Truman Sees US as World Peace Maker
President Truman explains in a White House interview that a strong America and allied nations can sustain peace with Russia. He cites Korea under UN mandate as possibly saving the world from a new war, ranking it tougher than dropping atomic bombs. He notes Greece Turkey aid, Marshall Plan, and UN unity, and predicts a January national broadcast summarizing his administration's achievements.
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Korea
United Nations
Oval
White House
Truman
Congress
South Korea
Japan
Dwight Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Adlai E. Stevenson
Blonde girlfriend of Brink's suspects testifies before grand jury
An unidentified 25 year old blonde gun moll admitted she was the girlfriend of two racketeers questioned in the 1 219 000 Brink s robbery. She had links to George R Killeen and Louis Uva, and knew Joseph S O Keefe who faced contempt charges.
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Boston
Ava
Lynn
Mass
Joseph Specs O’keefe
Pennsylvania
French Still Seeking Cabinet Formation Under De Gaulle
Paris Dec 27 Premier designate Jacques Soustelle hurried today to gather support for a new government around Gen Charles De Gaulles right wing rally. He said a decision would not be announced until Sunday afternoon as he faced stiff opposition over plans to scrap the European army NATO revisions and broaden presidential power.
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Paris
Jacques Soustelle
Charles de Gaulle
French Rally Party
de Gaullist
Vincent Auriol
Soustelle
European Army
NATO
Assembly
de Gaulle
SousteNe
Antoine Pinay
Brodie Twins Begin 11th Day After Separation
Chicago doctors reported on December 27 that 15 month old twins Rodney Dee and Roger Lee Brodie remained in critical or comatose condition eleven days after the complex operation that separated them. Roger Lee stayed in a coma while Rodney Dee was listed as critical with little change.
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Chicago
Brodie
Rodney Dee
Roger Lee Brodie
Roger Lee
Holiday Death Toll Soaring To New Record
The Associated Press reports a rising toll during the four day Christmas holiday with 348 traffic deaths by Saturday and 450 total including 49 fires and 53 other accidents. The National Safety Council warns of continued high risk and cites Ohio New York California Texas Pennsylvania Missouri Illinois Indiana Virginia Michigan among states bearing the largest losses.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ohio
New York
California
Texas
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Virginia
Michigan
Two Die In Head On Collision On U S 52 By Lebanon
A Friday night head on crash on the U S 52 bypass near Lebanon left two people dead. Mrs Helen Tarman 22 of Lebanon and David Strong 41 of Frankfort died from their injuries. Several others including Jim Tarman Kath leen Basil Strong and Lloyd Surface were injured and reported in serious condition. The incident pushed Indiana s 1952 unofficial traffic death toll to 1 251 four more than 1951.
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U.S. 52
Lebanon
Indiana
Helen Tarman
David Strong
Frankfort
Two Killed in Northern Pacific Train Derailment Near Moses Lake
A Northern Pacific freight train derailed near Moses Lake Washington at 3 45 am injuring several and possibly two dead. The train jumped a Y switch near a high trestle six car lengths from the scene with the engine on its back and crew trapped. An ambulance from Connell faced heavy snow delaying aid. The crash occurred 10 miles east while en route from Connell to Wheeler about 14 miles from Larson Air Force Base where a cargo crash killed 86 last week.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Northern Pacific
Here
L. M. Machis
Connell
Wheeler
Larson Air Force Base
Machis
C. E. Anderson
Girl 6 Mauled by Tame Cougar Survives Injuries
Los Angeles reports that a six year old girl, Mary Lynn Baddan, was seriously mauled by a "tame" mountain lion named Buddy at an animal farm. The attack occurred after she and her brother wandered into the cage area with attendant Danny Moore unable to prevent the strike. The girl sustained facial and arm injuries but is expected to survive.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Buddy
Mary Lynn Baddan
Harry
Bill Marquis
Marquis
Danny Moore
Moore
Christine Fite
J. H. Kerr
Mother Defies Death With Fourth Caesarean Birth
Mrs. Jean Garrett 27, underwent a fourth Caesarean to deliver an eight pound seven ounce son. Doctors reported she was in fine condition and resting comfortably after surviving the operation despite Hodgkin's disease. The family planned a joyous Christmas and New Year as husband Thomas and three older sons awaited updates.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Jean Garrett
Mrs. Garrett
Thomas
Thomas Jr
Robert
Raleigh
Garrett
February draft call sets record at 53,000 draftees
The Defense Department asked selective service for 53,000 draftees in February, the largest manpower levy since 1950. All draws target the Army while Navy Marine Corps and Air Force rely on volunteers. Total calls since restart reach 1,255,430. peaks reached 80,000 in early 1951.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
2000 Homeless After Big Fire in Taegu
A pre-dawn blaze in Taegu Korea, fanned by wind, destroyed more than three downtown blocks leaving about 2000 Koreans homeless. Four U S soldiers who helped battle the fire were treated for cuts and burns. Three Korean civilians were injured, one seriously.
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Taegu
Korea
U.S
U S Agrees to Half Million in Aid for Pakistan Forest Projects
An announcement from Chittagong East Pakistan says the United States will provide machinery worth half a million dollars to Pakistan. The aid funds two plans for forest development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts including harvesting 15 000 tons of timber annually and establishing a forest research laboratory.
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Chittagong
East Pakistan
U.S
Pakistan
Weather summary from U S Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy conditions with a river stage of 3.8 feet and 81 percent average humidity yesterday. Local data shows a high of 38 and a low of 23 with light precipitation reported.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a fair, continued cold Sunday. Low around 15, high near 32. Indiana sections expect snow flurries north tonight, then fair and cold Sunday. lows 10-15 north 15-26 south, highs 24-33. Illinois portions mostly cold with not quite so cold Sunday. lows 15 north 22 south, highs 26-37. Street thermometer reading shows 32 at 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Cold Weekend Weather Hits Midwest and Northeast
A cold air mass moves from the Central Rockies to the Atlantic coast bringing sub zero readings in the midcontinent with 7 below in Alexandria Minnesota and 6 below in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Light snow sprinkles parts of the belt while storms move from California to Oregon impacting traffic and power lines near Weed and Mt Shasta.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Florida
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Alexandria
Minn
Sioux Falls
S. D
Duluth
Eau Claire
Wis
Grand Forks
IN. D
Russell
Kans
Great Lakes
Dakotas
California
Oregon
Weed
Mt. Shasta
Mother Survives Killing of Three in Massachusetts
In Westminster Massachusetts on December 27 a young mother Ruth Nikki 28 attempted to kill her three children and herself by asphyxiation in the family car. She left a note to her husband Urpo apologizing for not surviving another day. The husband found the unconscious mother and the children Sally Ann 5 David 4 and Thomas 1 in the basement garage. Nikki said he could not explain the tragedy and that he and his wife had a perfect Christmas.
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Westminster
Mass
Ruth Nikki
Urpo
Orker
Sally Ann
David
Thomas
Nikki
Triplets Born Within 45 Minutes in Lackawanna
Mrs. Christine Paszkiewicz gave birth to triplets within 45 minutes on Friday. Mary weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces born at home before 1 p m, then Michael 3 pounds 9 ounces born at 1 13 p m and Marie 3 pounds 13 ounces born at 1 41 p m at Our Lady of Victory Hospital. All were reported in good condition.
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Lackawanna
N. Y
Christine Paszkiewicz
Mary
Paszkiewicz
Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Michael
Marie
Churchill to Arrive New York Jan 5 Ahead of Talks
Prime Minister Churchill will sail on the Queen Mary from New York on January 5 after a New Year's Eve departure to discuss global issues with President-elect Eisenhower. He will also visit Washington and then Jamaica for a two week holiday.
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London
Churchill
New York
Eisenhower
Truman
Washington
Jamaica
Downing Street
Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd
West Europe
Southeast Asia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Britain
United States
Mary
Christopher Soames
Bernard Baruch
Probe opened into Mrs. Johnson's death in Anderson
In Anderson on December 27 police and coroner opened a death investigation into Mrs. Willie Johnson 31 after bruises were found on her head and body. An autopsy was arranged by Coroner Cecil Carmichael as officers reported the apartment in disorder upon arrival to answer a call for an ambulance. The woman was found dead.
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Anderson
Ind
Willie Johnson
Cecil Carmichael
Eisenhower demands concrete Stalin offer before talks
President-elect Eisenhower and aides say he seeks durable world peace with honor but fears being hoodwinked by Stalin at any conference. He wants to know Stalin's exact plan and a convincing demonstration of good faith before face-to-face talks. Churchill visit planned for Jan. 5 and discussions with Lewis Douglas noted.
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New York
Eisenhower
Stalin
Russia
Lewis Douglas
Great Britain
Elect
Columbia University
Douglas
New York Times
Winston Churchill
Europe
Churchill
Arizona
John Foster Dulles
Boozer Thrice in Week as Judge Quips on Name
Detroit police court records show Baxter Boozer 53 returned to jail for the second time in a week for drunkenness. Judge Paul E. Krause sentenced Boozer to ten days after a three day term, remarking about his name as a career of trouble.
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Detroit
Pbaxter Boozer
Boozer
Paul E. Krause
Krause
Soldier-Clown Spends Christmas in London Circus
An American Air Force sergeant on Christmas leave performed as a circus clown at a London venue. Charles Sateja, known as The Great Sateja, once a Ringling Brothers trapeze star, recovered from a traumatic fall and nerve loss to again test his trapeze skills between clown duties. He joined Jack Hylton’s circus in London for a day, calling it the biggest thrill since arriving in England.
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London
Charles Sateja
Sateja
America
Alabama
Air Force
England
Sculthorpe
Norwich
Jack Hylton
Britain
Lateja
Commando Raiders Hit Communist Group in Panmunjom Area
United Nations infantrymen launched a deep raid east of Panmunjom on the Western Front and killed or wounded fifty three Communist fighters after a rifle and burp gun assault in rain and snow across North Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
No Man’s Land
Panmunjom
U.N
North Korea
Temperatures Hit Near Zero on Korean Front Snow Fills Battle Line
Seoul report says temperatures tumbled to near zero with snow blanketing the front. Clouds and haze reduced air activity as Western Front saw 2 degrees above zero and the east 4. Up to 2 inches of snow fell before daybreak.
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Seoul
North Korea
Winter Clash Halts U.N. Flights as North Korea Skirmishes Continue
U.N. warplanes patrolled late afternoon skies while MIG-killing Sabrejets and bombers sought targets in North Korea. Snow and cold created a muddy frontline as a Chinese unit probed U.N. positions, driven off in a 10-minute clash. Near Punch Bowl and Anchor Hill on the Eastern Front, brief engagements left 20 North Korean troops dead or wounded amid slush and mud.
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U.N
North Korea
Punch Bowl
Anchor Hill
French Red forces hinder Viet Minh retreat near Bai Chu
In Indo China near Bai Chu the Ninth Infantry of Viet Minh rebels was cut off by French Union troops in Operation Bretagne. French and Foreign Legion forces bombed and strafed entrenched guerrillas as a surrounding battle forced many rebels to flee through flooded rice fields. Viet Minh casualties and captives were reported in the hundreds.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Red River
Ninth Infantry
Foreign Legionnaires
Bai Chu
Here
Bretagne
Mrs John F Dulles Injured in Fall at Hotel
Mrs John F Dulles, wife of the secretary designate, fell in her hotel apartment in Washington while in unfamiliar darkness. She suffered rib injuries, spent the night in Doctors Hospital under observation, and underwent X rays as a precaution. hospital officials would not release further details.
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Washington
John Dulles
Doctors Hospital
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