Baghdad Pact strains Arab unity and Jordan crisis
United Press analyzes the Baghdad Pact as a blow to Arab unity. Rivalries among Egypt Saudi Arabia Iraq Syria Lebanon Jordan Yemen and Libya complicate Pan Arab aims. King Hussein seeks Jordan’s entry into the pact, with Faisal of Iraq and British ties shaping the dynamic.
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Ibn Saud
Israel
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Pakistan
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Britain
Harrow
Winston Churchill
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Glubb Pasha
John Bagot Glubb
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Worker borrows $100 to buy kids clothes and shoes
A Westinghouse Electric Corp. employee, quoted by United Press, says the $100 interest free company loan will be mostly spent on essential needs for his children with little left for toys.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Jordan's Ex-Premier Supports Baghdad Pact Membership
Amman Reuters report notes Hazzah Maja li, former premier of Jordan, resigns while declaring belief in joining the Baghdad Pact as the best means to safeguard Jordan's territorial integrity amid Cold War tensions.
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Jordan
Hazzah Majali
Iam
George faces Talmadge challenge in Georgia race
Vienna Georgia Senator Walter F George weighs the tough competition from young Herman Talmadge for his Senate seat. He says if Georgians want him back next year he hopes it will be his last term.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Senate
German officer adopts 30 orphans on front lines
Near Western Front, Fritz Moeller, a front line officer, takes in 30 orphans most of them blind found living in a tent. He says no Christmas plans yet but vows they will be kept warm.
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Western Front
Korea
Fritz Moeller
Bank official recalls Nashua sale bid for Karen Ann McGuire
An official of a New York bank, which sold Nashua for 1,251,200 on a promise to buy a saddle horse for Karen Ann McGuire of Valhalla, N.Y., said the bid should not be in vain as she tried to buy the champion race horse with 24.03 dollars in savings.
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New York
Nashua
Karen Ann McGuire
Valhalla
N.Y
Santa in Overalls Prepares Nearly 1000 Toys
Cleason Bell of Concordia Kansas has spent years amassing and repairing damaged toys to create a window display of nearly 1000 items for local children in need. The toys will be distributed on Christmas morning by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with help from 4-H clubs, city supporters, and Bell's logistics network at the automobile company lot.
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Concordia
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Kansas
Cleason Bell
Bell
Automobile Company
Chilean Christmas Delicacies Include Cold Monkey Tail Beverage
In Chile Christmas is a summer holiday centered on family gatherings. Monkey tail, a cold coffee eggnog drink, is a staple, while lobster from the Juan Fernandez Islands graces the dinner table. Roasted duck with apple stuffing and curanto, an ancient Araucanian feast, are also featured. curanto is cooked in sand pits with multiple meats and seafood, served in outdoor communal bowls.
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Chile
Juan Fernandez Islands
Pacific Ocean
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