Truman Eyes Emergency Label on Fair Deal in State of the Union
President Truman prepares a State of the Union message likely to tag some fair deal proposals as emergency measures. He cuts Christmas trip short to draft the 82nd Congress addressing Korea Europe defense and postwar mobilization with plans for vast military outlays and emergency agencies.
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Ridgway Takes Command Of Outnumbered Korean Troops
Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway arrived in Tokyo to assume command of U.S. and allied forces in Korea after Lt. Gen. Walton Walker died. Red China warned UN forces to withdraw as 120 mile front line tensions rose with massed troops and supplies along the 38th parallel. The 10th Corps evacuation from Hungnam was completed with 105,000 American, South Korean, British and Puerto Rican troops and nearly 100,000 civilians resettling in southeast Korea.
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Schoolhouse Blown Up in West Virginia by Vandals
SUMMERSVILLE West Virginia Vandals blew up a rural school house and damaged a nearby one on Christmas Eve State Police reported Trooper G C McClain said explosive cord used was of a type employed in strip mining and logging The two small buildings lie about 50 miles east of Charleston Police attributed the act to two or more persons familiar with explosives and ruled out children on vacation with the evidence indicating deliberate destruction.
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Dispersal of Agencies Studied by Committee
Rep. Mce Gregor of Ohio said dispersal of government agencies to other cities remains distant. He noted the House Public Works Committee needs more information on the need and problems before proceeding.
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Ohio
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Civil service rolls rise to 2,160,000 with Defense hiring
Washington report shows 2,160,000 civilians in the federal executive branch as of December 1, up 31,500 from November. The Civil Service Commission attributes the gain largely to Defense Department recruitment.
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Train Youth Senate Cain Urges National Military Training
Senator Cain of Washington called for an all-out military training system for the nations youth as world Communism builds for conquest. He urged a coordinated manpower program to meet Truman goals of 3.5 million in service and warned that public hearings will tackle manpower shortages for possible war mobilization. Cain stressed deterrence through demonstrated strength and training over theory.
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Ike Begins Hiring Staff For Ike’s European HQ
Paris reports recruitment for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s international army staff is underway though no HQ yet. Secretaries are hired on language fluency in German French and English. An American planning staff surveys potential sites with final site choice by Eisenhower. Versailles and Fontainebleau are strong contenders. Eisenhower will tour Europe in January to inspect sites and meet Atlantic Pact military leaders.
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Columbus Seeks Funds For Air Raid Shelters
Columbus Mayor James A Rhodes announced the city will seek federal funds for underground auto parking facilities that could serve as air raid shelters. A formal application may be filed with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation this week.
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Legion Starts Tide of Toys Drive for Europe
The American Legion begins its annual Tide of Toys drive to aid European children in need. Last year posts collected about 3,000,000 toys.
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Rose Moriarty Ohio GOP Leader Dies at 66
Rose Moriarty, longtime influence in Ohio Republican politics and known as the pet ticoat mayor of Elyria, dies at 66. She suffered a stroke Friday and passed away yesterday at the home of her niece, Mrs Ellen C Stearns of Lakewood Ohio.
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Ellen C. Stearns
Lakewood
Extended Columbus Weather Forecast Details
Five day Ohio forecast shows temperatures 4 to 7 degrees below normal with normal highs 32 and lows 13. Week remains cold with brief moderation expected near normal by weekend. Cloudy skies and snow flurries occur on most days of the period.
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Nation counts 664 accidental deaths in Christmas holiday toll
Across 78 hours from Friday 6 p m to midnight Christmas Day the nation tallied 664 accidental deaths from traffic fires drownings and other incidents. Traffic fatalities topped 500 with four Ohio Christmas Day deaths and notable losses in California Texas New York and Illinois including 11 dead from Los Angeles auto incidents.
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Thieves Steal Scone Stone In England
Westminster Abbey is the scene of a Christmas Day theft of the Stone of Scone a 336 pound relic used in coronations. Police suspect extreme Scottish nationalists as drivers of the bold nighttime heist with a leg broken from the coronation throne. The stone dates to Edward I 1296 linking English and Scottish crowns.
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Fighting Reported Between Philippine Army and Huk Guerrillas
Sporadic clashes were reported between Philippine Army units and Hukbalahap guerrillas in Manila today. The skirmishes marked ongoing tension as security forces pursued rebel elements in local areas.
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Air Force Plans Fourfold Strength Increase by 1953
The Air Force aims to expand emergency mobilization to four times the pre Korea force level. McCone says production, training, and bases will grow, with a two year plan to double groups, personnel, and bases and reach about 100 groups within two years to maintain air balance under 3.5 million mobilized Americans.
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Train Collision Near Lineville Injures Several
A Rock Island Imperial passenger train from Chicago to Kansas City crashed into the rear of a westbound freight two miles east of Lineville Iowa. The engineer and fireman were severely injured and several passengers hurt though none in a serious condition. Injured were taken to a Trenton Missouri hospital. The No 39 train reportedly hit No 91 which was stalled. The diesel unit overturned and caught fire. four to five cars derailed.
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Ohio poet Ridgely Torrence dies at 75
Ridgely Torrence, a prominent Ohio poet, died yesterday at age 75. He was widely known for his literary contributions and impact on the state’s poetry scene.
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New York
Ridgely Torrence
Ohio
Solon Drafts Bill To Stop Pay Kickback
Rep. Burdick plans a measure making it a crime for a member of Congress to receive any salary money from their employer directly or indirectly. He expects to introduce the bill when the new Congress opens January 3. The move follows but is not driven by Rep. Brehm's recent indictment under the Corrupt Practices Act.
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More Snow Predicted for Ohio Regions
A blanket of snow 1 to 6 inches covered Ohio with 3 to 5 inches more expected in the north and 1 inch in the central and southern portions. By 7:30 a.m. today Cleveland had 6 inches, Toledo 4, Akron 4, and Columbus 3. Highway Patrol reports snow and ice on all highways but no major closures. winds caused drifting in northwest Ohio. Other readings: Marion 3, Dayton 1, Findlay 5, Chillicothe 1 inch.
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Ex-Convict Admits Murder 20 Years Ago
Mansfield sheriff plans to travel to Joliet Illinois to extradite Raymond Robert Bradford 68 known as John Miller and Edward L. Baker Bradford says he killed Clark C. Baker and dumped the body in an abandoned well in Mansfield. Joliet police report Bradford identified the missing Clark C. Baker who disappeared in 1927.
Pope Pius XII Extends Catholic Holy Year
The papal bull Per Annum Sacrum extends the holy year through 1951 for world Catholics. Signed by Pope Pius XII on Christmas Day, the decree was published today in L Osservatore Romano after the 1950 Anno Santo ended.
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Bruised Marines Rest From Survival Retreat
Two weeks after brutal fighting near the Changjin Reservoir the U S Marines of the First Division relax at a Korea camp. Marines play football sip beer and talk war sparingly while winter wounds fade. Replacements arrive gear is checked and morale stays high amid despite cold and past losses.
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Senate Group Probes Sudden Food Price Increases
A Senate investigating committee led by Senator Gillette of Iowa races to finish its inquiry into rapid food price hikes before its authority expires January 31. The panel seeks facts on overnight price jumps cited after President Truman declared a state of emergency and calls for more study of egg market gyrations as well as meat and sugar price rises.
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Reds Renew French Attack In Indochina Frontier
Communist Vietminh forces renewed attacks along a 40 mile northeast frontier line from Tineyen to Moncay in Indochina. French troops facing the border salient were thinly defended.
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Police Charge Youth in Christmas Day Slaying
Louisville authorities say a 19 year old boy has been charged with murder in the Christmas Day slaying of the mother of two of his friends. Police quoted Patrick Eugene Thomas claiming he cannot recall what happened before he attacked with a knife.
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4-Lord Darwen Dies in London at 65
Lord Darwen a 65 year old Quaker peer and Manchester cotton manufacturer died in London. He led industrial ventures and supported charitable causes. The obituary notes his social status and business influence in the cotton industry.
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