Texas Firms Win Four Defense Contracts Totaling 30 Million
The Texas based Thiokol Chemical Corp receives a 22.9 million contract to load and pack shells at the Longhorn Ammunition Plant in Marshall. Day and Zimmerman gets 4.2 million for fuses boosters and detonators at Lone Star Ammunition Plant in Texarkana. American Manufacturing Co of Fort Worth is awarded 19 million for rocket production. LTV Company of Greenville earns 1 million for Air Force C33B aircraft research and development.
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Marshall
Day and Zimmerman
Lone Star
Texarkana
American Manufacturing Co
Fort Worth
LTV
Greenville
Air Force
Clock Stopped as Village Clock Struck 11 On Christmas Eve
It was 11 p.m. Christmas Eve in Wittersham England when the village clock in the church tower struck 400. The rector shut it off after the clock ran wild during repairs that took place Wednesday.
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Wittersham
England
Bethlehem Has First Yule Birth A Girl
In Bethlehem Wales Mrs Burfyl Thomas 23 gave birth to a baby girl on Christmas Day marking the village’s first recorded Yule birth. The event set a historic milestone for the tiny Welsh hamlet.
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Bethlem
Wales
UPI
Burfyl Thomas
Students at Army School in Sudan Supposed Coup
Police arrested seven Communist leaders and military officers after Premier Saddiq el Mahdi said 300 students at an army training school staged an attempted coup. Lt. Khalid Hussein led the plot. a prepared statement promised neighboring army aid if needed. Several officers were also detained.
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Sudan
Saddiq el Mahdi
Mahdi
Khalid Hussein
Hussein
Egypt
Congo
Abdel Khaliq Mahgoub
Gunshot Victim Still Critical In Oklahoma
Eugene Brim, 44, remained in critical condition at St. John’s Hospital after being found with six bullet wounds on a roadside three miles north of Sapulpa, Creek County. The victim was located southwest of Tulsa last Saturday and is under investigation by local authorities.
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Okla
Dallas
Eugene Brim
Creek County
George Robertson
Brim
Sapulpa
St. John's Hospital
Dean Rusk to Speak at Hardin-Simmons Convocation
Abilene special report states Secretary of State Dean Rusk will address a convocation at Hardin-Simmons University on January 27. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Dr. Elwin L. Skiles, university president, noted planning is underway with Dr. W. C. Beazley and Marshall Walker co-chairing.
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Hardin- Simmons University
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Rusk
Elwin L. Skiles
H-Su
Secretary of State
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W. C. Beazley
Marshall Walker
Beazley
Walker
Kennedy Again Tops Most Admired Woman List
The Gallup Poll shows Mrs. John F. Kennedy named most admired woman for the fifth straight year with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson second and Indira Gandhi third. Newcomers include Mrs. George C. Wallace, governor of Alabama, in sixth place. Queen Elizabeth II and Helen Keller also appear in the top ten.
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Alabama
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Margaret Mead
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Luci Johnson) Nugent
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Lillian Gish Joins Walt Disney Film Follow Me Boys
Hollywood notes report Lillian Gish will appear in Walt Disney's new picture Follow Me Boys. The veteran star joins a cast described as lively and suitable for the comedy oriented project.
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Hollywood
Oldtimer
Lillian Gish
Walt Disney
Volcanic Eruption Shakes Chile Town Taltal Hard Hit
A undersea volcano belched fire as a pre dawn quake struck northern Chile harming Taltal and nearby towns. Officials report three dead, two missing, dozens injured, with 4000 left homeless and widespread building destruction.
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Santiago
Chile
Tsttal
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