Reds Probe South of 38th Parallel
An Eighth Army spokesman said about 200 red troops of undetermined nationality attacked an Allied reconnaissance company at Korangto-ri, one mile south of the 38th parallel and 23 miles north of Seoul, marking the first Communist crossing in the area. A First Corps spokesman reported two Chinese Communist soldiers captured near the line after a patrol clash.
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Eighth Army
Korangto-ri
Seoul
First Corps
38Th
Naples Christmas Pageant Winners Named
The Naples Christmas Pageant faced a fog delay but resumed and named winners in boat decoration and choir categories. Sweeps went to Dr. R. L. Canon for deco rated boat, first prize to Robert Zeitan, second to Long Beach Outboard Club, third to A W Freeland. choirs won by Lakewood Singers, Zall Meister’s, and Madrigal Singers. The Naples Improvement Association warned of potential legal action against weather for the next show.
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R. L. Canon
Rivo Alto
Robert Zeitan
Via di Roma
Long Beach
So Long Son reprint recalls absent sons at Christmas
The piece recalls Howard Vincent O'Brien of the Chicago Daily News and his wartime columns about sons taken into the army. It notes the sorrow of families during holidays, the silence of celebrations, and the annual reminder that many boys are away or will leave.
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Howard Vincent O'Brien
Chicago Daily News
Higson
Dra
Holiday Toll Looms as National Safety Council Warns
The National Safety Council warned of 420 traffic deaths over the long weekend, with 177 killed by 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Saturday. A Puente crash near Oceanside killed four when a Southern Pacific train struck a car at a grade crossing, with others dead or injured in fog bound Pacific Coast Highway pileups.
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National Safety Council
Puente
Here
Southern Pacific
San Onofre
Oceanside
Greyhound
California Highway Patrol
Helicopters Rescue Yanks From Behind Korean Lines
Fifth Air Force announces a daring rescue behind enemy lines near Yonchon six miles north of the 38th Parallel. Eight Army confirms 34 Allied captives, 11 Americans and 23 Koreans, freed at 5 am as three Seoul based air rescue helicopters and accompanying fighters supported the operation. A T-6 spotting plane located the SOS sign in the snow between Chorwon and Sariwon eight miles behind enemy lines.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
8Th Army
Yonchon
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Marle E. Partridge
Chorwon
Sariwon
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