Pace Warns Pact Allies Are Not Prepared For Communistic Attack
US Army Secretary Frank Pace told Atlantic defense ministers in Brussels that Western Europe is far from ready to resist a Communist assault. He urged allies to prove they can arm and mobilize quickly, while the U S pledges aid only if partners meet readiness and self help goals. He warned Germany must rearm to strengthen defense.
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Belgium
U.S. Army
Frank Pace
North Atlantic
Europe
Pace
U. S
U. S. Defense
George C. Marshall
United States
Britain
Kurt Schumacher
Duesseldorf
Konrad Adenauer
Dean Acheson
Washington
Truman
West
Prestwick
Scotland
Paris
America
Acheson
Missouri 16 Inch Guns Aid Battered 10th Corps
U S battleship Missouri arrived offshore to support the 10th Corps at Hungnam with 16 inch guns and one ton shells. Maj Gen Edward M Almond praised artillery pounding as Chinese assaults near the beachhead were repelled. Navy ships and air strikes reported heavy Chinese casualties within 60 miles of Hungnam.
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Missouri
10Th Corps
U.S
Edward M. Almond
Hungnam Port
Hope Rises For Ending Rail Strike
Washington reports rising hope for a quick settlement of the rail wage and hour dispute as unions and management push talks with the White House pressing terms. About 10 000 yardmen walked off last week slowing freight and holiday mail while federal authorities seek contempt rulings and a fresh session is planned.
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Washington
White House
Post Office Department
GM Freezes Auto Sales Raps Rollback
Detroit GM freezes sale of 1951 model Chevrolets Pontiacs and Cadillacs as a consignment hold pending review of the Economic Stabilization Agency price rollback. GM notes 1950 to 1951 model price changes and indicatesCadillacs to be introduced later with higher pricing. The order bars post December 1 price increases.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Economic Stabilization Agency
General Motors
Loyalty Check For Civil Defense Employees
President Truman moves to create a civil defense administration led by Millard Caldwell while a Senate bill aims to organize a nationwide civilian protection program. The measure would authorize up to 3.1 billion dollars over three years and requires loyalty and security checks for key employees.
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Washington
Civil Defense Organization
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Armed Forces Group
Subway Accident Hurts Over Twenty on IRT Train
More than a score of persons were injured today when an IRT subway train moved with its doors open. Ten were taken to Harlem Hospital, three treated at the scene went home.
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New York
Harlem Hospital
Stephen J Leho Dies at 84 in Guysville Home
Stephen J Leho died Sunday at 9 p m at the home of his son Stephen on Guysville Route 2. Survived by another son John of Norton Virginia 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Friends may call at Walburn funeral home for arrangements.
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Stephen J, Leho
Stephen
Guysville
John
Norton
Walburn Funeral Home
GE Chief Charles E Wilson Donates 35000 for Science Building
Mount Union College announced today that Charles E Wilson president of General Electric has donated 35000 toward erecting a new science building.
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Alliance, O
Mount Union College
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Taft-Hartley Law Praised No Major Changes Expected
Rep. Barden, chair of the House Labor Committee, praises the Taft-Hartley Law and says no major changes will occur. He notes minor amendments may be needed and warns against the danger of union power collapsing the nation, while contrasting labor responsibility with anti trust safeguards for companies.
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Washington
Rep
Barden
D-Nc
House Labor Committee
House
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
America
Voluntary Price Freeze Seen as Probable Move
Washington officials informed that a voluntary price and wage freeze is likely as the next move to curb inflation tied to defense spending. ESA's plan would keep prices at Dec 1 levels until March, then enforce possible compulsory ceilings, with meat price talks and wage stabilization efforts ongoing.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Authority
Valentine
ESA
ODM
Charles Wilson
Mr. Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Stalin Reelected Unanimously to Moscow Regional Soviet
Soviet press reports Prime Minister Stalin won every vote in Moscow with 31 452 ballots cast for 31 452 total. He stood for seats in three regional soviets and 30 city soviets across the union. Pravda hailed unity and a model election, signaling similar results elsewhere.
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Stalin
Soviet Union
Union
Pravda
Airmail from 16 Nations Flows Into Korea
Airmall from sixteen nations pours into war torn Korea at eleven tons daily while outgoing mail averages five tons per day.
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Tokyo
Korea
Short Receives Oath as Press Secretary
Joseph H. Short was sworn in today as press secretary to President Truman. Short, formerly White House correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, succeeds Charles G. Ross who died at his desk December 5.
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Washington
Joseph H. Short
Truman
Short
White House
The
Baltimore Sun
Charles G. Ross
Stock Prices Rise as Markets React to Mobilization Plans
Stocks advanced in New York led by Grumman Douglas Boeing and United Air Lines amid government mobilization plans. A four minute lag on the ticker tape followed a two hour session that saw 2 020 000 shares traded with gains of 1 to 4 dollars. Strong gains appeared in air lines steels rails and chemicals.
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C?p
Grumman, Douglas
Boeing
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
American Woolen
Consolidated Vultee
Nickel Plate
United Air Lines
du Eg Dow Chemical
Pacific N
Northeast Beachhead Shrinks As Chinese Press U S Troops
About 2,500 Chinese Communists pressed the U S 10th Corps west of Hamhung shrinking the beachhead while failing to reach Hungnam port. An estimated 90,000 additional enemy troops were expected to join the front as massed forces moved southeast toward Koksan Ichon. UN airpower hit Red reinforcements on the Manchuria supply route with small patrol clashes near Yonchon and Chunchon.
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Hungnam
MacArthur
U. S
10Th Corps
St. Paul
Rochester
Navy
Eighth Army
Red Army
U.S. 10Th Corps
U.S. 8Th Army
Seoul
Manchuria
Yonchon-Chunchon
House debates free life insurance for Korean War servicemen
Legislation would provide $10,000 free life insurance to all men who entered service since the Korean War began and create a $1 billion war damage corporation to insure private property. Survivors would receive $92 a month for 10 years, and coverage would end 90 days after discharge except for disabled veterans.
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Washington
National Service
NSLI
Red Chinese Execute Landlords in Purge
The China Union Press reports the Reds executed 1570 landlords in a large purge across Hunan Hupeh Henan and Kiangsi. It says 3000 more were imprisoned on charges of non cooperation and reactionary activities.
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Taipei
Formosa
China Union Press
Hunan
Hupeh
Henan
Kiangsi
Indochina Fire Leaves 6000 Homeless in Saigon Sector
A massive blaze razed 2000 homes in a Saigon district, leaving about six thousand Indochinese homeless and prompting emergency relief. Fire crews battled the blaze as residents salvaged belongings amid the ruins.
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Saigon
Indochina
Sineas
America's Fastest Jet Beats Russian Mig-15 in Korea
Four North American F-86 Sabres shot down four Mig-15s ten miles south of Sinuiju in northwest Korea in their first combat. Lt. Col. Bruce H. Hinton of Stockton, California downed a Mig-15, while Col. John C. Meyer led the group. The Sabre, touted as the fastest jet, held the world record speed of 670,981 mph established in 1948. The base celebrated the victory with praise for the F-86's performance.
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Korea
America
Sinuiju
Bruce H. Hinton
Stockton
Calif
John C. Meyer
Newcastle
Del
Forest Hills
N. Y
U. S
Muroc Air Base
California
Hinton
Auto Makers and Labor Defy Auto Price Rollback Order
Government order forces price rollback to December 1 levels but faces strong industry and union opposition. General Motors Ford and Nash back compliance. Cadillac cancels planned increase while Chrysler officials are not yet heard. Walter Reuther supports rollback as bias against auto producers.
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Detroit
Economic Stabilization Agency
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Nash Motors
Cadillac
Chrysler Corp
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Man Learns Wife's Death From Newspaper
A Cleveland timekeeper James H Pierce aged 45 read about his wife Margaret Payne Pierce a 40 year old nurse reportedly fatally injured after being struck by an automobile near Lakeside Hospital. The wife died as a result of injuries described on page one of the Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland
James H Pierce
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Margaret Payne Pierce
Lakeside Hospital
Veterans Education Deadline Set for July 25 1951
The Veterans Administration reminded veterans that July 25 1951 is the last date to start education or training under the GI Bill. The coming spring term will be the final term for most veterans to enter or re enter schools before the deadline.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Veterans Today
UN Gloom After Korea Peace Bid Rejected
Lake Success AP reports the UN cease fire commission detailing a proposed direct talks with Peiping to settle Korea. Benegal Rau Lester B. Pearson and Entnazam reported the stalemate remains, but optimism for a peaceful solution persists despite Wu Hsiu Chuan’s aggressive stance.
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Red
China
United Nations
Korea
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Rau
Red China
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Ham Saheb
Maharajah of
Nawanager
Asia
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Reds
Senator Kefauver Warns of Impending Global War
U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Civil Defense Subcommittee, warned in an interview that the nation faces a hell of a war. He criticized Korea policy, blaming Gen MacArthur and the State Department, and questioned the UN cease fire as a failure. He said Truman is more pessimistic about a third world war than Congress.
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Chicago
Estes Keefauver
D-Tenn
U.S
Ohio weekend toll drops as traffic deaths lead
Ohio counted 12 violent deaths over the weekend from Friday evening to Sunday midnight, a reduction from the prior weekend. Traffic crashes caused all but three fatalities, with the rest resulting from other incidents.
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Associated Press
Ohio
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