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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1955

Page

6

Eisenhower Accepts Resignations of McConnell and Goodwin

President Eisenhower accepted the resignations of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture James A. McConnell and Securities and Exchange Commissioner A. Jackson Goodwin for personal reasons. McConnell will return to his 600 acre farm near Mansfield Pennsylvania and teach part time at Cornell.

Washington Eisenhower Agriculture James A. McConnell Securities & Exchange A. Jackson Goodwin, Jr McConnell Ezra T. Benson Department Ruary Commodity Credit Rp Mansfield Cornell University Graduate School of Business Administration Ithica Cornell University

State Solon Calls for Action in Manipulator Probe

State Rep. J O Gillham of Brownwood urged faster action by state officials to curb manipulators. He pressed the Senate Investigating Committee to reveal if any lawmakers or officials accepted fees from U S Trust and Guaranty Co of Waco or similar firms. Gillham, a former Banking Committee member, blamed a “group of willful men” in the Senate for the delay.

Christmas Around The World In Holiday Dispatches

Reports from cities worldwide note royal Christmas cards in London featuring Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Berne Parliament passes a Christmas package with four Communists aboard. Copenhagen teachers delayed term grades for holidays. Regina students craft Nativity scenes with modern touches. Rome shepherd bagpipers return to traditional tunes. Sydney enjoys sunny Christmas with temperatures from 70 to 100 degrees.

London England Prince Charles Princess Anne Sydney Australia

German Christmas Cheer By U S Soldiers For Kids

In Heidelberg Germany on December 24 about seventy thousand German children were entertained during the pre Christmas period by American soldier families stationed in the country reflecting postwar goodwill and cultural exchange.

Heidelberg Germany

U S Ordnance Unit Plans Doll Aid for Orphans

In Leghorn Italy on December 24 a NATO Southern European task force unit plans a doll aid project titled Operation Doll. A committee led by Eugene G. Lavigne of 990 Rockdale Ave New Bedford Mass will organize gifts for Casa Firenze orphans.

Leghorn Italy P— U.S. Ordnance Co NATO Eugene G. Lavigne Rockdall Ave New Bedford Mass Casa Firenze

Swiss appoint naval attache to study carrier landings

The Swiss Embassy in Washington keeps a naval attache though Switzerland lacks a navy. The envoy is sent to study U. S. carrier landing methods to adapt them for Switzerland’s landings on short fields.

Washington Det Switzerland U. S

Machinist Dies After Car Jumps Ditch Near Houston

Jimmy E. Stone a 23 year old machinist of Green's Bayou was killed when his car left a dead end road near Houston and struck an embankment at 1115 Friday night. Betty Rest of Jacinto City was hospitalized with a serious head injury.

Jimmy E. Stone Green’s Bayou Houston Betty

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