Ike Advises Subversion Curb Speed
President Eisenhower urged congressional leaders to expedite passage of anti subversion and racketeering measures. Brownell proposed wiretap evidence access and witness immunity, with other anti racketeering ideas discussed. Tax cuts for 1954 were outlined as part of reductions. Farm policy measures and social security expansions were reviewed alongside foreign affairs and public works.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Brownell
St.wrence Seaway
Dulles
Romanian Bulgarian Elections Deemed Soviet Style
Voters in Communist Romania and Bulgaria participate in elections billed as votes for new legislators, but the process adheres to a single slate and appears orchestrated for show under Soviet influence.
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Vienna
Romania
Bulgaria
Sunay
Weather outlook mostly fair with cool nights
Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Lows around 20 to 24 degrees tonight and Sunday highs near 38 to 42 degrees.
Bandit Robs Iowa Bank In Bondurant Fleeing With Cash
FBI and local police chase a young gunman who robbed Farmers Savings Bank in Bondurant, Iowa, taking about 5100 in small bills after forcing two women into the vault. A black Buick with yellow body is sought, with descriptions of a 25 year old, 5 feet 6 inches, 160 pounds, blond hair, wearing an upper jacket, dark green cap and dark slacks.
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Bondurant
Farmers Savings Bank
FBI
State
Polk County
Iane Blake
Zelma Mendenhall
Iranian elections ordered after dissolving parliament
Tehran. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi dissolved the Iranian parliament and ordered fresh elections for the lower and upper houses. Abbas Farzanegan said the edict was issued to get parliament to work urgently. Election machinery to start Sunday with a quorum hoped within eight weeks amid opposition from Ayatollah Kashani. Observers view Zahedi's hard line as reducing violent dissent risk.
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Tehran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Abbas Farzanegan
Senate
Farzanegan
Young Shah
Mullah Ayatollah Kashani
Fazlollah Zahedi
Man Sentenced In Stolen Goods Racketeering Case
CHICAGO. Arthur Fish Johnston 50, accused of operating a nationwide stolen goods racket, will begin a 10 year prison term January 4 and was fined 20000 after pleading guilty to possessing and receiving stolen goods from interstate shipments. The case stems from a 1950 warehouse raid that yielded 500000 in stolen goods. FBI agents seized 450000 in stolen articles from Johnston's home on December 9. Co defendant John Trabert 38 received three years and a 5000 fine.
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Chicago
Arthur Fish Johnston
Johnston
FBI
John Trabert
Public May See Film of H-Blast
Washington officials previewed an edited film showing the fall 1949 high explosive device test at Eniwetok Atoll. The tape, shortened to about 30 minutes for security, was shown to mayors at civil defense conferences and depicts the device and the blast’s effects.
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Washington
Eniwetok Atoll
Civil Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
McCarthy Says He Aims Not To Criticize Eisenhower
Senator McCarthy told Chicago Executives he does not intend to criticize President Eisenhower though his stand on the Communists in government may be seen as such. He said communism will be a major issue in next year’s campaign and outlined possible investigations into tax-exempt foundations and donor tax status at colleges tied to suspected Fifth Amendment communists. He noted disagreements with Eisenhower on allied trade with Communist China and suggested a bill to revoke tax exemptions for such contributions.
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Chicago
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Executives Club of
China
Dulles
Harvard University
Harvard
Senator Smith Urges McCarthy to Join Team on China Policy
Washington reports Senator Smith of New Jersey criticized Senator McCarthy for airing disputes with the administration. Smith, chair of the Foreign Relations subcommittee, said he favors the President and Dulles on trade with China and urged McCarthy to support a unified GOP effort to push a dynamic program through Congress.
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Washington
Smith
R-N.j
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
Far East
China
Joe McCarthy
Dulles
Congress
GOP
Light payment sparks city inquiry in Albuquerque
AP reports traffic engineer Francis Burton found a street light in the country had been paying $40 annually since 1949. The discovery raises questions about billing, maintenance, and the valuation of street lighting in rural areas.
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Albuquerque
Francis Burton
Cedar Rapids Stores and Post Office Holiday Hours
Christmas shoppers will find Cedar Rapids retail stores and the stamp and parcel post windows open until 9 p.m. tonight. Stores will stay open Monday and Wednesday nights next week, and the post office will be open 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids
French Vets Attack Reds at Paris Peace Meeting
Armed veterans from Indo China clashes with a Communist peace meeting in Paris. About 20 ex soldiers charged with lead pipes and bricks, 18 more hurled objects after the meeting. Police and gendarmes restored order with injuries reported among both sides.
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Paris
Ereni
Burglar Has Odd Yule Gift Tastes
Police seek a probable burglar who entered Mrs. George H Brear’s Salem New Hampshire home Friday night testing his sanity. He unwrapped 20 gifts and stole a camera and a tie while leaving chocolates and fishing tackle unopened. A .22 caliber revolver was taken but a hunting rifle was rejected. He also swept the floor.
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Salem
N. H
George H. ‘Brear
Head of Garden Guild Is Accused
John T. Southwell of Devon Pennsylvania, head of the Garden Guild of America, is charged with using the mails to defraud. A hearing was scheduled for December 29. Authorities say roses advertised as new or “beautiful violet blue” were crimson climbers sold in the U.S. since 1909, with guild receipts exceeding $500,000 this year.
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ST. Louis
John T. Southwell
Devon
Garden Guild of America
U.S
Edwin J. Bean
Southwell
New York
Mary Christmas Faces Holiday Mixups in Lawrenceville
Mary Christmas a Lawrenceville schoolteacher born near Santa Claus Indiana jokes she gets mixed up during holidays. Neighbors tease with greetings like Happy New Year or Fourth of July. Born near Poseyville she notes parents did not anticipate the name mix up.
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Lawrenceville, Ill
Mary Christmas
Lawrenceville
Santa Claus
Ind
Mary
Poseyville
Grace
Firm Apologizes For Moving Hoover Dam
Kaiser Motors division Willys Motors issues formal apologies to two cities after admitting it moved Hoover Dam. Ads in Boulder and Boulder City News misidentified the dam as being in Colorado. Spokesmen explain Kaiser president Henry J Kaiser helped build the dam, prompting public confusion. The apologies will run as paid notices in multiple local papers.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willys Motors
Kaiser Motors ‘Corporation
Hoover Dam
Boulder
Cole
Camera
Boulder City
New
Willys
Auto Company
Colorado
Nevada
Arizona
Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Judge blasts acquittal bans jurors for life
In Chicago, Federal Judge Joseph Sam Perry fined ten jurors for life after an acquittal in the $3,750 Federal Savings and Loan heist case. He called Bartkus a leader and the verdict a disgrace while two accomplices plead guilty and await sentencing.
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Chicago
Joseph Sam Perry
Alphonse Bartkus
Bartkus
Federal Savings and Loan Company
Cicero
Joseph Consentino
James Brindis
Bart
Perry
Barthus
Eisenhower Moves To Revise Taft Hartley Law Delay
President Eisenhower's proposed amendments to the Taft Hartley act face delays due to conflicts between federal and state labor laws. Advisers favor allowing states to enforce right to work laws while Supreme Court rulings have upheld state action within limits. Republicans were briefed that detailed recommendations would be sent to Congress late in January, aiming to iron out federal state conflicts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
High
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
AFL Teamsters
Central Transfer and Storage Company
Harrisburg
Common Pleas Court
Teamsters
State Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Congress
White House
Lidilon
Sage
Airmen Carry Gifts to Isolated Lost Cove Kids
Five air force enlisted men will walk six miles over the rugged Unakas to deliver Christmas toys candy and fruit to 20 children in Lost Cove North Carolina as part of Operation Christmas. Airman l/c Bob Johnson of Indianapolis will play Santa leading the trek with Sgt Leroy Estes as guide and others including Johnnie Mills Myrtle Beach and Don Hagford Minneapolis joining.
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Asheville
N.C
Air Force
U.S
Unakas
Lost Cove
Bob Johnson
Indianapolis
Ninth Air Force
Ninth
Leroy Estes
Chicago
George Dacre
White Plains
N.Y
Johnnie Mills
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Don Hagford
Minneapolis
Commuter Trains Collide Killing and Wounding Dozens
In Sydney two electric commuter trains packed with Christmas shoppers collided near Sydenham station during rush hour. Three people were killed and 139 injured, with 29 in critical condition. One train halted at a sign and the other rear ended it.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydenham Station
Allies Send Substitute For Talks
The United Nations issued a careful “free choice” appeal to 22 unrepatriated American prisoners in Korea urging return home if they can pursue life with their own people. The message lists seven decision points about Indoctrination, family ties, and possible rewards, warning that continued communist affiliation risks irrevocable loss of family and homeland.
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Panmunjom
INS
U. N. Command
Korea
Neutral Nations
Dhesce
Pws
Tes Beit
U.N
Switzerland Set to Elect Rubattel President in 1954
Switzerland’s parliament convenes on Tuesday to elect Rodolphe Rubattel as president for 1954, marking the annual constitutional ritual in this republic. He faces a field of colleagues, with the outcome shaping the ceremonial head of state duties and a year of governance.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rodolphe Rubattel
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