Brown Merhige Host Newspaper Route Carriers Dinner
Two former newspaper route carriers Sam Brown and Eddie Merhige hosted a turkey dinner for 50 guests at the Forge on Forsythe Avenue. They spoke of their past service and gave thanks to carriers with gifts from the Gay Clothing Store and News-Star-World. Prizes honored leaders who secured new subscribers in the December drive. Circulation supervisors Barry G. Pitts Harold Spillers Charles A. Walker and James L. Fisher attended.
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Sam Brown
Eddie Merhige
Forsythe Avenue
Brown
Merhige
News-Star—World
Barry G. Pitts
Harold Spillers
Charles A. Walker
James L. Fisher
Dog saved by ambulance driver after Standifer street hit and run
Fella the 10 year old black cocker spaniel was struck on Standifer Street Monday evening. An ambulance crew, mistaking the dog for a human patient, gave first aid and advised the Wallaces on how to place the dog inside their home, potentially saving its life. The dog was treated by a veterinarian Monday night and hospitalized Tuesday morning at a local clinic.
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Standifer Street
Joe Wallace
Standifer
Fella
Wallace
Calm-Down Drugs Show Benefits in Mental Health Study
Twenty of twenty six patients remained free of alcoholic bouts for four to six months when they took the drug at blues onset. Midown provided improvement to most of about 300 hospitalized patients with various mental illnesses. Three percent recovered completely and 33 could go home with severe symptoms much relieved.
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Veronica Pennington
Mississippi State Hospital
Whitfield
Miss
Question of East German sovereignty after Kliman arrest
The arrest of Kliman raises whether East Germany will try the soldier at its courts and exercise sovereignty, a move the West does not recognize. The report notes Soviet and Russian communist police involvement contrasted with East German claims.
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Kliman
Home Brings $30,000 in Hudsons Riverside Addition Purchase
James C. Torrance bought a lot and residence in block 34 Hudsons Riverside addition to Monroe from Dr. Julia J. Hunter for 30000. The property fronts 100 feet on Speed avenue and runs 150 feet back parallel to 10th street, according to Ouachita parish clerk of court records.
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James C. Torrance
Block
Hudson
Riverside
Monroe
Julia J. Hunter
Ouachita Parish
Flood Threat Deepens As Yuba City Struggles After Levee Break
Muddy Waters continues to flood the region with as many as 100 possible victims as residents are kept from their homes by armed guards. The Army Engineers report the new crest will likely inundate areas previously reached by the last breach, hindering cleanup. 53 lives have died across California Oregon and Nevada with at least 100 million dollars in damage. In Oregon five family members were buried in a landslide. The AAAS meeting in Atlanta sparks protests over segregation and two resignations amid broader objections from member groups and outside organizations.
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Marysville
Yuba City
Stanley Pierson
Civil Defense
Engineers
Yuba
California
Oregon
Nevada
Marion Neal
Tommy
Mary
Becky
AAAS
Atlanta
W. Montague Cobb
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Eastern Psychological Assa
Aaas’ Choice
Council For the Advancement of Negroes In Science
Segregation Rules Shaped Conference Site Selection
The board weighed science gains against segregation issues and chose Atlanta. Wolfle stated laws could not be changed, but the organization ensured all program sessions were unisegregated, applying to the event’s whole schedule.
Public Friendship helps Smiths during polio crisis
In Spokane Ernest Hix and Betty Smith's father saw Betty in an iron lung. Letters and gifts poured in from 31 of 48 states as a map in the hospital wall filled with pins marking origins. Christmas reunion brought tears and a sense of a vast caring family.
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Smiths
Spokane
Wash
Ernest Hix
Betty Smith
Traffic Toll Rises On Holiday Weekend Amid Worry
The year begins with grim news as Safe Driving Day reports 69 deaths in 24 hours and nationwide traffic fatalities average 102 daily in ten months. Holiday travel saw 364 deaths over 78 hours, with Chicago reporting 14 fatalities and 2,500+ crashes, while Los Angeles logged 769 accidents and 167 drunk-driving arrests.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Los Angeles
Handbook Defames U S Communists As Lawbreaking Gangsters
The document catalogs alleged Communist Party tactics in the United States, comparing the party to a terrorist command unit and a racketeering organization. It cites oath examples from 1935 and argues the party remains hostile to U S government and seeks to control labor, with loyalty enforced by fear. It notes that official splits did not sever ties with the Communist International, according to SACB findings. Private citizens and lawmakers are urged to view the party as a subversive force operating against American democracy.
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Munist
SACE
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
United States
Soviet Union
SACB
U.S.A
Communist International
U.S. Communist Party
Merchants Protective Society
Labor
Reds Spend Six warmongers
The budget for 1955 shows expenditures of 568 8 trillion rubles and revenues of 591 9 trillion rubles with defense at 102% of 1 billion rubles. Finance minister Zverev notes 1955 price cuts skew year comparisons and Soviet defense figures are hard to isolate from other headings.
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Zverev
U.S
Legal action on gas pipeline case awaits court ruling
William Shannon, an American Louisiana attorney, says court action on the Louisiana to Michigan dispute will have no effect on the ongoing 140 million dollar Gulf Coast gas pipeline system. American Natural Gas plans to sell up to 300 million cubic feet daily to Michigan Consolidated Gas and to Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line for resale in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri. All buyers are subsidiaries of American Natural Gas Co.
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Charles V. Shannon
Gulf Coast
Detroit
Milwaukee
American Louisiana
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
Michigan
Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
The
American Natural Gas Co
Adlai Supports Debate Over Liberal Label in Ticket Shakeup
Adlai supporters say gains should not be allowed to endure. Some of Stevenson's backers argue that if their candidate wins the top spot, a liberal vice presidential label matters more than geography. They discuss Governors Meyner of New Jersey Leader of Pennsylvania former Gov Bowles of Connecticut and others as possibilities.
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Stevenson
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Damascus Earthquake Records Brief Tremor Across Syria
An earthquake struck Damascus and nearby Syrian cities in two to three second waves Tuesday, causing little damage.
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Damascus
Syria
Man Walking 25,000 Miles Spends Holidays Near Ferriday
Dick Cook, 46 year old from Midland Michigan, is on a five year 25,000 mile trek on foot with a trailer. He stopped near Ferriday for the holidays, planning to finish by March 1956 and write a book about his travels. He funds the trip via donations and small crafts.
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Ferriday
Dick Cook
Midland, Mich
Gainesville
Fla
United States
Michigan
Florida
Niles
Cook
Canada
Southern Farm Forum Returns to New Orleans
The ninth annual Southern Farm Forum will be held in New Orleans on the 26th and 27th. Farm leaders and officials from the South will gather as the Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans area sponsors the event with the theme Facing Economic Facts in Southern Agriculture. Panel discussions will tackle vital farm issues.
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New Orleans
Southern Farm Forum
South
Chamber of Commerce of
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