Wildcat rail strike cripples mail and shipments
A defiant railroad walkout disrupts defense shipments and mail service across major hubs including Chicago Washington St Louis and Baltimore threatening a parcel post embargo during the Christmas rush. Army mediation and a federal court order aim to end the disruption and resume normal rail operations before the KoreAn war effort suffers more.
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John M. Redding
Redding
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Baltimore
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
W. P. Kennedy
Army
Milwaukee Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
William J. Campbell
Texas Draft Call for January February Rises 80 Percent
Texas state Selective Service reports an 80 percent increase in the January and February two month draft total to 8,279. Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield says the revised state quota reflects higher national calls, with January 4,142 and February 4,137 inductions. Local boards will receive adjusted January calls and February revisions early January.
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Austin
U.P
Selective Service
Texas
Paul L. Wakefield
National Selective Service
Wakefield
Doubled Call-Up Figures Raise Military Induction Question
The official noted the doubling of the eligible pool to nearly 15,000 from 7,500. He said only a few hundred were examined in November and similar numbers were planned this month. After the January February call increase, about 4,000 men were notified for post Christmas examinations. No decision yet on February pre induction numbers.
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Wakefield
Four F-80s clash with 24 Reds over Manchurian border
Four American F-80 jet pilots attacked 24 Russian built jets amid the Korean border skirmish near Sinuiju. The four escort planes returned unharmed after a 20 minute dog fight as B-29s later pounded Pyongyang. Pilots described locating targets by radar and the action marked the largest air battle of the Korean war.
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Tokyo
Dec
U.P
Pyongyang
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Sinuiju
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu River
Joseph F. Olshefski
Wilkes- Barre
Chonchen River
Robert R. Otondo
Glendale
Ariz
Robert W. Crowe
Jackson, Minn
Edward H. Warne
Syracuse
Olshefski
Allied Toehold Reduced as Foe Arms Troops Toward Hungnam
Allied forces tightened their position at the northeast Korea beachhead near Hungnam as about 100,000 Chinese troops massed nearby. The US Third Division abandoned Oro north of Hamhung and withdrew toward the coast, while Puerto Rican troops helped bridge the Sengchon River. Air battles raged northwest near Manchuria with inconclusive results.
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Hungnam
Tokyo
Korea
Manchuria
Oro
Hamhung
Sengchon River
Changjin Reservoir
Hamhung-Hungnam
10Th Corps
Stan Swinton
Sea of Japan
Puerto Rico
Swinton
Suchong
Hambhung-Kote
Hamhung-Koto
Seventh Infantry
Air war in Korea may be expanding says Air Force
An Air Force spokesman indicated Communist air power may be preparing an all out air war in Korea. Reports from Korea noted 24 Russian MiG 15 fighters and four US Shooting Stars clashed near Sinuiju with one Communist plane shot down.
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Washington
Air Force
Korea
China
Soviet Union
Sinuiju
United Nations
Hungnam
Pentagon
Milk price hike by one cent per quart announced
The Borden Company raises milk prices effective at noon. Pasteurized milk goes to 23 cents a quart and homogenized to 24 cents. Producer price rises from 6.10 to 6.35 per hundredweight, a 25 cent boost. General manager Charlie Young says costs and feed up justify the move and notes similar increases in nearby cities.
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Borden Company
Charlie Young
Young
Casualties Hit 33 878 in Korean War report
Washington December 14 U P reported by the defense department that 33 878 American casualties including 5870 dead were officially listed in the Korean war up to last Friday. The 16th casualty summary shows 1436 deaths this week and notes underreporting due to notification delays.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Department
Korea
Navy
Air Force
Russia Aiming At Open Break
Washington reports State Department denial of Pravda charges while noting a Russia China mutual aid pact. Spokesman McDermott warned against Russian propaganda predicting possible open help to China if Japan acts or allies with Japan. He called the claims a big lie and denied plans for Japanese troops or universal conscription.
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Washington
State Department
China
Michael J. McDermott
Pravda
Russia
Japan
McDermott
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Skull Pierced by Lumber Strip Survives in Meaford
Keith Bumstead, 35, of F. Stanley Knight Hardwood Flooring, Ltd., was struck by a razor edged six foot strip of hard wood that pierced his skull at the left temple and protruded from the back. He steadied the board, walked to a first aid room, then had the wood sawed off and was rushed to hospital 20 miles away where surgery removed the remainder. Condition described as satisfactory.
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Meaford
Ont
Keith Bumstead
J. €. Finley
Ivan Knight
Bumstead
Promised Reorganized West Texas Chamber Plan Districts Meeting
Two West Texas Chamber of Commerce officials outlined a revitalized program for the region to Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors. Roy Bourland of Pampa and H. E. Nix of Abilene urged support for a bold new administration led by Fred Husbands. Directors were noncommittal and will reconvene December 22 to discuss moral and financial backing for local businesses. George Logan, noted agricultural manager of the Waco area, was also mentioned in the WTCC update.
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Globe
Ed Hardin
Amarillo Hardware Company
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Roys. Bourland
Pampa
H. E. Nix
WTCC
Abilene
Bourland
Nix
R. Earl O'Keefe
Amarillo
Wtico
Amarillo Group
West Texas Organization
Fred Husbands
George Logan
Waco
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Panhandle
Weather report from US Weather Bureau notes high thin cloudiness and continued mild conditions in Amarillo and surroundings. Forecast includes highs near 59 to 61 degrees, lows around 30, with favorable outdoor work conditions. Texas and New Mexico regions show little temperature change through tonight and Friday with partly cloudy to generally fair skies.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
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