Churchill drops Stalin talk plan in Washington visit
Washington dispatch reports a brewing rift between President Truman and Winston Churchill over a proposed Big Four summit with Joseph Stalin. Officials say Truman opposes a Stalin meeting now, citing timing and Western strength, and Churchill appears unlikely to press the idea during his arrival. The stance follows Russia’s disarmament behavior and UN conduct prompting doubt about mutual will for accord.
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Smoke of Battle Dims Yanks' Yule
In Korea on December 24 UN troops held Christmas services, wrapped gifts, and lit trees as skirmishes persisted. A cardinal celebrated a wartime mass for 600 soldiers while combat continued, including a two hour clash southwest of Chorwon. Air forces flew 269 sorties against rail and supply targets, with F 86 jets patrolling MIG Alley.
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Officials Report on Reds Japan from New York
In New York on December 24 American officials including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Foster Dulles returned home for the holiday with reports on diplomatic fronts. Mrs. Roosevelt after Paris said Soviet U N delegation showed anxiety with violent answers. Dulles, in Japan earlier this month, expressed satisfaction with Japanese attitudes and policies.
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Dynamite Found On Steps Of Florida Church
A stick of dynamite of the same make as used in recent synagogue bombings was left on the steps of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Miami. The fuse had burned briefly but did not explode because it was not properly seated in the dynamite, according to Chief Walter E. Head.
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Miner Survives Illinois Mine Disaster After Blaze
The blast ripped through the Cherry Mine tunnels killing many miners with two miles of destroyed timbers. Surviving miner Sanders was hospitalized in fair condition after being pulled from the wreckage. Officials including Oscar Chapman, John L. Lewis, and John Forbes visited the site as federal inspectors opened an investigation.
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Tragedy at Christmas Party Kills 41 in Mexico
A deadly blaze at a Christmas party in Tijuana kills 41 with many victims found in rest rooms and on stairs. Survivors report rowdies tipping over a tree and flames likely starting under stairs or in a ground floor shop. U S Navy and Mexican medical staff aided rescue efforts as authorities调查 investigated fire origin.
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Iran Mourns Eight U S Dead In Tehran Plane Crash
Iran mourns eight Americans killed in a MISR Airlines four engine plane crash near Tehran. Victims include Henry G. Bennett, director of the U S Point Four program, his wife, and seven others among 21 total fatalities.
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Pope Urges World Peace Through Social Reform
The pope pleads for global peace grounded in social reform to meet material needs. He warns the church must not abandon neutrality or become a political tool, stressing its mission from Bethlehem and the Prince of Peace. He urges faith communities to unify beyond politics to heal divisions.
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New Yorker Arrested as Narcotics Ring Suspect
A Narcotics squad seized $200,000 worth of heroin from Angelo Rovco, 28, upon arrival at LaGuardia from Montreal. He was arrested on narcotics charges and held on $25,000 bail. Local and federal agents said the arrest ends a six week investigation.
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Boys in Box Run Over by Automobile
Bruno Boscamp steered his car over a cardboard box to avoid smashing it. Screams led him to two small boys using the box as a makeshift toboggan. Vincent Mavilla, 8, suffered minor bruises. Peter Richards, age unknown, escaped unharmed, though both were frightened.
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Reds Refuse POW Inspection Amid Armistice Talks
In a tense session with Allied negotiators in Panmunjom, Reds balked at allowing inspections of prisoner camps while offering a neutral post office for prisoner mail. Subcommittees pressed on with exchange lists and armistice policing as Christmas Day meetings loomed. Cardinal Spellman led a wartime Mass for soldiers at a front chapel as negotiations stretched toward a potential breakthrough before the deadline.
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Pope denounces lack of vision in peace efforts
The Pope attacked leaders who rely on legal titles and current power alone. He said true peace comes from religious authority and divine mission, criticizing those whose view is limited to military or economic potential.
RFC Turns Profit Over to Treasury
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation reported it turned a neat profit into the Treasury for the fiscal year ended June 30. Net earnings were 7.6 million dollars, a 7.6 percent return on RFC capital, plus gains from synthetic rubber and tin programs and wartime asset liquidations. W. Stuart Symington praised reforms since May to curb political influence, including ending regional loan approvals, releasing loan information, requiring borrower representatives to register, and initiating competitive bidding on sales.
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Missing Journalist Reported as Alive
PANMUNJOM Korea December 24 A Communist correspondent said Michael Gigantis the journalist who wrote as Philip Deane is alive in a North Korean internment camp. He disappeared early in the war and was not listed among war prisoners. Gigantis worked for International News Service London Observer and Radio Athens.
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Communists offer limited Red Cross access after armistice
Alan Winnington, correspondent for the Communist London Daily Worker, told U N newsmen that the Red high command called Red Cross inspection of prison camps unnecessary given alleged humane treatment. He said visits could occur after the armistice if North Korean and Chinese Red Cross reps participate, aiding in transporting and turning over Allied prisoners of war.
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Reds Put Ransom Tag on U S Fliers
United States fliers held by a communist state faced ransom demands asKing Island Ark official King Elan pledged to raise funds if fines were not paid. The U S legation in Budapest offered no public plan to free them while George Abbott met Deputy Foreign Minister Andor Berei. President Truman, en route home for Christmas, said no new actions were planned and referenced jailed AP correspondent William L Mat tis in Czechoslovakia.
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