In Rhode Island Inauguration Law Battle Uncertain
Rhode Island faces a constitutional dispute over who will inaugurate governor as the state Supreme Court weighs absentee ballots and a potential tie involving incumbent Dennis Augurale and challengers Christo-pher Del Sesto and J. Roberts. The case could delay the ceremony and a Republican or Democratic governor may assume duties if a decision is not reached before inauguration day.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Dennis Augurale
J. Roberts
Christo
Senate
Nixon
Roberts
Guy
Asso
Thomas H. Roberts
del Sesto
State Supreme Democrat
Tia Iccus
Haan
U.S. Senate
Nat Ehallansad
Hhode Island
Theodore Green
Edmund W
Flynn
Eisenhower presses civil rights seen facing Senate wrangles
President Eisenhower renewed his civil rights push to a hostile Senate scene as rival blocs map moves on filibuster rules. The Northern Western coalition led by Anderson plans a rule-change motion while Dixie Democrats vow to block action. Humphrey forecasts a workable bill if White House fights for it. The White House aims to shield minority rights with Justice Department tools and a permanent civil rights unit. Sparkman signals Southern opposition to voting civil rights legislation.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
White House
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Douglas
D-D
Russell
D-Ga
Mos
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Humphrey
D-Minn
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Justice Department
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Sparkman
D-Ala
Trains Collision Near Martinsburg Kills Three Crewmen
Two B and O freight locomotives collided head on two miles west of Cumberland near Martinsburg. Three crewmen died and seven others were hurt, with several in critical condition. Names and hometowns of the deceased are listed. wreckage scattered across the track with no immediate cause determined.
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Wow
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumbria
W. Va
B. F. Phillips
Lovel
Lsville
L. R. Holler
Hagerstown
J.C. Beard
Lawrence Lowery
Cumber- 39
Brunswick
Land
S. G. Thomas
Moorefield
J. C. Godlove
Martins
James Duvall
Camburg
Thelberland
Perry E. Foltz
Scene
Knoxville
Kings Daughters Hospital
B&o
Baltimore
Duvall
E. F. Bechtel
F. A. Trozzo
J. G. Muir
Cumberland
Marken
Shepherdstown
Marlinsburg
Vancouver families draft to adopt refugee boy from Hanna
A boy aboard the Norwegian freighter Gudveig claims to be born at sea and seeks asylum in Canada. He has no country ready to accept him and remains aboard as authorities in Vancouver assess his case. Since the ship’s arrival last Friday, six local families offered adoption and two members of a British Columbia Indigenous tribe extended tribal membership. Vancouver residents sent gifts and aid as the plight drew public attention.
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Christian
George Hanna
Hanna
Gudveig
Lebanon
British Columbia
Democratic Leaders Praise Joint Legislative Steering Committee
Hulett C. Smith chair of the Democratic State Executive Committee commends Senate President Ralph J. Bean and Speaker W. E. Flannery for creating a Democratic Joint Legislative Steering Committee. He notes the 10 member group reflects diverse regions and will draft a majority party program ahead of the January 9 session. The panel includes Senators Martin Jackson Smith and Wylie and Delegates Davis Kidd Parker and Myles.
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Buckley
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
House
W. E. Flannery
Smith
Bean
D-Hardy
Flannery
D-Logan
Charleston
S3ry
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
House of Delegates
Sean
Democratic Joint Legislative
Martin
Berkley
Jackson
Logan
Cabell
Wylie
Wyoming
Davis
Kanawha
Kidd
Gilmer
Parker
DiMtarion
Myles
Spend Holiday In County Jail
Four or more individuals began the new year in Raleigh County Jail facing charges from desertion to driving violations. James Underwood, a US Army member from Rescue, was jailed for desertion after surrendering to an FBI agent. John Anderson, an Army serviceman at Prince, was jailed for driving while intoxicated. Earl Dunbar, Harold Henry, and Dorothy were also jailed for reckless or drunk driving after police actions on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
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Ra-leigh County
FBI
James Donald Underwood
Underwood
John F. Anderson
Prince
Beckley
West Virginia
Earl Franklin Shepherd Dunbar
Harold J. Henry
Dorothy
Benson Anderson Dies on Chesapeake and Ohio Train
Benson Anderson aged 50 died likely of a heart attack while aboard a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway train en route from Baltimore to Charlottesville. He had been visiting his daughter Phyllis Freeman in Baltimore and was returned to a funeral home for arrangements. The report notes his survivors including wife Euelah Lily Anderson and others. In a separate brief, six Algerians were killed and eight wounded in shootings at two Algerian owned cafes on New Year’s Eve in Paris.
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Tank Branch
Hill
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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Phyllis Free Iman
Baltimore
Charlottessville
Lear
William H
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C and
Euelah Lilly Anderson
Paul
William Anderson
Coal City
Lillian Reese
Waterford
Nellie Smith
Mack Richmond
Beaver
Gary Guzar
Hyattsville, Md
Caffee Funeral Home
Paris
Egypt Presses Israel on Timetable for Sinai Withdrawal
Cairo reports Egypt growing restive as U N officials press for a specific schedule for Israel to pull out from Sinai. Israel plans phased withdrawals over weeks but keeps Gaza under control amid refugee-packed coast. Al Messan reports the body of a kidnapped British lieutenant recovered in Port Said.
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Egypt
U.N. Gen
United Nations
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New York
Israel
Jane Banks
Suez Canal
Sinai
U.N
Gaza Strip
Palestine
al Messan
Port Said
House panel seeks to limit Ike power over agencies
The House Small Business Committee, by a 65 party line vote, urges Congress to curb the President's control of federal regulators. Democrats propose stripping the President of the ability to designate agency chairmen, sharing chair duties, and granting agencies more budget and legislative independence. Budgets and requests would no longer flow solely through the Budget Bureau before Congress reviews them for the FPC FTC FCC CAB and SEC.
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House
Small Business Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Phe Committee
Federal Power, Trade , and Communications Commissions
FPC
FTC
FCC
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Eisenhower's Middle East plan to curb Red expansion
President Eisenhower outlined a new Middle East plan to block Soviet influence, inviting congressional leaders to a White House briefing. The proposal seeks emergency authority to use US forces if needed and a two year 400 million dollar aid fund for Middle East economies including Israel.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Senate
White House
Congress
Gibraltar
Israel
Fund to Help Tumor Victim Reaches 32 30 Milestone
A Rhode ll fund for a year old Rhodell boy with a brain tumor has reached 32 30. Donations today from Soak Creek Free Will Baptist Church and Mabscott Christian Church totaled 44 75 and 21. Rev. Okey Cox delivered the gifts to Charles Hornbuckle's mother Mrs Mary Kagey Hornbuckle.
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RNS
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Beckley
Mary Kagey Hornbuckle
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Calif
Charles
Soak Creek Free Will Baptist Church
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Hornbuckle
Okey Cox
Soak Creek Church
New Year Rides In On Chilly Weather
Cold front sweeps the eastern half of the nation with subzero readings in northern New England and parts of the Midwest. Snow and flurries persist in several regions while other areas see fair skies. shutdowns and river changes noted near Bellepoint and Blue Stone Reservoir. Refugee movements from Hungary toward the United States are mentioned with rising totals.
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Central Plains
Iohio
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North Central States
Wisconsin
International Falls
Minn
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Maine
Munich
Germany
Death Toll on Highways Exceeds 1000 For Holidays
A combined New Year and Yule holiday period raises the highway death toll past the thousand mark. Police and traffic officials report heavy congestion and rising fatalities across regions as travelers return home. Local agencies urge motorists to drive cautiously and obey speed limits.
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Tops One Thousand
The combined New Year and Christmas traffic deaths surpassed 1000, with 269 fatalities by Tuesday morning. National Safety Council officials called the early figures encouraging, noting fewer deaths than the Christmas period and a steady rise since Friday 6 p.m. through midnight tonight. States reported wide totals from Alabama to Virginia, with preliminary counts showing a broad national toll during the holiday travel period.
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Ord
Jupiter
Venus
National Safety Council
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Arkansas
California
Dynamite Attacks Mark Fresh Wave of Southern Racial Strife
In Alabama on New Year’s Eve a Negro family home in East Birmingham was damaged by a dynamite blast injuring a 12 year old boy. The Rev. F P L Shuttlesworth’s residence also suffered a blast on Christmas night with minor injuries to his children and a visitor. Police said Montgomery plans to hire 20 more officers as bus vandalism continues after a federal court order desegregated buses. The report notes desegregation rulings in Virginia and NAACP activity in Louisiana, with additional shootings reported on city buses and police mobilization.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
C. H. Pitts
Arthur Lee Flowers
Otis Flowers
PF. L. Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian “Movement For Human Rights
Montgomery
Clyde Sellers
Rosa Jordan
Richmond
Fourth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arlington
Charlottesville
Tallahassee
Fla
Baton Rogue
National Assn. For the‘ Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Louisiana
New Orleans
Underwood Aims Bipartisan Backing for Program
West Virginia governor-elect Cecil Underwood says he will seek bipartisan support from Democratic leaders in the Legislature for his program. He plans pre-session talks with Senate President Ralph Bean and House Speaker W. E. Flannery to map chances for Democratic cooperation and co-sponsorship on bipartisan measures.
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Charleston
Cecil H.underwood
Underwood
Sistersville
GOP
Senate
Ralph Bean
D-Hardy
W. E., Flannery 1
D-Logan
Sen. Carrigan
Marshall
del. Seibert
Ohio
Carrigan
Seibert
John D. Hoblitzell,Jr
Republican Executive Committee
Halloween Type Pranks Hit Woodlawn Area
Beckley police report pranksters bent or broken radio aerials and stole rear view mirrors on Woodlawn Ave and Lawnwood Terrace. Two aerials were completely broken. Incidents occurred New Year’s Eve with damage extending from 1004 Woodlawn Ave to Lawnwood Terrace Apartments as police investigate.
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Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
Lawnwood Terrace
New Year 1957 Marked by Global Contrast and Tension
Revelry across the world contrasted with uneasy peace as 1957 opened. In Washington and New York leaders outlined policy and crowds gathered for New Year celebrations while Europe faced unrest and Hungary’s crisis drew sober praise for resilience.
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Japan
Hollywood
Texas
Allionaire
David
Tex) Feldman
Hungary
Europe
Sire
Winston Churchill
Washington
Eisenhower
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