Leading Newspaper Publishers Forecast Equal or Better 1956
Northeastern and Western publishers forecast 1956 to match or exceed 1955. Figures from The Los Angeles Times The Chicago Daily News The Kansas City Star The Hartford Courant The Denver Post The Boston Herald The Rochester Times-Union The Louisville Courier Journal The Spokane Spokesman-Review The Miami Daily News The Nashville Banner The Atlanta Constitution anticipate continued growth, housing and auto activity and steady consumer spending across regions from California to Florida.
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The
Star
Norman Chandler
Los Angeles Times
California
John 8. Knight
Chicago Daily News
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star
Mid-West
John R. Reitemeyer
Hartford Courant
New England
Palmer Hoyt
Denver Post
Western America
Colorado
Denver
Robert Choate
Boston Herald
Paul Miller
Rochester Times-Union
New York State
Markethridge
Louisville Courier- Journal
Kentucky
W. H. Cowles
Spokane
Wash
Spokesman-Review
Pacific Northwest
James M. Cox, JR
Miami Daily News
Florida
Rocky Mountain Empire
Labor Department estimates 1955 strikes at 4 200
The Labor Department reports 4 200 strikes caused 28 million man days of idleness in 1955. Stoppages rose 21 percent from 1954's 3 468, with 2.4 million workers involved, driven largely by one or two day stoppages during steel and auto contract talks.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
P. W. Plumly Lumber CO
Brengle Wins Area Lighting Contest First Place
E. E. Brengle Jr of 744 Frederick Ave won first in the area's residential Christmas Lighting Contest co sponsored by the Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. Three out of town judges toured the city and county awarding winners in several categories with prizes donated by Winchester merchants. Brengle’s display featured flashing colored lights a Santa window scene a silver revolving tree and Christmas music.
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E. E. Brengle, Jr
Frederick Ave
Winchester - Frederick County
Santa
Brengle
Winchester
General Electric
Lawrence Grimm
Shawnee Ave
Sonny Walter
E. Piccadilly St
James Largent
Clearbrook
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Valley Ave
Miller & Anderson
Grimm
J.C. Penney Co
Walter
Northern Virginia Power Co
Sargent
McCrory’s
Coca Cola Botting Co
Israeli Troops Repel Egyptian Crossers on Gaza Border
Israeli troops repelled a band of Egyptian soldiers who crossed the armistice line and occupied a hill on the Israel side of the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian force used rifles machine guns and a heavy mortar. There were no Israeli casualties.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Administration drafts 10 year economic aid plan
The Eisenhower administration plans to seek Congress authority for a decade long program of economic aid to friendly nations. The amount for each country would vary with project size, with a possible maximum of half a billion to a billion dollars, disbursed yearly. This long term commitment faces possible opposition as Congress debates 1956 foreign aid funding and a reappraisal of aid levels.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Stars and Stripes Raised Again At Little America
The Stars and Stripes were raised at Little America in Antarctica as a new U S expedition weighs where to base operations for International Geophysical Year research. The 1928 camp lies buried under 60 feet of snow, while the 1933 35 camp sits about 40 feet below. Only distorted tower tops and frozen poles remain amid a wind swept, desolate landscape.
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Little America
Antarctic
Richard Byrd
United States Antarctic Expedition
International Geophysical Year
Bay
Bay of Whales
Telethon Chest Pledges Call 2-0805 Tonight
Community Chest announces a telethon tonight to wind up the Chest drive. Call 2-0805 to pledge if not reached at home. Al Knowles and Howard Gale urge public support for the seven services including Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Winchester Day Nursery Negro Day Nursery Salvation Army USC and Children’s Home Society. Shawnee District reports $127 toward a $200 quota led by Warren L. Driver.
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Community Chest
al Knowles
Howard Gale
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Winchester Day Nursery
Negro Day Nursery
Salvation Army
USC
Children's Home Society
Shawnee
Warren L. Driver
Stevenson Seen Best Bet to Win Democratic Nomination
A 126 member Democratic poll shows Adlai Stevenson leading for the 1956 presidential nomination with 716 votes, Kefauver 5, Lausche 3, Harriman 3, and others 39. The result hints at a tight race with uncertainty before the August convention.
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Stevenson
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Associated Press
Kefauver
Lausche
Harriman
Khrushchev dismisses Open Skies as inspection plan
In Moscow Khrushchev denounces Eisenhower as meddling in Communist affairs and rejects the Open Skies arms inspection. He claims Soviet hydrogen bomb power can rise and attacks Dulles for promoting massive retaliation. He speaks two hours to the Supreme Soviet criticizing Western calls to disarm.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Dulles
Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Geneva
Khrushchev
Radio Free Europe
Averell Harriman
New York
Georgi K. Malenkov
India
Bulganin
Burma
Afghanistan
Moscow - Frankfurt
United States
Khrushchev Attacks Eisenhower Over Christmas Message
United States officials were astonished as Khrushchev publicly attacked President Eisenhower over a routine Christmas message. He warned against disarming the West and moral collapse, while stressing Soviet strength and criticizing U.S. policy toward Eastern Europe.
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Washington
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Europe
Khrushchev
Vwimn
Khrushchev Criticism Reaches Eisenhower In White House
President Eisenhower learned of Nikita Khrushchev’s criticism today but gave no comment. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said he had informed Eisenhower about the Soviet leaders remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Communist Party
White House
James C. Hagerty
Khrushchev
Gov Stanley urges safe driving for New Year weekend
Gov. Stanley joined other governors in appealing for a safe New Year weekend on the highways. From his vacation retreat in Florida he urged travelers to exercise caution for their own protection and for other motorists as the National Safety Council urged emergency measures to reduce holiday traffic toll.
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Richmond
Gov. Stanley
Stanley
Hobe Sound
Fla
National Safety Council
Virginia Weather Forecast for Winchester
Cloudy and not as cold with occasional rain, low of 35 to 40 tonight. Friday partly cloudy and mild with above average temperatures. Today's highs around 31 and lows near 18, compared with 57 a year ago. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for December 29.
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Winchester
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