Bethlehem Observances Focus On Peace And Christmas Hope
Christmas Eve preparations center on Bethlehem amid tense Arab-Israeli border, as St Catherine's and Church of the Nativity prepare for midnight mass. Eisenhower family notes include newborn Mary Jean, and Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast. Pope Pius XII issues a peace appeal in multiple languages.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
St. Catherine's
Antarctica
Tham
Eisenhower
White House
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
John Eisenhower
Mary Jean
Walter Reed Hospital
Christinee
Suny
Atlantic
Queen Elizabeth II
Sandringham
Norfolk
Ward VII
Commonwealth and Empire
Pius XII
Vatican
American Soldiers Bring Christmas Cheer to Needy Children
American servicemen across Europe held holiday events for orphans refugees and destitute children before Christmas. Units in Germany and France organized fundraisers toy drops and parachute deliveries with 70000 German children entertained and 1200 in Orleans receiving pajamas as part of a broad Army effort.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Atlantic
Iron Curtain
U. S
Europe
U.S
14Th Armored Regiment
Santa
Joop
Orleans
France
Wurzburg
U.S. Infantry’ Division
4Th Infantry
Army
Adm
William M. Fechteler
Naples
NATO
Inga
Anthony CC. McAuliffe
Quiet Christmas at the White House With Ike and Family
President Eisenhower and his family plan a quiet Christmas at the White House. Barbara Eisenhower, hospitalized after a birth, will join a 6 p.m. family turkey dinner with 16 relatives. Grandchildren will hang stockings as four generations gather amid multiple Christmas trees and gift displays across the residence. The president will distribute gifts after attending 11 a.m. church services, his first public appearance since a heart attack.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gary
Maj
John
John Sheldon Doud
Denver
Barbara Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Mary Jean
Eisenhowers
Eisenhower-Doud
Davel
Barbara Anne
Susan
National Presbyterian —E
Pope Urges Global Ban on Atomic Tests in Christmas Message
In his 17th annual Christmas address, Pope Pius XII calls for a threefold path to control nuclear weapons: renounce experiments, renounce their use, and regulate all armaments with an international agreement. He warns a partial halt is insufficient and condemns communism while urging freedom for colonial peoples.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Catholic Church
Paces
Inventory Of Water Scheduled For North Carolina
State Senator C Settle Bunn told a Raleigh civic club that a complete inventory of water supply and uses will be the first step by the new Board of Water Resources headed by Hodges. The plan aims to map how much water exists how much is needed availability sources and actions on stream pollution recreation flood control and soil erosion. He warned that recent storms have shown the economic losses from water shortages and emphasized a slow but informed program.
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Raleigh
Nort Carolina
C. Settle Bunn
Bunn
Diamond Ring Dropped In Polio Victim’s Hat
A young woman dropped coins into a polio victim’s hat outside an Akron department store this Christmas. The man, 43 year old Vines, in a wheelchair, found a diamond ring among the coins and hopes to locate the giver to return the ring.
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Akron
Ohio
Billy
Vines
Ex-Racketeer Finds Religion as Kilby Prison Parson
Red Cook once ran a Phenix City gambling orbit and a notorious 601 Club on Sundays. Now at Kilby Prison he assists Chaplain Fred Pearson and preaches Christianity to inmates. Since his turn to faith his church attendance has surged from three to 289.
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Montgomery
Ala
Red Cook
Phenix Ci
Kilcoey
Patterson
National Guard
Cook
John Mancil
National Guardsmen
Phenix City
Kilby
Donald MacQuire
Alabama
Red
Fred Pearson
West Coast Floods Prompt Escalating California Evacuations
Central California towns Yuba City and Marysville face mass evacuations as Feather River breaches levees and floodwaters surge. Oregon and Nevada join the battle as rain stretches into a ninth day with 17 dead in California and five in Oregon, while tens of thousands flee their homes.
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San Francisco
California
Yuba City
Feather River
Marysville
Eisenhower
Oregon
Nevada
Sierra Nevada Range
Philip D. Batson
Goce
Death Toll Rises As Holiday Travel Begins
The nation faces rising traffic deaths at the Christmas holiday start with at least 33 killed in auto crashes and ten fatalities in Cook County during the first seven hours of the period. Seven other violent deaths, five in fires and two from other mishaps, are reported as thousands hit the roads. The National Safety Council forecasts 560 traffic deaths during the holiday, potentially a record high, with prior data showing 264 fatalities in a non holiday period. Weather hindered travel with rain snow and fog affecting many areas. States tally significant fatalities across Connecticut Illinois Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New York New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Virginia.
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Cook County
Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Enem
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West
Connecticut
Indiana
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Missouri
New York
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Average U S family income in 1954 tops 4000 dollars
A government survey reports the national average family income last year was about 4173 dollars, about 60 dollars below 1953 but nearly 300 above 1952. Farm income averaged 2000 dollars, with regional variations and unadjusted rural impact noted.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Yugoslavia May Be Named Mediator For Middle East
United Nations reports speculation that Yugoslavia could be drafted as a behind the scenes mediator in the Middle East dispute before the Security Council. The council may hold up action on Syria's aggression charges until after Yugoslavia seats, amid pressure from Western powers for restraint and talks. Yugoslav statements on unity of the United Nations and efforts to ease Israeli Arab antagonism are noted as context for a potential mediation role.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N.Y
Yugoslavia
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Council
Observ
Syria
Israel
Taei
Rone
U.N
Belgrade
Koca Popovic Cana
Israe
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