Segregation Fight Is Taken To Court
In Tallahassee two parties clashed over bus segregation as Cities Transit Inc sought a federal ruling on compliance with seat rules and the city sought an order to enforce segregated seating. Police reported arrests of transit staff amid threats of franchise action while a large crowd watched a staged front-seat sit in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Cities Transit, Inc
Cities Transit
City Commission
Charles L. Carter
Frank Stoutamire
C. K. Steele
Presi
Bakersfield Man Hurt In Mishap Here
Don E. Dahlquist of Bakersfield was struck by a 1955 Chevrolet pickup driven by John A. Leeder at Avenue W and Twenty fifth Street. Dahlquist sustained multiple contusions and a kidney issue, treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Avenue W
Twenty-fifth Street
Don E. Dahlquist
John A. Leeder
Avenue N
Dahlquist
Leeder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bank Sales Explained Under New Holding Act
Galveston based American National Insurance Co faces selling two First National Banks in Brownsville and Orange as required by the federal act limiting bank holdings. Negotiations also point to the sale of the Enid Oklahoma bank, with details undisclosed. Orange's First National Bank reportedly gains a controlling stake by E R Odom, price not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
American National Insurance Co
Brownsville
Orange
Moody
First National Bank
Enid
Okla
E. R. Odom
First National Bank of Orange
Odom
New Police Chief Named for Haltom City
Leo Box, formerly Amarillo lieutenant and assistant captain and ex Hereford police chief, will assume Haltom City's police chief role on January 1. He previously led Hereford police before the Fort Worth suburb appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Leo Box
Amarillo
Haltom City
Hereford
Weather Summary for Snyder Texas and Coastline
Yesterday's high 65 and low 29 with a 37 degree reading at 7 30 am today. Texas forecast calls for fair mild conditions through Saturday with gentle to moderate winds along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Oil Company Talks Held Between Liberty and Petrofina
Dallas reports negotiations continue between American Liberty Oil Co. and American Petrofina Inc. as Petrofina seeks to purchase Liberty holdings. Liberty, led by Teddie L. Wynne Sr., owns several million in assets with about 15 million barrels in reserves and 4 000 barrel daily production plus a Mt. Pleasant refinery of 16 000 barrels. Petrofina, backed by a Belgian firm, entered U.S. oil via a 27 percent Panhandle Oil Corp. stake last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
American Liberty Oil Co
American Petrofina Inc
American Liberty Holdings
American Petrofina
American Liberty of
Teddie L. Wynne Sr
Wynne
American Liberty
Mt. Pleasant
United States
Panhandle Oil Corp
Birmingham Bus Segregation Challenge Heads to Federal Court
Birmingham's bus segregation ordinance faces federal court action after a two day protest. Twenty two Negro protesters were arrested for violating separate seating rules and freed on $100 bonds awaiting Recorder's Court on January 3. Police say legal measures will be used to block a federal injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Recorder’s Court
Robert E. Lindbergh
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shoe Burglar Strikes Again in Longview
In Longview the so called shoe burglar struck again last night taking three single left shoes size 6 14 from an unspecified home. No pairs were stolen and no other items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Segregation in Capital Returning Swerve in Suez Talks
United Nations salvage efforts at Suez delay clearing the southern canal entrance as Egyptian authorities delay mine clearance. U.N. and British French crews prepare amid a symbolic restart with 18 ships ready to work from Port Said to El Cap. Israel offers an exchange of Egyptian prisoners for four Israelis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
United Nations
Egypt
Suez
U.S
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.N
Tyne
Protector
P.W. Dekoe
Port Said
Canal
Britain
France
Canal Zone
Israel
Mea Ile
Life on Mars May Be Suffering Drought Grays Seen
Astronomer Carl Sagan reports Mars appeared gray during its close 32 year approach and suggests a possible drought reducing former green and blue plant-like areas. He notes dark mid-belt regions reappear after dust storms and that life, if present, may be tougher and more efficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mars
Carl Sagan
Yerkes and McDonald Observatories
University of Chicago
Sagan
Earth
South Polar
Oil Allowable for January Set by Railroad Commission
The Railroad Commission set the January oil allowable at 3,421,058 barrels daily, unchanged from December. Statewide production remains 16 days, with independents favoring 16 days while majors sought 17 or 18 days, as commissioners study transport details to the Gulf Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
West Texas
Gulf Coast
Report Recommends Segregation in DC Public Schools
A House subcommittee majority urges returning to racially separate District of Columbia public schools, claiming integration has damaged educational opportunities for both white and Negro pupils. The six-member panel notes higher costs and discipline issues, while sidelining legal questions from the Supreme Court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
District of Columbia
James C. Davis
D-Ga
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Woodrow W. Jones
D-Nc
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
DeWitt S. Hyde
R-Md
Subcommittee
Washington Public
Supreme Court
House Subcommittee
High Court
Lost Strayed or Eaten Ad Traces Missing Steer
A Kim, Colorado advertiser altered a typical lost strayed or stolen notice in the Kim Country Record. He placed a heading reading Lost strayed or eaten to seek trace of a steer missing since August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim
Colo
Kim Country Record
Highway Death Toll Rises During Holiday Period
Chicago reports recount grim Christmas toll with 706 Americans killed and about 24 000 injured in traffic crashes. Texas logged 43 fatalities while Illinois led in speed related crashes prompting officials to cite too much horsepower and bad weather as core causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
J. O. Musick
The
Texas Safety Assn
Outer Space
United States
Texas
Illinois
California
Bernard R. Caldwell
San Francico
Texas City
State Division of Traffic Safety
William G. Stratton
Infantry and Armor Units Modernized in U S Army
San Francisco report notes infantry divisions will shift to five combat units and greater mobility with wider dispersal to withstand atomic attack. The new structure will be larger than a battalion but smaller than a regiment, removing 3700 men per division. Introduced weapons include a 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun, a NATO rifle, and a Dart anti tank missile along with updated artillery mortars submachine guns and helicopters. Honest John and other missiles will add reach to the reorganized force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Washington
6Th Army
Roby lineman injured in highline fall near Fullerville
Donald Allen Morton 19 of Roby, a lineman for Mid west Electric Cooperative, fell about 32 feet from a highline pole near Fullerville three miles west and one and a half miles off U S Highway 84. He suffered severe spinal injuries and was taken by Bell ambulance to Battenfield-Jones Hospital in very serious condition. A Lub bock neuro-surgeon aided local doctors overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roby
Justiceburg
Donald Allen Morton
Allen Morton
Morton
Midwest Electric Cooperative
Bell Ambulance
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
Lubbock
Fullerville
U. S. Highway 84
Brush Fire Near Bel Air Protected With No Damages
A predawn brush fire in Bel Air was controlled after burning 40 acres near Stone Canyon. Fourteen fire companies contained the blaze with no structural damage. Notable residents in the area include Greer Garson Eva Marie Saint Walter Wanger and Joan Bennett. The fire came near Maureen O'Hara's home area from a December blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Comedienne
Imogene Coca
Bel Air
Miss Coca
Stone Canyon
Greer Garson
Eva Marie Saint
Walter Wanger
Joan Bennett
Maureen O'Hara
Santa Is Really Good To Atlanta Prisoners
The Fulton County Jail chaplain Rev. Bill Allison handed out Christmas parcels to inmates including a Bible devotionals fruit socks and pens. A post Christmas shakedown found one inmate had removed a pen cartridge and made a tool to pick handcuff locks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bill Allison
Fulton County
Juanita DeLaCruz Dies at 29 In Snyder Funeral
Mrs. Juanita DeLaCruz of Snyder died at Battenfield Jones Hospital at 2 20 this morning aged 29 years 10 months 13 days. Services set for Sunday 2 p m at Templo Baptista with Rev E P Gonzales officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery with Bolger Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Juan DeLaCruz three daughters Cecilia Lula Rose Marie a step daughter Guadalupe a step son Juan DeLaCruz Jr and mother Mrs Ben OBalle of Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita DeLaCruz
Lubbock
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
DeLaCruz
Snyder
Templo Baptista Church
E. P. Gonzales
Snyder Cementery
Bolger Funeral Home
Juan DeLa Cruz
Cecilia
Lula
Rose Marie
Guadalupe
Juan DeLaCruz Jr
Ben O’balle
License Hike Faces Sharp Probe by Texas Water Resources Panel
In Austin the Texas Water Resources Committee faced charges that its plan to raise hunting and fishing licenses and tax mot ors and boats is unjust. Bay Shore Rod Reef and Gun Club's Bob Taylor led opposition claiming 2 400 members would bear a new tax for another group. The exchange with Senate chair George Parkhouse drew insults before Parkhouse apologized. Beadle of Southwest Research Institute testified on reservoir evaporation control and asked for 93 000 dollars for two years of study as others representing sportsmen joined the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Water Resources Committee
Bob Taylor
Bay Shore
Sen
George Parkhouse
Dallas
i\Fish and Game Department
Taylor
Parkhouse
B. W. Beadle
Department of Chemistry of
Southwest Research Institute
San Antonio
Texas
Ray Roberts
McKinney
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Dent
Negro Inter-Civic Council
Steele
G. P. Kuiper
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Ft. Ord
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