Technical Era Ends New Frontier Looms
A late 1950s Associated Press reflection marks the end of one era as the Sixties begin with advances in rockets satellites automation and computers. It notes prosperity and religious growth alongside new dilemmas from overpopulation to pollution and the ongoing Cold War struggle. The piece highlights science shaping daily life and society’s shifting priorities.
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Far East
Man
Kansas
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
South Korea
Cuba
Berlin
America
Stalin
Western Europe Unites for a Common Market boom
A year end look shows Western Europe expanding prosperity with Germany France Belgium the Netherlands Italy Luxembourg forming a common market and tariff cuts among six nations. Britain joins with tariff schemes and joint ventures across industries as American subsidiaries thrive.
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West Europe
West Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Luxembourg
Britain
Switzerland
Austria
Portugal
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Nation’s Weather Sees Seasonable Cold Amid Flood Woes
The Associated Press reports generally cold but seasonable weather with no major storms for New Year’s Eve. Occasional rain or snow is forecast for New Year’s Day from the mid continent to the Pacific Northwest. Flood damage and power outages persist in the Northeast and upstate New York, with Hull Massachusetts ordered to evacuate 250 families. Sea water nine feet? Note: The source mentions sea water depth and disaster area details for a town of about 6,000 population, and widespread utility outages.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Pacific Northwest
Middle
Mississippi Valley
New England
Kentucky
Tennessee
Appalachians
Pennsylvania
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Rio Grande Valley
Hull
Mass
Atlantic
New Jersey
Maine
Slaying Ends in Death after TV Argument
In New Boston New Hampshire an elderly boarder killed his 81 year old landlord with a baseball bat during a month long dispute over television programs. The killer, Alphonsus Bellefontaine 72, then suffered a fatal heart attack. County Attorney Conrad Danais said the two men argued since Bellefontaine moved into Chandler's home last October.
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New Boston
N. H
Alphonsus Bellefontaine
Frank Chandler
Farmer County
Conrad Danais
Bellefontaine
Chandler
Open Beaches Bill Test Set In Galveston
The Texas Attorney General plans to file suit next week to test open beaches rights against Seaway Company Inc. at Sea Isle on Galveston West Beach. The company has built four water-edge fences and declined to remove barriers after a formal demand. The move follows years of fencing public beach access across the coast.
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Galveston
Tex
State Attorney General's Office
Texas
Atty
James Rogers
Department
Land Office
Seaway Company Inc
Sea Isle
West Beach
Will Wilson
J. Sigmund Foreman
Seaway Co
Texas Beach Assn
Isaac Arnold
Houston
All Of Texas Cloudy Today With Incoming Snow
Clouds blanket Texas and the region from the lower Texas Gulf Coast to New Mexico as temperatures rise and then drop. Snow is likely in the Panhandle by Friday night while East and Central areas face uncertain forecasts. Dallas heads into the Cotton Bowl with showers possible and a high near 69. Rain fell at Brownsville and other border towns before dawn.
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Texas Gulf Coast
New Mexico
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
East Texas
Central Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Dallas
Brownsville
Laredo
San Angelo
Wink
Cotton Bowl Parade Winds Through Dallas Downtown
Music from two dozen bands filled Dallas as the Cotton Bowl Coronation Parade moved along Commerce and Main streets. Thousands watched an hour of lavish floats, including 65-foot displays featuring Southwest Conference princesses and Miss Syracuse. The end float carried Cotton Bowl queen Diane Lander of the University of Texas.
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Dallas
Commerce
Syracuse
Diane Lander
University of Texas
Two Syracuse Players to Marry Saturday in Dallas
Syracuse football stars tackle Bob Yates and halfback Gerhard Schwedes obtained marriage licenses with their college sweethearts at the county clerk office. The couples plan 11 a.m. Saturday wedding at Perkins Chapel on the SMU campus, the day after the Cotton Bowl game between Syracuse and Texas.
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Dallas
Syracuse
Bob Yates
Gerhard Schwedes
Perkins Chapel
Southern Methodist University
Texas
Decade End Debate Faces Astronomers and Historians
Washington AP reports on the ambiguity of counting decades and centuries as astronomer Simone Gossner of the Naval Observatory explains there is no year zero and the Christian era begins in year 1 AD. She notes birth estimates for Christ around 4 to 8 BC and Dionysius Exiguus’s errors in setting the era's start. The piece ends with a quip about losing one’s mind when wrestling with calendar math.
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Washington
Christ
State Insurance Board moves to enforce Texas auto plan
The Texas Insurance Board authorizes immediate effect of a new auto insurance program amid opposition. Sen. Grady Hazlewood seeks delay until Jan 14 hearing, while Sen. Jarrard Secrest opposes the plan, arguing merit ratings and flexible pricing should replace uniform rates.
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Associated Press
State Insurance Board
Texas
Penn Jackson
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Jarrard Secrest
Temple
Hazlewood
Jackson
Austin
Insurance Board
Secrest
Expect Toll To Fall Short During Holiday Period
AUSTIN AP Depart ment of Public Safety Director Homer Garrison said holiday traffic fatalities may fall 30 short of the 111 forecast if current rates hold. By 10 am the count stood at 56 with more deaths likely during the second long weekend. He urged careful driving to save lives.
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Austin, Tex
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison
DPS
Garrison
Automobile Mishaps Will Per Day In Chicago Area
Chicago report shows auto accidents killed slightly over 100 persons daily in the year to date. The National Safety Council estimates 1.4 million disabling injuries and a death toll around 37 500 to 38 000 for the year based on 11 months data and a December projection. Last year totals were 36 981 deaths and 1 350 000 injuries.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
South Korea Denies Soviet Warship Attack Charge
Seoul rejects Tass accusation that a South Korean warship fired on a Soviet hydrographic vessel Ungo off the North Korean coast. The navy says its ships do not operate north of the reported point and cites possible North Korean blame.
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Seoul, Korea
South Korea
Navy
Japan
North Korea
Tass
Ungo
Jane's Manual On Navies
High Seas
Yarborough Predicts Militancy in Democratic Congress
In Austin AP Ralph Yarborough leaves for Washington predicting a more militant Democratic stance in Congress and criticizes Federal Reserve Board production figures as propaganda. He accuses the White House of smoothing over fiscal issues and says Republican rate hikes fuel inflation and hinder production.
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Congress
Yarborough
Texas
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Reds Invited To Join Study
NASA said Explorer VII data will be shared with scientists worldwide including the Soviet Union to decode telemetry and study space radiation hazards, weather, and atmospheric effects. The 92 pound satellite, launched Oct 13 from Cape Canaveral, circles at 345 to 670 miles altitude with speeds of 16 000 to 17 000 mph and yields findings on radiation belts heat balance and large cloud areas.
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Washington
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Earth
Space
Space 4
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
A cloudy period with occasional rain spans South Central North Central and West Gulf regions. Temperatures rise into Friday with highs near 57 and lows around 30 to 39. Scattered thunderstorms possible Friday afternoon or night. snow risk in Panhandle Friday or Friday night. Winds vary from 15 to 20 mph across areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandleate
West Gulf
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