Western Leaders Outline NATO Force Needs and Reforms
Western planners announced key changes to strengthen the NATO army including a streamlined command, improved training, better supply and priority setting. Harriman reported six objectives to boost readiness, with broader spending and parliaments' approval required for action. Eisenhower backed rapid execution, while some nations resist large spending increases. The six goals cover training, equipment standards, planning, and command improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Dwight D
Eisenhower
NATO
Belgium
Rénnrt
Missionary cuts tongue to foil Chinese Reds in China
Father Alteo Emaldi, a Catholic missionary from the Saveriano Institute, says Chinese Reds in Tientsin hospital threatened torture and forced him to reveal notes. He cut his tongue with a razor blade twice during a three minute period to resist, causing bleeding and ending the questioning. He was expelled from China and is recovering in Desio, Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Father Alteo Emaldi
Tientsin Hospital
Father Emaldi
Saveriano Institute For Foreign Missions
Desio
Here
China
Australian Santa debate stirs children program clash
The AP reports Sydney and Melbourne broadcast networks debated a government run Kindergarten of the Air show claiming Santa Claus is real. Parents pressured ABC Sydney to retract while Melbourne faced fewer complaints. The program aims to explain to children what teachers already tell them.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Santa Claus
Melbourne
ABC
Ite Iself
Jean Wyndham
Army of Department Stor Santa Clauses
Detective Report On Tryst Hinting At Affair
Beverly Hills, Calif. private investigator reports claim Ioan Bennett and agent Jennings Lang had more than meetings at the parking lot where Walter Wanger shot Lang. Lawyer Jerry Giesler says he will use the reports to defend his client if needed. Lang, 38, wounded and sedated after last Thursday’s shooting. Bennett denies any romance. Police found detective files in Daggers car. Giesler says he has copies.
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Associated Press
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ioan Bennett
Jennings Lang
Jerry Giesler
Miss Bennett
Walter Wanger
Lang
Giesler
Bennett-Lang
Dagger
Brushing up manpower at Wright Patterson base
The Public Information Officer cites 3,900 enlisted men, 4,450 officers, and 24,850 civilian workers at Wright Patterson Air Force base. Biweekly payroll distributes 3.8 million dollars in checks.
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Associated Press i Nia
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Public Information Officer
Montreal exhibit reveals 1822 canal worker pay
A McGill summer historical exhibit shows James O'Brien for the Lachine Canal in 1822. His expense sheet records a $14 salary while he paid 15 cents per pound of butter and 10 cents per ounce of tea and loaf.
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Associated
Piecs
Montreal
James O'Brien
Lachine Canal
Larger Sizes Offer Stylish Patterns for Bigger Women
Patterns No 8765 and 8727 cater to sizes 30 46 and 38 44 with perforated details. Send 30 cents each plus name address sizes and pattern numbers to Sue Burnett Raleigh Register 1150 Avenue Americas New York NY. Also notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of G W Godbey asking claims to be filed by June 25 1952 with final accounting in Raleigh County West Virginia.
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Pen
Asylvania
Sue Burnett
Raleigh Register
Ave. Americas
New York
G. W. Godbey
Nain Street
Beckley
Ralich County
West Virginia
Leo Birci
Raleigh County
Large religious bodies held 97.4 percent of U S church members in 1950
A census era statistic notes that religious groups with more than 50 000 members accounted for 97.4 percent of all church members in the United States in 1950. The figure underscores the concentration of membership within large denominations.
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U. S
Funeral notices from Shady Spring and Beckley area
Multiple funeral notices list Pete Bryant, 8, killed in Crab Orchard mines. Services set at Shady Spring Community Church Dec 20 with Reverend E W Chapman. pallbearers named. Also notices for Frank Deleno Gich 15 of Eeeles. Boyd Wie 77 of Beckley Junction. with mortuary transfers, service times, and burial details. flower and pallbearer roles specified. Lost Found Strayed appears as a category header.
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Bryant
Pete
Shay Spring
Crab Orchard
Caffee
Shady Spring
E. W. Chapman
Skages
Edward Sanders
Caffee Funeral Home
GICH
Frank Deleno
Eeeles
Melton
Eccles
C. G. Roark
Sunset Memorial Park
Nannie Miller
Jack Linkletter
Billy Hinte
Tommy Barron
Claude Cowrey
Tommy Gra i Hevac
Jimmy Stafford
Tippy Trent
David Patton
Patsy Herron
Patsy Minor
Janet Coldiron
Sandra McNamara
Dorothy McNarmara
Donna Seymour
Patty Barker
Sie Caudill
Farmer Farmer
Boyd Wie
Beckley Junction
Rose Funeral
D. W French
Cannady Cemetery
John Johnson
Carol Sue Taylor
Betty Taylor
Lillian George
Angelic ‘George
Jenal Ward
Fay Ward
Betty Farmer
Carol Farmer
Ronson and Evans
MacArthur Garage
Lewis
P.O
Beckley
Carolina
Beckley Safe
Beaver Cash Store
Gial
Hielp
Electrolux
McCreery Street
Holiday money loan and lost dogs ads bundle
A noisy classified page offers small loans for holiday expenses and lists rewards for lost dogs Candy the black cocker female and Scrapper the male cocker spaniel with contact numbers. The page also runs a long stream of local ads for painting, plumbing, wallpaper, moving services, and a variety of pets and supplies.
Holiday Gift Sale Offers Jewelry and Tools at Lincoln
A bustling Christmas sale features CASE cutlery sets, wrist watches, guitars, galoshes, and jewelry at Lincoln stores. Advertised prices include 5.95 for bracelets, 9.95 for sets, and 22.50 for men’s watches, with emphasis on savings and holiday gifts. Lincoln Loans and affordable hardware items accompany the offerings, urging readers to hurry for limited stock and rapid checkout.
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Henry Conway Hardware
Nevill Street
Dial
Lincoln
Tom Lozas
Lincoln's
Emerfege Westinghouse
Philco
General Electric
RCA
Lincoln Loans Inc
North Heber St
Miscellaneous For Sale or Mirror and More
An assortment of local ads lists for sale items and services including mirrors 4 1 2 by 5 1 2 feet, a large floor waxer polisher, Gravely garden tractors with spring delivery options, Fuller Brush Company cosmetics, and glassware including Fostoria Imperial and Miller ruby stems. Also promotions for Christmas gift subscriptions, Kodak finishing, auto parts and batteries, and wholesale listings in Beckley and nearby Kanawha areas.
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Mann
Light
Oak Hill Trading Post, Inc
Oak Hill
W. Va
Fuller Brush’ Company
Beckley
Keystone
Dial
Ann St
Henry Conway Hardware
McGregor Golf
Alga Lane
Jess Fina
Henry Conway
Gravely Tractor Sales
Princeton
Fuller
Fuller Brush Company
Dia
ARGE
Fostoria
Imperial
Pues Miller
White Cross Pharmacy
XMAS
Virgil's
Lange
Whide Cross
KODAK
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Santa
Tryst
Rose Funeral Home
Slacksmith Cit
S, Daniels
N. A. Pennington
Pemberton
Coal City Road
Cassidy
Amigo Ball Park
Amigo Boy Scouts
F. Crotie
Vergil Clark
Geo. Mattox
Callahan
Olas Ea Milton Young Spray & Brush
Calloway Seights
Ward Lander
Montgomery Ward
Earl H Hendrick
ACME
DANCQ
North Fayette St
W. H. McIntyre
Arthur Murray Andramount Studio
Hollywood
Main St
Embees
H.C Kinzer
Gene H
Cremens
XPERT
Galpe IC CO
OME Adios
Wright
Hardin
Sophia Dia
Erskine
S. Oakwood Avenue
Roy Jones
Temple
Nature Shop
NASA
Humane Society
J . Seymour
Beaver West Virginia
Wesina
Prince St
Bill James
Prosperity
I$ Les
Noal Fennington
Beaver
Egg Co
Harper Road
Joe Hunt
Raleigh Glass & Mirror CO
City Ave
Marguerite
Servel Gas Electrolux
Horeround
Jolly's Market
Daniels
Yepteens
Admiral
Gray's
M. L. Goodman
Kelvinator
Altman's Feed
Third Avenue
Justice
Simpson Creek
N.Y
Techitehall
Virginia Deluxe
Hamilton Beach
By-Pass Used Furniture CO
Wed
Neville Street
R. J. Lucas General Tire
Nescene S
Norte Hiss Makers
McCreery
G. E. Radio
Beckley Maytag Co
Mirrors Beckley Glass CO
Oakwood
Alex N. Breckinridge
OlAt Begkley
FETTE
Raleigh Glass and Mirror, Inc
City Avenue
Beckley Lee Cream Store
Herbert Atha
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