Westbrook Pegler on Jewish fears and political hoaxes
Westbrook Pegler asserts professional agitators exploit Jewish fears in Boston and New York. He targets Isidore Lipschutz and James H. Sheldon, calling their anti Nazi league activity a money driven operation to sway voters with a false Hitler threat. He cites a New York Post ad signed by Sheldon as an example of smear tactics.
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Boston
New York
James H. Sheldon
League
Sheldon
Isidore Lipschutz
Society For the Prevention of
Lipschutz
Germany
Soviet
Russia
China
New York Post
Post
Tammany
Underworld
Hitler
Helicopters Save 34 Prisoners Behind Enemy Lines
U S Fifth Air Force report from Korea says three American helicopter pilots braved mortar fire to extract 34 released prisoners. The rescue involved Lt Chester T Kochan and observers, with helicopters piloted by Lt Charles N Field, Lt Russell G Winegar, and 2d Lt Clifford W Brown. Guards escorted by F-51 Mustangs protected the mission. prisoners described capture Dec 14 and release after three days marching.
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U. S. Fifth Air Force
Korea
6147Th Tactical Control Squadron
Third
Chester T. Kochan
Salamanca
N. Y
Fred C. Heider
Aurora
Calif
Kochan
Charles N. Field
Atlanta
Russell G. Winegar
Jackson
Mich
Clifford W. Brown
Charlotte
N. C
Harry J. Copsey
Estes Park
Colo
President Truman praises Hungnam evacuation on Christmas
Independence Missouri December 25 President Truman said he thanked God for the best Christmas present the successful evacuation of American soldiers from Hungnam in North Korea. He thanked General MacArthur and General Almond and planned a quiet Christmas at home with his wife Bess and daughter Margaret.
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Independence
Truman
Hungnam
General MacArthur
General Almond
Margaret
Impeachment Call Over McCarthy by Veterans Group
Washington December 25 The American Veterans Committee urged Congress to impeach Senator McCarthy Wisconsin. The group warned large corporations tilt toward his agenda and threaten rights, citing Adam Hat Stores decision not to renew its contract sponsoring Drew Pearson. A V C blamed McCarthy for attacks they say rely on the big lie technique and other reprehensible methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Veterans Committee
Congress
McCarthy
R.-Wis
World War Two Veterans Organization
Adam Hat Stores, Inc
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Ancient Scone Stone Stolen From Westminster Abbey
London reports the ancient Scone stone, used since 1296 in coronations and symbolizing English Scottish royal union, was stolen from Westminster Abbey today. The 336 pound pale yellow sandstone relic, 1,100 years old, has strong ties to British monarchy and history.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Westminister
Scotland
Scone
Perthshire
Westinister Abbey
Britain
George VI
Canada
United States
Christmas Carols Sang to Patients and Inmates
A Baptist church choir of over 200, led by Edmond Keith and Eugene Smith, sang classic carols to patients at St. Francis Sanitarium Wright Bendel Clinic and inmates at Ouachita Parish jail. Songs included Silent Night Oh Little Town of Bethlehem and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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Twin Cities
St. Francis Sanitarium
Wright- Bendel
Ouachita Parish
Edmond Keith
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
Eugene Smith
Central Baptist Church
Little Town of Bethlehem
Herald Angels
Christmas Services Held In Bleak Korea
Christmas services offered by Protestant and Catholic clergy marked the holiday for U N troops in Korea amid war. GI voices described the day as lonely, with 42 Catholic and about twice as many Protestant priests officiating. In Bethlehem worshippers from many nations gathered near the manger while Harold Stassen joined Jerusalem pilgrims. President Truman lit the national Christmas tree from Independence, Missouri, as events continued across the globe. Two youths Patsy Lake and George Lake were found dead near Rock Springs after a wrecked car and a search for a third missing youth continued.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Ky Korea
Eighth Army
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Christendom
Judea
Jerusalem
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
America
Truman
Independence
Survivors of Canadian Pacific Airliner Crash Reach 16
Sixteen passengers survived a mountainside DC-3 crash near Penticton British Columbia while pilot Capt. Quinton Moore and co pilot Leo Doucette died. Rescuers recovered Doucette’s body as a ground party removed the other, with a helicopter to attempt further access if weather clears. The plane was en route from Vancouver to Calgary and strayed into fog.
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Penticton
B. C
Mount Okanogan
Quinton Moore
Leo Doucette
Here
Vancouver
Doucette
Mary Wright
Canadian Pcific Airlines
Calgary
Alta
Fire at New Orleans Port After Tanker Barge Collision
A spectacular fire along the Mississippi threatened New Orleans port after the tanker Esso Baltimore and oil barges collided. Fireboats fought flames as two barges burned, one sank, and two crew members from the tanker were treated for shock. Captain Wright of the Tug William S. Smith said most crew were accounted for and scuttling the Esso Baltimore was considered to prevent further spread.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Esso Baltimore
W. S. Wright
William S. Smith
Wright
Marine Hospital
Deluge
Jefferson Parish
Burglars Loot 2 Local Firms In West Monroe
West Monroe police report two local firms suffered burglary Saturday night. Gentry Brothers Grocery at 101 Coleman lost about 3900 with the safe removed after front door was forged open. Gentry appeals for stop-payment on Saturday checks. Twin City Tractor Company at 2208 Louisville Avenue also robbed late Saturday with a large amount of articles missing. entrance via break-in.
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Gentry Brothers
Coleman
West Monroe
Haze Gentry
Gentry
Twin City Tractor Company
Louisville Avenue
Monroe
Man's Lesser Triumphs And Failures Of 1950 Listed
Washington dispatch surveys a dark 1950 year in review listing minor triumphs and failures. Highlights include Chicago's Adeline and Carl Bryzek facing marital conditions set by Judge Miner and a Louisville pool player’s spectacular shot that traveled 200 feet after a chain of unlikely events. Also noted is Thomas Benjamin Newell of Horseshoe Bend Idaho receiving a presidential greeting with a pre induction physical exam order.
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Washington
Recorders
Adeline
Carl Bryzek
Chicago
Julius H. Miner
Bryzek
Evelina
Louisville
Thomas Benjamin Newell
Horseshoe Bend
Ida
Ridgway Arrives To Take Walker's Place
Tokyo announces Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway will take command of the U S Eighth Army in Korea after Lt Gen Walton H Walker was killed in a jeep accident near the front Ridgway landed at 1053 p m and met senior officers before staying at the American embassy His arrival follows Walker's death and the Eighth Army's expected response to a potential major Communist offensive across the 38th parallel
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Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Pittsburgh
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Ridgway
MacArthur
Eral MacArthur
Air Force
Constellation
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Walker
Haneda
Yokohama
Doyle Hickey
O. P. Weyland
Peace Prayers Echo Christmas in Washington
Washington December 25 Christmas came to the nation’s capital with prayers for peace and talk of possible war. President Truman urged renewed faith in God and a righteous peace. He pressed a button to light the White House Christmas tree at Independence, Missouri. In a overseas broadcast he said thoughts and prayers go with all men sharing hopes for peace and freedom. Georgetown’s Very Rev Edmund A Walsh suggested the president might be justified in striking first with the atomic bomb.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
White House
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
Holiday Deaths Mounting Fast Across Nation
The Christmas accident toll rose sharply with 373 traffic and 92 miscellaneous fatalities by Friday midnight. At an 8 percent hourly pace since Friday 6 p.m., the total could top 650 before Christmas night, surpassing all prior records since 1936.
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Associated Press
Christmas Weather Across the Nation Delights and Delays
Christmas brought mild and fair conditions in the west while the east faced cold with light snow flurries in the Dakotas and Great Lakes region. Duluth recorded 10 below, and other cities ranged from Chicago 8 above to Miami 59 and Seattle 48 as forecasts noted widespread chill with scattered showers in the Pacific Northwest.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Florida
Gulf Coast
Pacific Northwest
Duluth
Minn
Boston
Buffalo
Miami
Mobile
St. Louis
Peoria
Ill
Denver
Seattle
San Francisco
San Antonio
Evacuation of Hungnam Ends Christmas Miracle Tie
United Nations naval and air forces evacuated 215000 troops and civilians from Hungnam, northeast Korea, a Christmas Day milestone amid fears of a broader Chinese offensive. Among the rescued were 105000 American, British, Puerto Rican and South Korean troops, plus more than 100000 Korean civilians. President Truman called it the best Christmas present.
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Olen Clements
Tokyo
United Nations
Hungnam
Korea
United States
Britain
Puerto Rico
South Korea
Truman
U. N
Seoul
Republic
National Assembly
Cpl
Jerry Zogg
Pontiac
Ill
King George VI Urges Love in Christmas Message
From Sandringham King George VI delivers a Christmas broadcast urging love over hate and creation over destruction. He cites Pilgrim’s Progress, saying whatever comes, he will not be afraid, and notes humanity’s journey through hardship yet persevering toward hope.
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Sandringham
Norfolk
England
George VI
John Bunyan
Pilgrim
Two Lives Lost in Christmas Fire in Omaha
An early morning basement fire in downtown Omaha claimed at least two men and possibly three lives. Affected residents from a second floor hotel were evacuated as rescuers searched amid water being pumped from the basement. A drug store on the main floor incurred only smoke damage, and the fire's cause remained undetermined.
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Omaha
Clyde Dunn
Dunn
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M'Carthy
Gen. Walker
Prince of Peace
Red Desert
Rock Springs
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Red
Cecil BeGay
Kenneth Nickerson
Eden Valley
Patsy Ruth Lake
George
Elmain Roy
Patsy Lake
Orleans Port
Gentry Grocery
Twin City Tractor Co
Saul Adler
David
Leon Noland, Jr
Walker’s
Ridgeway
Capital
King George
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