Nations face possible war as UN cease fire rejected
United Nations appeals for a Korea cease fire were rejected by Premier Chou En-lai on Peiping radio. The denial, coupled with warnings of a new Chinese offensive, coincided with 25,000 refugees fleeing Hungnam. MacArthur warned of a broader push as Red forces mass along Parallel 38 and near Chuncheon.
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Tokyo
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Peiping Radio
Chou En-lai
UN Assembly Committee
MacArthur
ETN
Aetenn
Hungnam
Tom Lambert
North Korea
China
New York
Chong
North
South Korea
Republic of Korea
ROK
Chunchon
Seoul
Amarillo housing outlook improves readiness for defense needs
Hugo Loewenstern a leading Amarillo real estate figure says the city is in better shape than at the start of World War II to house defense workers. He cites 12,500 rental units with about 450 vacancies and equal construction, notes existing Army Air Field and Pantex structures, and urges reinstatement of Title 6 FHA loans to fund low cost housing for defense areas.
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Hugo Loewenstern
Amarillo
Texas Real Estate Association
Amarilo
Loewenstern
Amarillo Army Air Field
Pantex
Amarillo Army Air Field to be Reactivated Within 12 Months
Washington announced that Amarillo Army Air Field will be reopened as Amarillo Air Force Base within a year as part of a plan to expand the Air Force to 68 wings. The effort includes 13 bases, with Amarillo joining Big Spring and Mineral Wells in Texas and facilities across several states. Officials, including Mayor Gene Klein, cite housing needs and civilian facilities as conditions for reactivation, and a contract is being drafted between the city and the Air Force blending city ownership with military use. The initiative follows inspections by Scott Field and Corps of Engineers reps, and seeks authorization to spend over 37 million dollars on reactivation and training facilities.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
Washington
Amarillo
Big Spring
Mineral Wells
Army Air Force
Congress
Scott Field
Ill
Air Force Training Command
Corps of Engineers
Citizen’s Mobilization Committee
Defense Department
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Texas
Army Technical Village
Mickey Maguire
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
Green Acres
AIR Base
Marines claim Chosin retreat saved 100000 Reds
North Korea December dispatch reports Marines from the First Division boasting they could have held Chosin all winter and killed tens of thousands more if not ordered to withdraw. General Oliver P. Smith defends the strategic pullback as prudent given the situation, noting heavy combat and decisive defeats of Chinese forces at each engagement. The story cites Sgt Bill Gilman of San Francisco and Colonel Homer L. Litzenberg among those detailing the northern advance and rapid retreat.
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Korea
U.P
Chosin Reservoir
North Korea
Chosin
Bill Gilman
San Francisco
Oliver P. Smith
Yudam
Smith
Marines Move Toward Chosin Reservoir Encounter Chinese Forces
A Marine unit advancing through Sangtong toward the Chosin reservoir reported finding Chinese troops in front and on both flanks. The maneuver saw a company deployed four abreast as machine gun fire met the advancing column on the road. MARINES-Page 10.
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Sangtong
Chosin Reservoir
Tax take heads for new high in Potter County
Potter County tax collector-assessor Hubert Cole estimated that the year will close with more than 90 percent of taxes paid and a new record in total collections. October and November discounts saved taxpayers $22,274.31, with 3 percent, 2 percent, and 1 percent deductions offered in successive months.
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Hubert Cole
Potter County
Cole
Seek Deerskin For GI Gloves Demand Warns of Shortages
New York reports the Tanners Council of America urges reopen or extension of deer seasons to supply gloves for troops in Arctic conditions. Army Quartermaster Corps cites native deerskin as essential for combat gloves. Fulton County Tanners chief cites looming shortages of horsehide and deerskin by July 1.
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New York
Tanners Council of America
Army Quartermaster Corps
Gloversville
Fred A. Rulison
Fulton County Tanners Association
Rulison
Quartermaster Corps
Chicago
Rollie Hemsley Named Manager of Texas City Club
Texas City announces Rollie Hemsley as manager of its new Class B Gulf Coast Baseball League team. Hemsley, who played for seven clubs over 18 major league seasons, leads the club into its inaugural season as 1940s Gulf Coast baseball coverage reports.
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Texas City
Rollie Hemsley
Four Hurt in Highway 66 Crash Near Amarillo Airport
Four people were injured in a traffic accident on Highway 66 east of Amarillo with at least two in critical condition. Victims include Potter County assistant county attorney O. M. Calhoun. The crash happened around 1:30 PM about a mile west of the Amarillo Air Terminal. all injured were taken to St Anthony’s Hospital.
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Highway 66
Amarillo
O. M. Calhoun
Potter County
Amarillo Air Terminal
St. Anthony's Hospital
Vishinsky Won't Talk to Reporters at Plymouth Stop
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky arrived in Plymouth aboard the Liberte from New York after the United Nations Assembly session. He and 14 accompanying officials refused to speak to reporters during the ship's one hour stay.
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Plymouth
England
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Liberte
United Nations Assembly
New York
Vishinsky
Party of 14
Tot Seriously Burned By Playmates' Prank
Six year old Sandra Renteria suffered serious burns to legs and hips when other children threw gasoline on her and lit it with a match. Mrs Renteria and neighboring residents tended the child’s burns, but no hospital or doctor was called.
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Sandra Renteria
Mrs. Santos Renteria
East Sixth
Johnny Moore
Williams
Singapore May Ban Shipments to Reds
Singapore considers an embargo on strategic exports including rubber and tin to Communist China. Officials warn that additional Southeast Asian doors must close to deny the Reds. A secretariat spokesman said the embargo is being thought about but final decision rests with London.
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Singapore
China
Southeast Asia
Secretariat of Economic Affairs
London
Look What It Did To Her Husband
Syracuse report notes advice to mothers urging husbands to handle night duties. The piece highlights Mrs May N Place turning 102, having two children, then caring for two grandchildren after their mother died. Her husband Charles died in 1902 at 55.
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Syracuse
May N. Place
Big Four To Meet in New Western Conference Plan
Paris reports say Western powers agreed to a four power meeting proposed by Russia if the Kremlin broadens the agenda beyond Germany to include other world problems. Notes from Moscow suggest UN delegates set agenda time and place, with possible February talks in New York City. confirmation remained unclear in French circles.
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Paris
Russia
Kremlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Moscow
New York City
Brussels
Lone Montgomery Fire Truck Backseat Driver Fizzles
In Montgomery Alabama a lone fire truck answered a downtown alarm with no rear-seat driver. Driver W W Howard said a buzzer signaled the unseen back seat, guiding the rear wheels. The truck swung and the rear end struck three cars injuring two people. the alarm proved false.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Howard
Tax boost approved by House Senate panel
A conference committee unanimously approved a 3.3 billion dollar increase in corporate taxes with a 77 percent levy on excess profits. Chrysler erases price hike restoring 1951 model prices to December 1 levels as price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle announced.
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Washington
House-Senate
Chrysler
Michael V. di Salle
Harper Explains Marshall Incident
City Manager N. V. Moss says he completed an investigation into a report that Police Capt. Bob Marshall was discharged and later reinstated by Chief Sid Harper. Moss relays Harper's statement that Marshall was not fired and was off duty on weekend nights with the chief directing him not to report.
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N. V. Moss
Bob Marshall
Sid Harper
Harper
Marshall
Moss
Ager
Roof-top burglary hits Gosselin’s Store No. 4 in Georgia Street
Roof burglars cracked air vent access at Gosselin’s Store No. 4 on 910 Georgia, taking a large safe and cash from eight tills and postal receipts. Federal agents assist as investigators sort through a lucrative haul from a post office sub station.
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Gosselin
Georgia
American National Bank
Goselin
Lace Oeane Teees
Gosselin’s
Federal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Christopher
Fir 2" Lbr and ships at Olver and Wiggins
Oak Fir 2 inch lumber and ship prices listed by Olver and Wiggins at 1200 West 6th. Lumber dealer advertises 7.95 per hundred for fir stock and offers shipping. Local ad shows address and product line with brisk pricing.
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Fir
Olver & Wiggins
Amarillo Area Weather Report Promises Mild, Dry Days
Amarillo and vicinity forecast shows continued fair weather with mild temperatures through today, tonight, and Saturday. Highs around mid sixties, overnight lows near the mid thirties. Panhandle outlook calls for continued dry, sunny days with little temperature change across West Texas and New Mexico regions.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Boston Radio Quiz Jackpot Dispute Over Telethon Caller
In Boston a court fight unfolds over a 15000 dollar prize from the radio show Sing It Again. Judge Eugene A. Hudson barred CBS from paying the prize to pastry shop subscriber Rocco Rotondi while two men claim entitlement after Rotondi answered the payoff question on December 16. Hearing set for December 28.
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Boston
Superior Court
Eugene A. Hudson
Rocco Rotondi
Rotondi
William de Marco
de Marco
Willie
Hudson
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Tom V. Dean
Wshington
Deans
Plainview
Col
Homer L. Litzenberg
Washington, DC
Rane
Friendly City
Great Plains
Hemsley
Christmas Tree Canyon
Frank Probst
Palo Duro Park
C. M. Calhoun
Reds
Bulletins
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US Weather Bureau
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