Nations Call End to Fight in Indonesia
The United Nations Security Council urged a halt to bloodshed in Indonesia but prompt action seemed unlikely. Dutch control and Republican guerrilla tactics complicate cease fire. The resolution, watered down, requires release of Indonesian leaders and supervises cease fire compliance.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
East Indies
Council
Good Offices
W. R.rodtzon
Hague
Batavia
U.N. Good Offices Committee
L. J. M. Beel
Troona
Security Council
U.N. Good Offices Commission
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Soviet Union
Soviet
Ukraine
Dutch Crack Down On U N Observers In Java
In Batavia Dutch forces tighten control as UN observers return under army orders. Reports to the Security Council note observers still comply with local commanders while the Dutch dispute future functions. Simultaneous Dutch advances claim Serang Djssings Blora and Madioen drives across central and west Java.
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Batavia
Java
Good Office
Security Council
Paris
Serang
Tangerang
Hultenzorg
Djssings
Bultenzorg
Blora
Tjepoa
Semarang
Madioen
Fieasa
Truman Urges Peace Effort in Christmas Message
President Truman, in a Christmas Eve radio address from Independence, urged all Americans to dedicate themselves to peace. He spoke from his home, lit the national Christmas tree, and emphasized family ties while pledging renewed work for world harmony. He spent Christmas Day in Independence and phoned White House staff to wish them well.
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Independence
INS
Truman
America
Delaware St
White House
Washington
Hmself
Song of Angels
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Charles G.ross
Matthew J. Connelly
Robert B. Landry
Air Force
Danish Girl Reveals Russian Torture in Prison Camp
Copenhagen reports Elia Agnete Darr, a Danish woman, says she was arrested in Germany in 1934 while visiting, held nine months in Magdeburg, then in Lichtenberg Berlin. She alleges relentless interrogations, hunger, and abuse to force a confession as a Soviet spy.
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Copenhagen
INS
Germany
Elia Agnete Darr
Madgeburg
Lichtenberg
Sal Viet
Berlin
Miss Derr
Miss Darr
Tandpa
Dom
Oak Hill Santa Dies In Fall From Truck In Uniform
Oak Hill on December 24 reports a Santa Claus, Frank Flazlett, died after falling from the fender of a moving truck while delivering holiday cheer. He struck his head on the roadway and died later at Charleston hospital from a brain concussion.
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Oak Hill
Santa Claus
Frank Flazlett
Charleston
Night River Naval Decree Signals Yangtze Fire Threat
Nanking dispatch reports the Chinese navy will sink any vessel at night on the Yangtze to block Communist advances toward the northern capital. Snow and fog slow battlefield activity over 100 miles north and northwest, with Suchow and Kalgan operations noting critical pressures as Fu Tso-i stands at risk of siege and political maneuvering.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Pengpu
Hwai'river
Suchow
Tu Li-Ming
Defense Ministry
China
Yangtze
Kalgan
Communist Radio
Peiping
Tientsin
Fu Tso-¥i
Fui
Republicans Plan Steps to Victory
Washington December 24 Republicans begin self analysis after five straight presidential defeats. GOP national committee to meet in Omaha January 26 27 with a proposal to hold a party policy conference later in the year. Chairman Hugh D Scott Jr emphasizes his unanimous June election and faces calls to resign from Senator Cooper who lost reelection.
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Washington
Hugh D.scott, Jr
GOP/national committee
Omaha
Neb
Scott
Alent Scott
Philadelphia
House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Sen
Cooper
R.hy
Page
Pope Urges All To Save World From Oblivion
Pope Pius XII in a 33 minute Christmas message broadcast in 20 languages urged prayer and action for peace under the United Nations. He called for outlawing aggressors, defending the common interest of nations, and banning violators of the law to maintain neighborly peace. Palestine was the only area named. The pope warned against the nightmare of another war.
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Vatican Chi
Pius XII
United Nations
Vatican Radio
United Nations Organization
Palestine
Fund for Blind Vet Increases to 581 dollars
The Hansford Milam fund grew to 581.01 dollars as The Gazette reported an additional 144.40 dollars in contributions from Charleston and Point Pleasant donors. The total includes prior receipts and recent donations, alongside details of prior distributions and a list of contributors from various towns and companies.
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Jasette Prete
Hansford Milam
Gazette
Charleston
the Gazette
Patrick St
Milam
Employes of Works Laboratory
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
South
Point Pleasant
Camden-on-Gauley
Webster Countty
N. N. Baughman
Dundon
Clay County
D.H. Ball
Washington
US Sets Austrian Pact Renewal For Feb Meeting
The United States proposes renewal of talks on an Austrian independence treaty in London around February 7. Russia has agreed to reopen negotiations, but US officials will not concede Austria’s political and economic future to Moscow. Deputy chairman Samuel Reber sent a message to the foreign ministers conference chair urging a London meeting on or about Feb 7.
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Washington
United States
London
State Department
Russia
Austria
Korea
Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain
France
Vienna
Samuel Reber
High Department
Foreign Ministers Conference
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
State Promised Christmas Snow Hits West Virginia
A Christmas snow expected to reach four to six inches in parts of the state began yesterday morning with cold weather persisting statewide. By afternoon Charleston had a trace while Logan reported ten inches, Beckley and Bluefield saw about ten inches, and other counties reported varied depths from two to four inches. Road crews worked as snow fell across southern counties with travel hazardous near Flat Top Mountain.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Mercury
Charleston
Logan
Beckley
Bluefield
Monrroe
Mingo
Greenbrier
Europe Notes Brighter Christmas Across Many Lands
Europe and much of the world welcomed a brighter Christmas as post war worries eased. Food increased and morale rose, aided by American support for the European Recovery Plan, though Palestine required military passes to Bethlehem and airlift crews in Berlin noted ongoing tensions. Turkey prices eased while Britain counted on Boxing Day for a longer holiday, with extra rations authorized as carnation feasts loomed.
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London
Europe
Palestine
Pile Arims
Bethelhem
Jerusalem
China
Indonesia
Pope Pius
Christos
Vatican
Berlin
Britain
Ministry of Food
Duggan in Clear says Duggan cleared of espionage ties
Attorney General Clark announced FBI questioning cleared Lawrence Duggan of any involvement with the Communist party or espionage. The statement followed House committee leaders saying no evidence connected Duggan to espionage. Duggan, a former State Department official, died by plunging from a 16th floor New York office.
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Washington
INS
Clark
FBI
Laurence Duggan
State Department
New York
Justice Department
Duggan
Communist Party
U.S
Rep
Mundt
House un-American Activities Committee
Nixon
R iCal
Yuletide Cheer Across West Virginia Amid Snow Threats
Christmas scenes spread through Charleston and the state as snow blanketed areas and workers began a long holiday. Veterans groups held hospital parties, salvation army baskets aided over 800 needy families, and sales rose while stores closed early for the weekend.
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Caplin City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huntington Veterans Administration Hospital
Charleston
Kanawha Valeley
Chemical Industries
Salvation: Army
Kanawha County
Harry Ward
Salvasion Army
Citadel
Tennessee Av
Wyoming St
Christman
Pilgrims Dwindle Amid Strife In Holy Land
Jerusalem reports a sharp drop in pilgrims to Bethlehem for Christmas worship due to bad weather mud and fighting in southern Palestine. Only a few score travelers left the Holy City using a dirt Arab built road as Arab forces restrict passage near gun positions. Meanwhile Nazareth prepares for a midnight mass overlooking Galilee to be broadcast by Voice of Israel making Christian rites reach a wider audience.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Palestine
Holy City
Prince of Peace
Bethlechem
Israel
Church of Annunciation
Nazarreth
Galilee
Christ
Nazareth
Voice of Israel
Blue Streak Suspended For Christmas Day Work
The Blue Streak edition of The Gazette will not be published tonight so staff can spend most of Christmas at home. Other Sunday editions, including The Brit, will publish as usual. Publication resumes tomorrow night.
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Edward Stokes
Wchs-Gazette
Stokes
Lee
Grant
North Rand St
Louise Holmes
BI van Meter
Salvation Army
Gazetta Fhato
The
Gazette
Brit
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