Mendes-France Seeks Backing in German Rearmament Crisis
Premier Pierre Mendes-France gained crucial support as the French assembly faced decisive votes on German rearmament and Western European Unity. With independents urged to back him or abstain, the outcome depended on three confidence votes amid heavy police presence and Communist protests.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Pierre de Neuville
Charles de Gaulle
France
Germany
Mendes-France
Seine
Mendes- France
McCarthy Launches Two Pronged Attack Against Ike Policy
Sen. Joseph McCarthy pressed a dual challenge to the Eisenhower administration over Red China policy. He urged cutting US aid to nations trading with Red China and backed giving Chiang Kai-shek freedom to strike the mainland, arguing such action could succeed without American troops.
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Washington
D. C
Sen. Joseph
McCarthy
Eisenhower
China
Wisconsin Republican
U.S
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Truman
Nazi Plane Designers Return to Work in Spain After War
Three of Adolf Hitler’s top aircraft designers Willy Messerschmitt Ernst Heinkel and Claude Dornier Jr have kept connected with Spanish aeronautical factories since 1949 assisting Spain’s aircraft production Officials in Madrid expect the designers to resume German work after Paris rearmament pacts while bans on missiles and long range bombers do not apply to jet fighters or tactical bombers Spanish industry circles note historic ties dating to Franco era and U S military mission support for a stronger Spanish aviation sector.
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Madrid
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Willy Messerschmitt
Ernst Heinkel
Claude Dornier Jr
West
Messerschmitt
Britain
Francisco Franco
Congress to Raise Pay of Some Technicians
The Defense Department will ask Congress to raise the pay of hard to get and hard to hold military technicians. Assistant Defense Secretary Fred A. Seaton disclosed the move and defended the proposed manpower cuts, while four Democratic Senators pressed for a full study. The article notes the first Olympic Games dated to 776 B.C. in Greece.
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Washington, D. C
Defense Department
Congress
Defense
Fred A. Seaton
Funeral Services Held In Mexia For Mrs. M. A. Sterling
Funeral services were held at the Riddle Chapel in Mexia for Mrs. M. A. Sterling 88 long time Wortham resident who died at a son’s home in Wortham. Rev Billy Bryant officiated and burial was in Wortham cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. She was born November 23 1866 and lived in Wortham since childhood. She was a member of Wortham Methodist Church. Survived by six sons George Guy Williams Eddie LeRoy Sterling of Wortham and John Sterling Houston three daughters Mamie Jewell Bridges Dallas Ella Brown Wortham and Katie Mae Bohmfaulk Yancey and 89 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Riddle
Mexia
M. A. Sterling
Wortham
Billy Bryant
Riddle Funeral Home
George
Guy
Williams
Eddie
LeRoy Sterling
John Sterling
Houston
Mamie Jewell Bridges
Dallas
Ella Brown
Katie Mae Bohmfaulk
Yancey
Convention sites debated for 1956 presidential nominating
Democrats and Republicans weigh where to hold their 1956 nominating conventions. The Republican subcommittee will meet in Washington in January to receive bids from host cities. Newly elected Democratic chairman Paul Butler plans to pick the site as one of his first acts on January 4.
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Washington
D. C
Republican National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Troops Reported Ready for Combat in Europe
A year end review from Army headquarters states units in Europe are combat ready. The report notes improving readiness due to new equipment and personnel, with emphasis on air and sea assets and the impact of recent operations on overall effectiveness.
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Heipelb
Europe
Bloodmobile to Visit in Mexia Tomorrow
A Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Mexia at First Baptist Church 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow aiming to collect 126 pints. Eligible donors ages 21 to 59 in good health weighing 116 pounds or more may donate a pint. 18 to 20 year olds may donate with parental consent. Donations go to the Central Texas blood bank in Waco for area use.
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Stephen” Carter
Central Texas
Mexia
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Bonham and
Carthage Streets
Central Texas Blood Bank
Waco
Groesbeck Man Charged in Saturday Shooting
65 year old Groesbeck resident Button Evans charged with assault with intent to murder after he shot Shug Ragland four times Saturday afternoon south of Groesbeck. Sheriff Harry Dunlap reported the incident and the bond was set at 500 dollars by Judge Norton Fox.
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Groesbeck
Button Evans
Harry Dunlap
United claims record DC-7 flight Seattle to Los Angeles
United Air Lines DC-7 landed at International Airport two hours and 27 minutes after leaving Seattle, claiming a new record for commercial carriers. The usual flight time is about three hours and 15 minutes.
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Los Angeles
United Air Lines
International Airport
Seattle
Drouth Threat Bigger Than Dust Bowl Record
A circulating Agriculture Department study warns drouth conditions in the Great Plains rival the worst of the Dust Bowl era. It notes the land is more windblown than ever at Christmas time, with February to April winds threatening unfarmed soil if crops stay unmade. Winter wheat prospects shrink in northwest Texas as much land remains unplanted.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Dust Bowl
Ike Neec
Service
Great Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Plains States
Weather and Crop Bulletin
Inquiry Held Into Prestwick Plane Crash
British airliners conducted test landings at Prestwick Airport to determine the cause of the Christmas Day crash that killed 28 passengers, including four Americans. Civil Air Ministry investigator W. Duggan said five surviving crew members must stay in their hotel rooms until the inquiry concludes.
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Prestwick
Scotland
UPY
W. Duggan
Civil Air Ministry
Texans Brace for Wintry Front Across Texas
The cold front is to reach the upper Gulf by morning and push through Texas by tomorrow afternoon. Forecasters predict snow or freezing rain for most areas, with subzero overnight lows in the Panhandle and South Plains and a sharp cold snap in North Central Texas.
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Texas
Mexia
Panhandle
Gulf
Upper Gulf
Brownsville
Tex
Lake Charles
North Texas
South Plains
Dalhart
Alice
Minnie Dove rites held at Lost Prairie
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Minnie Lulu Dove 84 at Lost Prairie Cemetery with Rev G R Evans officiating. Burial followed at Lost Prairie cemetery under Riddle Funeral Home. Survived by son Dan Dove Mexia, two daughters Mrs A C Curtis Mexia and Mrs Minnie Chesney McKinney, a brother Claude Yow Amity Ark, a sister Mrs G L Rogers Snyder, 15 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was born March 10 1870 in Montgomery county and lived in Limestone county since 1902. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
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Lost Prairie
Minnie Lulu Dove
G. R. Evans
Missionary Baptist Church of
Mexia
Riddle Funeral Home
A.C. Curtis
Minnie’ Chesney
McKinney
Claude Yow
Amity
Ark
G. L. Rogers
Snyder
US underestimates Russian nuclear strength says Nobel laureate
Dr. Harold Urey, Nobel prize winning atomic scientist, told Chicago reporters that Americans undervalue Soviet nuclear weapons development and military capability. He argued Russians may be capable of significant military progress beyond political strength.
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Chicago
Harold ‘Carey
Urey
Cancer researchers debate link between tobacco and cancer
Berkeley researchers contest whether cigarette tar and smoke cause cancer. Lefemine and colleagues study tobacco tar potency and potential cancer effects on human tissue. Kotin of Miami discusses broader smog and carcinogen research while challenging early findings.
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Berkeley
Calif
Ates
Lefemine
Letemine
Paul Kotin
Boumera
California
Miami
Katin
Pbs One
Ranchers and Hunters In Fatal Gun Battle in Texas
In Jasper Texas a feud between ranchers and hunters led to a gun battle along a country lane near Browndell. One hunter was killed and three others injured. four men were arrested on charges of assault with intent to murder ranchers. Deputy Wayne Pullen described the scene as a battleground with damaged brush and trees.
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Jasper
Tex
Texas
Sien
Stice
Pe Jan
Roy
Port Anbu
Ail
Pullen
Funeral Services Held for Wortham Resident A. Weaver
Funeral services were held Saturday in Wortham for A. Weaver 85 who lived on the farm road. Born in Mexico and Winswell, he was known as Bick Weaver, son of Ka Weaver and Oscar Weaver. Survived by children and many grandchildren. service details incomplete.
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Furies Chanel
Worsthamford
A. Weaver
Texas Senate opens inquiry into land program
In Austin the Texas Senate investigation hears testimony from State Auditor C H Cavness and others about loans to purchase lands, with witnesses naming Zavala and Peeling amid questions of fraud and records. The inquiry probes how a veteran and South Texas parties were involved and whether funds were misused.
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Austin
C.H. Cavness
California
South Teeland
South
Unclear OCR fragment reports Texas holiday wrecks and deaths
Fragmentary United Press copy notes Christmas incidents in Texas with wrecks fights and deaths. Surviving details are incomplete, listing scattered figures and mentions of seagatherers and a national tally.
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United Press
Lees
Texas
Ley
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York
Ww. C Farrell
Ft. Bragg
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Wortham Ford
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