Truman Declares National Emergency and New Defense Office
President Truman proclaims a national emergency and creates the Office of Defense Mobilization with broad authority to mobilize the nation. The Economic Stabilization Agency freezes prices of new automobiles to the Dec 1 1950 level until March as a study proceeds. Charles E. Wilson to head ODM, resigning GE presidency. Senate confirmation awaited.
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New York Fore Power Shovels Dig at Sanford Damsite
President’s Friday night call to curb non military spending may impact the Canadian River dam project. Robbins warns results depend on the Office of Defense Mobilization plan for the area. He argues ample water supply could drive a strong regional economic mission citing Phillips Rubber Plant near Borger.
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Office of Defense Mobilization
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Borger
Emergency May Stall Dam Project on Canadian River
Howard Robbins of the U S Bureau of Reclamation ties the dam plan to the national emergency after the 85 million dollar bill clears Congress. He notes ratification of interstate compacts by Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma and the need for emergency justification while crediting Senators Connally and Johnson for teamwork.
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Howard Robbins
US Bureau of Reclamation
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Senate
House
Bureau of Reclamation
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Reau
Bureau
Washington
Tom Connally
Lyndon Johnson
End of Holiday Mail Tieup Ends Freight Slowdown
In Chicago on December 16 a three day railroad strike ended without a wage settlement. Under pressure from President Truman and federal courts, 14 000 striking yard workers resumed operations as the Post Office halted embargoes on parcel post and Railway Express Agency lifted bans, restoring mail and freight flow after days of backlog and stalled war shipments.
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Railway Express Agency
War Stocks Leap On Mobilization
Wall Street reacted to President Truman's mobilization call with a surge in war stocks. Orders to buy poured in from across the country as popular issues jumped 1 to 4 dollars per share and overall market value rose about 1.5 billion dollars. Aircrafts, textiles, rails, steels and motors led gains as investors anticipated rearmament.
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New York
Truman
Wall Street
Chinese Reds Close on Hamhung Beachhead in Korea
Tokyo reports Chinese Communists pressed within three miles of Hungnam, advancing through Hamhung and skirting the American Tenth Corps perimeter. About 100000 Chinese mass on snow covered hills while US engineers destroy bridges and tunnels to hamper the assault.
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Seventh Infantry
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United Nations
Weather Almanac and Korea War Update
Daily News Almanac notes US Weather Bureau forecast and calm on travel money. It reports 1760 birth of Deborah Sampson and a wartime Hungnam defense scene with UN forces holding a Chinese assault near the 38th Parallel. Snow and low clouds limited air operations as artillery pounded fronts in Korea.
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Cherokee Marine urges return to front lines letter from mother sparks clash
In Inglewood California a Cherokee mother writes the Marine commandant asking to release Technical Sgt. Robert J. Ward from non combat duties. Ward resists orders and remains with his platoon pushing up hills in Korea while appealing for freedom to fight and protect his family and fellow Marines.
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Cal
Korea
Robert J. Ward
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
Ward
Shirley Temple Weds Pacific Gas & Electric Official
Shirley Temple and Charles Black, son of Pacific Gas & Electric's president, wed this afternoon in Del Monte California. The couple had dated in Los Angeles and Honolulu and begin their honeymoon. Black, a Stanford graduate, is a television company executive. Temple's previous marriage to John Agar ended in an interlocker decree last year.
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and Mirs
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Hayden
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del Monte
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Charles Black
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
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Honolulu
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Hollywood
San Francisco
Miss Temple
John Agar
Air Force to gain strength as Truman shifts build up
President Truman signals expansion of the air arm under the national emergency plan amid Army and Navy growth. Officials indicate no ceiling on the Air Force size, with emphasis on jet powered bombers including B-47 and B-45. training facilities for the Army will need enlargement to reach a total near three and a half million across all services.
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Truman
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Navy
Air Force
Thomas Finletter
Finletter
House Appropriations Military
Russia
Defiant Acheson Off to Brussels
Secretary of State Dean Acheson will fly to Brussels to help wind up Atlantic Alliance defenses against Russia. He defied Republican calls to resign despite resolutions declaring no confidence in him. The Brussels talks focus on an international army including American and German units and the role of Germany in the alliance.
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Europe
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White House
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Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Hill
Alabama
Senate Action Increases Corporation Levy to 47 Percent
The Senate finance committee voted to raise the corporation tax from 45 to 47 percent under the House excess profits tax plan. The measure aims to lift first year revenue by about 150 million dollars, with estimated total income between 2.9 and 3.4 billion.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Cease-Fire Efforts Hobbled by Chinese Stance in Korea
Chinese ambassador Wu Hsui Chuan rejected UN cease-fire terms as a trap and endorsed Soviet demands to withdraw all foreign troops and leave Korea to its people. He urged advising Chinese volunteers to end fighting, and refused to link his demands to Korea peace talks, signaling limited UN progress.
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United States
Andrei Vashinsky
Korea
Security Council
Formosa
Red China
United Nations
Peiping
Economic Sanctions Ordered for China
The United States freezes all Chinese assets in the U S and bans American ships and planes from going to China. The move aims to prevent Chinese funds here from aiding the UN in Korea and tightens cargo restrictions against Red China amid the undeclared Korean War.
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China
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Christmas Concert by AHS Band at First Presbyterian Church
Amarillo event at First Presbyterian Church features AHS Band and choirs during the Christmas program this evening at 7 30 PM. Sunset timing noted for local observance.
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First Presbyterian Church
Exodus From Wheat Pastures Topples Cattle Sales Records
The Amarillo Livestock Auction Co sold 10 011 head for 1 789 879 67 dollars setting a new cash receipts record as cattle movements from wheat pastures surge. Western Stockyards processed 164 rail cars, with shipments heading north west and to California and Colorado amid drought and equipment bottlenecks.
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Tri-State
Amarillo Livestock Auction Company
Texas-Oklahoma-New Mexico High Plains
Johnson
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Burlington
Tri- State
Western
Fort Worth
California
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Montana
Amarillo auction pens full cannot accept more cattle
Amarillo Livestock Auction Company official Eddie Johnson said the pens are full and no more cattle can be accepted before Tuesday or Wednesday. About 3,500 cattle were sold last Monday with continued selling through the week and prices listed for various cattle categories.
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Amarillo Livestock Auction Company
Eddie Johnson
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