control of the party. They weigh candidates including Sen. John Sherman Cooper and consider Sen. George Aiken as a top contender if a broad challenge to Dirksen arises. The caucus meeting and decisions set for the new Congress.
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Washington
Senate
GOP
George Aiken
RVI
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
William Knowland
Rcalif
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
Aiken
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen Long
Knowland
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall
Pigeon Question Reaches San Francisco Mayor
In San Francisco pigeons trouble Mayor George Christopher as Councilwoman Kathy Zahn presses for action. Zahn recalls hat damage from birds and asks for nets or donations of pigeons to the needy. The mayor deflects to a progress report in two weeks while noting her many hats.
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Pigeon Question
San Francisco
George Christopher
Elmer Robinson
Robinson
Christopher
Kathy Zahn
Albany
Bay
Union Square
Civic Center Plaza
Fisherman's Wharf
Michigan student advertises for horse in weekly paper
IT Johns of Johns, Mich is an AP report note about an 18 year old Michigan University student Tom ey an who has a son but no horse and has advertised locally seeking a horse by a boy.
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IT. Johns, Mich
Tomey
Michigan University
Lous
Explosions Hit Havana as Rebels Rally Near Santa Clara
Rebels in Cuba stepped up sabotage around Havana as fierce house to house fighting surged in Las Villas while Fidel Castro’s forces pressed toward Santa Clara. Guanabacoa woke to a heavy blast and smaller blasts elsewhere as thousands fled and claims of rebel gains clashed with government denials.
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Havana
Cuba
Santa Clara
Guanabacoa
Havana Bay
Fidel Castro
Las Villas
Not Too Bad Not Too Good Forecast for 1959
Roger Babson offers a muted outlook for 1959 noting a stagnant economy with a pending November election impact. He predicts a Congress that does little, ongoing inflation debates, competitive pressures, cost cutting, shifts in foreign trade, and nuanced price trends.
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Congress
Blind man and his dying guide dog face New Year
Ray Myers, a blind man in Los Angeles, holds onto hope as his 20 year old German shepherd Sheba weakens from cancer. Friends arrange a new service dog and training starting January 10, while Sheba remains by his side and slowly declines.
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Los Angeles
Sheba
Ray Myers
Myers
Morris Kaufman
Ray
Kaufman
Writer Chooses Jail Over Revealing Source in Garland Case
Marie Torre, New York Herald Tribune critic, opts to serve 10 days in jail rather than disclose the source of a story about Judy Garland. U.S. District Judge Sylvester J. Ryan noted prior rulings affirming the jail sentence and cited a libel suit against CBS filed by Garland.
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NEW York (Ap
Marie Torre
New York Herald Tribune
Judy Garland
U. S
U. S. Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Jourcollet
Ryan
CBS
Teamsters Plan Picket Drive to Unionize Police
The Teamsters Union announces a nationwide effort led by Henry Feinstein to organize police and other public workers. Beginning Jan 12 a 40 man picket line will target New York City Police Headquarters and 80 precinct stations to pressure Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy over unionization.
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New York
Teamsters Union
Henry Feinstein
Teamsters
Feinstein
Stephen P. Kennedy
Teamster Union
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Natural Gas Extension Proposed in North Carolina
Public Service Company of North Carolina asks the Utilities Commission to approve extending natural gas service into Caswell, Person, Granville, Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Franklin and Vance counties. The plan covers Camp Butner, Roxboro, Oxford, Henderson, Warrenton, Littleton, Roanoke Rapids, Gaston, Weldon, Wake Forest and Louisburg with a new transmission line south of Durham to connect to the Dan River area.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Utilities Commission, Public Service Co. of
North Carolina, Inc
The
Utilities Commission
Caswell
Person
Granville
Warren
Halifax
Northampton
Franklin
Vance
Camp Butner
Roxboro
Oxford
Henderson
Warrenton
Littleton
Roanoke Rapids
Gaston
Weldon
Wake
Man Accused of Killing Wife With Christmas Rifle
In Palmyra New Jersey Edwin L Willard 32 is charged with murder after police say he killed his wife Jeannette Willard with a .22 rifle she gave him for Christmas. The shooting occurred at the home of the victim's mother with the couple's 3 year old son present.
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Palmyra
N.J
Jeannette Willard
Edwin L. Willard
Bevetaal
Louise Divenney
Heaviest Snowfall For New Mexico Dams Albuquerque
A powerful blizzard buried Albuquerque and eastern New Mexico with twenty inches at Conchos Dam and the heaviest snow on record for the city. Roads were blocked across the Panhandle, with about 1,000 cars stranded on U.S. Highway 66 and 400 motorists in Tucumcari. Thousands lacked electricity as linemen worked to restore power after widespread outages.
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Dumas
Tex
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Pasadena
Calif
Iowa
California
Tucumcari
National Guard
Conchos Dam
Texas Panhandle
Albuquerque
The Social Drinker Seen as Highway Menace
A report by the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies says the social drinker with a few drinks loosens judgment, prompts risky driving, and often fuels a false sense of well being. Experts warn the real danger lies in cockiness and clouded judgment, not mere physical impairment, with more analysis on page five.
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Association of Casualty and
Sure‘ty Companies
the Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
Helicopters Airlift Crewmen From Damaged African Queen
Coast Guard Navy and Marines airlift crew from the African Queen after it broke up off Ocean City Maryland. All 47 aboard are safe and awaiting rescue as helicopters converge from Brookyln Chincoteague and Quantico to reach the tanker en route from Colombia to New Jersey with crude oil.
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Maryland
Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard
Navy
Marines
Paulsboro
N. J
Colombia
South America
African Entera Oloen, Ltd
Liberia
Kia Danielsen
Norway
Cape May
N. C
Elizabeth City
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chincoteague
Quantico, Va
Moscow venues booked solid for New Year’s Eve
Moscovites face a dry New Year as Khrushchev’s new rule limits customers to one shot of strong drink per restaurant. Hotels cafes and restaurants are full with wines champagne and lighter drinks offered, while many establishments already restrict vodka amid frigid 30 below temperatures and reservations hard to secure.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Three Injured In Crash Near Thomasville
A two car collision on Highway 109 near the Fair Grove fire station sent three people to Thomasville Memorial Hospital at noon. James Byrd Emerson was trapped for about 30 minutes but sustained only minor injuries. Joseph Odell Harrison faced unspecified injuries and his brother, the car passenger, was unhurt. Harrison was charged with reckless driving.
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Thomasville Memorial Hospital
W. R. Kiser
Joseph Odell Harrison
Route 1
James Byrd Emerson
Greensboro
Fair Grove
Emerson
Kiser
Joseph Harrison
Harrison
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