Gunfire Kills Casino Owner in Carson City
In Carson City Nevada on Christmas Day, casino owner Bill Duffin was shot six times in the back as he entered his car near the Silver Spur Casino. Ruby Barker, 34, a former Senator Club employee, was held as a material witness for safety after questioning and said she heard the shots and Duffin moan but saw nothing. Eldon Barker, her husband, was also questioned but lie detector tests discounted any love triangle motive.
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Duffin
State Capitol
Silver Spur Casino
Senator Club
Bob Humphreys
Ruby Barker
Bill
Humphreys
Hugh Gaitskell to Speak at Duke University
Hugh Gaitskell head of the British Labour party will address Duke University January 5 at 8 15 p m in Page Auditorium. The Educational Affairs Committee of the Duke Student Union sponsors the public talk. Gaitskell a former professor was chosen in 1955 to lead Labour after Attlee. He headed the failed effort to unseat Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in last October election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor Party
Duke University
Duke Student Union
Page
Gaitskell
Clement Attlee
Harold Macmillan
The Quill prompts reflection on life and friends
A column fragment contemplates life decisions and relationships, asking if one has built a protective shell or learned to face life honestly. It notes the importance of family, home upkeep, and emotional balance, with references to local police and court report practices in Raleigh and Gastonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
G. F. Peninger
E. E. Rankin
Motor Vehicles Department
State Bureau of Investigation
L. C. Banley
Gastonia
Skull proved to be Korean War relic find in Bessemer City
Police eased a local mystery after a skull found by two children was identified as a Far East casualty relic from the Korean War. The Marine who brought home the skull as a keepsake was the item’s owner before his mother discarded it, prompting the discovery.
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Bessemer City
Far East
Pamphlets Call Death for Pilot Pope in Jakarta
Handwritten Chinese leaflets posted at St Pauls Church demand death for Allan Lawrence Pope 31 of Miami on trial Monday for piloting a rebel bomber in Indonesia during the 1933 uprising. Pamphlets decry U S intervention and were torn down by parishioners after surface at the Indonesian Christian church.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Allan Lawrence Pope
Miami
Fla
St. Paul's Church
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Cabbie’s Death Traced to Christmas Night Firing
Kathleen Perry, 19, shot taxi driver Nathan Hyman during a $13 holdup in Brooklyn on Christmas morning. She led police to a pickup corner, surrendered a .22 revolver, and said a nervous misfire caused the fatal shot as Hyman reached to turn. Perry, separated from her husband with custody of their child, is charged with homicide. police seek a woman named Jerry who was with her.
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Dunn
Kathleen Perry
Brooklyn
Nathan Hyman
Hyman
Liberace Sees Apology Over London Show Libel
Liberace’s British attorney announced a settlement in the libel case against a London revue. Writs named Jimmy Thompson Peter Myers Linn and Dunfee for misrepresentation in the Apollo Theatre show For Amusement Only. Defendants apologized paid costs and donated to the Actors Benevolent Fund.
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London
Liberace
Jimmy Thompson
Peter Myers
Linn and Dunfee
David Jacobs
Actors’ Benevolent Fund
Thompson
William Neil Connor
Cassandra
London Daily Mirror
Liborace
He Wanted A Girl But Three Came
Dominic Marinelli rushed his wife to Memorial Hospital on Christmas Day hoping for a girl. A girl would have given him three boys and two girls, but the triplets born hours later were three boys and four girls, the first births at Memorial Hospital since 1912.
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Woodbury
N. J
Dominic Marinelli
Tanks Rumble Over Kandahar Amid Karachi Aftermath
Radio Pakistan reports rioting in Kandahar Afghanistan with tanks patrolling streets after demonstrations. Gov of Kandahar fled as mobs attacked his home while shops and a theater burned. Authorities fear further unrest as south Afghan towns reinforce. 285 miles from Kabul. President Eisenhower visited Kabul on goodwill tour.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Radio Pakistan
Afshan
Kabul
Eisenhower Dee
End of Year Reflections on Self and Time
A speaker contemplates the year past and fears what the ledger of 1960 will show. The questions weigh pride, wasted years, and whether future days will reveal more gained than lost as time continues to pass.
U S Entertains Reds At South Pole
A 16 member Soviet expedition reached the American base at the South Pole after a 168 day trek across Antarctica. The convoy of tractor sleds from Mirny Observatory arrived in a hazardous three month journey. Expedition leader Alexander Dralkin said the crew felt fine and gear was in good condition. Moscow offered no details on reception or visit length.
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Londona
South Pole
Antarctica
Radio Moscow
Mirny Observatory
Indian Ocean
Antarctic
Alexander Dralkin
Moscow
Nuts Four-Letter Word Made A War Legend
Fifteen years after General Anthony McAuliffe answered Nuts with a firm use of the four letters the moment defined by his grim Bastogne stand endures as a symbol of American resolve. Hal Boyle recalls the Christmas week battle, the German assault, and the stubborn defense that halted the Nazis in the Ardennes.
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U. S
Anthony MccAuliffe
Battle of the Bulge
Hal Boyle
Halile
Associated Press
New York
Adolph Hiller
Ardennes
Anthony
Old Crack) McAuliffe
101St Airborne
Bastogne
U. S. Sth
10Th Armored
McAuliffe
Belgium
U.S
Vance
U.S.A
Bastonge
Meculiffe
George Patton
Crock
U.S. Army
Europe
American Cyanamid Co
Statue Stolen From Nativity Scene Christmas Eve
Dallas reporting reveals a theft of the original Mary and Baby Jesus statue from a Bastogne theme nativ ity display during Christmas Eve. The incident underscores wartime nostalgia as veterans recall the 1944 siege and Lt Col Anthony McAuliffe’s famed nuts remark.
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Mary
Jesus
Quemoy Shelling Impacts Outdoor Ad Revenue
Formosa reports say gun batteries lobbed shells at city buses beside Quemoy while advertisers in New York hoped for five million dollars yearly. Officials note ads earned about $102000 so far, with the city receiving $4400 as part of the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
New York
China
Quemoy Islands
Venus Too Hot For Human Life Says Drake
RBY ALTON BLAKESLEE reports from CHICAGO that a scientist explained Venus has a surface temperature near 585 degrees Fahrenheit, far above boiling water. He cites a greenhouse heating effect from thick clouds and notes Jupiter’s radiation belts as a separate hazard to spacecraft.
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Alton Blakeslee
Venus
Drake
Associated Press
Chicago
Jupiter
Earth
Frank D. Drake
Green Bank
W. Va
Assa
Hicles
Recreation Bowl aided by Major League Lanes in Gastonia
Gazette staff report says Recreation Bowl not threatened by the new Major League lanes. Manager Billy Shine Jimison reports business up 3 percent and long waits Christmas night. Bowlers favor both centers and some travel to Charlotte for alleys, prompting discussion of a possible third center in Gastonia.
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Ray Jimison
Gazette
Gastonia
Recreation Bowl
Billy
Shine) Jimison
Charlotte
Nationwide stormy weather brings snow and rain across regions
Weather across the United States featured snow rain and freezing drizzle. Central Gulf Coast Florida and the Carolinas saw clearer skies while higher elevations from Arizona to Montana received snowfall. Salt Lake City reported an inch of snow and several central Arizona spots had about .25 inches as roads stayed slick and hazardous in parts of Colorado North Dakota and the Great Lakes region. Temperatures rose across the eastern two thirds by five to over twenty degrees with New England readings near thirty after near zero earlier.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Florida
Carolinas
California-Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Salt Lake City
Colorado
California
Canadian
Texas
Central Plains
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio River
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
New England
Death Takes Local Woman Sue Van Dyke Redfern
Mrs Sue Van Dyke Redfern 45 of Gastonia died Christmas morning visiting friends in Charlotte She was born May 25 194 in Gastonia a Gastonia High School graduate She served 18 months in the WAC and worked as a physical therapy technician Her civic work included Girl Scout leadership handi craft teaching and basketball instruction Surviving husband Jack Redfern mother Mrs Thora Van Dyke sister and brother Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at Carothers Colonial Chapel with Rev E Murray officiating Burial at Holly Wood Cemetery
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Sue van Dyke Redfern
Gastonia
Charlotte
Redfern
Gastonia High School
Gastonia Business College
Evans College of Commerce
WAC
Halloran General Hospital
New York
Firestone Textiles
Rex Mills
Jack Redfern
Thora
L. van Dyke
Everett Jones
T. L. van Dyke Jr
Carothers Colonial Chapel
E. Murray
First Methodist Church
Hally- Wood Cemastery
Jefferson Standard Opens Gastonia Branch Office
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co will open a Gastonia branch Jan 4 with James E. Cashatt as manager and James A. Brittain as cashier. The Gastonia territory covers six counties and district offices will be in Hickory and Morganton. The company plans Sacramento and Gastonia expansion as part of a 68-branch network serving over 400,000 policyholders.
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Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Gastonia
James E. Cashatt
Karl Ljung
Greensboro
Cashatt
Burke
Caldwell
Cleveland
Catawba
Gaston
Lincoln
Hickory
Morganton
James A. Brittain
Asheville
Marine Corps
University of North Carolina
Insurance Marketing Institute of
Southern Methodist University
Ljung
Sacramento
Calif
District of Guinea
Puerto Rico
T. Comer
C.I.A
Estree Celonia
Comer
A. G. Myers
Cashalt
High Point College
Eisenhower Makes Brief Christmas Visit To Gettysburg Grandchildren
President Eisenhower drove to Gettysburg today for a short Christmas visit with grandchildren. He left around 8 15 a m and was to return to the White House within hours. Ice on highways delayed the planned Friday visit, and he will leave Sunday for Augusta, Georgia, for a vacation. The visit lasts about an hour with four grandchildren ages 4 to 10.
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Washington
Isenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Anne Wheaton
Eisenhower
Augusta
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Mary Jean
Maj
John Eisenhower
Germans vow swift action after anti Semitism flareups in Cologne
West German officials promise firm action after vandalism at Cologne synagogue on Christmas Eve. Two men, Arnold Strunk and Paul Josef Schoenen, both 25, were held as neo Nazi suspects from the German Reich party. A monument to Nazi victims in Cologne was also vandalized. Authorities offer rewards for clues and pledge a full investigation. Dr. Gerhard Schroeder expressed regret to the Jewish community. Ernest Hartness obituary notes his Gaston county origin and Westphalia ties.
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Cologne
Germany
Ernest Hartness
Belmont
Armstrong Ford Road
Gaston County
Josef-Heremann Dulhues
Gaing
Martha Wiliams
North Rhine Hartness
Westphalia
West Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
Reich Party
Arnold Strunk
Paul Josef Schoenen
Dufhues
Justin Smith Morris
Vermont
Stenes
Noond War l funeral and survivors noted
The funeral for Noond War l will be Saturday at 3 30 p m at Fife and Bumgardner Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Surviving are his parents two brothers Luther Hartness of Belmont and Jack Hartness of Charlotte and two sisters Mrs Helen Teague and Mrs Kelly Wright of Belmont Mrs Russ Raines 79 died Friday in Morristown Tenn Surviving are a son Hall Smith of Belgrade Fla and nieces and nephews including Mrs P G Braham Mrs Anthony Coleita and Artis Smith all of Gastonia The body will be brought to McLean and Son Funeral Home on Sunday Graveside services will be held Monday at 2 p m at Gaston Memorial Park officiated by Rev C EK Murray of First Methodist Church
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Fife & Bumgardner Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Luther Hartness
Belmont
Jack Hartness
Charlotte
Helen Teague
Kelly Wright
Russ Raines
Gastonians
Morristown
Tenn
Hall Smith
Belgrade
Fla
P. G. Braham
Anthony Coleita
Artis Smith
Gastonia
McLean & Son Funeral Home
Simday
Gaston Memorial Park
C. EK. Murray
First Methodist Church
Borrowed Dime Sends Santa To Needy Ones
In Dallas a destitute family received Christmas aid after Vera Whisenhunt borrowed a dime to report her husband’s desertion. Patrolman Hobbs mobilized firemen and radio stations, raising $160, about 75 in groceries, a decorated tree, and toys for five to 13 year olds.
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Dallas
Tex
Santa Claus
Vera Whisenhunt
J. E. Hobbs
Sandy
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Gastonia Elks Club
Salvation Army
George R. Fraser
Ruler of the Elks
K. R. Hoffman
Oscar Fuller
Carson City
Ney
Bill Duffin
Duke U
Pope
Thomas Dunn
Lincoln Place
Clead
Boyle
Jbut
Entanel
Tony
Overseas Press Club
N.Y
THE
Gazewe
N. C
Lescar
Jefferson Standard
Gettysburg Insurance Co
Rouse Heating Public Service CO
West
Franklin Avenue
Jin. Cashatt
Ays
Franklin Ave
Mutual Savings & Loan Association
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