Idaho Villages Face Revenue Loss From Slot Machine Ban
Idaho villages including Garden City confront sharp revenue losses as state officials and the Supreme Court ban slot machines at midnight ending legal gaming in incorporated municipalities. Garden City, population 700 in 1950, cut seven police jobs and faces fiscal strain while leaders weigh future as villages may merge into nearby cities.
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Boise
Idaho
State Supreme Court
Garden City
Clyde Allen
Robertson Smith
Weiser
Idaho Municipal League
Smith
No Clues In Guatemala Mob Attack On Men
Police report a mob of about 60 farm workers attacked two detectives and two farm owners near San Vicente Pacaya in Escuintla. Detective Jose Antonio Alvarado died. the others remain in serious condition after being beaten and hung from a tree for hours. No mob identities known.
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Guatemala
Escuintla
Adrian and
Aristedes Calderon
San Vicente Pacaya
Calderon Brothers
Jose Antonio Alvarado
Quiet New Year’s Eve Reported By Police
Police and sheriff’s officers reported a quiet holiday with no violence or serious accidents in the early new year. One minor crash occurred at 9 40 in front of the post office at 2208 Avenue R. Theresa Grey Pinkerton 62 moving from New Mexico to Vernon in a 1948 Dodge and James Herbert Norred 60 from Snyder in a 1953 Buick sedan were involved.
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Avenue R
Theresa Grey Pinkerton
New Mexico
Vernon
James Herbert Norred
Snyder
First Baby Born at Dawn in Snyder Texas
The eight pound son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Ybarra born at 6 59 this morning in Snyder near Avenue R. Dr Sherman Merritt delivered the child with help from his wife the nurse. Merchants plan prizes for the newborn including shoes from McDonalds diapers milk and more.
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Antonio Ybarra
Snyder
Ybarra
North
Ybarras
Sherman Merritt
Santa Fe
Avenue R
Lupe
Frank
Berra
Janie
McDonald's
Stinson Drug
Dunlap's
Furr Food Store
Traffic Deaths Slow During New Year Weekend
The Associated Press reports 24 total deaths in 13 hours of the New Year weekend, with 11 in traffic and 11 in fires. A Montana airplane crash killed a married couple. their 5-year-old daughter survived. Fires claimed a Lake City mother and three children, plus two Chicago apartment fires. State tallies include Illinois four. Connecticut and New York two each. Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina one each.
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Associated Press
Montana
National Safety Council
Lake City
S.C
Chicago
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Ex-Postmaster in South Texas to Hand Over Office
Marguerite Mullen says she was fired for political reasons and will resign the post if a qualified successor is not appointed by 1 p.m. today. She notes alleged irregularities at the post office as frivolous and warns the vault will be locked once transfer is accepted. She sent a message to George A. Gray, Fort Worth postal inspector.
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Alicep
South
Texas
Marguerite Mullen
Mullen
Generally Mild Weather Across United States At Start Of Year
The New Year opened with generally mild conditions across most of the United States. Snow flurries appeared in lower Michigan and the eastern Great Lakes, with light rain in the Pacific Northwest. A broad cloud cover spanned from the Pacific to the Great Lakes as temperatures rose 20 to 30 degrees in the north and central Mississippi Valley and northern Great Lakes. Thirty-degree readings were common where subzero weather had prevailed, especially in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
United States
Michigan
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Malenkov foresees year with less international tension
Premier Malenkov in Izvestia calls 1954 favorable for reducing world tension and improving US Soviet ties. He says no real obstacles to better understanding, supports a ban on atomic arms and broad disarmament steps. Pravda counters with Western plot claims as Berlin ministers meet.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Malenkov
Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Oscow
Malen-Ov
Klementi Voroshilovy
U.S. State Department
Berlin
Pravda
Communist Party
West Germany
Tass
The
Bank Robbery In Houston National Bank Shakedown
Two men held after a $57,329 robbery at the Houston National Bank with four charged as felons. Donny Norris Allen, a 19 year old clerk, implicated three others James Mitchell aka Richardson Johnny Navarro and Nick Mitchell plus a fourth unnamed girl. FBI notes allege a Mexico getaway plan and later arrests.
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Houston
Tex
Houston National Bank
Donny Norris Allen
FBI
Frank Murray
Young Allen
Murray
Allen
James David Mitchell
James David Richardson
Johnny Gonzales Navarro
Nick Mitchell
Mitchell
Navarro
Mitchells
George Chapman
James Mitchell
Chapman
Mexico
Himself
Attack on Dien Bien Phu Reported By Vietminh Fighters
Hanoi reports Vietminh reinforce Iron Division No 316 for a possible strike on Dien Bien Phu the last major French stronghold in northwest Indochina. French Union forces clash with Vietminh south of the fortress as air strikes along the Mekong persist for a ninth day with Vietminh withdrawing into the jungle after a prior division assault.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Mekong
Rescuers Find Marooned Nine Little Tipsy Skiers
MACERTA Italy Rescuers battled snowstorms and found nine young skiers alive and slightly drunken after four days in a Ap penine Mountain hut They had celebrated New Year s Eve with liquor One rescuer said discordant singing warned of their survival Police said the group was helped back home Six people died in Italy during a four day cold snap including three Milan Boy Scouts frozen near the Swiss border a Sicilian wood cutter and two Alpine shepherds.
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Macerta
Italy
Milan
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Japanese POW Batchelor homecoming thrills Kermit family
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor, held as a prisoner of war, is repatriated after 90 days of refusal. His mother and father in Kermit Texas celebrate at Odessa bus station with band members and newsmen. In Tokyo his wife Kyoko sends love messages while planning reunion, ending a long wartime separation.
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Batchelor
Dorothy
Dallas
Bobby Soxer
Kermit High School
Kyoko
Japan
States
Ex-Balky Hints More POWs May Seek Repatriation
Seoul report says Cpl. Claude Batchelor, a Texan who stayed with the Communists, now believes other unrepatriated American prisoners may decide to return home. He was repatriated after 31 months and cited his Japanese wife and fear of violence as factors. He noted mistrust among remaining POWs and questioned indoctrination in camps.
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Batchelor
1St Cavalry Division
Frank
Pappy) Noel
Noel
Seoul
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
U.N
Panmunjom
Kermit, Tex
Korea
Edward Dickenson
Big Stone Gap
Dickenson
Man Freed After Being Mistaken for Buffalo Murder Suspect
In Green River Wyoming Albert Burns a 26 year old railroad fireman spent a week jailed for a possible match to Ralph Grubisich in the Buffalo murder case. Washington fingerprint results cleared him and he was released Maher said Burns moved to Evanston to seek reinstatement with the railroad authorities.
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Greenriver
Wyo
Sweetwater County
Mike Maher
Albert Burns
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
Ralph Grubisich
Burns
Maher
Evanston
Donald F. Hurd
Climbers In Peril On Mt Hood Amid New Year Storm
Three climbers Layden Walsh of Olympia Fred Hart of Corvallis and Art Maki of Ridgefield were summit bids from Timberline Lodge at 8000 feet on Mt. Hood. A severe storm with winds up to 80 mph and freezing temperatures threatened their ascent with no top shelter while others were advised not to attempt the climb as heavy snow loomed. Forecasters predicted relief later in the day.
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Portland
Orc
Mt. Hood
Timberline Lodge
Layden Walsh
Olympia
Wash
Fred Hart
Corvallis
Ore
Art Maki
Ridgefield
Weather report from Snyder notes mild conditions
The article records yesterday's high of 59 degrees in Snyder per weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn. The overnight low before dawn reached 25 degrees with a 7 30 morning reading of 29 degrees, indicating mild conditions for the area.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central Texas fair through Saturday with slight warming. East and West Texas mostly fair with no major changes. South Central Texas fair and getting a bit warmer, moderate to southeast coast.
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Texas
Eisenhower Plans State of the Union With Aides
President Eisenhower and top aides began drafting the State of the Union message with an early morning meeting at the Augusta National Golf Club. The group, including Henry Cabot Lodge and Sherman Adams, discussed the address as cameras and questions about insurance for stolen equipment arose.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Augusta National Golf Club
White House
Washington
Pro
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Joseph M. Dodge
Sherman Adams
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Con
Dixie
New England
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Lad & Lassie Shop
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Moscow Radio
America
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West Texas
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Kenneth
Balky
Auckland, N.Z
Wangaehu
Auckland
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