Rail Strike Embargo Hits Athens Mail System
Postmaster F. P. Frebault announced a railway mail embargo forced clerks to refuse parcel post destined for rail routes. Highway Post Office and star routes remain active, providing service to Columbus Gallipolis Portsmouth Parkersburg Lancaster and McConnelsville. Air mail offered a costly alternative with packages to Texas cited.
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F. P. Frebault
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Star
Frebault
Columbus
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lancaster
McConnelsville
Phegram
Texas
Dewey Calls for 100 Division Army Mobilization
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged immediate general mobilization to counter Communist aggression. He proposed universal military training, a 100 division U S Army, increased arms production, a pay as you go policy, and the call up of 25 inactive National Guard divisions, in a Manhattan speech.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Russia
Stalin
Bald
Chrysler Joins In Price Hike
DETROIT Chrysler announced a new and higher price line for 1951 model cars and trucks. The move follows Ford and General Motors price boosts as the government considers a wage price stabilization plan with industry leaders summoned to Washington for a meeting next week.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Washington
Capitol
Ohio Marine calls Reds doped in Korea letter
Pfc. Kenneth N. Davis 18 of Columbus reports in a Tokyo dated letter to his parents that Chinese Reds are "doped up" on opium and can take anything. He describes combat and barefoot enemies in freezing weather as proof of the claim.
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Columbus
Korea
Kenneth N. Davis
Forrest W. Davis
Tokyo
China
New Attempts On Truman Life Hinted
A. E. Baughman, head of the Secret Service, told a House committee there may be further attempts on President Truman's life. An appropriations subcommittee recommended extra funds to guard the President, and Blair House was called a fire trap. He cited the November 1 Puerto Rican assault on White House officers as prompting a revised security plan and deployment.
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A. E. Baughman
House
Secret Service
Truman
Appropriations
Baughman
Blair House
White House
German Reds Favor passing for Opponents
East Germany’s legislature approved a law mandating execution by chopping block for “offenders against the peace” who support Western policies. The legal committee called the measure “holy as only a commandment” and it takes effect at midnight.
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Berlin
East Germany
Strikers Ignore Three Federal Court Orders
Striking railroad workers in Chicago and other key cities did not return to work, ignoring three federal court orders and their union leadership. The walkout disrupted freight and mail, prompted a partial parcel post embargo, and affected crucial rail yards at Chicago St Louis and Washington. Federal judges in Chicago Cleveland and Washington issued orders directing the union to return to work.
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Chicago
Post Office Department
St. Louis
Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Railway Express
Air Express
Alexandria
Potomac Yards
Seaboard
Army
Cleveland
Strong Man of India Patel Dies at 75 in Bombay
India's Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the iron man who merged 600 princely states into a single nation, died in Bombay at age 75. The nation enters morning as flags halt and government offices close.
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Bombay
India
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Congress Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Buckeye Sheriffs Elect Bateman To Be President
Athens County Sheriff George Bateman was elected president of the Buckeye Sheriffs Association at Columbus during its 20th annual meeting. He succeeds Sheriff J Arthur Shuman of Clark County and has served as a trustee of the group. The convention drew more than 200 sheriffs deputies and officers with a push for higher salaries and continued cost of living increases.
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Buckeye Sheriffs’ Association
Athens County
George Bateman
Sheriff Bateman
J. Arthur Shuman
Clark County
Columbus
Athens Co
Charles W. Bayless
Bateman
Nelsonville
Sheriffs’ Association
Association
President Urges Sacrifices for U S Arms Effort In Korea Crisis
President Truman appeals to Americans on radio and TV to unite behind a rapid military buildup amid Korea’s crisis. Officials reveal a $500 million atomic site near Paducah Kentucky and that defense funding may require broader emergency measures and 40 million man army.
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U.S
Washington
Truman
Free World
Congress
Paducah
House Group Approves Truman Defense Fund Request
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed President Truman's request for 16.846 billion dollars to speed national defense. It trimmed several agencies including the Atomic Energy Commission by 210 million, while defense totals could approach 42 billion for the current fiscal year. Further requests may push defense spending toward 50 billion.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Truman
North Korea
Atomic Energy Commission
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Budget Bureau
Army
Navy
Air Force
WCTU To Send Fruit Juices To Overseas Servicemen
Ohio WCTU reports raising enough money to ship a truck load of assorted fruit juices to overseas servicemen. Mrs Esther N Madsen president said the five and a half ounce cans fill the shipment valued at more than 3000 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union
Esther N. Madsen
Ohio
WCTU
Ohio public school enrollment hits high since 1936
Columbus report shows Ohio public school enrollment at 1,216,982 the highest since 1936. State education director Dr Clyde His song said the total is about 26 000 higher than last year and projected 1 500 000 students by 1955.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clyde Hissong
Five Day Ohio Forecast Turns Cold with Snow Flurries
Columbus forecast shows temperatures about 5 degrees below normal with highs around 32 and lows near 17. Expect frequent snow or snow flurries and precipitation around 0.4 to 1 inch over the period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hoover to Speak on National Policies in this Crisis
Former president Herbert Hoover will deliver a special radio address on our national policies in this crisis. He will speak next Wednesday night from 8 to 8 30 p.m.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Snow Cripples Britain Rail Lines in Record December Cold
Deep snow and the coldest December weather in 13 years disrupt rail service across Britain. Train lines and routes face delays as officials urge caution for passengers and crews.
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Britain
London
Bevin says US ignored British advice on Korea drive
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons the United States refused British cautions to halt UN forces about 100 miles north of the 38th parallel. He said MacArthur pressed to the Manchurian border, prompting a Chinese Communist invasion. He denied claims the government did nothing and noted differing wartime views.
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London
Ernest Bevin
United States
United Nations
North Korea
Bevin
House of Commons
MacArthur
Korean Peninsula
British Armed Forces
Snow and ice batter Ohio as storms slow traffic
A mix of snow rain and ice covered Ohio delaying travel and raising flood concerns if temperatures rise. Colder air kept melting at bay with additional snow flurries and wind while the Weather Bureau forecast frigid lows around 15 to 20 degrees in regional zones.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Midwest Cold Snap Brings Snow Across Regions
The Midwest and parts of the eastern States face more snow and colder weather with sub zero temps expected in the north central region. Lows near 20 in Minnesota and 5 below in Illinois, as cold Canadian air moves south into the northern plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Snow falls across the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley with continued winter conditions in New England.
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Midwest
North Central
Minnesota
Ilinois
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Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Ohio Valley
Red Chinese launch major attack on Hungnam area coast
Allied reporter details a large Chinese assault near Hamhung and Hungnam with over 2 000 attackers pressing U S Third Division posts six miles southeast of Hamhung. Artillery and air power impede the assault as Shanghainese enemy forces push toward the beachhead amid renewed heavy fighting.
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Northeast Korea
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Hungnam
Hamhung-Hungnam
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Korea
Seoul
Hamhung
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Associated Press
Stan Swinton
U. S. Third Division
Thomas Cleary
Diivision
UN Group Seeks Way To Halt War In Korea
A three member United Nations cease fire committee, led by Nasrallah Entezam, opens talks to halt the Korean conflict. Rau and Pearson join, aiming to win acceptable cease fire terms from China. The U S may stop fighting if Red China does likewise, with liaison officers Gross and Crittenberger appointed.
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Artill
Korea
Manchuria
General MacArthur
Red China Radio
Peiping
Lin Piao
Fourth Field Army
MacArthur
Lin
United Nations Assembly
New York
Manchurea
Tenth Corps
Koere
U. S
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
General Assembly
Enteram
Rau
Pearson
United States
Britain
Ernest A. Gross
Willis Crittenberger
Large Ohio draft call targets 5525 men
Ohio Selective Service announces January induction of 5525 youths born before 1930. Inductions start January 2 and run weekdays through January 30, with January 31 set aside for delinquents who failed to report. Eligible to age 21 or older at induction.
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Columbus
Ohio Selective Service
New School for Blind Contract Awarded
The Ohio school for the blind in Columbus awarded to James I. Barnes Construction Co. of Springfield for 1,543,500 dollars. Construction will take place on the Wyandot Country Club site in north Columbus and is slated for completion in fall 1952.
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Columbus
Ohio School For the Blind
James I. Barnes Construction Co
Springfield
Wilson to lead new U.S. war production agency
Charles E. Wilson, president of General Electric, is tapped to head a national war production agency under President Truman. A GE spokesman said Wilson, former executive vice chairman of the World War II War Production Board, accepted a second wartime post and the formal appointment is not yet official.
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New York
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
Wilson
War Production Board
Truman
United States
Ltruman
Youth Found Guilty of Sept 15 Murder in Akron
Robert Major, 19, convicted of first degree murder in the Sept 15 killing of his employer Mrs. Elizabeth Neal, a 43 year old widow. After nine and a half hours, a jury of seven men and five women recommended mercy, sparing him the electric chair.
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Akron
Robert Major
Elizabeth Neal
Mercy
Acheson Ouster Resolution Passed by House Republicans
Washington Republicans adopt a resolution calling for the removal of Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The move signals heightened opposition to Acheson amid ongoing policy debates and internal party tensions.
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