Revolt Exposed Brutal Force Holding Communism Together
London dispatch reports Hungarys 10 million people rose against Soviet control exposing the brutal force behind communism. The piece notes international Communist reactions, resignations like Peter Fryers, and questions Khrushchevs separate roads to socialism. It laments Western mischaracterizations and highlights a mass anti soviet sentiment across Asia Africa and Europe.
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London
Russia
Communism
Kremlin
Hungary
Eigh
Peter Fryer
Daily Worker
Budapest
Legation
Sam Russell
Fryer
Andre Stil
Ipaper
L'Humanite
Asia
Africa
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Iron Worker
Record Lake Visitors Set Texan Nine Lakes Count
Fort Worth reports a record 11.2 million visitors across nine Corps of Engineers lakes in 1956, surpassing last year's total by 1.6 million. Lake Whitney led with nearly 3 million, followed by Garza Little Elm, Lake Dallas, Belton, Grapevine, Benbrook, San Angelo, Dam B near Jasper, and Hards Creek. Lake Texoma was excluded.
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Fort Worth
Texas Lakes
Corps of Engineers
Lake Whitney
Brazos River
Texas
Garza - Little Elm Lake
Lewisville Dam
Trinity River
Lake Dallas
Belton Lake
Temple- Belton
Leon River
Brazos
Grapevine Lake
Benbrook Lake
San Angelo Lake
San Angelo
Dam “B
Jasper
Hards Creek Lake
Coleman
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma
Drouth Damages Oyster Crop Along Texas Coast
ROCKPORT December 15 The 1956 oyster crop in Texas will be small and decline further next year the Game and Fish Commission said. C W Reid director of coastal fisheries said the drought harms oysters along the coast and most of this year's young spat have likely perished due to high salinity.
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Rockport
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
C. W. Reid
Radar Checks Warn Odessa Drivers on Holiday Speeds
Odessa state highway patrol unit conducted radar speed checks Friday night stopping a dozen cars in two hours. Dumas urged motorists to cooperate to reduce speed and cut highway accidents over the holidays. Patrol will continue radar checks and other steps to prevent traffic crashes during Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Odessa
Brett
Dumas
Highway Patrol
Highway Crash Damages Car In Odessa Area
State patrol reports a 5 50 am crash on Andrews Highway two miles north of Odessa. Harold Wayne Prince 25 of Andrews drove his car into a truck trailer driven by Willie Aston Byrnes 38 of Odessa causing over 1200 in damage. Truck was making a U turn. neither driver was injured.
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Andrews
Odessa
State Highway Patrol
Harold Wayne Prince
Willie Aston Byrnes
West van
Highway Patrol
Ector County Timing Association elects officers for teen group
At a county courtroom meeting the ECTOR County Timing Association named a 13 member board led by Ray Rush as president of the Night Prowler Hot Rod Club. Bush becomes ECTA president Jan 1 1957 through Dec 31 1997. Committees will raise about 15000 dollars to fund a drag strip at the south end of Ector County Airfield with land donated by the county.
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Ectors County Timing Association
Ray Rush
Night Prowler Hot Rod Club
Ector County
Bush
ECTA
Roy Phillips
Jerry Hillard
George Riley
Glen
Bo) Clark
Billy McCoy
Phil Miller
George ‘Riley
D. O. (Dee) Hogan
Hogan
Rush
Pioneer Woman's Rites Scheduled
Fort Davis special report funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Merrill 84 pioneer ranchwoman will be held today at 3 p m in the Fort Davis Presbyterian Church. She died at her home Saturday survivors include Jesse W. Merrill husband son George daughter Mrs R D Swartz four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Fort Davis
J. W. Merrill
Pioneer
Fort Davis ‘Presbyterian Church
Jesse W. Merrill
W. B. Bloys
Bloys Camp
Merrill
George
R. D. Swartz
Weekly Disease Report from Odessa and Ector County
The Ector County Health Unit issued a weekly report showing 40 cases of gastroenteritis and other listed ailments from the past week. The Saturday release tallies 34 sore throat, 10 strep throat, eight mumps, two hepatitis, nine chicken pox, four whooping cough, eight measles, two pneumonia, five scarlet fever, and eight diarrhea cases.
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Odessa
Ector County
Ector County Health Unit
Workman Dies After Injury in Oilfield Incident
E J Ellabee a 45 year old Louisiana man died from injuries suffered when a boomer toppled on him at a McCamey area oilfield Friday night. He died at Medical Center Hospital at 2 34 a m Saturday after being transported by Moore Ambulance. Ellabee had worked in McCamey for two weeks. Funeral services are set for Tuesday morning in Morrow Louisiana with arrangements by Sloane Funeral Home Midland. He is survived by a daughter Mrs H W Irby of Midland.
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Louisiana
McCamey
E. J. Ellabee
Bunk's
Humble Tank Farm
Ellabee
Medical Center Hospital
Moore
Morrow
Midland
Sloane Funeral Home
H. W. Irby
Humphrey Urges Western Action on Germany and Buffer Zones
Senator Humphrey announced demands for Western allies to push for German reunification and Soviet troop withdrawal from Eastern Europe. He also supported exploring a buffer zone idea while highlighting a new study on disarmament and security in Europe. The analysis notes the US and allies will not abandon current security commitments like NATO and WEU.
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Washington
Humphrey
D-Minn
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations
Big Lake Crash Injures 3 Men
In Big Lake two men, Elmo Barnes and John Kelley Faulkner, both 22, stayed at Reagan County Hospital with facial injuries after a car pickup collision at Ranch Road 1585 and Highway 1585 around 4 45 p m. A third man, Robert Blackburn Smith, 47, from San Angelo, was moved to a San Angelo hospital for a fractured pelvis.
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Big Lake
Reagan County Hospital
San Angelo
Elmo Barnes
John Kelley Faulkner
San Anretto
Robert Blackburn Smith
Faulkner
Smith
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C. Lombines
C. Wittraser
E. Wittwader
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Permian Basin
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