Christmas Eve and Day Services and Local News
Mostly cloudy and cool with occasional rain in the south and east central portions this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Christmas services at St. Johns Episcopal church include an Eve organ recital and Holy Communion services on Christmas Day. Visitors welcome. Sheriff deputies report four arrests for public drunkenness and one for violation of the prohibition law. Dr P D Wilson will deliver Where Did Christmas Go at 10 55 Sunday. Several court docket items include parking and DUI charges. City clerk to close for Christmas. Local births and holiday visits noted with relatives across several states. See Diary On Page 2.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
P. D. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Father slays three children in San Jose tragedy
Archie Connett a 31 year old high school teacher killed his three children Carl three months Teresa four and Michael four by stabbing and beating them after an argument with his estranged wife Wyner 28 who was stabbed and fled the home. Connett lay near death at a county hospital and Wyner was sedated recovering.
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San Jose
Calif
Sheriff's Office
Archie Connett
Santa Clara County Hospital
Wyner
Connett
Carl
Teresa
Michael
Eisenhower names Morse for under secretary of agriculture
President elect Eisenhower picks True D. Morse of St Louis Mo a Republican who was a Democrat two decades ago for under secretary of agriculture Morse 56 chairs Doane Agricultural Service and edits Doane Agriculture Digest He will be top aide to Ezra Taft Benson and the position pays 17500 yearly Morse led farm management groups and has served as editor and club officer in farm economics circles See MORSE on Page 2.
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Marvin L.arrowsmith
New York
Eisenhower
True D. Morse
St. Louis
Morse
Farm Management Service
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City
James C. Hagerty
Benson
Missouri
Doane Agricultural Service of
Doane Agriculture Digest
American Farm Economists Association
Ican Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Sparkman Sees Chinese Nationalists Stronger Near Formosa
Senator Sparkman says Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa are strong enough to pressure Communist units on the mainland. He notes Nationalists still hold islands off the mainland and could Raids and cautious moves in Korea and beyond. Sparkman returned from a 27000 mile trip including Formosa and Tokyo.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Formosa
Tokyo
Korea
China
South
Eisenhower plan aims to pressure foe toward Korea pact
The New York Times reports a new Eisenhower administration strategy to pressure Communist forces into an armistice. The plan, attributed to the UN and Gen. Douglas MacArthur sources, emphasizes sustained U S dedication, prisoner repatriation, and greater South Korean participation with limited UN troop increases.
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Lke
New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
the Times
Thomas J. Hamilton
United Nations
High Command
Hamilton Uerenta
Fae Alteriane
South Korea
Hamilton
Douglas MacArthur
Accused Deny Link With Reds
Russell Brines reports that 30 scholars and officials labeled as Communist party members by Louis Budenz deny the charges. Budenz, ex Daily Worker editor and Fordham University staffer, testifies before a House committee naming names and recounts party activities helped by access to documents. See ACCUSED on Page 2.
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Washington
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Budenz
Daily Worker
New York City
Fordham University
House
FBI
Harold M. Keele
City Prisoners Freed To Spend Christmas At Home
Police Chief J. B. Whitmire announced that all city prisoners will be released this afternoon to spend the Christmas holiday with their families, easing the jail burden for the season.
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J. B. Whitmire
1952 Baby Crop Expected Slight Rise
Washington reports 1952 births likely 3,900,000 to 3,980,000, about one to two percent higher than 1951. The 1951 total was 3,833,000, indicating continued growth in birth rates for the year.
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Washington
Christians Turn To Observance Of Sacred Day
The Associated Press notes Christmas Eve services worldwide as churches open for midnight mass and prayers. Pope Pius XII and President Truman broadcast messages of peace while Queen Elizabeth II prepares a holiday address. Soldiers abroad join in holiday charity as borders ease for sacred pilgrimages.
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Christendom
Bethlehem
Judea
St. Catherine
Christ
Holy Lawa
Jordan
Israel
Pope
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Truman
White House
Elizabeth II
Britain
British Commonwealth
Korea
Germany
Austria
Japan
Faithful Trek To Bethlehem Amid Holiday Pilgrims
Arab and Israeli border guards eased rules to welcome 1200 Arab Christian visitors to Jerusalem and Bethlehem as Christmas observances begin. Pilgrims filled hotels across Bethlehem Jericho and Ramallah while Maddelbaum Gate opened to admit relatives for services tonight.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Jericho
Ramallah
Maddelbaum
Israel
Holy City
Post Office Schedule Given For Holiday
Post offices on Bank Street and Johnston Street will close Christmas Day. Gifts perishables and special deliveries will be driven and packed. Outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. No rural delivery on December 25 or 26.
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Bank Street
Johnston Street
Crawford
FBI Takes Federal Hand in New York Waterfront Probe
The FBI is to pursue a federal investigation of the New York waterfront after Attorney General Mc Granery ordered action. Witnesses testifying before the New York State Crime Commission described widespread bribery extortion and shakedowns. Governor Dewey voiced strong concerns but offered no comment.
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Washington
FBI
Atty
McGranery
New York
Crime
New York State Crime Commission
Department of Justice
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
State Crime Commission
Albany
White Christmas Falls Sparse Across Nation
The U S Weather Bureau reports only pockets of snow nationwide with light flurries possible in many areas. A broad blanket of white rests from Kansas into Montana and Michigan while rain disrupts coastal New England and highway travel.
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Associated Press
U. S
Chicago
Mississippi
New York
New England
Kansas
Montana
North Dakota
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Oklahoma
New Mexico
French liner Liberte arrives as crew barred under new act
New York The Liberte the world’s fourth largest liner arrives hours after the McCarran Walter Immigration Act goes into effect A quarter of her 974 crew faces possible shore leave refusal to meet security requirements 266 crew members must stay aboard during the port call unless cleared by the law An American immigration inspector was aboard during the voyage and the Justice Department released the statement from Washington
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New York
Liberte
U. S. Justice Department
Washington
Justice Department
Little Kitty Receives Early Christmas Cheer From Santa
Nine year old Kitty Nelson of Athens Limestone County with leukemia, visiting hospital weekly for transfusions, sent a grateful note to Santa asking him to remember other sick children tonight. Her illness was traced to Vanderbilt Hospital after months of decline.
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Kitty Nelson
Robert Nowlin
Athens
Santa
Kitty
Athens-Limestone County
Vanderbilt Hospital
Reds Assault Korean Lines Near T-Bone Hill
Allied forces repelled a Chinese battalion and Russian MIGs in a bitter pre Christmas clash at T-Bone Hill, western Korea. U N and U S units reported heavy artillery exchanges, ground fighting, and air battle losses. Captain Paul E. Jones of Rockmart Ga. damaged a MIG as casualty figures for Dec 15 21 showed a drop to the lowest since July.
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Seoul
T-Bone Hill
Korea
U. S. 8Th Army
U. N
North Korea
U. S. Stn
Sabre
Eighth Army
Chorwon
Paul E. Jones
Rockmart
U.N
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Greenville
Recorder’s Court
Joe Pettey
Hubert Young
Shreveport
Edwin DeWayne
Charles Riley
Opelika
Decatur
Betty Jean Martin
Birmingham
Morris McGuire
San Antonio
Tex
A. E. McGuire
John Nelms
Kent LeCroy
Daily
Billy Smith
Walter LeCroy
Secretary of Agriculture
Reds
Kremlin
United States
Quick To
Russell Brines
The
Morgan County
Clifton Knight
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
John McSpadden
J. K. Rodgers
Maine
Great Plains
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Fraser
Colo
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Little Kitty
Ala
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