State Toll Plan Seeks Regional Highway Authorities
A New York planning group urged forming five regional toll authorities to manage existing toll roads and finance new projects. The plan proposes 10 cent tolls on select parkways, pooling revenues, and a statewide Thruway authority, with the Triborough Authority possibly remaining as a sixth region for New York City.
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Albany
Niagara ‘Frontier
St. Lawrence River
Adirondacks
Hudson Valley
Long Island
Triborough Authority
Hudson River Authority
Long Island Authority
Jones Beach State Parkway Authority
Nassau County Bridge Authority
Nassau County
New York City
Triborough Bridge
William J Ronan
New York University
Graduate School of Public Administration and Social Service
Arthur H. Schwartz
State Supreme Court
Hickenlooper Defends Defense Cuts in Congress
Senator Hickenlooper argues the administration can justify the proposed reductions in armed forces. He says military strength will rise with modern weapons while Democrats seek to politicize national defense as Secretary Wilson faces scrutiny from the new Democratic Congress.
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Washington
Defense Wilson
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Wilson
Binghamton Firm Bids for Plant Transfer
The Endicott Johnson Shoe Company of Binghamton New York is listed among 29 firms in 21 states poised to buy the government synthetic rubber plant at Louisville Kentucky. Organized by the American Synthetic Rubber Corporation the group expects to complete the deal this week with the Rubber Facilities Disposal Commission. The sale would raise the number of government built plants transferred to private ownership to 22.
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Washington GP
Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company
Binghamton, N. Y
Louisville
American Synthetic Rubber Corporation
Timberlake held hostage girl in Wake Forest mill
Graham Timberlake, 31, a cotton mill worker, surrendered after holding his ex sweetheart Jesse Elizabeth Davis, 29, for over 24 hours at a Wake Forest textile mill. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possible kidnapping as he underwent mental examinations to determine competence for a sanity ruling.
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Raleigh, N.C. Cup
Lester V. Chalmers, Jr
Graham Timberlake
Timberlake
Jesse Elizabeth Davis
Wake Forest N. C
Miss Davis
Fimberlake
Walter Sikes
Chalmers
Papal Mass Held in Room With Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII heard mass from his armchair in his papal bedroom as a German Jesuit priest conducted the service. Vatican sources say the 78 year old, frail but improving, spent a good night and plans a Christmas greeting to be broadcast in 23 languages. He also aims to appear briefly at St. Peter's window on Christmas Day to deliver Urbi et Orbi.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Papal
Buffalo
N. Y
Vatican
Vatican Radio
St. Peter's Square
Leity
Wimmer Brothers Reunite After 65 Years in Arkansas
In Clarksville Arkansas Amon Wimmer 89 of Muskogee Oklahoma met his brother W A Wimmer whom he hadn t seen in 65 years while driving across Ozone Mountain. He found a sign reading Wimmer rd and the two men reunited after decades apart.
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Clarksville, Ark
INS
Amon Wimmer
Muskogee
Okla
Ozone Mountain
Arkansas
Nehru and Tito Urge Peaceful Coexistence Plan
Prime Minister Nehru and Yugoslav President Tito declared that peaceful coexistence among nations is essential for civilization. They urged United Nations support for sovereignty and noninterference while rejecting forming a new bloc in the cold war. Tito toured Northern India after a six day visit.
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India
Nehru
Tito I
Yugoslavia
Tito
Back With Toys Finds Home Burned Before Christmas
James L. Vance visited Huntington to pick up Salvation Army toys for his three children and returned to a small rented home destroyed by fire. No injuries. Loss estimated at 4500 dollars. furniture clothing bedding cooking utensils groceries and two Christmas trees were lost. Salvation Army provided clothing and housing aid at the citadel while arrangements are made.
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Huntington
W. Va
James L. Vance
Salvation Army
Citadel
Risk Ouster As Fought By Attache
Washington reports that Walt Ladejinsky, an American citizen born in Russia and long time agricultural attache, fights to keep his post as the Agriculture Department transfers jurisdiction from State. The department says he is unqualified for security and technical reasons and seeks a more American tenure. Supporters plan to seek Eisenhower's help. embassy officials note his loyalty.
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Ladejinsky
Agriculture Department
State Department
Eisenhower
Benson
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
State Department Security Division
R. W. Scott McLeod
Bureau of Transportation
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Communist Party
Department
U. SS. BR. R
Department of Agriculture
Ladejjinsky
Attache Post Clearance and Access to Classified US Materials
The department contends that clearance for the attache would grant access to the most highly classified U S government documents. It notes the attache’s role near American farming operations and cites Ladejinsky’s time handling special agricultural issues in Asia as a factor in staffing.
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U.S
Department
Ladejinsky
Asia
Kefauver pushes broad probe into business monopolies
Senator Kefauver says Senate Democratic leaders will meet to plan an intensive next year investigation of economic concentration and antimonopoly enforcement. He cites the Dixon Yates power contract as one feature of a wider study and considers possible roles for committees or a special joint panel.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Dixon-Yates
Parich
Shivers Ties Texas Governor Length Record
Allan Shivers tied the Texas governor record of five years five months and 13 days. He began a new two year term starting January 18, while Beauford Jester’s death between July 9 and July 10, 1949, makes Shivers’ succession date uncertain.
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Austin
Tex
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Coke Stevenson
Beauford H. Jester
Jester
G.O.P. Bill To Peg State School Aid In 1955 Plan
The measure seeks to extend the current educational aid rates for one year, keeping the present low freez ing state equalization levels for calculating allocations. Assembly Speaker Heck and Senate leader Mahoney said it will be the first major bill of the 1955 session, with Governor-Elect Harriman signaling support for extending the Temporary State Commission on Educational Finance.
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Study ‘Commission
Albany
Guclegtate Sidi
Assembly
Oswald D. Heck
Walter J. Mahoney
Senate
State Commission On Educational Finance
Mexico Traffic Police Post Gift Drive Sparks Cheer
Mexico City reports traffic police collected liquor food and clothing at posts nationwide as motorists observed Traffic Policemen's Day with gifts and discounts.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Modernized Hi-Fi Radio-Phonograph Service Ad
An advertisement promotes a present radio phonograph with 3 speed inter mix channels and Hi-Fi performance. It invites contact for TV home service details and guarantees professional appearance and service terms. Call 96700 for more information.
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Rainbow Bridge
Whirlpool Rapids
Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
Niagara River
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Lewiston- Queenston
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Adirondack Authority
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Old Forge
Whiteface
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Mid-Hudson Bridge
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Rip van Winkleridge
Catskill
Kingston-Rhinecliff
New York State Bridge Authority
Taconic State Parkway
Westchester County
Columbia County
Hickenlooper
Binghamton
Associated Press
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Attache
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Tokyo
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U. S
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Harriman
Harrer
Kentucky
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Zazarac
Johnson’s Foods
S. Salina
Ray Stort
Rudolph
Consolidated Cigar Sales Co., Inc
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Remington
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