Eisenhower Plans for Korea Pressure and Speedup
President elect Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles expected to push United Nations action against Red China and speed up training of South Korean forces. Stalin’s reported reply to Times questions hints at potential diplomacy toward a truce but its concrete price remains unclear.
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Tisnhower
John Foster
Dulles
United Nations
Red China
Korea
Gen
MacArthur
New York
Eisenhower
New York Times
Stalin
Tosein
Man 25 dies in area hotel fire
A 25 year old Knox man Charles Dany Ashbaugh of Knox died of suffocation after falling asleep with a lit cigarette as a fire swept through nine rooms of the Kelly Hotel in Marienville on Christmas Day. Brockway, another hotel employee, suffered minor burns. Fire departments praised responders. Ashbaugh was unmarried.
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Kelly
Charles Dany Ashbaugh
Knox
Knox Glass
Brockway
Minnor
Tionesta
Ashbaugh
Marienville
Clarion
Stile
Hote
Jesse Selbert
Rockway
POW Broadcasts From Peiping Reported by AP
A Peiping Radio broadcast quoted U S prisoner Pvt Thomas F R Peashee Jr of Pennsylvania saying greetings to his family and loved ones in the United States. The AP report from San Francisco notes the soldier is held by Chinese Reds and identified as 266 prisoners.
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Chinese Reds
Peiping Radio
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San Frentlion
Associated Press
Thomas FR. Peas- Hee Jr
Pennsylvania
Brink's Loot May Be in Safe Deposit Boxes
Reports in Boston say the Brink's robbery loot of 1,218,000 may have been hidden in safe deposit boxes across banks with a lawyer to manage the stash The FBI has traced portions of the cash to vaults and some funds used to buy government bonds A grand jury is set to resume and investigators push for answers while the press notes a connected death toll and possible bribery attempts.
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Beton Mu Aetig
FBT
FBI
Carleton M. O'Brien
Rhode Island
George R. Killeen
Brink
Louis
the Pig
Uva
Kitleen
Dean Meredith
Towanda
Joseph ‘Specs O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Graud
Abo
Meredith
Stanley Gusciora
Stoughton
Mass
Donald Burke
Job Mancauso
Lynn Bohr
Maneaus
Bohr
Seventeen Face Fatal Auto Crashes In Pa Holiday
Seventeen deaths reported from highway crashes on the first day of the Christmas holiday weekend in Pennsylvania. Weather was mild with 40s, aiding travel, but flurries forecast for later.
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Associated Press
Teast
Pennsylvania
Omere
Peninsyland
Allied planes strike North Korean targets in heavy air action
Allied bombers hit 15 supply dumps six artillery positions seven buildings and ammunition stores as US Sabres clash with Russian built jets near the Yalu River. Ground fighting continues along the Bayley Front with unclear MIG incursions and a Sabre jet crash during a pursuit.
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Associated Pees
Seoul
North Korea
Yuu River
Air Povce
Tihn Hichter
Air Force
Jiehe Yai
Manchuria
Holiday Death Toll Passes 300
The Nation reports a Christmas holiday toll exceeding 300 with auto accidents killing 251, fires claiming 23, and 31 other deaths from various accidents. With the long 108 hour weekend remaining, the record 565 deaths for a four day 1934 holiday may be surpassed before Sunday midnight. Last year’s Christmas weekend total was 789 deaths with 385 in war-related causes.
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Warfle
Firework save prevents Christmas tragedy in Corry home
Me and Mrs Elmer Kriza of Corry R D 3 woke to smoke and found fire burning on the second floor near a chimney. They fought flames with water until Corry firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze before it caused major damage. Damage estimated at 150 dollars.
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Elmer Kriza
Corry
R. D
Warner's Corners
Spartansburg
Erizo
Mygna
Snow Turns Roads Slick In Snowy Day Across State
Flurries yesterday slowed travel as Corry and nearby areas saw a delayed white Christmas. State highways used cinders on curves and grades while city streets required salt at intersections. Despite slick conditions, no major accidents were reported as temperatures hovered in the upper twenties to mid thirties.
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State Highway Department
George Mulder
World leaders affirm Christendom faith in future
Christmas messages from President Truman, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Juliana, and Chancellor Adenauer voiced hope and resolve. They urged patience, tolerance, and unity among free nations, stressing peace, protection of sovereignty, and stronger Western pacts to counter aggression. The festive season carried a shared belief in brighter days ahead.
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G World
Metielet
Korea
Trumall
White House
America
Atlantic
Elizabeth I
Sher
Siilringham
Holland
Juliana
Konrad Adenauer
Alan
Program Aims to Help Heart Disease Children
A new program to aid children with congenital heart disease in the Middle Atlantic States begins at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Federal funds totaling 29000 support the effort directed by the Federal Children's Bureau with Dr Merthe Ellot announcing the allocation. The program serves children from Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland plus several Southeastern states and territories including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Edwards Davelis
Crippled Chile
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West Virgins
Virginia
District of Columbia
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Gas company lifts ban on heating fuel permits
The Pennsylvania Gas Company ends a ban on gas heating permits for Erie area residents. New permits will be issued as additional gas supplies from pipelines allow, with applications accepted and noted only when gas is available. The move follows a state utility hearing and political pressure amid rate hike rumors.
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Pehmisson
Aledd Sian
Inia Elieer
Lore al Jows
Alvys Ray
Nell Donovan
Hue
BGC
Erie
Donovan
Bhakue Gas Company
Yeift Jbesin
Dennivan
Ner Sons
Pennsylvania
Outiny
Mi Wislah
Eite
Brid Hawed
Aew Itom
Couple Unhurt In Auto Wreck South Of Spartansburg
Jamestown man Nicholas L. Barbera Jr aged 20 and his wife Nina 23 escaped serious injury when their car skidded on a wet Route 77 south of Spartansburg on Christmas Eve. The vehicle left the highway and overturned after entering a curve. Damage to the car gates was estimated at 1200 dollars. Neither survived unharmed as the father suffered slight shock.
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Jamestown
Nicholas L. Barbera Jr
Nina
Barbera Te Uest
Doomed Mother to Undergo Caesarean
Los Angeles report says Mrs. Garrett, a 27 year old Hawthorne mother of three, with Hodgkin's disease, will undergo a Caesarean today for her fourth child. Doctors warn survival for mother is unlikely but hope the baby may be normal. She told friends to enjoy Christmas as she and Thomas Garrett, an aircraft worker, head to Angelus Hospital.
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Alhough
Carr
Dear Garrett
Hawthorne
Toptit
Deetors
Angelus Hospital
State Budget Delayed to January 26 in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports the Republican administration delayed the Commonwealth budget introduction to January 28, with lawmakers recessing until January 26. Budget officials estimate about 1.3 billion may be raised via corporate tax changes, while pre-session planning also notes shifts tied to the Eisenhower inauguration.
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Associated Press
John
Fitje
Wepernes
Butsd
Edward B. Logan
Foreign sailors questioned under new law. shore leave granted
Under the McCarran Act, six foreign freighters were questioned and allowed shore leave while 871 crew members aboard the French liner Linerte were denied after failing to answer required questions. The law, in effect for two days, aims to curb subversives from landing on U.S. shores.
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Prench
Ike aides to air offer by Stalin
New York dispatch reports President elect Eisenhower may interrupt his Christmas weekend rest to discuss Stalin's publicized willingness to meet with his aides. He spent the holiday at home with Mamie and grandchildren, while plans and Korea considerations weigh on him.
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Eisenhower
Stalin
Nini
Eisenbotter
Isietta
Barbra
John
Korea
Isenhower
Chia
Mamie
Vie Zeneril
Tother-Iy
Alvini Dowd
John Elsenhower
Auto Crash On East Main Leaves Two Hurt
Police report a Christmas Eve collision on East Main Street causing about 550 in damage. Driver Lloyd Whitman of 45 Shady Avenue trafficed east, skidding 20 feet before hitting Tan Wickwire’s car at 1216 North Center Street. Wickwire visiting the Dorr Clark home. Whitman claimed another car hit him but officers found no witness. Whitman’s car about 400 damage, Wickwire’s 150.
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Ue One
Lloyd Whitiman
Shady Avenue
Tan Wickwire
North Center Street
Whitman
East Main Street
Colder Weather Extends Eastward Across Regions
Colder air moved from the Rockies into the central United States and pushed eastward across the Western Plains. Temps fell below zero in the Rockies and Western Plains, with subfreezing readings as far south as Albuquerque and Oklahoma City. Projections showed the cold covering eastern areas later in the week, with readings from 5 to 15 below in parts of Montana and the northern plains, and 20 to 30 degrees from Western Texas to Virginia.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Western Plains
Canaha
Albuquerque
N.M
Okdahoma City
Hutte
Mont
Fountain Rens
Texas
Virginia
Administration Reluctant to Decide on Meeting with Ike
Stalin’s message avoids reference to Truman and a possible meeting with Eisenhower. No new offer details emerge in latest communications.
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Stalin
Truman
Ike
West cautious over Stalin move in new era
Washington reacted cautiously to Stalin’s peace hints as Eisenhower’s incoming administration prepared to define policy. John Foster Dulles, slated as secretary of state, conveyed a measured reception to Moscow while officials weighed whether Stalin’s replies signal real intent or propaganda.
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Eisetthower
Rassia
Abalin Sajak
John Foster Bulles
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Eisenower
Eisenhower
New York
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Washington
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Times
Tuker
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Wimov
Korea
Truman
Three Soviet Soldiers Kill Officer in West Berlin
In Berlin's French sector a West Berlin police officer was shot dead by three Soviet border guards amid a tense incident. Police say the shooting arose from a dispute during a patrol and investigators are pursuing the case. details remain unclear as officials report ongoing inquiries.
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