POWs Reject Final Appeals in North Korea
United States forces report American prisoners refused repatriation during a 30 day period under armistice terms. Broadcasts from North Camp spurred demonstrations as guards and inmates debated home return while some prisoners remain undecided or desertions feared. Public figures including Sgt. Richard Corden and others connected to the protests are named in ongoing coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Corden
East Providence
R. I
Corden
Andrew Condron
Claude Batchelor
Kermit
Tex
Richard Tenneson
Alden
Minn
William C. White
Plummerville
Ark
R. E. Douglas
San Angelo
Howard C. Adams
Corsicana
L. V. Skinner
Akron
Ohio
Indian Guard
Otho G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
W. A. Cowart
Monticello
Lawrence Sullivan
Omaha
Tenneson
Portia Howe
Tokyo
Batchelor
Dan
Pris
Edward Moorer
Tacoma
Moorer
Tne
French Leaders Scramble as Deadlock Continues in Paris
France faces a parliamentary stalemate over the presidential succession with non Communist blocs urged to unite behind a single figure. Independent Jacquinot, 55, won a four hour caucus but Socialist Naegelen maintains support as party lines harden. Amid Versailles drama, citizens condemn Parliament's delay and demand a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Auriol
Jacquinot
Charles de Gaulle
Laniel
Naegelen
Auriol
the Bureau
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Senate
Lanler
Charleroi Bell Workers Aid Blind Children At Christmas
Charleroi Bell Telephone operators worked overtime this Yule to aid the Daley family. James 7 and May 4, siblings of the glaucoma patient, faced medical bills that could erase Christmas thoughts. Locals and others contributed clothing and toys as volunteers visit homes in Monongahela to solicit further help. Jacquinot, a lawyer and former French cabinet member, noted in supporting the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlero
Charleroi
Bell Telephone Co
Lille
de Monongahela
James Daley
May
Mary
James
Jacquinot
National Assembly
de Gaulle
France
Daniel Daley
Daleys
Duties Again Prods France On Germany i Continued from Page One
In Chicago obituaries and NATO debate, Dulles stresses the urgency of EDC as a core NATO pillar. He cites four urgent reasons including defending Europe with U.S. troops, rearming Germany with checks, and closing the Franco German breach, warning that U.S. troops alone cannot defend Europe without EDC.
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France
Germany
United States
NATO
Dulles
Eurepe
U.S
Biuarepe
Dalles
Leahey
Widely Traced Notables Die Across U S States
Obituary notices report deaths of 76 year old Charles L. Richards Reno attorney and former Nevada Democratic congressman. 92 year old Lanius Duane Evans chief copy editor for Houghton Mifflin in Cambridge. 70 year old Frederick Kuba Woodring Pennsylvania utilities manager in Clearwater. 73 year old Thomas Raymond Kendall ex editor/publisher of Redding Independent. 74 year old William H. McIntyre Ottawa businessman and former Ottawa Senators president. ? John M. Miller Hagerstown business leader. 38 year old Sidney Rosen Chicago sales executive in New York case. 40 year old Leo John Beckman Linwiv district manager in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Calif
Thomas Raymond Kendall
Redding Independent
Chicago White Sox
Missouri
Ottawa
William H. McIntyre
Ottawa Senators
National Hockey League
Berlin
Christmas Eve Service Cantata at Old Mahoning Church
All are invited to a Christmas Eve service and play titled A Gift for the Christ Child to be presented by the T. C. ers of the Ramah Council at Old Mahoning Baptist Church. A Christmas cantata by the church choir follows on December 27 at 8 00 p m directed by Harry Lukehart.
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Old Mahoning Baptist Church
T. C
The
Ramah Council
Harry Lukehart
Mt Union EUE Xmas Eve Service
The annual Christmas Eve service at Mt. Union United Brethren Church near Alverde will be held Thursday evening at six oclock. The Beginner Primary and Junior Classes will present parts, with a Youth Fellowship play emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Union
United Brethren
Churen
Alverde
Break in Store Strike Likely to Extend Past Christmas
Contract talks in Pittsburgh faltered as management and union leaders failed to reach a peace agenda. AFL unions and five struck stores reported no further talks planned until next week, with Kaufmann's labor agent Samuel Robb cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
AFL
Samuel Robb
The
Labor Standards Assn
Kaufmann's
Mother Gets Letter From Missing Man
London reporters describe a Christmas letter in the handwriting of Guy Burgess, missing 22 years, arriving at his mother’s home. The note is cited as evidence he may be alive amid broad speculation about Burgess and Donald Maclean’s fate.
Burgess Family Hears First Sign He Is Alive in Letter
Evelyn Burgess Bassett from Piccadilly Circus says son Burgess wrote the Jetter signed In his name, calling it a wonderful Christmas present and the first real sign he is still alive. The letter’s content was not published and dated simply November postmarked Monday night in London dockyard areas. Rumors swirl Burgess and Maclean are abroad, with sightings claimed in Moscow Budapest and Warsaw but no decisive clue. Maclean’s wife Melinda and their children moved to Switzerland in September. Soviet comment denies any Soviet connection to the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess
Evelyn Burgess Bassett
Piccadily Circus
London
England
Maclean
Melinda Marling
Switzerland
Moscow
Budapest
Warsaw
New Tires
Soviet Union
Returning Korean Vets Deny Homeward Rush Rumor
Army and Marine spokesmen in San Francisco reject airline rumors that 10000 or more returning Korean veterans would not reach home by Christmas. On the Howze, about 1400 Army vets: 70 percent to reach homes by today or Christmas Day. 30 percent by rail, west of St Louis, with some delayed to Friday. About 1300 Leathernecks aboard the Howze chose immediate discharges, though told they would likely wait at Treasure Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Army
Marine Corps
Washington
St. Louis
Korea
Treasure Island
Gala reception at Quirinale features global diplomats in formal wear
Rome hosts its annual Christmas reception for President Luigi Einaudi with diplomats from the United States and Russia in distinctive attire. The scene includes U.S. Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce in a mink coat and Russian delegates in ornate uniforms as part of the diplomatic parade through the Quirinale Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Luigi Einaudi
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Quirinale Palace
PUC Rejects Duquesne Light Rate Boost in 4.7M Proposal
The Public Utility Commission rejected a 4.7 million annual rate increase proposed by Duquesne Light and ordered a near two million dollar cut in industrial rates. The panel, by a 4-1 vote, directed new tariffs after Jan 13 reflecting fuel clause and industrial rate revisions. Duquesne Light plans an appeal and a new rate case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Duquesne Light Company
Philip A. Fleges
Duquesne Light
Commission
Ling
John B. Conly
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Duuquesne Light
Yates
Test ManeuversTOKYO WH-08 Air Force
Army and Navy units conducted a week of tests defending Okinawa Formosa and the Philippines in realistic maneuvers Nationalist China planes under Chiang Kai-shek joined the exercises over Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Okinawa
Formosa
Philipines
China
Chiang Kai-shek
US Leaders OK Meeting With Reds
U S leaders back talks with the Soviet bloc on a peaceful atomic energy pool and safeguards. Eisenhower calls for an international agency to manage peaceful uses, while Moscow proposes a pledge not to use atomic weapons. Experts note a shift in Soviet stance and a debate over verification and inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
America
International Atomic Agency
Eisenhower
U.N
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
United Nations
Russia
U. S
Short Lived Fist Fight At New York Dock
A brief clash erupted at the New York dock during the second day of ballots for a National Labor Relations Board election between rival longshoremen unions. Police quickly separated 15 AFL adherents and 15 ILA Independent supporters as a surge of punches occurred near the Brooklyn polling site. Forty officers controlled the scene while old-union buses and a brass band arrived but were halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Longshoremen’s Union
Anthony
Tony
United Mine Workers
Road Bids Opened for 15 State Projects in 1954
Harrisburg officials announced unofficial low bids on 15 state funded highway construction projects. Secretary E L Schmidt said these were the final bids of 1954. Bids included Crawford A H Blank Mead Vie for widening and resurfacing 5.09 miles of road in Vernor and Hayfields, and Warren Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co for resurfacing 1.84 miles along YA and 6 in Warren Borough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Highways Department
E. L. Schmidt
Crawfords A
Blank
Mead Vie
Vernor
Hayfields
Harmonnsburg Cayngrs
Kerrtown
Little Corners
Warren
Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co
Evie
Warren Borough
Manager Polen Named at Allegheny Ludlum Plant
Named manager Polen takes over at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp near Pittsburgh after R. J. Bryan retires. Polen, from Meadville, joins the company in 1949 and advances to manage the plant on Route 62 in Cudiopringheny area, with a salary noted at $114,364.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercey
A. H. Blank
Meadville
Pittsburgh
W - Louis B
Polen
Allenlong Atte
Government Says Living Costs Drop In November
The government reports living costs fell by 0.3 percent in November to 115 percent of the 1947-49 average, the first decline since February and signaling some stabilizing of the economy. Transportation costs eased, meats and pork prices fell, while December prospects include potential price increases in food and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Statistics Commission
Ewan Clague
Clagte
Yose
Obituary roundup from Indiana Pennsylvania area
Multiple obituaries and notices from Indiana and surrounding towns. Joan Smunski 52 of Palmtownterm killed walking on Route 119 near Black Lick. Perry Johnston 75 of Fort Cliff died at home after illness. survived by wife Dora and eight children. funeral in Ford City First Baptist. Catherine T. Wank Law, longtime Creekside resident, died at home on East Oak Street. services at St Bernard’s. Nehru warns Pakistan over US arms aid amid Kashmir talks in New Delhi parliament. PYT Marl L. Deyarmin dies in auto crash at Fort Bragg. survived by wife Zelda and daughter. funeral in Indiana area.
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Joan Smunski
Pal Tmertown
Black Lick
Hallow Funeral Home
Homer City
Perry Johnston
Fort Cliff
Manor Township
Armstrong Counity
Alex
Lydia Bracken Johnston
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Ford Cliff
First Baptist Church
Ford City
American Legion
Dora Johnston
Alex R
Kittanning
Jean Wolfe
Elma Fair
Mae Gollik
Sewickley
Edson
U.S. Navy
Edna
Carrie
Darlene
Jim
Vernie McEllfresh
Ford City RD
Ruth McElfresh
Kelly Station RD
Dwight L. Johnston
Vandergrift
Gordon Stone
Catherine T. Law
East Oak Street
Belk County
Godfrey and
Eva Catherine Miller Wank
Creekside
Indiana
St. Bernards Church
Helen E. Lahr
Albert M. and
Raymond O
Joseph A
Erie
Cecelia Wank
Clara Obenrader
Sharon
Walter
Sulila
Wayne Ave
Bau Odentader
St.Bernard's
St. Bernard
Delhi
India
Nehru
Pakistan
U.S
Kashmir
Mohammed Ali
Ali
United States
HRU
Congress Party
Pyt
Marl L. Deyarmin
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Brush Valley
Russell Ty, Deyarmin
R. D
U.S. Army
Zelda Deyarmin
Melvin
Millared Larue Stater
George
Anna
Ruth
Lois
Richard Arvenda
Edith Linda
Bonnie
Iate
Bell Funeral Home
Wayne’ Avenue
Brush Alley Lutheran Church
Collins Cramer
Prison Inmates Make Toys Continued from Page One
Prison inmates shape and repair toys, finding purpose in a workroom. Warden Burrell notes the men enjoy contributing and families hear of their positive feelings. Toys are stockpiled or sent to the outbound shore goun, with some donated to the needy through loyal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titin
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Cay Francisco
Karen Bratt
In- Bratt
Atolen
John E. Hull
U.N Far East
Hull
Tew
Boston
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Fla
Dallas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Montgomery
Ala
Ealtie
Versailles Palace
Acene
Chicago
Charles Buford
Vu Cress Autores
Winchester
Abe
Reno, Nev
Charles L. Richards
Reno
Nevada
Congress
Yueaday
Cambridge, Mass
Lanius Duane Evans
Hougton, Mifflin Co
A5so
Clearwater
Frederick Kuba Woodring
Pennsylvania
Hagerstown
John M. Miller
Pennsylvania Shoe Leather Assn
Denver
Leo John Beckman
Lindwiv Refining Co
Burlngton
Iowa
Guy Burgess
Foreign Office
Donald Maclean
Horne
Gimbels
Rosenbaum
Disapsland Frank & Seder
AFL General
Teamsters
CIO
Reds
NY Dock
Vurpancte
Bere Mee
Mle Teil Alls
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