U N Debate Focuses on Tunisian Independence Issue
U N debate on Tunisia pits open discussion against Britain's claim of no international stakes. The United States supports Tunisian self determination while seeking a balanced approach to French administration amid tensions in the Middle East. Morocco sees new riots as the discussion continues.
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U.N
Korea
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
U.S
Dean Acheson
France
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Tunisia
Philip Jessup
Tunis
Middle East
Morocco
Egypt's Naguib Abolishes 1923 Constitution in Move to Republic
Maj Gen Mohammed Naguib, Egypt's premier, ends the 29 year old 1923 constitution, promising citizens equal treatment as a new regime forms. He aims for broad party bloc rule and a democratized parliament while signaling end of army rule and moving toward Sudan elections with Britain.
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Mohammed Naguib
Egypt
Naguib
Faud
Farouk
Britain
Sudan
Ralph Stevenson
Richmond man proves sobriety with handstand test
Odella Rice, 32, arrested for drunken driving in Richmond walked 30 feet on his hands in the police station to show he was not drunk. The charge was changed to reckless driving. In Washington, House investigators learned that Margaret Culkin Banning, a prominent advocate of a newsstand cleanup, wrote an article titled Is Virginity Old Fashioned? for a magazine under scrutiny.
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Richmond
Odella Rice
Washington
House
Margaret Culkin Banning
Eisenhower Eyes Korea Policy After Cabinet Meetings
President elect Eisenhower and Cabinet appointees held secret talks aboard the Helena and at Pearl Harbor focused on Korea. British and U S officials weighed limited Allied offensives as MacArthur offered a Korea plan and Eisenhower planned formal policy after inauguration.
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Mid-Pacific
Eisenhower
Helena
Pearl Harbor
Korea
Charles E. Wilson
Arthur Radford
Pacific Fleet
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korean
NATO timetable setback in 1952 slows European rearmament
NATO planners face delays as West Germany France and Italy hinder progress toward 40 divisions by 1952 and 70 to 80 by 1954. Bonn ratification doubts and Franco German mistrust hamper the European Army plan while the United States weighs increases in aid and economic support to Europe. The Europe Defense Treaty signing remains the notable achievement amid continued coordination challenges.
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NATO
Europe
West Germany
France
Italy
NATO Council
Paris
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Federal
Constitutional Court
Bundestag
Adenauer
U. S
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board collapses amid wage cut clash
The Wage Stabilization Board dissolves after industry and public members resign over a $1.90 wage hike, leaving the program to Roger Putnam. Pending wage agreements, about 12,000 cases stall and unions threaten protests if cuts are imposed. A GOP Congress may delay any overhaul.
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Wage Stabilization Board
John L. Lewis
WSB
Archibald Cox
Roger Putnam
Eisenhower
Putnam
Congress
AFL
George Meany
Meany
Truman
Purge in Czechoslovakia and Western Allied Moves Reported
The Yugoslav agencys summary notes arrests of top Czechoslovak Communists including Zdenek Fierlinger and Gen. Ludwig Svoboda. It also reports Israel electing Itzhak Ben Zvi, Britain threatening action against American oil firms in Iran, and John L. Lewis winning another UMW term. Additional items cover polio gamma globulin plans, housing defect corrections, a peace pact with West Germany and NATO groundwork, plus Soviet reactions denouncing Western unification efforts. The piece highlights NATO’s progress reflected in Moscow’s denunciations.
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Belgrade
Czechoslovakia
Zdenek Fierlinger
Ludwig Svoboda
Antonin Gregor
Israel
Chaim Weizmann
Itzhak Ben-Zvi
Anthony Eden
Britain
Eden
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Red Cross
National
U. S
France
West Germany
Greece
Turkey
Middle East
NATO
Moscow
Adenauer
Germany
Western
Europe
First combat-ready supersonic fighter XF-91 flies in California
Republic Aviation’s XF-91, piloted by Russell Roth, achieves first faster-than-sound flight by a fully armed, combat-ready American fighter. The craft combines turbo-jet and rocket power, with performance details restricted.
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California
Republic Aviation Corp
Russell Roth
Mundy S. Peale
Republic
Bevan Calls Vienna Peace Congress a Decoy
Aneurin Bevan labels the Vienna peace congress a fake and decoy aiming to divert workers from Prague events. He criticizes leftists attending the Vienna gathering for neglecting Prague's ongoing developments.
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Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Vienna
Prague
Notable December Observances and Anniversaries
NATO Council in Paris to map 1953 rearmament schedule on Monday December 15. Bill of Rights Day marks the 1791 ratification of the first ten amendments. December 17 recalls the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight anniversary. December 21 begins winter with the shortest day of the year.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Paris
Kitty Hawk
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