Texas Violent Death Toll Rises One Per Hour
The Dallas area reports rising violent deaths during the holiday period with 31 by 6 am and 72 of the total from motor vehicle crashes. The tally includes multiple homicides, accidents, and related fatalities across Texas and nearby states as officials warn the count may meet or exceed predictions before the period ends.
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Texas
Pearl Smith
Pittsburgh
Johnny Delton Burgay
la Porte
William Kerr
Dallas
Joseph Oswell Carrico
Denton
Monahans
State Department of Public Safety
Houston
Begley
Huey P. Francis
Abilene
Tex
New Jersey
Stanley McLenden
Blenden'’s
Sweetwater
Clarance Maurice Ciaccio
Justice of the Peace
D. F. Thompson
Lawrence J. Jones
Winters
Sylvester Harris
Rusk County
Carl W. Butler
Coleman County
Rafael Moreno
Tornillo
el Paso
Everett Staner
Mountain States Chemical Co
Albuquerque
A. m
Curt Calvin Coe
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Liberty County
Benjamin Henry Cotton
Corsicana
Henderson County
Glenn Fulbright
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Olan Shelton
Yorktown
Yoakum
James A. Hollingsworth
Sanger
Denton County
Willie Dee Smith
Port Arthur
Mystery Woman Appears in Cox Plane Crash Case
A young woman about 25 listened as rancher William Cox described his plan to crash his plane at Abilene airport on Sunday, then unexpectedly broke into tears and left the scene.
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Sweetwater
Tex
William Cox
Abilene
Cox
Otto Beinhauer
Beinhauer
Beinhauser
Ailrlines
Justice of the Peace
M. C. Monroe
Monroe
Ollie Cox Sr
Fiarl Cruz
L. M. Hubbard
J. F. Buckman
Civil Aeronautics Board
Buckman
Allied Troops Regain Frozen Hill Position
Allied forces retook outposts near Chorwon on the Western Front after a night attack by a reinforced Chinese Communist company. About 30 Communists were killed and 100 wounded as the Eighth Army reported heavy fighting and air activity.
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Seoul
Chorwon
Eighth Army
North Korea
Kumawa
Sniper
Kumshwa
Jane Russell Knob
Triangle Hill
Rocky Point
Sniper Ridge
Far East Air Force
Okinawa
Taegam
Pyonggyang
Courageous Mother Delivers Then Dies After Christmas Return
Mrs. Mary Decelle, 32, gave birth to a 5 pound 7 ounce boy at Kerbs Memorial Hospital then died of cancer within 24 hours. Doctors praised her will to leave home for Christmas and return for a planned Caesarean. Her husband Morton and parents spoke of her bravery as the newborn seemed healthy.
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ST. Albans
Mary Decelle
Walter Rath
Decelle
George
Mary Susan
Judith Lynn
Nancy Jean
Plane Missing Over Luzon With Seven Passengers
Philippine Airlines said a DC3 aircraft is missing over Luzon with seven passengers and three crew members on board. No distress signal has been received and search operations are underway.
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Manila
Philippine Airlines
Luzon
Chickens Talk In Cluck-and-Squawk Code Says Scientists
Scientists Nick Collins and Martin Joos recorded chicken sounds with a spectrograph finding distinct clucks and alarms tied to feeding, roosting, danger from hawks or ground threats. The study notes rapid calls to gather, and a brief harsh note to halt chicks, suggesting a structured chicken language.
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ST. Louis
Nicholas Collins
Cornell University
Martin Joos
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Joes
Collins
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Couple Defend Themselves In Houston Park Attack
A 19-year-old ex football player Freddie Warner and 15-year-old Jaclyn Kitzman fought off ex convict George Ira Doss in a Houston park area after he attacked them in a parked car. Doss was later charged with aggravated assault.
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Houston
George Ira Doss
Monte Beach Park
Freddie Warner
University F of Houston
Jacquelyn Kitzman
Doss
Varner
Reagan
Budapest railway worker executed for fatal accident
A Budapest railway employee accused of causing a railway accident through negligence was sentenced to death and executed, according to Budapest newspapers.
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Budapest
Hungary
Arsenic Poisoning Mystery Revealed in Beaumont Case
Beaumont Texas December 30 A 29 year old mother of four named Mrs D M Morris claims someone administered repeated arsenic doses over two years. Her husband Richard Morris says he will seek district attorney involvement as private detectives search for the poison source. Medical tests at Mayo Clinic in Rochester confirmed arsenic exposure though not a lethal dose. The couple traveled between Beaumont Rochester Minn Galveston and Louisiana as investigators probe the case.
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Beaumont
Tex
D.M. Morris
Morris
Louisiana
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Galveston
Immedi
Rain Returns Across Texas With Heavy Central Drenching
Most of the state saw showers with heavier rains in Central and South Texas. College Station reported 2.5 inches, Austin 1.54 inches, and Tyler 1.31 inches as thunderstorm activity touched Lufkin and San Antonio. Fog reduced visibility at Salt Flat to about two blocks tonight.
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Permian
Texas
College Station
Austin
Tyler
Lufkin
San Antonio
iSalt Flat
Judge backs up charges on Houston housing project
A Harris County district judge defended a claim that the San Felip public housing project is unfit for raising children. He cited police and sheriff records, noting 30 percent of crimes involve juveniles, and criticized an eviction order targeting illegitimate mothers.
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Houston
Roy F. Campbell
E. A. Eversberg
San Felip Courts
Campbell
San Felip
Eversburg
Eversberg
San Felipe
Albert Thomas
Harris County
Indicted Laughlin Faces Swindle Charge in County Contracts
Woodrow Laughlin county judge, backed by George Parr, was indicted on charges he misrepresented his law library and held financial interests in county contracts. The case stems from a county election dispute amid a long running Parr dominance and violent political feuds in the 79th Judicial District covering Duval, Jim Wells, Starr and Brooks Counties.
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Alice
Woodrow Laughlin
Counety
79Th Dist
Sam Reams
Ter
Jim Wells County
Laughlin
Paul Martineau
Corpus Christi
Judge Reams
79Th Judicial District
Duval
Jim Wells
Starr
Brooks
Parr
Freedom Parity
Jacob Sr
Buddy) Floyd Jr
Jarcn
Floyd
Nago Alaniz
Mario
el Turbo) Sapez
Alaniz
Reams
Raeburn ‘Norris
Torney-Elect
Sapet
Sapet R
Brown County
Brownwood
Texas Rangers
Duval County
Storm toll on Mindanao Island rises to ten dead
A Philippine News Service report from Manila states a storm swept Mindanao today causing ten deaths and thirty eight missing.
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Manila
Mindanao
Philippines
Philippine News Service
Hydrogen bomb debate grows from Eniwetok blast
Washington reports nuclear scientists aim to fashion a practical hydrogen weapon. The Eniwetok explosion sparks questions about device versus bomb status, potential aircraft delivery, cost estimates, and strategic reuse against Russia. Bradley hints at NATO share while energy use developments also unfold.
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Washington
Eniwetok Proving. Grounds
Atomic Weaponeers
Fense
Western
Europe
West
North Atantic Treaty
U. S
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
NATO
Atomic Energy Commission
Navy
Air Force
Syrian Officers Retired and 18 Ousted in Decrees
In Damascus Gen Gawzi Selo signed decrees retiring seven senior officers and dismissing 18 others without stated reasons. In Cairo Al Ahram reported 42 Syrian Army officers and civilians were arrested over a plot against Col. Adib Shishekly, the regime’s strong man.
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Damascus
Syria
Gawzi Selo
Iin
Cairo
Egypt
al Ahram
Adib Shishekly
Selo
Sisters-In-Law Renowed Hurt in Houston Incident
Two blonde sisters in Houston aged 20 and 22 were assaulted three times each by a man who threatened them with a pistol and injured them in their apartment between 10 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. The attacker waited for “two men” outside, drank whisky, wiped prints, and claimed travel from Colorado. A suspect matching the description was found and driven to the Pioneer bus station, but no further trace was located.
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Houston
Colorado
Sugar Land
Tex
H. W. Rodgers
George Chapman
Pioneer Bus Station
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St. Mary’s Hospital
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