City police warned against gifts to officers as “evil system”
New York Police Commissioner Francis W. H. Adams urged business leaders to stop Christmas gratuities to policemen calling the practice immoral and harmful. At a police HQ gathering with chambers of commerce members and business groups, he said gratuities create a two party system and risk corrupting officers by quietly easing conscience.
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Chambers of Commerce and Associations
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New York City
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Pocket Testaments Given Eisenhowers
President and Mrs. Eisenhower received pocket editions of the New Testament at the White House. Presenters were Glen W. Wagner, foreign secretary, and Alfred A. Kunz, executive director of the Pocket Testament League.
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Eisenhower
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Glen W. Wagner
Alfred A. Kunz
Pocket Testament League
Infantry Vital No Short Cut in War Ridgway Warns
General Matthew Ridgway told The Citadel that mass destruction weapons cannot replace ground combat. He argued only ground forces can defeat enemy ground troops and seize bases to secure victory at sea and in the air. Domination of land and occupying forces requires ground troops, Ridgway said.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Truce Unit to Study Korea Travel Plans
The United Nations Command said the Military Armistice Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss a recent North Korea proposals for travel between North and South Korea. The Reds seek temporary arrangements to allow Koreans to visit families, engage in trade and cultural exchanges, and other non military purposes.
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Vancouver theft targets visiting policeman in uniform
A visiting policeman Milo Clarence from Bremerton Washington had his car broken into on a downtown Vancouver street and his police uniform stolen, highlighting the local crime wave.
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Milo Clarence
Bremerton
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Clarencé
Electronic Bills Could Be Produced By Computer System
Chicago residents may soon face electric bills issued by a computerized system. Commonwealth Edison Co said the “giant brain” would begin composing the company's bills, signaling a shift to electronic billing.
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