Thanksgiving Across The World From War to Welcome
Americans paused to give thanks as ambassadors and citizens held nondenominational services in Europe and Asia. In London and Rome gatherings marked a peaceful holiday while U S servicemen abroad joined in meals. Across the United States parades and safety drives lit the day as families prepared the traditional feast.
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Clare
Rome
United Kingdom
Korea
Thanksgiving at Home for Ike and Family in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower spends Thanksgiving at the family farm in Gettysburg with Mamie and grandchildren David Barbara Ann and Susan. Doctors allowed a relaxed diet as he recovers from a heart attack, marking his first Thanksgiving at a home of their own and a return to normal family time.
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Turkey
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Barbara Ann
Susan
Washington
Eisenhower Farm
White House
Eisenhower
Barbara Ant
Ruling Sought On Package Liquor Tax Impasse
Local package liquor dealers seek a Supreme Court ruling that the two per cent city sales tax does not apply to retail liquor bottles. Attorney Morris Garber represents Elmer Hoffman and the Central New York Liquor Dealers Association in a suit filed against the city. The city has 20 days to answer, with possible submission to the Appellate Division for final disposition.
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Morris Garber
Elmer H. Hoffman
N. Salina St
Central New York Liquor Dealers Association
George T. Driscoll
Garber
Stove Explosion Kills 3 Children in Brooklyn Home
A kitchen oil stove exploded in a Brooklyn home during Thanksgiving, killing three children named Allen, Jayne, and Betty Lou Mitchell aged 2, 3, and 4. The fire trapped them in a one-story frame house where they suffered third degree burns and suffocation as the home burned.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Allen
Jayne
Betty Lou Mitchell
Doubt in Democratic Candidacy Highlighted on Editorial Page
Doris Fleeson analyzes lingering uncertainties about Adlai Stevenson's bid as Democrats weigh risks and prospects. Other features note Syngman Rhee’s Seoul visit with U S troops and Thanksgiving services at a quonset hut chapel.
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Doris Fleeson
Rhee
Gis
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
U. S
AEC Dixon Yates Power Contract Heads to Court Fight
The AEC faces a court battle over the Dixon Yates private power contract after its decision to pay no damages. Democrats charge the dispute reflects a broader public versus private power clash affecting the 1950 election, with figures such as President Eisenhower implicated. The article notes a cancelled July pact and hints at ongoing legal settlement questions as readers are directed to Page 1.
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William Mitchell
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Bierrence
Dixon Court
New York
H. Wanzell
Eisenhower
Anderson
New Mexico
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Syracusan Driver Charged After Blazing Through Red Lights
Victor G. Tarson, 29, of 221 Graves Street, allegedly ran seven red lights at 50 to 60 mph to "make up time" for a 1 am shift. He was jailed on reckless driving and license charges. His arraignment is set for tomorrow, delaying his return to Syracuse Transit Corp. work. Deputy Fred Sommers chased him from South State Street through six more intersections. Tarson claimed he was late for work.
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E. Washington St
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Madison
Harrison
Adams St
Today’s Chuckle From a Small Town
A satirical quip notes a place where residents joke about domestic violence as a local trope. The line implies harsh humor about knowing offenders and victims among neighbors.
Two Cold Dishes Weather Outlook After Thanksgiving
An arctic blast moved into New York State last night and will persist through tonight and tomorrow. Expect fair, cold weather with occasional snow flurries and northern areas blanketed by snowfall tonight. Highs near 39 today dropping to 22 tonight, then 37 tomorrow with sunny skies.
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Tomor
Syracuse
Spirit of Thanksgiving in Chicago skid row
Judge Hyman Feldman at Monroe Street Court freed 270 men from drunk and disorderly charges. Each man received a ticket for a Thanksgiving Day timer to be spent at the Salvation Army headquarters.
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Chicago
Hyman Feldman
Monroe St
Skid Row
Feldman
Salvation Army
Forgotten Men in Korea Write Home for Thanksgiving
In Kankakee Illinois Corporal Tells J LaLonde 18 writes to his parents that over 30,000 American soldiers will spend Thanksgiving in Korea and that without mail they would feel forgotten. He describes the early days as interesting but later the same.
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INS
J. LaLonde
Korea
Russia reports record nuclear blast in current test series
U.S. officials say the Soviet Union conducted its largest nuclear explosion yet in a hydrogen test, described as a megaton-scale event. The blast’s yield was estimated in the megatons, with comments noting it as a major milestone in the arms race.
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Idaho
Averell
Lewis L. Strauss
Harriman
Alpme Energy Commission
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Atetkenel
Radioactive Rain and Soviet Nuclear Tests Reported
The Japanese Meteorological Observatory reported radioactive rain in two cities on Monday, traced to Siberia. A weatherman estimated the latest Russian blast at 20,000 tons of TNT, while the Bikini Atoll test in March 1954 was about 15–17 million tons. Strauss noted rising Soviet nuclear development efforts.
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Japanese Meteorological Observatory
Siberia
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Marcel
Bikini Atoll
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Auto crash injures Syracuse undertaker Ed Kompf critically
Edward J. Kompf, 37, of 229 Fitch St., a Syracuse undertaker and former swimming star, was hit by a car on Crossing Boulevard Erie Blvd. He sustained a fractured skull and a left leg fracture. Driver Anenfeld was jailed on a drunken driving charge after a blood test and arraignment planned tomorrow. Kompf is a Central High School and Syracuse University swimming record holder.
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Fitch St
Syracuse
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kompf
Anenfeld
Boulevard
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Erie Blvd
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Eastern
William M. Kompf
Fitch
Central High School
Elle Blvd
Syracuse University
Coincidences Save a Life After Allergy Event
An editor recounts surviving a near fatal allergic reaction to penicillin. A plunge from death was halted by a quick medical response and a series of fortunate coincidences. The narrative credits fate, medical expertise, and a team effort for the saved life.
U N Awaits Russian Arms Program Details
UN disarmament commission nears wind up amid speculation over Moscow plans. Russia may back new disarmament ideas or echo existing demands for a ban on East West arms. General Assembly expected to yield no real results this year.
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Geneva
General Assembly
Forein Weannne
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