Eisenhower Plans Paris Trip After Medical Clearance
President Eisenhower, in excellent overall condition after a mild stroke, plans to fly to Paris Friday for the NATO summit. Doctors reported no brain hemorrhage and noted improvement in speech as he prepares to meet Western leaders. Mrs. Eisenhower stays home while son John Eisenhower accompanies the president.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paris
Western Alliance
White House
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Rats choose drinks over booze in Nature experiment
In a Nature report from the University of Toronto researchers set up a whisky fountain and a water fountain for 25 rats. Nine rats avoided alcohol, fourteen were indifferent, and two preferred whisky, with drinking patterns guided by fountain placement rather than beverage.
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London
Nature
R. J. G. Gillespie
C. C. Lucas
University of Toronto
Pilots Get Prayers from Plattsburgh School Children
Pilots from the Strategic Air Command base in Plattsburgh carry prayers from pupils at a local Roman Catholic school. Each child has a pilot to pray for as the jet bombers depart.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Strategic Air Command
Platsburgh Air Force Base
Bulganin letter brushed off as propaganda before NATO summit
Eisenhower prepared to address the Paris NATO summit as Soviet Premier Bulganin delivered a 15 page note deemed propaganda by American officials. The document urged a halt to nuclear testing after January 1, proposed an East West leaders conference, and called for banning nuclear weapons in Poland and Germany, but offered no new proposals and was viewed as aimed at undercutting Western unity.
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Eisenhower
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State Department
Fisenhower
Paris
Georgi Zarubin
Portant
NATO
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East
West Germany
United Nations
Noth
Pearson Urges East West Talks to Avert Cold War Stalemate
Nobel laureate Lester B. Pearson urged frequent U S Soviet conferences and frank diplomacy to avoid a rigid cold war stalemate. He said the United States and USSR must lead in negotiations, resist mere coexistence talk, and strengthen the U N with a force to handle small conflicts before they escalate.
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Lester B. Pearson
United States
Russia
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U.N
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
Four Die After Arkansas Coal Mine Blast Near Exelsior Field
A Peerless Coal Co. No. 3 mine explosion in the Exelsior Field between Hackett and Greenwood Arkansas killed four miners George Simmons L D Sewell Gene Moore and Joe Martin and lightly injured Kendrick Richardson and Frank Miller. Rescue efforts were hampered by poor air supply and two bodies were not recovered immediately.
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Here
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Slope
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George Simmons
L. D. Sewell
Gene Moore
Joe Martin
Paris
Kendrick Richardson
Jack Berry
Frank Miller
Charleston
Simmons
Sewell
Melton
Arkansas
Two Die and Four Hurt in Roby Area Crash
Two people died and four were injured nine miles east of Roby on U.S. 180 after a three car collision at about 5 am. The dead are Lena Ernest of Snyder and Elvira G. Flowers of Gainesville. Victims include Elvis Ernest and Floyd Flowers, both in critical condition, and Anthony Flowers in critical condition.
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Sfc
Floyd Arthur Flowers
Gainesville
Dyess Air Force Base
Anthony B. Flowers
Dyess Afb
Fleita Fay Greenfield
Gotham Still Crippled by Subway Strike Action
Manhattan workers faced a severe transit crisis as the subway strike continued with only about a third of trains running. Nonstriking staff, buses, and rail lines tried to fill gaps, while violence and threats of job losses added to the tense morning.
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Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
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Brooklyn
Continuance Granted in Texas Oil Lease Case
Judge Sterling Williams granted a continuance in the 132nd District Court case Harry McLachlen et al v H R Stroube et al. The suit over an oil lease in Sharon Ridge Canyon Unit southwest of Snyder pauses to Jan 7 due to defense counsel illness. Plaintiffs include G M Heinzelmann and others. defense led by Frank J Scurlock. Jury list includes Kenneth Snyder and Bart Branson among others.
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Harry McLachlen
H. R. Stroube
Sharon Ridge Canyon
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Danbury
Conn
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Corsicana
G.M. Heinzelmann
Frank J. Scurlock
Turner, Winn, Scurlock & Terry
Dallas
Scurlock
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
Jack Stayton
Near Normal Weather Outlook For Dec 11 16
The Weather Bureau warns of near normal temperatures in East and Central Texas and West Louisiana with 2 to 5 degree dips elsewhere. A light precipitation chance exists Sunday or Monday with a slow warming trend after Thursday. West Texas sees 2 to 5 degrees above normal in the Panhandle and near normal elsewhere with warming Thursday and Friday.
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Louisiana
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Snyder school board discusses new South Elementry School plans
The Snyder school board held its monthly session covering the South Elementary School project as the first of several in the district's 2 325 000 building program. Bond sales, city patrols near schools, and a water supply solution were among topics. Roy Dunlap outlined part time patrols for school grounds with city furnishing uniforms and training while the district would pay 80 monthly per officer. A North Elementary water issue could require a 9 500 six inch line with possible city water shared with nearby businesses. The board formed a sub committee to explore an interlocal water agreement with the city council.
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Fred Buford
Buford
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Clyde Godwin
Max West
Gene Best
Skipper Joyce
Main
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Snyder area reports high 56 and low 17 degrees with 7:30 am reading of 18 degrees. East Texas stays cold into Wednesday night with interior lows 18 to 28 and coastal 28 to 34. South Central Texas colder Wednesday afternoon and night, then not so cold Thursday with interior lows 24 to 32 and coastal 30 to 36. North Central and West Texas stay fair through Thursday, with Wednesday night not as cold and warmer Thursday. interior lows 18 to 28.
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Deep Freeze Grips Texas With Record Lows Across State
Winter weather swept Texas with a bitter Arctic air mass. Lows ranged from Amarillo nine below to Brownsville 47, Dallas 21 set near an all time Dec 11 low. Gusty northerds sparked dust, fires at cotton gins, and extensive crop and bale damage in West Texas communities.
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Dalhart
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Farmers Approve Quotas in National Cotton Referendum
In Texas Scurry County voters backed marketing quotas with 276 for and 71 against out of 347. Across 247 counties Upland cotton quotas carried 286,? ballots challenged. rice quotas won 1,373 to 214 in 23 counties. Extra long staple area voted 353 to 34.
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Texas
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Pecos-El Paso
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