MacArthur aide says bomb not needed in Korea
General Willoughby said the Chinese intervention can be managed without using atomic weapons. He described the Northwest Eighth Army line stabilizing near Pyongyang and UN forces holding on the northeast. Rhee favored old style A-bombs, but Willoughby declined to discuss use, noting allied strength and a planned counteroffensive.
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Nagasaki
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Chongchon River
UN Talks Scramble Over Chinese in Korea War Risk
UN diplomats met amid the looming threat of atomic war as they seek a plan to remove Chinese Communist forces from Korea without triggering World War III. Russia vetoed a six power resolution while Wu Hsiu Chuan and Malik dismissed hopes for an easy withdrawal and urged Moscow and Peiping to consider alternative options. Officials note key decisions, including possible use of the atomic bomb, would hinge on Washington talks between Truman and Attlee.
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Wu Hsiu-Chuan
China
U. S
Russia
Peiping
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Manchuria
Washington
Truman
Clement Atelee
Britain
Assembly
Ohio Normal After Storm
Ohio communities report near normal activity after the weekend snow storm as snow removal winds down and transit returns to usual schedules. Weather outlook remains unsettled with flurries in eastern and northern Ohio and cold windy conditions elsewhere. An unofficial survey estimates the storm could cost up to 50 million dollars in business losses wages and street clearance costs.
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Olumbus
Ohio
Santa Snowballed During Pekin Parade
Santa Claus riding a red jeep led a Pekin Illinois pre-Christmas parade when a group of teenagers snowballed him. The incident occurred in the central Illinois town of about 20 000 residents, drawing shocked reactions from spectators and organizers.
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Pekin
Santa Claus
Santa
Illinois
Taft Offers Complete GOP Help In Korea Crisis
Senator Taft pledged full-scale Republican support for the Korean war effort as President Truman convened leaders for a grim conference on national security. The White House sought rapid action on atomic and military funds while Taft urged aid to United Nations forces and mobilization to back the defense push.
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Congress
Attlee
Great Britain
White House
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
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U.S
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
Senate
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United Nations
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Billy the Kid Died, Governor Decides
Governor Thomas Mabry announced Ollie Henry Roberts, age 91, is a fake. After a 45 minute interview Mabry affirmed that The Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, New Mexico in 1881.
Forest fires devastate eight Texas counties
In a Houston Post report forty two wildfires burned out of control across eight Gulf Coast counties. Timber losses topped 2 million dollars as about 40 fires raged in Montgomery County. The Texas Forest Service notes 25,000 acres burned in southeast Texas in the past week with aid from Arkansas and the U.S. Forest Service arriving.
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Tex
Gulf Coast
Houston Post
Montgomery County
Arkansas
U.S. Forest Service
Texas Forest Service
Texas
Truman to be guarded from air at Army Navy game
President Truman will be guarded from the air as well as the ground when he arrives tomorrow for the annual Army Navy football game in Philadelphia.
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Truman
AIR Guard
Philadelphia
Army-Navy
Hashmall pleads innocent in contempt of Congress case
Cincinnati businessman Frank Hashmall pleaded innocent in Washington to a contempt of Congress charge. He appeared in court today as prosecutors detailed the allegations and potential penalties.
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Washington
Frank Hashmall
Cincinnati
Congress
Alcoa and Kaiser Weigh West Virginia Plant Sites
The Aluminum Company of America and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co are evaluating sites in West Virginia Ohio or Western Pennsylvania and near Charleston for a new plant. Kaiser eyed New Haven but no decision has been made. Factors include fuel labor access power and transport with cost tied to site value and timing unclear.
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West Virginia
Yesteray
The
Aluminum Company of America
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Pennsylvania
United States
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Philip Sporn
Here
Kaiser
Charleston
New Haven
Atcoa
Civil Defense Officials Meet Interstate Emergency Planning
Civil defense leaders from 38 cities and 37 counties were invited to Columbus for an emergency meeting with Mayor James A. Rhodes and Civil Defense Director Claud F. Weimer. The discussion will cover mutual aid, stockpiling medical supplies, transport, rescue, first aid, temporary hospitalization, housing, and traffic control. Cities named include Dayton, Kenton, Lima, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Marion, Coshocton, Zanesville, Lancaster, Springfield, Chillicothe, Mt. Vernon, and more.
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James A. Rhodes
Claud F. Weimer
Dayton
Kenton
Lima
Bucyrus
Mansfield
Marion
Coshocton
Zanesville
Lancaster
Springfield
Chillicothe
Mt. Vernon
Ashland
Wilmington
Washington D. H
Xenia
Newark
Athens
London
Urbana
Upper Sandusky
Cambridge
Delaware
Bellefontaine
Troy
Galion
Ohioans Win At International Livestock Show
Winners at the International Livestock Exposition include grand champion Percheron stallion La Don owned by L. C. Hay of Loudonville Ohio and reserve champion Percheron mare Matilda Degas 2nd owned by G. A. Dix of Delaware Ohio. Also named were La Val and Jacqueline Degas as reserve junior Percheron titles and Shaffer Bros. achievements for Scotswold and Lincoln ram breeding as well as Woodbine Farms Gambier Ohio earning reserve breeding Ram honors.
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Chicago
L. C. Hay
Loudonville
Ohio
G. A. Dix
Delaware
Matilda Degas
Hay
la Val
Dix
Jacqueline Degas
Shaffer Bros
West Milton
Corriedale
Woodbine Farms
Gambier
Lincoln
Porter Admits Being Slayer
Cleveland police report a 19-year-old porter confessed to the murder of Mrs. Pansy Whitley a Greyhound waitress found dying in a dressing room. Lon Stevenson born in Kingsville Texas, arrested after the dressing room key was found in his pocket.
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Pansy Whitley
Greyhound Bus Lines
David Kerr
Lon Stevenson
Kingsville
Tex
Chicago
American Bus Lines
Whitley
Greyhound
Pay phones cost a dime Chicago Illinois 4
The price of local telephone calls from public pay booths in Illinois rises from a nickel to a dime after January 1. The change affects public pay phones in Chicago and other municipalities across the state.
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Chicago
Illinois
MacArthur Denies Halt Orders
Gen. Douglas MacArthur denies suggestions to halt before the Manchurian frontier. He tells The New York Times that no authoritative source urged a stop and that every major move by the UN command followed resolutions and directives.
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The
New York Times
Douglas MacArthur
Times Dispatch
Washington
Arthur Krock
MacArthur
Far East Command
Krock
S Times
Washington Dispatch
James Reston
Reston
United Nations Command
United Nations
New Church Group Names First Leader
The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill of Greenwich Conn presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church was nominated as first president of the National Council of Churches of Christ. The 60 year old bishop has presided over the nations Episcopal communicants since 1947 and was a member of the president's civil rights commission.
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Henry Knox Sherrill
Greenwich
Conn
Protestant Episcopal Church
National Council of Church of Christ
General Assembly
Sherrill
Council
Arthur S. Flemming
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Reuben H. Mueller
Dayton
Board of Christian Education
The
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Sen Vandenberg's Return Is Doubtful
GRAND RAPIDS Michigan a new hospital visit underscores grave doubts about Sen Vandenberg's return to Washington next month. The 66 year old Republican has been in poor health since a major lung operation over a year ago and suffered a setback at his home Wednesday night.
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Mich
Sen. Vandenberg
Washington
Michigan
Republican Statesman
U S Firepower Outpaces Red Army In Factor Of One And A Half
A Defense Department fact sheet says American infantry and armored divisions have about 1.5 times the firepower of Russian units. It notes the U S has 15 mobilized divisions plus Marines, while the Soviets reportedly field 175 to 500 divisions as needed.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
U. S
Omar Bradley
Russia
National Guards
Truman taps DiSalle as price administrator sparks wage control talk
President Truman named Toledo Mayor Michael V. DiSalle price administrator, prompting predictions in Congress that wage and price controls will follow. Senators via Republican and Democratic leaders warned controls may appear soon, with defense spending and Korea looming as justification. DiSalle’s role forms part of a bipartisan stabilization plan alongside Alan Valentine and Cyrus S. Ching.
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Washington
Congress
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Senate
Wherky
Nebraska
DiSgile
Selec
Ives
DiSalle
Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Mike DiSalle
Alan Valentine
Cyrus S. Ching
Civil Defense Plan Proposed To Congress
A National Resources Security Board plan would create a single civil defense agency led by a 17500 dollar chief with broad powers in an enemy attack. The administration bill was introduced in the House by Durham and sent to Armed Services, with Senate referral possible. Critics warn of controversial provisions and strong executive control.
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Congress
National Resources Security Board
Durham
D-Nc
Armed Services Committee
Senate House Atomic Committee
Robeson Junior Leads UN Demonstration in Peace Sit-Down
About 200 youths led by Paul Robeson Jr. staged a sit-down in the United Nations main lobby last night. They carried newspapers with atomic bomb headlines and thumbed down as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told them to go home and be quiet.
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Negro Singer
United Nations
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fire in Halifax Store Kills Ten as Xmas Display Sparks Inferno
A Christmas display in a Halifax department store window ignited last night, causing a deadly blaze that left at least ten people dead. Police say the final toll is uncertain, with search operations hampered by hazardous debris and damage above half a million dollars. Smoke also damaged nearby shops.
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Halifax
Verdun Mitchell
Farm Prices Rise 12 Percent Since Korea War Began
Agriculture Department report shows farm prices up about 12 percent since Korea hostilities began. Most commodities remain under price control levels set by law with a 3 percent rise from mid October to mid November and near record highs for 1948.
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Washington
Korea
Agriculture Department
Movie Attendance Drops Due to TV
Hollywood reports attendance declines of 10 to 15 percent in television areas. Theater executives led by Nate Charles Skouras say theaters will pivot to combine a good feature image with television entertainment to attract patrons, warning theaters may struggle unless they adapt.
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Hollywood
Charles Skouras
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