Odessa Man Electrocuted Installing Heater at Home
Willian Henry Chambers a 42 year old Odessa washateria owner died when his drill struck a live wire while boreing a hole in the attic to connect copper tubing to a heater. His wife and two oldest children aided by rescuers failed to revive him. Chambers moved to Odessa five years ago from Abilene and was a native of Granbury. Funeral services planned for Saturday at 10:30 am at Sherwood Church of Christ with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Rix Funeral Home. He leaves a widow three children his mother and a brother.
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Odessa Washateria
Willian Henry Chambers
Chambers
Mas
Keil
Kenneth J. Ar Yington
Sherwood Church of Christ
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Rix Funeral Home
Claudia
William, Jr
Marjorie Carol
B. Chambers
Abilene
J. C. Chambers
Fort Worth
City Hopeful Transit Strike Averted Likely Reason for Optimism
NEW YORK UP City and Transport Workers Union enter second round of talks with optimism a New Year’s Eve bus and subway strike may be averted Mayor Wagner reports both sides feel certain a contract will be reached before the Tuesday midnight deadline Wagner had previously adopted a tough policy and pressed for a swift settlement as New Yorkers grow tired of transit disruptions Quill and transit officials began negotiations after a session in the mayor’s office
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NEW York
City and Transport Workers Union
Robert F. Wagner
City Peansit Authority
Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
Wagner
Quill
Transit
Warner
Quill and Transit Bus
New Year Toll Foreseen for 130 Deaths in Traffic
The National Safe Council estimates 130 Americans may die on New Year roads while Christmas traffic fatalities reach 180 on streets and highways. The total toll could hit 225.
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Chicago
National Safe Council
Trafic Academ
Weather Forecast Card From Fragmented Text
Fragmentary weather summary mentions temperatures and timing with unclear day references. Key terms suggest a forecast for a location, noting temperature ranges and possible conditions, but the readable content is garbled and lacks concrete entities or dates.
Judge to address bribery charges via radio tonight
Chattanooga Tenn United Press reports Judge Raulston Schoolfield will broadcast a live radio and television address tonight to rebut testimony alleging he accepted bribes to quash indictments against Chattanooga teamsters. He vows a broad, national in scope statement while signaling possible disbarment and impeachment efforts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Raulston Schoolfield
Loday
Senate
Schoolfield
Glenn Smith
Hudson Tops Box Office in All Male Top Stars List
Hollywood star Hudson leads the Motion Picture Herald annual top box-office list, the first 10 stars entirely male in 26 years. The poll notes teen audiences drive attendance, with Hudson rising to first place after earlier films and placing John Wayne second and other veterans rounding the rankings.
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Hollywood
Rock Hudson
Motion Picture Herald
Yeserday
Marion Monroe
Kim Novak
Oherwise
Pol
Hudson
Roy
Winnetka, I
Pat Boone
Elvis
John Way
Voupsters
Lerry Lewis
Lewis
Mid-Term Order Reversed Dallas Integration Postponed
The Fifth Circuit ruled Dallas public schools need not integrate at mid term. It affirmed that Judge Atwell exceeded authority but kept the mandate to end segregation with all deliberate speed without setting a new mid term deadline. The decision underscores union between district and appeals court on desegregation timing.
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New Orleans
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dallas
U. S
U.S
William TU. Atwell
Fort Worth
Yand
Access Court
Atwell
Boone | Negroes
District Court
Ballas
Auwelt
Fifth Circuit
U.S. Suprem Court
fDr
WT. White
Dallas Independent School District
Gas vault blast roars at First State Bank injures two women
A vault of escaped natural gas exploded at 7:25 a.m. Friday in the First State Bank at Fourth and Lee in Quessa. Victims Marilyn Hifer, 33, and Norma Stewart, 26, suffered severe burns from the blast when a cigarette near the vault sparked the explosion. A cashier, a porter, and an armored car driver were uninjured. The bank will not reopen today.
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First State Bank
Fourth and Lee
Jimawe J. Cotten
Stall Weiter
Fourth
Lee
Quessa
Lye
Marilyn Hifer
East 1Sth
Norma Stewart
South Washington
McChin
Carver
McClan
McClain
Lee Street
Bank
Ute Building
General Imotors J Acceptance Corp
Don Pond
Sithar
Thursdaz
al Smithers
Joe Cawthon
Sone
Emmeone
North Lee
Marilyn
Aura
Anh
Talks Precede Bulganin Reply
The United States plans consultations with allies before replying to Soviet Premier Bulganin’s peace proposals. Secretary of State Dulles will meet 20 Latin American ambassadors as part of a Paris conference process. A draft U S reply is to be sent to the United Nations for study before final transmission to Moscow.
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Washington
Paris
Nikolai Bulganin
Joha Foster Dulies
Atlantic
Bulan
United States
Bulgaria
Perma ‘Nenr Natq Council
Kremlin
NATO
Laborer Charged In Actor's Death
A laborer has been charged in the death of Broadway actor Gerald Sarracini after a street brawl on New York’s Lamb Street. Witnesses say the suspect admitted striking the actor with a single punch on Christmas Eve, leading to his death. The case involves the actor’s company and an arrest record. Authorities say the suspect has a prior record and is awaiting further proceedings.
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New York
Wea
Gerald Satracini
Eratee Gilkon
Jeanne
Fitar Farh Cole
Laanp
Steet
Kin
Cumpaniime
Frogs
Meter Vernon
Sarracun
Uae
Life Sentence Given to L. Ewing Scott in Wife Murder
L. Ewing Scott was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wealthy wife in Bel-Air. The verdict followed a prior conviction aided by circumstantial evidence, with no body found. Scott remained calm at sentencing and a motion for a new trial was noted for January 14. He had fled to Canada and was arrested near Detroit.
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Los Angeles
L. Ewing Scott
Clyn
Bel-Air
Honese
Scott
Basil Lambros
Lambros
Clement D. Nye
California
Canada
Canadian
Detroit
State Violence Toll Rises to 105 This Week
United Press reports 105 violent deaths in Texas since last Saturday. Two San Antonio fire deaths plus multiple traffic, homicide, and accident fatalities push totals through the holiday period. DPS projects 23 more fatalities by Jan midnight as hotspots and causes are tracked.
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United Press
San Antonio
US Department of Public Safety
Pab'a Rogue
Raul
San
Tonia Todo
DPS
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