Poles and Czechs Charge Truce Pact Violation
Poles and Czechs accuse the armistice 90 day interview rule of arbitrary interpretation. They say the whole 90 day period allows prisoner explanations, not just actual interviews, and condemn the UN command and Red Chinese stance. About 22,600 anti Communist Koreans and some Allied POWs refused repatriation. 23 Americans and one Briton remained in camp, with others interviewing Navy to return home.
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Eisenhower plans January messages as Augusta Christmas ends
President Eisenhower, fresh from Bermuda and U N meetings, arrives in Augusta with Mrs. Eisenhower and grandchildren. He plans three Congress messages starting January 7, plus a January 4 TV radio report. He hopes to golf between sessions while the White House staff joins later.
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Reds Split Indochina in Drive
Rebels seize key Lao junctions along the Mekong as French forces withdraw. Civilians evacuate Thakieck while thousands of coolies stream across the plains carrying supplies to sustain the rebel advance. Navarre vows to smash the revolt and French broadcasts denounce the invasion amid regional tensions.
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Nine Crew Feared Dead After Iceland Bomber Crash
United States Air Force said search for a US Navy bomber crash victims on an Iceland glacier was suspended due to bad weather. A helicopter team found one body. eight airmen believed buried under snow.
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Reds Order Breeding Push Hits Communist Farms
Vienna dispatch notes that Szabad Nep, the official Communist newspaper, called for stepped up breeding on all farms in Hungary. It urged that bulls, rams, boars, roosters and billy goats that failed to fertilize be repaid and production increased.
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Barometer Buyers Send In Weather Details
The Weather Bureau reported that more than 150 people phoned in on Friday to provide information needed to set their new instruments, as barometer purchases spike before Christmas in Los Angeles.
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Weather Bureau
Christmas Surprise For Paralyzed Boy In Omaha
Twelve year old Larry Jackson, nearly paralyzed, received hundreds of Christmas cards and about $110 in gifts while hospitalized at St. Joseph's Hospital. A Taylorsville Kentucky family member arranged transport for one person from Kentucky to Omaha, and Larry's mother joined him for the holiday.
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President orders Korea force reductions halted
President Eisenhower announced that U S military forces in Korea will be kept at appropriate levels and mobile naval, air, and amphibious units will be maintained to fulfill commitments vital to U S security. United Nations members in Korea affirmed unity and readiness to resist renewed armed attack, warning that breaches could extend hostilities beyond Korea’s frontiers.
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U S Weather Forecast Mostly Fair Across Nation
The Associated Press reports mostly fair conditions with occasional wet spots in the southeast and Pacific Northwest. Temperatures run near or above seasonal levels, with light rain along Washington coast and Key West, Jacksonville, Cane Hatteras, and light snow in the northern Great Lakes. Temperatures vary from the low 20s to mid 60s across regions.
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Envoys Radford Robertson Visit Formosa in Taipei
Adm Arthur W. Radford chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff and Walter Robertson assistant secretary of state arrived in Taipeh today after flying from Korea. They were met by an honor guard and senior Chinese Nationalist officials.
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Korea
Berlin Meeting Delay Said Possible By Soviet Note Reuters
Soviet note translation and officials indicate Moscow views the Berlin meeting as easing tension while the United States weighs a delay. US sources say Russia may seek postponement to adjust French leadership before a January 23 foreign ministers session.
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Berlin
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Laniel
Rene Ivory
Ex Mayor Carter Harrison Dies After Christmas Day
Carter H. Harrison, 73, former Chicago mayor and longtime Democratic leader, dies Christmas Day after a public life spanning five terms and a later role as collector of internal revenue. Born April 23, 1860, he helped shape Chicago politics. his father also served as mayor and was assassinated in 1893.
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Carter H. Harrison
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Rihkey Dink
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Roosevelt
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Alvatore Barajas
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Thel! Times
Fashion Model Marries De Paul Professor in Chicago
Pleanora Sullivan, a 32 year old fashion and photographic model, wed Alfred L. Papilton, a De Paul University professor who taught her two postgraduate education courses last semester in Chicago.
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Alfred L. Papilton
de Paul University
World christmastide rail disasters kill 362
The death toll from Christmas Eve rail wrecks across four nations totals about 362. In New Zealand 166 died when a Wellington Auckland train plunged into the Wangahu River after a bridge washed out. In Czechoslovakia the Bratislava Prague Express wreck near Sakvice killed 100 to 186. Pakistan and an Andes derailed ore train also reported fatalities. rescue efforts continued with many missing.
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Valley Warehouse Blaze Under Probe
Authorities investigated a fire that caused 100000 dollars damage at the Telford moving service iWarehouse on US Highway 99, delaying holiday traffic for hours. The blaze destroyed machinery and household equipment stored in the warehouse, while Ceramical Inc. nearby suffered about 2500 dollars in pottery losses.
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U. S
Lucky Rock Santa Claus Wears Blue For 7YearOld
In Albuquerque a seven year old named Ralph Gonzales threw a rock that shattered Mrs. Trout’s car windshield. Police dressed in blue at his home found his family in hardship and districted officers fed him and gifted toys. Citizens passed the hat and raised funds to help, though Mrs. Trout would cover the windshield. Santa blue uniforms drew sympathy as officers explained the boy’s age and lack of maturity.
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Santa Claus
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Russell Trout
Walter Coleman
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Albert Swallows
Flames Destroy 12000 Dollar Home in Costa Mesa
A Christmas afternoon fire at 12361 Baker St Costa Mesa destroyed a $12 000 home occupied by Donald Aerson and owned by E A Watson of Tustin. Costa Mesa and Santa Ana Gardens firefighters battled the stubborn blaze for over two hours. Cause undetermined.
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E.A. Watson
Knights of Dunimas Hold Annual Session
About eight California members of Knights of Dunimas met in their annual meeting here today to boost interest in the Roy Scout movement Eagle rank Scouts and Sea Scouts of Quartermaster rank eligible to join. The group began in San Francisco in 1925 and became national in 1929. National headquarters are in San Francisco and the organization has about 400 members in 26 chapters nationwide.
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Knights of Dunimes
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Crash Fatal to Norwalk Vacationer Near Horn Texas
A Norwalk man, James McClure, 55, was killed in a Christmas Eve automobile crash 28 miles east of Horn Texas. His wife, Mrs McClure, was injured critically and three Texans were hurt. The McClure child Angie, 10 months, and stepdaughters Ruth 11 and Joyce 14 sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.
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Horn
Texas
James McClure
Imperial Hwy
McClure
Police sergeant confesses son caused death in shooting
A police sergeant admitted his 17 year old son James Wilkie died in a struggle over a service revolver. He had previously claimed the death was accidental and arranged a burial in consecrated ground. The father, Sgt. John Wilkie, disclosed the true cause to investigators.
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John ¥. Wilkie
Mau Mau kill son of Marshal Wavell in Kenya raid
In Nairobi Kenya Mau Mau militants killed the son of Field Marshal Earl Wavell a 37 year old named Louis. The body was buried in a denominational cemetery after a three hour battle on the border of Szechwan and Kweichow. Ta Tao news agency said 10 Reds were killed or wounded and more than 300 captured in the raid on a salt convoy.
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Earl Wavell
Szechwan
Kweichow
Fire raid in Hong Kong leaves casualties and captures
Report from Thursday night describes a chaotic attack in Hong Kong with police and army patrols. An African officer and two others were wounded among the casualties. Five fires are cited as the worst in terrorist history. three to five persons reportedly killed with others captured or missing. The report notes heavy casualties and mentions Burma and North Africa theatres, with Chinese casualties appearing prominent.
Note Signed The Thing Demands Money
An anonymous note signed The Thing was left under Alfred E Hall’s door early today. The message demanded $25 and warned the resident to place the money in a green barrel in the alley, with threats to watch by night. Hall is a 37 year old resident of 14513 Studebaker Road in Norwalk. Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the incident.
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Studebaker Rd
Denature Plan for Plutonium Reported by Paris Presse
Paris Presse cites unnamed U S officials describing a method to denature plutonium and other atomic materials so they cannot be used for weapons. The US reportedly offers to share the process with other nations to prevent nuclear material from fueling war while permitting civilian uses.
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