Eisenhower Arrives in Paris With Call for NATO Unity
President Eisenhower arrives in Paris for the NATO summit urging allied unity to resist Soviet pressure. French reception is cool amid tensions over Tunisia and U.S. leadership, yet Eisenhower vows continued cooperation with Britain and France as the alliance faces Sputnik era anxieties.
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Paris
NATO
Stanley Johnson Aris
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Macmillan
Britain
Western Alliance
U.S
Tunisia
United States
Rene Coty
Felix Gaillard
Orly
Europe
Beck Guilty in Cadiallac Embezzlement Case
A seven man five woman jury in FUTILE found Dave Beck head of the Teamsters guilty of embezzling 1900 dollars from the sale of a union Cadillac. The judge scheduled a private post verdict meeting and Beck’s attorney filed for a new trial. Beck faces potential sentencing and a separate April trial on federal income tax evasion charges.
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The
United Press
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
George H. Revelle
Revelle
Washington State
Beck
Charles 8. Burdell
Dave Jr
Teamers Union
Two Bandits Steal 50 000 In Diamonds In Beaumont Heist
In Beaumont two bandits robbed May Jewelry Co. of diamonds watches and other jewelry totaling about 50 000 plus 500 in cash after locking two attendants in the restroom. A pistol was shown and customers were not present as the store closed.
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Beaumont
May Jewelry Co
Four Dead and Six Injured in Odessa Apartment Fire
A rapid fire swept a two story Stucco apartment at The Fastover in Odessa, killing four including Donna Wells 11 months and Connie Keye Deason 14. Twelve residents were rescued by firefighters after some leaped from windows. The blaze started near a stairway and burned for about an hour as mourners and nearby residents watched. James Wells and Loyce Corder survived injuries.
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Odessa
Associated Press
DESSA
Ana Corner
Ann Vunly Seals
Donna Wells
Connie Keye’ Deason
Loyce Corder
Mildred Seals
Susie Seals
Joyce Corder Wells
Betty Corder
James Wells
Donna
Wells
Holly Couch
Seers Predict Turbulent 1958 With Space Rise and Shaky Peace
Italian fortune tellers forecast a troubled year for 1958. Predictions include US advances in space, renewed tension with the Soviet Union, and rising global jitters. Romelike forecasts also foresee reconciliations among Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini amid a marked year of international events.
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Italy
Soviet Russia
United States
Space
Queen Elizabeth II
England
Jupiter
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Rome
Lelio Alberto Fabriani
Anthony Eden
U. S
Crystai
Texas Tech approves bond sale for dormitory expansion
Tech's board authorized a 2,915,000 bond sale to the Housing and Home Finance Agency to fund the second unit of the men's dormitory. The HHFA bid was par plus 3 percent accrued interest. The board also approved submitting a graduate research expansion proposal to the Texas Commission on Higher Education to broaden programs in science and engineering.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
E. N. Jones
Tech
Texas Commission On Higher Education
State Commission
Commission
Goodfellow Fund Nears Two Thirds of Goal in Lubbock Drive
The Lubbock Goodfellows Christmas fund nears two thirds of its $3,000 goal as Saturday contributions add $180.70 to reach $1,797.94. The effort marks the first campaign since 1950, with organizers aiming to reach the target through continued donations.
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Lubbock Goodfellows
Goodfellows’ Fund
Two Bandits and Officer Die in El Paso Drive-In Shootout
In a crowded El Paso drive-in theater a gun battle left two holdup men and a detective killed. Det. Willie Sanchez and Det. T. S. Brand Jr. assisted. radio patrolman A F Moran was wounded. The robbers had earlier stolen 7000 from Furrs Food Store and fled in a 1957 Cadillac.
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Paso
James Marvin Fisher
Lafayette Ave
Austin
Mack Floyd Wooten Jr
San Francisco St
San Antonio
T. S. Brand Jr
el Paso
Willie Sanchez
A. F. Moran
Rob Furr
Furr
Sanchez
Brand
Moran
A. H. Woodley Jr
US space council urged 10 year manned station plan
Rocket expert Wernher von Braun urged a 10 year U S effort to build a manned space station with a 1 5 billion dollar annual budget and a five year goal to orbit a returnable crew he warned the race with the Soviet Union for control of outer space poses mortal danger and proposed a national space agency to oversee peaceful and reconnaissance uses while acknowledging Soviet ICBM advances.
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Ashington
Wernher von Braun
United States
Russia
Outer Space
John B. Medaris
Pentagon
America
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
von Braun
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Subcommittee
Capitol Dome
Johnson
Washington
England
Death Toll In Iran Earthquake Reaches 1287
Tehran reports 1287 dead from west Iran quake with 1100 victims from one village Farsang. Rescue teams search snow covered ruins as 210 bodies recovered. remaining residents deemed dead. Authorities say Friday's shock caused widespread devastation.
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Tehran
Iran
Templor
Ministry of Post and Telegraph
Farsang
Judging Begins In City Lighted Christmas Contest
Lighted displays brighten Lubbock streets as judges tour homes and shops. Santa figures pose in windows and on lawns while Model T scenes and red trucks add festivity. Religious depictions show Mary and baby Jesus among angels and shepherds as trees glow in white and color.
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Santa Claus
Mary
Jesus
Lubbock
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