Royal Pair Visits St Nick At Harrods Toy Department
Prince Charles and Princess Anne met Santa in Harrods London as part of a Christmas outing. The siblings browsed model railways yachts and mechanical chimps, bought clockwork penguin and modeling sets, then toured a pet store before departing in their royal car.
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Santa Claus
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Queen Elizabeth II
Santa
Harrods
Anne
Charles
Worden Probe Hears Two New Witnesses In Slaying Case
Two San Antonio witnesses, attorney John Bayne and realtor Duncan Gant, testified before a grand jury in the Padre Island slaying of Don Worden. Bayne represented Mrs Worden in divorce proceedings and corroborated parts of her account. Gant said Worden worked for him in insurance and real estate and defended their amicable split. The slain man’s wife was not present but was expected later in the day. A Falfurrias deputy ranger, Joe Bridge, was the first witness in the jury room.
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San Antonio
Padre Island
Don Worden
John Bayne
Duncan Gant
Bayne
Joe Bridge
Falfurrias
Murder suicide ruled in W. O. Hargrove deaths
In Tyler, Judge P. C. Pinkerton ruled the shooting deaths of W. O. Hargrove and his daughter Betty a murder and death by own action. Hargrove, formerly of Fort Worth and Wills Point, shot Betty as she slept and then killed himself with a pistol found nearby. The case involves Mary Hargrove, owner of a Fort Worth convalescent home. Leona Buffalo, Betty’s aunt, found the bodies.
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Leona Buffalo
Hargrove
Syrian Post Raid Leaves 55 Soldiers Dead
Israeli troops struck Syrian outposts overlooking the Sea of Galilee in the night battle, killing 55 Syrian soldiers and wounding or capturing several. Four Israelis died, while Israeli officials reported 29 Syrians captured in the foggy northeast lake area.
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Kursi Naiquart
Beth Habeq
Jordan
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Jordan River
U.N
Foreign Ministry
Syria
Ein ‘Geb
Ern
Damascus
U.N. Truce Supervisory Commission
Wife shoots husband in spats over pets in Texas
In Waco Texas Mrs Maxine Garing 41 said a dispute over her many pets including a house pig led to her killing husband J F Garing 48 a produce worker who died from a 410 shotgun wound. She was charged with murder and released on 5000 bond. The case notes further animal tensions and prior pet injuries.
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Waco
Tex
Maxine Garing
J. F. Garing
Moore
Rhee Charges U.S. Builds Up Japan At Korea's Expense
In a interview with the AP President Syngman Rhee claims State Department officials push Japan’s rise at Korea’s cost. He warns of dangerous U.S. commitments to anti Communist causes and questions Geneva talks. Rhee hints at a possible third term and accuses pro Japanese and pro Communists of funding influence efforts.
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Syngman Rhee
U.S
State Department
Japan
Korea
Rhee
Associated Press
South Korea
Geneva
United States
Free World
Great Britain
France
Weeks accused of seeking czar like aviation powers
Senator Monroney charged Secretary Weeks and Deputy Rothschild with consolidating control over civil aviation. He said the Commerce Department pressured CAA leadership, cited Lee's firing and Lowen’s interim appointment, and urged a Senate Commerce Committee inquiry next month into aviation policy and the Lee replacement.
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Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Secretary of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Monroney
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
Lee
Charles J. Lowen Jr
CAA
Weeks
Lewis S. Rothschild
Rothschild
Commerce Committee
The
Oklahoman
Lowen
Senate
Ennis High Coach Firing Triggers Student Strike
About three fourths of Ennis High School students stayed out to protest the school board not renewing head football coach Dave Ryan after five seasons. Supt. J F Gardner tied the walkout to prior incidents including rocks thrown at homes and businesses.
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Dave Ryan
Supt
J. F.gardner
Gardner
W. R. Schween
Phil Todd
Ennis High School
Ryan
Allied leaders appoint Glover deputy commander in chief
General Gruenther announced Vice Admiral Cato D. Glover of Washington DC as deputy commander in chief of Allied Mediterranean forces in Europe. The change elevates Glover within the Allied command structure during ongoing operations.
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Paris
Alfred M.gruenther
Europe
Cato D. Glover
Washington, D.C
Court Dismisses Bell Indictment in Seguin Case
Seguin Texas criminal district court judge Lester Hold dismissed the May grand jury indictment charging U S Rep John Bell with conspiring to steal 154 under the veterans land program. The jurors were found illegally constituted for failing poll taxes. A new grand jury met later and speculated re indictment.
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Tex
Criminal District Court
Lester Hold Monday
U. S
John Bell
D-Tex
Texas
Bell
Denver E. Perkins
Cuero
Louis F. Saegert
W. Ray Scruggs
Hold
Grand J
T. J. McLarty
Cuero Land
John T. Wofford
Bascom Giles
Giles
Veterans Land Program
Jleing
Sharp Land
Ers
McLarty
Holt
Paul Boethel
Boethel
Attorney casts doubt on Trncy Triggerman claim
Fort Worth lawyer Jack Love challenged reports that gang leader Leroy Eggleston hired a hit man to kill Panama President Remon. He said Eggleston was in Fort Worth in January and questioned the Panama investigator’s account. FBI and local officials gave cautious reception to the allegations.
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Leroy
Tincy) Eggleston
Fort Worth
Remon
Panama
Jack Love
Egleston
Eggleston
Famed General Merrill Dies of Heart Attack in Florida
Major General Frank D. Merrill 53 hero of Merrill's Marauders and New Hampshire public works chief since 1949 died of a heart attack in Fernandina Beach Florida after collapsing at a motel. He and State Highway Engineer Richard Burnell and spouses were returning from a meeting of highway officials in New Orleans.
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Nhp
Frank D. Merrill
New Hampshire
Public Works
Fernandina Beach
Fla
Lane Dwinell
Merrill
Florida ‘Town
Jacksonville
Richard Burnell
American Assn. of
New Orleans
Democrats Maneuver in West GOPs Eye White House
Democrats maneuvered on the West coast while Republicans eyed the White House. Kefauver accused California leaders of trying to freeze him out of the state primary. Stevenson backers sought ballot spots in Oregon with support from Sen. Murray and Rep. Neuberger. Eisenhower’s health and future presidency dominated GOP discussion as Snyder flagged a mid February update on fitness to run.
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
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California
Adliai E. Stevenson
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Stevenson
Reed College
Maurine Neuberger
U. S
Richard L. Neuberger
Howard Morgan
Murray
D-Mont
Montana
Dixie
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
South
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Jenner
R-Ind
Hoover
Indiana
Lawyer Facing Murder Count Loses Memory
Norman Hamilton a 53 year old Dallas attorney and 3000 acre Meridian ranch owner said he could not remember the events surrounding the shooting of his ranch foreman Clarence Bethke at his home in Meridian Texas. Hamilton faces murder charges while in Holt hospital after a prior drunk driving arrest in Hill County.
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Clarence Bethke
Meridian Ranch
Norman Hamilton
Hamilton
Bosque
United Press
Panama
Gasper Bilo Mendez
Dusty Rhoades
Tarrant County District Attorney's Office
Eggleston
Ramon
Mendez
Jose Ramon Guizado
Remon
Guizado
Rhodes
Tracy
Col
Hurst
Tex
Richard Noonan Kent
Denton
Meridian. Tex
Dallas, Tex
Holt
Jack Cureton
Hillsboro
Dallas
Meridian
Clark Roval
Bethke
Hill County
T. L. Weir
Royal
Truck Driver Killed Near Cameron Identified
A. H. Cline of Lubbock is tentatively identified as the truck driver killed when his vehicle overturned south of Cameron. The truck and papers were burned, the body taken to Merrick and Burns Funeral Home in Cameron for arrangements.
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Cameron TW
A. H.cline
Lubbock
Cameron
Merrick and Burns
Weather Outlook with Temperatures and Clouds
The Weather Fair reports partly cloudy conditions today and tonight with a little warmer trend. Highs near 58 today and 60 tomorrow, lows around 30 tonight and 48 yesterday, with a calm night and mild Tuesday.
Lebanon Rejects Baghdad Pact With Syria Plans League Security Accord
Lebanon announces it will not join the Western backed Baghdad pact. Instead Beirut and Damascus intend a military agreement under the Arab League collective security framework.
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Syria
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Foreign Ministry
Ue Arab League
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