Army Revolt Threatens Indonesian Government
In Sumatra the army revolt spreads toward collapse of Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's regime. Col Malaudin Simbolon led a bloodless coup calling for Sukarno and Hatta to retake control. Officials warned the cabinet may resign or quell the revolt while foreign missions were informed of safety concerns.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Sastroamidjojo
Malaudin Simbolon
Sukarno
Mohammed Hatta
Mohammed Jamin
Jamin
Hatta
North
It Over Ta It Over By Robert L Dieffenbacher
Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem seek shelter for Mary’s birth. They are ordinary, unknown, and face rejection until one innkeeper offers a bed of straw. The piece urges compassion and inviting a place in our lives.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
Mary
Joseph
Bethlehem
Negroes Sit In Front Of Buses In Tallahassee
In Tallahassee Florida Negroes began seating themselves at the fronts of some city buses with no disturbances reported. The bus boycott end coincided with less crowding and emptier vehicles as state offices closed for holidays and Florida State University and Florida A and M University students returned home for Christmas.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State University
Florida A.&m. University
Red China Premier To Visit Poland
London reports Chou En-lai will visit Poland in mid January after a South Asian tour. The move comes amid a possible review of Beijing Moscow relations and wider East European outreach. In Karachi Chou stated China would join the U S in renouncing force in Formosa, while defending Peiping against U S interference.
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London
Warsaw
Chou En-lai
Poland
Chou
Moscow
Kremlin
China
Karachi
United States
Formosa
Penn
U.S
Geneva
Peiping
Soviet Yugoslav Tensions Over Pravda Publication
Soviet and Yugoslav regimes remain uneasy allies. Borba printed Pravda text with critique while Belgrade radio called it malicious. Yugoslav spokesman urged continued normal economic ties despite ideological rifts. Tito's break with Stalin in 1948 looms in past and present relations.
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New York
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Borba
Pravda
Belgrade
Tito
Moscow
Stalin
No Festive Mood Somber Christmas Seen In Holy Land
In Jerusalem and across the Holy Land the Christmas mood is somber as recent Middle East clashes dampen celebrations. An Israeli army spokesman cited a raid by Jordanian infiltrators that damaged a dispensary and disrupted pilgrim gatherings.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Middle East
Japan’s Ishibashi Forms Self-Rreliant Pro Western Cabinet
Prime Minister Ishibashi's new government blends Liberal Democratic factions with three portfolios held by Ishibashi himself. He vows to stay aligned with free nations while asserting Japan will not be a yes man to the United States, signaling cautious independence in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Tanzan Ishibashi
Liberal-Democratic
Hirohito
Ishibashi
Cabi
Ichiro Hatoyama
Nobusaki Kishi
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Kishi
Liberal-Democratic Party
S.ing
Hatoyama
Enterprise Takes Holiday Tuesday
The Enterprise announces a one day Christmas holiday with greetings from the paper and advertisers. Publication will resume on Wednesday’s edition.
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Enterprise
The
Mortal Blow To Reds Seen In Hungary
Vice President Nixon said international communism has suffered a mortal blow after observing the Hungarian refugee crisis in Austria. He pledged to present specific recommendations to President Eisenhower to aid resettling about 175,000 Hungarians who fled Communist rule. Nixon urged viewing Hungarians’ sacrifice as a Soviet problem, declaring communism a gigantic failure.
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Washington
Nixon
Austria
Eisenhower
Hungary
Soviet Union
Many A Package Gets Opened Late By James Marlow
Associated Press News Analyst James Marlow reflects on gifts and delays around Christmas politics. The piece riffs on Santa delivering to Ike and Adlai with a satirical White House pass and a keep off the grass sign. The humor points to delays and unresolved gifts extending into the new year.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Adlai
White House
Ike
Santa
Stevenson
Anne
Fire-Eaters Win Gas Ration Break in Britain
Priscilla Birt, an 18 year old London fire-eater, was classified as a four horsepower vehicle for fuel rationing. She will receive four gallons over four months, enough for about half a pint per performance, and she notes her act should fit the limit if she controls consumption.
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London
Britain
Priscilla Birt
Fuel Ministry
Miss Birt
Pope Pius XII Endorses Defensive War In UN Message
The Vatican states defense as moral when justified against aggression and urges UN to empower efforts to stop aggression. It condemns communism while praising Hungary’s freedom fighters for resisting Soviet force. The pope insists self defense to avert unjust attack can be lawful. He avoids naming communism directly but signals the target clearly.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
United Nations
Hungary
Christians Cross Into Jordan Pilgrimage Amid War Skew
A 1700 strong Christian Arab pilgrimage from Israel crossed into Jordan at Mandelbaum Gate heading to Jerusalem's holy sites. The annual turnout of 7000 to 10000 was reduced by open warfare, with pilgrims arriving by bus from Nazareth Jaffa and other Arab towns and plan to return tomorrow evening after shrine visits.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Holy City
Jordan
Mandelbaum Gate
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Shepherds’ Field
State of
Mary and Joseph
Arab Legionnaires
Israle
Biblical
Nazareth
Jaffa
Old City
Christmas holiday highway death toll climbs to 405
National Safety Council reports 405 highway deaths as the four day Christmas holiday nears its end. Weather and drinking drivers contribute to a rising toll with a forecast of a possible 660 highway deaths if caution fails. Ned H. Dearborn urges motorists to drive as a national emergency and watch for other drivers.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Collision Kills 4 At Concord
Four people died in a rain slicked collision at an intersection of U.S. 29 near Concord. Grover Edward Mc Royse aged 48 of Kannapolis died in one car while three African American men and women from Concord and the Rock Hill area perished in the other. The toll from Christmas holiday traffic neared 1,100 statewide, with wet roads and heavy traffic blamed. Additional fatalities listed include a Columbia couple Hoover Paramour and Vannie Basnight, and Jacksonville residents Woodrow Thigpen and Frank Oberg.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
U.S. 29
Concord
Grover Edward McRoyse
Kannapolis
Willie James Holmes
Elizabeth Newton
Hal
Vannie Basnight
Onslow County
Woodrow Thigpen
Beauville
Jacksonville
Frank Oberg
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