Faith in Christmas Reaches Iron Curtain Letters
An eighth grade Hungarian child from Barsod Megye writes to Santa Claus in Santa Claus Indiana, the first Soviet bloc letter received since 1951. The multilingual note asks only for remembrance, detailing a Protestant minister father and seven siblings awaiting Christmas joy.
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Ind
Barsod Megye
Hungary
Yanka
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Father Christmas
Eorthern Indiana
Hiday Yanka
Foreign Department
The
American National Bank
Indianapolis
Leo Hollander
Uncle Nicholas
Zsolti
Nicholas
Hiday Yanka Heynes
Crook Freed After Murder Testimony
In New York James Sanders received a suspended sentence after testifying in the murder trial of William Howell. Howell, tied to the slaying of race track leader Thomas Lewis, is serving 40 years to life. Sanders, a felon with a prior record, pleaded guilty to a $5,000 armed payroll holdup.
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New York
William Howell
James Sanders
Howell
Thomas Lewis
Sanders
Lewis
Bronx
Eugene Schulz
AFL Boss Gets 15 year Term In Racketeering Case
Evan R. Dale head of Southern Illinois AFL laborers unit was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and fined 10 000 for racketeering. James Bateman pipe fitters union official of Murphysboro was fined 2 000 and given five years probation after convition for conspiracy. Dale was found guilty on all counts of attempting to extort 1 030 000 from the prime contractor on a 160 000 000 Joppa Illinois electrical installation project and Dale alone extorted 7500 from a subcontractor.
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East ST. Louis
Evan R. Dale
A. FL L
Ilinois
James Bateman
A. F. L. Pipefitters Union
Murphysboro
Dale
Bateman
Jippa
Ill
Poet Police Rally for Safe Holiday Driving
Maine state police promote safe driving during Christmas with a rhymed PSA urging motorists to slow down and arrive safely. The message emphasizes calm travel, mindful shopping, and the value of being home for the holiday gathering.
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Portland
Maine
Kefauver Presses Scrutiny of Military Cuts
Kefauver of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Democrats to closely examine recent manpower reductions in the Defense Department. He warned cuts must be justified and questioned whether budget balance justifies weakening military strength. Secretary Wilson said the cuts save hundreds of millions this year and next, while Gen Ridgway reportedly opposed them.
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Kefauver
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Wilson
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Salvation Army Plans Hospital Holiday Basket Visits
Salvation Army personnel will visit Samp son Hospital Geneva General Hospital and local nursing homes on Thursday to distribute Christmas sunshine baskets. About 170 Christmas Cheer baskets were packed last night under Mrs Louise Carpenter and delivery begins tomorrow.
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Geneva
Salvation Army
Sampson Hospital
Geneva General Hospital
Louise Carpenter
France’s Mendes France Seen Favored In Pre Christmas Vote
Report notes Walter Hallstein labeled as German foreign secretary and warns on rearmament while Andre Liauthey warns a rearmed Germany could lean toward Russia. Britain rejects Russian threat to scrap a 1942 treaty amid German rearmament talk. Russia accuses the US of violating a control pact in the Tyrol, drawing Allied dismissal. In Italy the leftist Socialists align against German accords.
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Andre Liauthey
Finance Committee
Germany
Russia
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Britain
United States
Tyrol
Italy
Naval War College Receives Hakluyt Society Volumes
Newport Rhode Island AP A rare collection of 200 volumes on explorations and voyages over four centuries is donated to the Naval War College by Dr A Hamilton Rice of Newport. The Hakluyt Society, founded in 1846, publishes yearly volumes on voyages travels and geographic records.
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Newport
RB. I
Naval War College
Hakluyt Society
The
War College
A. Hamilton Rice
Cairo floods wipe out 500 houses in Kena town
Torrential rains in Upper Egypt flood Kena causing 500 houses to be swept away and leaving about 4000 people homeless. Seventy tons of relief supplies from the Committee of American Remittances Everywhere are being rushed to Kena by rail.
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Cairo
Egypt
Upper
Kena
Committee of
Spedo Kena
Mail Order Firms 'Just Pikers' at Clearfield Depot
Officers and civilian workers at the Clearfield Naval Supply Depot say the nation’s largest mail order firms catalog about 100 000 items while the depot stocks 130 000 ship parts and nearly 200 000 other merchandise types across 68 buildings. Items are cataloged and warehoused to be ready for service on short notice.
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Clearfield
Utah
Clearfield Naval Supply Depot
Cruelty Case Verdict Upheld in Army Court
Brig. Gen. Francis Howard of Camp Gordon upheld the court martial conviction of 2d Lt. Charles C. Anderson of St. Louis for cruelty to trainees. Anderson was found guilty on three of four counts on Nov. 19 and sentenced to dismissal and forfeiture of allowances, with the case now going to Washington for higher review.
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Augusta
Francis Howard
Camp Gordon
Charles C. Anderson
St. Louis
Washington
Anderson
Mississippi voters weigh school integration amendment
Segregation minded Mississippians vote on a constitutional amendment to permit abolishing public schools to preserve segregation. The measure would let the Legislature or districts decide to end public schooling, with no plan for private schools yet established.
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Jackson, Miss
Beacon Wax Holiday Sparkle Praised for Christmas Cheer
A festive note praises Beacon Wax for its sparkle seen in holiday decorating. The message suggests women desire Beacon Wax as a Christmas gift.
Democrats back McCarthy as GOP seeks to unseat him
Senators Monroney and Sparkman said Democrats will stay out of any move to remove McCarthy from the Senate investigations subcommittee. Clifford Case plans to push for a roll call next month to decide on McCarthy’s status, but Democratic leaders call it a GOP internal matter and expect to back Republican recommendations.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Clifford Case
R.N.J
Wisconsin
Case
Monroney
D-Okla
Sparkman
D-Ala
I McCarthy
Eastern bids to acquire Colonial Airlines assets
Eastern Airlines has offered one share of Eastern stock for two shares of Colonial in a bid to buy Colonial Airlines assets and routes. The proposal follows invitations by Colonial and National to bid and faces Civil Aeronautics Board scrutiny of Colonial Eastern relations. Colonial said it would consider the offer.
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Eastern Airlines
Colonial Airlines
Eastern
Colonial
Eastern l
National Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Four die in warehouse fire in Montreal downtown
A blaze sweeping a Montreal warehouse killed four men, all workers there. The fire, likely started by an overheated stove, caused about 30 000 dollars in damage.
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Montreal
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