No Holiday for Allies at the Front
Milo Farnell reports on Christmas Day fighting in Korea with air battles and ground duels. MIG15s appeared, but Allied Sabre jets and B26 bombers disrupted Red forces as troops endured freezing conditions. Both sides attempted holiday gestures, and Christmas presents were left by the Reds but largely ignored.
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Milo Farnell
Seoul
Korea
Prince of Peace
U. N
Red
Air Force
Billy Graham
Tokyo
U.N
Spellman Celebrates Mass For All In Korea
Cardinal Spellman celebrates Christmas Mass for 800 soldiers with the Second Division commander receiving Confirmation. Gen. James A. Van Fleet attends, and Spellman confirms Maj. Gen. James O. Wey. Spellman spends a second Christmas in Korea amid multinational and American forces.
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Spellman
Korea
U.S
Francis Cardigan Spellman
Sion
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
James O. Wey
Washington, D.C
Cardinal Spellman
Thailand
Would-be Bandit Chickened Out at Bank of America
A gunman entered a San Francisco Bank of America on a Wednesday asked for the manager, handed a note demanding 5000 dollars, then fled after declaring he had intended to carry out the holdup but chickened out. The note warned of a hidden gun and asked no alarm for 15 minutes.
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San Francisco
Bank of America
Grandma bank robber nabbed after failed Arcadia holdup
Mrs. Ethel Arata of Monrovia, 52, arrested after attempting to rob an Arcadia bank with a toy pistol on December 25. She admitted two prior Los Angeles robberies totaling 1469 dollars and claimed she acted out of need to help others.
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Arcadia
Calif
Ethel Arata
Monrovia
Los Angeles
Tye
Minnesota Christmas Trip Noted In Police Report
Police said the two individuals left on a Christmas trip on December 1, returning to Minnesota. The detail appears in the eyewitness portion of the story.
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Minnesota
Three airmen bail out before jet explodes over Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on December 25 three airmen including 1st Lt Thurcher L Hoyt 29 of McCook Nebraska now in Columbus Ohio Maj Frank Hayslip of Columbus and Maj Justin D Nicholas 37 escaped a midair explosion of an RB 45 four jet bomber en route to Lockbourne AFB Hoyt and Hayslip were slightly burned treated at Army Navy Hospital Hot Springs Arkansas debris found eight miles from Pine Bluff.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Thurcher L. Hoyt
Homer Hoyt
McCook
Hoyt
Columbus
Frank Hayslip
Justin D. Nicholas
Hayslip
Hot Springs
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Bible Sold Widely After Publication In Eight Weeks
The King James Bible sold in the first eight weeks after its publication. The record notes strong early distribution and widespread sales across initial markets.
Muncie Couple Killed in Ohio Crash
Celina Ohio December 25 P Robert E Kellermeyer 28 and Joyce Kellermeyer 27 of Muncie Indiana were killed when their car crashed five miles east of Celina on Ohio 29 Wednesday night authorities said.
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Celina
Robert E. Kellermeyer
Joyce Kellermeyer
Muncie
Ind
Ohio
Caterpillars Have Vast Muscle Advantage Over Humans
The insect model shows caterpillars contain about four times as many muscles as humans, highlighting significant differences in body plan and movement capabilities between species.
Widow to widower ratio in the United States reaches three to one
The record notes a higher count of widows than widowers in the United States with a proportion of three to one. The statement emphasizes demographic imbalance in surviving spouses across the country.
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United States
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