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In San Antonio 1955 opened with a murder and a wave of births. Simon Garza, 27, died from a knife stab in the 200 block of S San Felipe. Police booked Victo rtiano, Benito Salazar, and Chuel Tignes in connection with the fatal stabbing. Santa Rosa hospital reported Mrs Tony Guerrero, 15, delivered a 6 pound 6 ounce girl at midnight. Lackland AFB hospital noted Mrs Jimmy ee delivered a 7 pound baby just past midnight. Esperanza Torres at Robert B Green hospital had a 4 pound 3 ounce daughter at 22 seconds past midnight and another five pound daughter sixty eight seconds later. Baptist Memorial hospital reported Mrs Edward Doherty 18 had a 6 pound boy a half minute past midnight. Police logged the year’s first shooting as James McCutchen 19 was wounded by a single pistol shot after a quarrel. He was in good condition at Baptist Memorial hospital. Police Chief George Bichsel said the force was doubled and kept full. Downtown was busy but orderly as the new year began.
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David Nevein
San Antonio
Adios
Simon Garza
S. San Felipe
Victortiano
Benito Salazar
S. San Edwardo
Chuel Tignes
S. San Manuel
Garza
Santa Rosa Hospital
Tony Guerrero
Lackland Afb Hospital
Jimmy Ee
Robert B. Green
Esperanza Torres
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Edward Doherty
San Antonians
George Bichsel
Weather outlook for weekend with mild temperatures
Fair to partly cloudy conditions with near 70 degree highs Saturday and Sunday. Light to moderate west and southwest winds. Low Saturday around 37, Sunday morning near 50. Temperatures familiar for the season with a detailed report on page 3.
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Unday
Iit
Reverence and Revelry Mark Welcome of 1955 Across U S
Revelry and reverence defined New Year’s Eve as Americans welcomed 1955 in churches, homes, and clubs. In Times Square about 400000 gathered with noisemakers and confetti, while Trinity Church bells tolled in lower Manhattan. Watchnight services drew thousands and a nationwide yearlong prayer for peace began in Methodist church communities, with plans to spread across denominations.
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Associated Press
New York City
Times
Lower Manhattan
Old Trinity
Smal
Board of Evangelism
The
Methodist Church
Astor denies marriage to Dolores Fullman in suit
John Jacob Astor testifies he never legally married Dolores Fullman in a separate maintenance case. He claims a 1954 Arlington ceremony was not binding due to another living wife and says his Mexican divorce from Gertrude Gretsch Astor was not valid.
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Miami
Fla
John Jacob Astor
Dolores Fullman
Astor
Arlington
Gertrude Gretsch Astor
Jelke Wins Another Trial Over Prostitution Charges
In Albany New York January 1 1953 Mickey Jelke 24 heir to a 3 000 000 margarine fortune must face a new trial on compulsory prostitution charges. The state high court ruled the prior trial not fair due to press and public exclusion during portions of the proceedings.
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Albany
Minot
Mickey Jelke
Jelke
New York State
Hammarskjold Leaves for New Delhi Mission Post
Paris dispatch says UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold departed for New Delhi after a brief airport conference. He plans a mission to Peiping with French Premier Mendes-France to discuss peace efforts and regional tensions.
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Paris
INS
Dag Hammarskjold
New Delhi
Peiping
Mendes-France
First New Year Toll Grows as Holiday Deaths Mount
A holiday toll rose on the first hours of the new year with 42 lives lost in accidents from 6 p.m. to midnight. Of these, 35 died in motor crashes, 3 in fires, and 4 from other causes. Two major Indiana highway crashes claimed six victims, including three teens struck by a train near Batavia. The National Safety Council projects about 240 traffic deaths over the holiday, below last Christmas Weekend's 392.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Batavia
National Safety Council
Texas faces traffic toll as 1955 ends in violence surge
Texas counted 133 holiday deaths as Christmas and New Year violence rose, with traffic fatalities feared to reach 108 of the total. State public safety warned the Dec 23 to Jan 2 period could exceed earlier forecasts, while weather kept drivers cautious.
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Associated Press
Texas
State Department of Public
Isafety
Spellman Visits Formosa
General Cardi nal Spellman arrived from Okinawa today, visiting Formosa as tensions in the region persist and plans for U.S. aid discussions continue.
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Spellman
Formosa
Taipeh
Oki Inawa
Strange Interlude Hi Honey I Guess Ill Go to Bed
Long Beach California New Year's Eve scene as Mrs Jane Berry confronts a man carrying his shoes who proclaims I hey honey I guess I ll go to bed The visitor goes to bed and police awaken Carl R Carlson 50 who mistook apartment No 6 for his own and is booked on a drunk charge.
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Long Beach
Calif
Jane
Berry
Weekend Forecast Promises Warm Mild Start to 1955
San Antonio expects warm mild weather for the first weekend of 1955 with fair to partly cloudy skies. Sunday temperatures near 70 degrees after a Saturday low around 37 to 50 overnight with light to moderate west and south westerly winds.
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San Antonio
Solo Quiz Ruled Out as Senate Panel Chooses McClellan Chair
Senator McClellan of Arkansas said he will allow no one-man hearings by the Senate investigations subcommittee. He will become chairman after McCarthy and, under Democratic control, the subcommittee will press to expose any Communists in government.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
New Year's Mild Across Most of Country
Relatively mild weather greeted the new year across most of the country on Saturday. Temperatures dipped below 20 degrees only along a belt from the Rocky Mountains to New England where a fresh influx of Canadian air was moving southward.
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Rocky Mountains
New England
Missed It By a Heir
In Macon Georgia on January 1 1954 Mr and Mrs O M Bolin welcomed a daughter born one second after midnight Their tax deduction for 1954 was narrowly missed by a thin margin as reported.
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Macon
O. M Bolin
Adm Radford KoreaBound
Adm Arthur W. Radford continued talks with Chiang Kai Shek in Taipei and will leave tomorrow for South Korea to meet President Rhee.
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Taipeh
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Chiang Kai Shek
South Korea
Rhee
Malenkov backs peace hope amid West Germany rearmament
Soviet Premier Malenkov warns that West German rearmament and the expanding U.S. military network raise war risk but says the United States and Russia can still coexist in peace. He signals openness to Big Four talks and diplomatic discussions on Asiatic issues, while urging concrete Soviet-US actions before broader negotiations. The remarks coincide with allied warnings that Paris accords heighten peace threats, as London Paris pacts are seen to strengthen Western resolve against war.
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Charles
Shuet
Washington
INS
Maloe
West Germany
U. S
Russia
Malenkov
U.S
Soviet Union
RUSS
Moscow
Great Britain
France
National Assembly
Red China
Eisenhower
State Department
Capitol Hill
Congress
Shutt-Malenkoy Exchange
Malenkoy
Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
Naples Snow Falls on Mt Vesuvius for First Time in 15 Years
Naples reports snowfall on Mt Vesuvius and surrounding hills marking the first such event in 15 years. Weather officials note light accumulations and cold conditions across the region as residents observe the rare episode.
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Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
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Hattie Dubinski
St. Anthony
Lackland Hospital
Jimmy Hull
Anacacho
Houston
St. Mary’s
Hammarskjold
Yale Record
Radford
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