Mothers Picket Eisenhower Home Over German Rearmament
In Denver on December 26 three women staged a peaceful protest outside General Eisenhower’s holiday residence. Identified as Mrs. Baila Lindenauer Mrs. Lee Wood and Mrs. Susan Clute they expressed opposition to any rearmament of West Germany while praising Eisenhower. Mrs Wood cited her 19-year-old son facing the draft and condemned those who harmed millions of people. The women, both Jewish, underscored their stance amid wartime anxieties.
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Denver
Germany
Eisenhower
Baila Lindenauer
Lee Wood
Susan Clute
Wood
Mrs. Lindensuri
War Vet Dies by Own Action at Graham Texas
In Graham Texas on December 26 a verdict of death by own action was returned in the death of a Purple Heart veteran who shot himself as his mother prepared a Christmas dinner. The case centers on the self-inflicted gunshot wound and the family context surrounding the tragedy.
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Graham
Texas
Vetera
Weather Aids UN Plane Strikes in Korea War
Ideal flying weather drew Allied fighters and bombers to strike Red troops and support lines across Korea. Superforts dropped 176 tons on rail hubs, bridges, and coastal areas near Wonsan and Hamhung while jets hit Pyongyang, Sinanju, and other eastern and central targets. Casualties were tallied by pilots, with hundreds killed or wounded and dozens of buildings and vehicles destroyed, as U.S. forces extended air support for the UN campaign.
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Char- Won
Seoul
Yall
Hiangju
West Korea
Wonsan
East Coast Park
Pyongyang
Sinanju
Chorwon
Kumehon
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Hamhung
U.S. X Corps
Korea
John B. Daoyst
Bassave
Herkeley
Calif
Stanley G. Haughley
Shabbana
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Police Hunt For Stone of Scone Theft in London
London police and Scotland Yard press a nationwide hunt for the Stone of Scone stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. Initials SFS were scratched in the throne gilding and a small British car with a man and a woman was noted. Detectives have few clues after an intensive daylong pursuit.
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Bordey
England
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Britain
Westminster Abbey
SFS
Jong
Scoiland
Bullee
U.S. Reds Open Contact National Convention Begin
The Communist party of the U.S. opens its fifteenth biennial national convention in New York with public rallies in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. The national committee and party leaders will begin working sessions tomorrow at an unannounced location.
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Fair Deal Push Faces Korea and Europe in State of Union
President Truman ends his Christmas vacation to draft the State of the Union and two other messages to the new eighty second congress. He is expected to stress Korea, Western Europe rearmament, and large military outlays at home and abroad, plus possible emergency powers, draft law revision, higher taxes, and rent control extensions.
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Truman
Congress
Independence
Korea
Western Europe
Youth Tells Of Urge fo El
In Louisville Kentucky a 1 year old boy was charged with murder in the Christmas day slaying of his friend’s mother Marie Moriarty. Police quoted Patrick Eugenia Thomas claiming he attacked with a knife and then beat Mrs Moriarty with a rolling pin while alone with her as her sons were away. His half brother Melvin Sampies reported finding the blood stained weapons.
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Dee
Patrick Eugena Thomas
Marie Z. Moriarty
Thomas
Moriarty
William
Bernard
Melvin Sampies
Prisoners Get a Cook in Columbus City Prison
Fred Crawford, 54, of Columbus, remained in jail after his term ended to cook for the 142 other inmates spending Christmas in the city prison. He finally left after dinner, joking that printing the menu might attract more customers.
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Columbus, O
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Fred Crawford
Columbus
City Prison
Crawford
Legion Seeks Toys for Europe drives aid to children
The American Legion starts collecting a tide of toys today to aid Europe's needy children. The drive aims to gather gifts for youngsters across war torn regions, reflecting a nationwide effort to provide comfort and relief through holiday giving.
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Europe
Washington
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American Legion
Thief Steals Turkey Gifts And Bible From Mills Home
In Los Angeles during a holiday church service, James D Mills reported a break in at his home. A thief took an 18 pound turkey gifts from under the Christmas tree valued around $40 and the family Bible. The incident highlights a local burglary amid the festive season.
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Los Angeles
James D. Mills
Red Handbill Passer Arrested
SHUUL Nee BA2I A reports the arrest of a Korean actress by the South Korean investigation board for distributing communist handbills. The handbills proclaimed let us welcome the North Korean peoples as my crusade of liberty.
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Issy
Red China Ultimatum Demands U S Troops Leave
Tokyo December 26 In a Peiping radio broadcast China and its North Korea satellite warned they will fight to the end to push out American and UN forces from Korea and Formosa The broadcast quoted Vice Premier Kuo Mo Jo saying unless Americans evacuate both Korea and Formosa they will be destroyed by force It followed news of Chou En Lai rejecting a UN ceasefire appeal and China's party pledge to liberate Asia from Western influence
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China
U. S
Korea
Formosa
Peiping
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Kua Mo Jo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Bg- Bressey
Kuo
Soviet Union
Qunified
Democratic Front
Chow En Lai
Peiping Radio
Chou
Communist Party of ‘China
Asia
Japan
Philippines
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Indonesia
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Yule Party For Jap Tots Aboard Dixie
U S destroyer tender Dixie hosts a Christmas party for 100 Japanese children in Tokyo Bay. Officers and sailors, many fathers long separated from families, raised $800 and provided movies tours on ship showers toys clothing and school supplies for the needy group.
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Tokiu
U.S
Dixie
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