Pope Pius Assails East and West for World Ills
Vatican. City Pope Pius XII in his 14th Christmas message condemns modern society as depersonalizing man and criticizes both East and West in a stark portrait of the suffering. He asks Christians to aid the poor and oppressed, urging a flood of help and continued Christlike work as the speech is broadcast in Italian and repeated in 23 languages. The Pope cites two grave difficulties: conscience, aligned with persecution of the church under communism, and economics amid unemployment, noting partial progress but calling for more action.
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No Room in the Inn as Thousands Gather for Nativity Night
Arab and Israeli border guards eased rules to permit Arab Christians and foreign pilgrims to visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem for Christmas. At Mandelbaum Gate 1200 Arab Christians with permission crossed from Israel to the Arab side to attend services and return before Christmas night.
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Christians Turn Hearts Minds to Great Holy Day
Christians celebrate Christmas Eve with prayers of thanks and hope as churches open for ceremonies. In Bethlehem a Catholic midnight Mass ends in the Grotto of the Nativity while a Protestant service is held on nearby slopes. Pilgrims have gathered at holy sites and border guards will allow passage between Jordan and Israel despite the war status.
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Security Director Cleared of Charges by Union
ConcordP acting gov announces Newell Brown of the state Division of Employment Security cleared of CIO misconduct charges. Assistant AG Henry Dowst Jr. says Botelho’s accusations were unfounded after a state house hearing where unfair treatment of unemployed people was alleged. No evidence of incompetence was found and no further action is planned.
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Engineers Invite Bids to Remove Old Portsmouth Structures
Bids are invited for the removal of more than 100 structures doomed by the advent of Portsmouth Air Force Base. The work will be divided into two parts with about 23 items available for immediate removal and a larger set to follow, involving multiple former owners including Angelos Kostreles and Barbara Spinney.
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Missourian Named Under Secretary of Agriculture
President-elect Eisenhower selected True D. Morse of St. Louis as under secretary of agriculture in the new administration. Morse, 56, heads a farm management service board and edits a farm publication, serving as top aide to Ezra Taft Benson. Senate confirmation is expected after January 20.
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McCarran Law Bars 270 Sailors From French Ship
New York immigration officials denied shore leave to 299 aboard the Liberte, with 270 refusing to answer questions or hold union matters, as the McCarran Walter Act first applied to a French liner docking at Pier 88. Two others faced separate issues, one with past Communist membership and one with a criminal record. The Liberte, first liner affected by the act, was inspected at sea by Leonard J. Martin after departing Dec 9.
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Siamese Twins Break Separate Existence Enter Seventh Day
The Brodie Siamese twins continue to be separated with one member in critical condition as their seventh day of separate existence begins.
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Fires Mar Christmas in Portsmouth 1802 1813
A centuries old Portsmouth Christmas fires tale notes two major blazes in 1802 and 1813 that devastated shops and homes, with hundreds left homeless and losses estimated in the thousands. Women aided firefighting efforts alongside men as the city’s business district burned, sparing no lives but leaving widespread ruin.
Portsmouth 150 Years Ago Fire Describes Deadly Blaze and Donations
A Portsmouth fire history recounts aid reaching from Philadelphia New York and Boston totaling 45410 distributed by selectmen to the needy. A marble memorial fronting C F Pearson and Sons recalls the 1802 blaze that destroyed 120 buildings and the 1813 fire that spared no mercy as fires reached Chapel State and Pleasant Streets with help from Exeter Dover and Newburyport.
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McGranery Orders FBI To Move In on Rackets
Washington lawyer says FBI to launch federal probe into New York waterfront rackets tying dock gangs to corruption. Testimony before the New York State Crime Commission cites bribery extortion and violence as factors feeding a 350 million dollar annual loss to the port. Mayors Kenny DeSaplo and ex Mayor O'Dwyer figure in the waterfront scandal context.
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Cardinal Spellman Spends Christmas With Frontline Troops
Cardinal Spellman told more than 3,000 Koreans that the United States United Nations and the Republic of Korea work for world peace. He spoke at the war damaged capital grounds after arriving to spend Christmas with Allied forces. President Syngman Rhee praised him and a $10,000 gift to needy Koreans was announced.
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Ike's Korea Plan To Pressure Russia Into Armistice
New York Times reports a Eisenhower transition plan to pressure the Soviet Union toward a Korea armistice. Key ideas include reaffirming U S resolve in Korea, prisoner repatriation stance, greater South Korean role, and limited risk of expanding the conflict. MacArthur discussed war and peace problems with Eisenhower after meeting in Korea.
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Clash at T-Bone Hill as Chinese Attack Rebuffed
Chinese forces attacked Western Korea’s T-Bone Hill near Chorwon in bitter pre-Christmas fighting. Allied artillery wrecked first wave while U S Eighth Army and U N troops repelled subsequent assaults in hand to hand clashes. Sabre jets joined the battle as air forces claimed several Mig losses.
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Clark Quotes Christmas Spirit to Drive UN Troops
General Mark W. Clark told United Nations Command troops that the Christmas spirit, seen as hope for nearly two thousand years, will lead to peace on earth and help banish hatreds. He expressed warm greetings and earnest hopes for bright days ahead.
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Big Business Sticks To WSB Boycott Over DiSalle's Plea
Washington business groups including the U S Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers refuse DiSalle's request to nominate replacements for seven industry members who quit the Wage Stabilization Board. They say the coal miners wage case broke stabilizing efforts and accuse the president of causing the breakup. Laureate F Lee replies that the administration now relies on a public-only panel for wage decisions.
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