Massive Allied Strike Destroys Large Communist Troop Center
SEGAL. Dec. 20 Allied air power hit a large Communist troop center near Pyongyang, destroying at least 70 buildings and damaging many more. A 200 plane raid used B26 bombers shooting stars Thunderjets and Navy Panthers with Sabres protecting the formation. one Sabre pilot rescued after a crash in the Yellow Sea. Ground forces repelled three Red probing attacks on Central Front.
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Pyongyang
No Man’s Land
Purging Red Youth Brigades in East Germany
BERLIN Dec 28 The East German Central Committee ordered a 10 day purge of enemy elements from the Free German Youth FDJ blue shirts amid efforts to tighten indoctrination. The purge targets all aged up to 14 and threatens loss of privileges and possible arrest for those expelled. Observers note waning enthusiasm after Western exposure and a failed universal mobilization for the next People’s Army.
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Berlin
East Germany
Free German Youth
FDJ
Ys Wwillion
Kremlin
Central Committee
FDI
Fhe
Dropped Red Tape Curtain Hints at U S Science Progress
ST LOUIS December report notes a professor of science discussing national progress in science and medicine, referencing reforms like the McCarran-Wagner Act and travel freedom. The piece criticizes excessive bureaucratic screening and promotes practical screening of scientists and engineers to advance technology abroad.
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ST. Louis
Anvameten
Fleenargec Cf
Partculara
Aedomacwral Progress
Ds Mather
Zea Nz
McCarran
Man Taken Ill Near Church and Market Streets
A man fell ill with dizziness at the corner of Church and Market streets around 11 25 Saturday morning. He was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital by ambulance with assistance from Bieehison and Son.
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Buorciterte
Frederick Mejetial
Baltimore
Western Maryland Trust Co
Vernon Heffner
Market
Patrick Streets
Citizens
Kyle C. McLaughlin
Linden Avenue
McLaughlin
Osmal
Fittler Co
Frederick
Independents County
United Rescue Truck
North Market Street
United Ename
Summer recess looms as Taft-led Republicans seek quick session
Washington dispatch reports Republicans favor a shortened session or long summer recess with Sen elect Taft set to outline plans for faster actual legislation and earlier adjournment. The House has long handled most lawmaking while Senate rules allow filibusters.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Robert A. Taft
R-Ohijo
Senate
House
Taft
Republican Committee
Wealthy rancher dies in private plane plunge near Sweetwater
Ollie William Cox, 23, owner of the 2,560 acre Double Heart ranch and partner in a larger 22,400 acre operation near Fort McKinton, died when his Cessna 370 dove into a gravel pit after a three hour radio exchange with friends urging him to land. He warned he would crash as fuel ran out. Efforts to persuade him included a Civil Aeronautics tape recording. Cox left a wife and two daughters. a third child due soon.
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Tex
Here
Ollie William Cox
Double Heart
Wes Texas
Young Cox
Karren Kay
Abilene
Cstax
Cox
Kay McKinney
al Echols
Sweetwater Daily
Bbig
Ft. Mockton
Pecos
Ottie Cox
Otto Beinhauer
Ft. Stockton
M. H. Osborn
Civil Aeronautics Authority
L. M. Hubbard
Earl Critz
CAA
Hubbard
Double Heart Ranch
Changes In Consumer Eating Have Affected Farm Operation
The Committee for Conservation reports shifts in consumer diets toward meat dairy eggs and vegetables have reduced farm capacity by about 10 percent over 25 years. Wheat beans and potatoes now yield much less food per acre than animal products, prompting calls for higher farm productivity to avoid potential food shortages.
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New Jersey
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Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Baltimore
Harford
Bureau of Nuration and Home Economics
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. & Department of Agriculture
Grandma Bank Bandit Scion Of One Time New York Millionaire
A 12 year old woman, daughter of a former New York millionaire, known as the grandma bank bandit, was arraigned on robbery charges in Los Angeles. She admitted holding up California Bank and Citibank branches with a toy pistol, saying her fortunes declined after her father lost his wealth. She claimed she donated the loot and blamed arthritis and past assets for her crimes. Her uncle corroborated parts of her story, noting the family once possessed substantial wealth.
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Los Angeles
Dee
New York
Ethel Arata
Howard V. Jonley
Hes
Arata
France
Secerland
Vnce
Cali
Fornia Bank
Citivens National Bank
Arcadia
Benjamin S. Calls
Hollywood
Robert M. Catte
Knife And Fork Are Death By Own Action Weapone
Dr Victor E Levine of Creighton University asserts Americans favor knife and fork over gun and sword, linking eating habits to high blood pressure and fatal outcomes. He notes lower hypertension among Chinese Japanese Koreans Hindus Native Americans and Eskimos due to eating less compared to Americans. The piece also mentions distant Taj Mahal estimate figures.
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ST Louis
Victor E Levine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha
Neb
Frederick County Farm Bureau Plans Dec 3 Convention
The Frederick County Farm Bureau holds its 31st annual convention on Wednesday at Frederick High School starting 10 a.m. The program repeats last year’s format with Cecil K. Holter presiding, opening by Rev. Edwin M Alcorn, minutes and financials by Thomas S Anderson, and a key address by Wayne E Tyler of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The event includes reports from women’s group head Mrs Holly Albaugh, delegate selections for Maryland Farm Bureau, Blue Cross subscription, and nominations for officers and directors. Adjournment around 1 p.m. for a catered luncheon, no afternoon session.
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Frederick High School
Cecil K. Holter
Jefferson
Edwin M. Alcorn
Middletown Reformed Church
Thomas S. Anderson
Seattle
Horter
American Farm Bureau National Convention
Frederick County
Holly Albaugh
Unionville
Associated Women For the
County Farm Bureau
James E. Terrell
Maryland Farm Bureau
Baltimore
Edna B. Cecil
The
Blue Cross
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Elmer E Hodges
Helter
Frank 4. Main
Lester F. Grossnickle
Charles W. Wood
L. Roy Remsburg
James B. Fer- Tell
Donald B. Rice
Tyler
Wayne E. Tyler
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Farm Bureau
J. Glenn Beall
Michael J. Croghan
Indochina War Stalled Amid Frontline Clashes Reported
Reporting from Hanoi on December 28, the French Union offensive in Indochina appeared stalled with only minor clashes on two fronts in Northwestern Indochina. Parachutist-infantry teams sought Viet Minh remnants near Na San while Operation Bretagne pressed in the Red River Delta. A pocket of strong enemy forces was believed trapped south of Nam Dinh as fighting continued with unclear results.
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Indochina
French Union
High Command
Na San
Red River
Bai Chu
Nam Dinh
Pimlico Race Track Sold to Boshamer Group in Baltimore
Pimlico Race Track changes hands as a syndicate led by Cary Boshamer buys the Maryland Jockey Club for 2.213 million dollars. Louis Pondfield is expected named general manager with John D. Jackson retained as an executive. The group plans a building program but faces possible loss of 400 000 dollars from the improvement fund amid suit and legal questions.
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Pimlico Race Track
Louis Pondfield
Pondfield
Ohio
John D. Jackson
Mile Oval
Old Pimlico
Preakness
Cary C. Boshamer
Maryland Jockey Club
Ben and
Herman Cohen
WAAM
Mack Lesnick
Lesnick
Boshamer
Cranwood Park
Thistle Downs
Boshamer Group
Pimlico
Jockey Club
Second Printing of Fr Thorning's Book Gainesville Fla
The Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Thorning's Miranda: World Citizen, praised by The New York Times Book Review and cited by multiple sources, has a second printing after the first edition sold out. Positive notices come from America, The Christian Science Monitor, The Pilot, and Stanford's Hispanic World Report.
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Gainesville. Fla
Latin America
Boston
The
Christian Science Monitor
Miranda
World Citizen
MacArthur calls Truman claim inaccurate and misleading
General Douglas MacArthur issued a statement through aide Major General Courtney Whitney denying President Truman’s reported remark that the general wanted to prolong a war in the Far East. MacArthur said his aim was to end the war, not extend it, and criticized the portrayal as self-glorifying and dangerous.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Far East
United Press
White House
Courtney Whitney
Study proposes Baltimore education needs survey by six colleges
A December 28 proposal in Baltimore, from six colleges and universities including Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame of Maryland, requests a state initiated study of educational needs in the Baltimore area. Dr William N Lemmel, Baltimore public instruction chief, supports an undergraduate branch of the University of Maryland in the city, while HC Byrd notes a gentlemen's agreement limiting undergraduate competition there.
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William N. Lemmel
Baltmore
Lemmel
University of Maryland
Te University
Balhmore
HC Byrd
Waverain
Johns Hopkins
Lovala
University of Baltimore
Goucher
Notre Dame of Maryland
Mt St Agnes Gollaze
Eisenhower names 14 man agriculture advisory committee
President elect Eisenhower selected a 14 member interim agriculture advisory group to help draft the new farm program and work with Ezra Taft Benson. The panel, chaired by W. I. Myers of Cornell, includes leaders from banks, industry, and farm groups and will operate until inauguration day and beyond. Benson plans to consult with Congress leaders while the group represents a cross section of the agricultural sector.
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New York
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Federal Agricultural Commission
W. I. Myers
Agriculture College
Cornell University
Kassam
Minn
Congress
Benson
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Myers
Jesse W. Tapp
San Francisco
Bank of America
John H. Davis
Boston
National Wool Marketing Corp
Carl Farrington
Minneapolis
Archer-Daniels- Midland Company
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina State Grange
Romeo Short
Brinkley, Ariz
American Farm Bureau Federation
Homer Davidson
Chicago
American Meat Institute
D. W. Brooks
Atlanta
Georgia Cotton Producers’ Association
Milo Swanton
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Bert Wood
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State College
Albert Mitchell
GOP
New Mexico
Robert R. Koker
Hartsville
S. C
Chris Milius
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Farmers Union
Harry J. Reed
Westi LaFayette
Ind
Purdue University
Commission Urged By Sen Bridges
Sen Bridges announced plans for a presidential commission to reduce duplication and waste in the armed services, with a diverse panel to study military spending at home and abroad and report back with cost-saving recommendations within a year. The panel would be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
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Washington
Sen
Bridges
Senate
Congress
Industry Can Cope With Slump
Washington reports the Commerce Department expects 1954 to be a year of good business amid rising mobilization outlays and strong plant investment. The 1955 outlook is crucial with defense spending fading, yet civilian demand and private markets could sustain prosperity. tax cuts and population growth may bolster growth.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Tail Found Growing On Turkish Draftee
Hasan Yildirim a 21 year old Turkish draftee was observed by doctors who said a 20 inch tail grows from his spine Yildirim says it has been present since birth Surgery is under consideration Two photos of Yildirim with the tail appeared on Istanbul’s Varan front page
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Turkey
Hasan Yildirim
Yildirim
Anatolia
Yozgat
Vildirim
Varan
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