02 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1950
Page
1
A lively parade on Polk Street highlighted Christmas spirit with Red and Shamrock banners as bands and pep squads energized by the crowd. The voice urges more parades and more athletic events in Amarillo to match visitor enthusiasm and growth.
The piece argues Prime Minister Attlee aims to sway Washington to appease Communist China and pressure Moscow, claiming Western Europe fears a Soviet push toward the Channel. It labels China and Russia as the same threat and urges sustaining United States resolve over Korea and Asia to protect Europe.
Milon Morris will head the newly revived Ex-Students Association at West Texas State College. He asks ex-students to send their names and addresses for mailing lists and updates on college news. Felix Phillips says the group is not after coaches and dues.
Attlee flies to Washington Monday on a Stratocruiser as Pleven might join talks on the Asian crisis. A Paris aide said Pleven could rush to D C if the National Assembly grants a strong confidence vote tonight. Truman sought swift action in Congress asking for 16.8 billion for armed forces and 1.05 billion for atomic energy plus 84 million for TVA power expansion.
General Douglas MacArthur says UN troops face an enormous handicap due to orders restricting strikes into Chinese Red territory. He calls Korea critical but not hopeless, citing global resources, and declines to discuss potential use of atomic weapons while implying not yet needed. Washington sources attribute the limits to US policy rather than UN command.
A US 10th Corps spokesman said about 6,600 Chinese Reds were killed in the last five days as American Army and Marine units retreated in frigid north central Korea. Two regiments of the First Marine Division and two Seventh Division regiments were withdrawing under attack from up to 80,000 Chinese forces along a 43 mile supply corridor from Hungnam through Koto to Hagaru. Marines and Seventh Division infantrymen are retreating in an orderly manner as Americans move south to consolidate positions.
American forces with the US Second Division face Chinese participation as they retreat toward Pusan. Officers split on outlook with some fearing a repeat of Bataan while a veteran sergeant urges renewed counterattack, noting there are not enough troops to hold the line.
Earl Browder, former Communist presidential candidate, jailed after failing to post 1500 bond on contempt of Congress charges. He remains unrepresented, contests the indictment as defective, and requested more time to plead while others charged in related cases enter pleas or await arraignment.
Lee Bivins School of Amarillo faces McLean in a Quizdown at 10 AM in KGNC main studio with broadcast at 5 PM. Teams answer questions from Tri-State area students. winners receive a Britannica Junior encyclopedia set and the runner-up a Rand McNally atlas.
Extended forecast to December 6 shows Texas west of Gulf Plains experiencing temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with normal lows 29 to 36 and highs 55 to 60. A colder Saturday followed by a rising trend is anticipated with little precipitation except light showers around Sunday or Wednesday.
The column offers tips to clean an aluminum coffee pot by boiling lemon slices. It mentions enamelware discoloration cleaned with salt and vinegar paste. It defines Morris from The Name Book as Moorish or dark skinned. It ends with a quip about progress being the exchange of one nuisance for another.
Eight Chinese Red divisions massed in northwest Korea press toward the UN eastern line as US Fifth Air Force jets strike southbound columns. Reports say 6,000 enemy killed in five days while Reds use disguises and infiltrate near Songchon and Samso as fighting rages around Pyongyang and the Changjin reservoir. no atomic weapon use planned.
American and Atlantic powers push for a rapid accord on a united Western European defense force. London meetings next week aim to resolve how German troops join the combined force and select a supreme commander, with Eisenhower as the likely choice. President Truman and Secretary Acheson urged faster defense action amid rising global war threats.
The page shows a contents index for the Daily News with section labels including backgrounds Indo-China pages 3 and 3 The Christmas Carol church announcements pages 4-5 sports pages 6-7 and a Start Your Own Business on $1,000 feature.
President Truman created a federal Civilian Defense Administration and appointed former Florida governor Millard F. Caldwell Jr. to lead it at a salary of 17.5 thousand dollars a year. Caldwell, 52, will begin immediately under an executive order while Congress considers formal legislation. He plans to fly home tonight and return Tuesday or Wednesday, calling the job tremendous and promising careful action to prepare the nation for possible enemy attack.
Washington reports the government may assume sole buyership of natural rubber, with the General Services Administration to distribute to private industry. The move would not cut civilian supply but reduce private sector world market competition, while synthetic rubber remains state controlled. A 30 percent natural usage cut in early 194? may be offset by higher synthetic output.
J O Burnside head of the Texas Forestry Service urged ranchers to organize into zones with precinct captains and ready equipment to combat grass fires. He cited Lipscomb and Hemphill Counties as examples and named partners from Extension Service, 4 H and other groups. Fire control depends on leadership and coordinated resources across Texas Panhandle areas.
Classified gift guide promises quick ideas for every shopper. It touts The Gift Snatter and The Gift Spotter as sources, claiming loud, stylish suggestions for Christmas gifting.
Today in Amarillo various events run from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM including a Canton Cafe remodeling closure, a General Paint Corporation grand opening at 1505 West Tenth, a Legal Institute registration at Herring Hotel, a Story Hour at the Public Library, Salvation Army kettle activity at State Theater, a Creative Art Class by Recreation Department and Junior League, and a high school football game with the Ames rilo Sandies versus Bulldogs at Amarillo Stadium with a 2:30 PM kickoff.
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