Leaders question next year's tax cut prospects in Congress
House Speaker Rayburn and Representatives Martin and Cannon voiced doubts about substantial tax relief next year. Senators Byrd and Bridges prioritized a balanced budget, while Senator George argued pressure for a cut will be hard to resist. Defense spending may rise, complicating any tax plan.
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Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
R-Mass
Cannon
D-Mo
Byrd
D-Va
Bridges
RNH
Cooper
George
White House
Eisenhower
Logan High Falls 59 to 55 as Wellston tops Rockets
Logan High School trailed by 13 in the second period but fought back to lead briefly in the third. Wellston used late free throws by Fridenmaker and Ramsey to seal a 59-55 SEC League opener win, with Logan missing on several final-minute chances.
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Logan High School
Fridenmaker
Ramsey
Wellston
Logan
Chieftain Cage
Harry Westfall
Chiefs
Rockets
Dan Lappen
Ben Buckles
Frank McLaughlin
Morgan
Buckles
Jim Murray
Murray
Lappen
McLaughlin
Sturgeon
Highway Council Reiterates Stance On Tollroad Project
The Ohio Highway Construction Council says it has not pledged funds to the Cincinnati to Conneaut turnpike. Council chair Clingan Jackson states the independent agency has not committed without a concrete proposal and will consider any solid plan, while supporting a north south turnpike in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Construction Council
Cincinnati-to- Conneaut
Ohio Turnpike Commission
James W. Shocknessy
Clingan Jackson
Highway Department
Ohio
Waltonian Choir Plans Christmas Concert Rehearsal
J Richard Farmer director announces final rehearsal for the Waltonian mixed choir at Logan High School auditorium Thursday at 9 pm. The choir, drawn from altonians and county church choirs, performs Sunday at 3 pm in the LHS auditorium.
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J. Richard Farmer
Logan High School
LHS
Altonians
30 Stills Seized in Columbus Whisky Raid
Ohio liquor department investigators confiscated six illegal whisky stills in November, bringing the year’s total seized to 30.
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Columbus
Ohio Liquor Department
Detroit Strikewounded City Adapts With Radio TV and Materials
Detroit endures a two week strike halting the three main dailies the News Times and Free Press as advertisers shift to radio television and emergency papers. Hotels host shared news desks for broadcasters while neighborhood weeklies expand and foreign language pages switch to English. Retail ads vanish with mixed effects on Christmas sales and overall trade remains uncertain versus 1954.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Detroit Times
Detroit Free Press
Man Sentenced In Fatal Beating
In Cincinnati James Snyder 43 was sentenced by Judge Simon Leis to one to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for first degree manslaughter after admitting he beat his woman friend Estella Boddie 34 to death following a confrontation last September.
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Cincinnati
James Snyder
Simon Leis
Ohio
Snyder
Estella Boddie
Badge-Toting Farmers Crack Down On Bootleggers In Oklahoma
In Cotton County Oklahoma Sheriff Bill Dyer and three deputies once farmers are cracking down on bootleggers moving liquor from Texas into dry Oklahoma They seized over 30 cases in a Texas to Lawton run and sold 132 cases of liquor to a local firm for county funds Dyer says they are learning on the job and won’t let bootleggers run them over
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Oklahoma
Cotton County
Bill Dyer
Texas
David Hooper
Dyer
Lawton
Hooper
Alvin Clifton
Bob Simpson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wallas
J. R. Ray Co
Ex Professor Names 34 As Fellow Reds
Former professor Herbert Fuchs testified before HUAC naming 34 fellow Communists in federal service before and during World War II. He cited 16 NLRB lawyers and argued he left the Communist party in 1946. Reactions from named individuals and officials questioned his charges as NLRB denial and university dismissal drew criticism.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Fuchs
Communist Party
NLRB
Old War Labor Board
Franklin D Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lester Asher
Asher
Washington
Ruth Wey
Fuch
Denver
Edward Scheunemann
Cecilia
Ike Calls Harriman Park Avenue Truman in Remarks
President Eisenhower described Gov Averell Harriman of New York as a Park Avenue Truman during a White House briefing with Republican congressional leaders. The remark followed Harriman’s criticisms of his policies as Harriman was discussed as a potential 1956 Democratic presidential candidate alongside praise from former President Truman.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
New York
Park Avenue
White House
Harriman
Harry S. Truman
New Idle Claims Show Decrease
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Compensation reports fewer new unemployment claims for the week ended December 10, with 8 577 new claims down from 9 387 the prior week. Continuing claims rise to 34 192 from 32 076.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Today
Bureau
Fire destroys four story brick building in Zanesville
A blaze swept a four story brick building housing Zanesville Motor Sales Inc in Zanesville causing damage estimated at 250000 dollars. Firefighters battled the flames through the day and no injuries were reported.
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Zanesville
Zanesville Motor Sales, Inc
Pre-Christmas Retail Trade Booming Across Cities
A national survey reports peak pre holiday shopping in two dozen cities with strong gains. Shoppers in Ballti more buy $100 handbags while Dallas sells luxury items like live burros with carts. Stores tout rising demand for gadgets and frills, with Macy's up about 5 percent and optimism for record year-end sales.
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Associated Press
Balltimore
Dallas
New York
Fifth Avenue
San Francisco
Boston
Atlanta
Herbert Wilson
Emery
Bird Hayer Co
Kansas City
Boy Scout Faces Possible Eye Loss After Accident
Logan County 12 year old John Herman Sigler of Elkshall was struck in the eye by a picture frame corner during Scout pre meeting play. He was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital then rushed to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital for an eye specialist examination. He returned home under doctor's orders and will be rechecked Friday.
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Logan
Elkshall
John Herman Sigler
Douglas Sigler
W. Hunter Sr
Hocking Valley Hospital
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Sigler
Earthquake felt in Lander Wyoming and local damage minimal
Reports from Lander Wyoming describe a sharp earthquake that rattled dishes and swayed trees with no damage reported. Nearby towns include Bunnell Florida and Canton Ohio with labor and legal actions noted.
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Lander
Wyo
Wyoming
Hocking Fair Board Reports $1200 Profit for 1955
The Hocking County Fair Board met in the Court house auditorium for its final session of the year. The treasurer’s report showed a profit of about $1200 for 1955 and plans were approved to install sewer and water lines for a future trailer court at the fairgrounds. Beryl Tucker of Rockbridge was elected president for 1956 with Harry Blume and Jud Matheny named vice president and secretary respectively. Treasurer election postponed to January.
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Hocking County Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Beryl Tucker
Rockbridge
Harry Blume
Sugar Grove
Hocking County Sees Temperature Rise As Day Warms
Readings show Hocking County up to 42 degrees at 11 30 am up five degrees from yesterday. Overnight lows fell to 16 degrees compared with five above zero Monday night. Farther west a deep winter storm brings subzero temps and snow through Montana North Dakota and the Lake Superior region while Ohio reports slick highways in the north central and snow in the northwest.
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Hocking County
Chicago
Montana
North Dakota
Lake Superior District
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Texas
Newsies Enlist Help Of Musicians Saturday at Worthington Park
Five county groups join Kiwanis Charity Newsies at Worthington Park with noon East Hocking band led by James White. Union Furnace, Rockbridge clarinet quartet, Laurelville group, Logan High School band, and others perform through 5 pm. A Christmas display will be shown.
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Five County
Worthington Park
Kiwanis Club
Newsies
East Hocking
James White
Carbon Hill
Murray City
Green
Union Furnace
Rockbridge
Clifford Kerns
Ramona Donahue
Wilmona Donahue
Joyce Karshner
Donna Smith
Laurelville
Laura Rose
Judy Swackhammer
Joellen Brown
Tom Eveland
Norma Weaver
Bill Pritchard
Sally Karr
Nancy Conrad
Chuck Pritchard
Logan High School
Armand Houk
Jordan Government Falls Over Defense Proposals
AMMAN reports the Jordan government collapsed in a crisis over new British defense proposals. King Hussein accepted Premier Said El Mufti’s resignation and tasked Deputy Premier Hazza El Majali with forming a new government.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Said el Mufti
Hazza el Majali
Way Is Sought To Keep U N Membership Proposal Alive
United Nations observers report a package to admit 18 new members failed in the Security Council with Nationalist China vetoing Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union blocking the non Communist applicants. Proponents consider reporting back to the General Assembly or convening an interim session next spring to press the issue. Canadian chief delegate Paul Martin says prospects for a solution have not been exhausted.
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United Nations
N. Yoop
Security Council
China
Outer Mongolia
Soviet Union
Assembly
Paul Martin
Lausche Opens Door to Favorite Son Presidential Bid
Gov. Frank Lausche said he will allow his name to be used as Ohio’s favorite son at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next August. He indicated delegates pledged to him could switch after the first ballot, prompting speculation about Adlai Stevenson or other contenders and fueling talk of a possible Senate or governor bid. Local and national Democrats praised his consent while Washington observers noted potential contest with Kefauver and Kefauver’s Ohio supporters.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Chicago
Ohio
Rudey E. Stapleton
Fulton County
Democratic Committee
Lausche
Adlai Stevenson
South
U. S
Washington
Rep
Mays
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Chicago Woman Bids $850000 for Nashua
Mrs Titus Hatta of Chicago bids $850000 for Belair Stud's Nashua. She heads an electric appliance manufacturer and sent a certified check to New York, declining to reveal the bid amount.
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Chicago
Belair Stud
Nashua
Chicago Herald-American
Titus Hatta
Hatta
New York
Ten Women Drowned as Ferry Capsizes in Formosa
Ten women drowned when a ferrycapsized off Sanwei harbor in southern Formosa. The vessel carried more than 50 people to a ritual offering prayers for safety amid rough seas.
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Taipei
Formosa
Sanwei Harbor
Village Attacked Near Haon as Israeli Forces Respond
An Israeli military spokesman said gunfire opened on the village of Haon earlier today after Syrian positions fired at the area. No further details were provided on casualties or damage.
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Jerusalem
Haon
Israel
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Arthur Godfrey Broadcasting Troupe
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