Christmas Peace Messages From World Clergymen 1950
Leading churchmen from the United States and abroad present Christmas messages on the meaning of 1950s celebration. Niebuhr Spellman Kagawa Oxnam Niemoeller emphasize Christ’s sacrifice, prayer, and a path to lasting peace amid war and fear.
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Associated Press
United States
Renae Esa Ap Eae PE Tsate
Ethiehem
Calvary
Reinhold Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Foyhiko Kagawa
G. Bromley Ox
Methodist Church
World Council of Churches
Martin Niemoeller
Hitler
Francis Cardinal Spellman
God
Christ Jesus
Francis
Cardinal Spellman
Earth
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japan
Jesus
Christ
G. Bromley Oxnam
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Star
Truman Says Moral Forces Rally For Unity And Peace
President Truman urged a broad moral coalition to advance welfare and decency, citing support from Jackson residents and a Kansas governor. He announced plans to light the National Community Christmas Tree and asked for prayers for peace. He sent condolences to Lt Gen Walton Walker’s widow after a Korean War jeep crash, stressing service over security and the Christian path of sacrifice.
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Truman
Jackson
Mich
Frank Hagaman
Kansas
White House
Washington
Beach
Walker
Reds Advance South of 38th Parallel
North Korean and Chinese forces pushed across the border toward Chunchon and Seoul while U S and allied units prepared for a major attack. General Walker was killed in a jeep accident, and Ridgway was named to take command as Milburn led in the interim. Air operations reported heavy action with jets and bombings across North Korea.
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Seoul
Paralle
MacArthur
Mary
Hungnam
Bast
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
Walker
Japan
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Army
Washington
D. C
Korea
Frank E. Milburn
U. S. First
Ridgway
Milburn
Sam Sims Walker
Sam
Korean
Peiping
United Nations
U.N
Tokyo
Caou Enlal
United States
Manchuria
North Korea
Seou
Chogye
America
Navalel
Fifth Air Force
Associated Press
William C. Barnard
Air Force
Kanggye
Manchurian
Pyingyang
Sunchon
Des Moines robber freed after returning $170
In Iowa on December 23 judge Howard Brooks dismissed robbery charges against Lea Tucker, 27, of Des Moines after he returned $170 he stole at gunpoint to buy Christmas presents for his daughter and expressed remorse. The release was approved by Bo Hoa and Ben Rosenburg, the keeper who was robbed.
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Iowa
Frredom
Howard Brooks
Lea Tucker
Des Moines
Bo- Hoa
Ben Rosenburg
Russ Already Ahead of U.S. Forces Goal
The Dec 23 AP report notes the United States plans to expand its armed forces to about 3.5 million but projects Soviet manpower at over 4.5 million with possible growth. It compares current and projected forces across Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, discusses production capacity, and cites Gen. J Lawton Collins on mobilization and equipment. It also covers aircraft, tanks, and naval strengths, highlighting U.S. lead in fleets but Soviet shift to ultramodern ships and submarines.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Soviet Russia
Russia
United States
Air Force
Navy
American
From and Steel Institute
U. S&s
Iron Curtain
U.S
Andt
General Walker Dies On Front As Japan Flight Body Flown
The body of General Walker is flown to Japan to lie in state as officials including Ridgway and Bradley pay tribute. Walker was killed en route to the front amid a new Chinese Communist offensive. His son Capt Sam Sims Walker, wounded soldiers, and officers witness the tragic scene. General MacArthur expresses interest in Ridgway succeeding Walker. The Army suffers a temporary command gap during a perilous period in Korea.
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Ridgway
War Front
Army Face
Dean Rusk
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Heath
Pentagon
Walker
Collins
MacArthur
Tokyo
Gen. Macarthur
Frank W. Milburn
First Corps
Sam Sims Walker
Clayton Tyner
Belton
Keenan
20Th Corps
George S. Patton
France
Col
William E. Collier
Wearby
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex Regiment
Collier
Seoul
Japan
Christ
Christmas Cheer in U S Clouded by War in Korea
A wartime Christmas in the United States mingles with Korea’s conflict as reports note holiday broadcasts from San Francisco Union Square and nationwide efforts by the Red Cross and Japanese Red Cross. The Defense Department and State Department outline holiday observances for troops abroad and at home, with Christmas meals and gifts organized for servicemen worldwide.
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U.S
Korea
Garden Valley
Texas
San Francisco
Union Square
Shrine
Miami
Cortland
N. Y
Herald News
Pasqaic Clifton
New Jersey
Allen W. Smith
Woonsocket
Washington
Defense Department
Far East
Hom
United Nations
Japan
American Red Cross
Japanese
Junior Red Cross
State Department
United States
Voice of America
Korean War Officers Mourned As Missing And Killed
The report notes South Korean Maj. Gen. Choi Pyung Duk killed in action July 27 after his term as Korean chief of staff ended four weeks earlier. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Division, has been missing in action since July 21, marking a grim tally of high ranking officers lost or unaccounted for in Korea.
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Korea
Choi Pyung Duk
William F. Dean
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