Santa in Khaki Brings JOY to Korean Orphans
In Korea the U S Eighth Army notes a Christmas surge of giving by GIs to Korean orphans and destitute families. CARE matches gifts, with Gen Mark Clark chairing the appeal. Last Christmas the effort funded cots blankets and repairs at institutions like the Belgian Red Cross Orphanage and Hospital in Seoul and the Orphans Home of Korea.
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U.S.A
Mark Clark
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Far East
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30Th Division Artilery
Belgian Red, Cross
45Th Thunderbird Division
Orphans’ Home of
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Europe praises U S restraint after 13 Americans jailed
Paris reports European reaction to the Red China espionage case. Readers praise Eisenhower and State Department for calm firm stance. European press warns of atomic war dangers and notes ongoing debate about Asia. Concluded on page 3 column 1.
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America
Western
Europe
Anthony Bower
United States
Red China
Paris
U. S
China
Eisenhower
State Department
Albert Einstein
Everest height revised by 40 feet, government study says
An official Indian study claims Mount Everest is 40 to 60 feet taller than the 29,002 feet long listed in atlases and that its geographic position is misrecorded by about 40 feet. The ministry notes the 1850s measurement was incomplete and cites ongoing scientific controversy.
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Everest
Ministry of Scientific Research
B. L. Galatee
Scientific Ministry
Geodetic and Research Branch
Japan Sees Radiation Research Gap in Standards
AEC scientists report Japan lacks calibration standards for radiation instruments, citing a home made Geiger counter and differing readings across labs. U.S. and Japanese groups shared methods, with Washington supplying calibration instruments and filter-paper techniques. The talks yielded data on radiation movement in soil water plants and uptake by animals, and an incident highlighted decontamination by corn meal.
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NANA
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Atomic Research and Development
AEC
Japan Science Council
Tas
U. S
Washington
United States
America
Students Turn To Formosa
Taipei Formosa report shows 1,600 Chinese children sent to Formosa schools this year, a record. Officials say many return to the mainland due to few overseas Chinese schools in Asia, with many students drawn by Communist agents offering inducements to go to Red China.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Overeas
Asia
Red China
Delinquency Showed Signs of Improvement Says Hendrickson
Senator Robert C. Hendrickson chair of the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee says the upward spiral of youth crime has been checked but more work remains. He cites Boston licensing actions after hearings and notes the need for cross state cooperation through compacts to confront juvenile delinquency.
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NEW Jersey Republican
Subcommittee
Boston
Sub Committee
Hendrickson
Joi
Christmas Caravan Through Ancient Road To Bethlehem
Jerusalem and Jordan prepare a Christmas Eve procession along the biblical route from Calvary to the Church of the Nativity. Pilgrims from around the world march in dignified attire while soldiers guard the five mile road.
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Jordan
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
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Calvary
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Old Jerusalem
Church OF the Ascension
Mount of Olives
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Holy Lands
U S Army eases rules on GI German marriages
U S servicemen in Germany may wed German girls without restriction after eight months of duty. The change expected to boost marriages to up to 1000 a month over six months. Since 1947 about 30,000 GI German marriages have occurred amid past bans and loopholes.
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Germany
lovesickeIs
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