Soviet Leader’s Peace Reply Sparsely Welcomed in Washington
In Washington reaction to Joseph Stalin’s latest peace reply was cautious and skeptical. Officials noted no direct reference to Truman and wanted concrete actions before backing a Stalin Eisenhower meeting. Analysts highlighted possible Big Three talks with Britain’s Churchill and emphasized Eisenhower’s past willingness to act for peace.
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London
Great Britain
Stalin
Eisenhower
Churchill
Europe
United States
Truman
Capitol Hill
Sen. Douglas
D-Ill
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
U. S
United Nations
Brink's Loot Reportedly Put In Banks
Unconfirmed reports say the 1,219,000 Brink's loot from the Jan 17 1950 robbery may be hidden in safe deposit boxes in banks across the country with a Boston lawyer acting as front. FBI cites no comment as grand jury resumes, and authorities note traced cash and bonds linked to the loot.
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FBI
Brink
Carleton M. O’brien
Rhode Island
George R. Killeen
Louis
the Pig
Joseph “Specs
O'Keefe
Okeefe
Towanda
Meredith
Ckeefe
Stanley Gusciora
Stoughton
Mass
Eisenhower Team Seeks Concrete Proposals From Stalin
Incoming administration urges Moscow to offer concrete peace proposals and promises the ideas will be seriously considered. Dulles comments after telephone talk with Eisenhower. Stalin replies to Times questions on meeting and Korea. Eisenhower family holidays noted with grandchildren and in-laws.
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Stalin
New York Times
Eisenhower
Russia
Dulles
United Nations
Washington
Moscow
David
Barbara
Susan
Eisenhowers
John
Korea
Mamie
Elvira Doud
John Eisenhower
Diplomats See Some Hope In Stalin Statement
Western diplomats in Moscow viewed Stalin’s offer to use good offices for a Korean settlement as a preliminary move worth serious consideration. They signaled that U S policy under President-elect Eisenhower would shape the next steps, noting Stalin’s influence in China and North Korea and past interventions that helped reach settlements. The idea of U S Soviet talks with a possible Eisenhower meeting was broached, though no new commitments or schedules were set and Stalin’s health could limit travel.
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Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
Korea
U.S
Washington
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Eisenhower
Thomas Whitney Mosow
Moscow
New York Times
China
North Korea
Berlin
United States
Britain
America
Gen
MacArthur
New York
The
Times
War Frozen To Standstill In North Korea Skirmishes
U S Sabres clashed with MIG fighters over North Korea in cold skies as ground fighting persisted. Fifth Air Force reports 12 Sabres versus 14 MIGs with no damage claims, a large MIG formation retreated to Manchuria after a failed penetration. One Sabre credited with a MIG kill high above the front.
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Seoul
U. S
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Second Explosion Hits Nagoya City
An explosion in downtown Nagoya at a camera shop killed eight people and injured 21, wrecking six houses. This marks the second blast in five days. Earlier a chemical plant explosion Monday killed 21 and injured over 200.
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Nagoya
Japan
Ships Collide Off Gulf Port Near Mississippi River
The freighters SS Bacchus and SS Holberg collided about three miles from the Mississippi mouth in heavy fog. The Bacchus suffered a 30 foot water in one hold and hull damage while the Holberg returned to New Orleans. One crew member, Fernand Bonce, 33, of Haiti, was lightly injured and treated at a New Orleans hospital.
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Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Holberg
Mississsippi River
Houston
Fernand Bonce
Haiti
1952 in Middletown a year of progress and sport
The Journal Progress highlights a year defined by municipal improvements and a state basketball championship. It previews national and international events, with striking news photos and forecasts for 1953 as the community reflects on a vibrant period. The charity ball tonight showcases a major social event captured by Journal photographers.
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Middletown
Journal
Miami Valley
Diet Dies On Holiday In Fort Worth Texas
Long Beach California disc jockey Guy Texas Tiny Cherry abandoned his diet during a Christmas visit to Fort Worth. Once slimming from 642 pounds to 369, he ate turkey and trim mings and skipped the return flight concerns to California, focusing on holiday meals instead.
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Tex
Texas
Tiny Cherry
California
Cherry
Long Beach
Calif
West Coast
O Conor urges faith in United Nations despite U S staff doubts
Senator O Conor says Americans should not let allegations that subversives infiltrated the U N staff weaken trust in the world body. He notes hearings by the internal security subcommittee have led to the discharge of 29 U N personnel as potentially disloyal to the United States. He adds that even troubling disclosures must not undermine international cooperation.
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Washington
U. S
United Nations
World Organization
Sen
O’conor
No Holiday For Police In Christmas Jewelry Robbery
Three men robbed a Moundsville jewelry store of 1250 dollars in gems on Christmas Day and fled. Investigators later found the stolen car in Bellaire Ohio. the vehicle had been taken from Martins Ferry Ohio.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Slice
Bellaire
Martins Ferry
New Report Outlines More Revenue Reforms
A House ways and means subcommittee final report from 19 months of tax investigations urges earned reforms. It targets the alcohol tax unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau, the Justice Department tax division, and the reorganized bureau’s operations, proposing hearings and tighter policing to curb corruption.
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B. L. Livingstone Washington
House
Treasury
Justice Departments
New Republican Congress
Ways and Means Tax Investigating Subcommittee
Ternal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
The
Revenue Bureau
Collector of Internal Revenue
Rep
Kean
R-Nj
Rep. King
Calif
Reorganized Revenue Bureau
Penseum
Plane Crash At Tehran Fatal To 23
Tehran Iran An Iranian Airways plane crashed near Tehran Airport in dense fog killing 23 people including four Americans One passenger survived The aircraft inbound from Isfahan circled for landing bounced across an open field and broke apart Investigators say pilot misjudged altitude during blind approach Names include Cecile Demoisy Thomas Rispoli Blakemore couple details not fully verified from source.
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Isfahan
Cecile Ann Demoisy
Point Four
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Charles Demoisy
Ogden
Utah
Thomas Rispoli
U.S. Military Mission
Atlanta
Blakemore
Great Neck
Long Island
N. Y
Middle East
Ford Foundation
Gold Locked Away at Hong Kong Ferry Port
Customs officers arrested Leung Hing as he hobbled from a Macau ferry port. In his socks they found five small bars of gold.
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Hong Kong
Leung Hing
Macau
Woman Killed On South Main In Middletown
Tragedy over Christmas weekend in Middletown and Butler County as five traffic deaths occur. Ohio leads the nation with 31 highway and railroad crossing deaths since 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Victims include Mrs. Lois Gordon, 39, on South Main Street. Noah Lyons, 82, struck on Ohio 73. Charles Isaacs, 22, injured on Ohio 73 east of Franklin. Millard Morton, 43, and Eva Morton, 46, killed southwest of Hamilton when their truck was hit by a passenger train. Mrs. Gordon is Middletown’s first fatality in 298 days within the city limits.
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Middletown
Butler County
Ohio
Waynesville
Hamilton
Lois Gordon
Garfield St
South Main St
Noah Lyons
Earle Hotel
Charles F. Isaacs
Franklin
Millard Morton
Eva
Smithboro
Man Given Gift Of Life By Doctor
A 20 year old man from Thompson Falls Montana was saved from a late heart failure by a Seattle surgeon and the Sisters of Charity of Providence. The operation repaired a patent ductus arteriosus at Jenicous Hospital with no charge. His 19 year old brother Alfred awaits a similar procedure.
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Seattle
Sisters of Charity of Providence
Frank Gunderson
Thompson Falls
Mont
Gunderson
Providence Sisters
Jenicous Hospital
Frank
Alfred Gunderson
Death toll climbs during long Christmas holiday period
The Associated Press reports that over 300 deaths occurred in the Christmas holiday period, with 251 from auto crashes, 23 from fires, and 31 from other accidents. As the 102 hour weekend continued, records for traffic deaths potentially exceeded the 1936 and 1939 highs, with Chicago noting a severe pattern of crashes. The National Safety Council estimates 590 traffic deaths for the period.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago
Michael Aearn
National Safety Council
Berlin Officer Shot To Death Blamed On Russians
West Berlin police officer Herbert Bauer, 28, was shot in the French sector on Christmas Day. French authorities said three Russian soldiers were responsible and demanded punishment. Russians claimed the shooting arose from a counterclaim of an attempted kidnapping of three Soviet border guards. The incident occurred after a neighborhood party near midnight church services.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Herbert Bauer
Pierre Carolet
Bauer
May Push Trade Blockade Of China
Washington reports plans of the Eisenhower administration to pressure China in Korea. A UN economic blockade of Red China and faster training of South Korean forces are cited as minimum actions. Possible further moves include limited offensives, air actions, and naval options with risk of broad conflict.
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China
John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Red China
Truman
Dulles
U. S
Russia
Moscow
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