Khrushchev Backtracks on Stalin Praise at Kremlin Party
Khrushchev’s New Year toast at the Kremlin softened de Stalinization notes by praising Stalin as a fighter against imperialism and noting shared responsibility for his mistakes. Asian and Western diplomats saw the remarks as signaling lenient stance toward satellites and a bid to bolster Khrushchev’s position.
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Hungary
Communist Party
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Peiping People’s Daily
Traffic Toll Nears All-Time High During New Year Holiday
National Safety Council reports 578 deaths from traffic accidents and other misfortunes over the holiday period and 420 deaths expected in a normal weekend. California Texas Pennsylvania Michigan and Illinois led with 20 plus fatalities each.
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Ned H. Dearborn
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Texas
Pennsylvania
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Illinois
Associated Press
Rhode Island Turmoil After Court Keeps Roberts in Governor Seat
In Providence the Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld Gov. Dennis J. Roberts’s fourth term, defeating Republican Christopher del Sesto by a 427 vote margin and widening to 63 the post ruling margin. The decision came after noon inaugurations and prompted GOP caucus as Roberts took oath in the executive office.
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Filibuster Rule Fight Gridlock Looms in Senate
A northern group of senators plans a final strategy to tighten the anti filibuster rule while southern senators meet to counter the move. The rule requires two thirds of the Senate to end debate, allowing southern lawmakers to talk civil rights legislation to death.
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INL
Senate
More Aid Money Also In Scheme
Eisenhower urged swift action on a plan to grant advance power for rapid U S retaliation against Communist aggression in the Middle East. He reported the proposal is designed to deter armed aggression in the area at a four hour White House briefing with 29 top congressional leaders.
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Eisenhower
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Congress to Begin Session in 85th Congress Opening
Washington reports Democrats and Republicans held party huddles to approve leaders for the new 85th Congress as Sam Rayburn is set to remain speaker. Senate leadership expected to hold, with two vacancies to fill, and Carl Hayden poised to become president pro tem. Eisenhower’s State of the Union address and a new foreign aid program totaling about 4.4 billion dollars are outlined for swift House and Senate action.
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Oklahoma
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Ilinois
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Kentucky
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D-Ariz
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Georgia
Lyndon B. Johnson
William F. Knowland
California
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U.S. Plans Policy Call in Middle East Deterrence
Washington begins talks with Britain France NATO Israel and Arab states on a new American policy to deter Communist aggression in the Middle East. The plan foresees possible U.S. military action and may be backed by a congressional resolution and scaled economic aid. Experts question how force would be used and whether it could trigger broader nuclear conflict.
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France
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Mideast
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Europé
Traffic deaths rise in Sarasota and Manatee in 1956
Thirty six traffic fatalities were recorded in Sarasota and Manatee Counties during 1956, nearly doubling the total from 1955. The item appears on Page 9 of THE NEWS.
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Sarasota
Manatee
U S Keeps Parole Plan for Hungarian Refugees
President announces continued use of parole provisions to admit Hungarian refugees until new legislation is enacted. Nixon reports on camps in Austria and Germany and urges admission of substantially more refugees with no fixed cap. Plans target about 21 500 arrivals as ships and planes move Hungarians toward U S shores.
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Harry
United States
Leroy Eltinge Matusek
Hubert van Peenan
Adm
Peenan
West Point
Bremerhaven
Egyptians End 1954 Anglo Egyptian Treaty With Britain
President Nasser signs a decree declaring the 1954 Anglo Egyptian Treaty null and void after British air strikes in Egypt. Britain rejects the move, and the canal zone bases remain under Egyptian control as salvage work continues on the Ferdan bridge. Israel denies Cairo pressure on a rapid withdrawal from the Sinai and Gaza.
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Sinai Desert
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Jerusalem
Governor Declares Transit Emergency Over Segregation Crisis
Gov. LeRoy Collins suspended bus service in Florida declaring a state of emergency in the public interest as activists press to end segregation. Martin Luther King addresses Atlanta crowds urging sacrifice, while Birmingham weighs charges against 22 African Americans for sitting at buses in unsegregated fashion amid rising federal court challenges to segregation policies.
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LeRoy Collins
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
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Birmingham
Florida
Weather Outlook for Sarasota and Florida in 1957
Minnie Mermaid notes a better New Year climate than last year and highlights Sarasota’s mild year round weather. Forecasts show fair to Thursday in Sarasota with highs 70 to 75, lows 45 to 47, winds northerly. Florida frost warnings stretch north, frost possible above 25 to 35 with lows 40s to 50s and cooler conditions inland.
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Florida
Ocala - Jacksonville
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