Ex-Demo to Farm Post Named Deputy Agriculture Secretary
NEW YORK UP Ex-Demo to Farm Post Morse a Missouri farm boy who helped write the farm plank in the 1952 Republican platform was named Wednesday under secretary of agriculture in Eisenhower's cabinet. Morse 56 of St. Louis heads Doane Agricultural Service Inc and edits Doane Digest. He will earn 17500 yearly and has ties to the Disciples of Christ Church. Benson of Salt Lake City will be Secretary of Agriculture. Three other Democrats named to top posts include Durkin Anderson and Hobby.
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Doane Agricultural Service Inc
Doane Agricultural Digest
Digest
James C. Hagerty
Disciples of Christ Church
Ike and Grandchildren Trim Christmas Tree
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower put aside White House concerns to help his son John Eisenhower’s grandchildren decorate their Christmas tree. He left Commodore Hotel offices early to spend the holiday as a private citizen with family, waving to colleagues and hoping others enjoy a similar festive season.
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Korea
Truman Restores Deserters Rights In Christmas Move
President Truman granted a Christmas Eve restoration of citizenship rights to thousands of peacetime deserters and ex convict veterans of the Korean era. About 8,940 deserters may be affected across the Army Navy and Air Force with small counts from the Coast Guard. The main gain is restoration of voting rights though actual restoration depends on state laws, not federal control.
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President Lights Yule Tree at White House
President Truman lit the Christmas tree on the White House lawn with a plea for universal peace. He prayed for loved ones far from home and for servicemen and women in Korea, then flipped the switch to illuminate a 35 foot Norway spruce on the south grounds.
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Seaman Recovering After Surgery At City Hospital
Seaman P Kaughey, 42, was stricken at sea and flown by Navy crash boat from Port Hueneme to Anacapa Island radio area. An ambulance then moved him to Long Beach. He is reported recovering following surgery at Seaside Hospital.
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Long Beach
Christmas Time in Court Makes Jail Time Calm
Superior Judge Fred Miller faced a holiday-tinged docket as he noted that mercy should not waver for December cases. Richard Duncan and John Reynolds pleaded guilty to burglary while two sailors from the cruiser St Paul faced nonjail outcomes. The judge underscored Christmas spirit does not excuse offenses and sentenced Duncan to suspended jail and others to time served with questions about fairness.
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John F. Reynolds
Richard Duncan
San Pedro
Gee
Seis
Birnie
Anh
St. Paul
R. Hat
Navy
General Petroleum Employes Retiring After Long Service
General Petroleum Corp announces the retirement of Carl C. Weiser of 5602 Long Beach Blvd and another long serving employee with over 50 years total service. Weiser has been with the company since 1930 and works at the grease plant. The pair retire under the corporation's annuity plan on January 1.
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