Streamlining Infantry For A War As U S Plans Reorg
The Army announced plans to replace five battalions and modernize armor divisions with minor trims. New weapons include a 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun, a NATO rifle, and a Dart guided anti tank missile. The move aims for larger infantry units, greater firepower, mobility, and atomic survivability, pending presidential and defense secretary approval.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wilson
Canal Clearance Delayed Despite Plans to Begin
Port Said reports delay in starting Suez Canal clearance despite UN and Egyptian authorities stating work would begin. U.N salvage chief Wheeler said instructions to start were given, but an Egypt SCA official said no orders received. The 103 mile canal remains blocked for two months, with symbolic work expected and prior mine clearing ongoing.
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Six Die In Farm Home Fire In Ronwood Michigan
A mother Ina Heiley 41 and five children Dennis 10 Sandra 9 Linda 7 Keith 2 plus nephew James Gallo 13 perished when a seven room farm home burned. Father William Heiley 32 was at the Stephenson mine in Bessemer when the blaze started.
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Bessemer
Cool weekend ahead after record Dec 21 warmth
A temporary warm spell ended as a cloud band moved in and kept temperatures around 40s rather than rising. A light sprinkle occurred with a ray of sun expected later, and a Saturday a dw in the upper 20s to high 40s is forecast by the weather bureau.
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Eisenhower urges safer New Year’s weekend on roads
President Eisenhower called on American motorists to make the New Year’s weekend the safest on record amid Christmas highway carnage. He cited 706 deaths and about 24 000 injuries during the Christmas period and urged care, rule observance, and courtesy to save lives this holiday season. Dine-A-Mite reopens Saturday at 10 am with ad note.
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Malibu Brush Fire Rages Into Third Day Threatening Monastery
Coast firefighters battled a colossal Malibu blaze for a third day, consuming about 25 000 acres and threatening a 75 room Franciscan monastery and about 20 homes. Sixty eight structures had been destroyed and evacuations proceeded as Gov Knight declared a state disaster. A second fire sparked by the first burned near Malibu Canyon while another Bel Air fire scorched 40 acres. The Imogene Coca incident aided early warning of the Bel Air blaze.
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Eisenhower weighs asking Congress for military authority
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower may seek congressional approval to use U S armed forces in the Middle East to preserve peace, with a White House meeting next Tuesday to gauge Congress and Dulles presence amid fears of Soviet penetration through Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan.
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Jordan
Kansas Traffic Deaths Updated in State Records
Kansas traffic fatalities recorded by the state accident records section show 672 to date in 1956, an increase from 586 in the same period of 1955, with 24 hours reporting one death.
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Whitney Sets Talks To Acquaint Himself With Post as Envoy
Millionaire John Hay Whitney named by President Eisenhower to be the new American ambassador to Great Britain. He plans a month of briefings in Washington before leaving mid February with his wife Betsy Roosevelt. Whitney aims to be a working ambassador, handling major diplomatic chores personally. Senate confirmation required.
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Air Force Weather Plane Crashes in Japan
A U S Air Force weather plane with 11 aboard crashed in a densely forested slope near Hanno Japan. Police said five were killed, four crewmen bodies recovered, a Japanese farmer crushed by a falling tree, two crewmen injured, fate of five others unknown. The aircraft was from the 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Yokota Air Base.
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Segregation Question Divides Capital School Debate
A House subcommittee majority urged abolishing racial integration in District of Columbia public schools reporting that integration harmed DC schools and increased costs while promoting white flight to suburbs. Separately, Tallahassee and Birmingham bus segregation cases moved toward court action as races clashed at transit hubs and Baton Rouge prepared further discussions.
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Jayhawks Aim to Extend Streak in Big Seven Semis
Kansas University, ranked No 1 and undefeated, seeks an eighth straight win as it meets Oklahoma in the Big Seven tournament semifinals at Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Televised by WREN and KU Sports Network Local 7 30 p m. Also tonight Garden City McPherson Lawrence Argentine meet in HS tourneys plus 930 Michigan State Colorado game Wilt Chamberlain to boost scoring despite 22 point night versus ISU.
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Rapid Robert Feller Says He Is Retiring From Baseball
Cleveland Indians right hander Bob Feller known as Rapid Robert announced retirement after 17 seasons with the club. He will devote time to business and declined a front office promotional offer. He began his career as an awkward high school boy in Van Meter, Iowa.
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Gas and blood flood U.S. roads during holiday crashes
Christmas weekend toll soars with 706 deaths and about 24 000 injuries nationwide. NSC foresees 490 more fatalities for the New Year period. Causes include speed, weather, and excessive holiday travel as officials urge civic and public cooperation to cut deaths.
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National Safety Council
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City Officials Study Annexation Of North Lawrence Area
City commissioners and County Com mission chairman Elmer Ousdahl discuss annexation of a north Lawrence tract along U S 40 to the Kansas Turnpike. Residents question water sewer and residential zoning while officials consider business zoning and development plans. Also approved Sunset Drive In business zoning and Jayhawk Taxi license transfer.
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John Crown
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Jim Wigglesworth
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Explosion at New Castle dynamite plant injures chemist
An explosion at the Ameri can Dyanamid Co plant near Edinburg New Castle Pa leveled the ammonia building and damaged others. One chemist Orrin W Calderwood 57 of New Castle was critically injured. The blast shattered windows seven miles away. Cause not determined.
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Eisenhower Leaves for Augusta Weekend Golf Trip
President Eisenhower departed in gray weather for a weekend of relaxation and golf in Augusta Georgia. He planned to unwind with a round at the famed golf course and enjoy a quiet respite away from the capital.
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Eisenhower
Augusta
City to Inspect Fire Hazards In Lawrence Homes
Fire Chief John Miller announced a voluntary program of block by block home fire inspections in Lawrence starting in January. Firemen will seek permission to check homes, with advance notice via the press, and participation is strictly voluntary. The plan aims to reduce residential fires which cause most fire deaths. past programs show large reductions.
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Weather forecast for Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma
Five day forecast details temperatures five degrees above seasonal normal across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with slow cooling. Highs range from 37 in Nebraska to 42 in Kansas and 50 in Oklahoma with minimal precipitation. Clouds prevail. chances of light showers limited to north-central eastern Kansas. Banking offices announce closure Monday December 31.
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