24 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
1
Oshkosh residents prepare for Christmas observance as the Christian world unites in celebrating the Christ Child. Church homes serve as centers of holiday joy amid lingering concerns about global conditions.
Jordan urged Israel to stop armed strikes, calling them serious after Hebron incidents as thousands of Christian pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem for the Christmas season. The UN commission on armistice discussed Jordan's accusations while the Holy Land hosts the largest pilgrimage since 1948.
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern will not publish on Christmas Day with all departments observing the holiday. Readers are assured full coverage of holiday news in the regular Saturday edition.
Admiral Arthur B. Radford chairman of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff conferred with South Korean President Syngman Rhee for 217 hours at Rhee's retreat near Pusan. The subjects were not disclosed. U S diplomats Ellis O Briggs Walter Robertson Maxwell D Taylor and Kenneth Young attended during the final hour and a half.
The case against Marvin Nelson 44 of Whitewater charged with speeding 50 mph in a speed zone was dismissed Wednesday. Dist D Atty James D'Amato asked patrolmen to check the car. They reported its top speed was 40 mph.
Pope Pius XII issued a 6000 word Christmas appeal urging European leaders to restore order and unite immediately to secure world peace. Speaking from the Consistorial Hall before Cardinals, he warned against peace based on materialism as radio broadcasts carried his message worldwide.
The world greets Christmas Eve with joy as the Korea truce raises hopes for peace and the Soviet shift toward home welfare. Officials remain skeptical, but Europe and America report brighter moods from the end of fighting and prisoner releases amid ongoing conflicts in places like France where Union troops face Communist-led resistance.
United Press survey across 20 cities shows roast turkey averaging 67.7 cents a pound, up from 63.1 last year, with potatoes down to 4.3 cents a pound and Grade A milk easing to 21.8 cents a quart. Beef cuts also drop, while butter holds at 74.5 cents a pound as overall food prices dip 11.4 percent from mid-October to mid-November.
President Eisenhower warned France to speed up the European Defense Community plan as the French Parliament elected Rene Coty president. He said the U S would reappraise European policies unless German rearmament with the EDC proceeds, a key aim of Dulles campaign to mobilize French support.
Vice President Nixon told Americans to eliminate racial discrimination and clearly present democratic ideals to win Asia's support against communism. He credited Eisenhower with putting Communists on the defensive worldwide, but warned Asia faces Red subversion and possible armed threats. He spoke during a radio television address reflecting his Far East tour as goodwill ambassador.
Rene Coty, 71, Conservative senator, elected France's new president on the 13th ballot by 477 votes to begin a seven year term from Jan 17. The vote ends a historic deadlock and signals further political wrangling over labor policy church influence and the European army. Coty is seen as a defender of free enterprise and executive powers, with limited public stance on the army issue.
The United States and Japan signed an agreement to return the Amami Oshima Islands to Japan. Formerly under trusteeship since World War II, the islands have about 200000 residents and lie between Japan and Okinawa.
Donations poured in after a Marinette fire killed five DeGayner children and wounded the parents. By Wednesday night cash and pledges surpassed 10 000 with more than 7 500 pledged by 6 p m and 10 000 by late evening as donors from shoppers to unions offered money, goods, and labor. The blaze started behind a living room wall and the family home was destroyed. The children were Michael 6 Patricia 5 Gary 4 Daniel 3 and Stephen who would have turned 2 on December 30.
Wisconsin Partly cloudy to night and Friday with warmer temperatures. Minnesota partly cloudy to night and Friday with light snow possible late. North and northeast warmer. Low 15 to 22 in Wisconsin. highs 32 to 40. Minnesota lows 18 to 25. highs 30 to 40. Randall gauge shows 14 inches below crest. no change. Buckstaff Observatory records 8 pm to 8 pm temperature, 12 maximum and -1 minimum. Precipitation none. December excess 0.72. year deficiency 3.32.
President Eisenhower’s Christmas address prays for lasting peace as NBC CBS and ABC carry the four minute message at 4 09 p m CST from the White House. Voice of America will broadcast in 34 languages. The tree lighting features a 35 foot Norway spruce with 1700 decorations and 1000 bulbs. The president signals the switch from the White House broadcast room.
The Wisconsin highway department said all main state highways are free of ice except some sections in Douglas and Bayfield counties where remaining ice hazards were reported today.
Izvestia reports Lavrenti Beria and six top internal affairs officials were executed by shooting after a closed six day trial. The court found them guilty of treason, stripped them of titles, and ordered confiscation of property. Details on burial were not disclosed.
A bomb exploded in a Casablanca central market butcher shop today killing ten people and injuring at least ten. Police searched the crowd for members of the nationalist Istiqlal party. In Rabat a 43 year old native police officer was killed in a separate shooting.
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