New Year Celebrations Spark Five Fall at Station
Five people celebrating the New Year at a Tokyo railroad station fell down stairs during the festivities. Police report no details on injuries or cause.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
2
Smart Folks Find More Disturbance Working In Noise
University of Oklahoma professors Mech and Angelino report a test showing higher intelligence relates to lower efficiency under noise. In a 28-student study, low grade participants outperformed high grade ones after five minutes of noise during simple tasks. The researchers cite an inverse link between personality and routine performance in noisy settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
University of Oklahoma
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edmund V. Mech
Henry Angelino
Mech
Angelino
Fine Weather Speeds Work On Flood Restoration
Relief and reconstruction workers in California and Oregon hurried to restore flood damage as the toll reached 40 in California and 12 in Oregon. With 161 disaster workers mobilized, the Red Cross estimates five million dollars will be spent on aid while Governor Knight signed a one million dollar federal rehabilitation commitment. Weather improved runoff in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and Donner Summit snowpack reached 88 inches as airlifts move food and mail to affected areas. Ellsworth Bunker, Red Cross president, flew to Stockton and Santa Cruz then to Yuba City and Sacramento for briefings with state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Donner Summit
Sierra Nevada
Ellsworth Bunker
American Red Cross
Stockton
Santa Cruz
Yuba City
Goodwin J. Knight
United States
Red Cross
Knight
Humboldt County
Eureka
Accidental Death Verdict in Edcouch Boy Shooting
A verdict of accidental shooting was returned in the death of 14 year old Jesus Ornelas who was killed while walking along railroad tracks with companions. Peace Justice W. K. Galbreath ruled the gun discharged accidentally while a young companion played with it.
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Edcouch
Tex
W. K. Galbreath
Jesus Ornelas
Red Chief Ends Talks in Malaya Breakover
Malayan Communist chief Chin Peng walked out of talks on a peace nesty with Britain and Malaya promising independence. He rejected unconditional surrender of about 3500 jungle soldiers and said the struggle would continue, while hinting at possible future contact with Malayan officials. Prince Abdul Rahman heads to London Jan 1 to discuss independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baling
Malaya
Chin Peng
Britain
Federation of Malaya
Singapore
Prince Abdul Rahman
Federation
Chin
London
Pointblank
Prince Abdul
Fort Stockton Man Seeks Post in 1956 Primary
Henry Scott announces as first candidate in Pecos County Precinct 1 commissioner race. Incumbent Bill Moody expected to seek reelection in the 1956 Democratic primary.
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Fort Stockton
Henry Scott
Pecos County
Bill Moody
Veteran seeks to keep wartime disability pay after loyalty probe
James Kutcher, a 44 year old Newark veteran who lost both legs in World War II, faces a loyalty hearing at the VA Central Committee on Waivers and Forfeitures to determine if he forfeits his $329 monthly disability payment. The hearing, with limited public attendance allowed, follows his 1940s discharge from the Newark VA office over alleged SWP membership.
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Washington
James Kutcher
Veterans Administration
Kutcher
Central Committee
Newark
N. J
United States
Socialist Workers Party
Thats
Soviet
Russia
Experts Say No Lost Continent In Ocean
Los Angeles report to the American Physical Society describes earthquake wave methods revealing submerged land has remained under water long ago, challenging Atlantis lore. Researchers Frank Press of Caltech and Maurice Ewing of Columbia say ocean floors show uniform basalt and granite layers, not a missing continent.
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Los Angeles
American Physical Society
Pacific Ocean
Frank Press
Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean
Press
California Institute of Technology
Maurice Ewing
Columbia University
Pacific Waters
Long-Term Foreign Aid Request Reported By White House
The Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress for power to commit the United States to a 10-year foreign aid program with annual installments. The sum per country would vary from half a billion to a billion dollars, sparking potential opposition as Congress weighs a higher 1956 aid request. Senate Foreign Relations Chair George says a serious reappraisal may be needed as free world progress prompts calls to trim aid. The plan would grant a moral long-term pledge while leaving yearly appropriation to Congress, used only to back worthwhile projects.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Tion
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Commissioners Seek Pay Boost in Ward County Court
Ward County Commissioners set January 9 for a hearing on a salary raise from 4500 to 6750 yearly. The increase would add 1500, replacing other funds currently received. Current pay includes 1200 yearly as precinct road superintendent and 900 in expenses.
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Monahans
Ward County Commissioners Court
Estate of J. B. Tubbs Valued at 2.8 Million in Probate
Executors valued the estate of the late J. B. Tubbs at 2,817,326 dollars after inventory filed in probate court. The figure reflects total assets recorded for the estate in the local proceeding.
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Monahans
J. B. Tubbs
Wild Ride Costs Fine Jail Term
Morris Ebert McDonald of Haskell faces about 120 days in jail and $381.58 in fines and costs after two justice courts found him responsible for a hour-and-one-minute escape from a reckless drive. The chase began in Stamford at 11:30 p.m. Saturday and ended in Knox City at 12:45 a.m. Sunday after seven officers pursued him at speeds up to 75 mph through Jones, Haskell, and Knox counties. He first serves time in Jones county jail at Anson and then in Haskell county.
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Stamford
Tex
Morris Ebert McDonald
Haskell
Justice of the Peace
McDonald
Jones County
Anson
Bob Harrison
University of Oklahoma
Knox City
Jones, Haskell
Knox Counties
Dust storm threat grows across Great Plains states
The Agriculture Department on December 1 warned dry soils and below normal precipitation leave about 3 million acres in 16 Great Plains states susceptible to wind damage. Most vulnerable are crop lands. Kansas, Texas and Colorado account for about 73 percent of at risk land, with other states listed.
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Washington
Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Wilson Doubts Soviet Military Budget Cut Report
Defense Secretary Wilson questioned reports that the Soviet Union reduced its 1956 military budget by 10 percent. He noted U.S. defense spending declined from a wartime peak of 42 billion to about 35 billion, arguing the scale is larger than claimed. He spoke in Los Angeles while en route to Pasadena for the Rose Parade.
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Los Angeles
Wilsom
Wilson
Pasadena
United States
Pope Seeks World Leaders for Nuclear Accord Talks
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII backs an East-West accord but will not act as mediator in political negotiations. A yearend audience with diplomats reportedly explored shifting Vatican mediation, yet officials stress the Pope remains a spiritual guide who points leaders toward dialogue.
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Vatican City
Vatcm
Pius XII
Aiplomatic Corps
Vatican Mediation
Vatican
Lnto
McCamey Board Sets Jan 14 Bond Election
McCamey School Board sets January 14 as election day to issue 70 000 in bonds for cafeteria expansion. The move follows a petition to the board. The district has 85 000 in funds plus the requested 70 000. Jack Knox presides over the board.
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Mccamey
Jack Knox
Flag Raised Again Over Site Of Little America
SAUL PETIT reports from Little America as the U S Antarctic expedition returns amid deep snow. The original 1928 camp is buried under about 60 feet of ice while the second camp lies roughly 40 feet below the surface. Only the tops of towers and poles remain visible through the wind scarred snows.
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Little America
Saul Petit
Stars and Stripes
Antarctic
Richard Byrd
Glacier
United States Antarctic Expedition
International Geophysical Year
Bay Ice
Thre Shelf
Little ‘America
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