Big GOP believes Eisenhower will run again after poll
A AP poll of 134 GOP leaders shows 77 percent say Eisenhower would run again with 19 percent saying only if he has recovered from his heart attack. If he does not run, Nixon is seen as best to win the nomination by ten respondents, with several other notable figures named.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Ten
Richard Nixon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Earl Warren
Secretary of the Treasury
George Fumphrey
Joe Martin
Mass
Leveret Saltonstall
Everett Diiksen
Ill
Christian Herter
New Year Plans Highlight Dionne Quints Rift
Montreal reports reveal a growing family rift as Marie and Annette plan to return home for New Year while Cecile and Yvonne continue on duty at Notre Dame hospital. Father Oliva Dionne laments lack of Christmas contact, while the four surviving quints, now wealthy from their $250,000-plus shares reached at age 21, navigate their adult lives.
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Montreal
Marie
Annette
Cecile
Yvonne
Notre Dame de l'Esperance Hospital
North Bay
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Dionne
Emilie
Quints
Faubus Names Ex-Aide to Head State Board of Review
Gov. Orval Faubus named Kay L. Mathews longtime aide to Atty. Gen. Tom Gentry as chairman of the Arkansas Board of Review. Mathews, a Calico Rock native and University of Arkansas Law School graduate, will be the board’s sole paid member, with two others representing business and labor. He succeeds W. J. Jernigan who resigned to enter private business. Mayor John L. Wilson of Hope turned down the post, citing residence duties in Hope and Little Rock.
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Little Rock P
Little Rock
Tom Gentry
State Board of Review
Orval Faubus
Kay L. Mathews
W. J. Jernigan
Mathews
Matthews
Gentry
Calico Rock
University of Arkansas Law School
John L. Wilson
Hope
Wilson
Faubus
Parole Board Sets January Hearings for 56 Convicts
Fifty-five convicts will seek paroles when the Arkansas Parole Board meets in Little Rock on January 4. The board also has 11 applications for sentence commutations. The board can grant paroles but only recommends commuting a sentence to the governor.
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Little Rock
State Parole Board
County Tuberculosis Seal Drive Totals 1213.75
CountyTuberculosis Association chair Charles Reynerson thanks donors across the county for the Christmas seal drive now at 1213.75 with funds supporting free x ray clinics welfare patients and national education efforts. Contributions come from towns including Hope Fulton Ozan Columbus and Washington.
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Charles Reynerson
Tuberculosis Association
Reynerson
Arkansas
Bingen
Blevins
Columbus
Fulton
Hope Rfc
Hope City
McCaskill
McNab
Ozan
Patmos
Saratoga
Washington
1955 a year of prosperity and oddities in review
HAL BOYLE surveys 1955 as a prosperous year with high incomes and notable oddities from Alabama prison print shops to Cadillac buyers. He notes rising consumer wealth, celebrity retirements, Nobel bids, and renewed interest in literacy, while hinting at Cold War tensions and continued Russian behavior. Continued on Page Three.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Alabama
Republican Party
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Santa Claus
Santa
You
Fore Foundation
Johnny
Geneva
Girl to Appear on Two For Money
Stuttgart teen Pat Peacock, 17, world duck calling champion and four time women's world champ, will appear on CBS Two For the Money from New York Saturday night after accepting Herb Schriner's invitation.
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Stuttgart
New York
Pat Peacock
Herb Schriner
Miss Peacock
Holiday Toll in Arkansas Reaches 17
The Arkansas holiday death toll rose to 18 with several fatalities from fire, accident, and homicide. Eight year old Gary Brashears was struck by a pickup on Highway 25 near Paragould, and Glen Hubert Cooper died when his car overturned near the Missouri border. A burns case from Hot Springs and a Jacksonville strangling were also reported, plus a double death in Waldron where a husband suffocated his wife during a fall.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Gary Brashears
Paragould
I. S. Brashears
Bill Hyde
Lawrence Keasler
Glen Hubert Cooper
Clinton
Arkansas-Missouri
Graf
Perio
Mary Beall
Hot Springs
Beall
Joe King
Jacksonville
Pulaski County
Howard A. Dishong
Dishough
King
James R. King
Air Force Base
Waldron
Morris Harvey
Harry
Elizabeth Kenworthy
Kenworthy
Malayan Red Discusses Amnesty Talks In Malaya
Malayan Communist party chief Chin Peng emerged from the jungle to discuss an amnesty for Red guerrillas after 72 years of fighting the British. He arrived with aides in Upper Perak near the border, meeting leaders Prince Abdul Rahman and David Marshall.
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A. L. McIntyre Baling
Malaya
Chin Peng
Malayan
Communist Party
Red
Perak
Malaya-Thailand
Prince Abdul Rahman
Federation of Malaya
David Marshall
Britain
Singapore
Three Named to River Committee
Three men who have worked for the development of the Arkansas River Valley will represent the state on a committee to draft a legislative program for the Arkansas River Valley Association. C. F. Burns of Fort Smith Harold Snyder of Dardanelle and RE. Jeter of Yabbaseka were named to the committee. They will meet with three Oklahoma representatives in Fort Smith Friday to organize the group.
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Little Rock
Arkansas River Valley
Arkansas River Valley Association
Orval Faubus
C. F. Burns
Fort Smith
Harold Snyder
Dardanelle
RE. Jeter
Yabbaseka
Oklahoma
Car Collision In Superior Involves Three Monaghan Siblings
In Superior Wisconsin Fred Monaghan 21 collided with his brother Patrick 24. Patrick suffered head cuts and an ambulance arrived driven by another Monaghan brother Wilbur.
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Superior
Wis
Fred Monaghan
Patrick
Monaighan
Wilbur
Senators Doubt Soviet 1956 Military Budget Cut
Washington lawmakers across parties question Moscow's claim to cut defense spending by 10 percent next year. Senator Mansfield argues Russia may shift to heavier atomic power, while others demand proof before belief. The Soviet budget request totals 102% billion rubles, down from 112.122 billion in 1955.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations
McClellan
D-Ark
Dforshak
R-Idaho
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Moscow
Fulbright Urges Nonmilitary Emphasis in Aid Policy
Senator Fulbright argues the United States should stress non military aspects of foreign aid. He favors competitive coexistence with Russia, cautions against overpromising, and urges building ties through education economy and culture while staying strong and vigilant. He notes Afghanistan aid promises and India's democracy as priorities.
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Washington
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Asia
Afghanistan
India
Tito Arrives in Egypt for Visit
Yugoslav President Tito arrived in Egypt aboard the Galeb for a 10 day state visit. He traveled by special train to Cairo to meet Premier Nasser, welcomed by Col Hussein Shafei's delegation. An Egyptian communique noted talks would cover undisclosed tasks and possible mediation amid regional tensions.
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Egypt
Yugoslavia
Tito
Cairo
Gamal Abddel Nasser
Hussein Shafei
Ethiopia
Nasser
Belgrade
Medeljne
Violence Marks Westinghouse Plant Strike
Police watched struck Westinghouse Electric Corp plants after three picket line clashes. Incidents occurred in Shron Pennsylvania Bridgeport Connecticut Union City Indiana with minor injuries and four arrests in Bridgeport. Federal mediator John R. Murray held talks in Pittsburgh to resolve a 73 day strike involving 44 000 IUE members at 30 plants.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Shron
Bridgeport
Conn
Union City
Ind
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Pittsburgh
John R. Murray
Company
IUE
Totgether
U. E
New Regard New Year's Traffic Deaths Forecast
William J. Conway reports experts predict a record New Year weekend toll from 420 fatalities on streets and roads during the three day period. The National Safety Council cites 560 deaths for the Christmas holiday and notes a national total near 609. Ned H. Dearborn, NSC president, urges sharper driving habits to avert a repeat of the fatal lessons.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Stewart Motors offers New Year’s Eve driver service in Greensboro
Stewart Motors of Greensboro promises to provide drivers on New Year’s Eve for anyone in the city who decides he is not in condition to drive home.
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Greensboro
N.C
Stewart Motors, Inc
Hunter's shot through window spurs police help for Ben Owen home
A stray bullet from an unidentified hunter shattered a window at the Ben Owen residence on South Edgewood Street yesterday. The family, while alarmed, was unharmed. Police assistance is being sought as surrounding land remains posted. Also notes TV coverage of New Year games and local holiday moving stories.
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Ben Owen
South Edgewood Street
Owen
Texarkana
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Shreveport
KTBS
Stepfather questioned in youth death in small Arkansas town
In Jacksonville Arkansas a 14 year old boy named Joe King was found dead near a briar patch after disappearing Friday. Sheriff Gulley said the stepfather TSgt James R King now stationed at Rock Air Force Base was picked up for questioning as investigators pursue leads including a possible sex crime motive. An autopsy found strangulation with a head blow. no molestation evidence.
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Jacksonville
W—A
Tom Gulley
Joe King
Rock Air Force Base
Charleston
W.va
Gulley
King
Briar
Air Force
Young King
Arkansas
Second Body Found Near Little Rock
Two teenagers found a well dressed, mid aged man dead near Little Rock on Highway 67-70 five miles toward Be-ton. The body bore a neck belt and showed facial mutilation. autopsy pending to determine cause. No identifications or billfold were found in clothing. nearby items included an overcoat, wrapper, two pennies, a 2 cent Western novel and unopened cigarettes.
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Little Rock
Here
Hallam
Beteton
Litle Rock
Dale Morris
John Dove
Howard Dishough
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Texas
NEA Telephoto
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Homestead Leader-Enterprise
Homstead
Fla
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Winfred C. Butler
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Rosston
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