Reds mass near Seoul as MacArthur warns of new offensive
AP dispatch reports rising Red and Chinese forces north of Chun Chon with a large buildup near Yonchon 38 miles north of Seoul. General MacArthur warns that an impending attack may be launched, as U S rocket ships guard the Hungnam perimeter and allied forces repel probing assaults.
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Korea
Seoul
MacArthur
Chunchon
Yonchon
Pyongyang
Hungnam
Inchon
Stan Swinton
Red
Promi
Ichon-Kumhwae Hwachon
United Nations
Hwachen
Yornchon
Germany Ready To Trade Troops For Own Defense
Bonn reports that two thirds of Germans and Western powers expect lengthy talks on trading German troops for near independence for occupied areas. Chancellor Adenauer says a big step has been taken toward integrating West German forces into a 1,000,000 man defense against Soviet aggression.
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Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
France
United States
Britain
International Army
Europe
12 Atlantic Pact
Brussels
Russia
Federal Republic
Ballot Stuffer Edward Prichard Freed by Truman
Edward F. Prichard Jr. a Paris Kentucky attorney and former White House aide was released from the federal prison near Ashland on President Truman’s orders. The two year sentence for ballot box stuffing in Bourbon County during the 1948 election was commuted to time already served and he was freed at 8 p m. The warden confirmed the order from James V Bennett director of federal prisons and said Prichard had already served the sentence.
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Ashland
Edward F. Prichard, Jr
Paris
White House
Federal Correctional Institution
Here
Truman
R. O. Culver
Prichard
Bourbon County
Culver
James V. Bennett
Federal Prisons
Edward F. Prichard
U S Economy Sound Says Snyder Sees Strength Ahead
Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder told Cleveland business leaders that the U S economy is sounder more flexible and more vigorous than at the start of World War II. He said no immediate rationing is needed citing ample livestock grain gasoline and tires while warning that higher taxes are coming.
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Cleveland
John W. Snyder
the Treasury
Snyder
Fifty Club
Mount Vernon Reports 2.5 Inches Snow Today
Snow fall in Mount Vernon measured 2.5 inches today. Streets and roads were slippery.
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Mount Vernon
Boy’s Bicycle Sold Through Messenger Want Ad
Mr. Harry V. Everett advertised a 26 inch boy’s bicycle in the Messenger Want Ad columns. The late model bike priced at 24 dollars was sold to a boy who will receive it as a Christmas present. Messenger Want Ads also rent trade and hire at low cost.
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Harry V. Everett
Messenger Want
Oak St
Messenger
Three-Year Pact Ends Rail Strike
Washington reports a three year no strike pact between railroads and big four unions. Wages rise retroactively to Oct 1 for 300000 engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen with cost of living adjustments. Yardmen and road service workers receive phased hourly raises and living cost provisions. Union ratification expected but still to be confirmed.
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White House
Truman
Army
John R. Steelman
Play Safe On Holiday
Ohio officials urged safer driving fire safety and moderate alcohol use during Christmas holidays. Police and fire departments joined the State Liquor Department as patrols noted fewer traffic fatalities this December amid winter hazards and urged tree and electrical safety precautions.
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Columbus
Foss H. Cragg
Ohio Fire Safety Committee
Underwriters Laboratory
Five day Ohio forecast calls for near normal temperatures
Columbus reports a five day outlook with average temperatures near normal. Highs around 38 and lows near 19. Warmer conditions expected Saturday and Sunday, then colder late Sunday into Monday with a slow moderating trend by Wednesday. Precipitation total about four to five tenths of an inch, mainly as snow late weekend and as flurries Monday and Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Defense States Overholt Victim of Broken Home
In Ravenna a jury hears 17 year old Donald Overholt on trial for second degree murder in the strangling death of 7 year old Linda Hickman. Police testified he admitted the crime after a Labor Day auto race. Family members described him as a lonely youth coping with a broken home. The victim’s mother Marie Woods sobbed as she joined with the girl's father in facing the tragedy.
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Ravenna
Donald Overholt
Herbert
Robert Lower
Linda Hickman
Ola Arick
Wayne County Bureau of Aid For Dependent Children
Wooster
National School Safety Patrol
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Grohe
Barberton
Overholt
Roy Garrett
Blake C. Cook
Common Pleas Court
Acheson Faces Quizzing On Atlantic Pact Details
Secretary of State Acheson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Brussels Atlantic Pact defense of Western Europe and potential Korean reinforcements. President Truman says pact nations will begin training soon under Eisenhower as supreme commander, while lawmakers press for troop commitments. Senator Lodge signals tough questions on Brussels agreements.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brussels
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
White House
Free World
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Dean Warns of Russian Atom Threat
Congressional action on a multi billion defense program followed a grim warning that Russia is making an intensive effort in atomic energy. Chairman Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission testified on the 20 billion emergency defense bill as Senate and House measures move toward agreement.
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Washington
Russia
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dean
Senate
House
Senate House
Navy Plans Another Jumbo Carrier For U S Navy
The Navy plans a large new aircraft carrier that will be smaller than the United States class yet still massive. Vice Admiral Lynde McCormick testified in closed Senate Appropriations hearings as part of the $20 billion emergency defense bill proceedings now before House-Senate conferees.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Johnson
Lynde McCormick
Naval Operations
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
CBS Color TV Wins Appeal in Federal Court
A federal court ruled in favor of CBS color television but halted color telecasts until April 1, delaying nationwide rollout and keeping existing black and white broadcasts in place through the date.
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Chicago
CBS Color Television
No Paper Monday For Christmas Holiday
There will be no issue of The Messenger on Monday to allow all staff and readers to enjoy the Christmas holiday.
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The
Messenger
Red China Rejects UN Peace Offer in Korea Crisis
Peiping radio aired a six point statement from Chou En Lai denouncing the UN cease fire committee as unlawful and refusing to negotiate. The Chinese delegation left Korea talks earlier this week and China remains outside the UN seat held by Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist group.
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Tokyo
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Chou En-Lai
Peiping
Red Chinese
the Committee At
Lake Success
China
Chiang’ Kai- Shek
General Motors Halts Price Hike In Rollback Move
Detroit reports General Motors capitulated to a government order cutting prices on new cars to December 1 levels. GM restored 1951 models to 1950 prices, becoming the sole major producer to resist the pricing edict.
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General Motors Bowl
Detroit
General Motors
Three Boys Charged in River Death of 8-Year-Old Companion
In Caruthersville Missouri three youths told officers they bound and threw an eight year old into the Mississippi River. They were charged with first degree murder though the charge may be amended to delinquency, according to Prosecuting Attorney Elmer Peal.
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Caruthersville
Mississippi River
Elmer Peal
Kent State Predicts Enrollment Drop for Winter Quarter
Kent State University officials foresee lower enrollment as men leave for military service and industry. Registrar Charles E. Atkinson projects winter quarter enrollment on January 2 at about 5300, down from 5800 in the fall quarter.
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Kent State
KENT
Kent State University
Charles E. Atkinson
MacArthur and Pentagon Clash Over War Casualty Figures
Tokyo reports list American division casualties for a two week period ending December 12, while Washington releases only total figures. Officials cite verification delays and enemy secrecy as reasons for the difference, noting frostbite and illness are excluded from Pentagon tallies.
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Washington
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Defense Department
Department
Pentagon
AEC Grants Patents To American Industry
The Atomic Energy Commission released 24 government owned patents to manufacturers including a pocket-sized radiation alarm. AEC will grant royalty free licenses to advance non secret technology sharing with industry as part of its program.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Judy Garland Separates From Husband Vincente Minnelli
Hollywood reports that Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli have separated citing personal differences. The couple, who married in 1945, remain legally married while living apart as discussions continue.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Directng Vincente Minnelli
President Goes Home for Christmas from Washington
President Truman flies to Kansas City to spend Christmas with family and send two Christmas messages to Americans and the world. His party includes Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham the physician and Col. Louis Truman among White House staff.
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Washington
Truman
Kansas City
Harry Vaughan
Wallace H. Graham
Louis Truman
White House
Col. Truman
Mother and son killed in Ohio highway crash
CHILLICOTHE UP Mr Gladys D Barr 27 of Kal Michigan and her 18 month old son died in a headon collision with a truck on Route 35 eleven miles east of Chillicothe Ensign Ray Warren Barr husband and father on Navy leave received a broken leg and arm and was hospitalized at Chillicothe Hospital
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Chillicothe
Gladys D. Barr
Kal
Mich
Here
Ray Warren Barr
Chillicothe Hospital
Daugherty Named Secretary to Ohio Attorney General-Elect
Columbus reports H. H. (Doc) Daugherty will serve as secretary to C. William O Neill Ohio's attorney general elect. Daugherty is currently a State House reporter for the Associated Press and will retire January 10 after 33 years with the AP.
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Columbus
H. H
Doc) Daugherty
C. William O'Neill
Ohio
Daugherty
State House
Associated Press
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