Bethlehem Shines With Star For 50 000 Visitors
Bethlehem Pa hosts a record Christmas pilgrimage as 50 000 visitors arrive by car from 31 states to view the Bethlehem Star and the 90-foot Starman. Moravian College shifts from candles to electric candles in windows while Moravian trombone choir honors Christmas Eve at the 200-year-old church.
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Lehigh University
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Woman ends life by own action amid pleas
CHICAGO GP Two policemen and a Chicago Times photographer rushed to the Hotel apartment of Mrs Patricia Brody after she telephoned the Times saying she would commit suicide The Times reporter spoke with her for 20 minutes pleading she not harm herself They discussed Christmas and potential hope (Concluded on Page 9 Column 67).
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Envoy Returns From London After Four-Power Talks
United States Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith flew back from London where he attended the conference of the four power council of foreign ministers. He traveled by air and was met on arrival, with news of outcomes from the talks awaiting briefing.
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U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Air Today
London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Editorial praise for Vandenberg plan on wide airing
Lawrence on today's editorial page commends Senator Vandenberg's plan to air opposing views before Congress acts. He argues that with business opposition and current sentiment the plan might fail as is, and an airing could help it. The discussion spans pages 14 to 26 with various features listed.
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Lawrence
Vandenberg
Congress
Yugoslavs Seize 29 Italian Boats Off Pelagosa
Bari reports that Yugoslav marine patrols seized 29 Italian fishing boats with 160 crewmen and all cargo. One sloop escaped, the fleet’s return to Bari included fishermen recounting the event in Pelagosa waters.
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Top Steers Hit New $40 High at Chicago Stockyards
In Chicago, top grade steers commanded a new all time high price of $40 per hundredweight today at the stockyards. The market news notes the vigor in cattle trade as buyers pushed bids, signaling strong demand for prime cattle.
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Chicago
Europe Aid Debate Sparks $8 Billion Outlook
A Truman Marshall plan funding call could push American aid to Western Europe beyond 8 billion dollars in a year if Congress trims the request. Taft cited 36.8 billion for the first 15 months, with 850 million needed for German food and up to 350 million from the International Bank plus about 500 million from the Stabilization Fund. Morse cautioned against political pandering as Democrats plan a four minute discussion on radio. Murray signaled readiness to spend heavily but questioned committing to the full four years.
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D.-Mont
Snow to Fill Yule Stocking in White Christmas Outlook
The Weather Man promises a white Christmas with snow today and Wednesday. He predicts little temperature change with a high near 34 degrees and an inch or two of total snowfall in the next 24 hours. Snow flurries expected with colder conditions on Wednesday.
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State bonus notes oversubscribed in Albany
State Comptroller Frank C. Moore announced that $100,000,000 worth of notes issued for payment of the veterans bonus have been oversubscribed in Albany.
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Albany
Frank C. Moore
Stassen Seeks Data On Trading By Officials
Harold E. Stassen charged that insiders in the executive branch profited in commodity trading before large Federal purchases in early 194%. He asked whether White House and other officials made high profits from price rises after Government buying. A reporter received only no comment from Presi dential Secretary Ross.
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Texan Picked For Navy Post
Washington announces President Truman will nominate Mark Edwin Andrews of Houston Texas as assistant secretary of the Navy. The White House said the nomination will be sent to the Senate early in the new session of Congress.
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Fire destroys Burvis-Hatch warehouse in Des Moines
A spectacular blaze swept the Burvis-Hatch Movers warehouse in Des Moines yesterday, gutting the four story structure at an estimated unofficial loss exceeding $1 million. Large crowds of Christmas shoppers watched as firefighters battled the fire.
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U S Bewildered by Panama Rejection on Canal Bases
Washington reports Panama's assembly rejected a proposed U S plan to occupy 14 defense bases on Panamanian soil. President Truman summoned Brig Gen Frank T Hines after the vote. Rep Willis W Bradley warned the move could derail a 2 5 billion program to fortify the canal against attack with possible alternate sites in Central America discussed. State Department called the action unfortunate.
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White House Urges Price Cuts for Stable Economy
The White House presses for widespread price reductions and profits reform to foster real price competition. President Truman's three-man economic advisory council warns against reliance on temporary props through 1948 and urges a shift toward a stable high production economy. The housing industry is named as a prime example needing sharper market analysis and realistic pricing to sustain maximum output.
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Council of Economic Advisers
Old U.S. troop transfers hinted by Moscow press
Russian dispatches quote unnamed officers noting that the United States was moving troops from Italy to American zones in Austria and Germany. Reports mention Mediterranean Theater transfers before Italy's occupation concluded, with December 14 cited in fall dispatches.
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Chuckle Student Question Sparks Brainy Debate
A student asks how long a man could live without a brain while a professor replies with a jest about waiting to see. The joke plays on a mock serious tone typical of a light classroom moment.
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Roole Builder
Fire destroys West Chester High School building
A two hour blaze in West Chester Pennsylvania left the 41 year old high school interior destroyed and walls standing. Estimated damage is 750000 with 600 pupils absent on Christmas holidays. Officials probe cause, considering boiler explosion as a possibility. Superintendent Dr G Arthur Stetson said classes may resume after Christmas in a nearby junior high building.
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West Chester
Pope Pius XII Cancels Cardinals’ Christmas Audience
In Rome the pope will not receive the traditional Christmas Eve visit from the College of Cardinals due to the cold he is suffering. He will broadcast a Christmas message instead, replacing his reply to the Cardinals’ greeting.
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Nazi General Is Sentenced To Life In Greek War Crimes Case
Athens reports General Alexander Andre, former Crete supreme commander, was condemned by the Greek Supreme Court to life imprisonment for war crimes. The ruling marks a decisive end to a lengthy postwar case involving German wartime actions on Greek soil.
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Seaway Pact Possible Early in New Congress
Washington AP reports the Senate may act on the 1941 Canadian U S St Lawrence seaway accord in the early 1941 session. Foreign Relations chairman Arthur Vandenberg said he will place the committee recommendation for approval on the Senate calendar when Congress convenes January 6.
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Bombings injure twelve in Trieste area assaults
In the Free Territory city of Trieste twelve people were injured in two separate bombing incidents reported within the last 24 hours. Authorities described the blasts as attacks connected to ongoing tensions in the region, with investigations underway and no immediate word on suspects or motives. The injured were taken to local hospitals as security forces increased patrols.
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Free Territory
Truman Signs 4 Nation 540 Million Aid Bill
President Truman signed an emergency aid bill totaling 540 million dollars for France, Italy, Austria, and China. The measure also includes 340 million for Army occupation costs and relief in U S occupied areas of Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea, plus 32 million for Western reclamation projects and 500 thousand for Hopi and Navajo relief.
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Trains Crash in German Rail Hub Kills 89. Negligence Suspected
In Fahr- ilich near Neuwied, a southbound Freiburg Dortmund express collided with a northbound Niederlahnstein Cologne train killing 89 and injuring about 100. The accident, the worst in Germany since the war, was blamed on the engineer ignoring a stop signal. French authorities and rescue crews operated at the scene as traffic was diverted.
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Three Dead as Train Collides With Gas Truck
A Rocky Mountain Rocket passenger train collided with a gasoline transport truck at a grade crossing seven miles southwest of Norton Kansas. The crash ignited the locomotive two cars and baggage coach, killing three aboard and instantly killing the truck driver. Engineer Pete Modlin and Fireman John Campbell died in the blaze. No other serious injuries reported.
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