Indonesian government tightens grip on Dutch estates amid bank seizures
Indonesia's defense minister ordered direct government supervision of all Dutch owned plantations and allied factories and enterprises claiming to curb economic collapse after three major Dutch banks failed to reopen. Banks reopened under army police and Bank of Indonesia oversight amid heightened tensions.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Minister of Agriculture
Cotton Yield Estimate Cut For State Nation
The Agriculture Department projects Texas cotton at 3,575,000 bales, down from 8,900,000 a month earlier, with fall weather and field disruptions reducing national output to 11,010,000 bales. Output compares to last year and the ten year average, while reserves and policy votes influence final results.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Department
Christmas Doll Repair Drive Seeks Volunteer Help
The Auxilliary of Snyder Fire Department reports a flood of used dolls needing repair before Christmas. They request volunteers to assist with repair and reclothing at the central fire station, call 36215. Also noting Saturday night's unexpectedly strong winds toppled some long standing installations, including television antennas.
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Snyder
Central Fire Station
Weather notes for Snyder and Texas regions
Weather outlook shows Snyder with highs of 55 Saturday and 66 Sunday, lows from 31 to 33, with morning readings near 7:30 a m. North Central Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions followed by a colder Tuesday. West Texas forecast similar with warmer today and tonight, colder Tuesday in Panhandle and South Plains. South Central and East Texas remain generally fair through Tuesday with not as cold tonight and warmer Tuesday.
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Snyder
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
South Central
East Texas
Traffic counts reveal heavy Thirty-seventh Street use in Snyder
Texas Highway Department maps show a 24 hour traffic average of 5,370 on Thirty-seventh Street between the Roscoe Snyder & Pacific Railway and Avenue M for Oct 1956 to Sept 1957. East Highway carries 6,650, while Lamesa Highway at the city limits records 5,450. County seeks right of way for widening Thirty-seventh Street with state funding.
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Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway
Avenue M
Lamesa Highway
el Paso Avenue
Thirty-seventh
Big Spring Highway
State Highway Department
Avenue E
Sweet
Lubbock
Big Spring
Clairemont
el Paso
West Snyder
Twenty-sixth
Avenue R
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-fourth
East Twenty-fifth Street
Snyder
Thirty-seventh Street
Thirty-fifth Street
Fortieth Street
Cotton Rice Quota Vote Set Tomorrow
Farmers in southern and western states will vote in two referenda tomorrow on continuing marketing quotas for cotton and rice next year. Agriculture Department officials expect growers to approve the control programs by large margins, requiring at least two thirds approval.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fires roar through Snyder area gins and gas station
Snyder fire chief D A Porter reported three fire calls on a windy Saturday night. Sparks from burr burners damaged the Paymaster Gin seed house slightly, while other gins Ira and Hermleigh only had sparks blow over but no fire. A Standard of Texas gas compressor station eight miles north lost belts and minor engine damage, with unknown fire source.
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Snyder
D. A. Porter
Porter
Cotonseed
Paymaster Gin
Lamesa Highway
Burr
Ira Gin
Hermleigh Gin
Standard of Texas Gas
Clairemont Road
Snow and Ice Disrupt Upstate New York Travel
Snow sleet and freezing rain hit upstate New York today closing dozens of schools and disrupting travel. Icy roads slowed bus service and driving was treacherous as one to six inches of snow fell overnight in central and northern areas and parts of western New York while freezing rain affected the Hudson Valley.
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Albany
N. Y
Upstate
New York
Hudson Valley
Army Likely To Join In Satellite Plan
The Army and Navy rocket scientists push to match Soviet space feats after Friday's satellite failure. An informed civilian says the Army has firm orders to proceed while officials keep publicity low. Eisenhower to receive a Vanguard report as Nixon urges resolve and national focus on missile progress.
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Washington
Army
Navy
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Eisenhower
Nixon
American Missile Test Center
Air Force
No Special Plans on Christmas Mail in Snyder
J P Nelson assistant postmaster says Snyder will not use a Christmas parcel sub station this year. Parcels will be handled through regular post office facilities. Residents should pick up notices at the money order and registry windows and mailers should align envelopes face same way with stamps oriented correctly.
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Snyder
J. P. Nelson
Nelson
Resistance In Ifni Ended as Spanish Regain Control
Madrid reports organized Moroccan rebel resistance in Ifni ended and Spanish forces now have full control of the territory. A communique says mop up operations will continue until order is restored as relieving columns take over Tiugsa and Zoco el Tzenin posts amid two weeks of fighting.
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Madrid
Spanish War Ministry
Ifni
Tiugsa
Zoco el T’zenin
War Ministry
Atlantic
Morocco
Experts Silent On Cause Of Vanguard Rocket Failure
Vanguard experts scout an unseen cause for the rocket disaster after reviewing 20,000 feet of color film and still photos. The film has been sent to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington for analysis amid ongoing cleanup and data gathering. GE’s Louis Michelson says the first-stage engine worked correctly and fault lies elsewhere, despite initial reports of chamber pressure loss.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Washington
Naval Research Laboratory
Project Vanguard
Defense Department
General Electric Co
Cincinnati
Louis Michelson
Michelson
Subway Strike Halts New York Transit Morning Rush
A subway motormen strike disrupted New York City's transit during morning hours. Emergency lines remained open while thousands were late to work amid heavy rain. Judge Henry Clay Greenberg jailed four MBA leaders for 10 days for violating a no strike injunction.
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New York
Subway
New York City
Midtown
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Manhattan
State Supreme Court
Henry Clay Greenberg
MBA
Association
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
Greenberg
Autopsy Due In Death Of Woman Near Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi sheriff says autopsy report expected today in the death of Mrs. Easter Condrin 47 of San Antonio found on an inlet mud bar near here after two weeks missing. Her husband W E Condrin a Teamsters Union organizer suspects possible anti union foul play.
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Corpus Christi
Easter Condrin
San Antonio
Here
Johnnie Mitchell
W. E. Condrin
Teamsters
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