Traffic Death Toll Far Behind Record New Year Weekend
The nation reports 259 traffic fatalities with 16 hours left in the 78 hour New Year holiday. Officials note the toll trails the Black Christmas weekend and pre holiday estimates, while fires and other causes push overall violent deaths to 351.
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McCarthy Urges Cutting Funds for Loyalty Probes
Senator McCarthy attacks two Senate investigations led by Hennings and Johnston, saying he will seek to stop funding. He claims the probes do a disservice and will oppose any further money, while Hennings and Johnston defend their work on government security and constitutional rights.
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Ams
Mee
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Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
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D-Ark
56 License Plates Go On Sale Tuesday
Raleigh report notes more than 1.5 million Tar Heel motorists will see 1956 license plates go on sale. New orange background plates carry a Drive Safely slogan and larger size. A-1 starts passenger series, with A to ZZ 099 for passengers. commercial vehicles vary by number then letter. Miss Fay Ingram explains the new system expands unique combinations to over one million.
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Carolina Motor Club
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Carolina Monk ER
Funds Asked For Nuclear Ship Cruiser In Nuclear Plans
Congress is urged to provide funds this year to enable the world’s first nuclear surface ship cruiser or freighter to sail under the American flag.
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Washington
Congress
France Votes as Assembly Faces Fragmented Electorate
Voters across France begin selecting their third National Assembly since World War II. With 544 continental seats and a record 26,871,688 eligible voters, observers expect a divided, unstable parliament unlikely to yield a clear majority for any party.
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Madeleine Renaud
Paris
France
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Pacific
Algeria
New Year Babies Win Big Prizes Across States
New Year’s babies born in the first hours win prizes from stores and a Chicago cosmetics firm offers 500 dollars for two North Carolina sets of twins. Wimpey twins in Murphy and Griffith twins in Rocky Mount qualify for crib sets, toys, and a year’s baby food. Local Baby Derbies crown Durham, Winston-Salem, Asheville, and Roe winners with gifts from merchants.
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North Carolina
Jack Wimpey
Mountainous
Murphy
Durham
James B. Myers
Air Force
Duke University
Carolynn Eliza
A. Albright
Ateer
George Byrd Fight May Highlight Tax Squabble
Washington reports a looming tax clash in Congress led by Senate veterans George of Georgia and Byrd of Virginia. The debate centers on income tax cuts as the 1956 session opens amid budget concerns and political maneuvering.
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George Byrd
Eisenhower finalizes 1956 legislative message in Key West
President Eisenhower completes a revised draft of the 1956 legislative program during a 45 minute Key West work session. White House aide Hagerty says changes are not major. Ike plans to stay in Key West through Sunday and will not read the State of the Union in Congress. Mrs Eisenhower, her mother, and a security detail joined a New Year's drive along the Keys.
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Denver
Bride Arrives, Husband Dead in Iselin NJ Ex explosion tragedy
German war bride Krista Holder learned in New York that her husband Frank Holder Jr. 24 of Iselin was killed in an explosion at Cornell Dubilier Corp South Plainfield the day before their daughter’s birth in Germany. The couple’s visa trouble delayed her entry to the United States.
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Thomas Holder
Idlewild
New York
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Thomas
Evalyn
Frank, Jr
Krista
Iselin
N. J
N.J
Frank Holder Jr
Cornell-Dubilier Corp
South
Plainfield
Germany
Thomaser
Holder
United States
New Year Opens With Global Diplomatic Strains
Diplomats begin 1956 confronting widespread tensions as voters in France elect a National Assembly and violence in Algeria continues. Chiang Kai-shek urged revolt against communists as Cyprus warns guerrillas are near defeat. East German unification remains off, while Hungary pursues peaceful coexistence. Soviet leaders host Western diplomats as holidays ease and parties resume.
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East Berlin
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Weroe Ases
Nasser Rejects Bank Conditions On Nile Dam Offer
Egyptian leader Nasser protests Western Bank terms tied to a Nile dam project at Aswan. He rejects economic controls seen as intrusion on sovereignty while US Egypt talks and Soviet backing loom. Amb Byroade heads to Cairo for two weeks as negotiations continue with Britain and the United States funding a major hydroelectric irrigation scheme.
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Farm Issue Battle Is Predicted In Senate
Sen. Hubert Humphrey predicts a fierce Senate fight over new farm income legislation. He notes many senators expect sharp clashes over prices and the aim to reverse agricultural price declines. Lyndon Johnson also critiques Benson's policy as the bill moves toward action early next year.
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D-Minn
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