UN orders cease fire in Indonesia and release of leaders
The Security Council voted seven to zero with four abstentions to demand an immediate end to fighting in Indonesia and the prompt release of Indonesian leaders captured by the Dutch. The body also rejected a US Colombian Syrian bid for Dutch withdrawal and considered other amendments, with several abstentions by France Belgium Argentina Ukraine and others. In Batavia differences emerged over UN military observers as the UN Good Office Committee carried the council action.
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Belgium
Argentina
Batavia
Java
United Nations
UN Good Office
Ten Die In B-50 Crash Near Fairbanks Alaska
Ten airmen perished in the first crash of the Air Force B-50 bomber. The four engine plane, missing since Wednesday, was found burned 10 miles south of Davis-Monthan base in timber. The aircraft were en route for Christmas at Davis-Monthan. crews were to return to Arizona today. Helicopters confirmed all aboard were dead.
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Alaska
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Japan
Filson Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
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Fifteen War Crime Suspects Freed From Sugamo Prison
In Tokyo under General MacArthur a Christmas Eve amnesty freed 15 high ranking war crime suspects from Sugamo Prison. The release leaves two major defendants on trial while Tojo era officials and Pearl Harbor cabinet members are among the freed, with posthumous clemency extended to two others.
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Sugamo
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Shumei Okawa
Hayao Tada
China
Kumataro Honda
Yakahhiro Suma
Madrid
Nobusuke Kishi
North China Armies Waiting For Peace
Reports from Cairo Tel Aviv Paris and San Francisco describe renewed fighting in the Middle East and Kalgan reports, while a northern China assessment suggests the Nationalists have withdrawn north of the Yangtze and the Communists are poised to take Peiping and Tientsin.
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Nanking
China
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Peiping
Tientsin
Chiang Kai -Shek
Manchuria
Kalgan
Tangku
Tie
Lin Piao
Season Greetings Police Ticket Cars in Galveston
In Galveston Texas police left special Christmas tickets on over 100 overparked cars. The notes read Season greetings and remind violators they violated the parking meter ordinance. They wish readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Galveston
Tex
Truman Budget Near 42 to 43 Billion Return
Washington AP reports President Truman's new budget sits in the 42 to 43 billion dollar range for fiscal year 1950 beginning July 1. Analysts forecast a deficit of one to two billion unless taxes rise, with current-year outlays about 39 billion. Changes in accounting will shift refunds between receipts and expenditures, slightly altering figures but not surplus or deficit.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Plant Closed By Explosion in Conneact AP Report
The Rubber and Chemical Products Company plant was closed after an explosion injuring six workers, three seriously. Damage is estimated at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars with repairs taking weeks. Victims include Mrs Frank Kapen 30 Mrs Gladys Moyer 24 Miles Smith Henry Roland 33 Arthur Norton 38 and Claude Anderson 60. The blast was caused by a spark igniting dust from grinding used rubber into powder.
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Rubber and Chemical Products Company
Frank Kapen
Gladys Moyer
Miles Smith
Smith
Henry Roland
Arthur Norton
Claude Anderson
Night Before Christmas Blues for Champ and Me
A child narrator reflects on Christmas Eve anxieties as Santa nears. The poem contrasts grownups’ fear with a child’s wish for toys and a calm night. The speaker hints at mischief and the suspense of Santa’s arrival, ending with sleepiness and anticipation.
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Santa
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Hope Of Rescue By Christmas For Stranded Fliers Dim
Eleven men marooned on Greenland icecap face dwindling rescue chances as a Navy carrier joins the air fleet and weather worsens. Officials say Saipan will take at least five days to reach the scene, delaying the effort beyond Christmas Day. Rescue planes, including C-54, C-82, C-47, gliders, and a helicopter, faced heavy winds and snow that halted operations. Admiral Denfeld ordered speed to the site and to render all practicable assistance.
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Washington
Greenland
Navy
Saipan
Pilot offers to rescue marooned fliers in Greenland
Roy Lamoureaux a 36 year old bush pilot from Casper Wyoming met with Brig Gen Landry at the White House to urge that the Air Force authorize a private rescue of 11 Army fliers stranded on the Greenland ice cap He cited past rescues in the Canadian Rockies and said his single engine ski equipped plane could reach them if given the word The Air Force has received several offers from private individuals for the mission.
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Truman
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Washington
Greenland
Lean
Roy Lamoureaux
Casper
Wyo
Robert B. Landry
White House
Muehlebach
Landry
Middletonian Urges Pay Raises for Armed Forces
A five member civilian Advisory Commission recommends about a 15 percent average rise in military salaries, targeting the Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Public Health Service and Coast and Geodetic Survey payrolls. Increases vary by rank with brigadiers up 58 percent and recruits receiving none. Senate debate looms as lawmakers pledge study and early consideration while opposing contrasts emerge between officers and enlisted pay.
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Armed Services Committee
Tyings
Yuletide Celebration Brighter Worldwide This Year
AP reports a brighter Christmas worldwide with higher prices and mixed availability. Western Germany shoppers find deals scarce for the traditional Christmas goose while France sees luxurious spending rising nearly 60 percent. Britain enjoys more plentiful poultry and relaxed power usage as King George and Queen Elizabeth stay in London for holidays. Italian recovery boosts holiday spending amid postwar aid.
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London
Germany
Paris
Britain
Christmas Traditions Vary Across Nation This Year
Across the United States communities mark Christmas with diverse customs. From Boise’s Sheep-Herders Ball to Nashville carolers aiding working mothers, Old Christmas in Rodanthe, and 51 international guests in upstate New York, traditions reflect local culture and global ties. Boston glows with the State House dome as carolers roam Beacon Hill, while Rotary hosts arrange holiday hospitality for U N headquarters guests.
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Salt Lake City
Gil Dobie Dies Famed Grid Coach at 70
GLen J Gil Dobie famed football coach died last night at the Institute of Living in Hartford Conn He was 70 and had been a patient there for months Cause of death not disclosed His career spanned Minnesota North Dakota Washington Navy Cornell and Boston College ending in 1938 with Frank Leahy succeeding him at BC
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Gil) Dobie
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University of North Dakota
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U. S. Naval Academy
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Frank Leahy
University of Notre Dame
Pope warns world faces new threat of war in Christmas message
Vatican City AP Pope Pius XII says 1948 leaves world menaced by war. He cites two opposing poles pursuing peace yet endangering it, without naming communism or East West rifts. He laments postwar trials for the Catholic Church yet notes it has preserved its vitality.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Veterinarian 83 Weds For Fourth Time in Secret Ceremony
Dr David Roberts an 83 year old veterinarian honeymooning in Minneapolis after a secret Waukesha Wisconsin ceremony with Elizabeth Elfers Walker his 33 year old bride It is her second marriage while Roberts has wed three times before He plans to raise collie dogs and return to Waukesha after January 1 They met four years ago when Mrs Roberts boarded her riding horse at the doctors ranch
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Waukesha
Wis
David Roberts
Elizabeth Elfers Walker
Snow storm heads east with up to six inch total
A snow storm sweeping from the Midwest will hit several eastern states today and tonight. Up to six inches of snow is expected in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania as the Weather Bureau extends the storm from the central plains into the Ohio Valley.
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Weather Bureau
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Ohio Valley
Snow forecast defies barometer myths in Ohio
COLUMBUS AP report says meteorologist George W. Mindling warned amateurs not to doubt a forecast of four to six inches of snow for Ohio today and tomorrow. He explained heavy snow in Kansas and Nebraska can move east despite high barometric readings.
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George W. Mindling
U. S
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Mindling
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Nebraska
Snowfall Warnings Across Multiple States This Weekend
Snow and sleet blankets a wide area with three to six inch totals expected tonight into Saturday across central and southern Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Maryland Virginia and eastern Pennsylvania may see four to five inches. Icy roads in Kansas and Missouri caused several accidents with four deaths in Kansas and one in Missouri.
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Hotel Blaze Forces 200 From Lorraine in Chicago
In the Loop six-story Lorraine Hotel a basement fire sent more than 200 guests fleeing early today as thick smoke filled the 235-room building at 11 South Wabash Avenue. Fire officials said the blaze stayed in the basement, cause under investigation, while temperatures of about 20 degrees lingered. A guest, Esther Hurt, 32, a waitress, suffered two tendon injuries after smashing a window to reach a fire escape.
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Esther Hurt
Spy Probe Concluded and Future Uncertain
Washington AP reports the congressional anti un American activities committee has ended hearings for the year The fate of new inquiries depends on votes in the new House Its present members may propose reforms but the panel did not back changes Mundt and Nixon plan a joint statement McDowell Rankin opposed reform The committee may issue reports on spy hearings communism in government and past operations with possible new investigations in 1949
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