U S Kr progress and peace talks amid war atrocity claims
A sweeping report by Eighth Army cites about 5 500 American and 290 other prisoners killed in Korea with Chinese and North Korean forces blamed for mass killings. Peace talks drift toward arms negotiations as Allied plan presses for an armistice by Christmas and a cease fire line.
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United States
Eighth Army
U.N
Senate
Crawford
Michigan
Yalu River
Manchuria
Rumormill swirls over Stalin health and political feuds
Rumors claim Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, 71, is ailing as he winters at a Black Sea resort, missing Lenin's tomb ceremony and fueling worldwide chatter. The piece ties Taft family infighting in Ohio to broader Republican maneuvering, naming McHale, McKinney, Connelly, and Dewey Ike discussions, and hints at shifting allegiances within the Democratic and Republican camps.
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Stalin
Russia
Berlin
Black Sea
Taft
Charles Taft
Ohio
George Bender
Charles
Dewey
Eisenhower
Waldorf
Duff
Pennsylvania
Herbert Brownell
Lucius Clay
Clay
Ike
Abilene
Kansas
Taft-ttes
Arthur Krock
Iranian Premier Mosaddegh VIP at Soviet embassy party
Washington report says Iran premier Mosadegh was the only diplomat given VIP treatment at a Soviet embassy party last week. Four Russian escorts moved through a thick crowd around the caviar as American guests avoided Soviet champagne and crowded the caviar bowls.
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Mossadegh
Iran
Special Christmas Promotions Can Bring Community Joy
The piece urges local merchants to use Christmas promotions to foster goodwill and aid children. It highlights Max Hess Jr of Allentown as a model, where Santa arrived by helicopter with trained bears for a 10 000 child audience, distributing gifts to disadvantaged kids and hosting a citywide celebration.
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Santa Claus
Merc
St. Nick
Allentown
Max Hess, Jr
North Pole
Hess
Allentown Fair Grounds
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Max Hess
Green Bay
Wis
Christmas Seals Help Battle Against TB
Thousands of hometown families receive Christmas Seals before Christmas to fund the National Tuberculosis Association's fight against TB. Since 1907, the campaign has reduced deaths by about 85 percent, saving roughly 5 million lives, while an estimated 500,000 Americans have active TB. Many cases remain unreported and require screening such as chest X-rays, funded by seal purchases.
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Emily P. Bissell
National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Truman says White House life leaves first family with no privacy
Confiding to a friend at a reception the first lady laments the lack of privacy in the White House. She suggests private living quarters for the first family away from the executive residence and notes tighter Secret Service vigilance since the assassination attempt.
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M* Truman
White House
Margaret
Independence
Tuberculosis: Cure, Prevention, and Treatment Paths
Tuberculosis is not inherited and spreads from contagious patients. Rest and hospital supervision are advised. streptomycin helps but does not cure. Rehabilitation begins at diagnosis and continues until the patient returns to community life. Research is funded by official agencies, industry, universities, and Christmas Seal groups.
Education by the Foot Edison’s self taught library lesson
A young Tomas Edison, lacking formal schooling, resolves to teach himself by reading library books. When asked how much he read, he jokes he read about 15 feet of shelf, after starting at one end and moving along the entire row.
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Tomas Edison
Edison
Tom
Young Doctor Faces Empty Scene After Ambulance Ride
An ambulance rushes to a crash but finds no patients in need of care. A rookie doctor, excited to help, is dismayed, while the driver stays upbeat and jokes about future calls on the way back.
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Florida
Truman
Congress
George
Georgia
Finance Committee
Senate
President Johnson valued hands on work over law careers
President Andrew Johnson expressed respect for men who work with their hands. When asked why his two sons became lawyers, he replied that he doubted they had the sense to become carpenters.
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Andrew Johnso
Johnson
Child's church behavior praiseworthy remark prompts reply
A relative asks Junior if he behaved in church. Junior answers yes and recalls a lady behind them praising his conduct as exemplary in the service.
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Junior
Unfair Standard on the Beach Exchange
An old man questions a boy on the beach asking his age. The boy replies six and counters by comparing his height to the umbrella. The dialogue shifts to how old the umbrella is as a playful retort.
Seller Chides Trough Truman Bad Business Claim
A salesman boasts of good business citing Truman, while the proprietor laments poor sales. The exchange ends with a quip about Truman possibly having a better location.
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Harry Truman
Truman
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