New Year traffic toll falls about half from Christmas peak
The Associated Press reports early New Year traffic deaths about 50 percent below the Christmas toll. At least 24 people killed in auto accidents since 6 p.m. yesterday. states listed include Ohio New York California and others. Officials fear a record year-end total as patrols and National Guard high-ways enforcement expand.
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New York
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Maryland
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Wisconsin
Arizona
French Campaign Ends In Bitter Clash Over Algeria Shootings
Bitter political battle surrounds charges of Algerian atrocities as Premier Faure condemns a gendarme for shooting an unarmed prisoner last August. An earlier bribery claim tied to US Movietone News was dropped after officials found no evidence.
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Edgar Faure
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France
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Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Indochina
Interior Ministry
Georges Chassagne
Fox
Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Sparks Western Critique
Western diplomats in Moscow condemn Nikita Khrushchev’s Supreme Soviet address as a tough aiming at the West. They note his charge against President Eisenhower and debate whether the speech signals a new Soviet stance or a bluff. Some see it as a gauntlet thrown down while others call for restraint amid Cold War tensions.
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Eisenhower
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Esenhower
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Fla
E Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Four leaders shape 1956 Congress with youth and age
Washington names the new Capitol Hill leaders for 1956. Sam Rayburn at 73 remains Speaker while Lyndon B. Johnson, 44, becomes Senate Democratic leader. Joseph W. Martin Jr., 71, heads the GOP in the House. Knowland's presidential aims complicate Senate leadership as Democrats seek a party program stance before the August nominating convention.
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Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Woodrow Wilson
Martin
Knowland
Eisenhower
Elser
Churchill Accuses Russians of Provoking Middle East Arms Race
London reports former Prime Minister Winston Churchill charging Soviet leaders with attempting to spark an arms race in the Middle East. He denounces communism as foreign domination and persecution versus Western freedom. He also sends a 1956 New Year greeting as grand master of the Primrose League.
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London
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Middle East
Primrose League
Praceau
Miss Minnie Accused of Major Funds Theft
The article portrays Miss Minnie, a long time Commonwealth Company stenographer in Portsmouth, tied to a potential theft of about 100000 dollars with a possible final loss near a million after audits. She was known for charity and quiet living while colleagues recall her generosity to youth and the underprivileged.
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Gene
Portsmouth
H. L. Arthur
Port Norfolk
Clayton R. Pitts
Pitts
Miss Minnie
Maude
L. V. Eure
South Carolina
Commonwealth Company
Mangum
North Carolina Petitions Supreme Court On Segregation
The state asks the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Brown v. Board of Education arguing that separate but equal facilities meet constitutional rights. Rodman contends Brown misread evidence and that UNC is a higher education institution, not a public school.
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North Carolina
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Oman
Rodman
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University of North Carolina
Institution of
Year Ends With Ike Leadership Amid Global Tensions
President Eisenhower defended U S aims as Khrushchev’s rebuke raised East Europe tensions. The White House prepared a State of the Union address outlining the new year's foreign policy and domestic agenda. Eisenhower approved a statement affirming peaceful liberation of satellite nations as a major goal.
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Big Montana tale wins Burlington Liars Club top award
The Burlington Liars Club awarded its 1955 top prize to Claude T. Yerkes of Kalispell Montana for a sprawling yarn about a wind blown sack of flour and a trailer mishap. Other honorees included Vernon Charnetski of Prelate Saskatchewan and Conrad A. Johnson of Portland Oregon for similarly tall tales.
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Yerkes
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Saskatchewan
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Kutcher Fights VA Benefit Cut Over Alleged Disloyalty
James Kutcher, a World War II veteran who lost his legs, defends his $329 monthly disability against VA scrutiny. The VA committee plans a decision next week or later, with appeals possible if the ruling disfavors him. He maintains party membership and Socialist aims while denying disloyalty claims and requests for witnesses were denied.
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James Kutcher
Kutcher
Veterans Administration
Peyton H. Moss
Kay
VA Supreme Board
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Leon Trotsky
China
North Korea
Moss
President refuses to commute GI death sentence
Mrs. Stacy, mother of Richard A Hagelberger, said President Eisenhower refused clemency in the Diebach killing case. The telegram says no basis for clemency, noting prolonged consideration and sympathy. Hagelberger and Joan Wigneault were convicted of murdering two German civilians in 1952. Wigneault's sentence is reportedly commuted.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Eisenhower
Robert H. Stacy
White House
Richard A Hagelberger
Contention on Segregation Policy and Public Schools
Across states a web of race policy disputes unfolds with NAACP pressure for federal probes into anti integration groups while governors courts and officials push or resist change. North Carolina seeks a return to separate but equal, Virginia debates funding private schools, and the NAACP denounces Mississippi Citizen Councils as coercive and violent.
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National
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Federation For Constitutional Government
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Congress
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Justice Department
North Carolina
U. S. Court
American Assny
Act— of Science
Association
Atlanta
Tuskegee Institute
L. H. Foster
Contin
Memphis
Ae Tuck
D-Va
Sin Aeneeees
Wee Neh
Supreme Court
William B. Rodman
University of North Carolina
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Citizen Councils of
Mississippi
Bulganin Says Spirit Not Buried in Geneva Peace Hope
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin asserts the Geneva spirit endures and bloc arms cannot guarantee peace. He favors another summit of the Big Powers and says international cooperation remains an attainable aim in 1956.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Bulganin
Charles E. Shutt
Washington
Telenews Agency
Hearst Metrozone News
Foreign Ministry
Moscow Radio
Telenews
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Russia
Nikita 5S
Khrushchev
The Sunday Enterprise Year in Review Preview
The Sunday Enterprise outlines 1955 highlights with top city stories and best pictures, plus a look ahead to 1956 and New Year resolutions. A visiting Italian explains why High Point’s size supports the nation, with year-end business changes and a prosperity summary.
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