Christmas at Sea and a Lost Dollar Turned Big Gift
Navy icebreaker Staten Island captain hides presents for crew in crates marked electronic equipment and machine parts. A Halifax prank calls ends with a Christmas joke. Two cub scouts find a $2,884 stash after losing a dollar, rewarding good deeds with a Christmas token.
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Robert Joe Hoffman
Truman and MacArthur Clash Over Atomic War Claims
In a heated exchange from New Orleans and elsewhere, President Truman defends his atomic bomb decision to end World War II, while General MacArthur denies any plan to use atomic weapons in Korea. The dispute centers on leadership changes near the Yalu River and differing war strategies. Also, New Orleans schools faced pay delays due to integration rulings. banks began honoring some payroll checks, easing Christmas for 55 staff at Frantz and McDonogh 39. An AFL-CIO bakery union objected to a nonunion cake shop contract, vow to organize.
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Ways to Avoid Yule Tree Peril Dangers Listed
NEW YORK UP I The National Board of Fire Under writers warned today that safety recommendations can prevent tragic deaths during Christmas. Do not let the tree dry out keep it away from heat and stand it in water. Use fireproof decorations and inspect each socket. Turn off the lights when away from home. discard frayed wires and defective sets.
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Ex Nazi Gets Life for Killing Inmates
A former Nazi stormtrooper medic was convicted of murdering 20 concentration camp inmates in World War II and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 15 years at hard labor. Gottlich Muzikant, 59, was reported in Fuld a Germany.
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Man Slain in Tavern Brawl Leads to Knife Murder Scene
In a tavern brawl a man was stabbed and died before police arrived. Investigating officers indicated a woman, Miss Doyle, carried the weapon to a lumber pile in an apparent attempt to hide it. The victim Sloan was covered with a blanket and died on the sidewalk. the body was sent to the Los Angeles County morgue.
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British team to excavate Qumran for more Dead Sea Scrolls
A group of British archaeologists will begin digs at Qumran in Jordan next month seeking additional Dead Sea Scrolls. The first scrolls were found in 1950 at the Essene settlement site dating about two millennia.
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Midwest Shivers Through Subzero Cold Grip
A brutal cold wave kept crews repairing heating pipes as an eight hour wait formed in ten degree weather. A 12 inch snowfall crippled downtown Buffalo traffic and closed stores while a malfunctioning electric sign read oddly in Kalamazoo. Temperatures ranged from subzero in Grantsburg Wisconsin to nineteen in Mason City Iowa as snow spread from Montana to the Great Lakes and New England.
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Kennedy Names Heller Top Economic Adviser
The article reports President Kennedy appointing Heller as lead economic adviser and discusses views on current economic conditions. It notes debate on a recession, policy ideas like flexible tax rates, and the administration’s stance on fiscal and monetary policy with Dillon linked to the Treasury post.
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