Chiang Kai-shek under pressure as U S aid debate grows
U S cooling toward Chiang Kai-shek and renewed calls to limit aid frame a tense scene. Senator Connally criticizes Nationalist leadership while Moscow agrees to a Normandy style neutral commission to mediate Berlin and German currency disputes. The Suchow fortress and Nanking peril loom as Communist forces tighten around central China.
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Chiang Kai-shek
United States
U. S
Tom Connaly
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bist Congress
Connally
Chiang Kaishek
Madame Chiang
New Orleans
William McChesney Martin
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Chiang
Suehow
Nanking
12Th Army Group
Suchow
Bramlugia plan seeks joint Western mediation on Berlin currency
The Bramuglia framework proposes neutrals China Colombia Syria Canada Argentina and Belgium to mediate Western concerns over Berlin currency. It calls for a commission of experts to untangle the Berlin currency issue with Big Four input and envisions lifting the blockade as the Soviet zone mark becomes Berlin’s sole currency. The four powers agreed on using the Soviet mark but dispute its effective date and currency controls.
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Berin
Russia
U. N. Security Council
Juan A. Bramuglia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Commission
U. S
Connally
Berlin
United States
France
Britain
Bramuglia
China
Colombia
Syria
Canada
Argentina
Belgium
Truman on Lookout Deflation and Inflation Tradeoffs
Price controls face new scrutiny as inflationary pressures ease yet spending for defense and foreign aid looms. Economists note living costs dipped slightly mid autumn and retail sales lag, but military allocations could revive inflation and offset recent deflation signals.
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Truman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
China
Underground Christian Network in Soviet Russia Reported
The Cross Triumphant Church is said to operate underground in the Soviet Union with millions of followers. Rev. Kurt Szkalla claims Christians are active in the western regions along the Don and Dnieper rivers, though leaders face vigorous Soviet persecution and details are withheld.
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Russia
Kurt Szkalla
Moscow
Soviet Union
Don
Dnieper
Christmas racketeers prey on the season of giving
The article warns of Christmas racketeers who imitate charities and religious groups to extort money. It recalls blue uniform groups with tambourines posing as Salvation Army and notes these scams divert funds away from needy homes. Recommendations urge giving through established agencies like the Red Cross and local churches.
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Army
Salvation Army
The
Red Cross
Community Chest
Christmas Singing at Rheinfelden by Sebastiani Brothers
Swiss writer Gottlieb Wyss notes the Sebastiani Brotherhood of Rheinfelden began in 1540 during a plague in the town. Twelve men tour seven fountains on Christmas Eve singing about Christ, starting at the Froschweide fountain where the plague started, with the brothers in dark clothes and black tophats.
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Switzerland
Sebastiani Brotherhood
Spa
Rheinfelden
Gottlieb Wyss
St. Sebastian
Froschweide
Christ
Medieval Yule lasted beyond Christmas Day
The piece notes long medieval Christmas seasons from December 24 to January 6 or December 21 to February 2. It recalls Puritan bans in 1644 and restoration by Charles II in 1678, highlighting extended celebrations and later reestablishment.
Boar Credited With First Plow Legend
A legend states a wild boar taught humanity to plow by rooting with tusks. Ancient Druids offered a boar’s head during solstice rites to Freya, highlighting the boar’s place in festive meals and its food value.
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Freya
Giraffe Clothes Tree Delights Young Readers
A playful pattern guides children to build a wooden giraffe clothes tree. Materials are inexpensive and available locally. Simple step by step directions, full size facial outlines, and color specifics are included. Send 25 cents for Pattern No 3 to East Bird Pattern Company.
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East-Bird' Pattern’ Company, Dept. W
Pleasantville
N. Y
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