National Shrine Plaque Unveiled at St Pauls Mount Vernon
A plaque designating St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church in Mount Vernon as the national shrine of the Bill of Rights was unveiled on the village green on the 161st anniversary of ratification. The gift came from the National Park Service and was presented by Dr Francis Ronalds.
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MT. Vernon
INS
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Mount Vernon
Department of Interior
National Park Service
Francis Ronalds
Department
Draft rules tightened to meet manpower needs
The U.S. Defense Department plans to maintain a 3.6 million force through June 1954 with no drafts of fathers or veterans, while adjusting draft rules slightly. A separate GOP campaign reform appeal calls for shorter national campaigns from the General Federation of Women's Clubs, presented by Mrs. Oscar A. Ahligren to Miss Bertha Adkins. In Spokane eight Milwaukee Hiawatha-Olympian cars derailed after a broken rail near Plummer Idaho injuring two women, while in Winamac Indiana a fire claimed two young mothers and five children as an oil burner exploded, leaving one survivor.
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Washington CP
U. S
Anna Rosenberg
Washington
Republican Party
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Oscar A. Ahligren
Whiting
Ind
Bertha Adkins
G OP
Winamac
Albert Crissinger
Reds Warnes About Relatives Spending Habits In Pravda
Pravda urges Soviet citizens to monitor relatives spending beyond means and punishes those benefiting from embezzlers. It frames vigilance inside families as a duty to protect every member from social sin.
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Reds
Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Congress Report Warns TV Crime Emphasis Needs Caution
A House Interstate Commerce subcommittee urged self regulation over federal controls for radio and television crime shows and offensive ads. The panel praised industry self discipline, called for ethics codes, noted adequate sponsor interest in cultural programs, and urged corrective action on poor taste in advertising.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce
Representative Harris
D-Ark
Harris
Subcommittee
Eisenhower Joins Barnard Carol Sing Outside Residence
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower sang Christmas carols with 22 Barnard College students outside his Columbia University home. He wore no coat or hat and joined in "The Night Before Christmas" after his return from Korea. Neighbors and a student accordionist joined as his wife appeared and blessed the gathering.
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Ike
Barnard Gill
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Barnard College
Elect
Eisenhower
Florence Sloan
Barnard
Greenwich
Conn
Judith Leverone
Boston
Alexandria Comini
Dallas
Tex
United States
Deaths fill many ranks from rabbi to jurist in distant cities
Death notices list Phineas Smoller a 9 year old Russian born Jewish leader in Los Angeles. Judge Otto Herner 68 in Chicago. Kent S. Clow 64 a plumbing supplies maker in Chicago. Louis R. Yaguda 55 executive director of the State Sheriffs Association in Albany. Dr. Thomas S. Eader 92 described as the nation’s oldest practicing physician.
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Phineas Smoller
Wester
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Los Angeles
Otto Herner
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Kent S. Clow
Louis R. Yaguda
State Sheriffs Association
Albany
Thomas S. Eader
Prac
Airman Defuses Bomb To Save Plane In North Korea Mission
Airman Ernest P. Gooris crawled into the bomb bay as the 60 second fuse counted down. In 40 below temperatures near Okinawa, he defused a live flash bomb wedged among 100-pounders, preventing a catastrophic explosion aboard the B 29 crew of 13. His quick action saved 29 lives.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Okinawa
North Korea
Ernest P. Gooris
Glassport
Gooris
One-armed Bandit Robs Taxi Driver in Chicago Case
Taxi driver Edward Mehlenbacher told police a one-armed bandit robbed him of $14 and his cab. An hour later officers seized Lester C. Vanderplen, 24, whose left arm was in a sling.
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Chicago
INS
Edward Mehlenbacher
Lester C. Vanderplen
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Sudan
Germany
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England
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Dale Hamilton
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Richard C. Stickney
Philippines
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Cleveland
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Treasury
Sherry T. McAdam, JR
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Alien Hercell Company
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Sacramento
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