Road Plan Change Seen by Senate Finance Chair
Sen. Byrd says Eisenhower administration abandoned bond financing for interstate highway funding. A pay-as-you-go plan is proposed for next Congress, potentially easing interest costs and lengthening the program timeline. Weeks reportedly drafting new administration proposal. Treasury supports pay-as-you-go in public talks.
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Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Congress
Secretary of
Commerce Weeks
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sunny Yule Day Seen For State
A warm balmy Christmas day is forecast across Texas with near late summer temperatures. The Weather Bureau says Waco may reach about 90 degrees, while a cold front from Kansas will stay north and not reach Texas until late Monday or Tuesday.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Waco
Kansas
Christmas Around the World Brings Peace and Cheer
Christians mark Christmas with prayers and goodwill across nations as leaders, soldiers, and families observe the holiday. In Jerusalem guards at Mandelbaum Gate report peace. Pope Pius XI calls for nuclear restraint and decolonization. in Germany U.S. troops entertain 70 000 children. Queen Elizabeth II prepares a broadcast from Sandringham as families celebrate at home and abroad.
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Mandelbaum
Korea
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Sandringham
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Empire
Germany
U.S
Pope Pius XII Urges End to Atomic Weapons for Peace
Vatican report says Pope Pius XII on Christmas Eve urged renunciation of atomic weapons and of colonial and communist systems, calling for arms control and moral strength. He warned that atomic war would destroy cities, spread death and hinder aid, and stressed peacetime steps amid rising global tensions.
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Vatican City
Pus XII
Africa
Southeast Asia
Soviet Russia
Man Killed in Car Mishap Near Kermit
Upton M. Henderson a 59 year old Los Angeles resident was killed when his 1952 sedan hit a derrick floor being towed on a truck near Ker Mit Friday about 1 p m He was en route to Midland and Corsicana for a Christmas visit with relatives The truck driver Paul Francisco 30 Odessa was uninjured Lane Brotiers Trucking Co of San Angelo owned the truck and vehicle Funeral services are pending at Hixon Funeral Home in KerMit
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Upton M. Henderson
Los Angeles
Midland
Corsicana
Paul Francisco
Odessa
Lane Brotiers Trucking Co
San Angelo
Wounded Man Eugene Moore In Fair Condition
Hospital officials report Eugene Arthur Moore is in fair condition after being rushed to Medical Center following a Wednesday shooting that killed 28 year old waitress and mother Lucille Vice. Police say Moore shot himself after the slaying and has shown rapid improvement since arrival.
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Medical Center Hospital
Eugene Arthur Moore
Lucille Vice. Moore
Death Toll Rises Across Christmas Holiday Traffic
Traffic deaths mounted during the Christmas weekend with at least 58 proven fatalities and nine other violent deaths from fires and accidents. In Chicago area roads more than 500 crashes in five hours caused 10 deaths, amid a peak holiday accident rate. The National Safety Council projects 560 traffic deaths in the 78 hour period. Three Dominican nuns perished in a fire at Our Lady of Grace monastery in North Guilford, Connecticut, with about 50 nuns escaping.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Our Lady of Grace
North Guilford
Conn
State Violent Deaths Hit Two During Deathwatch Start
The Department of Public Safety reports 22 violent deaths since 12:01 a.m. Friday as the annual Deathwatch begins. DPS predicts 204 violent deaths statewide by Jan 2 with 112 from traffic. traffic deaths stand at 17. The worst crash near Abilene killed a family of five, Mr and Mrs Elda Adron Starr and their three children, struck by a Santa Fe freight train.
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DPS
Texas
Abilene
Elda Adron Starr
Santa Fe
Weather Forecast From Weather Bureau Today
The Weather Bureau forecast a warm spell at the Air Terminal with highs near 76 today and tomorrow 75, a low around 45 tonight, and mild conditions tonight into Monday. The sun sets at 6 51 p m today and rises at 7 48 a m Sunday.
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U. S
New Storm Heads Toward West Coast Toll Hits Twenty Two
A new storm heads toward flood stricken southern Oregon and northern California as drownings in two states total 22. California 17 and Oregon 5 with 2 missing in Oregon. Thousands homeless, Red Cross shelters exceed 55,000 refugees in northern California. Gov't aid steps announced. weather to worsen in southern Oregon.
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Alameda County
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The
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Air Force
Reno
Truckee
Eel River
Ernie Bennnett
Associated Press
Pacific Ocean
Insurance probe questions pile up over U S Trust collapse
Questions mount in the seven million dollar collapse of U S Trust and Guaranty Co. of Waco. Senate committee chair Searcy Bracewell pledged a thorough probe as lawmakers seek possible influence peddling and grand jury action.
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Austin
U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Waco
Searcy Bracewell
Senate
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield
U. S. Trust and Guaranty
U.S. Trust and Guaranty
A. B. Shoemake
Byron Lockhart
Shoemake
Lockhart
Themoney
Bracewell
U.S. Trust
Gillham
Charles O. Betts
Suckers Organize Own Group In Dallas Meeting
About 100 depositors of the insolvent U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co. of Waco formed the Preferred Depositors Assn at a Dallas meeting. Arthur Prestridge named chairman, Benjamin Hill chosen director. Some depositors expressed frustration over recovery prospects while Elbert Morrow noted prior court rulings limiting regulation and warned officers may be liable to repay investors.
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U. S. Trust and Guaranty Co
Waco
Arthur Prestridge
Benjamin Hill
Prestridge
Ernest Taylor
Aitv
Elbert Morrow
Morow
U. S. Trust and Guaranty
U. S. Trust
GE Plans to Cut Prices on Housewares Nationwide
GE announces price reductions up to 30 percent on most housewares effective January 3 due to lower distribution costs. New prices apply to current models across items like vacuum cleaners irons toasters mixers and electric blankets with specific cuts shown at retail from 69.95 to 49.95 for a vacuum and 17.95 to 14.95 for a steam iron.
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Bridgeport
Conn
General Electric Co
W. H. Sahloff
Sahloff
White House Christmas Joy As Eisenhowers Prepare Gifts
Christmas joy fills the White House as President Eisenhower plans to hand out presents in the morning and attend church at Hexam. Grandchildren David 7 Barbara Anne 6 Susan 4 join the family from Fort Belvoir. a 40 pound turkey from Elmo Kansas awaits 18 relatives at 6 p.m. The first White House Christmas for the Eisenhowers features stockings hung in the Prince of Wales room and carol singing around the tree.
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Susan
I. J. Hartman
Elmo, Kans
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John S. Doud
Denver
Barbara Eisenhower
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