Cactus Jack Garner Celebrates 91st Birthday in Uvalde
In Uvalde Texas former Vice President John Nance Garner marked his 91st birthday with a large cake and a private party hosted by old friends A solemn moment came when his son Tully Garner gave him a portrait of Mrs Garner his late chief aide and adviser. Garner recalled his political life and joked about his wife. He spoke of living to 92 to balance his public and private years. He has spent 46 years in public service and later joined a family gathering with great grandsons John Garner Currie and Tully Robert Currie. The cake replicated his log cabin birthplace in Red River County. He noted the log house did him more good in politics than his speeches. He spends his days selecting pecan meats for gifts feeding bantam chickens reading and watching television.
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John Nance Garner
Tully Garner
Garner
John Currie
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
John Garner Currie
Tully Robert Currie
Red River County
Payola and Quiz Show Controversy Roils TV Networks
Alan Freed warns payola risks to licenses while TV fraud scrutiny grows. NBC and Time Inc clash over quiz show fixes after a Time article accuses networks of ignoring earlier hints. Time affiliates and owned stations face criticism as Time acknowledges lapse in dropping quiz shows.
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National Broadcasting Co
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Time Owned
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Sarnoff
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Denver
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Minneapolis
American Broadcasting Co
Wfbm-Tv
Indianapolis
NBC
Wood
Grand Rapids
Mich
ABC
KTVT
Salt Lake City
Columbia Pictures
President Eisenhower Prepares for Christmas Trip
President Eisenhower flies from Augusta to Washington to finalize the new budget ahead of the next fiscal year. Decisions loom on the budget before printers in mid December and a Congressional session in January. He will be away until just after Christmas.
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Eisenhower
Novoyay National Golf Club
Washington
Congress
Convicts Kill Guard During Work Details Near Jefferson
In Laurel Springs area eight miles northeast of Jefferson two convicts armed with two 30 30 rifles and three .38 pistols shot a guard, then held two other guards at gunpoint during routine road work. Samuel M. Lewis of New York, 76, was noted for writing lyrics.
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Laurel Springs
Jefferson
Nyquist Retires From Rock Island Railroad in 1946
Carl Nyquist of Banning California retires from the Rock Island Railroad in 1946 after a career likely spanning multiple decades. The note confirms his retirement and location.
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Carl Eeepee
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May Extend Ban Tied to Geneva Talks and Inspections
McCone said the United States is bound by the resolution to refrain from atomic tests during Geneva talks but warned the talks must reach a make or break point early next year. He indicated if a test ban with inspections fails the US would press for break off and resumption of testing before the Khrushchev summit. State Department officials privately echoed this line citing military security risks in prolonging a ban without Soviet approval. The timeline cites mid April as a possible reference point with Eisenhower’s trip to the Soviet Union to affect the Geneva talks before mid 1960.
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State Department
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Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Jimenez Fights Court Battle in Exile
Marcos Perez Jimenez, exiled former Venezuelan president, faces another court round in Miami to resist extradition on murder and embezzlement charges. He previously avoided deportation while awaiting a ruling on his permanent residence as a political exile.
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Fla
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
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Immigration Service
U.S
Foreign Aid To India Shows Improvement Yet Shortcomings Remain
A GAO report notes progress in U S aid to India but highlights basic gaps. It cites ICA lacking data on 300000 tons of fertilizer imports worth 25 million dollars and 500000 tons of iron and steel imports worth 60 million dollars meant for the Indian Steel Pool.
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India
General Accounting Office
Joseph Cambell
GAO
International Cooperation Administration
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Indian Steel Pool
Scout Award Established in Decatur Ga
Hubert F. Lee editor of Dixie Business announced the establishment of the W. D. Boyce Award for distinguished service to scouting. The first award will be presented at the convention of the Elbertian Legion of old-time Lone Scouts. Boy Scouts of America originated in 1910 and Lone Scouts of America in 1915.
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Decatur
Hubert F. Lee
Dixie Business
Iin
W. D. Boyce
Elbeetian Legion
Boy Scouts of American
Tthe
Old Lone Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Shah Announces Wedding Date in Iran
Tehran AP report says Shah announces engagement to 21 year old Farah Diba and sets December 21 as their wedding date. Diba will be the ruler's third wife after divorcing two wives who did not bear him a son. Only males can inherit the throne of Moslem Iran.
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Tehran
Iran
Farah Diba
Miss Diba
Laos Plans to Withdraw U N Complaint Against North Viet Nam
Lao officials and U N sources say Laos intends to drop charges that North Vietnam aided Lao rebels. Dag Hammarskjold and India urged withdrawal to ease ties, paving possible removal from Security Council agenda.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
Laos
U.N
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Viet Nam
Red China
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Khamphan Panya
Security Council
Vietiane
North Viet Nam
Roof Collapse Kills Fire Chief in Missouri Church Fire
A church fire in Brookfield Missouri ended when the Evangelical and United Brethren Church roof collapsed. Fire Chief James McClelland died, and two firefighters were seriously injured Kenneth Baer and W H Gordon Jr hospitalized. The church was destroyed by the collapse.
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Brookfield
James McClelland
Kenneth Baer
W. H. Gordon Jr
Evangelical and
United Brethren Church
U N General Assembly Calls to Codify Asylum Rights
The United Nations General Assembly urged the International Law Commission to codify rules on asylum. A resolution from El Salvador was adopted 56 to 0 with 11 abstentions, including the Soviet bloc. The piece explains territorial and diplomatic asylum for political refugees.
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U.N. General Assembly
International Law Commission
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