Christmas Blues in Hometown A New View of Gifts
In HAL BOYLE's vignette Hometown U S A Trellis Mae Peeble and Wilbur debate the futility and ego behind holiday shopping. Their exchange centers on ill fitting colors and sizes and the sense that Christmas is both fun and a bore. The couple ends with a playful kiss and a reassessment of the season.
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Hal Boyle
U.S.A
Trellis Mae Peeble
America
Wilbur
Santa Claus
Trellis Mae
Trelis; Mae
Withur
CBS Sets New Gift Rules for Private Colleges
CBS outlines a grant plan totaling 32 000 this year to 14 private colleges and universities. The gifts reimburse education costs of CBS executives now serving as graduates. Publicly funded schools are excluded as CBS already contributes via taxes.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Russia Rekindles Diplomatic Ties With Japan Effort
Moscow signals desire to normalize relations with Japan. Poland's Paris envoy Stanislaw Gaineski contacted Japan's Paris envoy Kumae Nishimura about reopening talks. Nishimura said Tokyo would seek instructions before any decision.
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FARIS
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Kremlin
Poland
Paris
Stanislaw Gaineski
Kumae Nishimura
Nishimura
Tokyo
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Shack In Lone Prairie Near Odessa
A blast destroyed a small metal shack three miles south of Odessa injuring a woman who was knocked down when her door blew open. About 150 pounds of dynamite exploded in an isolated area leaving the cause a mystery. the magazine belonged to Pp B, Tripp and Sons construction firm.
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Odessa
Tex
Here
West
Texas
Pp B
Tripp and Sons Ofl
Mother Charged In Baby's Death
In Decatur Georgia a 24 year old mother Dolores Marty DeGalleford Jr was charged with murder after her 22 month old son Stephen Russell DeGalleford was found dead at their home with multiple stab wounds from an ice pick. Police found the mother wounded at a hospital following a self inflicted neck and wrist slashing. The investigation began after a telephone call from the mother yesterday afternoon.
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Decatur
Hoke Broom
Dolores Marty DeGalleford Jr
Stephen
Russell DeGalleford
Sailor Shot By Off-Duty Cop After Traffic Fight
James Nicolli a 22 year old Bronx Navy baker aboard the U S S Glennon on Christmas leave was shot and killed by Patrolman Sidney Eisenberg in the Bronx during a street altercation over a traffic violation. Nicolli grabbed the officer s revolver and handed it to Eisenberg s wife who fired a warning shot then gave it back. The officer fired wounding Nicolli who died at Morrisania Hospital. Eisenberg and his wife were injured. Eugene Geraci 22 faced felonious assault bail.
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New York
James Nicolli
Bronx
U. S. S. Glennon
Newport
Eugene Geraci
Eisenberg
Nicolli
TV Expansion Plans Are Many
Syracuse report cites GE official Dr. W R G Baker predicting by end of 1955 about 530 TV stations in operation nationwide up from 490. He forecasts retail sales around 5.8 million black and white sets and 200 thousand color sets, with color receivers costing about the price of three black and white units.
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Syracuse
General Electric Co
W. R. G. Baker
Electronics
Baker
Glenn Ford portrays a frustrated teacher in Hollywood scene
U S public school teachers cheer while moviegoers react to Glenn Ford as a bloody, frustrated teacher in a Hollywood moment. The NEA report notes the contrast between real life educators and on screen drama.
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Bby
Erskine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
U. S
Glenn Ford
Studio film on juvenile delinquency draws mixed reviews
The article previews The Blackboard Jungle based on a recent book, noting a public school setting with a troubled teacher and a courtroom-tinged discussion of Dr. Samuel Sheppard. It cites Mahon’s comments on evidence, Sheppard’s new-trial push, and related Hollywood gossip about Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, and other stars.
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Richard Brooks
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Palm Springs
Howard Hughes
Jane Russell
Cleveland P
MGM
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
John
Mahon
Marilyn
Richard Sheppard
Cleveland
Pewwensees
Marilyn Stirs
Pennsylvanian
Not Even Safe In Parked Car
Levelland Texas patrolman recounts a wreck near town when Carl Preston Peek 20 of Midland died after a head on collision with Lonzie Cole 26 of O'Donnell Cole says he fell asleep at the wheel Peek pulled off to sleep and was struck Cole and five others were injured in the crash as police noted tense passenger dynamics and ongoing local interest in the story
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Levelland
Tex
Henry Crump
Army Pfe
Carl Preston Peek
Midland
Lonzie Cole
Fof O'Donnell
Peek
Cole
Immigration Checks Win High Praise
Rep Walter of Pennsylvania praises immigration checks under the 1953 refugee law and defends McLeod amid criticism from Rep Celler. He says the law protects U.S. interests, notes 16,081 visas issued by Dec 17, 1955, and explains slow entry due to security screening and sponsor requirements.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Rep
Walter
D-P
R. W. Scott McLeod
House
Judiciary Committee
Celler
R. NY
McLeod
State Department
Scott
United States
States Department
Pope Receives New Transfusion
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII underwent another blood and plasma transfusion as part of ongoing therapy after a recent serious collapse. Doctors noted he is slowly gaining energy and eating better, with daily walks in the Vatican gardens and improving strength. West Germany's Konrad Adenauer expressed hope for a peaceful path on nuclear arms and world tension depending on an effective control system.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi Lisi
Vatican
Washington
Chancellor Gardens
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adrenauer
U.S. News and World Report
Adenauer
The Doctor Explains Weight Loss Methods and Diets
Dr Edwin P Jordan discusses fat loss through calorie counting and sustained dieting. He notes amphetamine as a rare appetite suppressant and urges realistic plans, willpower, and knowledge to reduce weight safely, with examples of dieting and individual effort.
Tornado Levelled Land In Porcupine Mountains Park
An ill wind swept through Ontonagon Michigan as a 1953 tornado leveled 1,500 acres within Porcupine Mountains State Park. By late 1954 the Michigan Conservation Department said it salvaged 10 million board feet of lumber from the wind felled timber.
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Ontonagon
Mich
Porcupine Mountains
Michigan Conservation Department
Pennington Fined $50 For Speeding In Recorder Court
John L. Pennington 62 of Pittsboro route one was fined 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Recorder's court to speeding at 85 miles an hour. He appealed the conviction claiming the charge related to charging his car battery.
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Apex
N.C. W
John L. Pennington
Pittsboro
Rt. 1
Recorder's Court
Pennington
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