Sitdown Strike Empowers Budapest Workers Against Kadar Regime
About 28 000 workers at Csepel iron and steel works near Budapest joined thousands more in a sitdown strike to demand the release of labor leaders Sandor Racz and Sandor Bari. Bejolannis plant also halted as Soviet troops and Hungarian militia faced workers. Police arrested the two leaders, while a Soviet commission dissolved the workers council but could not compel production.
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Budapest
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Csepel Works
Janos Kadar
Bejolannis
Sandor Bacz
Christmas Rush In Full Swing At Snyder Post Office
Christmas mail and heavy parcel volumes are rising at the Snyder post office. Superintendent James Stewart notes parcels are arriving fast and a parcel sub-station will open by Monday on Twenty-fifth Street across from Montgomery Ward & Co.
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Snyder Post Office
James Stewart
Stewart
Twenty-fifth Street
Montogomery Ward & Co
Notice on GI loan rate as new Congress may raise cap
The Veterans Administration said lenders may require GI home loans in negotiation to bear the highest rate permissible at closing. The current maximum GI home loan interest rate is 4 percent, and activity has fallen partly due to limited investment money.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Congress
Snyder Schools Win Ford Foundation TV Grant
Snyder high school receives a 7500 grant from the Ford Foundation through the Fund for the Advancement of Education to study television aided teaching in science. Project leaders include Dr. Cecil Yarbrough and principal T D Wiman with science head Glenn Richardson directing. Trials compare TV aided lessons with traditional methods, showing early positive results and potential for expanded class sizes and gifted instruction.
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Cecil Yarbrough
Snyder
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Ford Foundation
U.S
Fund For Studies
T. D. Wiman
Glenn Richardson
Commission On Study of Secondary Education
J. G. Umstaddt
University of Texas
Yarbrough
Umstaddt
Commission
Wiman
Richardson
Lloyd Trump
University of Illinois
Jerry Stoddard
Texas Council backs ethics code and annual sessions plan
The Texas Legislative Council approved recommendations for a code of ethics and a lobby registration law plus annual legislative sessions and raised salaries. Proposed pay would be 3000 dollars a year plus office expenses, with 2000 dollars for the lieutenant governor and House speaker. The measures require voter approval as a constitutional amendment.
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Austin
Texas Legislative Council
George Moffett
Chillicothe
La Marca Sentenced to Death for Weinberger Kidnapping
Angelo La Marca, 31, was sentenced to die in Sing Sing for kidnapping and murder in the Weinberger baby case. Nassau County Judge Mario Pittoni upheld the verdict and death penalty after denying motions to overturn. An automatic appeal follows.
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Mineola
N.Y
Angelo LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
Sing Sing
Nassau County
Mario Pittoni
LaMarca
Weinberger
Long Island
David Markowitz
Bus Companies To Hold Conference On Desegregation
Houston conferences with bus companies aim to secure voluntary compliance with laws banning racial integration on intra state buses. U S Attorney Malcolm R Wilkey of the Southern District of Texas said the meetings were being arranged but he would not disclose dates or potential government actions if voluntary steps fail.
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Houston
U.S
Finnish Leader Juho Paasikivi Dies at 86
Helsinki Finland January 1966 Juho Paasikivi Finland's president from 1946 to 1956 died today at age 86 The long serving leader passed away in Helsinki his passing marking the end of an era in Finnish politics.
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Helsinki
Finland
Juho Paasikivi
Trailer House Damaged By Blaze In Deluxe Trailer Court
Fire heavily damaged the interior and exterior of the Bowen trailer home at Deluxe Trailer Court on Twenty-eighth Street and Avenue O yesterday afternoon. Fire chief D A Porter said the blaze likely started from a heating unit. The Bowens, teachers in Snyder schools, were not at home.
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Charles Bowen
Twenty-eighth Street
Avenue O
D. A. Porter
Bowen
Snyder
NATO backed atomic capable weapons promised by US
The United States pledged to supply modern weapons able to fire atomic charges to NATO allies while retaining atomic warheads. The weapons would have dual capacity for conventional or nuclear use, with conventional arms provided due to U.S. laws. Defense Secretary Wilson announced the move in a closed NATO session, also naming Paul-Henri Spaak as secretary general as Ismay prepares to retire.
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Paris
United States
NATO
U.S
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
15-Nation Alliance
Paul - Henri Spaak
Spaak
A United Europe
Lord Ismay
Britain
Ismay
America
Sour Lake Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Shreveport
William R. Starnes, 24, was arrested in Shreveport after police said he admitted staging yesterday's Sour Lake State Bank robbery. About $25,211 was recovered from a suitcase. Wayne Bateman led the investigation and said Starnes was armed but did not resist.
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William R. Starnes
Shreveport
Sour Lake State Bank
Wayne Bateman
Starnes
Tiny Tanya Reunited With Mother In London
Tanya Chwastov, born July 1954 in Philadelphia to alien parents, leaves the U S Embassy in her mother’s arms with an American passport. A British court named Tanya as American and ordered her return to her mother in Michigan for Christmas.
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London
Tanya Chwastov
Russia
Philadelphia
United States
U.S
Tanya
Nancy
Alexis Chwastov
Elena Dieczok
Detroit
Michigan
Britain
Leningrad
County Fair Plans Discussed by Commerce Committee
The Cham ber of Commerce agriculture committee reviewed county fair plans and farmer business supper series. Suppers are set to begin in February and cover Fluvanna Dermott Union Ira Knapp Canyon Dunn China Grove and Hobbs Camp Springs Midway Ennis Creek Lloyd Mountain.
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Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Helmleigh
Fluvanna-Dermott- Union
Ira-Knapp-Canyon
Dunn- China Grove
Hobbs-Camp Springs
Midway
Ennis Creek
Lloyd Mountain
Henry Burchett
Agriculture Committee
Two Plead Guilty In Lobbyist Case
Two lobbyists Elmer Patman and John M. Neff pleaded guilty to failing to register under the Lobbying Act while working for the natural gas bill. They were fined 2500 dollars each and received suspended one year terms. their employer Superior Of Co. was fined 5000 dollars on two counts.
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Washington
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
California
Patman
Neff
Sen
Francis Case
R-Sd
Congress
Eisenhower
Case
Sioux Falls
S.D
Firemen Respond to Grease Fire at Avenue C Trailer
Firefighters were called shortly before noon to a grease fire in a trailer at 2802 Avenue C owned by D. F. Davis. The blaze started from frying pan grease flaring in an oven and was extinguished before they arrived.
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Avenue C
D. F. Davis
Lubbock Anson Sweep Opening Canyon Reef Tourney
Lubbock and Anson won opening round games in the Canyon Reef Invitational. Westerners toppled Winters 85 to 44 with Max Hood scoring 17 and Dwayne Key adding 14. Anson beat Rotan 56 to 28 led by Gary Bailey 27 points and George Bridges 13.
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Tom
Lubbock
Anson
Winters
Rotan
Max Hood
Westerners
Dwayne Key
Gary Baily
William Wright
George Bridges
Yellowhammers
Snyder
Hamlin
Weatherford
Brownfield
Clothing Needed For Distribution Here
Kiwanis Club member Joe V. Robinson requests clothing for men women and children of all ages for Christmas distribution. Needy residents or reporters of need should deliver outfits to the central fire station at city hall. Toys are also needed and may be taken to the central fire station.
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Joe V. Robinson
Kiwanis Club
Robinson
Central Fire Station
Convicts On the Run After KPRC Station Escape
Two state prison convicts McDonnel and Myre escaped from a Houston broadcast station while filming Behind Prison Walls. They abducted Joseph Kennedy for two hours before leaving his truck nearby and vanishing with the police using bloodhounds to track them. Kennedy was unharmed and the search expanded through northeast Houston.
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Houston
KPRC
Kprc TV
Penal System
Owen McDonnel
Paul Everett Myre
Joseph G. Kennedy
Kennedy
Oklahoma Operators Complete 134 Wells
Oklahoma operators completed 184 wells this week, up 14 from last week. The tally included 82 oil wells, 9 gas wells, 40 clusters and 3 service wells. New locations staked dropped from 180 to 159.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Research Oil
Two Injured In Morning City Car Crash
A two car collision at Avenue E and the East Highway near 10 45 left Mrs. O F Newell of Big Spring injured with facial cuts and bruises and her husband slightly hurt. Mrs Newell was taken to Battenfield Jones Hospital Clinic while the 1951 Studebaker’s windshield was knocked out. Niles Oquist 66 of Lubbock Highway drove a 1950 Chrysler and was not seriously hurt. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Leamon Land
O. F. Newell
Big Spring
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
Land
Weather Outlook for Snyder and West Texas
Yesterday high 57 low 25. A 32 degree reading was recorded at 7 30 am today. West Texas will be clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with a warmer Friday afternoon and similar warmth in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area Friday night.
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Snyder
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Ike and Nehru Face Clashes Over Major Global Issues
Washington reports next week’s talks between President Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Nehru are likely to probe differences on six key topics. The discussions may sharpen contrasts on Red China, the Middle East, military alliances, Hungary, neutrality, and colonialism, while aiming for improved relations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
Augusta
State Department
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
New Delhi
L Eisenhower
China
United Nations
U.S
Red China
Korea
Formosa
Middle East
United States
Russia
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Bari
New York
Jaci Johnson
Las Vegas
Barbara Hill
Pittsburgh
Judy Bass
West Orange
N.J
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Leslie Knoll
Seaford
Geraldine Frank
Pat Gaston
San Antonio
Denise Collette
Jamaica
Jo Holcomb
Huntsville
Ala
Gloria Kristy
Grand Marais
Minn
Marion Moore
Fair Lawn
Simone Auger
Montreal
Dolores Paradise
East Paterson
Ann Drake
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sour Lake, Tex
Tiny Tanya
Mother
Ike
Asia
France
Egypt
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