Pope Urges Morality of Defensive War and Opposes Communism
Vatican broadcasts quote Pope praising defensive warfare under strict moral law and urging UN authority to prevent aggression. He condemns communism by sight, backs Western disarmament aims, and asserts Hungary's right to resist with force if needed. The message emphasizes peace through strong defense and UN action.
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Hungary
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Pontite Seid
World Organization
U N Israeli Conference Scheduled in Sinai Withdrawals
United Nations Major General E J M Burns will meet Israeli Major General Moshe Dayan in El Arish on Wednesday to discuss the next phase of Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai. This third meeting follows Israel’s pullback to about 48 miles east of the Suez Canal as UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urged further withdrawal.
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Sinai Peninsula
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Moshe Dayan
Suez Canal
U.N
Daz Hallmarskjold
Sinai
Gaza
Refugee In-Flight Yule Parties Planned
Holiday events are planned on military aircraft carrying Hungarian refugees to the United States, with Ale Fi personnel at Prestwick Scotland organizing celebrations for travelers stopping there en route. The Air Force also drops mail and gifts to Arctic outposts and sent a Christmas fir to Navy personnel and civilian scientists at the South Pole.
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Ale Fi
Prestwick
Scotland
Air Force
Arctic
Navy
South Pole
Happy Day Newspaper Story Aids Needy Family
Birmingham Post-Herald detailed a struggling Birmingham area family with a jobless 45 year old father and four sons ages 11 to nine months. Readers offered coal cloths and cash plus groceries and clothing as Christmas relief. The paper protected the family's name.
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Christmas Feels Global Amid Holiday Cheer and Cold War Strains
Across the globe, Christmas fever mixed with postwar tensions as Soviet citizens awaited New Year trees from Siberia while Hungary, Budapest, and Western Europe embraced holiday revelry. Refugees move to the United States aboard Eisenhower’s plane, and European shortages temper the festive mood amid lingering Suez-era economic strain.
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Siberia
Grandfather Frost
Hungary
Budapest
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Europe
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Scandinavia
Nine Teen Carolers Hurt in Truck Mishap
Ninteen teenagers were thrown from a truck when a temporary guard rail collapsed. Nine were injured while forty carolers had just finished singing at Mills Memorial Hospital and were returning to the Congregational Church for a party.
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Mills Memorial Hospital
British Relax Curfew for Christmas Eve
Cyprus dispatch reports the British relaxed the curfew for Cypriot youths on Christmas Eve allowing them to stay out from 14 to 27, while the dawn-to-dusk curfew remains in place for all young men. Patti Page and Charles O'Cur to wed in a desert ceremony in Cyprus tonight and Friday.
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Hungary Faces Unemployment Amid Coal Shortage Crisis
In Budapest the Communist Party newspaper warns of 290,000 unemployed as coal plant shutdowns hit production. Miners reduced, 14 million tons expected in 1956 vs planned 24 million. Foreign loans urged to rebuild, Christmas rites continue under military oversight as a Russian tank guard shifts.
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Cohen Faces Ties in Fight Fix Inquiry Continues
District attorney's office continues to probe alleged fight fixing involving Cohen and Maltin. Statements from Aragon and Maltin conflict, with McKesson noting possible connections to a Texas incident. Cohen did not attend a Sunday session as Maltin's statements are reviewed for potential grand jury involvement.
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Engagement announced for screen star Betty Hutton's partner
The Tarriage notes that O'Curran was formally wed to screen star Betty Hutton. The couple announced their engagement a year ago, marking a notable public tie.
Egypt Invasion Force Chief Back in London
Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Stockwell, who commanded the British French invasion force in Egypt, returned to London from Malta. He said it was good to be home for Christmas and that UN forces face a difficult task.
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London
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Hugh Stockwell
Malta
Peynt
Stockwell
Hame
United Nations
Ain
Postman Receives Oversize Card in Public Tribute
In Reseda California 160 residents crowded the post office to honor mailman Maurice Brears for his service. A giant oversized Christmas card valued at 356 was presented by a local collector as a token of appreciation.
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Maurice W Breers
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Citizory
Breeze
Burglars Take Stock, Jewelry in Beverly Hills Heist
Beverly Hills police say burglars who struck a home of Mrs Ruth Zbelo took 160000 in non negotiable common stock securities 84500 in jewelry and furs and Christmas toys and left behind a flashing tin burp gun described as a weapon in the raid by the widow of film production manager Edward Zbelo.
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Upi
Ruth
Ebele
Edward Zbelo
Dulles Sees Promise for Peace Nixon Sees War Risk
Secretary of State Dulles warns of a fragile postwar period with dangers of major conflict. President Eisenhower's aide James Hagerty outlines a mixed view from officials visiting Australia and Korea. Nixon reports to Eisenhower on refugee and immigration matters while visiting Austria and Iceland.
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Keil Algo
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U. S. News
Santa’s Gifts to Seem Contradictory this Christmas
A Santa image spans higher wages, steady living costs, and price hikes across railroads, steel, and industry while employers anticipate more production, sales, and hiring. Credit executives foresee gains in capital, government purchases, and unemployment staying low, yet warn of marginal accounts and slower collections amid rising prices. The nationwide mix yields both brighter payoffs and ongoing costs for workers and merchants.
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Jook
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National Association of Credit
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