Spirit of Generosity Marks Christmas 1952 Peace Hope
AP reports a season of good will despite broader turmoil. Churches report revival, charities gain gifts, and the GI Christmas program brings home 56 veterans. Texans host party for 80 local children. Osaka sergeant funds an orphaned day. Bethlehem holds midnight mass. Van Fleet urges peace on earth and goodwill to men as Korea endures war.
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Military Air Transport Service
Korea
Greenland
Japan
New York
New York City
Polio Yictim
Chicago
Greenville
S. C
North Pole
Osaka
Associated Press
Christendom
Bethlehem of
Judea
St. Catherine
Christ
Terrraced
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
Kored
Nonpareil Will Not Publish Christmas
The Nonpareil will not publish on Christmas Day following a long established custom. Best wishes for a joyous holiday and a peaceful New Year. The downtown area will be silent Thursday. Church services will be held citywide Wednesday night and Thursday.
Judge Quotation On Purse Theft Case
A courtroom exchange features a judge asking why a suspect stole a purse. The defendant cites feeling unwell and hoping the change would help, signaling a plea framed by personal distress in a light legal setting.
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Alm
Santa Hitching Reindeer After Inauguration
In a whimsical note tied to the inauguration, President Truman plans a train trip with Santa Claus and reindeer to depart from the Capitol to Union Station. Mrs. Truman and social Secretary Mrs. James Helm described Tuesday as the expected travel date with clear visibility for the world circling trip.
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Washington
Truman
North Pole
Independence
Dwight
Santa Claus
D. Eisenhower
Yvis
James Helm
White House
St. Nick's
Union Station
1952 Baby Crop May Set Record
Washington reports hopes the 1952 crop of births may set a record. Early data from the Health Service indicate birth rates around 25 live births per 1000 population for this year, about the same as 1951, with only 1947 at 26.6 per 1000 in the past 25 years.
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Health’ Service
Secret Police Impede West Gifts in Berlin Raid
In Berlin a secret police unit halted four million zi packages to inspect for sabotage, causing distress as shipments to recipients in the Soviet sphere were delayed. The story notes Christmas gifts and a deteriorating situation across years, with families awaiting news near Chicago and broader wartime anxieties.
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Berlin
Snowbound Highways Facing Western Iowa Travelers
Western Iowa roads remained snow packed and slippery west of a line through Corning Boone Town Falls and Mason City with temperatures staying below freezing through Christmas. East of the line, conditions were near normal though continued light snow flurries were reported. The State Highway Commission and Safety Department urged extreme caution and planned precautions such as early starts rest breaks and coffee for road trips to reduce holiday traffic deaths and injuries.
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Iowa
State Highway Commission
Corning
Boone
Town Falls
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Mercury
State Safety Department
The
Highway Commission
Frank B. Ulish
Ulsh
Iowa Sets 1953 Grain Goals for Corn Soybeans and Oats
Des Moines reports 1953 planting targets from the WA Department of Agriculture. Iowa aims for 11,000,000 acres of corn up from 10,936,000 in 1952 with a 379,543,000 bushel production goal based on a 50.6 bushel per acre yield. Soybeans target 1,400,000 acres, oats 6,150,000 acres with a 235,172,300 bushel yield target.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
PMA
Eisenhower Plan to Pressure Soviets In Korea
Immigration officials denied shore leave to 289 of the 974 crew of the French liner Liberte as the ship docked in New York. The action marked the first use of the McCarran Wagner Act to restrict subversives, with most crew kept aboard for refusing to answer questions. Separately, The New York Times reports the Eisenhower administration has a strategic plan for Korea to pressure the Communists toward an armistice, involving increased South Korean participation and restrained UN force growth, details to be finalized after inauguration.
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New York
Jiner Liberte
Edward J. Shaughnessy
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Pier 88
North River
Lhente
Sip
France
Part
Leonard J. Martin
Shaughnessy
Martin
Liberty
New York Times
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
the Times
Thomas J. Hamilton
United Nations
Hamilton
Kremlin
United States
Korea
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Far East
State
Defense Departments
U.N
Christmas baby born in Augusta family unsure on name
In Augusta, Georgia, Horace R. Christmas and his wife welcomed a baby girl early Wednesday. The couple has not chosen a name yet but is considering Merry. The Christmas family hopes for a merry holiday, though the final name decision remains pending.
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Augusta
Horace R. Christmas
Merry
Vehement Denials as Budenz Names Party Members
Budenz read a list of thirty scholars and officials he says were Communists. Witnesses deny the claims, calling Budenz a liar as he testifies before a House committee probing tax free foundations. Thomas I Emerson of Yale Law School denies Red affiliation and says he never belonged to the Communist party.
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Washington
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Budenz
Daily Worker
New York City
Fortham University
House
FBI
Harold M. Keefe
Thomas I. Emerson
Yale Law School
New Haven
Emerson
New Move to Fire Subversives in U N
Senator Wiley reports a new effort to dismiss subversives from United Nations staff. He cites Civil Service Commission involvement and notes 18 Americans have already been removed as security risks after a grand jury report alleging Communist infiltration.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Robert Ramspeck
Civil Service Commission
U.S
U. N
New York
U. S
Ramspeck
Truman
State and Justice Departments
Civil Service
Parole Board Frees Five Inmates Including Schulmeister
Des Moines reports five inmates, including former Harrison County treasurer A C Schulmeister, were granted parole by the State Parole Board. Schulmeister, 56, had been at Ft Madigan State Penitentiary in Bonn Germany since March 1980 for embezzling about 16000 in county funds. His release comes just before Christmas alongside four others.
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Des Moines
Harrison County
State Parole Board
A. C. Schulmeister
Ft. Madigan State
Bonn
Germany
Wilhelm Joy
Irensorer
Landsberg
Iowa Traffic Deaths Dee 24 1952 Dee 24 1951
A compact Iowa obituary brief notes the deaths of Dee, age 24, in two separate years 1951 and 1952, listing no further details. The two entries mark recurring fatal incidents in the state's road traffic history.
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Iowa
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