Fields Granted Asylum by Reds Hungary Reveals Couple's Wish
Noel and Herta Field, American citizens jailed in Hungary for five years on spy charges, were granted political asylum in Hungary. The news, disclosed by the Hungarian news service, stated the Fields requested asylum and were released November 17. U.S. diplomats learned of it from correspondents and had no advance word.
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Hungary
Noel
Herta Field
Noel H. Field
Herta K. Field
Hungaran
Vienna
Fields
Field
Alger Hiss
United Peared
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Laszlo Rajk
Yugoslavia
Tito
Hermann
Switzerland
Poland
Noel Field
Siberian
Erika Glaser Wallach
Berlin
Wallach
United States
Whittaker Cham ¢Bers
Hede Massing
Washington
Hermann Field
Joseph Swiatlo
Harry Young to retire from Monroe County Board
Harry C Young vice chairman of the Monroe County Board will retire at end of current term. After 14 years of service he will not seek re election in April, resigning to devote full time to his insurance business. Elected supervisor in 1941 he has chaired finance since 1945 and led sheriff Police and radio committee.
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Marry C. Young
Young
Monroe
Previosly
O. L. Hare
Ideal North Pole takeoff weather for Santa flight
Snowy North Pole conditions with a mild 6 degrees below zero in the morning. The U S weather bureau reports favorable conditions for Santa’s world girdling flight with enough snow to lift the heavily loaded sleigh and clear navigation despite reduced visibility at takeoff.
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Santa
North Pole
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
United States
Navy awards Bronze Star to Pappy Noel for captivity
Washington reports Associated Press photographer Frank Pappy Noel received the Bronze Star from the Navy for his 32 months in North Korean captivity. Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas will present the medal at a later date.
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Pappy
Washington
Navy
Frank
Pappy) Noel
Associated Press
Secretary of Navy
Charles Thomas
Ailing Pope Delivers Christmas Blessing by Recorded Message
The ailing Pope recorded a Christmas greeting urging peace and goodwill to all peoples and world leaders. He spoke amid weeks of illness, thanking Catholics for prayers, and recalled his 1939 papal leadership while the Cardinal Tisserant delivered the college’s cardinals’ greeting. The voice was stronger than since his December 2 collapse.
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College of Cardinals
Eugene Rdinal Tisserant
Ciidren
Soviet Executes Four Beria Aides
In Moscow a government communique reported ex minister Viktor Aba kumov and five aides in the State Security Ministry were charged with treason and political sabotage. Two lesser officials received long prison terms as Beria purge continues amid Soviet power struggles.
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Moscow
Laurenti P. Beria
Viktor Semenovich Abakumov
Izvestia
Beria
France Polls Against German Rearming Hurts Europe News
Europe endures severe winter storms leaving at least 74 dead and wide damage. Holland, Britain, Belgium, and Germany report storm deaths and ship disasters. The Queen Elizabeth sails to New York as Swiss avalanches isolate Zermatt and snow blankets the Alps.
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London
Europe
Holland
Belgium
English
Denmark
Germany
British Army
Air Force
War Office
New York
Switzerland
Zermatt
Swiss Alps
Pyrenees
West Germany
Britain
Amerigo Vespucci
Mediterranean
Leghorn
Andrea Doria
Gerda Toft
North Sea
Henri Deweert
Stock Marts Close For Holiday Weekend
The New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange closed today for the Christmas observance. Canadian markets open part of the day, Winnipeg grain until 1 p.m. Est. In New York and Chicago abbreviated sessions occurred with London markets operating as usual.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Tock Exchange
Winnipeg
Chicago
Midwest
London
Yuletide Excitement Builds To Christmas Climax Tonight
The article notes a white Christmas expected across most of the state with light snow in the northwest and warmer readings. It details Christmas meals at St. Clare hospital Green County hospital and the county jail, with hundreds hospitalized and inmates to dine on chicken dressing and pies. Rev. Paul J. Bickett donated a radio for prisoners to share in church services and music today.
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Mercury
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Green County Hospital
Samuel F. Humber
Paul J. Bickett
Assembly of God Church
Baskets Distributed Yule Stocking Fund Brings Cheer
In a busy Green room at the library volunteers prepared 63 food baskets and nearly 40 care boxes for delivery by the Lions Club at 3 PM. Co chairs Mrs. Alvin Kubly Mrs Allie Holtshopple and Mrs J T Etter Jr helped organize with bystanders and Boy Scouts aiding cleanup and box decoration as donations of homemade cookies fruits and necessities filled the stacks.
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Lions Club
Alvin Kubly
Allie Holtshopple
J.T. Etter Jr
Christmas Day Not Published By The Times
The Evening Times will skip a Christmas Day edition to allow staff two days for holiday time with families. Regular schedule resumes with Monday. Services occur across several churches tonight and tomorrow morning including midnight mass at St Victor's led by Rev E C McCollow. Candles, cantatas, and communion services are planned through the day with pastors named.
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Evening Times
St. Victor's Catholic Church
E. C. McCollow
St. John’s Evangelical
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Richard F. Hulbert
Bethel Evangelical United
Christmas Seal Sale Nets $1,945 in City
The Monroe committee reports total Christmas Seals receipts of 1945 dollars in the annual Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association sale. Secretary-treasurer Miss Wilma L. Heimann notes about a thousand letters remain unreported from 3600 mailed. Last year’s sale totaled 2109 dollars.
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Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Wilma L. Heimann
Monroe Committee
Allis resigns as Wisconsin secretary to avoid party conflict
Milwaukee industrialist Louis Allis Jr resigns as secretary of state after a 17 day interim term. In a letter to Gov. Kohler he says he accepted the post in good faith but seeks to prevent conflict within the Republican party and unity during Kohler's administration.
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Allis
Milwaukee
Louis Allis Jr
Kohler
Wisconsin Republic
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Louis Allis Manufacturing Co
Sheppard New Trial Hearing To Be Dec 30
Judge Isa Ward Alythin will hear a motion for a new trial next Thursday in the Samuel H Sheppard case. He was sentenced to life in prison for second degree murder in the July 4 bludgeoning of his pregnant wife Marilyn. Lawyers for Sheppard argue trial errors and criticise the grand jury and media coverage as biased.
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Lunveland w—Juage Saward Alythin
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Mendes-France Calls Showdown Ballot Next Week
Paris reports that after a second defeat in four months the French Assembly refused to approve German rearmament. Premier Mendes-France then vowed a second vote and said he would stake his government on a final approval. Deputies rejected a seven nation West European Union treaty by 280 to 259.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes- France
Eisenhower Disturbed Over France WEU Pact Vote
President Eisenhower expressed concern over France’s Assembly rejection of West German rearmament in a second reading on the Western European Union pact. Premier Mendes-France warned a confidence vote looms as deputies debate four interlocking accords including West German sovereignty, a French German Saar accord, and NATO entry. The opposition, led by MRP members, signaled abstention then opposed the pact. The government faces resignations if the rejection persists.
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Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Mendes- France
Saar
Mendes-France
Assembly
West Point Cadet Gets First class Lift
A 21 year old West Point cadet from Albany Georgia named William G Peters, a first class cadet lieutenant, hitched a ride Thursday at Washington National Airport. President Eisenhower arranged for Peters to board the presidential aircraft, inviting him aboard as the president prepared to fly to Augusta for a rest.
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Augusta
Albany
Academy
Eisenhower
William G. Peters
Military Air Transport Servce
Washington Naional
William G. Draper
Peters
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