Atomic fears and cease fire hopes drive postwar Korea turmoil
A roundup reports 5500 American and 290 other POW deaths in Korea, with Chinese and North Korean forces blamed. Peace talks edge toward a potential Christmas armistice as Allied plans seek a provisional cease-fire line. Taft, Truman, and foreign policy debates shape politics. Meat prices, auto deaths near a million, new tax talk, and UN disarmament discussions fill the frame.
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Rumors Question Stalin Health and Death
World leaders weigh rumors from Berlin about Premier Stalin illness and possible heart weakness. Dispatches note his absence at Red Square celebrations and winter retreat, with Western diplomats skeptical of Berlin leaks and speculation of a Stalin Churchill Truman meeting.
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Homes Will Cost More Under New Price Rule
A new OPS regulation allows builders to pass higher material and labor costs to buyers, estimated at about 10 percent since the Korean War. The rule covers many types of construction, meaning home buyers face higher prices for new homes and related projects.
Entire Family Helps With Preparations For the Holiday
The article urges family participation in Christmas preparations with tree selection by youngsters, decorating, a bedside tree for sick relatives, a party with games, dancing, caroling, and gifts. It suggests drawing names, adding entertainment, and a 25 word reflection on what Christmas means. Old toys can be refreshed as gifts and aprons from feed sacks are proposed.
How old is Santa Claus this Christmas
The article states Santa is 88 years old this Christmas. It traces Santa to St Nicholas and notes Thomas Nast popularized his now familiar jolly image in 1863 for a book of poems by J Gregory, marking a turning point in his American life.
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Early Puritans Frown On Christmas Festivities
In 1659 Massachusetts General Court decreed that observing Christmas by feasting or labor abstinence would incur a fine of five shillings. The measure reflects colonial Puritan disfavor toward Christmas and preference for Thanksgiving observance.
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Road maps tell motorists all they want to know
A lighthearted reflection notes that road maps provide full practical detail for travelers yet offer no guidance on folding them back neatly. It wryly compares navigational clarity to the practical challenge of stowing maps after use.
Two Jerusalems in One: Old City and Modern Tel Aviv Scene
A visitor sees a split Jerusalem with a modern Tel Aviv on one side and the ancient walled city on the other. Donkeys and camels still navigate narrow streets as bazaars display wares in open cubicles. The piece links Christmas 1951 hopes for peace and goodwill.
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Christmas Stocking Tradition Brought From Holland
The article notes the custom of hanging stockings by the fire as a Dutch practice. Dutch children dried wooden shoes by the fire, and as wooden shoes fell from use in the United States, clever children kept stockings by the hearth for Santa to fill.
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