Western Diplomats In Moscow See Stalin May Mean Business
Western diplomats in Moscow say Stalin’s readiness for diplomatic talks on Korea signals a possible new approach. They cite his statements and influence in China and Korea, noting outcomes hinge on Eisenhower’s stance and where talks might be held.
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Moscow
Stalin
Korea
New York Times
U. S
Eisenhower
China
North Korea
Soviet Union
Thelin
United States
Britain
America
Quiet Christmas in Winchester Wins New Year Cheer
Winchester citizens enjoyed a peaceful Christmas with no fires and only four arrests. Church services were crowded and mail volume showed a rare dip, while long distance calls rose to 1606. The Post Office processed 639 250 pieces of mail from the 10th to yesterday, a first for the 15 day period since 1940.
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Winchester
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Mayor of Richmond England Needs Straightening Out
The Richmond England mayor sent a Christmas card addressed to His Worship the Mayor at the Mayor's Parlour. He mistakenly addressed it to Richmond, Virginia, and then Canada after notes about relinquished control of North America. The Richmond Virginia connection prompts concern from Mayor E. E. Haddock.
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Richmond
England
E. E. Haddock
North America
Virginia
Canada
Himelright’s Service Station Vacation Closure Notice
Himelright’s Service Station will be closed from December 25 to January 12 for vacation. New Year’s Eve Dance at Berryville Community Building hosted by the Berryville Junior Woman's Club. Admission is $3.50 per couple.
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Himelright
Berryville
Junior Woman's Club
Stalin challenged for concrete peace proposals
Washington reacts as John Foster Dulles states Stalin must offer concrete proposals to promote peace after talks with President-Elect Eisenhower. Stalin expresses willingness to meet and end Korea war, but Western officials seek tangible actions before backing any summit involving Eisenhower and Churchill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
House Tax Probers Scout Reforms for Tax System
House tax fraud investigators faulted the Treasury and Justice Departments for not correcting tax collection errors after 19 months of inquiry. They outlined reforms, including broader enforcement staff, detailed taxpayer records, disclosure of income sources, curbs on deductions, and stricter publicity of tax decisions.
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Treasury
Justice Departments
B. L. Livingstone
Washington
House
New Republican Congress
Ways and Means Tax Investigating Subcommittee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
The
Revenue Bureau
Collector of Internal Revenue
Civil Service
Rep
Kean
R-Nj
King
Calif
Mittee
Reorganized Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Special Assembly Session urged to pass red light law
Sen Frank Richeson of Richmond urged Virginia’s General Assembly be reconvened in a special session to enact a law allowing emergency vehicles to run red lights. He favors quick action over wait for the 1954 regular session and cited life saving differences.
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Richmond
Frank
Richeson
Virginia
General Assembly
Assembly
Commonwealth
Battle
League of Municipalities
Colder Weather Pushes East Across Nation
Colder air moved from the Rockies and Western Plains toward the east as below zero readings spread across Montana and western regions. Forecasters expected a broad cold snap to cover the Eastern half of the country over the weekend with temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below in mountain areas.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Western Plains
Canada
Alaomres, M
Oklahoma City
Butte
Mont
Russians Expected To Keep the Cold War Hot in 1953
Western Europe eyes 1953 with caution as Churchill and others sense low risk of a full Soviet march but fear continued Cold War pressure. Military leaders led by General Ridgway warn Moscow may near strength to overrun Europe even as Western unity grows. Eisenhower's presidency is hoped to energize a unified defense amid ongoing Soviet probes and Stalin era assurances of peace.
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Vienna
Europe
European
England
Winston Churchill
Kremlin
U.S
Matthew Ridgway
North Atlantic
West
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
15 Families Displaced by Washington Apartment Fire
A basement fire at 809 Kennedy St NW displaced 15 families last night. Firemen fought the blaze for three hours from about 7 p.m. in a two story building, rescuing Mrs. Dorothy Gould and her daughter Shirley from the smoke. No damage estimate yet.
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Washington
Kennedy St
Dorothy Gould
Shirley
Yugoslavia Cuts Military Budget By Ten Percent
Belgrade reports a 10 percent cut to next year’s military outlay though defense officials insist the force remains capable of resisting aggression. Defense Minister Ivan Gosniak cites a two year reserve period, demobilization of the home guard, and 1952 budget surpluses as funding sources for the 600 million dollar 1953 plan.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ivan Gosniak
Gosniak
Holiday traffic toll hits twelve as six die in crashes
Virginia reports twelve holiday traffic deaths with four additional accidental fatalities raising the total to sixteen. Names and locations include John Willis Ricks of Newark New Jersey, Forrest F. Mills of Fairfax, Lyman Vincent of Lawrenceville, James Edward McCormick of Roanoke Rapids, Kenneth Eugene Bowen of Blackwater, and Harley Clay Duty of Bee. The year’s toll climbs with multiple non collision and head on crashes across Southampton Fairfax Brunswick and Dickenson counties near Franklin Centreville Lawrenceville and Hay si.
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Virginia
West Point
John Willis Ricks
Newark
N. J
Ricks
U.S. Route 258
Franklin
Southampton County
Forrest F. Mills
Fairfax
Arlington
U. S
Centreville
Fairfax County
Lyman Vincent
Lawrenceville
Richmond
Brunswick County
James Edward McCormick
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Vi2lentine
Brunswick
Kenneth Eugene Bowen
Blackwater
Pennington Gap
Lee County
Haysi
Dickenson County
Minor Christmas Eve crashes dot the region
Four local accidents since noon on Christmas Eve resulted in minor injuries and light property damage. A 1951 Studebaker sedan owned by Robert Bruce Campbell of Johnstown Pennsylvania, driven by Mrs. Campbell, was demolished after leaving Rt. 522 and rolling over. A second collision on Rt. 522 involved a 1947 Chevrolet truck driven by Grover Ashby Campbell and a 1936 Chevrolet driven by Boyd DeHaven, with DeHaven cited for reckless driving. A third crash near Rt. 522 south of town caused about 400 dollars in damage to a 1937 Chevrolet sedan driven by Evelyn June Vance. Continued on Page 10 Col.
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Nain
Studebaker
Robert Bruce Campbell
Johnstown
Campell
J. H. Woods
Campbell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 522
Harry F. Will
Grover Ashby Campbell
Stanley
Boyd DeHaven
Rt. 2
DeHaven
Will
Evelyn June Vance
Cameron St
GOP to Divide Up Victory Spoils in New House Caucus
House Republicans plan to distribute patronage posts after November victory while Democrats caucus to nominate posts. The GOP majority will assign 285 committee posts among 221 members, using seniority to determine chairs and memberships as Democrats lose 68 posts.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
GOP
Eugene Cox
D-G
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
House Rules Committee
Adolph Sabath
Chicago
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
Nation's Christmas Holiday Death Toll Tops 300 Mark
The Associated Press reports the holiday death toll surpassed 300 with auto accidents accounting for 252 fatalities, fires 23, and other accidents 31. Weather and heavy traffic boost concerns of a record weekend toll across major regions.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Delaware
Kentucky
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Santa Falls Three Stories But Finishes His Toy Deliveries
Santa Claus tumbles from a third story window in Baltimore while delivering toys. Paul Street, 28, playing Santa, falls from a rear fire escape but insists on returning home to unload his toy pack after hospital evaluation notes possible injuries.
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Santa
Baltimore
Santa Claus
Paul Street
Maryland General Hospital
Weather outlook for Richmond Virginia December 27 to 31
Extended Virginia forecast calls for temperatures three to five degrees below normal with colder weekend and a bump warmer Monday then colder Tuesday. Light snow flurries likely in the mountains with little precipitation east of the mountains. Christmas in Dance Tonight in Berryville with schedule details.
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Richmond
Virginia
Berryville
Iranian Airways plane crash kills 23 near Tehran
An Iranian Airways C47 crashed in dense fog near Tehran Airport, killing 23 people including four Americans. Only two passengers survived. Investigators suspect pilot error in a forced blind landing, with the craft breaking apart after a bounce.
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Tehran
Iranian Airways
Isfahan
Henry G. Bennett
U. S
Iran
Allied Planes Clash Over Korea In Christmas War Action
Allied fighter bombers struck targets across North Korea including supply dumps artillery positions bunkers and rail lines as Sabres battled MIG fighters near the Yalu River. Ground clashes occurred near Kumsong while frigid conditions limited activity.
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Seoul
North Korea
Yalu River
Fifth Air Force
Yalu
Manchuria
All Day & Co
Eisenhower Plans Aimed at Pressure on Reds and Fewer U S Troops
Washington reports outline Ike and Dulles backing a United Nations blockade of Red China and faster training and deployment of South Korean forces to the front. Stalin signals interest in ending Korea but price for peace remains unclear as new plans remain fluid until inauguration.
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U.S
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Red China
Korea
mid-Pacific
Gen
New York
New York Times
Stalin
The
Times
Russia
Helena
Reed to Seek 5 Percent Tax Cut on Income Next Year
Rep Reed of New York says upon becoming chair of the Ways and Means Committee he will propose a little more than 5 percent cut in individual income taxes next year with a second cut the following year totaling about 11 percent. He argues savings from trimming nonessential spending can balance the budget and fund relief.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Reed
R-Ny
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Senate
Rep
Taber
RNY
House Appropriations Committee
Holiday closure notice at Minor Motor Co shop
Minor Motor Co Inc Oldsmobile Ford Tractor Sales and Service announces shop and parts department closure from Wednesday 5 PM to Monday 8 AM for the holiday and inventory. Also a vacation notice for Dr M Chiropodist from December 22 through January 1 as shown in the source.
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Minor Motor Co., Inc
Oldsmobile
Ford Tractor Sales and Service
Dr. M
Jay
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W. Va
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Midwest
Michael Aearn
Weather Outlook
Minimum Actions Administration
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Reed
Swimley Furniture
Winchester Star
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