Real estate survey shows minimal U.S. city planning for atomic attack
A nationwide survey by the National Assoc of Real Estate Boards finds little local planning for a decade ahead and only limited action in most cities. Public debate centers on a $4.5 billion civilian defense program with federal funding and shelter construction.
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Humphrey Calls Speculation Raising Defense Costs
Sen. Hubert Humphrey denounces commodity speculation as scandalous and driving up defense costs. He urges Congress to grant Truman authority to curb speculation and to invoke wage price controls immediately. He blames middlemen and says price rigging harms consumers, calling for tighter market oversight.
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Holiday Toll Nears 300 in Christmas Weekend Accidents
International News reports a rising holiday toll with at least 225 deaths from traffic crashes and related fires and mishaps since Friday 6 PM. Officials warned the pace could push highway deaths past 5,000. Michigan and California figures are cited among states with notable fatalities and arrests.
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National Safety Council
Michigal
California
Alabama
Grim Overtones Cling To Christmas In Free Lands News
Christmas spirit endures amid war drums and political weather, as free lands hold fast to yuletide traditions. Snow flurries expected in the Kanawha Valley with temperatures near 20 degrees at night and around 50 by day, while Charleston’s streets stay quiet and churches fill for services.
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Kanawha
Cycle Wreck Fatal to Man On Christmas Weekend
A Christmas weekend crash left Curtis Kelly 22 dead after a motorcycle collision with a car on Washington Street near Woodward Drive in North Charleston. Rider William Asbury 22 was arrested on a manslaughter charge and released on bond pending hearing. Troy Miller 23 and Howard Campbell 27 sustained minor injuries in separate crashes. Pvt Quentin Armstrong 31, at Fort Campbell, treated for minor injuries. An additional collision occurred near Clendenin with minor injuries reported.
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Washington St. Nitra
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Nitra
Liberty
Howarda Campbell
Coal Fork
Rand
Holy Year Ends as Pope Seals St Peter’s Door in Germany
Pope Pius XII seals the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica ending the 1950 Jubilee Holy Year. He places the first three bricks, with workmen sealing the door, signaling a hoped 25 year wait until the next jubilee. Faithfuls passed through St. Peter's and three other basilicas for plenary indulgence.
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DY Clemente Bouine
Alessandro Cardinal Verde
Truman Urges Faith and Peace This Christmas Eve
President Truman called for renewed faith in God and a just peace as Americans face a uneasy Christmas. He spoke to all, from those at home to troops overseas, saying democracy rests on brotherhood and the dignity of man in God. The message was recorded as he lit the White House Christmas tree.
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Acheson Critic Backs Accord On West Army
Senator Ives Ro Y. backs the Brussels Conference commitments at the Warsaw era defense pact. He supports standing by the agreements for a 1 000,000 man army led by Eisenhower to defend Western Europe. Hoover and Wherry favored a hemispheric approach first and delaying large European commitments.
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Gazette Introduces Baby And Mine Child Care Feature
The Gazette will debut a daily Sunday child care feature titled Your Baby And Mine written by Myrtle Meyer Eldred. The column will offer feeding and discipline guidance and a free leaflet service with 100 leaflets available to readers upon request with a 3 cent stamp and self addressed envelope.
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West Virginia
Gazette
Walker Felt Certain Of Eventual Victory
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, likened to Patton but unlike in style, is praised for loyalty to MacArthur. The U S Eighth Army official notes Walker’s methodical, cool leadership and readiness to align with the supreme commander's policy. The piece previews more on Walker’s character and possible disagreements.
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Germans Oppose West German Rearmament in Magazine Poll
Der Spiegel reports 332,100 readers answered a poll showing a large majority against rearmament. Eighty five percent oppose becoming soldiers, 60.4 percent oppose voluntary troop units, and 82.6 percent vote against compulsory service, with only 15.8 percent in favor of compulsion.
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Blonde Strangled In N Y Apartment
New York police probed a Christmas Eve murder mystery after Betty Paschal a blonde divorcee was found strangled in a Broadway apartment. The 28 year old receptionist for a service firm was identified by police with Cleveland Tennessee as her hometown. A cleaning woman found her body on a ground floor two room apartment in upper Manhattan. Autopsy ruled the death a homicidal strangulation. The superintendent said Mrs Paschal had many friends and entertained often.
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Cleveland, Tenn
Christmas joy from WCHS Gazette Gift Basket program
The thousands of happy faces at the Shrine Mosque celebrate the WCHS Gazette Gift Basket party with Old Santa Claus. Over 3,800 Kanawha County children benefit from donations coordinated by 23 Charleston area retail stations creating a festive holiday.
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No Blue Streak Edition Monday by Yale Gazette
The Gazette will omit its Blue Streak edition Monday night to let employees spend Yale holiday with families. All other editions publish on regular schedule.
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Eisenhower to lead NATO defense push under new powers
Washington reports say President Truman grants Eisenhower direct talks with North Atlantic leaders to coordinate a 3,000,000-man defense force within three years. Acheson described Eisenhower as primary American organizer and trainer of allied forces amid Republican scrutiny of Europe’s commitment.
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Crash Survivors Praise Skill of 2 Killed Crewmen
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3 crash landed on Mount Okanagan. Pilot Captain Quinton Moore died after the miraculous landing, co-pilot Lea Doucette perished, and 15 passengers plus a stewardess escaped with survivors aiding others down the mountainside. Royal Canadian Air Force notes a signal mixup as possible cause. Ground and air rescue teams remained at the scene with hopes of helicopter evacuation.
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Train wreck in Brazil leaves hundreds dead
An Easter weekend railway disaster near Victoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil, involving multiple Brazilian express trains plunged a steep ravine. Estimates ranged from 50 to 170 killed as rescue parties and aid teams moved to the mountainous site amid slow communications.
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Charleston Skies Monday Weather Byte
Strong to moderate cold across the region with mostly cloudy skies. Virginia and Maryland see colder conditions with light snow showers in the mountains and northern areas, while West Virginia and Tennessee forecast fair but chilly days.
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