Stalin proposes meeting Eisenhower to ease world tensions
Soviet Premier Stalin told the New York Times he favors a peace effort with Eisenhower and would work with the United States if diplomacy pushes to end the Korean War. Some Washington officials welcomed the gesture, while others remained skeptical about Kremlin intentions. The White House and key leaders declined immediate comment as Kefauver urged diplomatic talks toward an Eisenhower Stalin meeting.
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NEW York
Joseph Stalin
Dwight Eisenhower
Russia
Generalissimo
New York Times
United States
Eisenhower
Stalin
Toavon
Washington
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
United Nations
White House
Truman
Jeahn Foster Dulles
Kefauver
Sam Estes Kefauver
D.tenn
Armed Services Committee
Girl in Coma Survives Two Christmases In One Year
In Hobart Oklahoma Claire Turner a University of Oklahoma senior to be endured a brain tumor with multiple surgeries starting November 22 1954 and lasting into March 1955. The long illness included blindness and meningitis complications. After a five hour operation on Christmas Day and another procedure in February she regained life on March 4. The family recounts spending Christmas Day delaying the surgery and celebrates greatly as Claire recovers nearly a year after hope faded.
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Oklah
Claire Turner
Universit Oklahoma
Claire
Wobart Hospital
Fighting Rages On Over Korea
In a Christmas Day clash in Korea Allied forces fought in air and ground battles. MIG-15 jets pushed south toward the front as Maj. James Hagerstrom of Tyler Texas and Lt. Donald Pascoe of Bakersfield California marked notable exploits with three and one kills respectively amid freezing, rough fighting near the Manchurian border.
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Seoul
Korea
Prince of Peace
Air Force
Maj
James, Hagerstrom
Tyler
Texas
Donald L. Pascoe
Bakersfield
Calif
Pascoe
Classifieds and Comics Listings by Page Referencing
A reader guide lists sections and page locations for various features including Beach Comoina, Boyle, Brisee, Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Southland Cities, Sports, Thesters, Tides, Temperatures and Women’s Activities across pages B-1 to A-17. It notes where to find each item for easy navigation in the newspaper.
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Comoina
Boyle
Creesword
Southland
Thesters
Farmer WEEPS AT JOY AS POLIO FAMILY GETS CHRISTMAS HELP
Walter Green of Elliottville New York cried with joy as neighbors surprised his polio struck family with a Christmas tree a ham and dinner hope after days of illness. Three children home from hospital two in iron lungs and others in Olcar hospital received support and warmth from the rural community.
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Walter Green
Green
New York
James
Lynn Eddy
Mrs. Green
Bertha
Roland
Olcar
Phony Chinese Santa Try Fails to Curb GIs Frontline Resolve
In Korea on Christmas Eve GIs ignore a staged enemy celebration as Mao Tsetung spoofed messages bluffing a cease fire. Chinese Reds broadcast carols and a surrender offer before artillery responded. Four Reds fled and two were killed as South Korean sectors refused to pause fighting.
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Seoul
Korea
St. Louis
Mao Tzetung
Mao
Eisenhower Plays With Grandson’s Electric Train
President-Elect Eisenhower relaxed at Christmas in New York with his family and took on the role of engineer for a new electric train gifted to his grandson David. The 10-foot track ran through the Eisenhower living room as Ike guided the locomotive, blew the whistle, and flipped the switches.
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New York
Eisenhower
David
Christmas Eve Front Battle Echoes in Korea War Stalemate
On Christmas Eve in Korea, a harsh front line contrast unfolds as peace carols mingle with artillery. Command posts host services and festive efforts while ground troops endure a frozen, mined landscape under a constant threat as Chinese and North Korean forces press in the winter silence.
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Korea
Caien Jaar
Weather outlook: cloudiness to morrow and cool temperatures
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tomorrow with a few light sprinkles tonight and Friday. Continued cool conditions expected with a high near 60 tomorrow.
Christmas Peace Amid War Fronts Across the World
Christians celebrate Peace on Earth as President Truman lights the White House Christmas tree and leaders urge charity and steadfast support for soldiers. Pope Pius XII issues a charity aimed message while Cardinal Spellman presides at Seoul’s midnight mass near firing lines. UN troops endure cold as the war in Korea continues.
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Prince of Peace
America
Europe
Korea
Indo
Truman
White
Church of England
Geoffrey Fisher
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Seoul
U. S
United Nations
Teeney
Snowy Christmas Across Regions Report Mixed Snow Coverage
A light to moderate snow spread across parts of the Midwest Northeast and Plains with five inch falls in Amarillo and white Christmas in northeastern New Mexico and the Texas Oklahoma Panhandle. Other areas saw flurries rain and below zero temperatures as the nation logged generally seasonal levels.
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Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilinois
Indiana
New England
New Mexico
Texas-Oklahoma
Plains States
Rocky Mountain Region
New York
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Santa Maria
Bakersfield
Calif
Washington
Mid West
Laramie
North Platte
Neb
French President Opens Talks With DeGaullist Leader
Paris reports the French president convening talks with a DeGaullist faction amid political chaos. Jacques Soustaire, a war hero and Rally of the French People member, is summoned from Lyon to seek coalition options as the franc weakens and public interest centers on holiday celebrations.
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Vitcent
Auris
Crisix
Iran
Jacques Soustaire
Charles de Gauliv
Rally of the
Ayl
Lyon
Pachyderm Fancier Receives 800-Pound Live Elephant
Los Angeles resident John B Raven, a pachyderm enthusiast, displays a living 800 pound elephant gift from his two sons and daughter. He weighs keeping the animal as a Christmas present as he contemplates options for its future care and housing.
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Bor
John B. Raven
Los Andas
Raven
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